Interleukin 3- receptor targeted exosomes inhibit in vitro and in vivo Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia cell growth

In this study, we engineered HEK293T cells to express the exosomal protein Lamp2b, fused to a fragment of Interleukin 3 (IL3). The IL3 receptor (IL3-R) is overexpressed in CML blasts compared to normal hematopoietic cells and thus is able to act as a receptor target in a cancer drug delivery system. Here we show that IL3L exosomes, loaded with Imatinib or with BCR-ABL siRNA, are able to target CML cells and inhibit in vitro and in vivo cancer cell growth.

Source: Theranostics - September 12, 2017 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Daniele Bellavia, Stefania Raimondo, Giovanna Calabrese, Stefano Forte, Marta Cristaldi, Agostina Patinella, Lorenzo Memeo, Mauro Manno, Samuele Raccosta, Patrizia Diana, Girolamo Cirrincione, Gianluca Giavaresi, Francesca Monteleone, Simona Fontana, Giac Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research