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ArticleMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development2022

A flexible, thermostable nanostructured lipid carrier platform for RNA vaccine delivery.

Alana Gerhardt, Emily Voigt, Michelle Archer, Sierra Reed, Elise Larson, Neal Van Hoeven, Ryan Kramer, Christopher Fox, Corey Casper

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Article in Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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41 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Alana GerhardtProduct Development Group, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98102, USA.
Emily VoigtRNA Vaccines Group, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98102, USA.
Michelle ArcherProduct Development Group, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98102, USA.
Sierra ReedProduct Development Group, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98102, USA.
Elise LarsonFormulation Sciences Group, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98102, USA.
Neal Van HoevenRNA Vaccines Group, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98102, USA.
Ryan KramerProduct Development Group, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98102, USA.
Christopher FoxFormulation Sciences Group, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98102, USA.
Corey CasperProduct Development Group, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98102, USA.

Funding

Advanced Development of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases75N93019C00059 · NIAID · ACCESS TO ADVANCED HEALTH INSTITUTE · PI CASPER, COREY · 2019 to 2024
$13.8M
NIAID NIH HHS 75N93019C00059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current RNA vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) are limited by instability of both the RNA and the lipid nanoparticle delivery system, requiring storage at -20°C or -70°C and compromising universally accessible vaccine distribution. This study demonstrates the thermostability and adaptability of a nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) delivery system for RNA vaccines that has the potential to address these concerns. Liquid NLC alone is stable at refrigerated temperatures for ≥1 year, enabling stockpiling and rapid deployment by point-of-care mixing with any vaccine RNA. Alternatively, NLC complexed with RNA may be readily lyophilized and stored at room temperature for ≥8 months or refrigerated temperature for ≥21 months while still retaining the ability to express protein

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lyophilizationnanostructured lipid carrier (NLC)RNA vaccineRNA vaccine platformsaRNAstabilitythermostability

Identifiers

PMID35308783
PMCPMC8924030

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