A Nanoprimer To Improve the Systemic Delivery of siRNA and mRNA

Despite tremendous interest in gene therapies, the systemic delivery of nucleic acids still faces substantial challenges. To successfully administer nucleic acids, one approach is to encapsulate them in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). However, LNPs administered intravenously substantially accumulate in...

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Published in:Nano letters 2020-06, Vol.20 (6), p.4264-4269
Main Authors: Saunders, Nell R M, Paolini, Marion S, Fenton, Owen S, Poul, Laurence, Devalliere, Julie, Mpambani, Francis, Darmon, Audrey, Bergère, Maxime, Jibault, Océane, Germain, Matthieu, Langer, Robert
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Language:English
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Summary:Despite tremendous interest in gene therapies, the systemic delivery of nucleic acids still faces substantial challenges. To successfully administer nucleic acids, one approach is to encapsulate them in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). However, LNPs administered intravenously substantially accumulate in the liver where they are taken up by the reticuloendothelial system (RES). Here, we administer prior to the LNPs a liposome designed to transiently occupy liver cells, the Nanoprimer. This study demonstrates that the pretreatment of mice with the Nanoprimer decreases the LNPs' uptake by the RES. By accumulating rapidly in the liver cells, the Nanoprimer improves the bioavailability of the LNPs encapsulating human erythropoietin (hEPO) mRNA or factor VII (FVII) siRNA, leading respectively to more hEPO production (by 32%) or FVII silencing (by 49%). The use of the Nanoprimer offers a new strategy to improve the systemic delivery of RNA-based therapeutics.
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00752