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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2023

Viral nanoparticle vaccines against S100A9 reduce lung tumor seeding and metastasis.

Young Hun Chung, Oscar A Ortega-Rivera, Britney A Volckaert, Eunkyeong Jung, Zhongchao Zhao, Nicole F Steinmetz

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Nanovaccines for lung cancer: Platforms, mechanistic insights, and translational challenges.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2026
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  11. Plant-Derived Anti-Cancer Therapeutics and Biopharmaceuticals.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  20. Green Biologics: Harnessing the Power of Plants to Produce Pharmaceuticals.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Young Hun ChungDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0002-6578-8076
Oscar A Ortega-RiveraDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0002-0773-0677
Britney A VolckaertDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093.
Eunkyeong JungDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093.
Zhongchao ZhaoMoores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093.
Nicole F SteinmetzDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0002-0130-0481

Funding

Dual-pronged nano-drug delivery using plant virus-like particles.R01CA224605 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Nicole Franziska Steinmetz · 2017 to 2026
$4.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA224605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic cancer accounts for 90% of all cancer-related deaths and continues to be one of the toughest challenges in cancer treatment. A growing body of data indicates that S100A9, a major regulator of inflammation, plays a central role in cancer progression and metastasis, particularly in the lungs, where S100A9 forms a premetastatic niche. Thus, we developed a vaccine against S100A9 derived from plant viruses and virus-like particles. Using multiple tumor mouse models, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the S100A9 vaccine candidates in preventing tumor seeding within the lungs and outgrowth of metastatic disease. The elicited antibodies showed high specificity toward S100A9 without cross-reactivity toward S100A8, another member of the S100A family. When tested in metastatic mouse models of breast cancer and melanoma, the vaccines significantly reduced lung tumor nodules after intravenous challenge or postsurgical removal of the primary tumor. Mechanistically, the vaccines reduce the levels of S100A9 within the lungs and sera, thereby increasing the expression of immunostimulatory cytokines with antitumor function [(interleukin) IL-12 and interferonγ] while reducing levels of immunosuppressive cytokines (IL-10 and transforming growth factorβ). This also correlated with decreased myeloid-derived suppressor cell populations within the lungs. This work has wide-ranging impact, as S100A9 is overexpressed in multiple cancers and linked with poor prognosis in cancer patients. The data presented lay the foundation for the development of therapies and vaccines targeting S100A9 to prevent metastasis.

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Lung NeoplasmsViral VaccinesAnimalsCalgranulin ACalgranulin BCytokinesHumansLungMiceCalgranulin ACalgranulin BCytokinesS100A9 protein, mouseViral Vaccinesbacteriophagemetastasisplant virusS100A9vaccine

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PMID37844250
PMCPMC10614828

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