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ArticleNPJ vaccines2025

Trehalose-loaded LNPs enhance mRNA stability and bridge in vitro in vivo efficacy gap.

Xu-Han Liu, Hui-Ping Song, Ling-Ling Tao, Zhe Zhai, Jin-Xing Huang, Yong-Xian Cheng

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Article in NPJ vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Xu-Han LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Ingredients and Gut Microbiomics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Hui-Ping SongDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao Central Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, China.
Ling-Ling TaoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Ingredients and Gut Microbiomics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zhe ZhaiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Ingredients and Gut Microbiomics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Jin-Xing HuangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Ingredients and Gut Microbiomics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yong-Xian ChengGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Ingredients and Gut Microbiomics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China. yxcheng@szu.edu.cn.

Funding

GuangDong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2023A1515110428Shenzhen High-level Talent Scientific Research Start-up Foundation 827-000743Shenzhen Medical Research Fund D2401001Shenzhen Science and Technology Program JCYJ20240813142059020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lyophilization enhances mRNA vaccine stability, but conventional approaches using external trehalose for lipid nanoparticle (LNP) colloidal stability neglect mRNA chemical degradation and are compromised in vivo efficacy. Here, we report a dual-function trehalose strategy integrating its external and internal roles within LNP. This strategy enables trehalose to externally form a vitrified matrix that preserves LNP colloidal integrity, while internally stabilizing mRNA through hydrogen bonding, markedly reducing chemical degradation during storage compared to LNP relying solely on externally added trehalose. Crucially, co-loaded trehalose is co-delivered into cells, bridging the in vitro-in vivo gap by mitigating oxidative stress through reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) alongside elevated glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD). This is corroborated by downregulated cytoplasmic and nuclear nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) expression. Our strategy provides a simple, universally adaptable, and scalable method to enhance mRNA-LNP formulations stability without exogenous components or complex lyophilization steps.

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