Nature communications

Designed inner structure of lipid nanoparticles helps mRNA escape from cell compartments

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Abstract

Essence

A gold-core, core-shell lipid nanoparticle design improved mRNA endosomal escape and boosted downstream expression and therapeutic performance versus conventional LNPs.

Evidence

A nanoparticle platform study compared ionizable lipid-coated gold core-shell LNPs with conventional LNPs and found twofold higher endosomal escape, about 100-fold greater cytoplasmic mRNA diffusion, up to sevenfold higher in vivo protein production, stronger SARS-CoV-2 vaccine antibody responses, and better efficacy in a triple-negative breast cancer model.

Caveat

This is platform and preclinical evidence spanning in vitro and animal models, so it does not yet establish safety or efficacy in humans.

Simplified

Key numbers

Increase in Endosomal Escape Efficiency
Au-LNPs compared to conventional LNPs
~100-fold
Cytoplasmic mRNA Diffusion Enhancement
Au-LNPs compared to conventional LNPs
Increase in Antibody Titers
Au-LNPs vs. conventional LNPs after initial immunization

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Funding

Competing interests

2 of 15
authors report competing interests
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