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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2025

The immunogenic potential of an optimized mRNA lipid nanoparticle formulation carrying sequences from virus and protozoan antigens.

Renata S Fernandes, Gabriela de Assis Burle-Caldas, Sarah Aparecida Rodrigues Sergio, Ana Flávia Bráz, Nathália Pereira da Silva Leite, Milton Pereira, Juliana de Oliveira Silva, Natália Satchiko Hojo-Souza, Bianca de Oliveira, Ana Paula S Moura Fernandes and 4 more

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 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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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Renata S FernandesCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Gabriela de Assis Burle-Caldas *Centro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Sarah Aparecida Rodrigues SergioCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Ana Flávia BrázCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Nathália Pereira da Silva LeiteCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Milton PereiraCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Juliana de Oliveira SilvaCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Natália Satchiko Hojo-SouzaCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Bianca de OliveiraCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Ana Paula S Moura FernandesCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Flávio Guimarães da FonsecaCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Ricardo Tostes GazzinelliCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Diego Dos Santos FerreiraCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil.
Santuza M Ribeiro TeixeiraCentro de Tecnologia de Vacinas da, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31310-260, Brazil. santuzat@ufmg.br.

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 407958/2022-3Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais RED-00118-23
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLipid nanoparticles (LNP) are a safe and effective messenger RNA (mRNA) delivery system for vaccine applications, as shown by the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. One of the main challenges faced during the development of these vaccines is the production of new and versatile LNP formulations capable of efficient encapsulation and delivery to cells in vivo. This study aimed to develop a new mRNA vaccine formulation that could potentially be used against existing diseases as well as those caused by pathogens that emerge every year.

resultsUsing firefly luciferase (Luc) as a reporter mRNA, we evaluated the physical-chemical properties, stability, and biodistribution of an LNP-mRNA formulation produced using a novel lipid composition and a microfluidic organic-aqueous precipitation method. Using mRNAs encoding a dengue virus or a Leishmania infantum antigen, we evaluated the immunogenicity of LNP-mRNA formulations and compared them with the immunization with the corresponding recombinant protein or plasmid-encoded antigens. For all tested LNP-mRNAs, mRNA encapsulation efficiency was higher than 85%, their diameter was around 100 nm, and their polydispersity index was less than 0.3. Following an intramuscular injection of 10 µg of the LNP-Luc formulation in mice, we detected luciferase activity in the injection site, as well as in the liver and spleen, as early as 6 h post-administration. LNPs containing mRNA encoding virus and parasite antigens were highly immunogenic, as shown by levels of antigen-specific IgG antibody as well as IFN-γ production by splenocytes of immunized animals that were similar to the levels that resulted from immunization with the corresponding recombinant protein or plasmid DNA.

conclusionsAltogether, these results indicate that these novel LNP-mRNA formulations are highly immunogenic and may be used as novel vaccine candidates for different infectious diseases.

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Antigens, ProtozoanCOVID-19 VaccinesLipidsNanoparticlesRNA, MessengerAnimalsCOVID-19FemaleLeishmania infantumLiposomesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CmRNA VaccinesSARS-CoV-2Tissue DistributionAntigens, ProtozoanCOVID-19 VaccinesLipid NanoparticlesLipidsLiposomesmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerBiodistributionDengueIFNγIgGLeishmaniasisLipid nanoparticlesmRNA vaccine

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PMCPMC11921523

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