Construction of LP-LNP with novel lipopeptides as adjuvants and its enhancing effects on mRNA vaccines
10.16016/j.2097-0927.202402048
- VernacularTitle:以新型脂肽为佐剂的LP-LNP构建及其对mRNA疫苗的增效作用
- Author:
Jingwen CAO
1
;
Yu CHI
;
Guocheng LI
;
Hao CHENG
;
Yan DENG
;
Jing WEI
;
Ji ZHU
;
Yingying GAO
;
Haibo LI
Author Information
1. 154007 黑龙江佳木斯,佳木斯大学临床医学院;400038 重庆,陆军军医大学(第三军医大学)药学与检验医学系微生物与生化药学教研室,国家免疫生物制品工程技术研究中心
- Keywords:
lipid nanoparticles;
mRNA vaccine;
adjuvant;
lipopeptide
- From:
Journal of Army Medical University
2024;46(17):1925-1933
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To construct lipid nanoparticles(lipopeptide-lipid nanoparticle,LP-LNP)with novel lipopeptides as adjuvants,and initially explore their synergistic effect on mRNA vaccines.Methods Two novel lipopeptides,SS-10 and SQ18,were designed and synthesized.Microfluidic technology was used to encapsulate lipopeptides in different proportions,as well as mRNAs encoding enhanced green fluorescent protein(eGFP),firefly luciferase(F-luc),and ovalbumin(OVA)into lipid nanoparticles to construct an mRNA delivery system with novel lipopeptides as adjuvants(LP-LNP).The particle size and polydispersity coefficient of LP-LNP were measured using dynamic light scattering.The activation effect on Toll-like receptors 2(TLR2)was detected using HEK-BlueTM mTLR2 reporter cells to screen the optimal lipopeptide ratio.The preferred LP-LNP-eGFP-mRNA was transfected into HEK293T cells,and the expression of eGFP was observed under a fluorescence microscope.In vivo imaging was used to investigate the expression level of LP-LNP-F-luc-mRNA in mice.Flow cytometry was used to evaluate the ability of LP-LNP-OVA-mRNA to induce the maturation of dendritic cells(DCs)in draining lymph nodes and cross-presentation of antigens after immunization.Results Lipopeptides SQ18 and SS-10 were incorporated into LNP at 0.50％and 0.75％molar ratios,respectively,to obtain LP-LNP with uniform particle size,high encapsulation efficiency,and good in vitro safety.The ability of this formulation to activate TLR2 was significantly stronger than the positive control Pam2CSK4(P＜0.01).The preferred LP-LNP obtained effective in vitro transfection,and LP-LNP prepared with SQ18 at 0.50％molar ratio had significantly better in vivo transfection efficiency than traditional LNP(P＜0.01),and significantly promoted the maturation of DCs in draining lymph nodes and cross-presentation of antigens(P＜0.05).Conclusion LP-LNP with novel lipopeptides as adjuvants can enhance the delivery capacity of mRNA and further improve the immune effect of mRNA vaccines.
