Feginn Berle Birgitte, Juliussen Sunniva, Castilho Áurea, Solel Ege, Sdik Saed Halala, Vanderpoorten Oliver, Lunavat Taral R, Thorsen Frits, Rigg Emma
Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Int J Nanomedicine. 2025 Jun 13;20:7501-7514. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S520791. eCollection 2025.
BACKGROUND: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are crucial mediators in brain metastasis (BM), facilitating pre-metastatic niche formation and metastatic progression. However, tracking their distribution and interactions in vivo remains challenging. OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a method for labeling BM-derived EVs using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) that enables their visualization and tracking through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS: Three SPION variants with different coatings and sizes were evaluated using two patient-derived BM cell lines. The labeled EVs were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), colorimetric iron assays, dynamic light scattering and nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) in Nanospacer devices. The functionality and visualization of SPION-labeled EVs were assessed in fetal rat brain organoids (FRBOs) using Prussian blue staining, TEM, and MRI. Detection sensitivity was determined using agar phantoms, and in vivo tracking was validated through intramuscular injections in mice. RESULTS: Uncoated 5 nm SPIONs demonstrated superior labeling efficiency, successfully marking over 90% of cells within 24 hours without significantly affecting cell growth. These SPIONs were effectively incorporated into BM-derived EVs while maintaining their original size distribution. The labeled EVs were successfully internalized by FRBOs and could be visualized using multiple imaging modalities. Agar phantom studies revealed significant changes in T2 and T2* relaxation times, which was further confirmed through in vivo MRI following intramuscular injections. CONCLUSION: This study establishes a reliable protocol for labeling BM-derived EVs with SPIONs, enabling their visualization across various biological contexts, from subcellular to tissue levels. This proposed model facilitates a valuable tool for spatially tracking BM-EVs in vivo, identifying specific target cells, and investigating their functional role in metastatic progression.
背景:细胞外囊泡(EVs)是脑转移(BM)中的关键介质,促进转移前生态位的形成和转移进展。然而,在体内追踪它们的分布和相互作用仍然具有挑战性。 目的:开发并验证一种使用超顺磁性氧化铁纳米颗粒(SPIONs)标记BM来源的EVs的方法,该方法能够通过磁共振成像(MRI)对其进行可视化和追踪。 方法:使用两种患者来源的BM细胞系评估了三种具有不同涂层和尺寸的SPION变体。使用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、比色铁测定法、动态光散射和Nanospacer设备中的纳米颗粒追踪分析(NTA)对标记的EVs进行表征。使用普鲁士蓝染色、TEM和MRI在胎鼠脑类器官(FRBOs)中评估SPION标记的EVs的功能和可视化。使用琼脂体模确定检测灵敏度,并通过小鼠肌肉注射验证体内追踪。 结果:未包被的5 nm SPIONs表现出优异的标记效率,在24小时内成功标记了超过90%的细胞,且对细胞生长没有显著影响。这些SPIONs有效地掺入了BM来源的EVs中,同时保持了它们原来的大小分布。标记的EVs被FRBOs成功内化,并可以使用多种成像方式进行可视化。琼脂体模研究揭示了T2和T2*弛豫时间的显著变化,肌肉注射后的体内MRI进一步证实了这一点。 结论:本研究建立了一种用SPIONs标记BM来源的EVs的可靠方案,使其能够在从亚细胞到组织水平的各种生物学环境中实现可视化。该模型为在体内空间追踪BM-EVs、识别特定靶细胞以及研究它们在转移进展中的功能作用提供了一个有价值的工具。
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