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ArticlePharmaceutics2022

Efficient Delivery of DNA Using Lipid Nanoparticles.

Lishan Cui, Serena Renzi, Erica Quagliarini, Luca Digiacomo, Heinz Amenitsch, Laura Masuelli, Roberto Bei, Gianmarco Ferri, Francesco Cardarelli, Junbiao Wang and 4 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Lishan CuiSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7647-1376
Serena RenziNanoDelivery Lab, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Erica QuagliariniNanoDelivery Lab, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Luca DigiacomoNanoDelivery Lab, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3362-7160
Heinz AmenitschInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0788-1336
Laura MasuelliDepartment of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Roberto BeiDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9541-8896
Gianmarco FerriNational Enterprise for NanoScience and NanoTechnology (NEST), Scuola Normale Superiore, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Francesco CardarelliNational Enterprise for NanoScience and NanoTechnology (NEST), Scuola Normale Superiore, 56127 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3049-5940
Junbiao WangSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8695-323X
Augusto AmiciSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
Daniela PozziNanoDelivery Lab, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Cristina MarchiniSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
Giulio CaraccioloNanoDelivery Lab, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8636-4475
Sapienza University of Rome · ITUniversità di Camerino · ITNational Enterprise for NanoScience and NanoTechnology · ITGraz University of Technology · ATUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA vaccination has been extensively studied as a promising strategy for tumor treatment. Despite the efforts, the therapeutic efficacy of DNA vaccines has been limited by their intrinsic poor cellular internalization. Electroporation, which is based on the application of a controlled electric field to enhance DNA penetration into cells, has been the method of choice to produce acceptable levels of gene transfer in vivo. However, this method may cause cell damage or rupture, non-specific targeting, and even degradation of pDNA. Skin irritation, muscle contractions, pain, alterations in skin structure, and irreversible cell damage have been frequently reported. To overcome these limitations, in this work, we use a microfluidic platform to generate DNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) which are then characterized by a combination of dynamic light scattering (DLS), synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Despite the clinical successes obtained by LNPs for mRNA and siRNA delivery, little is known about LNPs encapsulating bulkier DNA molecules, the clinical application of which remains challenging. For in vitro screening, LNPs were administered to human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK-293) and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines and ranked for their transfection efficiency (TE) and cytotoxicity. The LNP formulation exhibiting the highest TE and the lowest cytotoxicity was then tested for the delivery of the DNA vaccine pVAX-hECTM targeting the human neoantigen HER2, an oncoprotein overexpressed in several cancer types. Using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), immunofluorescence assays and fluorescence confocal microscopy (FCS), we proved that pVAX-hECTM-loaded LNPs produce massive expression of the HER2 antigen on the cell membrane of HEK-293 cells. Our results provide new insights into the structure-activity relationship of DNA-loaded LNPs and pave the way for the access of this gene delivery technology to preclinical studies.

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DNA vaccinesHER2lipid nanoparticles

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PMID36015328
PMCPMC9416266
OpenAlexW4291916163

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