The instant invention provides for novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations, containing cationic lipids, for use as vaccine adjuvants and/or as antigen delivery systems. It is an object of the instant invention to provide LNP formulations that demonstrate enhancements in humoral and/or cellular immunogenicity of vaccine antigens, particularly subunit vaccine antigens, when utilized alone or in combination with immunostimulatory agents (e.g. small molecule or oligonucleotide TLR agonists). The instant invention further identifies physical and chemical properties of the LNP formulations that can be manipulated to enhance antigen efficiency and adjuvant tolerability in vivo.
本发明提供了含有阳离子脂质的新型脂质纳米粒子(LNP)制剂,可用作疫苗佐剂和/或抗原递送系统。本发明的目的是提供 LNP 制剂,当其单独使用或与免疫刺激剂(如小分子或寡
核苷酸 TLR 激动剂)结合使用时,可显示出疫苗抗原,特别是亚单位疫苗抗原的体液和/或细胞免疫原性的增强。本发明进一步确定了 LNP 制剂的物理和
化学特性,这些特性可通过操作来提高抗原效率和佐剂在体内的耐受性。