Stem cell therapies have shown significant promise in addressing spinal cord injury (SCI) due to their ability to protect, regenerate, and replace tissue. However, the efficacy of these therapies encounters post-transplantation challenges, including poor survival, inefficient retention, difficulty in neuron transdifferentiation, and difficulty connecting into the injured area. In this study, we introduce a bioengineering platform to address these problems through regulating of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) fate. To fabricate this platform, extracellular matrix (ECM) was first obtained and optimized for effective phenotypic neuronal differentiation in vitro. To support stem cell survival and retention, porous microspheres were collected and selected with microfluidic fabrication. When incorporated into the bioengineered microsphere (BEM) platform, the loaded MSCs demonstrated improved survival, considerable retention rates, the ability to differentiate into neuronal cells, and effective tissue integration in contusive SCI models. More importantly, BEM-assisted MSC treatment reduces scar tissue formation, improves the regeneration of nearby tissues and axons, protects the synaptic structure, and enhances signal transduction, thereby accelerating post-SCI recovery. This advancement enhances therapeutic strategies for SCIs and related neuronal disorders.
{"title":"Bioengineering microspheres regulating mesenchymal stem cell fate accelerate spinal cord injury therapeutics","authors":"Zhiyi Feng , Yanming Zuo , Jiamen Shen, Qian Zhao, Zhi Qiang Cao, Xiaokun Li, Zhouguang Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102574","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102574","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Stem cell therapies have shown significant promise in addressing spinal cord injury (SCI) due to their ability to protect, regenerate, and replace tissue. However, the efficacy of these therapies encounters post-transplantation challenges, including poor survival, inefficient retention, difficulty in neuron transdifferentiation, and difficulty connecting into the injured area. In this study, we introduce a bioengineering platform to address these problems through regulating of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) fate. To fabricate this platform, extracellular matrix (ECM) was first obtained and optimized for effective phenotypic neuronal differentiation <em>in vitro</em>. To support stem cell survival and retention, porous microspheres were collected and selected with microfluidic fabrication. When incorporated into the bioengineered microsphere (BEM) platform, the loaded MSCs demonstrated improved survival, considerable retention rates, the ability to differentiate into neuronal cells, and effective tissue integration in contusive SCI models. More importantly, BEM-assisted MSC treatment reduces scar tissue formation, improves the regeneration of nearby tissues and axons, protects the synaptic structure, and enhances signal transduction, thereby accelerating post-SCI recovery. This advancement enhances therapeutic strategies for SCIs and related neuronal disorders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":395,"journal":{"name":"Nano Today","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 102574"},"PeriodicalIF":13.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143175157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-05DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102572
Ao Sun , Qiuhua Luo , Hongyu Liu , Weiguang Yang , Jiaxin Liu , Xianbao Shi , Yingxin Nie , Jin Sun , Mengchi Sun , Linlin Liu
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is an autoimmune disease marked by IgA complex deposition in the glomerular mesangium, leading to chronic kidney disease and renal failure. Our clinical studies highlighted the critical role of gut microbiota and mucosal immunity in IgAN pathogenesis, identified through 16S rRNA gut microbiota diversity analysis. Given the established gut-kidney axis in IgAN development, we developed an orally administrated budesonide-encapsulated yeast microcapsules-based pectin gel, termed NYPs@Gel. Yeast microcapsules, compromising β-glucans and polysaccharides, Yeast microcapsules, comprising β-glucans and polysaccharides, protect budesonide from acidic degradation and promote its accumulation in gut-associated lymphoid tissue, thereby triggering mucosal immunity. The coated pectin gels prolong the formulation’s retention time in the intestines and provide sustained drug release. As anticipated, NYPs@Gel effectively enhances intestinal mucosa’s resistance to inflammation, reduces gut-derived IgA production, mitigates the side effects of budesonide, and restores gut microbiota balance. By modulating the gut-kidney axis, NYPs@Gel significantly improves IgAN outcomes, representing substantial advancements in the management and treatment of IgAN and a potential breakthrough in reducing the burden of chronic kidney disease.
