Rationally tailored lipid nanoparticles(LNPs)with efficient and tunable delivery of mRNA in vivo are crucial for mRNA vaccines.Selective expression of antigenic protein in lymphoid tissues/organs could improve the imm...Rationally tailored lipid nanoparticles(LNPs)with efficient and tunable delivery of mRNA in vivo are crucial for mRNA vaccines.Selective expression of antigenic protein in lymphoid tissues/organs could improve the immunostimulatory efficacy and safety of LNPs-based mRNA vaccines.Inspired by the metabolic behavior that long-chain saturated fatty acids tending to enter lymphoid tissue rather than the liver,we developed fatty acid-doped LNPs capable of mediating differential protein expressions in the liver and spleen when administered intravenously.When the molar ratio of saturated fatty acid located 60%–70%,the doped LNPs achieved the spleen selective mRNA translation.The mechanism could be attributed to the different cellular uptake behaviors of saturated fatty acids in hepatocytes.Immunization with a model antigen(ovalbumin)mRNA-loaded spleen selective LNPs,we observed enhanced antigen-specific T cell immune responses,and potent immunotherapeutic and immunoprophylactic efficacy in the mouse lymphoma model.Our natural long-chain saturated fatty acids metabolic characteristics-inspired design of LNPs for spleen-selective mRNA vaccines delivery will provide references for designing mRNA vaccines with high efficacy and safety for tumor immunotherapy.展开更多
Dear Editor,Strokes cause 5.8 million deaths each year.Among these victims,~30% are from China1.Acute ischemic stroke(AIS)is the most prevalent subtype of strokes.Although drugs can alleviate the symptoms,the recoveri...Dear Editor,Strokes cause 5.8 million deaths each year.Among these victims,~30% are from China1.Acute ischemic stroke(AIS)is the most prevalent subtype of strokes.Although drugs can alleviate the symptoms,the recoveries of functional vessels within ischemic areas are the critical factor determining the prognosis of patients suffering from AIS2.Nevertheless,the mechanisms involved in cerebral revascularization remain largely unknown.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFA1201102)Henan Medical Science and Technology Joint Building Program(No.SBGJ202102132)+2 种基金Henan Province Youth Talent Promoting Project(No.2022HYTP047)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82003255,82101385 and 82073231)Key Research and Development Project of Henan Province(No.232102311224)and First-Class Clinical Medicine Discipline Construction Talents Cultivation Project of Zhengzhou University.
文摘Rationally tailored lipid nanoparticles(LNPs)with efficient and tunable delivery of mRNA in vivo are crucial for mRNA vaccines.Selective expression of antigenic protein in lymphoid tissues/organs could improve the immunostimulatory efficacy and safety of LNPs-based mRNA vaccines.Inspired by the metabolic behavior that long-chain saturated fatty acids tending to enter lymphoid tissue rather than the liver,we developed fatty acid-doped LNPs capable of mediating differential protein expressions in the liver and spleen when administered intravenously.When the molar ratio of saturated fatty acid located 60%–70%,the doped LNPs achieved the spleen selective mRNA translation.The mechanism could be attributed to the different cellular uptake behaviors of saturated fatty acids in hepatocytes.Immunization with a model antigen(ovalbumin)mRNA-loaded spleen selective LNPs,we observed enhanced antigen-specific T cell immune responses,and potent immunotherapeutic and immunoprophylactic efficacy in the mouse lymphoma model.Our natural long-chain saturated fatty acids metabolic characteristics-inspired design of LNPs for spleen-selective mRNA vaccines delivery will provide references for designing mRNA vaccines with high efficacy and safety for tumor immunotherapy.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81630068,31670881,81502628,and U1304804)the Health Commission of Henan Province(YXKC2020056 and 201702013).
文摘Dear Editor,Strokes cause 5.8 million deaths each year.Among these victims,~30% are from China1.Acute ischemic stroke(AIS)is the most prevalent subtype of strokes.Although drugs can alleviate the symptoms,the recoveries of functional vessels within ischemic areas are the critical factor determining the prognosis of patients suffering from AIS2.Nevertheless,the mechanisms involved in cerebral revascularization remain largely unknown.
