Abstract
In the last years, cancer immunotherapies have revolutionized cancer treatment paradigms, in this scenario, oncolytic virus-based solutions showed potentials thanks to their ability to induce the immunogenic cell death (ICD), a process that make neoplastic cells visible to the adaptive immune system for the release in the tumor microenvironment of neoantigens (NeoAg), tumor-associated antigens (TAAs), danger-associated molecular pattens (DAMPs). However, the employment of oncolytic viruses in clinical trials is hampered by several drawbacks such as the induction of antiviral immunity, the lack of a precise control of their virulence and the absence of exclusive specificity toward cancer cells. Thus, an innovative perspective is offered by nanotechnology, in particular, bio-engineered nanoparticles (NPs) represent an extremely promising tool for the production of multimodal ICD nanoplatform that could act as synthetic oncolytic nanovaccine, in order to facilitate a safe, specific and effective ICD-triggered antitumor immunity.
Objectives
- Objective 1 - Generation of oncolytic NPs based on biodegradable polymers and self-immolative polymers (SIPs). Innovative SIPs will be synthesised trough a drug-initiated method allowing the in situ delivery of strong ICD inducers.
- Objective 2 – The inner core of the oncolytic NPs will be designed to bind released NeoAg, TAAs, DAMPs and co-stimulatory biomolecules, and to deliver them to antigen-presenting cells, thus generating personalized nanovaccines.
Collaborators
- I.E. Palamà (CNR NANOTEC)
- C. Quintarelli, M. Vinci (Ospedale Pediatrico «Bambino Gesù», Rome)
- E. Ferretti (La Sapienza University)
- L. Curri (Univ. Bari)
- A. Franco Migliaccio (Altius Institute for Biomedical Science, USA; Univ. Bologna)
- A. Poggi (IRCSS San Martino, Genova)
- E. Nuti (University of Pisa)
Key 5 publications
- 1. MiR-326 Delivery via Biocompatible Polymeric Nanoparticles: a Novel Therapeutic approach for Medulloblastoma. Journal of Controlled release, under review, Elena Splendiani, Gabriele Maiorano, [..], Giuseppe Gigli, Ilaria Elena Palamà and Elisabetta Ferretti
- 2. Biomimetic Nanoparticles for Enhancing Homotypic Tumoral Targeting in Glioblastoma Therapy (in submission). Clara Baldari, [..], Gabriele Maiorano, Giuseppe Gigli, Ilaria Elena Palamà
- 3. Optimizing TDP-43 silencing with siRNA-loaded polymeric nanovectors in neuronal cells for therapeutic applications: balancing knockdown and function. Annamaria Russo, Gabriele Maiorano, Barbara Cortese, Stefania D'Amone, Alessandra Invidia, Angelo Quattrini, Alessandro Romano, Giuseppe Gigli, Ilaria Elena Palamà. Nanoscale. 16-48, 22337-22346. 2024
- 4. Optimizing Transfection Efficiency in CAR-T Cell Manufacturing through Multiple Administrations of Lipid-Based Nanoparticles. Francesca Giulimondi, Luca Digiacomo, Serena Renzi, Chiara Cassone, Andrea Pirrottina, Rosa Molfetta, Ilaria Elena Palamà, Gabriele Maiorano, Giuseppe Gigli, Heinz Amenitsch, Daniela Pozzi, Alessandra Zingoni, Giulio Caracciolo. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2024
- 5. Hybrid Polyelectrolyte Nanocomplexes for Non-Viral Gene Delivery with Favorable Efficacy and Safety Profile. Gabriele Maiorano, Clara Guido, Annamaria Russo, Andrea Giglio, Loris Rizzello, Mariangela Testini, Barbara Cortese, Stefania D’Amone, Giuseppe Gigli and Ilaria Elena Palamà. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14(7), 1310
People
- Nicholas Orlandini
- Alessandra Invidia
- Clara Baldari
- Gabriella Leccese
- Claudia De Stradis
- Andrea Lia
- Giacomo Mandriota
- Simone Schirinzi
- Claudia Leone
- Ludovica Rizzo
- Bruna My
- Ilaria Elena Palamà