New insights for the development of efficient DNA vaccines

Abstract Despite the great potential of DNA vaccines for a broad range of applications, ranging from prevention of infections, over treatment of autoimmune and allergic diseases to cancer immunotherapies, the implementation of such therapies for clinical treatment is far behind the expectations up t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Simone Berger, Yanira Zeyn, Ernst Wagner, Matthias Bros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:Microbial Biotechnology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.70053
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850224746602430464
author Simone Berger
Yanira Zeyn
Ernst Wagner
Matthias Bros
author_facet Simone Berger
Yanira Zeyn
Ernst Wagner
Matthias Bros
author_sort Simone Berger
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Despite the great potential of DNA vaccines for a broad range of applications, ranging from prevention of infections, over treatment of autoimmune and allergic diseases to cancer immunotherapies, the implementation of such therapies for clinical treatment is far behind the expectations up to now. The main reason is the poor immunogenicity of DNA vaccines in humans. Consequently, the improvement of the performance of DNA vaccines in vivo is required. This mini‐review provides an overview of the current state of DNA vaccines and the various strategies to enhance the immunogenic potential of DNA vaccines, including (i) the optimization of the DNA construct itself regarding size, nuclear transfer and transcriptional regulation; (ii) the use of appropriate adjuvants; and (iii) improved delivery, for example, by careful choice of the administration route, physical methods such as electroporation and nanomaterials that may allow cell type‐specific targeting. Moreover, combining nanoformulated DNA vaccines with other immunotherapies and prime‐boost strategies may help to enhance success of treatment.
format Article
id doaj-art-472978ecc1cc405ebf1ce4ccd8f03243
institution OA Journals
issn 1751-7915
language English
publishDate 2024-11-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Microbial Biotechnology
spelling doaj-art-472978ecc1cc405ebf1ce4ccd8f032432025-08-20T02:05:32ZengWileyMicrobial Biotechnology1751-79152024-11-011711n/an/a10.1111/1751-7915.70053New insights for the development of efficient DNA vaccinesSimone Berger0Yanira Zeyn1Ernst Wagner2Matthias Bros3Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy, Center for NanoScience Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität (LMU) Munich Munich GermanyDepartment of Dermatology University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Mainz Mainz GermanyPharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy, Center for NanoScience Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität (LMU) Munich Munich GermanyDepartment of Dermatology University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Mainz Mainz GermanyAbstract Despite the great potential of DNA vaccines for a broad range of applications, ranging from prevention of infections, over treatment of autoimmune and allergic diseases to cancer immunotherapies, the implementation of such therapies for clinical treatment is far behind the expectations up to now. The main reason is the poor immunogenicity of DNA vaccines in humans. Consequently, the improvement of the performance of DNA vaccines in vivo is required. This mini‐review provides an overview of the current state of DNA vaccines and the various strategies to enhance the immunogenic potential of DNA vaccines, including (i) the optimization of the DNA construct itself regarding size, nuclear transfer and transcriptional regulation; (ii) the use of appropriate adjuvants; and (iii) improved delivery, for example, by careful choice of the administration route, physical methods such as electroporation and nanomaterials that may allow cell type‐specific targeting. Moreover, combining nanoformulated DNA vaccines with other immunotherapies and prime‐boost strategies may help to enhance success of treatment.https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.70053
spellingShingle Simone Berger
Yanira Zeyn
Ernst Wagner
Matthias Bros
New insights for the development of efficient DNA vaccines
Microbial Biotechnology
title New insights for the development of efficient DNA vaccines
title_full New insights for the development of efficient DNA vaccines
title_fullStr New insights for the development of efficient DNA vaccines
title_full_unstemmed New insights for the development of efficient DNA vaccines
title_short New insights for the development of efficient DNA vaccines
title_sort new insights for the development of efficient dna vaccines
url https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.70053
work_keys_str_mv AT simoneberger newinsightsforthedevelopmentofefficientdnavaccines
AT yanirazeyn newinsightsforthedevelopmentofefficientdnavaccines
AT ernstwagner newinsightsforthedevelopmentofefficientdnavaccines
AT matthiasbros newinsightsforthedevelopmentofefficientdnavaccines