title: The next-generation nicotine vaccine: a novel and potent hybrid nanoparticle-based nicotine vaccine.
abstract: Owing to the urgent need for more effective treatment against nicotine addiction, a hybrid nanoparticle-based nicotine vaccine (NanoNiccine) was developed in this study. NanoNiccine was composed of a poly(lactide-co-glycolide) acid (PLGA) core, keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) as an adjuvant protein enclosed within the PLGA core, a lipid layer, and nicotine haptens conjugated to the outer surface of the lipid layer. In contrast to the traditional nicotine vaccine, NanoNiccine is not a nicotine-protein conjugate vaccine. Instead, the nicotine hapten and protein are separately located in the nanostructure to minimize antibody production towards KLH. The cellular uptake study demonstrated that NanoNiccine was ideal for internalization and processing by dendritic cells (DCs). Mice immunized with NanoNiccine produced much lower IgG level against KLH as compared to that immunized with the traditional nicotine-KLH (Nic-KLH) vaccine. In addition, NanoNiccine achieved up to a 400% higher titer of anti-nicotine IgG than the positive control, Nic-KLH. Additionally, the Th1/Th2 index of NanoNiccine suggested that the immune response induced by NanoNiccine was antibody response dominant. Furthermore, NanoNiccine was found to be safe in mice.
authors: Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
authors: Yun
authors: Y
authors: Hu
authors: Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Smith
authors: Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
authors: Evan
authors: E
authors: Frazier
authors: Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
authors: Reece
authors: R
authors: Hoerle
authors: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
authors: Marion
authors: M
authors: Ehrich
authors: Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. Electronic address: chzhang2@vt.edu.
authors: Chenming
authors: C
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015195:Drug Design; D005260:Female; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D053769:Nanocapsules / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D058726:Nanoconjugates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009538:Nicotine / Q000276:immunology*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D053769:Nanocapsules; D058726:Nanoconjugates; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D009538:Nicotine; D006433:Hemocyanins; C032808:keyhole-limpet hemocyanin
keywords: Antibody; Dendritic cell; Hybrid nanoparticle; KLH; Nicotine vaccine; PLGA