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ArticleJournal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society2025

Programmable chronogenetic gene circuits for self-regulated circadian delivery of biologic drugs.

Amanda Cimino, Fiona Pat, Omolabake Oyebamiji, Lara Pferdehirt, Christine T N Pham, Erik D Herzog, Farshid Guilak

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Amanda CiminoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children - Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63105, USA.
Fiona PatDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children - Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Omolabake OyebamijiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children - Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Lara PferdehirtDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children - Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63105, USA.
Christine T N PhamCenter of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Erik D HerzogDepartment of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
Farshid GuilakDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children - Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63105, USA. Electronic address: guilak@wustl.edu.

Funding

VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF NORMAL AND OA CHONDRONSR01AG015768 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 1998 to 2022
$7.7M
Washington University Rheumatic DiseasesResearch Resource-based CenterP30AR073752 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Deborah J Lenschow, Christine T. Pham · 2018 to 2026
$7.6M
Resource Based Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (Overall Application)P30AR074992 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Simon Yue-Cheong Tang · 2019 to 2026
$6.8M
Genetically-engineered stem cells for self-regulating arthritis therapyR01AR080902 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Farshid Guilak, Christine T. Pham · 2022 to 2026
$3.7M
OBESITY, BIOMECHANICS, AND INFLAMMATION IN OSTEOARTHRITISR01AG046927 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 2013 to 2023
$3.2M
Deconstructing Cartilage Mechanotransduction by Piezo ChannelsR01AR072999 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 2020 to 2024
$2.9M
The Role of Fat in OsteoarthritisR00AR078949 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI COLLINS, KELSEY HELEN-MARIE · 2023 to 2025
$715k
Synthetic Chronogenetic Gene Circuits for Circadian Cell TherapiesR21AR083662 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID, HERZOG, ERIK · 2023 to 2023
$376k
The Role of Fat in OsteoarthritisK99AR078949 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI COLLINS, KELSEY HELEN-MARIE · 2022 to 2023
$98k
NIAMS NIH HHS K99 AR078949NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR073752NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR074992NIAMS NIH HHS R00 AR078949NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072999NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR080902NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR083662NIA NIH HHS R01 AG015768NIA NIH HHS R01 AG046927
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cells of the body rely on the circadian clock to orchestrate daily changes in physiology that impact both homeostatic and pathological conditions, such as the inflammatory autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In RA, high levels of proinflammatory cytokines peak early in the morning hours, reflected by daily changes in joint stiffness. Chronotherapy (or circadian medicine) seeks to delivery drugs at optimal times to maximize their efficacy. However, chronotherapy remains a largely unexplored approach for disease modifying, antirheumatic treatment, particularly for cell-based therapies. In this study, we developed autonomous chronogenetic gene circuits that produce the biologic drug interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) with desired phase and amplitude. We compared expression of IL-1Ra from circuits that contained different circadian promoter elements (E'-boxes, D-boxes, or RREs) and their ability to respond to inflammatory challenges in murine pre-differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells (PDiPSC) or engineered cartilage pellets. We confirmed that each circuit reliably peaked at a distinct circadian time over multiple days. Engineered cells generated significant amounts of IL-1Ra on a circadian basis, which protected them from circadian dysregulation and inflammatory damage. These programmable chronogenetic circuits have the potential to align with an individual's circadian rhythm for optimized, self-regulated daily drug delivery.

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Circadian RhythmGene Regulatory NetworksInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinAnimalsArthritis, RheumatoidCircadian ClocksDrug ChronotherapyDrug Delivery SystemsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMicePromoter Regions, GeneticInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinArthritisCell engineeringCell therapyCircadian rhythmsSynthetic biology

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PMID40541742
PMCPMC12372465

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