Needle-Free Intranasal Nanovaccine with TLR7/8 Agonist for Immunotherapy of Metastatic Cancer
발표자
김병덕 (성균관대학교)
연구책임자
정지훈 (성균관대학교)
초록
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Recent outbreaks and the global spread of infectious diseases have highlighted the need for mucosal vaccines, which can induce both antigen-specific humoral and cellular immune responses. Since systemic vaccines are generally ineffective at generating mucosal immunity, needle-free mucosal vaccines are important for disease prevention and mass immunization. However, low antigen stability at mucosal sites remains a challenge. In this study, we developed a cationic polymeric nanoparticle (DA3) platform that co-delivers the TLR7/8 agonist resiquimod (R848) and anionic ovalbumin (OVA) to enhance antigen stability and immune responses. The DA3/R848/OVA nanovaccine demonstrated superior dendritic cell activation, suppressed tumor growth in a B16-OVA melanoma model, induced immunological memory, and improved antitumor effects and survival following intranasal delivery, supporting its potential as a needle-free mucosal vaccine.