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SHR Neuro Cancer Cardio Lipid Metab Microb
Schachner-Nedherer, AL; Fuchs, J; Vidakovic, I; Höller, O; Schratter, G; Almer, G; Fröhlich, E; Zimmer, A; Wabitsch, M; Kornmueller, K; Prassl, R.
Lipid Nanoparticles as a Shuttle for Anti-Adipogenic miRNAs to Human Adipocytes.
Pharmaceutics. 2023; 15(7):
Doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15071983
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- Leading authors Med Uni Graz
- Fuchs Julia
- Prassl Ruth
- Schachner-Nedherer Anna-Laurence
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Almer Gunter
- Fröhlich Eleonore
- Höller Oliver Max
- Kornmüller Karin
- Schratter Gebhard
- Vidakovic Ivan
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- Abstract:
- Obesity and type 2 diabetes are major health burdens for which no effective therapy is available today. One treatment strategy could be to balance the metabolic functions of adipose tissue by regulating gene expressions using miRNAs. Here, we have loaded two anti-adipogenic miRNAs (miR26a and miR27a) into a pegylated lipid nanoparticle (PEG-LNP) formulation by a single-step microfluidic-assisted synthesis step. For the miRNA-loaded LNPs, the following system properties were determined: particle size, zeta potential, miRNA complexation efficiency, and cytotoxicity. We have used a human preadipocyte cell line to address the transfection efficiency and biological effects of the miRNA candidates at the gene and protein level. Our findings revealed that the upregulation of miR27a in preadipocytes inhibits adipogenesis by the downregulation of PPARγ and the reduction of lipid droplet formation. In contrast, miR26a transfection in adipocytes induced white adipocyte browning detected as the upregulation of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) as a marker of non-shivering thermogenesis. We conclude that the selective delivery of miRNAs by PEG-LNPs to adipocytes could offer new perspectives for the treatment of obesity and related metabolic diseases.
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