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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2024

Engineering extracellular vesicles to transiently permeabilize the blood-brain barrier.

Francesca Tomatis, Susana Rosa, Susana Simões, Marta Barão, Carlos Jesus, João Novo, Emanuel Barth, Manja Marz, Lino Ferreira

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Francesca TomatisCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, UC-Biotech Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7378-0752
Susana RosaCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, UC-Biotech Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4477-2574
Susana SimõesCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, UC-Biotech Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3924-0936
Marta BarãoCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, UC-Biotech Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3753-1839
Carlos JesusCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, UC-Biotech Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6010-9276
João NovoCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, UC-Biotech Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8015-2685
Emanuel BarthBioinformatics Core Facility, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0803-8858
Manja MarzBioinformatics/High Throughput Analysis, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4783-8823
Lino FerreiraCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, UC-Biotech Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal. lino.ferreira@uc.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8985-9302

Funding

European Unions Horizon 2020 952266Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia PTDC/BTM-SAL/5174/2020Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 764958Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência, Portugal 02/C05-i01.01/2022.PC644937233-00000047
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDrug delivery to the brain is challenging due to the restrict permeability of the blood brain barrier (BBB). Recent studies indicate that BBB permeability increases over time during physiological aging likely due to factors (including extracellular vesicles (EVs)) that exist in the bloodstream. Therefore, inspiration can be taken from aging to develop new strategies for the transient opening of the BBB for drug delivery to the brain.

resultsHere, we evaluated the impact of small EVs (sEVs) enriched with microRNAs (miRNAs) overexpressed during aging, with the capacity to interfere transiently with the BBB. Initially, we investigated whether the miRNAs were overexpressed in sEVs collected from plasma of aged individuals. Next, we evaluated the opening properties of the miRNA-enriched sEVs in a static or dynamic (under flow) human in vitro BBB model. Our results showed that miR-383-3p-enriched sEVs significantly increased BBB permeability in a reversible manner by decreasing the expression of claudin 5, an important tight junction protein of brain endothelial cells (BECs) of the BBB, mediated in part by the knockdown of activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4).

conclusionsOur findings suggest that engineered sEVs have potential as a strategy for the temporary BBB opening, making it easier for drugs to reach the brain when injected into the bloodstream.

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Blood-Brain BarrierEndothelial CellsExtracellular VesiclesMicroRNAsAgedAgingBrainClaudin-5Drug Delivery SystemsHumansMalePermeabilityClaudin-5MicroRNAsBlood–brain barrierClaudin 5Extracellular vesiclesMicrofluidic systemMicroRNAModulation

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PMID39623431
PMCPMC11613868

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