一种使用基于外泌体递送的抗病毒小干扰RNA疗法的模型系统。

A model system for antiviral siRNA therapeutics using exosome-based delivery.

作者信息

Wallen Margaret, Aqil Farrukh, Kandimalla Raghuram, Jeyabalan Jeyaprakash, Auwardt Supipi, Tyagi Neha, Schultz David J, Spencer Wendy, Gupta Ramesh C

机构信息

3P Biotechnologies, Inc., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.

Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.

出版信息

Mol Ther Nucleic Acids. 2022 Sep 13;29:691-704. doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2022.08.011. Epub 2022 Aug 17.

Abstract

Emerging viral diseases, such as Ebola, SARS, MERS, and the pathogen causing COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, present a challenge for the development of therapeutics because of strict biosafety handling procedures and rapid mutation of their genomes. To facilitate the development of an adaptable and testable therapeutic model system, a colostrum exosome-based nanoparticle delivery system, EPM (exosome-PEI matrix), that overcomes stringent biosafety containment, was used to mimic the expression of viral proteins. This system would greatly expand the number of laboratories actively participating in the screening of potential therapeutics. EPM technology can deliver both plasmid DNA and siRNA to both simulate viral gene expression and screen potential antiviral siRNA therapeutics. Using this nanoplatform, three key SARS-CoV-2 proteins (the spike glycoprotein, nucleocapsid, and replicase) were expressed and . , several viral gene-targeting siRNAs were screened to determine knockdown efficiency, with some siRNA duplexes resulting in 80%-95% knockdown of corresponding protein expression. Moreover, experiments introducing the spike protein and nucleocapsid by EPM resulted in the production of antibodies against the viral antigen, measured up to 45 d after target delivery. Together, these findings support the efficacy of the EPM delivery system to establish a model for screening antiviral therapeutics-reduced biosafety level.

摘要

诸如埃博拉病毒、严重急性呼吸综合征(SARS)、中东呼吸综合征(MERS)以及导致2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的病原体严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)等新出现的病毒性疾病,由于严格的生物安全处理程序及其基因组的快速突变,给治疗方法的开发带来了挑战。为了促进一种适应性强且可测试的治疗模型系统的开发,一种基于初乳外泌体的纳米颗粒递送系统——EPM(外泌体-聚乙烯亚胺基质),被用于模拟病毒蛋白的表达,该系统克服了严格的生物安全限制。这个系统将极大地增加积极参与潜在治疗方法筛选的实验室数量。EPM技术可以递送质粒DNA和小干扰RNA(siRNA),以模拟病毒基因表达并筛选潜在的抗病毒siRNA治疗方法。利用这个纳米平台,表达了三种关键的SARS-CoV-2蛋白(刺突糖蛋白、核衣壳蛋白和复制酶),并且筛选了几种靶向病毒基因的siRNA以确定敲低效率,一些siRNA双链体导致相应蛋白表达敲低80%-95%。此外,通过EPM引入刺突蛋白和核衣壳蛋白的实验导致产生了针对病毒抗原的抗体,在递送靶点后长达45天进行了检测。总之,这些发现支持了EPM递送系统在建立一个用于筛选抗病毒治疗方法——降低生物安全水平的模型方面的有效性。

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