Mimicking the Biology of Engineered Protein and mRNA Nanoparticle Delivery Using a Versatile Microfluidic Platform

To investigate the delivery of next-generation macromolecular drugs, such as engineered proteins and mRNA-containing nanoparticles, there is an increasing push towards the use of physiologically relevant disease models that incorporate human cells and do not face ethical dilemmas associated with ani...

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Autores principales: Valentina Palacio-Castañeda, Rik Oude Egberink, Arbaaz Sait, Lea Andrée, Benedetta Maria Sala, Negar Hassani Besheli, Egbert Oosterwijk, Johan Nilvebrant, Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh, Roland Brock, Wouter P. R. Verdurmen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:842f0bdef5604d1ea314bb50f57883222021-11-25T18:42:16ZMimicking the Biology of Engineered Protein and mRNA Nanoparticle Delivery Using a Versatile Microfluidic Platform10.3390/pharmaceutics131119441999-4923https://doaj.org/article/842f0bdef5604d1ea314bb50f57883222021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/11/1944https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4923To investigate the delivery of next-generation macromolecular drugs, such as engineered proteins and mRNA-containing nanoparticles, there is an increasing push towards the use of physiologically relevant disease models that incorporate human cells and do not face ethical dilemmas associated with animal use. Here, we illustrate the versatility and ease of use of a microfluidic platform for studying drug delivery using high-resolution microscopy in 3D. Using this microfluidic platform, we successfully demonstrate the specific targeting of carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) on cells overexpressing the protein in a tumor-mimicking chip system using affibodies, with CAIX-negative cells and non-binding affibodies as controls. Furthermore, we demonstrate this system’s feasibility for testing mRNA-containing biomaterials designed to regenerate bone defects. To this end, peptide- and lipid-based mRNA formulations were successfully mixed with colloidal gelatin in microfluidic devices, while translational activity was studied by the expression of a green fluorescent protein. This microfluidic platform enables the testing of mRNA delivery from colloidal biomaterials of relatively high densities, which represents a first important step towards a bone-on-a-chip platform. Collectively, by illustrating the ease of adaptation of our microfluidic platform towards use in distinct applications, we show that our microfluidic chip represents a powerful and flexible way to investigate drug delivery in 3D disease-mimicking culture systems that recapitulate key parameters associated with in vivo drug application.Valentina Palacio-CastañedaRik Oude EgberinkArbaaz SaitLea AndréeBenedetta Maria SalaNegar Hassani BesheliEgbert OosterwijkJohan NilvebrantSander C. G. LeeuwenburghRoland BrockWouter P. R. VerdurmenMDPI AGarticledrug deliveryaffibodyCAIXgelatinmRNAnanoparticlePharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441ENPharmaceutics, Vol 13, Iss 1944, p 1944 (2021)
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topic drug delivery
affibody
CAIX
gelatin
mRNA
nanoparticle
Pharmacy and materia medica
RS1-441
spellingShingle drug delivery
affibody
CAIX
gelatin
mRNA
nanoparticle
Pharmacy and materia medica
RS1-441
Valentina Palacio-Castañeda
Rik Oude Egberink
Arbaaz Sait
Lea Andrée
Benedetta Maria Sala
Negar Hassani Besheli
Egbert Oosterwijk
Johan Nilvebrant
Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh
Roland Brock
Wouter P. R. Verdurmen
Mimicking the Biology of Engineered Protein and mRNA Nanoparticle Delivery Using a Versatile Microfluidic Platform
description To investigate the delivery of next-generation macromolecular drugs, such as engineered proteins and mRNA-containing nanoparticles, there is an increasing push towards the use of physiologically relevant disease models that incorporate human cells and do not face ethical dilemmas associated with animal use. Here, we illustrate the versatility and ease of use of a microfluidic platform for studying drug delivery using high-resolution microscopy in 3D. Using this microfluidic platform, we successfully demonstrate the specific targeting of carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) on cells overexpressing the protein in a tumor-mimicking chip system using affibodies, with CAIX-negative cells and non-binding affibodies as controls. Furthermore, we demonstrate this system’s feasibility for testing mRNA-containing biomaterials designed to regenerate bone defects. To this end, peptide- and lipid-based mRNA formulations were successfully mixed with colloidal gelatin in microfluidic devices, while translational activity was studied by the expression of a green fluorescent protein. This microfluidic platform enables the testing of mRNA delivery from colloidal biomaterials of relatively high densities, which represents a first important step towards a bone-on-a-chip platform. Collectively, by illustrating the ease of adaptation of our microfluidic platform towards use in distinct applications, we show that our microfluidic chip represents a powerful and flexible way to investigate drug delivery in 3D disease-mimicking culture systems that recapitulate key parameters associated with in vivo drug application.
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author Valentina Palacio-Castañeda
Rik Oude Egberink
Arbaaz Sait
Lea Andrée
Benedetta Maria Sala
Negar Hassani Besheli
Egbert Oosterwijk
Johan Nilvebrant
Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh
Roland Brock
Wouter P. R. Verdurmen
author_facet Valentina Palacio-Castañeda
Rik Oude Egberink
Arbaaz Sait
Lea Andrée
Benedetta Maria Sala
Negar Hassani Besheli
Egbert Oosterwijk
Johan Nilvebrant
Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh
Roland Brock
Wouter P. R. Verdurmen
author_sort Valentina Palacio-Castañeda
title Mimicking the Biology of Engineered Protein and mRNA Nanoparticle Delivery Using a Versatile Microfluidic Platform
title_short Mimicking the Biology of Engineered Protein and mRNA Nanoparticle Delivery Using a Versatile Microfluidic Platform
title_full Mimicking the Biology of Engineered Protein and mRNA Nanoparticle Delivery Using a Versatile Microfluidic Platform
title_fullStr Mimicking the Biology of Engineered Protein and mRNA Nanoparticle Delivery Using a Versatile Microfluidic Platform
title_full_unstemmed Mimicking the Biology of Engineered Protein and mRNA Nanoparticle Delivery Using a Versatile Microfluidic Platform
title_sort mimicking the biology of engineered protein and mrna nanoparticle delivery using a versatile microfluidic platform
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/842f0bdef5604d1ea314bb50f5788322
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