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Biomimetic Nanoparticles as a Theranostic Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury
Author(s) -
Zinger Assaf,
Soriano Sirena,
Baudo Gherardo,
De Rosa Enrica,
Taraballi Francesca,
Villapol Sonia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202100722
Subject(s) - traumatic brain injury , in vivo , drug delivery , intravital microscopy , infiltration (hvac) , medicine , biomedical engineering , materials science , neuroscience , pharmacology , nanotechnology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , psychiatry , composite material
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) triggers both central and peripheral inflammatory responses. Existing pharmacological drugs are unable to effectively and quickly target the brain inflamed regions, setting up a major roadblock towards effective brain trauma treatments. Nanoparticles (NPs) have been used in multiple diseases as drug delivery tools with remarkable success due to their rapid diffusion and specificity in the target organ. Here, leukocyte‐based biomimetic NPs are fabricated as a theranostic tool to directly access inflamed regions in a TBI mouse model. This NP systemic delivery is visualized using advanced in vivo imaging techniques, including intravital microscopy and in vivo imaging system. The results demonstrate selective targeting of NPs to the injured brain and increased NPs accumulation among the peripheral organs 24 h after TBI. Interestingly, increased microglial proliferation, decreased macrophage infiltration, and reduced brain lesion following the NPs treatments compared to sham vehicle‐treated mice are also found. In summary, the results suggest that NPs represent a promising future theranostic tool for TBI treatment.