Programmable production of bioactive extracellular vesicles in vivo to treat myocardial infarction.

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State Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (LoFE) & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China.

Published: March 2025


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Current myocardial infarction (MI) treatment strategies remain challenged in suboptimal pharmacokinetics and potential adverse effects. Here we present a bioelectronic interface capable of producing on-demand abundant bioactive extracellular vesicles (EVs) near the MI area for in-situ localized treatment. The technology, termed electroactive patch for wirelessly and controllable EV generation (ePOWER), leverages wireless bioelectronic patch to stimulate embedded electrosensitive macrophages, actively modulating the biosynthesis of EVs and enabling EV production with high programmability to be delivered directly to the MI area. ~2400% more bioactive EVs were produced per cell under our ePOWER system. When surgically implanted, we demonstrate the therapeutic potential of in-situ EV production system to alleviate MI symptoms and improve cardiac function. This programmable ePOWER technology enables in-situ production of therapeutically rich EVs, thus reducing the need for exogenous cell expansion platforms and dedicated delivery, holding promise as a therapeutic all-in-one platform to treat various diseases.

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