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ArticleMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development2023

Lipid nanoparticle mRNA systems containing high levels of sphingomyelin engender higher protein expression in hepatic and extra-hepatic tissues.

Nisha Chander, Genc Basha, Miffy Hok Yan Cheng, Dominik Witzigmann, Pieter R Cullis

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Article in Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nisha ChanderDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Genc BashaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Miffy Hok Yan ChengDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Dominik WitzigmannNanoVation Therapeutics, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Pieter R CullisDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
University of British Columbia · CAiCo Therapeutics (Canada) · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for delivery of mRNA usually contain ionizable lipid/helper lipid/cholesterol/PEG-lipid in molar ratios of 50:10:38.5:1.5, respectively. These LNPs are rapidly cleared from the circulation following intravenous (i.v.) administration, limiting uptake into other tissues. Here, we investigate the properties of LNP mRNA systems prepared with high levels of "helper" lipids such as 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine (DSPC) or N-(hexadecanoyl)-sphing-4-enine-1-phosphocholine (egg sphingomyelin [ESM]). We show that LNP mRNAs containing 40 mol % DSPC or ESM have a unique morphology with a small interior "solid" core situated in an aqueous compartment that is bounded by a lipid bilayer. The encapsulated mRNA exhibits enhanced stability in the presence of serum. LNP mRNA systems containing 40 mol % DSPC or ESM exhibit significantly improved transfection properties

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bone marrowhelper lipidshepatocyteslipid nanoparticlesmRNAsplenocytes

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PMID37564393
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