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ArticleSignal transduction and targeted therapy2025

Intranasal prime-boost RNA vaccination elicits potent T cell response for lung cancer therapy.

Hongjian Li, Yating Hu, Jingxuan Li, Jia He, Guocan Yu, Jiasheng Wang, Xin Lin

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Article in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hongjian LiInstitute for Immunology and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, China.
Yating HuCollege of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, 10084, China.
Jingxuan LiInstitute for Immunology and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, China.
Jia HeSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0483-4320
Guocan YuKey Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1157-4184
Jiasheng WangChangping Laboratory, Beijing, 10084, China.
Xin LinInstitute for Immunology and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, China. linxin307@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0956-3654

Funding

Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission Z231100007223007National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82294366062
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid success of RNA vaccines in preventing SARS-CoV-2 has sparked interest in their use for cancer immunotherapy. Although many cancers originate in mucosal tissues, current RNA cancer vaccines are mainly administered non-mucosally. Here, we developed a non-invasive intranasal cancer vaccine utilizing circular RNA encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles to induce localized mucosal immune responses. This strategy elicited potent anti-tumor T cell responses in preclinical lung cancer models while mitigating the systemic adverse effects commonly associated with intravenous RNA vaccination. Specifically, type 1 conventional dendritic cells were indispensable for T cell priming post-vaccination, with both alveolar macrophages and type 1 conventional dendritic cells boosting antigen-specific T cell responses in lung tissues. Moreover, the vaccination facilitated the expansion of both endogenous and adoptive transferred antigen-specific T cells, resulting in robust anti-tumor efficacy. Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed that the vaccination reprograms endogenous T cells, enhancing their cytotoxicity and inducing a memory-like phenotype. Additionally, the intranasal vaccine can modulate the response of CAR-T cells to augment therapeutic efficacy against tumor cells expressing specific tumor-associated antigens. Collectively, the intranasal RNA vaccine strategy represents a novel and promising approach for developing RNA vaccines targeting mucosal malignancies.

Indexed as

Cancer VaccinesCOVID-19Lung NeoplasmsRNA, CircularT-LymphocytesAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsCell Line, TumorDendritic CellsFemaleHumansMiceNanoparticlesSARS-CoV-2VaccinationCancer VaccinesRNA, Circular

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PMID40122855
PMCPMC11930932

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