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ArticleRespiratory research2014

Effective pulmonary delivery of an aerosolized plasmid DNA vaccine via surface acoustic wave nebulization.

Anushi E Rajapaksa, Jenny J Ho, Aisha Qi, Rob Bischof, Tri-Hung Nguyen, Michelle Tate, David Piedrafita, Michelle P McIntosh, Leslie Y Yeo, Els Meeusen and 2 more

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Article in Respiratory research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Anushi E Rajapaksa
Jenny J Ho
Aisha Qi
Rob Bischof
Tri-Hung Nguyen
Michelle Tate
David Piedrafita
Michelle P McIntosh
Leslie Y Yeo
Els Meeusen
Ross L Coppel
James R FriendRMIT University, Micro Nano Research Facility, 124 La Trobe Street, 3000 Melbourne, Australia. james.friend@rmit.edu.au.
Monash University · AURMIT University · AUMelbourne Centre for Nanofabrication · AUMonash Institute of Medical Research · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPulmonary-delivered gene therapy promises to mitigate vaccine safety issues and reduce the need for needles and skilled personnel to use them. While plasmid DNA (pDNA) offers a rapid route to vaccine production without side effects or reliance on cold chain storage, its delivery to the lung has proved challenging. Conventional methods, including jet and ultrasonic nebulizers, fail to deliver large biomolecules like pDNA intact due to the shear and cavitational stresses present during nebulization.

methodsIn vitro structural analysis followed by in vivo protein expression studies served in assessing the integrity of the pDNA subjected to surface acoustic wave (SAW) nebulisation. In vivo immunization trials were then carried out in rats using SAW nebulized pDNA (influenza A, human hemagglutinin H1N1) condensate delivered via intratracheal instillation. Finally, in vivo pulmonary vaccinations using pDNA for influenza was nebulized and delivered via a respirator to sheep.

resultsThe SAW nebulizer was effective at generating pDNA aerosols with sizes optimal for deep lung delivery. Successful gene expression was observed in mouse lung epithelial cells, when SAW-nebulized pDNA was delivered to male Swiss mice via intratracheal instillation. Effective systemic and mucosal antibody responses were found in rats via post-nebulized, condensed fluid instillation. Significantly, we demonstrated the suitability of the SAW nebulizer to administer unprotected pDNA encoding an influenza A virus surface glycoprotein to respirated sheep via aerosolized inhalation.

conclusionGiven the difficulty of inducing functional antibody responses for DNA vaccination in large animals, we report here the first instance of successful aerosolized inhalation delivery of a pDNA vaccine in a large animal model relevant to human lung development, structure, physiology, and disease, using a novel, low-power (<1 W) surface acoustic wave (SAW) hand-held nebulizer to produce droplets of pDNA with a size range suitable for delivery to the lower respiratory airways.

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Gene Transfer TechniquesSoundAdministration, InhalationAerosolsAnimalsFemaleHumansLungMaleMiceNebulizers and VaporizersRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySheepSurface PropertiesTreatment OutcomeAerosolsVaccines, DNA

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PMID24884387
PMCPMC4040411
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