PMID- 33813822 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210708 LR - 20210708 IS - 1526-4602 (Electronic) IS - 1525-7797 (Print) IS - 1525-7797 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 5 DP - 2021 May 10 TI - Pluronic Micelle-Mediated Tissue Factor Silencing Enhances Hemocompatibility, Stemness, Differentiation Potential, and Paracrine Signaling of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. PG - 1980-1989 LID - 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00070 [doi] AB - Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) evoke great excitement for treating different human diseases due to their ability to home inflamed tissues, suppress inflammation, and promote tissue regeneration. Despite great promises, clinical trial results are disappointing as allotransplantation of MSCs trigger thrombotic activity and are damaged by the complement system, compromising their survival and function. To overcome this, a new strategy is presented by the silencing of tissue factor (TF), a transmembrane protein that mediates procoagulant activity. Novel Pluronic-based micelles are designed with the pendant pyridyl disulfide group, which are used to conjugate TF-targeting siRNA by the thiol-exchange reaction. This nanocarrier design effectively delivered the payload to MSCs resulting in approximately 72% TF knockdown (KD) without significant cytotoxicity. Hematological evaluation of MSCs and TF-KD MSCs in an ex vivo human whole blood model revealed a significant reduction in an instant-blood-mediated-inflammatory reaction as evidenced by reduced platelet aggregation (93% of free platelets in the TF-KD group, compared to 22% in untreated bone marrow-derived MSCs) and thrombin-antithrombin complex formation. Effective TF silencing induced higher MSC differentiation in osteogenic and adipogenic media and showed stronger paracrine suppression of proinflammatory cytokines in macrophages and higher stimulation in the presence of endotoxins. Thus, TF silencing can produce functional cells with higher fidelity, efficacy, and functions. FAU - Rangasami, Vignesh K AU - Rangasami VK AD - Bioengineering and Nanomedicine Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technologies, Tampere University, Tampere 33720, Finland. FAU - Nawale, Ganesh AU - Nawale G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7256-0758 AD - Translational Chemical Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Angstrom Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 751 21, Sweden. FAU - Asawa, Kenta AU - Asawa K AD - Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. FAU - Kadekar, Sandeep AU - Kadekar S AD - Translational Chemical Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Angstrom Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 751 21, Sweden. FAU - Samanta, Sumanta AU - Samanta S AD - Bioengineering and Nanomedicine Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technologies, Tampere University, Tampere 33720, Finland. FAU - Nilsson, Bo AU - Nilsson B AD - Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE-75105, Sweden. FAU - Ekdahl, Kristina N AU - Ekdahl KN AD - Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE-75105, Sweden. AD - Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar SE-391 82, Sweden. FAU - Miettinen, Susanna AU - Miettinen S AD - Adult Stem Cells Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technologies, Tampere University, Tampere 33014, Finland. AD - Research, Development and Innovation Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere 33520, Finland. FAU - Hilborn, Jons AU - Hilborn J AD - Polymer Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Angstrom Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 751 21, Sweden. FAU - Teramura, Yuji AU - Teramura Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0709-1000 AD - Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. AD - Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE-75105, Sweden. FAU - Varghese, Oommen P AU - Varghese OP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8872-9928 AD - Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. FAU - Oommen, Oommen P AU - Oommen OP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2768-0133 AD - Bioengineering and Nanomedicine Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technologies, Tampere University, Tampere 33720, Finland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210405 PL - United States TA - Biomacromolecules JT - Biomacromolecules JID - 100892849 RN - 0 (Micelles) RN - 106392-12-5 (Poloxamer) RN - 9035-58-9 (Thromboplastin) SB - IM MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Humans MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cells MH - Micelles MH - Paracrine Communication MH - Poloxamer MH - Thromboplastin/genetics PMC - PMC8154246 COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interest. EDAT- 2021/04/06 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/09 06:00 PMCR- 2021/05/26 CRDT- 2021/04/05 05:20 PHST- 2021/04/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/04/05 05:20 [entrez] PHST- 2021/05/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00070 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomacromolecules. 2021 May 10;22(5):1980-1989. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00070. Epub 2021 Apr 5.