Antigen-loaded polymeric hybrid micelles elicit strong mucosal and systemic immune responses after intranasal administration.

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Antigen-loaded polymeric hybrid micelles elicit strong mucosal and systemic immune responses after intranasal administration.

J Control Release. 2017 Jul 26;262:151-158

Authors: Li Y, Li M, Gong T, Zhang Z, Sun X

Abstract
Increasing attention has been paid to nasal delivery. Subunit vaccines based on antigenic proteins or polypeptides offer good safety. However, lack of delivery efficiency, particularly for nasal immunization, is a big issue. Here we designed a highly tunable polymeric hybrid micelle (PHM) system offering good vaccine efficacy after nasal administration. PHMs are formulated from two amphiphilic diblock copolymers, polycaprolactone-polyethylenimine (PCL-PEI) and polycaprolactone-polyethyleneglycol (PCL-PEG), the ratio of which determines PHM physicochemical properties. Citraconic anhydride-modified ovalbumin (Cit-OVA), as model antigen, was incorporated into PHMs via electrostatic interaction, giving antigen-loaded micelles of around 150nm in size. Their surface characteristics which are found closely related to their in vivo kinetics can be modulated by adjusting the mass ratio of PCL-PEG and PCL-PEI. PHM/Cit-OVA complexes containing PCL-PEI and PCL-PEG in a 1:1 mass ratio induced strong immune responses in nasal mucosa and serum in vivo without causing obvious toxicity, and Cit-OVA was efficiently internalized by dendritic cells. These results demonstrate the promise of this multifunctional polymeric delivery system for nasal vaccination.

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