Li Yingzhong, Wu Jiayu, Li Na, Wu Maoqing, Wang Zongqi, Li Jiahe, Zhang Libin
SunVax mRNA Therapeutics, Inc, Beverly, MA, USA.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Commun Biol. 2025 Aug 25;8(1):1277. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-08735-z.
Achieving sufficient therapeutic payload delivery remains a significant challenge in gene therapy, particularly for cancer immunotherapy, where payload thresholds are critical for efficacy. To address this, we developed a Cascade Amplification of Therapeutic Payloads (CATP) system, leveraging lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to co-deliver self-amplifying mRNA (SamRNA) and modified mRNA encoding alphavirus capsids and envelopes. The CATP system initiates a dual-amplification process: SamRNA amplifies therapeutic payloads within transfected cells, while capsid and envelope proteins package SamRNA into defective viral particles to infect neighboring cells, enabling secondary payload amplification. This single-cycle infection ensures enhanced efficacy while maintaining safety. In vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated the CATP system's superiority over conventional SamRNA delivery. In a B16F10 melanoma model, CATP achieved a 525-fold increase in intratumoral IL-12 levels, resulting in tumor regression and long-term immune memory. The platform also showed broad applicability, effectively treating MC38 colorectal cancer, CT26 colon cancer, and P53 Kras pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Additionally, optimization of therapeutic payloads with mutant IL-18 further enhanced anti-tumor efficacy. The CATP system represents a transformative approach to gene therapy, providing a scalable, safe, and potent platform for cancer immunotherapy. Its dual-amplification strategy offers new opportunities for overcoming payload limitations across diverse malignancies.
在基因治疗中,实现足够的治疗性有效载荷传递仍然是一项重大挑战,特别是在癌症免疫治疗中,有效载荷阈值对疗效至关重要。为了解决这一问题,我们开发了一种治疗性有效载荷级联扩增(CATP)系统,利用脂质纳米颗粒(LNP)共同递送自我扩增mRNA(SamRNA)以及编码甲病毒衣壳和包膜的修饰mRNA。CATP系统启动了一个双扩增过程:SamRNA在转染细胞内扩增治疗性有效载荷,而衣壳和包膜蛋白将SamRNA包装成有缺陷的病毒颗粒以感染邻近细胞,从而实现二次有效载荷扩增。这种单循环感染在确保安全性的同时提高了疗效。体外和体内研究证明了CATP系统优于传统的SamRNA递送。在B16F10黑色素瘤模型中,CATP使肿瘤内IL-12水平提高了525倍,导致肿瘤消退并产生长期免疫记忆。该平台还显示出广泛的适用性,有效治疗了MC38结直肠癌、CT26结肠癌和P53 Kras胰腺导管腺癌。此外,用突变型IL-18优化治疗性有效载荷进一步增强了抗肿瘤疗效。CATP系统代表了一种变革性的基因治疗方法,为癌症免疫治疗提供了一个可扩展、安全且有效的平台。其双扩增策略为克服各种恶性肿瘤中的有效载荷限制提供了新机会。
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