优化分离方法并探索莲花衍生的细胞外囊泡在调节炎症和促进伤口愈合方面的治疗潜力。
Optimizing Isolation Methods and Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Lotus-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Modulating Inflammation and Promoting Wound Healing.
作者信息
Lo Kai-Jiun, Wang Mu-Hui, Kuo Ching-Yao, Pan Min-Hsiung
机构信息
Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100225, Taiwan.
出版信息
ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2025 Jul 14;11(7):4424-4435. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c00377. Epub 2025 Jun 9.
In the past decade, with the rise of research on plant-derived extracellular vesicles (PDEVs), scientists have been continuously exploring the bioactivity of PDEVs. Many PDEVs have been shown to possess a variety of biological activities. Given that the specific characteristics of EVs are believed to be related to their source cells, PDEVs from traditional Chinese medicinal herbs hold significant potential for development. In this study, lotus ( Gaertn.) leaves were selected as the source of PDEVs, and the impact of different isolation methods on their characteristics was evaluated, while their potential biological activities were also assessed. Lotus-derived EVs (LDEVs) were isolated by using tangential flow filtration (TFF), ultracentrifugation (UC), density gradient ultracentrifugation (DGU), and size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), respectively. The mean sizes of LDEVs isolated by various methods were in the range of 130-160 nm. Although the LDEVs isolated by the TFF method had a lower zeta potential, it exhibited the highest purity, with a yield of 3.69 ± 0.43 × 10 particles/g lotus leaves. Notably, LDEVs isolated by different methods all demonstrated the ability to attenuate LPS-induced inflammation in RAW264.7 cells, significantly decreasing the nitrite concentration in the culture medium. Furthermore, LDEVs also showed potential for wound healing, promoting the migration of HaCaT cells in vitro. LDEVs also demonstrated internalization by RAW264.7 and HaCaT cells. These results support the potential of LDEVs for biomedical applications while also suggesting that TFF is a promising and viable strategy for large-scale PDEV isolation.
在过去十年中,随着植物源细胞外囊泡(PDEVs)研究的兴起,科学家们一直在不断探索PDEVs的生物活性。许多PDEVs已被证明具有多种生物活性。鉴于细胞外囊泡的特定特征被认为与其来源细胞有关,来自中草药的PDEVs具有巨大的开发潜力。在本研究中,选择莲(Gaertn.)叶作为PDEVs的来源,评估了不同分离方法对其特征的影响,同时也评估了它们潜在的生物活性。分别采用切向流过滤(TFF)、超速离心(UC)、密度梯度超速离心(DGU)和尺寸排阻色谱(SEC)法分离莲源细胞外囊泡(LDEVs)。通过各种方法分离的LDEVs的平均大小在130 - 160 nm范围内。虽然通过TFF法分离的LDEVs的zeta电位较低,但它表现出最高的纯度,产量为3.69±0.43×10颗粒/克莲叶。值得注意的是,通过不同方法分离的LDEVs均显示出减轻RAW264.7细胞中脂多糖诱导的炎症的能力,显著降低培养基中的亚硝酸盐浓度。此外,LDEVs还显示出伤口愈合的潜力,在体外促进HaCaT细胞的迁移。LDEVs也被RAW264.7和HaCaT细胞内化。这些结果支持了LDEVs在生物医学应用中的潜力,同时也表明TFF是一种用于大规模分离PDEVs的有前景且可行的策略。