Issue 23, 2023

Fusogenic liposome-coated nanoparticles for rapid internalization into donor corneal endothelial tissue to enable prophylaxis before transplantation

Abstract

Cold stress (hypothermia) during storage and cytokine stress due to acute allograft rejection adversely affect the donor corneal endothelium in the short term. Pharmacological pre-treatment (before transplantation) of the donor corneal endothelium or cells (propagated in vitro for cell injection therapy) with microtubule stabilizers, cold stress protectants, and other molecules is an attractive strategy to tackle damage caused by hypothermia and cytokine stress. These molecules can be delivered intracellularly to the donor corneal endothelium or cells at controlled rates for desired periods and with one-time administration using nanoparticles. However, the death-to-preservation time of donor corneas of more than 4 to 6 h significantly decreases endothelial cell density and increases the risk of microbial contamination. Therefore, we have developed fusogenic liposome-coated nanoparticles for rapid internalization of nanoparticles into cultured corneal endothelial cells and ex vivo corneal endothelial tissue. Here, we have shown that the fusogenic liposome-coated nanoparticles have the intrinsic ability to efficiently and rapidly internalize into cultured corneal endothelial cells and ex vivo corneal tissue within 3 h by possibly fusing with the cell membrane and bypassing the endocytic pathway. Lactate dehydrogenase assay showed that the internalized fusogenic liposome-coated nanoparticles did not cause cytotoxicity in endothelial cells associated with the ex vivo cornea for at least up to 2 days. Thus, fusogenic liposome-coated nanoparticles have great potential as a platform for engineering cells and endothelial tissue of donor corneas to facilitate prophylactic drug delivery during storage and after transplantation.

Graphical abstract: Fusogenic liposome-coated nanoparticles for rapid internalization into donor corneal endothelial tissue to enable prophylaxis before transplantation

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Maw 2023
Accepted
18 Nhl 2023
First published
10 Huk 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 6410-6422

Fusogenic liposome-coated nanoparticles for rapid internalization into donor corneal endothelial tissue to enable prophylaxis before transplantation

T. M. Y., S. S. Tellakula, S. V. Suryavanshi, K. G. S., C. Vasudev S. and S. H. Ranganath, Nanoscale Adv., 2023, 5, 6410 DOI: 10.1039/D3NA00535F

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