{"id":29649,"date":"2026-09-08T10:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentalk.iit.it\/?p=29649"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:46:54","slug":"fondazione-pisana-per-la-scienza-ets-iit-and-university-of-bologna-bio-inspired-vectors-to-deliver-drugs-to-the-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opentalk.iit.it\/en\/fondazione-pisana-per-la-scienza-ets-iit-and-university-of-bologna-bio-inspired-vectors-to-deliver-drugs-to-the-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"FONDAZIONE PISANA PER LA SCIENZA ETS, IIT AND UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA: Bio-inspired vectors to deliver drugs to the brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The potential of M13 bacteriophages as biocompatible nanocarriers capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier has been demonstrated<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bio-inspired vectors capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier to effectively deliver targeted therapies to hard-to-reach diseased brain cells. This innovative use of bacteriophages, or &#8220;phages&#8221; \u2014 non-pathogenic viral vectors \u2014 is at the center of a study led by Dr. Valentina Castagnola, researcher at the Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza ETS, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) and the University of Bologna.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study was recently published in the prestigious journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specifically, the multidisciplinary team tested the use of M13 bacteriophages as potential delivery vehicles to support therapies aimed at treating various diseases affecting the brain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bacteriophages have the characteristic of recognizing and attacking bacteria while being completely harmless to humans; in fact, they are already ubiquitously present in large quantities in our bodies. Today, phages are already used, in selected cases, in therapy for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team studied the interaction of M13 phages with endothelial cells, using experimental models that reproduce <em>in vitro<\/em> the properties of the blood-brain barrier \u2014 the structure that forms and lines the cerebral blood vessels. This is a genuine &#8220;barrier&#8221; that plays an essential role in protecting the brain from the entry of pathogens and potentially harmful substances, but which, at the same time, represents one of the main obstacles to administering drugs intended to treat neurodegenerative diseases and brain tumors. For this reason, the scientific community is actively developing innovative strategies capable of efficiently and precisely targeting specific neuronal populations for the treatment of various brain diseases, overcoming the highly selective control system of the blood-brain barrier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In particular, the study demonstrated that M13 phages are able to cross the blood-brain barrier while maintaining their structural integrity and their ability to reach specific cellular targets, when appropriately engineered through modifications of their genome. These characteristics make M13 bacteriophages potential delivery systems for carrying brain-targeted therapies through the blood, using a minimally invasive approach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The promising results of the publication lay the groundwork for further research useful to the future of medicine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future developments are aimed at optimizing the engineering of the phages, with the goal of further increasing the efficiency of blood-brain barrier crossing, to make drug delivery to specific neuronal populations even more effective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the strategic research lines of Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza, Dr. Castagnola&#8217;s research was supported through a neuroscience grant issued by the Foundation in 2024, entirely funded thanks to a donation from Dr. Vassili Fotis (https:\/\/www.fpscience.it\/it\/people\/vassili-fotis\/). The research was also supported by prestigious international funding obtained by the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, both European \u2014 such as the EU Joint Programme \u2013 Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) and Marie Curie \u2014 and American, such as funding from the Michael J. Fox Foundation of New York.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<em>My work aims to harness nano- and micrometric systems assembled by nature, which are therefore already capable of interacting with the cells of our body, and to reprogram them to perform therapeutic functions of interest. This approach, which borrows natural biological identities in order to engineer them, is called biomimetic nanomedicine<\/em>&#8221; notes Dr. Valentina Castagnola, researcher at Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza ETS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<em>We should think of M13 bacteriophages as intelligent biological nanorobots capable of carrying therapeutic payloads attached to their protein coat, equipped with biological mimicry that allows them to cross the blood-brain barrier unscathed, and fitted with antibody molecules through which they pursue and bind to their brain targets to deliver the therapeutic agent. In short, a nano carrier-pigeon that travels a long journey through the bloodstream to deliver its message to the brain<\/em>&#8221; says Professor Fabio Benfenati, coordinator of the Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, who assisted with the research.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<em>An important aspect of the research, far from a given, concerns the robustness and flexibility of M13 as a vector platform<\/em>&#8221; continues Prof. Alberto Danielli, head of the Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory at the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology of the University of Bologna, where these innovative vectors are designed and engineered. &#8220;<em>Indeed, even the versions redirected to specific cellular targets retain their biomimetic properties and their ability to cross biological barriers, while gaining in targeting specificity. This paves the way for precision therapies that exploit the modularity of the system, much like a multi-tool whose tip (and therapeutic payload) can be swapped depending on the specific function to be performed.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<em>This study, in addition to providing a first demonstration of a phage&#8217;s ability to cross the blood-brain barrier, paves the way for further evaluations in preclinical models and, hopefully, for important clinical applications<\/em>&#8221; states Professor Giorgio Minotti, Scientific Director of Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza ETS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<em>This work fits fully within one of the strategic directions of Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza ETS, a dedicated entity established by Fondazione Pisa to promote biomedical research. We have identified oncology and neuroscience as two priority areas, both for their relevance to health and to further develop and enhance the wealth of expertise generated by the numerous research and training projects supported locally by Fondazione Pisa<\/em>&#8221; states Professor Fabio Beltram, President of Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza ETS. &#8220;<em>Today we are pleased to renew our gratitude to Dr. Vassili Fotis, whose generous donation has strengthened our commitment to neuroscience. This new result belongs to him as well<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For further information: &#8220;Functional Blood-Brain Barrier Crossing by Biomimetic M13 Phage Vectors for Targeted Neuronal Delivery,&#8221; Advanced Healthcare Materials, <a href=\"https:\/\/advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/adhm.202600029\">https:\/\/advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/adhm.202600029<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The potential of M13 bacteriophages as biocompatible nanocarriers capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier has been demonstrated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":29647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4552,4709],"tags":[8279,5539],"class_list":["post-29649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en-news","category-press-release-2","tag-center_for_neuroscience_and_cognitive_systems","tag-fabio_benfenati_iit"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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