2023
Polymer nanoparticles deliver mRNA to the lung for mucosal vaccination
Suberi A, Grun M, Mao T, Israelow B, Reschke M, Grundler J, Akhtar L, Lee T, Shin K, Piotrowski-Daspit A, Homer R, Iwasaki A, Suh H, Saltzman W. Polymer nanoparticles deliver mRNA to the lung for mucosal vaccination. Science Translational Medicine 2023, 15: eabq0603. PMID: 37585505, PMCID: PMC11137749, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abq0603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Lethal viral challengeAntigen-presenting cellsSyndrome coronavirus 2Humoral adaptive immunityLung-targeting deliveryIntranasal vaccinationMucosal vaccinationPulmonary diseaseMucosal vaccinesSusceptible miceCoronavirus 2Viral challengeAdaptive immunityLungTranslational potentialMessenger RNA (mRNA) therapeuticsVaccinationMRNADeliveryTherapeuticsRNA therapeuticsTherapeutic delivery
2022
Unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective mucosal immunity against sarbecoviruses
Mao T, Israelow B, Peña-Hernández MA, Suberi A, Zhou L, Luyten S, Reschke M, Dong H, Homer RJ, Saltzman WM, Iwasaki A. Unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective mucosal immunity against sarbecoviruses. Science 2022, 378: eabo2523. PMID: 36302057, PMCID: PMC9798903, DOI: 10.1126/science.abo2523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory mucosaSystemic immunityLethal SARS-CoV-2 infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicSARS-CoV-2 infectionProtective mucosal immunityCross-reactive immunityT cell responsesCoronavirus 2 pandemicPrimary vaccinationParenteral vaccinesMucosal immunityVaccine strategiesRespiratory tractImmunoglobulin AMemory BImmune memoryPartial immunityCell responsesPoor immunityImmunitySpike proteinMucosaVaccine