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Biomaterial-Mediated Genetic Reprogramming of Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Melanoma Leads to Targeted Cancer Cell Killing In Vitro and In Vivo

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ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
卷 9, 期 11, 页码 6438-6450

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00885

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nanomaterials; immunotherapy; genedelivery; melanoma; Merkel cell carcinoma

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In this study, researchers used reprogramming nanoparticles (NPs) to deliver immunostimulatory genes and enhance immunotherapy for skin cancer. They found that these NPs can reprogram the tumor immune microenvironment, induce strong T-cell-driven immune responses, and slow tumor growth and improve survival rates in vivo.
Tumor immunotherapy is a promising anticancer strategy; however, tumor cells may employ resistance mechanisms, including downregulation of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules to avoid immune recognition. Here, we investigate reprogramming nanoparticles (NPs) that deliver immunostimulatory genes to enhance immunotherapy and address defective antigen presentation in skin cancer in vitro and in vivo. We use a modular poly(beta-amino ester) (PBAE)-based NP to deliver DNA encoding 4-1BBL, IL-12, and IFN gamma to reprogram human Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) cells in vitro and mouse melanoma tumors in vivo to drive adaptive antitumor immune responses. Optimized NP formulations delivering 4-1BBL/IL-12 or 4-1BBL/IL-12/IFN gamma DNA successfully transfect MCC and melanoma cells in vitro and in vivo, respectively, resulting in IFN gamma-driven upregulation of MHC class I and II molecules on cancer cells. These NPs reprogram the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) and elicit strong T-cell-driven immune responses, leading to cancer cell killing and T-cell proliferation in vitro and slowing tumor growth and improving survival rates in vivo. Based on expected changes to the tumor immune microenvironment, particularly the importance of IFN gamma to the immune response and driving both T-cell function and exhaustion, next-generation NPs codelivering IFN gamma were designed. These offered mixed benefits, exchanging improved polyfunctionality for increased T-cell exhaustion and demonstrating higher systemic toxicity in vivo. Further profiling of the immune response with these NPs provides insight into T-cell exhaustion and polyfunctionality induced by different formulations, providing a greater understanding of this immunotherapeutic strategy.

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