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ArticleNature biomedical engineering2025

Generation of tolerogenic antigen-presenting cells in vivo via the delivery of mRNA encoding PDL1 within lipid nanoparticles.

Yang Liu, Qian Liu, Baowen Zhang, Shanshan Chen, Yanqiong Shen, Zhibin Li, Jiachen Zhang, Yi Yang, Min Li, Yucai Wang

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Article in Nature biomedical engineering, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Designing 5' UTR sequences improves the capacity of mRNA therapeutics in preclinical models of aging and obesity.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  11. Engineering Immune Cell to Counteract Aging and Aging-Associated Diseases.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  13. Advances in RNA-based nanotherapies for arthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yang Liu *Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Qian Liu *Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Baowen Zhang *National Key Laboratory of Immune Response and Immunotherapy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Shanshan ChenDepartment of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Yanqiong ShenNational Key Laboratory of Immune Response and Immunotherapy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Zhibin LiNational Key Laboratory of Immune Response and Immunotherapy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Jiachen ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Immune Response and Immunotherapy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Yi YangRNAlfa Biotech, Hefei, China.
Min LiDepartment of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. limin09@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4386-3992
Yucai WangDepartment of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. yucaiwang@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6046-2934

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52025036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tolerogenic antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are promising as therapeutics for suppressing T cell activation in autoimmune diseases. However, the isolation and ex vivo manipulation of autologous APCs is costly, and the process is customized for each patient. Here we show that tolerogenic APCs can be generated in vivo by delivering, via lipid nanoparticles, messenger RNA coding for the inhibitory protein programmed death ligand 1. We optimized a lipid-nanoparticle formulation to minimize its immunogenicity by reducing the molar ratio of nitrogen atoms on the ionizable lipid and the phosphate groups on the encapsulated mRNA. In mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis, subcutaneous delivery of nanoparticles encapsulating mRNA encoding programmed death ligand 1 reduced the fraction of activated T cells, promoted the induction of regulatory T cells and effectively prevented disease progression. The method may allow for the engineering of APCs that target specific autoantigens or that integrate additional inhibitory molecules.

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Antigen-Presenting CellsB7-H1 AntigenImmune ToleranceNanoparticlesRNA, MessengerAnimalsArthritis, RheumatoidFemaleHumansLipidsLiposomesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryB7-H1 AntigenCd274 protein, mouseLipid NanoparticlesLipidsLiposomesRNA, Messenger

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