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ArticleCellular and molecular bioengineering2017

Adjuvant-Loaded Spiky Gold Nanoparticles for Activation of Innate Immune Cells.

Jutaek Nam, Sejin Son, James J Moon

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Article in Cellular and molecular bioengineering, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Immune cell engineering: opportunities in lung cancer therapeutics.Drug delivery and translational research · 2020
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  8. Engineering patient-specific cancer immunotherapies.Nature biomedical engineering · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jutaek NamDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Sejin SonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
James J MoonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
BioSurfaces (United States) · USHarvard University · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Elicitation of mucosal immune responses against HIVR01AI127070 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MOON, JAMES J. · 2016 to 2020
$2.3M
Nanomaterials for eliciting anti-tumor T-cells-Diversity SupplementR01CA210273 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MOON, JAMES J. · 2017 to 2021
$2.2M
Tuning Biomaterials-immune cell interactions for treatment of glioblastoma multiformeR01EB022563 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MOON, JAMES J. · 2016 to 2019
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA210273NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI127070NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB022563
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGold nanoparticles are versatile carriers for delivery of biomacromolecules. Here, we have developed spiky gold nanoparticles (SGNPs) that can efficiently deliver immunostimulatory agents.

objectivesOur goal was to develop a platform technology for co-delivery of multiple adjuvant molecules for synergistic stimulation and maturation of innate immune cells.

methodsSGNPs were synthesized by a seed-mediated, surfactant-free synthesis method and incorporated with polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (pIC) and DNA oligonucleotide containing unmethylated CpG motif (CpG) by an electrostatic layer-by-layer approach. Adjuvant-loaded SGNP nano-complexes were examined for their biophysical and biochemical properties and studied for immune activation using bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs).

resultsWe have synthesized SGNPs with branched nano-spikes layered with pIC and/or CpG. Adjuvant-loaded SGNP nano-complexes promoted cellular uptake of the adjuvants. Importantly, we achieved spatio-temporal control over co-delivery of pIC and CpG via SGNPs, which produced synergistic enhancement in cytokine release (IL-6, TNF-α) and upregulation of co-stimulatory markers (CD40, CD80, CD86) in BMDCs, compared with pIC, CpG, or their admixtures.

conclusionSGNPs serve as a versatile delivery platform that allows flexible and on-demand cargo fabrication for strong activation of innate immune cells.

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adjuvantInorganic nanoparticleTLR agonistvaccine delivery

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PMID29270238
PMCPMC5734115
OpenAlexW2753470318

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