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Li T, Zhang L, Lu T, Zhu T, Feng C, Gao N, Liu F, Yu J, Chen K, Zhong J, Tang Q, Zhang Q, Deng X, Ren J, Zeng J, Zhou H, Zhu J. Engineered Extracellular Vesicle-Delivered CRISPR/CasRx as a Novel RNA Editing Tool. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206517. [PMID: 36727818 PMCID: PMC10074121 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Engineered extracellular vesicles (EVs) are considered excellent delivery vehicles for a variety of therapeutic agents, including nucleic acids, proteins, drugs, and nanomaterials. Recently, several studies have indicated that clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated 9 (Cas9) delivered by EVs enable efficient DNA editing. However, an RNA editing tool delivered by EVs is still unavailable. Here, a signal peptide-optimized and EVs-delivered guide RNA (gRNA) and CRISPR/CasRx (Cas13d) system capable of rapidly inhibiting the expression of targeted genes with quick catabolism after performing their functions is developed. EVs with CRISPR/CasRx and tandem gRNAs targeting pivotal cytokines are further packed whose levels increase substantially over the course of acute inflammatory diseases and find that these engineered EVs inhibit macrophage activation in vitro. More importantly, this system attenuates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-triggered acute lung injury and sepsis in the acute phase, mitigating organ damage and improving the prognosis in vivo. In summary, a potent tool is provided for short-acting RNA editing, which could be a powerful therapeutic platform for the treatment of acute diseases.
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- Tianwen Li
- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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- Institute of NeuroscienceState Key Laboratory of NeuroscienceKey Laboratory of Primate NeurobiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence TechnologyShanghai Research Center for Brain Science and Brain‐Inspired IntelligenceShanghai Institutes for Biological SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200031China
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- Institute of NeuroscienceState Key Laboratory of NeuroscienceKey Laboratory of Primate NeurobiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence TechnologyShanghai Research Center for Brain Science and Brain‐Inspired IntelligenceShanghai Institutes for Biological SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200031China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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- Institute of NeuroscienceState Key Laboratory of NeuroscienceKey Laboratory of Primate NeurobiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence TechnologyShanghai Research Center for Brain Science and Brain‐Inspired IntelligenceShanghai Institutes for Biological SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200031China
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- Institute of NeuroscienceState Key Laboratory of NeuroscienceKey Laboratory of Primate NeurobiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence TechnologyShanghai Research Center for Brain Science and Brain‐Inspired IntelligenceShanghai Institutes for Biological SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200031China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Clinical and Preclinical Research in Respiratory DiseaseMolecular Diagnosis CenterDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineFirst Affiliated HospitalBengbu Medical CollegeNo. 287 Changhuai RoadBengbuAnhui233004China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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- Institute of NeuroscienceState Key Laboratory of NeuroscienceKey Laboratory of Primate NeurobiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence TechnologyShanghai Research Center for Brain Science and Brain‐Inspired IntelligenceShanghai Institutes for Biological SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200031China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityNational Center for Neurological DisordersNational Key Laboratory for Medical NeurobiologyInstitutes of Brain ScienceShanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function and RegenerationInstitute of NeurosurgeryMOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai200040China
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Ngan Ngo TK, Kuo CH, Tu TY. Recent advances in microfluidic-based cancer immunotherapy-on-a-chip strategies. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2023; 17:011501. [PMID: 36647540 PMCID: PMC9840534 DOI: 10.1063/5.0108792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Despite several extraordinary improvements in cancer immunotherapy, its therapeutic effectiveness against many distinct cancer types remains mostly limited and requires further study. Different microfluidic-based cancer immunotherapy-on-a-chip (ITOC) systems have been developed to help researchers replicate the tumor microenvironment and immune system. Numerous microfluidic platforms can potentially be used to perform various on-chip activities related to early clinical cancer immunotherapy processes, such as improving immune checkpoint blockade therapy, studying immune cell dynamics, evaluating cytotoxicity, and creating vaccines or organoid models from patient samples. In this review, we summarize the most recent advancements in the development of various microfluidic-based ITOC devices for cancer treatment niches and present future perspectives on microfluidic devices for immunotherapy research.
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- Thi Kim Ngan Ngo
- Biomedical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- International Center for Wound Repair and Regeneration, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed:
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Ramos RN, Couto SCF, Oliveira TGM, Klinger P, Braga TT, Rego EM, Barbuto JAM, Rocha V. Myeloid Immune Cells CARrying a New Weapon Against Cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 9:784421. [PMID: 34977027 PMCID: PMC8716000 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.784421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) engineering for T cells and natural killer cells (NK) are now under clinical evaluation for the treatment of hematologic cancers. Although encouraging clinical results have been reported for hematologic diseases, pre-clinical studies in solid tumors have failed to prove the same effectiveness. Thus, there is a growing interest of the scientific community to find other immune cell candidate to express CAR for the treatment of solid tumors and other diseases. Mononuclear phagocytes may be the most adapted group of cells with potential to overcome the dense barrier imposed by solid tumors. In addition, intrinsic features of these cells, such as migration, phagocytic capability, release of soluble factors and adaptive immunity activation, could be further explored along with gene therapy approaches. Here, we discuss the elements that constitute the tumor microenvironment, the features and advantages of these cell subtypes and the latest studies using CAR-myeloid immune cells in solid tumor models.
