Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Resolving heterogeneity of targeted lipid nanoparticles through solution-based biophysical analyses
doi: 10.64898/2026.03.31.715590
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( a-b ) NT LNPs and tLNPs containing FLuc mRNA were administered intravenously via retroorbital injection into pregnant and nonpregnant mice at a dose of 12 µg mRNA per mouse. After 6 h, mice were euthanized, and serum was collected. Serum levels of C3a, TNF, IFN-γ, IL-6, ALT, and AST were quantified in ( a ) pregnant and ( b ) nonpregnant mice via ELISA. Measurements are reported mean ± SD from n = 3–4 biological replicates. One-way ANOVA with post hoc Student’s t-tests using the Holm–Sídak correction for multiple comparisons was used to compare cytokine levels across treatment groups. ( c–e ) Spearman correlations for ( c ) TNF, ( d ) IFN-γ, and ( e ) IL-6 serum levels in pregnant (top) and nonpregnant (bottom) mice using the physicochemical parameters from traditional characterization methods, static SAXS analyses, and AF4-UV-DLS-MALS-SAXS analyses. ( f ) Heatmap representing the entire dataset. For Spearman correlation graphs, dotted lines represent r = –0.6 and 0.6.
Article Snippet: Mouse Quantikine ELISA kits (R&D systems) were used to evaluate C3a, IL-6, TNF, and IFN-γ levels in serum per the manufacturer’s instructions.
Techniques: Injection, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay