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Editor, Senior Moderator
Mol Ther
. 2024 Dec 17:S1525-0016(24)00831-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.12.032. Online ahead of print. Low-inflammatory lipid nanoparticle-based mRNA vaccine elicits protective immunity against H5N1 high-pathogenicity avian influenza virus with reduced adverse reactions
Atsushi Kawai[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Taro Shimizu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hiroki Tanaka[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Shintaro Shichinohe[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jessica Anindita[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Mika Hirose[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Eigo Kawahara[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kota Senpuku[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Makoto Shimooka[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Le Thi Quynh Mai[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Ryo Suzuki[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Takuto Nogimori[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Takuya Yamamoto[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Toshiro Hirai[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Takayuki Kato[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Tokiko Watanabe[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Hidetaka Akita[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Yasuo Yoshioka[SUP] 13 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Messenger RNA vaccines based on lipid nanoparticles (mRNA-LNPs) are promising vaccine modalities. However, mRNA-LNP vaccines frequently cause adverse reactions such as swelling and fever in humans, partly due to the inflammatory nature of LNP. Modification of the ionizable lipids used in LNP is one approach to avoid these adverse reactions. Herein, we report the development of mRNA-LNP vaccines with better protective immunity and reduced adverse reactions using LNP, which contains a disulfide (SS)-cleavable bond and pH-activated lipid-like materials with oleic acid (ssPalmO) as an ionizable lipid (LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB]). We used mRNA expressing H5N1 subtype high-pathogenicity avian influenza virus-derived hemagglutinin or neuraminidase to generate mRNA-LNP vaccines against H5N1 influenza. Compared with conventional LNP, mRNA-LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB] induced comparable antigen-specific antibodies and better interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)-producing T-helper type-1 (Th1) responses in mice. Both mRNA-LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB] and conventional mRNA-LNP conferred strong protection against homologous H5N1 virus challenge. In addition, mRNA-LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB] showed better cross-protection against heterologous H5N1 virus challenge compared with conventional mRNA-LNPs. Furthermore, we observed that mRNA-LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB] induced less inflammatory responses (e.g., inflammatory cytokine production and vascular hyperpermeability) and fewer adverse reactions (e.g., weight loss and fever) compared with conventional mRNA-LNP. These results suggest that mRNA-LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB] would be a safe alternative to conventional vaccines to overcome mRNA-LNP vaccine hesitancy.
. 2024 Dec 17:S1525-0016(24)00831-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.12.032. Online ahead of print. Low-inflammatory lipid nanoparticle-based mRNA vaccine elicits protective immunity against H5N1 high-pathogenicity avian influenza virus with reduced adverse reactions
Atsushi Kawai[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Taro Shimizu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hiroki Tanaka[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Shintaro Shichinohe[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jessica Anindita[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Mika Hirose[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Eigo Kawahara[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kota Senpuku[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Makoto Shimooka[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Le Thi Quynh Mai[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Ryo Suzuki[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Takuto Nogimori[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Takuya Yamamoto[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Toshiro Hirai[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Takayuki Kato[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Tokiko Watanabe[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Hidetaka Akita[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Yasuo Yoshioka[SUP] 13 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 39690742
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.12.032
Messenger RNA vaccines based on lipid nanoparticles (mRNA-LNPs) are promising vaccine modalities. However, mRNA-LNP vaccines frequently cause adverse reactions such as swelling and fever in humans, partly due to the inflammatory nature of LNP. Modification of the ionizable lipids used in LNP is one approach to avoid these adverse reactions. Herein, we report the development of mRNA-LNP vaccines with better protective immunity and reduced adverse reactions using LNP, which contains a disulfide (SS)-cleavable bond and pH-activated lipid-like materials with oleic acid (ssPalmO) as an ionizable lipid (LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB]). We used mRNA expressing H5N1 subtype high-pathogenicity avian influenza virus-derived hemagglutinin or neuraminidase to generate mRNA-LNP vaccines against H5N1 influenza. Compared with conventional LNP, mRNA-LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB] induced comparable antigen-specific antibodies and better interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)-producing T-helper type-1 (Th1) responses in mice. Both mRNA-LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB] and conventional mRNA-LNP conferred strong protection against homologous H5N1 virus challenge. In addition, mRNA-LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB] showed better cross-protection against heterologous H5N1 virus challenge compared with conventional mRNA-LNPs. Furthermore, we observed that mRNA-LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB] induced less inflammatory responses (e.g., inflammatory cytokine production and vascular hyperpermeability) and fewer adverse reactions (e.g., weight loss and fever) compared with conventional mRNA-LNP. These results suggest that mRNA-LNP[SUB]ssPalmO[/SUB] would be a safe alternative to conventional vaccines to overcome mRNA-LNP vaccine hesitancy.