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Critical size limit of biodegradable nanoparticles for enhanced lymph node trafficking and paracortex penetration

Gregory P. Howard1,2, Garima Verma3,4, Xiyu Ke2,5, Winter M. Thayer6, Timothy Hamerly4, Victoria K. Baxter3,7, John E. Lee8, Rhoel R. Dinglasan3,4( ), Hai-Quan Mao1,2,5,9( )
Department of Biomedical Engineering,Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,Baltimore,MD 21218,USA;
Institute for NanoBioTechnology,Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore,MD 21218,USA;
W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, and the Malaria Research Institute,Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,Baltimore,MD 21205,USA;
Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology,College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida,Gainesville,FL 32611,USA;
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore,FL 21218,USA;
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing,Baltimore,FL 21205,USA;
Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology,Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,Baltimore,MD 21205,USA;
Department of Biomedical Engineering,Yale University,New Haven,CT 06520,USA;
Translational Tissue Engineering Center,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,Baltimore,MD 21231,USA;
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Abstract

Lymph node (LN) targeting through interstitial drainage of nanoparticles (NPs) is an attractive strategy to stimulate a potent immune response, as LNs are the primary site for lymphocyte priming by antigen presenting cells (APCs) and triggering of an adaptive immune response. NP size has been shown to influence the efficiency of LN-targeting and retention after subcutaneous injection. For clinical translation, biodegradable NPs are preferred as carrier for vaccine delivery. However, the selective "size gate" for effective LN-drainage, particularly the kinetics of LN trafficking, is less well defined. This is partly due to the challenge in generating size-controlled NPs from biodegradable polymers in the sub-100-nm range. Here, we report the preparation of three sets of poly(lactic-co-glycolic)-b-poly(ethylene-glycol) (PLGA-b-PEG) NPs with number average diameters of 20-, 40-, and 100-nm and narrow size distributions using flash nanoprecipitation. Using NPs labeled with a near-infrared dye, we showed that 20-nm NPs drain rapidly across proximal and distal LNs following subcutaneous inoculation in mice and are retained in LNs more effectively than NPs with a number average diameter of 40-nm. The drainage of 100-nm NPs was negligible. Furthermore, the 20-nm NPs showed the highest degree of penetration around the paracortex region and had enhanced access to dendritic cells in the LNs. Together, these data confirmed that small, size-controlled PLGA-b-PEG NPs at the lower threshold of about 30-nm are most effective for LN trafficking, retention, and APC uptake after s.c. administration. This report could inform the design of LN-targeted NP carrier for the delivery of therapeutic or prophylactic vaccines.

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biodegradable nanoparticlelymph node traffickingvaccine deliverynanoparticle sizeantigen presenting cellsin vivo imaging

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Nano Research
Volume 12 Issue 4,
April 2019
Pages 837-844
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-019-2301-3
Cite this article:
Howard GP, Verma G, Ke X, et al. Critical size limit of biodegradable nanoparticles for enhanced lymph node trafficking and paracortex penetration. Nano Research, 2019, 12(4): 837-844. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2301-3
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Antigens Immune systemInfrared devices MammalsNanoparticlesVaccines

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Received: 13 November 2018
Revised: 14 January 2019
Accepted: 15 January 2019
Published: 29 January 2019
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