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- Rodrigo Nalio Ramos
- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Departament of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Ensino e Pesquisa, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Departament of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Fundação Pró-Sangue-Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Departament of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Fundação Pró-Sangue-Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Departament of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.,Graduate Program in Biosciences and Biotechnology, Instituto Carlos Chagas, Fiocruz-Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Departament of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Ensino e Pesquisa, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Departament of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de CienciasBiomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Departament of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Ensino e Pesquisa, São Paulo, Brazil.,Fundação Pró-Sangue-Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Churchill Hospital, Department of Hematology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Rich J, Tian Z, Huang TJ. Sonoporation: Past, Present, and Future. ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES 2022; 7:2100885. [PMID: 35399914 PMCID: PMC8992730 DOI: 10.1002/admt.202100885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
A surge of research in intracellular delivery technologies is underway with the increased innovations in cell-based therapies and cell reprogramming. Particularly, physical cell membrane permeabilization techniques are highlighted as the leading technologies because of their unique features, including versatility, independence of cargo properties, and high-throughput delivery that is critical for providing the desired cell quantity for cell-based therapies. Amongst the physical permeabilization methods, sonoporation holds great promise and has been demonstrated for delivering a variety of functional cargos, such as biomolecular drugs, proteins, and plasmids, to various cells including cancer, immune, and stem cells. However, traditional bubble-based sonoporation methods usually require special contrast agents. Bubble-based sonoporation methods also have high chances of inducing irreversible damage to critical cell components, lowering the cell viability, and reducing the effectiveness of delivered cargos. To overcome these limitations, several novel non-bubble-based sonoporation mechanisms are under development. This review will cover both the bubble-based and non-bubble-based sonoporation mechanisms being employed for intracellular delivery, the technologies being investigated to overcome the limitations of traditional platforms, as well as perspectives on the future sonoporation mechanisms, technologies, and applications.
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- Joseph Rich
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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Harizaj A, Descamps B, Mangodt C, Stremersch S, Stoppa A, Balcaen L, Brans T, De Rooster H, Devriendt N, Fraire JC, Bolea-Fernandez E, De Wever O, Willaert W, Vanhaecke F, Stevens CV, De Smedt SC, Roman B, Vanhove C, Lentacker I, Braeckmans K. Cytosolic delivery of gadolinium via photoporation enables improved in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of cancer cells. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:4005-4018. [PMID: 33899850 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm00479d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Longitudinal in vivo monitoring of transplanted cells is crucial to perform cancer research or to assess the treatment outcome of cell-based therapies. While several bio-imaging techniques can be used, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clearly stands out in terms of high spatial resolution and excellent soft-tissue contrast. However, MRI suffers from low sensitivity, requiring cells to be labeled with high concentrations of contrast agents. An interesting option is to label cells with clinically approved gadolinium chelates which generate a hyperintense MR signal. However, spontaneous uptake of the label via pinocytosis results in its endosomal sequestration, leading to quenching of the T1-weighted relaxation. To avoid this quenching effect, delivery of gadolinium chelates directly into the cytosol via electroporation or hypotonic cell swelling have been proposed. However, these methods are also accompanied by several drawbacks such as a high cytotoxicity, and changes in gene expression and phenotype. Here, we demonstrate that nanoparticle-sensitized laser induced photoporation forms an attractive alternative to efficiently deliver the contrast agent gadobutrol into the cytosol of both HeLa and SK-OV-3 IP1 cells. After intracellular delivery by photoporation the quenching effect is clearly avoided, leading to a strong increase in the hyperintense T1-weighted MR signal. Moreover, when compared to nucleofection as a state-of-the-art electroporation platform, photoporation has much less impact on cell viability, which is extremely important for reliable cell tracking studies. Additional experiments confirm that photoporation does not induce any change in the long-term viability or the migratory capacity of the cells. Finally, we show that gadolinium 'labeled' SK-OV-3 IP1 cells can be imaged in vivo by MRI with high soft-tissue contrast and spatial resolution, revealing indications of potential tumor invasion or angiogenesis.
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- Aranit Harizaj
- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Harizaj A, Van Hauwermeiren F, Stremersch S, De Rycke R, De Keersmaecker H, Brans T, Fraire JC, Grauwen K, De Smedt SC, Lentacker I, Lamkanfi M, Braeckmans K. Nanoparticle-sensitized photoporation enables inflammasome activation studies in targeted single cells. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:6592-6604. [PMID: 33885539 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05067a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Inflammasomes are multi-protein complexes that guard against cellular stress and microbial infections. Inflammasome activation studies frequently require delivery of pathogen-derived virulence factors into the cytosol of macrophages and other innate immune cells. This is a challenging requirement since primary macrophages are difficult-to-transfect, especially when it comes to the intracellular delivery of proteins. Here, we report on the use of nanoparticle-sensitized photoporation as a promising upcoming intracellular delivery technology for delivering proteins of various molecular weights into the cytosol of primary macrophages. While 60-70 nm gold nanoparticles are the most commonly used sensitizing nanoparticles for photoporation, here we find that 0.5 μm iron oxide nanoparticles perform markedly better on primary macrophages. We demonstrate that LFn-FlaA or lipopolysaccharides can be delivered in primary macrophages resulting in activation of the NLRC4 or the non-canonical inflammasome, respectively. We furthermore show that photoporation can be used for targeted delivery of these toxins into selected cells, opening up the possibility to study the interaction between inflammasome activated cells and surrounding healthy cells. Taken together, these results show that nanoparticle-sensitized photoporation is very well suited to deliver pathogenic virulence factors in primary macrophages, thus constituting an effective new enabling technology for inflammasome activation studies.
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- Aranit Harizaj
- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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