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ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage2025

Cartilage-targeting exosomes for delivery of receptor antagonist of interleukin-1 in osteoarthritis treatment.

Tanvi Vinod Pathrikar, Helna M Baby, Bill Hakim, Hengli Zhang, Héctor A Millán Cotto, Vineel Kondiboyina, Chenzhen Zhang, Ambika G Bajpayee

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Article in Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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8 authors.

Tanvi Vinod PathrikarDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: pathrikar.t@northeastern.edu.
Helna M BabyDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: baby.h@northeastern.edu.
Bill HakimDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: hakim.bi@northeastern.edu.
Hengli ZhangDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: zhang.hengli@northeastern.edu.
Héctor A Millán CottoDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: millancotto.h@northeastern.edu.
Vineel KondiboyinaDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: kondiboyina.v@northeastern.edu.
Chenzhen ZhangDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: zhang.chenz@northeastern.edu.
Ambika G BajpayeeDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: a.bajpayee@northeastern.edu.

Funding

Intra-cartilage depot delivery of electrically-charged IL-1RA for targeting osteoarthritis-associated inflammation and catabolism in multiple joint tissuesR01AR075121 · NIAMS · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI BAJPAYEE, AMBIKA GOEL · 2020 to 2025
$2.5M
Anti-catabolic drug anchored cationic exosomes for cartilage targeting and repairR21EB028385 · NIBIB · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI BAJPAYEE, AMBIKA GOEL · 2019 to 2021
$628k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR075121NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB028385
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveExosomes are nano-sized cell-secreted vesicles naturally involved in joint tissue crosstalk and hold promise as drug carriers. Their negatively charged lipid bilayer, however, results in electrostatic repulsion from the anionic cartilage matrix limiting their applications in tissue targeting and drug delivery. Here we engineer cartilage targeting exosomes by reversing their net surface charge and use them for sustained delivery of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA), a disease-modifying osteoarthritis (OA) drug that suffers from rapid joint clearance and poor cartilage uptake.

designExosomes were surface modified by anchoring optimally charged cartilage targeting cationic motifs, Avidin (Av) and arginine-rich cationic peptide carrier (CPC). IL-1RA was surface anchored and encapsulated within the exosomes, creating two formulations: Exo

resultsExo

conclusionCartilage targeting charge-reversed CPC anchored exosomes successfully targeted and delivered IL-1RA to early-stage arthritic cartilage. They hold promise as a cell-free intra-cartilage depot-forming carrier for sustained delivery of OA biologics.

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularDrug Delivery SystemsExosomesInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinOsteoarthritisAnimalsCattleInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinCartilageElectrostatic InteractionsExosomesIL-1RAOsteoarthritis

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PMID40158651
PMCPMC12301852

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