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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Proof-of-Concept Study on the Use of Tangerine-Derived Nanovesicles as siRNA Delivery Vehicles toward Colorectal Cancer Cell Line SW480.

Nima Rabienezhad Ganji, Ornella Urzì, Vincenza Tinnirello, Elisa Costanzo, Giulia Polito, Antonio Palumbo Piccionello, Mauro Manno, Samuele Raccosta, Alessia Gallo, Margot Lo Pinto and 7 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nima Rabienezhad GanjiDipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica Avanzata, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9408-3721
Ornella UrzìDipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica Avanzata, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8955-8286
Vincenza TinnirelloDipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica Avanzata, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-0715-370X
Elisa CostanzoDipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica Avanzata, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-1637-1797
Giulia PolitoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Antonio Palumbo PiccionelloDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4402-5798
Mauro MannoInstitute of Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy, 90146 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9843-0428
Samuele RaccostaInstitute of Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy, 90146 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7775-5928
Alessia GalloResearch Department, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione), 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6737-9770
Margot Lo PintoProteomics Group of Fondazione Ri.MED, Department of Research IRCCS-ISMETT, via Ernesto Tricomi 5, 90145 Palermo, Italy.
Matteo CalligarisProteomics Group of Fondazione Ri.MED, Department of Research IRCCS-ISMETT, via Ernesto Tricomi 5, 90145 Palermo, Italy.
Simone Dario ScilabraProteomics Group of Fondazione Ri.MED, Department of Research IRCCS-ISMETT, via Ernesto Tricomi 5, 90145 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7300-6153
Maria Antonietta Di BellaDipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica Avanzata, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3705-4729
Alice ConigliaroDipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica Avanzata, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
Simona FontanaDipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica Avanzata, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4681-2170
Stefania RaimondoDipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica Avanzata, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5413-1303
Riccardo AlessandroDipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica Avanzata, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9935-1040
University of Palermo · ITRi.MED · ITNational Research Council · ITIstituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the last years, the field of nanomedicine and drug delivery has grown exponentially, providing new platforms to carry therapeutic agents into the target sites. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are ready-to-use, biocompatible, and non-toxic nanoparticles that are revolutionizing the field of drug delivery. EVs are involved in cell-cell communication and mediate many physiological and pathological processes by transferring their bioactive cargo to target cells. Recently, nanovesicles from plants (PDNVs) are raising the interest of the scientific community due to their high yield and biocompatibility. This study aims to evaluate whether PDNVs may be used as drug delivery systems. We isolated and characterized nanovesicles from tangerine juice (TNVs) that were comparable to mammalian EVs in size and morphology. TNVs carry the traditional EV marker HSP70 and, as demonstrated by metabolomic analysis, contain flavonoids, organic acids, and limonoids. TNVs were loaded with DDHD1-siRNA through electroporation, obtaining a loading efficiency of 13%. We found that the DDHD1-siRNA complex TNVs were able to deliver DDHD1-siRNA to human colorectal cancer cells, inhibiting the target expression by about 60%. This study represents a proof of concept for the use of PDNVs as vehicles of RNA interference (RNAi) toward mammalian cells.

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CitrusColorectal NeoplasmsAnimalsCell LineHumansMammalsProof of Concept StudyRNA, Small InterferingRNA, Small Interferingdrug deliveryelectroporationplant-derived nanovesiclessiRNA

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PMID38203716
PMCPMC10779162
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