{"title":"An orally budesonide-loaded yeast microcapsules-based gel relieves IgA nephropathy via the modulation of gut-kidney axis","authors":"Ao Sun , Qiuhua Luo , Hongyu Liu , Weiguang Yang , Jiaxin Liu , Xianbao Shi , Yingxin Nie , Jin Sun , Mengchi Sun , Linlin Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102572","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102572","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is an autoimmune disease marked by IgA complex deposition in the glomerular mesangium, leading to chronic kidney disease and renal failure. Our clinical studies highlighted the critical role of gut microbiota and mucosal immunity in IgAN pathogenesis, identified through 16S rRNA gut microbiota diversity analysis. Given the established gut-kidney axis in IgAN development, we developed an orally administrated budesonide-encapsulated yeast microcapsules-based pectin gel, termed NYPs@Gel. Yeast microcapsules, compromising β-glucans and polysaccharides, Yeast microcapsules, comprising β-glucans and polysaccharides, protect budesonide from acidic degradation and promote its accumulation in gut-associated lymphoid tissue, thereby triggering mucosal immunity. The coated pectin gels prolong the formulation’s retention time in the intestines and provide sustained drug release. As anticipated, NYPs@Gel effectively enhances intestinal mucosa’s resistance to inflammation, reduces gut-derived IgA production, mitigates the side effects of budesonide, and restores gut microbiota balance. By modulating the gut-kidney axis, NYPs@Gel significantly improves IgAN outcomes, representing substantial advancements in the management and treatment of IgAN and a potential breakthrough in reducing the burden of chronic kidney disease.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":395,"journal":{"name":"Nano Today","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 102572"},"PeriodicalIF":13.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143175567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102571
Xifeng Qin , Mingyang Liu , Hu Wu , Boshu Ouyang , Xu Zhao , Xiaomin Su , Ruizhe Xu , Huiwen Liu , Jiayi Wu , Yue Liu , Ting Wang , Onder Ergonul , Füsun Can , Jia Li , Lin Lin , Funan Liu , Zhiqing Pang
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have hold great promise as a tumor immunotherapy. However, their effectiveness is hindered by the challenge of precise and efficient delivery in vivo and stimulating a robust anti-tumor immune response. In this study, we developed a strategy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)-armed oncolytic immunotherapy. It was found that HIFU facilitating efficient delivery of erythrocyte-hijacking OVs to solid tumors and enhancing the penetration of OVs in tumors. Remarkably, HIFU enhanced the oncolytic effect of OVs not only by suppressing the host cell’s ability of virus clearance through downregulating the IFN signaling pathway, but also by enhancing OV replication within tumor cells through upregulating the expression of the oncogene RAS, inducing DNA damage, and promoting OVs-induced autophagy. More importantly, HIFU augmented OVs-mediated anti-tumor immune responses in vivo, leading to remodeling of the tumor microenvironment, resulting in nearly complete tumor regression (97.6 %) within 15 days and 80 % tumor-free status sustained for 120 days. Overall, these findings highlight the potential of HIFU as a novel modality for precise OV delivery, augmented oncolytic effect, and robust immunostimulation in oncolytic immunotherapy of solid tumors.
