Exosome-based therapeutics: Purification using semi-continuous multi-column chromatography

MG Moleirinho, RJS Silva, MJT Carrondo… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Separation and Purification Technology, 2019Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles, more particularly exosomes, are nanostructures of great medical
interest. Similarly to other complex biopharmaceuticals such as virus, the purification of
these nanovesicles is still a considerable challenge. Here we describe a proof-of-concept
purification strategy based on the well-established size exclusion chromatography
technique, operated in a semi-continuous mode. A two-column system was designed and
experimentally validated. Immunoblotting for protein exosome markers and electron …
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles, more particularly exosomes, are nanostructures of great medical interest. Similarly to other complex biopharmaceuticals such as virus, the purification of these nanovesicles is still a considerable challenge. Here we describe a proof-of-concept purification strategy based on the well-established size exclusion chromatography technique, operated in a semi-continuous mode. A two-column system was designed and experimentally validated. Immunoblotting for protein exosome markers and electron microscopy indicated the presence of exosomes, with its characteristic cup-shaped morphology. The isolated nanovesicles have a mode size of 128 nm and a concentration and size distribution very similar between the collected products. Importantly, after comparison with batch chromatography, we were able to increase the yield up to 83%, specific productivities in 167% and a 2.7-fold reduction in buffer consumption with the semi-continuous operation. Finally, we demonstrate that the developed process can be potentially applied in the large-scale production of exosome-based therapeutics.
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