PMID- 36646286 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230228 LR - 20230228 IS - 1873-4995 (Electronic) IS - 0168-3659 (Linking) VI - 354 DP - 2023 Feb TI - Intradermal delivery of Cryj1 loaded in CpG DNA hydrogel for inhibiting allergic reactions in mice. PG - 429-438 LID - S0168-3659(23)00038-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.01.029 [doi] AB - Immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis alleviates symptoms associated with antigen exposure by administering pathogenic antigens. However, many current immunotherapies fail to induce sufficient immune responses, resulting in frequent and prolonged hospital visits. Consequently, the development of more effective immunotherapies is necessary. In this study, we focused on the skin, which is rich in immune cells, as an administration site for inducing antigen-specific immune responses. To efficiently and sustainably deliver the cedar pollen antigen Cryj1 to immune cells, we attempted to load Cryj1 in an immunostimulatory CpG DNA hydrogel, prepared using self-gelatinizable nucleic acid technology. In this technology, the hydrogel became gelatinized by self-assembly of multiple predesigned DNA units containing potent CpG motifs. Cryj1 loaded in the CpG DNA hydrogel showed sustained release, was taken up by mouse macrophage-like RAW264.7 and mouse dendritic DC2.4 cells, and induced efficient production of interleukin-12 after intradermal injection into mice. Intradermal injection of Cryj1 loaded CpG DNA hydrogel into mice increased the production of Cryj1-specific IgG while suppressing the production of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies. Furthermore, when Cryj1 was resensitized to mice, a stronger induction of IgG production and suppression of IgE production was observed. These results suggest that intradermal administration of Cryj1 loaded CpG DNA hydrogel is a novel immunotherapy for allergic symptoms caused by cedar pollen and can be used as a replacement for current immunotherapies. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Tanifuji, Takumi AU - Tanifuji T AD - Laboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. FAU - Nishimura, Moeka AU - Nishimura M AD - Laboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. FAU - Kusamori, Kosuke AU - Kusamori K AD - Laboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. FAU - Nishikawa, Makiya AU - Nishikawa M AD - Laboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. Electronic address: makiya@rs.tus.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230118 PL - Netherlands TA - J Control Release JT - Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society JID - 8607908 RN - 0 (Hydrogels) RN - 0 (Antigens) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin G) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - *Hydrogels MH - *Hypersensitivity MH - Antigens MH - DNA MH - Immunoglobulin E MH - Immunoglobulin G OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antigen OT - CpG motif OT - Immunotherapy OT - Intradermal delivery OT - Self-gelatinizable nucleic acid OT - Sustained release COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest None. EDAT- 2023/01/17 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/03 06:00 CRDT- 2023/01/16 19:25 PHST- 2022/09/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/01/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/16 19:25 [entrez] AID - S0168-3659(23)00038-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.01.029 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Control Release. 2023 Feb;354:429-438. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.01.029. Epub 2023 Jan 18.