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In Vitro Transcribed mRNA Immunogenicity Induces Chemokine‐Mediated Lymphocyte Recruitment and Can Be Gradually Tailored by Uridine Modification
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Beyond SARS‐CoV2 vaccines, mRNA drugs are being explored to overcome today's greatest healthcare burdens, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. Synthetic mRNA triggers immune responses in transfected cells, which can be reduced by chemically modified nucleotides. However, the side effects of mRNA‐triggered immune activation on cell function and how different nucleotides, such as the N1‐methylpseudouridine (m1Ψ) used in SARS‐CoV2 vaccines, can modulate cellular responses is not fully understood. Here, cellular responses toward a library of uridine‐modified mRNAs are investigated in primary human cells. Targeted proteomics analyses reveal that unmodified mRNA induces a pro‐inflammatory paracrine pattern marked by the secretion of chemokines, which recruit T and B lymphocytes toward transfected cells. Importantly, the magnitude of mRNA‐induced changes in cell function varies quantitatively between unmodified, Ψ‐, m1Ψ‐, and 5moU‐modified mRNA and can be gradually tailored, with implications for deliberately exploiting this effect in mRNA drug design. Indeed, both the immunosuppressive effect of stromal cells on T‐cell proliferation, and the anti‐inflammatory effect of IL‐10 mRNA are enhanced by appropriate uridine modification. The results provide new insights into the effects of mRNA drugs on cell function and cell‐cell communication and open new possibilities to tailor mRNA‐triggered immune activation to the desired pro‐ or anti‐inflammatory application.
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“The divergent dynamics observed in Treg, monocyte, DCs, and Prof T clusters further suggest that mRNA modification and antigen design may influence both the magnitude and kinetics of immune activation [29,46].”
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“This enhanced response may reflect the modified mRNA’s increased translational efficiency and reduced toll-like receptor sensing, enabling sustained protein expression without early innate immune suppression [29,46].”
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“This decreasing trend in monocyte and DC proportions contrasts with responses to other vaccines, such as mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 and inactivated vaccine BBIBP-CorV [26,42], possibly due to the shorter antigen encoded by ARCoV and the unmodified uridine [46].”
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“This reduction may be attributed to LNP-driven monocyte recruitment or unmodified mRNA-induced apoptosis [46].”
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- Drzeniek, N. M., Kahwaji, N., Picht, S., Dimitriou, I. M., Schlickeiser, S., Moradian, H., Geissler, S., Schmueck‐Henneresse, M., Gossen, M., & Volk, H.
- Affiliations
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universitaet Berlin and Humboldt‐Universitaet zu Berlin Institute of Medical Immunology Augustenburger Platz 1 13353 Berlin Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT) Föhrer Straße 15 13353 Berlin Germany
- Institute of Active Polymers Helmholtz‐Zentrum Hereon Kantstraße 55 14513 Teltow Germany
- Venue
- Advanced Science
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2024-03-16
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 21
- ISSN
- 2198-3844
- PMC
- PMC11151007
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 10
- Language
- en
- Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (CollaborativeResearchCenter1444(CRC1444))
- European Health and Digital Executive Agency (101095635—PROTO)
- Einstein Stiftung Berlin (Advanced_Scientist_Kickbox)
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (733006, 779293)
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