PMID- 33709017 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20211203 IS - 2366-3987 (Electronic) IS - 2366-3987 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 12 DP - 2020 Dec TI - HDL nanoparticles have wound healing and anti-inflammatory properties and can topically deliver miRNAs. LID - 2000138 [pii] LID - 10.1002/adtp.202000138 [doi] AB - microRNAs regulate numerous biological processes, making them potential therapeutic agents. Problems with delivery and stability of these molecules have limited their usefulness as treatments. We demonstrate that synthetic high-density lipoprotein nanoparticles (HDL NPs) topically applied to the intact ocular surface are taken up by epithelial and stromal cells. microRNAs complexed to HDL NPs (miR-HDL NPs) are similarly taken up by cells and tissues and retain biological activity. Topical treatment of diabetic mice with either HDL NPs or miR-HDL NPs significantly improved corneal re-epithelialization following wounding compared with controls. Mouse corneas with alkali burn-induced inflammation, topically treated with HDL NPs, displayed clinical, morphological and immunological improvement. These results should yield a novel HDL NP-based eye drop for patients with compromised wound healing ability (diabetics) and/or corneal inflammatory diseases (e.g. dry eye). FAU - Wang, Junyi AU - Wang J AD - Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. FAU - Calvert, Andrea E AU - Calvert AE AD - Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. FAU - Kaplan, Nihal AU - Kaplan N AD - Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. FAU - McMahon, Kaylin M AU - McMahon KM AD - Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. FAU - Yang, Wending AU - Yang W AD - Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. FAU - Lu, Kurt Q AU - Lu KQ AD - Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. FAU - Peng, Han AU - Peng H AD - Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. FAU - Thaxton, C Shad AU - Thaxton CS AD - Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. FAU - Lavker, Robert M AU - Lavker RM AD - Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. LA - eng GR - P30 AR057216/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - S10 OD021704/OD/NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA060553/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 EY006769/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 EY019463/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AR060710/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 AR064144/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 AR071168/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM008061/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - F32 EY006769/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 EY028560/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AR075049/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200930 PL - Germany TA - Adv Ther (Weinh) JT - Advanced therapeutics JID - 101724632 PMC - PMC7941746 MID - NIHMS1636016 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Corneal epithelium OT - EphA2 OT - alkali burn OT - diabetic cornea OT - microRNA COIS- CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/03/13 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/13 06:01 PMCR- 2021/12/01 CRDT- 2021/03/12 07:21 PHST- 2021/03/12 07:21 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/13 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2000138 [pii] AID - 10.1002/adtp.202000138 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Ther (Weinh). 2020 Dec;3(12):2000138. doi: 10.1002/adtp.202000138. Epub 2020 Sep 30.