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ArticleNature communications2024

An intranasal nanoparticle STING agonist protects against respiratory viruses in animal models.

Ankita Leekha, Arash Saeedi, Monish Kumar, K M Samiur Rahman Sefat, Melisa Martinez-Paniagua, Hui Meng, Mohsen Fathi, Rohan Kulkarni, Kate Reichel, Sujit Biswas and 8 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Ankita LeekhaWilliam A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Arash SaeediWilliam A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Monish KumarWilliam A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
K M Samiur Rahman SefatWilliam A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Melisa Martinez-PaniaguaWilliam A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Hui MengCollege of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Mohsen FathiWilliam A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Rohan KulkarniWilliam A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Kate ReichelWilliam A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Sujit BiswasDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Daphne TsitouraAuraVax Therapeutics, Houston, TX, USA.
Xinli LiuDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Laurence J N CooperAuraVax Therapeutics, Houston, TX, USA.
Courtney M SandsAnimal Care Operations, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Vallabh E DasCollege of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Manu SebastianAuraVax Therapeutics, Houston, TX, USA.
Brett L HurstInstitute for Antiviral Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1025-5878
Navin VaradarajanWilliam A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. nvaradar@central.uh.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7524-8228

Funding

MusIC: A multi-scale technology for integrating dynamic cellular function and molecular profilesR01GM143243 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI VARADARAJAN, NAVIN · 2021 to 2024
$1.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM143243
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory viral infections cause morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the success of vaccines, vaccination efficacy is weakened by the rapid emergence of viral variants with immunoevasive properties. The development of an off-the-shelf, effective, and safe therapy against respiratory viral infections is thus desirable. Here, we develop NanoSTING, a nanoparticle formulation of the endogenous STING agonist, 2'-3' cGAMP, to function as an immune activator and demonstrate its safety in mice and rats. A single intranasal dose of NanoSTING protects against pathogenic strains of SARS-CoV-2 (alpha and delta VOC) in hamsters. In transmission experiments, NanoSTING reduces the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC to naïve hamsters. NanoSTING also protects against oseltamivir-sensitive and oseltamivir-resistant strains of influenza in mice. Mechanistically, NanoSTING upregulates locoregional interferon-dependent and interferon-independent pathways in mice, hamsters, as well as non-human primates. Our results thus implicate NanoSTING as a broad-spectrum immune activator for controlling respiratory virus infection.

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Administration, IntranasalNanoparticlesSARS-CoV-2AnimalsAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19CricetinaeDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNucleotides, CyclicOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsAntiviral Agentscyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphateMembrane ProteinsNucleotides, CyclicSting1 protein, mouseSTING Protein

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PMID39025863
PMCPMC11258242

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