Here the authors screen different lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for intramuscular delivery of plasmid DNA and uptake by antigen-presenting cells. The lead LNP exhibits immunogenicity and protection in small animal models that is comparable to approved SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine formulations.
- Lays Cordeiro Guimaraes
- Pedro Augusto Carvalho Costa
- Pedro Pires Goulart Guimaraes