Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Low immunogenicity of LNP allows repeated administrations of CRISPR-Cas9 mRNA into skeletal muscle in mice

  • Eriya Kenjo,
  • Hiroyuki Hozumi,
  • Yukimasa Makita,
  • Kumiko A. Iwabuchi,
  • Naoko Fujimoto,
  • Satoru Matsumoto,
  • Maya Kimura,
  • Yuichiro Amano,
  • Masataka Ifuku,
  • Youichi Naoe,
  • Naoto Inukai,
  • Akitsu Hotta

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26714-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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In vivo delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 holds promise for treating muscular dystrophy, however, AAV delivery is known to be immunogenic. Here, the authors show that LNP delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 enables repeated injections into skeletal muscle and leads to restored dystrophin expression in multiple muscle groups.