Safe and effective aerosolization of in vitro transcribed mRNA to the respiratory tract epithelium of horses without a transfection agent

Abstract Vaccines and therapeutics using in vitro transcribed mRNA hold enormous potential for human and veterinary medicine. Transfection agents are widely considered to be necessary to protect mRNA and enhance transfection, but they add expense and raise concerns regarding quality control and safe...

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Autores principales: Rebecca M. Legere, Noah D. Cohen, Cristina Poveda, Jocelyne M. Bray, Rola Barhoumi, Joseph A. Szule, Andrés de la Concha-Bermejillo, Angela I. Bordin, Jeroen Pollet
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f0fc16a29af14728a68a1da1325adeb22021-12-02T14:01:33ZSafe and effective aerosolization of in vitro transcribed mRNA to the respiratory tract epithelium of horses without a transfection agent10.1038/s41598-020-79855-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/f0fc16a29af14728a68a1da1325adeb22021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79855-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Vaccines and therapeutics using in vitro transcribed mRNA hold enormous potential for human and veterinary medicine. Transfection agents are widely considered to be necessary to protect mRNA and enhance transfection, but they add expense and raise concerns regarding quality control and safety. We found that such complex mRNA delivery systems can be avoided when transfecting epithelial cells by aerosolizing the mRNA into micron-sized droplets. In an equine in vivo model, we demonstrated that the translation of mRNA into a functional protein did not depend on the addition of a polyethylenimine (PEI)-derived transfection agent. We were able to safely and effectively transfect the bronchial epithelium of foals using naked mRNA (i.e., mRNA formulated in a sodium citrate buffer without a delivery vehicle). Endoscopic examination of the bronchial tree and histology of mucosal biopsies indicated no gross or microscopic adverse effects of the transfection. Our data suggest that mRNA administered by an atomization device eliminates the need for chemical transfection agents, which can reduce the cost and the safety risks of delivering mRNA to the respiratory tract of animals and humans.Rebecca M. LegereNoah D. CohenCristina PovedaJocelyne M. BrayRola BarhoumiJoseph A. SzuleAndrés de la Concha-BermejilloAngela I. BordinJeroen PolletNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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Rebecca M. Legere
Noah D. Cohen
Cristina Poveda
Jocelyne M. Bray
Rola Barhoumi
Joseph A. Szule
Andrés de la Concha-Bermejillo
Angela I. Bordin
Jeroen Pollet
Safe and effective aerosolization of in vitro transcribed mRNA to the respiratory tract epithelium of horses without a transfection agent
description Abstract Vaccines and therapeutics using in vitro transcribed mRNA hold enormous potential for human and veterinary medicine. Transfection agents are widely considered to be necessary to protect mRNA and enhance transfection, but they add expense and raise concerns regarding quality control and safety. We found that such complex mRNA delivery systems can be avoided when transfecting epithelial cells by aerosolizing the mRNA into micron-sized droplets. In an equine in vivo model, we demonstrated that the translation of mRNA into a functional protein did not depend on the addition of a polyethylenimine (PEI)-derived transfection agent. We were able to safely and effectively transfect the bronchial epithelium of foals using naked mRNA (i.e., mRNA formulated in a sodium citrate buffer without a delivery vehicle). Endoscopic examination of the bronchial tree and histology of mucosal biopsies indicated no gross or microscopic adverse effects of the transfection. Our data suggest that mRNA administered by an atomization device eliminates the need for chemical transfection agents, which can reduce the cost and the safety risks of delivering mRNA to the respiratory tract of animals and humans.
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author Rebecca M. Legere
Noah D. Cohen
Cristina Poveda
Jocelyne M. Bray
Rola Barhoumi
Joseph A. Szule
Andrés de la Concha-Bermejillo
Angela I. Bordin
Jeroen Pollet
author_facet Rebecca M. Legere
Noah D. Cohen
Cristina Poveda
Jocelyne M. Bray
Rola Barhoumi
Joseph A. Szule
Andrés de la Concha-Bermejillo
Angela I. Bordin
Jeroen Pollet
author_sort Rebecca M. Legere
title Safe and effective aerosolization of in vitro transcribed mRNA to the respiratory tract epithelium of horses without a transfection agent
title_short Safe and effective aerosolization of in vitro transcribed mRNA to the respiratory tract epithelium of horses without a transfection agent
title_full Safe and effective aerosolization of in vitro transcribed mRNA to the respiratory tract epithelium of horses without a transfection agent
title_fullStr Safe and effective aerosolization of in vitro transcribed mRNA to the respiratory tract epithelium of horses without a transfection agent
title_full_unstemmed Safe and effective aerosolization of in vitro transcribed mRNA to the respiratory tract epithelium of horses without a transfection agent
title_sort safe and effective aerosolization of in vitro transcribed mrna to the respiratory tract epithelium of horses without a transfection agent
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/f0fc16a29af14728a68a1da1325adeb2
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