Xue Qiang, Yang Yang, Yang Linlin, Yan Xiaodi, Shen Zihao, Liu Jiajia, Xue Jianhua, Zhao Wei, Liu Xianchen
Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Department of Trauma Center, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021 Oct 4;9:750171. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.750171. eCollection 2021.
Exosomes are well-known natural nanovesicles, that represent one of the recently discovered modes of intercellular communication due to their ability to transmit cellular components. Exosomes have been reported to have potential as natural vectors for carrying functional small RNAs and delivering chemotherapeutic agents to diseased cells. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of exosomes in carrying miRNA for targeting tumor cells. We present a novel method for engineering exosomes with functional miR-317b-5b to target tumor cells. MiR-317b-5b exerts its anti-tumor function its expression in tumors. RT-qPCR was performed to assess the levels of miR-371b-5p, FUT-4. Western blot was performed to measure the levels of CD9, CD81, and FUT-4 proteins. Confocal microscopy was used to observe the internalization of miR-317b-5b in tumor cells. CCK-8, EdU, flow cytometry, wound-healing migration and transwell assays were performed to evaluate cell viability, proliferation, migration, and invasion, respectively. Our findings illustrated that miR-317b-5b-loaded engineered exosomes were internalized by tumor cells. MiR-317b-5b was overexpressed in tumor cells treated with miR-317b-5b-loaded engineered exosomes. The internalization of miR-317b-5b in tumor cells was accompanied by changes of cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis, and migratory and invasive capability. We found that miR-317b-5b-loaded engineered exosomes were presence in tumor tissue sections and miR-317b-5b was overexpressed in tumor tissues of osteosarcoma tumor-bearing mice infected with miR-317b-5b-loaded engineered exosomes. MiR-317b-5b-loaded engineered exosomes had the anti-tumor efficiency . Our findings show that miR-317b-5b-loaded engineered exosomes can be used as nanocarriers to deliver drug molecules such as miR-317b-5b both and to exert its anti-tumor functions.
外泌体是众所周知的天然纳米囊泡,由于其能够传递细胞成分,它代表了最近发现的细胞间通讯模式之一。据报道,外泌体有潜力作为携带功能性小RNA和将化疗药物递送至病变细胞的天然载体。在本研究中,我们旨在研究外泌体在携带miRNA靶向肿瘤细胞中的作用。我们提出了一种用功能性miR-317b-5b对外泌体进行工程改造以靶向肿瘤细胞的新方法。MiR-317b-5b通过其在肿瘤中的表达发挥其抗肿瘤功能。进行RT-qPCR以评估miR-371b-5p、FUT-4的水平。进行蛋白质印迹法以测量CD9、CD81和FUT-4蛋白的水平。使用共聚焦显微镜观察miR-317b-5b在肿瘤细胞中的内化。分别进行CCK-8、EdU、流式细胞术、伤口愈合迁移和Transwell实验以评估细胞活力、增殖、迁移和侵袭。我们的研究结果表明,负载miR-317b-5b的工程化外泌体被肿瘤细胞内化。在用负载miR-317b-5b的工程化外泌体处理的肿瘤细胞中,miR-317b-5b过表达。miR-317b-5b在肿瘤细胞中的内化伴随着细胞活力、增殖、凋亡以及迁移和侵袭能力的变化。我们发现在肿瘤组织切片中存在负载miR-317b-5b的工程化外泌体,并且在感染了负载miR-317b-5b的工程化外泌体的骨肉瘤荷瘤小鼠的肿瘤组织中miR-317b-5b过表达。负载miR-317b-5b的工程化外泌体具有抗肿瘤效率。我们的研究结果表明,负载miR-317b-5b的工程化外泌体可以用作纳米载体,在体内和体外递送诸如miR-317b-5b之类的药物分子以发挥其抗肿瘤功能。