Simultaneous silencing of the A2aR and PD-1 immune checkpoints by siRNA-loaded nanoparticles enhances the immunotherapeutic potential of dendritic cell vaccine in tumor experimental models

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Following various immunotherapies, lack of proper anti-tumor immune responses is considered a significant problem in novel cancer therapeutic approaches. The expression of inhibitory checkpoint molecules on tumor-infiltrating T cells is one of the main reasons for the ineffectiveness of various immunotherapies. Therefore, we decided to inhibit two of the most important immune checkpoints expressed on tumor-associated T cells, PD-1 and A2aR. Ligation of PD-1 with PD-L1 and A2aR with adenosine significantly suppress T cell responses against tumor cells. Whitin tumors, specific inhibition of these molecules on T cells is of particular importance for successful immunotherapy as well as the elimination of treatment-associated side-effects. Thus, in this study, superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPION) nanoparticles (NPs) were covered by chitosan lactate (CL), functionalized with TAT peptide, and loaded with siRNA molecules against PD-1 and A2aR. Appropriate physicochemical properties of the prepared NPs resulted in efficient delivery of siRNA to tumor-derived T cells and suppressed the expression of A2aR and PD-1, ex vivo. T cell functions such as cytokine secretion and proliferation were considerably enhanced by the downregulation of these molecules which led to an increase in their survival time. Interestingly, treatment of CT26 and 4T1 mouse tumors with siRNA-loaded NPs not only inhibited tumor growth but also markedly increased anti-tumor immune responses and survival time. The results strongly support the efficacy of SPION-CL-TAT NPs loaded with anti-PD-1/A2aR siRNAs in cancer therapy and their further development for cancer patients in the near future.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:288

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Life sciences - 288(2022) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 120166

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Karoon Kiani, Fariba [VerfasserIn]
Izadi, Sepideh [VerfasserIn]
Ansari Dezfouli, Ehsan [VerfasserIn]
Ebrahimi, Farbod [VerfasserIn]
Mohammadi, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Chalajour, Hengameh [VerfasserIn]
Mortazavi Bulus, Mirmohammad [VerfasserIn]
Nasr Esfahani, Maryam [VerfasserIn]
Karpisheh, Vahid [VerfasserIn]
Mahmoud Salehi Khesht, Armin [VerfasserIn]
Abbaszadeh-Goudarzi, Kazem [VerfasserIn]
Soleimani, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Gholizadeh Navashenaq, Jamshid [VerfasserIn]
Ahmadi, Majid [VerfasserIn]
Hassannia, Hadi [VerfasserIn]
Hojjat-Farsangi, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Shahmohammadi Farid, Sima [VerfasserIn]
Hashemi, Vida [VerfasserIn]
Jadidi-Niaragh, Farhad [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

33X04XA5AT
9012-76-4
A2aR
ADORA2A protein, human
Cancer
Chitosan
Journal Article
Lactic Acid
Nanoparticle
PD-1
PDCD1 protein, human
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
RNA, Small Interfering
Receptor, Adenosine A2A
SiRNA
Vaccines

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Date Completed 10.01.2022

Date Revised 10.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120166

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333510429