State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
ACS Nano. 2024 Nov 5;18(44):30701-30715. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c09902. Epub 2024 Oct 28.
The successful application of mRNA vaccines in preventing and treating infectious diseases highlights their potential as therapeutic vaccines for cancer treatment. However, unlike infectious diseases, effective antitumor therapy, particularly for solid tumors, necessitates the activation of more powerful cellular and humoral immunity to achieve clinical efficacy. Here, we report a spleen-targeted mRNA vaccine (Mn@mRNA-LNP) designed to deliver tumor antigen-encoding mRNA and manganese adjuvant (Mn) simultaneously to dendritic cells (DCs) in the spleen. This delivery system promotes DC maturation and surface antigen presentation and stimulates the production of cytotoxic T cells. Additionally, Mn codelivered in the system serves as a safe and effective immune adjuvant, activating the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) signaling pathway and promoting the secretion of type I interferon, further enhancing the antigen-specific T cell responses. Mn@mRNA-LNP effectively inhibits tumor progression in established melanoma and colon tumor models as well as in a model of tumor recurrence after resection. Notably, the combination of Mn@mRNA-LNP with immune checkpoint inhibitors further enhances complete tumor suppression and prolonged the overall survival in mice. Overall, this "All-in-One" mRNA vaccine significantly boosts antitumor immunity responses by improving spleen targeting and immune activation, providing an attractive strategy for the future clinical translation of therapeutic mRNA vaccines.
mRNA 疫苗在预防和治疗传染病方面的成功应用,突显了其作为癌症治疗的治疗性疫苗的潜力。然而,与传染病不同,有效的抗肿瘤治疗,特别是针对实体瘤,需要激活更强大的细胞和体液免疫,以实现临床疗效。在这里,我们报告了一种脾脏靶向 mRNA 疫苗(Mn@mRNA-LNP),该疫苗旨在同时向脾脏中的树突状细胞(DC)递送肿瘤抗原编码 mRNA 和锰佐剂(Mn)。该递药系统促进 DC 的成熟和表面抗原呈递,并刺激细胞毒性 T 细胞的产生。此外,系统中递送的 Mn 可作为一种安全有效的免疫佐剂,激活干扰素基因刺激物(STING)信号通路,促进 I 型干扰素的分泌,进一步增强抗原特异性 T 细胞反应。Mn@mRNA-LNP 有效地抑制了已建立的黑色素瘤和结肠肿瘤模型以及切除后肿瘤复发模型中的肿瘤进展。值得注意的是,Mn@mRNA-LNP 与免疫检查点抑制剂联合使用,进一步增强了完全肿瘤抑制作用,并延长了小鼠的总生存期。总的来说,这种“All-in-One”mRNA 疫苗通过改善脾脏靶向和免疫激活,显著增强了抗肿瘤免疫反应,为治疗性 mRNA 疫苗的未来临床转化提供了一种有吸引力的策略。
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