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Nanoparticle engineered TRAIL-overexpressing adipose-derived stem cells target and eradicate glioblastoma via intracranial delivery.

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Jiang, X; Fitch, S; Wang, C; Wilson, C; Li, J; Grant, GA; Yang, F
Published in: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
November 29, 2016

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most intractable of human cancers, principally because of the highly infiltrative nature of these neoplasms. Tracking and eradicating infiltrating GBM cells and tumor microsatellites is of utmost importance for the treatment of this devastating disease, yet effective strategies remain elusive. Here we report polymeric nanoparticle-engineered human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) overexpressing tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) as drug-delivery vehicles for targeting and eradicating GBM cells in vivo. Our results showed that polymeric nanoparticle-mediated transfection led to robust up-regulation of TRAIL in hADSCs, and that TRAIL-expressing hADSCs induced tumor-specific apoptosis. When transplanted in a mouse intracranial xenograft model of patient-derived glioblastoma cells, hADSCs exhibited long-range directional migration and infiltration toward GBM tumor. Importantly, TRAIL-overexpressing hADSCs inhibited GBM growth, extended survival, and reduced the occurrence of microsatellites. Repetitive injection of TRAIL-overexpressing hADSCs significantly prolonged animal survival compared with single injection of these cells. Taken together, our data suggest that nanoparticle-engineered TRAIL-expressing hADSCs exhibit the therapeutically relevant behavior of "seek-and-destroy" tumortropic migration and could be a promising therapeutic approach to improve the treatment outcomes of patients with malignant brain tumors.

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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

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EISSN

1091-6490

Publication Date

November 29, 2016

Volume

113

Issue

48

Start / End Page

13857 / 13862

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
  • Transfection
  • TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand
  • Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Nanoparticles
  • Mice
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells
  • Humans
  • Glioblastoma
  • Gene Expression Regulation
 

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Jiang, X., Fitch, S., Wang, C., Wilson, C., Li, J., Grant, G. A., & Yang, F. (2016). Nanoparticle engineered TRAIL-overexpressing adipose-derived stem cells target and eradicate glioblastoma via intracranial delivery. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 113(48), 13857–13862. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1615396113
Jiang, Xinyi, Sergio Fitch, Christine Wang, Christy Wilson, Jianfeng Li, Gerald A. Grant, and Fan Yang. “Nanoparticle engineered TRAIL-overexpressing adipose-derived stem cells target and eradicate glioblastoma via intracranial delivery.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113, no. 48 (November 29, 2016): 13857–62. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1615396113.
Jiang X, Fitch S, Wang C, Wilson C, Li J, Grant GA, et al. Nanoparticle engineered TRAIL-overexpressing adipose-derived stem cells target and eradicate glioblastoma via intracranial delivery. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Nov 29;113(48):13857–62.
Jiang, Xinyi, et al. “Nanoparticle engineered TRAIL-overexpressing adipose-derived stem cells target and eradicate glioblastoma via intracranial delivery.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 113, no. 48, Nov. 2016, pp. 13857–62. Pubmed, doi:10.1073/pnas.1615396113.
Jiang X, Fitch S, Wang C, Wilson C, Li J, Grant GA, Yang F. Nanoparticle engineered TRAIL-overexpressing adipose-derived stem cells target and eradicate glioblastoma via intracranial delivery. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Nov 29;113(48):13857–13862.
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Published In

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

DOI

EISSN

1091-6490

Publication Date

November 29, 2016

Volume

113

Issue

48

Start / End Page

13857 / 13862

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
  • Transfection
  • TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand
  • Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Nanoparticles
  • Mice
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells
  • Humans
  • Glioblastoma
  • Gene Expression Regulation