Synthetic microparticles conjugated with VEGF165 improve the survival of endothelial progenitor cells via microRNA-17 inhibition
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Zoldan, Janet
Besnier, Marie
Carreto, Laura
Saif, Jaimy
Fernandes, Rui
Santos, Tiago
Bernardino, Liliana
Emanueli, Costanza
Ferreira, Lino
Aday, Sezin
Date Issued
September 2017
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Nature Communications
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Nature Publishing Group
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Aday, Sezin et al. “Synthetic Microparticles Conjugated with VEGF165 Improve the Survival of Endothelial Progenitor Cells via microRNA-17 Inhibition.” Nature Communications 8, 1 (September 2017): 747 © 2017 The Author(s)
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Abstract
Several cell-based therapies are under pre-clinical and clinical evaluation for the treatment of ischemic diseases. Poor survival and vascular engraftment rates of transplanted cells force them to work mainly via time-limited paracrine actions. Although several approaches, including the use of soluble vascular endothelial growth factor (sVEGF) - VEGF 165 , have been developed in the last 10 years to enhance cell survival, they showed limited efficacy. Here, we report a pro-survival approach based on VEGF-immobilized microparticles (VEGF-MPs). VEGF-MPs prolong VEGFR-2 and Akt phosphorylation in cord blood-derived late outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells (OEPCs). In vivo, OEPC aggregates containing VEGF-MPs show higher survival than those treated with sVEGF. Additionally, VEGF-MPs decrease miR-17 expression in OEPCs, thus increasing the expression of its target genes CDKN1A and ZNF652. The therapeutic effect of OEPCs is improved in vivo by inhibiting miR-17. Overall, our data show an experimental approach to improve therapeutic efficacy of proangiogenic cells for the treatment of ischemic diseases.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
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