Department of Biotechnology
inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine)

Polyethylene Glycol-Mediated Fusion of Extracellular Vesicles with Cationic Liposomes for the Design of Hybrid Delivery Systems.

Publication Type

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Date of Publication

December 20, 2021

Journal

ACS applied bio materials

Volume/Issue

4/12

ISSN

2576-6422

To realize a customizable biogenic delivery platform, herein we propose combining cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from breast cancer cell line MCF-7 with synthetic cationic liposomes using a fusogenic agent, polyethylene glycol (PEG). We performed a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based lipid-mixing assay with varying PEG 1000 concentrations (0%, 15%, and 30%) correlated with flow cytometry-based analysis and supported by dimensional analysis by dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) to validate our fusion strategy. Our data revealed that these hybrid vesicles at a particular concentration of PEG (∼15%) improved the cellular delivery efficiency of a model siRNA molecule to the EV parental breast cancer cells, MCF-7, by factors of 2 and 4 compared to the loaded liposome and EV precursors, respectively. The critical rigidity/pliability balance of the hybrid systems fused by PEG seems to be playing a pivotal role in improving their delivery capability. This approach can provide clinically viable delivery solutions using EVs.

Alternate Journal

ACS Appl Bio Mater

PubMed ID

35005950

Authors

Dipanjan Mukherjee
Debashish Paul
Sushmita Sarker
Md Nur Hasan
Ria Ghosh
Sujanthi Easwara Prasad
Praveen K Vemula
Ranjan Das
Arghya Adhikary
Samir Kumar Pal
Tatini Rakshit

Keywords

Breast Neoplasms
Cations
Extracellular Vesicles
Liposomes
Polyethylene Glycols
Female
Humans