Delivery of siRNA based on engineered exosomes for glioblastoma therapy by targeting STAT3

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy has been considered as a promising strategy for treatment of glioblastoma (GBM), which is an aggressive brain disease with poor prognosis. However, siRNA therapy for GBM is seriously hindered by a multitude of barriers including possible immunogenicity, poor cellular uptake, short blood circulation, poor blood stability and low blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration. This paper reports Angiopep-2 (An2)-functionalized signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) siRNA-loaded exosomes (Exo-An2-siRNA) as potential therapeutic agents to improve GBM therapy. The experimental results indicate that Exo-An2-siRNA displays high blood stability, efficient cellular uptake, and outstanding BBB penetration ability. Exo-An2-siRNA also exhibits excellent in vitro anti-GBM therapeutic effects due to the exosomes for siRNA protection and An2 modification for GBM targeting and BBB penetration. Such superior properties of Exo-An2-siRNA are responsible for favorable inhibition of the proliferation of orthotopic U87MG xenografts with limited side effects, significantly enhancing the median survival time (MST) of U87MG-bearing nude mice. The developed siRNA therapy featuring An2-functionalized exosomes as nanoplatforms is a safe and effective GBM treatment strategy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Biomaterials science - 10(2022), 6 vom: 15. März, Seite 1582-1590

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liang, Shi-Fu [VerfasserIn]
Zuo, Fang-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Bin-Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Bang-Ce [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
RNA, Small Interfering
STAT3 Transcription Factor
STAT3 protein, human

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.03.2022

Date Revised 17.03.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1039/d1bm01723c

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337114099