Shihong Nie , Beiqi Yang , Ruiying Ma , Lili Zha , Yuyang Qin , Liyuan Ou , Xiaoyuan Chen , Ling Li
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Abstract
In recent years, mRNA vaccine has achieved increasing interest owing to its high potency, safety, ease of production, and low-cost manufacturing. Currently approved mRNA vaccines are administered intramuscularly to transfect local antigen-presenting cells (APCs) to initiate low to moderate immune responses. Spleen, the largest secondary lymphoid organ in the body which contains a large number of APCs close to B and T lymphocytes, could be the ideal site for effective initiation of an enhanced immune response. Here, we provide an overview of the recent advances in the development of synthetic materials for spleen-specific mRNA delivery, and lipid nanoparticle-based approaches will be highlighted. We further discuss the main challenges for spleen-specific mRNA delivery to provide a reference for the development of next-generation synthetic nanomaterials with optimal properties.
期刊介绍:
Biomaterials is an international journal covering the science and clinical application of biomaterials. A biomaterial is now defined as a substance that has been engineered to take a form which, alone or as part of a complex system, is used to direct, by control of interactions with components of living systems, the course of any therapeutic or diagnostic procedure. It is the aim of the journal to provide a peer-reviewed forum for the publication of original papers and authoritative review and opinion papers dealing with the most important issues facing the use of biomaterials in clinical practice. The scope of the journal covers the wide range of physical, biological and chemical sciences that underpin the design of biomaterials and the clinical disciplines in which they are used. These sciences include polymer synthesis and characterization, drug and gene vector design, the biology of the host response, immunology and toxicology and self assembly at the nanoscale. Clinical applications include the therapies of medical technology and regenerative medicine in all clinical disciplines, and diagnostic systems that reply on innovative contrast and sensing agents. The journal is relevant to areas such as cancer diagnosis and therapy, implantable devices, drug delivery systems, gene vectors, bionanotechnology and tissue engineering.