{"title":"Augmenting Tumor Lysis and Immune Response through HIFU-armed Oncolytic Virus Delivery System","authors":"Xifeng Qin , Mingyang Liu , Hu Wu , Boshu Ouyang , Xu Zhao , Xiaomin Su , Ruizhe Xu , Huiwen Liu , Jiayi Wu , Yue Liu , Ting Wang , Onder Ergonul , Füsun Can , Jia Li , Lin Lin , Funan Liu , Zhiqing Pang","doi":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102571","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102571","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have hold great promise as a tumor immunotherapy. However, their effectiveness is hindered by the challenge of precise and efficient delivery <em>in vivo</em> and stimulating a robust anti-tumor immune response. In this study, we developed a strategy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)-armed oncolytic immunotherapy. It was found that HIFU facilitating efficient delivery of erythrocyte-hijacking OVs to solid tumors and enhancing the penetration of OVs in tumors. Remarkably, HIFU enhanced the oncolytic effect of OVs not only by suppressing the host cell’s ability of virus clearance through downregulating the IFN signaling pathway, but also by enhancing OV replication within tumor cells through upregulating the expression of the oncogene RAS, inducing DNA damage, and promoting OVs-induced autophagy. More importantly, HIFU augmented OVs-mediated anti-tumor immune responses <em>in vivo</em>, leading to remodeling of the tumor microenvironment, resulting in nearly complete tumor regression (97.6 %) within 15 days and 80 % tumor-free status sustained for 120 days. Overall, these findings highlight the potential of HIFU as a novel modality for precise OV delivery, augmented oncolytic effect, and robust immunostimulation in oncolytic immunotherapy of solid tumors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":395,"journal":{"name":"Nano Today","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 102571"},"PeriodicalIF":13.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1016/S1748-0132(24)00426-2
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Pub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1016/S1748-0132(24)00425-0
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Pub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102525
Meng Gao , Xi Liu , Zhenzhen Wang , Hui Wang , Tristan Asset , Di Wu , Jun Jiang , Qianqian Xie , Shujuan Xu , Xiaoming Cai , Jia Li , Weili Wang , Huizhen Zheng , Xingfa Gao , Nikolai Tarasenko , Benjamin Rotonnelli , Jean-Jacques Gallet , Frédéric Jaouen , Ruibin Li
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Engineering catalytic dephosphorylation reaction for endotoxin inactivation” [Nano Today 44 (2022) 101456]","authors":"Meng Gao , Xi Liu , Zhenzhen Wang , Hui Wang , Tristan Asset , Di Wu , Jun Jiang , Qianqian Xie , Shujuan Xu , Xiaoming Cai , Jia Li , Weili Wang , Huizhen Zheng , Xingfa Gao , Nikolai Tarasenko , Benjamin Rotonnelli , Jean-Jacques Gallet , Frédéric Jaouen , Ruibin Li","doi":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102525","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102525","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":395,"journal":{"name":"Nano Today","volume":"59 ","pages":"Article 102525"},"PeriodicalIF":13.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142743148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102563
Mengdi Yu , Yushi Wang , Jinhua Shang , Qingqing Zhang , Yuqian Jiang , Xiaoqing Liu , Fuan Wang
The cascaded catalytic circuits are viable tools for improving the signal gain of biosensors, yet their sensing performance is still limited by the signal leakage from complex biological environment and unsatisfying reaction efficiency from inter-reactants steric hindrance. Herein, we proposed a catalytically localized DNA (CLD) circuit for the accurate and high-efficiency imaging of microRNA (miRNA) in living cells by virtue of the sequentially and successively amplified integration of catalytic DNA circuits. The compact CLD circuit was constructed by integrating two elemental catalytic circuits, cell-responsive EDR module and analyte-sensing CHA module, where CHA module was initially caged in EDR module for eliminating the unwanted off-site and off-target signal leakage. Only by cell-specific messenger RNA (mRNA)-activated EDR operation then the elemental CHA circuit could be successively connected to facilitate the highly efficient intramolecular reaction with low steric hindrance, thus leading to accelerated reaction efficiency for miRNA analyte. The multiple molecular recognition and the spatial self-confinement of the smart CLD circuit enable the accurate and high-efficiency imaging of intracellular miRNA. The interaction network of mRNA and miRNA was then investigated in situ through our CLD circuit, which provides a powerful tool for discovering the underlying signal pathways between these different RNAs in living cells.
