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ArticleJournal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society2022

The role of nanoparticle format and route of administration on self-amplifying mRNA vaccine potency.

Giulia Anderluzzi, Gustavo Lou, Stuart Woods, Signe Tandrup Schmidt, Simona Gallorini, Michela Brazzoli, Russell Johnson, Craig W Roberts, Derek T O'Hagan, Barbara C Baudner and 1 more

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Article in Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Giulia AnderluzziStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral St., Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, UK; GSK, Siena, Italy.
Gustavo LouStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral St., Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, UK; GSK, Siena, Italy.
Stuart WoodsStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral St., Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, UK.
Signe Tandrup SchmidtStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral St., Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, UK; Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Center for Vaccine Research, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Simona GalloriniGSK, Siena, Italy.
Michela BrazzoliGSK, Siena, Italy.
Russell JohnsonGSK, Rockville, MD 9911, USA.
Craig W RobertsStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral St., Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, UK.
Derek T O'HaganGSK, Rockville, MD 9911, USA.
Barbara C BaudnerGSK, Siena, Italy.
Yvonne PerrieStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral St., Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, UK. Electronic address: yvonne.perrie@strath.ac.uk.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The efficacy of RNA-based vaccines has been recently demonstrated, leading to the use of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. The application of self-amplifying mRNA within these formulations may offer further enhancement to these vaccines, as self-amplifying mRNA replicons enable longer expression kinetics and more potent immune responses compared to non-amplifying mRNAs. To investigate the impact of administration route on RNA-vaccine potency, we investigated the immunogenicity of a self-amplifying mRNA encoding the rabies virus glycoprotein encapsulated in different nanoparticle platforms (solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs) and lipid nanoparticles (LNPs)). These were administered via three different routes: intramuscular, intradermal and intranasal. Our studies in a mouse model show that the immunogenicity of our 4 different saRNA vaccine formulations after intramuscular or intradermal administration was initially comparable; however, ionizable LNPs gave higher long-term IgG responses. The clearance of all 4 of the nanoparticle formulations from the intramuscular or intradermal administration site was similar. In contrast, immune responses generated after intranasal was low and coupled with rapid clearance for the administration site, irrespective of the formulation. These results demonstrate that both the administration route and delivery system format dictate self-amplifying RNA vaccine efficacy.

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COVID-19NanoparticlesAnimalsCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansLiposomesMicemRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerSARS-CoV-2Vaccine PotencyVaccines, SyntheticCOVID-19 VaccinesLipid NanoparticlesLiposomesmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerVaccines, SyntheticImmunogenicityLipid nanoparticlesPolymeric nanoparticlesRNA vaccinesRoute of administrationsaRNASelf-amplifying RNASolid lipid nanoparticles

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PMID34896446
PMCPMC8660137

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