Exosome Heterogeneity Affects the Distal "Barrier-Crossing" Trafficking of Exosome Encapsulated Quantum Dots

The biological activities of nanoparticles (NPs), which include endocytosis by macrophages and subsequent intracellular degradation and/or release, transfer to other cells, or translocation across tissue barriers, highly depend on their fate in living organisms. Yet, translocation across barriers, especially the distal "barrier-crossing" trafficking of NPs, is still unclear. The exosome (Exo) plays a crucial role in intercellular communication and biological barrier trafficking. Here, we report that ZnCdSeZnS quantum dots (QDs), as a representation of NPs in biomedical applications, could cross the blood-brain barrier and approach the mouse brain via active Exo encapsulation. By employing multiple techniques, we demonstrated that QDs were internalized by macrophages (J774A.1) and tumor cells (HeLa) and then released to the extracellular environment along with Exo. Exo encapsulation facilitates the distal barrier-crossing trafficking of QDs in vivo, while Exo biogenesis inhibitor GW4869 suppressed the QDs enriched in the brains of mice with a 4T1-Luc breast cancer xenograft. Interestingly, Exo heterogeneity affects the distal trafficking of enveloped QDs. Exo derived from tumorous HeLa cells, not macrophages, that were enriched in functional proteins with cell adhesion, cell migration, axon guidance, and cell motility, showed a better capacity for the remote trafficking of QDs. This study proposes Exo as a vehicle to deliver exogenous NPs to translocate across the distal barrier and provides further information for biomedical application and the risk assessment of NPs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

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ACS nano - 18(2024), 11 vom: 19. März, Seite 7907-7922

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Di [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Hang [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Bingwei [VerfasserIn]
Song, Erqun [VerfasserIn]
Song, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Weihong [VerfasserIn]

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Blood-brain barrier
Exosome
Heterogeneity
Intercellular trafficking
Journal Article
Quantum dots

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Date Completed 20.03.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsnano.3c09378

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36884370X