STING agonist delivery by tumour-penetrating PEG-lipid nanodiscs primes robust anticancer immunity
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Activation of the innate immune STimulator of INterferon Genes (STING) pathway potentiates antitumour immunity, but systemic delivery of STING agonists to tumours is challenging. We conjugated STING-activating cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) to PEGylated lipids (CDN-PEG-lipids; PEG, polyethylene glycol) via a cleavable linker and incorporated them into lipid nanodiscs (LNDs), which are discoid nanoparticles formed by self-assembly. Compared to state-of-the-art liposomes, intravenously administered LNDs carrying CDN-PEG-lipid (LND-CDNs) exhibited more efficient penetration of tumours, exposing the majority of tumour cells to STING agonist. A single dose of LND-CDNs induced rejection of established tumours, coincident with immune memory against tumour rechallenge. Although CDNs were not directly tumoricidal, LND-CDN uptake by cancer cells correlated with robust T-cell activation by promoting CDN and tumour antigen co-localization in dendritic cells. LNDs thus appear promising as a vehicle for robust delivery of compounds throughout solid tumours, which can be exploited for enhanced immunotherapy.
Date Issued
2022-05-23
Date Acceptance
2022-04-07
Citation
Nature Materials, 2022, 23/5/22, pp.710-720
ISSN
1476-1122
Publisher
Nature Research
Start Page
710
End Page
720
Journal / Book Title
Nature Materials
Volume
23/5/22
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Medical Research Council (MRC)
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35606429
PII: 10.1038/s41563-022-01251-z
Grant Number
MR/R015651/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Materials Science
Physics
AGGREGATE STRUCTURE
CANCER
ACTIVATION
MICELLES
SHAPE
SIZE
Humans
Immunotherapy
Lipids
Membrane Proteins
Nanoparticles
Neoplasms
Humans
Neoplasms
Lipids
Membrane Proteins
Immunotherapy
Nanoparticles
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2022-05-23