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ArticleNature communications2025

Polypeptide sono-adjuvant for ultrasound-activatable regulation of innate immunity and cancer vaccination therapy.

Fangmin Chen, Huijuan Zhang, Shiqin Li, Siyuan Ren, Lujia Huang, Yu Guo, Yi Lai, Zhixiong Cai, Xiaolong Liu, Zhiai Xu and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Fangmin ChenState Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Huijuan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Shiqin LiState Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Siyuan RenState Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Lujia HuangState Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yu GuoState Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yi LaiState Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2673-4618
Zhixiong CaiThe United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0912-8372
Xiaolong LiuThe United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3096-4981
Zhiai XuSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. zaxu@chem.ecnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-2507
Haijun YuState Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. hjyu@simm.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3398-0880

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22074043National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) U22A20328National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) W2412035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spatiotemporally-controllable regulation of innate immunity in lymph node remains a critical challenge to implement effective cancer vaccination. Here we report an ultrasound-activatable strategy to precisely stimulate innate immunity activation in vivo. Mechanistically, ultrasound-triggered mechanical and oxidative forces synchronously activate innate immune pathways in antigen-presenting cells via calcium ion influx and mitochondria DNA release. We next design a polypeptide sono-adjuvant (SONA) library with adjustable physicochemical properties for lymph node-targeting delivery. The top-performed SONA specifically activates robust and durable innate immune responses in lymph node upon localized ultrasound stimulation. The combination of SONA-based vaccine with ultrasound stimulation induces about 3.0-fold higher antigen-specific T cell responses than conventional adjuvant-based vaccines. Moreover, in syngeneic mouse models of orthotopic breast and liver tumors, the combination of SONA-based neoantigen vaccine with ultrasound stimulation markedly boosts immune checkpoint blockade therapy to suppress tumor growth and distant metastasis. Collectively, the polypeptide sono-adjuvant offers great promise for precise regulation of innate immunity and cancer vaccine therapy.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicCancer VaccinesImmunity, InnatePeptidesAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsLymph NodesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLUltrasonic WavesVaccinationAdjuvants, ImmunologicCancer VaccinesPeptides

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PMID41402324
PMCPMC12783111

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