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Antigen-loaded flagellate bacteria for enhanced adaptive immune response by intradermal injection

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JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
Volume 364, Issue -, Pages 562-575

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.10.055

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Intradermal dendritic cell; Antigen delivery; Flagellate bacteria; Adaptive immune response; Intradermal injection

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Loading antigens onto the surface of flagellate bacteria modified by a cationic polymer can overcome the skin barrier and actively deliver antigens in the skin, promoting the activation of dendritic cells and enhancing immune responses. This approach shows potential in cancer therapy and COVID-19 immunization.
Since the skin limits the distribution of intradermal vaccines, a large number of dendritic cells in the skin cannot be fully utilized to elicit a more effective immune response. Here, we loaded the antigen to the surface of the flagellate bacteria that was modified by cationic polymer, thus creating antigen-loaded flagellate bacteria (denoted as 'FB-Ag') to overcome the skin barrier and perform the active delivery of antigen in the skin. The FB-Ag showed fast speed (similar to 0.2 mu m s(-1)) and strong dendritic cell activation capabilities in the skin model in vitro. In vivo, the FB-Ag promoted the spread of antigen in the skin through active movement, increased the contact between Intradermal dendritic cells and antigen, and effectively activated the internal dendritic cells in the skin. In a mouse of pulmonary metastatic melanoma and in mice bearing subcutaneous melanoma tumor, the FB-Ag effectively increased antigen-specific therapeutic efficacy and produced long-lasting immune memory. More importantly, the FB-Ag also enhanced the level of COVID-19 specific antibodies in the serum and the number of memory B cells in the spleen of mice. The movement of antigen-loaded flagellate bacteria to overcome intradermal constraints may enhance the activation of intradermal dendritic cells, providing new ideas for developing intradermal vaccines.

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