Molecular Dynamics‐Guided Sterol Engineering of mRNA‐Lipid Nanoparticles Reprograms Biodistribution and Enhances Spleen‐Selective Immunity
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What the paper reports
Nine bile-acid-derived sterols varied hydroxylation and alkyl-tail chemistry to probe LNP organization and organ expression. Molecular simulations and experiments linked membrane descriptors with encapsulation and formulation behavior. Replacing cholesterol shifted expression toward the spleen, and a lead sterol enhanced antigen-specific responses. The work offers a preclinical formulation framework rather than validated prediction of human biodistribution.
Why this paper is included
Highlights sterols as an independent delivery-design axis; simulation correlations and acute animal tolerability do not establish long-term clinical safety.
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