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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2014

A cationic nanoemulsion for the delivery of next-generation RNA vaccines.

Luis A Brito, Michelle Chan, Christine A Shaw, Armin Hekele, Thomas Carsillo, Mary Schaefer, Jacob Archer, Anja Seubert, Gillis R Otten, Clayton W Beard and 11 more

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Article in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 190 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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190 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Luis A BritoNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Michelle ChanNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Christine A ShawNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Armin HekeleNovartis Vaccines, Holly Springs, North Carolina, USA.
Thomas CarsilloNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Mary SchaeferNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Jacob ArcherNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Anja SeubertNovartis Vaccines, Siena, Italy.
Gillis R OttenNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Clayton W BeardNovartis Vaccines, Holly Springs, North Carolina, USA.
Antu K DeyNovartis Vaccines, Holly Springs, North Carolina, USA.
Anders LiljaNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Current address: Hookipa Biotech AG, Helmut-Qualtinger-Gasse 2, Vienna, Austria.
Nicholas M ValianteNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Peter W MasonNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Christian W MandlNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Susan W BarnettNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Philip R DormitzerNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Jeffrey B UlmerNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Manmohan SinghNovartis Vaccines, Holly Springs, North Carolina, USA.
Derek T O'HaganNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Andrew J GeallNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: Andrew.Geall@novartis.com.

Funding

Vaccine TechnologiesP01AI066287 · NIAID · NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS, INC. · PI DAVIS, DAVID · 2006 to 2010
$21.3M
NIAID NIH HHS 5P01AI066287NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI066287
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nucleic acid-based vaccines such as viral vectors, plasmid DNA, and mRNA are being developed as a means to address a number of unmet medical needs that current vaccine technologies have been unable to address. Here, we describe a cationic nanoemulsion (CNE) delivery system developed to deliver a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine. This nonviral delivery system is based on Novartis's proprietary adjuvant MF59, which has an established clinical safety profile and is well tolerated in children, adults, and the elderly. We show that nonviral delivery of a 9 kb self-amplifying mRNA elicits potent immune responses in mice, rats, rabbits, and nonhuman primates comparable to a viral delivery technology, and demonstrate that, relatively low doses (75 µg) induce antibody and T-cell responses in primates. We also show the CNE-delivered self-amplifying mRNA enhances the local immune environment through recruitment of immune cells similar to an MF59 adjuvanted subunit vaccine. Lastly, we show that the site of protein expression within the muscle and magnitude of protein expression is similar to a viral vector. Given the demonstration that self-amplifying mRNA delivered using a CNE is well tolerated and immunogenic in a variety of animal models, we are optimistic about the prospects for this technology.

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Immunity, CellularAnimalsCationsDrug Delivery SystemsEmulsionsFemaleMacaca mulattaMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRabbitsRatsRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralVaccines, DNACationsEmulsionsRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralVaccines, DNA

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PMID25027661
PMCPMC4429691

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