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ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2025

mRNA-1273 is placenta-permeable and immunogenic in the fetus.

Jeng-Chang Chen, Mei-Hua Hsu, Rei-Lin Kuo, Li-Ting Wang, Ming-Ling Kuo, Li-Yun Tseng, Hsueh-Ling Chang, Cheng-Hsun Chiu

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Article in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Immunology of RNA-based vaccines: The critical interplay between inflammation and expression.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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8 authors.

Jeng-Chang ChenSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Mei-Hua HsuDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Rei-Lin KuoDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Li-Ting WangResearch Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Ming-Ling KuoDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Li-Yun TsengPediatric Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Hsueh-Ling ChangPediatric Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Cheng-Hsun ChiuDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are generally recognized as safe for gestational administration. However, their transplacental pharmacokinetics remain obscure. In this study, mRNA-1273 intramuscularly given to pregnant mice rapidly circulated in maternal blood and crossed the placenta within 1 h to spread in the fetal circulation. Although spike mRNA in fetal circulation faded away within 4-6 h, it could accumulate in fetal tissues, mainly the liver and get translated into spike protein. Transplacental mRNA-1273 proved immunogenic in the fetuses, as postnatally equipped with anti-spike immunoglobulin (Ig)M, paternal allotypic anti-spike IgG

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fetusIgG allotypein utero immunizationlipid nanoparticlematernal vaccinationmRNA vaccineMT: Oligonucleotides: Therapies and Applicationsplacentatransplacental transfer

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PMID40104112
PMCPMC11919431

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