{"title":"Sequentially amplified integration of catalytic DNA circuits for high-performance intracellular imaging of miRNA and interpretation of mRNA-miRNA signalling pathway","authors":"Mengdi Yu , Yushi Wang , Jinhua Shang , Qingqing Zhang , Yuqian Jiang , Xiaoqing Liu , Fuan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102563","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102563","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The cascaded catalytic circuits are viable tools for improving the signal gain of biosensors, yet their sensing performance is still limited by the signal leakage from complex biological environment and unsatisfying reaction efficiency from inter-reactants steric hindrance. Herein, we proposed a catalytically localized DNA (CLD) circuit for the accurate and high-efficiency imaging of microRNA (miRNA) in living cells by virtue of the sequentially and successively amplified integration of catalytic DNA circuits. The compact CLD circuit was constructed by integrating two elemental catalytic circuits, cell-responsive EDR module and analyte-sensing CHA module, where CHA module was initially caged in EDR module for eliminating the unwanted off-site and off-target signal leakage. Only by cell-specific messenger RNA (mRNA)-activated EDR operation then the elemental CHA circuit could be successively connected to facilitate the highly efficient intramolecular reaction with low steric hindrance, thus leading to accelerated reaction efficiency for miRNA analyte. The multiple molecular recognition and the spatial self-confinement of the smart CLD circuit enable the accurate and high-efficiency imaging of intracellular miRNA. The interaction network of mRNA and miRNA was then investigated in situ through our CLD circuit, which provides a powerful tool for discovering the underlying signal pathways between these different RNAs in living cells.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":395,"journal":{"name":"Nano Today","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 102563"},"PeriodicalIF":13.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142757085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-30DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102573
Liting Chen , Chen Xu , Hainan Xu , Hongyu Liu , Zihan Ma , Jiahao Liu , Xiaoyu Gao , Wei Lv , Xinze Du , Xiao Zhao , Jing Shi , Keman Cheng , Funan Liu
Oncolytic virus therapy for brain tumors has achieved breakthrough progress in clinical applications, yet its potential is severely constrained by the mode of administration-direct intratumoral injection into the cranial cavity. Other administration routes face rapid clearance by neutralizing antibodies and obstacles posed by the blood-brain barrier. Herein, we engineered the oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 2 (OH2) with surface modifications of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and rabies virus glycoprotein 29 (RVG29, a BBB-penetrating peptide from the rabies virus), to form OH2-PEG-RVG. OH2-PEG-RVG could efficiently traversed the blood-brain barrier even in BALB/c mice with pre-existing anti-OH2 antibodies, leading to the accumulation of OH2 in the brain. More importantly, OH2-PEG-RVG maintained blood-brain barrier integrity without causing pathological changes or behavioral abnormalities in mice. Furthermore, OH2-PEG-RVG effectively inhibited brain tumor growth, transforming immunologically "cold" tumors into "hot" tumors, inducing a robust anti-tumor immune response, and prolonging the survival of the mice. These findings underscore the potential of OH2-PEG-RVG as a multifaceted therapeutic strategy for effective brain tumor treatment, offering insights into addressing blood-brain barrier limitations.
