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Reprogramming Exosomes as Nanoscale Controllers of Cellular Immunity

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Cheng, Qinqin, Shi, Xiaojing, Han, Menglu, Smbatyan, Goar, Lenz, Heinz-Josef, Zhang, Yong·2018·Journal of the American Chemical Society

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Exosomes are naturally occurring membranous vesicles secreted by various types of cells. Given their unique and important biological and pharmacological properties, exosomes have been emerging as a promising form of nanomedicine acting via efficient delivery of endogenous and exogenous therapeutics. Here we explore a new concept of utilizing endogenously derived exosomes as artificial controllers of cellular immunity to redirect and activate cytotoxic T cells toward cancer cells for killing. This was achieved through genetically displaying two distinct types of antibodies on exosomal surface. The resulting synthetic multivalent antibodies retargeted exosomes (SMART-Exos), which express monoclonal antibodies specific for T-cell CD3 and cancer cell-associated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), were shown to not only induce cross-linking of T cells and EGFR-expressing breast cancer cells but also elicit potent antitumor immunity both in vitro and in vivo. This proof-of-concept study demonstrates a novel application of exosomes in cancer immunotherapy and may provide a general and versatile approach for the development of a new class of cell-free therapy.

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Authors
Cheng, Q., Shi, X., Han, M., Smbatyan, G., Lenz, H.-J., & Zhang, Y.
Venue
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Published
2018-11-19
Volume
140
Issue
48
Pages
16413-16417
ISSN
  • 0002-7863 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-5126
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285
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journal article
Language
en
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Cheng, Q., Shi, X., Han, M., Smbatyan, G., Lenz, H.-J., & Zhang, Y. (2018). Reprogramming Exosomes as Nanoscale Controllers of Cellular Immunity. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b10047

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