Issue 17, 2023

Non-invasive transcutaneous influenza immunization using vaccine-loaded vaterite particles

Abstract

Transcutaneous immunization receives much attention due to the recognition of a complex network of immunoregulatory cells in various layers of the skin. The elaboration of non-invasive needle-free approaches towards antigen delivery holds especially great potential here while searching for a hygienically optimal vaccination strategy. Here, we report on a novel protocol for transfollicular immunization aiming at delivery of an inactivated influenza vaccine to perifollicular antigen presenting cells without disrupting the stratum corneum integrity. Porous calcium carbonate (vaterite) submicron carriers and sonophoresis were utilized for this purpose. Transportation of the vaccine-loaded particles into hair follicles of mice was assessed in vivo via optical coherence tomography monitoring. The effectiveness of the designed immunization protocol was further demonstrated in an animal model by means of micro-neutralization and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. The titers of secreted virus-specific IgGs were compared to those obtained in response to intramuscular immunization using conventional influenza vaccine formulation demonstrating no statistically significant differences in antibody levels between the groups. The findings of our pilot study render the intra-follicular delivery of the inactivated influenza vaccine by means of vaterite carriers a promising alternative to invasive immunization.

Graphical abstract: Non-invasive transcutaneous influenza immunization using vaccine-loaded vaterite particles

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Dec 2022
Accepted
22 Mar 2023
First published
22 Mar 2023

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023,11, 3860-3870

Non-invasive transcutaneous influenza immunization using vaccine-loaded vaterite particles

Y. I. Svenskaya, E. V. Lengert, Y. V. Tarakanchikova, A. R. Muslimov, M. S. Saveleva, E. A. Genina, I. L. Radchenko, L. A. Stepanova, A. V. Vasin, G. B. Sukhorukov and L. M. Tsybalova, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 3860 DOI: 10.1039/D2TB02779H

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