{"title":"RVG29-modified oncolytic herpes simplex virus for intracranial tumor treatment","authors":"Liting Chen , Chen Xu , Hainan Xu , Hongyu Liu , Zihan Ma , Jiahao Liu , Xiaoyu Gao , Wei Lv , Xinze Du , Xiao Zhao , Jing Shi , Keman Cheng , Funan Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102573","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102573","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Oncolytic virus therapy for brain tumors has achieved breakthrough progress in clinical applications, yet its potential is severely constrained by the mode of administration-direct intratumoral injection into the cranial cavity. Other administration routes face rapid clearance by neutralizing antibodies and obstacles posed by the blood-brain barrier. Herein, we engineered the oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 2 (OH2) with surface modifications of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and rabies virus glycoprotein 29 (RVG29, a BBB-penetrating peptide from the rabies virus), to form OH2-PEG-RVG. OH2-PEG-RVG could efficiently traversed the blood-brain barrier even in BALB/c mice with pre-existing anti-OH2 antibodies, leading to the accumulation of OH2 in the brain. More importantly, OH2-PEG-RVG maintained blood-brain barrier integrity without causing pathological changes or behavioral abnormalities in mice. Furthermore, OH2-PEG-RVG effectively inhibited brain tumor growth, transforming immunologically \"cold\" tumors into \"hot\" tumors, inducing a robust anti-tumor immune response, and prolonging the survival of the mice. These findings underscore the potential of OH2-PEG-RVG as a multifaceted therapeutic strategy for effective brain tumor treatment, offering insights into addressing blood-brain barrier limitations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":395,"journal":{"name":"Nano Today","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 102573"},"PeriodicalIF":13.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-29DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102560
Linnan Yang , Yi Hu , Hui Peng , Zhengbin Wang , Sixu Chen , Jieying Qian , Yujie Yang , Zhonghua Xu , Jin Wu , Chaozhao Liang , Guilong Zhang , Yunjiao Zhang , Li Zhang
Androgen receptor (AR) is an essential target for prostate cancer (PCa) therapy, while required resistance due to AR overexpression/abnormal splicing often leads to therapeutic failure, and how to realize the synergistic therapeutic efficacy for PCa remains a challenge. Herein, a novel paradigm of zinc-manganese oxide nanoparticles (ZMONPs) is rationally engineered, which can cooperate in promoting ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS)-mediated AR degradation and cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) signaling pathway activation, thereby generating a tumoricidal immune microenvironment to elicit PCa cell death. Upon lysosomal acidolysis, ZMONPs promote zinc ions overload to produce more reactive oxygen species (ROS), which ultimately contribute to UPS-mediated AR degradation and tumoricidal effect. In PCa mouse models, ZMONPs significantly down-regulate the abundance of AR within the tumor microenvironment, further facilitating cGAS-STING signaling pathway activation to secrete C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) and interferon beta (IFN-β), which enhance dendritic cells (DCs) maturation and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) infiltration, thus realizing tumor growth inhibition in a cooperative manner. In addition, co-administration of ZMONPs and docetaxel presents notably synergistic therapeutic efficacy. Collectively, this study highlights the favorable effects of ZMONPs on AR degradation-related hormonal therapy and anti-tumor immunity, which may serve as a promising therapeutic strategy for PCa.
{"title":"Boosting ubiquitin-proteasome system-mediated androgen receptor degradation and cGAS-STING pathway activation for synergistic prostate cancer therapy by engineered zinc-manganese oxide nanoparticles","authors":"Linnan Yang , Yi Hu , Hui Peng , Zhengbin Wang , Sixu Chen , Jieying Qian , Yujie Yang , Zhonghua Xu , Jin Wu , Chaozhao Liang , Guilong Zhang , Yunjiao Zhang , Li Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102560","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102560","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Androgen receptor (AR) is an essential target for prostate cancer (PCa) therapy, while required resistance due to AR overexpression/abnormal splicing often leads to therapeutic failure, and how to realize the synergistic therapeutic efficacy for PCa remains a challenge. Herein, a novel paradigm of zinc-manganese oxide nanoparticles (ZMONPs) is rationally engineered, which can cooperate in promoting ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS)-mediated AR degradation and cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) signaling