METHODS: We have applied liposome to decorate lentivirus surface thereby yielding liposome-lentivirus hybrid-based carriers, termed miR-145-5p-lentivirus nanoliposome (MRL145), and systematically analyzed their potential therapeutic effects on liver CSCs (LCSCs).
RESULTS: MRL145 exhibited high delivery efficiency and potent anti-tumor efficacy under in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, the overexpressed miR-145-5p can significantly suppress the self-renewal, migration, and invasion abilities of LCSCs by targeting Collagen Type IV Alpha 3 Chain (COL4A3). Importantly, COL4A3 can promote phosphorylating GSK-3β at ser 9 (p-GSK-3β S9) to inactivate GSK3β, and facilitate translocation of β-catenin into the nucleus to activate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, thereby promoting self-renewal, migration, and invasion of LCSCs. Interestingly, COL4A3 could attenuate the cellular autophagy through modulating GSK3β/Gli3/VMP1 axis to promote self-renewal, migration, and invasion of LCSCs.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide new insights in mode of action of miR-145-5p in LCSCs therapy and indicates that liposome-virus hybrid carriers hold great promise in miRNA delivery.
方法:我们已经应用脂质体来修饰慢病毒表面,从而产生基于脂质体-慢病毒杂交体的载体,称为miR-145-5p-慢病毒纳米脂质体(MRL145),并系统分析了它们对肝脏CSCs(LCSCs)的潜在治疗作用。
结果:MRL145在体外和体内表现出高的递送效率和有效的抗肿瘤功效。机械上,过表达的miR-145-5p可以显著抑制自我更新,迁移,通过靶向IV型胶原α3链(COL4A3)和LCSC的侵袭能力。重要的是,COL4A3可以促进ser9磷酸化GSK-3β(p-GSK-3βS9)使GSK3β失活,并促进β-catenin易位进入细胞核以激活Wnt/β-catenin通路,从而促进自我更新,迁移,和LCSC的侵袭。有趣的是,COL4A3可通过调节GSK3β/Gli3/VMP1轴减弱细胞自噬,促进细胞自我更新,迁移,和LCSC的侵袭。
结论:这些发现为miR-145-5p在LCSC治疗中的作用模式提供了新的见解,并表明脂质体-病毒杂交载体在miRNA递送中具有巨大的前景。