Ethylene oxide graft copolymers reduce the immunogenicity of lipid nanoparticles

RSC Adv. 2024 Sep 20;14(41):30071-30076. doi: 10.1039/d4ra05007j. eCollection 2024 Sep 18.

Abstract

Lipid nanoparticle (LNP)/mRNA complexes have great therapeutic potential but their PEG chains can induce the production of anti-PEG antibodies. New LNPs that do not contain PEG are greatly needed. We demonstrate here that poly-glutamic acid-ethylene oxide graft copolymers can replace the PEG on LNPs and outperform PEG-LNPs after chronic administration.