pathway activation, thereby generating a tumoricidal immune microenvironment to elicit PCa cell death. Upon lysosomal acidolysis, ZMONPs promote zinc ions overload to produce more reactive oxygen species (ROS), which ultimately contribute to UPS-mediated AR degradation and tumoricidal effect. In PCa mouse models, ZMONPs significantly down-regulate the abundance of AR within the tumor microenvironment, further facilitating cGAS-STING signaling pathway activation to secrete C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) and interferon beta (IFN-β), which enhance dendritic cells (DCs) maturation and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) infiltration, thus realizing tumor growth inhibition in a cooperative manner. In addition, co-administration of ZMONPs and docetaxel presents notably synergistic therapeutic efficacy. Collectively, this study highlights the favorable effects of ZMONPs on AR degradation-related hormonal therapy and anti-tumor immunity, which may serve as a promising therapeutic strategy for PCa.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":395,"journal":{"name":"Nano Today","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 102560"},"PeriodicalIF":13.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102558
Hongya Cheng , Wenqiao Hui , Hanyue Kang , Zhenni Shi , Jianlei Liu , Xin Wang , Fei Qi , Lin Mao , Huiqian Ding , Rongjian Hu , Nabila Begum , Daoqiang Lu , Dandan Chen , Xinyue Cheng , Miaomiao Wan , Dahai Liu , Hsian-Rong Tseng , Shoudong Ye , Xiaobin Xu , Baowei Zhang , Qian Ban
Here, we developed and demonstrated a novel integrative system—Silica Nanorods (SNA) substrate cell capture combined with Supramolecular Nanoparticle (SMNP) delivery mediated CBE base editing (SNA·SMNP·CBE)—achieving the synchronization of CD34+HSPCs cell capture and gene editing for β-hemoglobinopathies. First, in vitro study shows it enables efficient and precise modification of BCL11A promoter in CD34+HSPCs, yielding the highly editing efficiency of 50.4 %, thus making an alternative strategy to conventional immunomagnetic cell separation and electroporation transfection system mediated CBE editing (IMS·EP·CBE). Then, we transplanted the edited human CD34+HSPCs into severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice by using intraosseous injection strategy. When compared with conventional IMS·EP·CBE methods, our results showed that significantly higher human HBG expression in the bone marrow and peripheral blood of recipient mice, and long-term engraftment, evidenced from similar gene expression profiles to naïve CD34+HSPCs at 14 weeks. Conclusively, our integrative system—SNA·SMNP·CBE·intraosseous injection—offers an appealing novel way for the unique potential of gene therapy in the clinic application for β-hemoglobinopathies patients.
{"title":"SNA·SMNP·CBE system: A novel integrative strategy for β-hemoglobinopathies gene therapy","authors":"Hongya Cheng , Wenqiao Hui , Hanyue Kang , Zhenni Shi , Jianlei Liu , Xin Wang , Fei Qi , Lin Mao , Huiqian Ding , Rongjian Hu , Nabila Begum , Daoqiang Lu , Dandan Chen , Xinyue Cheng , Miaomiao Wan , Dahai Liu , Hsian-Rong Tseng , Shoudong Ye , Xiaobin Xu , Baowei Zhang , Qian Ban","doi":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102558","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102558","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Here, we developed and demonstrated a novel integrative system—Silica Nanorods (SNA) substrate cell capture combined with Supramolecular Nanoparticle (SMNP) delivery mediated CBE base editing (SNA·SMNP·CBE)—achieving the synchronization of CD34+HSPCs cell capture and gene editing for β-hemoglobinopathies. First, <em>in vitro</em> study shows it enables efficient and precise modification of BCL11A promoter in CD34+HSPCs, yielding the highly editing efficiency of 50.4 %, thus making an alternative strategy to conventional immunomagnetic cell separation and electroporation transfection system mediated CBE editing (IMS·EP·CBE). Then, we transplanted the edited human CD34+HSPCs into severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice by using intraosseous injection strategy. When compared with conventional IMS·EP·CBE methods, our results showed that significantly higher human HBG expression in the bone marrow and peripheral blood of recipient mice, and long-term engraftment, evidenced from similar gene expression profiles to naïve CD34+HSPCs at 14 weeks. Conclusively, our integrative system—SNA·SMNP·CBE·intraosseous injection—offers an appealing novel way for the unique potential of gene therapy in the clinic application for β-hemoglobinopathies patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":395,"journal":{"name":"Nano Today","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 102558"},"PeriodicalIF":13.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142721116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}