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ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2025

"Attractive" Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Magnetic Localization of Silk-Iron Packaged Extracellular Vesicles.

Ande X Marini, Kiran J McLoughlin, Amanda R Pellegrino, Golnaz N Tomaraei, Bo Li, John A Curci, Mostafa Bedewy, Justin S Weinbaum, David A Vorp

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Article in Journal of functional biomaterials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ande X MariniDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7198-9344
Kiran J McLoughlinDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3815-2600
Amanda R PellegrinoDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-2125-9092
Golnaz N TomaraeiDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9901-8005
Bo LiDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
John A CurciDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9928-9400
Mostafa BedewyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4182-7533
Justin S WeinbaumDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0626-6083
David A VorpDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6467-2151

Funding

Artificial Stem Cells for Vascular Tissue EngineeringR01HL130077 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI VORP, DAVID ALAN · 2016 to 2019
$1.5M
Outside-In Regenerative Therapy for Abdominal Aortic AneurysmR21HL129066 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CURCI, JOHN A, VORP, DAVID ALAN · 2015 to 2016
$439k
Extracellular Vesicle Delivery System for Treatment of Abdominal Aortic AneurysmF31HL164082 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MARINI, ANDE XIAOJIE · 2023 to 2024
$58k
American Heart Association 23CSA1053715American Heart Association 23PRE1019551Competitive Medical Research Fund, University of Pittsburgh NANHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL164082NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL130077NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL129066NIH HHS 5F31HL164082-02NIH HHS 5R01HL130077-04NIH HHS 5R21HL129066-02U.S. National Science Foundation 2139321U.S. National Science Foundation 2239244
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Abstract

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a dilatation of the distal aorta to a diameter of 50% or more of its normal size of about 2 cm. Risk of aortic rupture can be nearly eliminated with either open surgery or endovascular repair. Procedural risks limit the value of these interventions unless the diameter of the aneurysm has reached a critical threshold (established as 5.5 cm in men or 5.0 cm in women). Thus, patients are monitored until this threshold is reached. Approximately 80% of small AAA will grow and exceed the threshold, providing a therapeutic window for altering this natural history and reducing the risk of rupture. Previous work in our lab has utilized adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) to treat AAA in vivo, preserving elastic fibers and slowing aneurysm expansion. This work sought to create a delivery system for therapeutic extracellular vesicles (ASC-EVs) secreted by ASCs. Our delivery system incorporated the biocompatibility of regenerated silk fibroin (RSF), the magnetic moveability of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs), and the regenerative nature of ASC-EVs to create silk-iron packaged extracellular vesicles (SIPEs). Using this system, we tested the ability to magnetically localize the SIPEs and release their encapsulated ASC-EVs to exert their regenerative effects in vitro. We were successful in magnetically localizing the SIPEs in vitro and silk-iron microparticles (SIMPs) in vivo and in detecting their releasates via flow cytometry and cellular uptake assays. However, while their releasates were detected, their biological effects were diminished compared to unencapsulated controls. Thus, additional optimization related to loading efficiency is needed.

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abdominal aortic aneurysmdegradationdrug deliveryextracellular matrixextracellular vesiclesregenerative medicinesilk microparticles

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PMID41295051
PMCPMC12653497

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