摘要
Ischemic stroke is currently the second leading cause of death worldwide,and insufficient endogenous neurogenesis is the greatest cause of post-stroke disability.MicroRNAs have been proven to hold therapeutic potential,unfortunately,they have a low stability that hinders their clinical usage.Our earlier work revealed that Panax notoginseng derived exosome like nanoparticles,namely PDNs have potential to bypass BBB and reduce the cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(CI/R)damage.In this study,we employed microRNA-124 as a model therapeutic gene,utilizing its engineered variant Agomir-124(Ago124)to optimize loading efficiency.The therapeutic effects of Ago124@R-PDN were further assessed in several sets of experiments.Pharmacokinetic study showed that erythrocyte membrane extended the half-life of PDNs from 7 min to 11.3 h,and the loading efficiency of Ago124 reached 40%.In an in vitro oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion(OGD/R)model,Ago124@R-PDN enhanced IL-10 production in microglia by 67%(vs 11.7%with free Ago124),and promoted Tuj1+neuronal differentiation by 2.23-fold compared with vehicle.Also,Ago124@R-PDN brought gene cargo into the brain,alleviated infarct volume,and improved functional behaviors in model mice.At last,we demonstrated that surface glycosyl of PDN facilitated its brain-entering ability by being recognized by sodium-glucose linked transporter-1 protein.In conclusion,our erythrocyte fused PDNs offer a promising strategy for delivering biomacromolecule to treat brain diseases.
基金
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(82374296,82271965,62331021)
Development Project of Shanghai Peak Disciplines-Integrated Medicine(201801)
Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(2018SHZDZX01)
Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Explorer Project(23TS1400500).