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ArticleBioactive materials2024

Oral TNF-α siRNA delivery via milk-derived exosomes for effective treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

Geonhee Han, Hyosuk Kim, Hochung Jang, Eun Sun Kim, Sun Hwa Kim, Yoosoo Yang

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Article in Bioactive materials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Geonhee HanKU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Hyosuk KimMedicinal Materials Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Hochung JangMedicinal Materials Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Eun Sun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Sun Hwa KimKU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Yoosoo YangMedicinal Materials Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Korea Institute of Science and Technology · KRKorea University · KRKorea University of Science and Technology · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral administration facilitates the direct delivery of drugs to lesions within the small intestine and colon, making it an ideal approach for treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease. However, multiple physical barriers impede the delivery of oral RNA drugs through the gastrointestinal tract. Herein, we developed a novel oral siRNA delivery system that protects nucleic acids in extreme environments by employing exosomes derived from milk to encapsulate tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) siRNA completely. The remarkable structural stability of milk-derived exosomes (M-Exos), as opposed to those from HEK293T cells, makes them exceptional siRNA carriers. Results demonstrate that milk exosomes loaded with TNF-α siRNA (M-Exo/siR) can effectively inhibit the expression of TNF-α-related inflammatory cytokines. Moreover, given that milk exosomes are composed of unique lipids with high bioavailability, orally administered M-Exo/siR effectively reach colonic tissues, leading to decreased TNF-α expression and successful alleviation of colitis symptoms in a dextran sulfate sodium-induced inflammatory bowel disease murine model. Hence, milk-derived exosomes carrying TNF-α siRNA can be effectively employed to treat inflammatory bowel disease. Indeed, using exosomes naturally derived from milk may shift the current paradigm of oral gene delivery, including siRNA.

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Inflammatory bowel diseaseMilk-derived exosomeOral gene deliverysiRNATNF-α

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PMID38223538
PMCPMC10784143
OpenAlexW4390121359

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