School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Laboratory of Nano-Regenerative Medicine, Centro de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica (CIIB), Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
J Adv Res. 2021 Jan 8;31:61-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2021.01.001. eCollection 2021 Jul.
BACKGROUND: Even though exosome-based therapy has been shown to be able to control the progression of different pathologies, the data revealed by pharmacokinetic studies warn of the low residence time of exogenous exosomes in circulation that can hinder the clinical translation of therapeutic exosomes. The macrophages related to the organs of the mononuclear phagocytic system are responsible primarily for the rapid clearance and retention of exosomes, which strongly limits the amount of exosomal particles available to reach the target tissue, accumulate in it and release with high efficiency its therapeutic cargo in acceptor target cells to exert the desired biological effect. AIM OF REVIEW: Endowing exosomes with surface modifications to evade the immune system is a plausible strategy to contribute to the suppression of exosomal clearance and increase the efficiency of their targeted content delivery. Here, we summarize the current evidence about the mechanisms underlying the recognition and sequestration of therapeutic exosomes by phagocytic cells. Also, we propose different strategies to generate 'invisible' exosomes for the immune system, through the incorporation of different anti-phagocytic molecules on the exosomes' surface that allow increasing the circulating half-life of therapeutic exosomes with the purpose to increase their bioavailability to reach the target tissue, transfer their therapeutic molecular cargo and improve their efficacy profile. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW: Macrophage-mediated phagocytosis are the main responsible behind the short half-life in circulation of systemically injected exosomes, hindering their therapeutic effect. Exosomes 'Camouflage Cloak' strategy using antiphagocytic molecules can contribute to the inhibition of exosomal clearance, hence, increasing the on-target effect. Some candidate molecules that could exert an antiphagocytic role are CD47, CD24, CD44, CD31, β2M, PD-L1, App1, and DHMEQ. Pre- and post-isolation methods for exosome engineering are compatible with the loading of therapeutic cargo and the expression of antiphagocytic surface molecules.
背景:尽管基于外泌体的疗法已被证明能够控制多种病理的进展,但药代动力学研究揭示的数据警告说,外源性外泌体在循环中的停留时间很短,这可能会阻碍治疗性外泌体的临床转化。单核吞噬细胞系统器官相关的巨噬细胞主要负责外泌体的快速清除和保留,这强烈限制了到达靶组织的外泌体颗粒数量,使其在外泌体颗粒中积累,并以高效率将其治疗货物释放到靶细胞中,从而发挥所需的生物学效应。
综述目的:赋予外泌体表面修饰以逃避免疫系统是一种合理的策略,可以有助于抑制外泌体的清除并提高其靶向内容物传递的效率。在这里,我们总结了关于吞噬细胞识别和隔离治疗性外泌体的机制的当前证据。此外,我们提出了通过在治疗性外泌体表面上整合不同的抗吞噬分子来产生对外免疫系统“隐形”外泌体的不同策略,这允许增加治疗性外泌体的循环半衰期,以增加其生物利用度到达靶组织,传递其治疗性分子货物并改善其疗效。
综述的关键科学概念:巨噬细胞介导的吞噬作用是系统注射的外泌体在循环中半衰期短的主要原因,这阻碍了它们的治疗效果。使用抗吞噬分子的外泌体“伪装斗篷”策略可以有助于抑制外泌体的清除,从而增加靶效应。一些可能发挥抗吞噬作用的候选分子是 CD47、CD24、CD44、CD31、β2M、PD-L1、App1 和 DHMEQ。外泌体工程的预分离和后分离方法与治疗性货物的加载和抗吞噬表面分子的表达兼容。
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