Santoro Jessie, Nuzzo Silvia, Soricelli Andrea, Salvatore Marco, Grimaldi Anna Maria
IRCCS SYNLAB SDN, Via E. Gianturco 113, 80143 Napoli, Italy.
Department of Medical, Movement and Wellbeing Sciences, University of Naples Parthenope, Naples, Italy.
Mol Ther Nucleic Acids. 2025 Jul 31;36(3):102644. doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2025.102644. eCollection 2025 Sep 9.
Small interfering RNA (siRNA) has emerged as a powerful tool for gene silencing, offering great potential for therapeutic applications. However, the clinical use of siRNA is limited by several challenges, including poor stability in biological fluids, off-target effects, and toxicity due to non-specific cellular uptake. To address these limitations, extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from milk are being investigated as natural carriers to deliver siRNA and microRNA. These EVs offer advantages such as low immunogenicity, biocompatibility, and the ability to cross biological barriers. Here, we optimized methods for loading siRNA into milk-derived EVs (mEVS) and assessed their ability to protect siRNA from degradation while preserving its gene-silencing efficacy. We targeted a potential biomarker, Aurora kinase A (AURKA), known to be deregulated in many types of solid tumors, including colon cancer. Our results demonstrate that mEVs-loaded siRNA retains the stability and functionality of internalized siRNA, leading to efficient gene silencing in target cells. This approach highlights the potential of mEVs as a safe and valuable delivery system, overcoming key limitations of siRNA therapeutics and opening new avenues and opening new avenues for diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in colon cancer.
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