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Liu L, Yi H, He H, Pan H, Cai L, Ma Y. Tumor associated macrophage-targeted microRNA delivery with dual-responsive polypeptide nanovectors for anti-cancer therapy. Biomaterials 2017; 134:166-179. [PMID: 28463694 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Revised: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Repolarizing Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) to anti-tumor M1 macrophages with microRNA (miR) is a plausible approach for cancer treatment. However, how to achieve TAM-targeted miR delivery remains a challenge. The present study generated redox/pH dual-responsive hybrid polypeptide nanovectors, which consisted of self-crosslinked redox-responsive nanoparticles based on galactose-functionalized n-butylamine-poly(l-lysine)-b-poly(l-cysteine) polypeptides (GLC) coated with DCA-grafted sheddable PEG-PLL (sPEG) copolymers. The ex vivo study showed that sPEG shielded cationic GLC core at physiological pH but quickly shed off to re-expose GLC due to it charge reversible property. Encapsulation with sPEG/GLC nanovectors effectively facilitated macrophage-targeted miR delivery at the acidic condition but diminished miR uptake at neutral pH. Administration of miR155-loaded sPEG/GLC (sPEG/GLC/155) nanocomplexes increased miR155 expression in TAMs about 100-400 folds both in vitro and in vivo. sPEG/GLC/155 also effectively repolarized immunosuppressive TAMs to anti-tumor M1 macrophages through elevating M1 macrophage markers (IL-12, iNOS, MHC II) and suppressing M2 macrophage markers (Msr2 and Arg1) in TAMs. Moreover, the treatment of sPEG/GLC/155 significantly increased activated T lymphocytes and NK cells in tumors, which consequently led to robust tumor regression. Hence, TAM-targeted delivery of miR with redox/pH dual-responsive sPEG/GLC nanovectors could be a promising approach to re-polarize TAMs to M1 macrophages in situ and induce tumor regression.
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- Lanlan Liu
- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518055, PR China.
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Preparation and evaluation of pH -responsive charge-convertible ternary complex FA-PEI-CCA/PEI/DNA with low cytotoxicity and efficient gene delivery. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 152:58-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Kim H, Jeong H, Han S, Beack S, Hwang BW, Shin M, Oh SS, Hahn SK. Hyaluronate and its derivatives for customized biomedical applications. Biomaterials 2017; 123:155-171. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Zeng Y, Yang Z, Li H, Hao Y, Liu C, Zhu L, Liu J, Lu B, Li R. Multifunctional Nanographene Oxide for Targeted Gene-Mediated Thermochemotherapy of Drug-resistant Tumour. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43506. [PMID: 28272412 PMCID: PMC5341118 DOI: 10.1038/srep43506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Drug resistance remains a major challenge for anticancer treatment, and one of the major mechanisms of drug resistance is the overexpression of drug efflux transporters in cancer. A new approach for defeating drug resistance is the use of a co-delivery strategy that utilizes small interfering RNA (siRNA) to silence the expression of efflux transporters together with a suitable anticancer drug for drug-resistant cells. In this work, multifunctional graphene capable of integrating multiple functions in one system was employed as a novel co-delivery system for siRNA and doxorubicin (Dox), as well as for the controlled release of intracellular pH-triggered and heat-triggered Dox. Additionally, it was used as a synergistic therapy based on the photothermal effect of graphene oxide (GO) under near-infrared (NIR) irradiation and the chemotherapeutic effect of Dox. The nanocomplex exhibited high drug and siRNA loading. Furthermore, the dual delivery of siRNA and Dox by folic acid (FA)-conjugated polyethylenimine-modified PEGylated nanographene (PPG-FA/siRNA/Dox) exhibited a satisfactory gene silencing effect as well as efficient intracellular delivery of Dox. Thus, Dox could access the nucleus and induce greater cytotoxicity compared with siRNA-absent delivery systems. Significantly, under irradiation, the combined treatment showed more synergistic effect for overcoming drug resistance compared with chemotherapy effect alone.
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- Yiping Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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Nia AH, Eshghi H, Abnous K, Ramezani M. The intracellular delivery of plasmid DNA using cationic reducible carbon nanotube — Disulfide conjugates of polyethylenimine. Eur J Pharm Sci 2017; 100:176-186. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Revised: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Novel PEI/Poly-γ-Gutamic Acid Nanoparticles for High Efficient siRNA and Plasmid DNA Co-Delivery. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22010086. [PMID: 28054985 PMCID: PMC6155750 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22010086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Revised: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The efficient delivery of sufficient amounts of nucleic acids into target cells is critical for successful gene therapy and gene knockdown. The DNA/siRNA co-delivery system has been considered a promising approach for cancer therapy to simultaneously express and inhibit tumor suppressor genes and overexpressed oncogenes, respectively, triggering synergistic anti-cancer effects. Polyethylenimine (PEI) has been identified as an efficient non-viral vector for transgene expression. In this study, we created a very high efficient DNA/siRNA co-delivery system by incorporating a negatively-charged poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) into PEI/nucleic acid complexes. Spherical nanoparticles with about 200 nm diameter were formed by mixing PEI/plasmid DNA/siRNA/γ-PGA (dual delivery nanoparticles; DDNPs) with specific ratio (N/P/C ratio) and the particles present positive surface charge under all manufacturing conditions. The gel retardation assay shows both nucleic acids were effectively condensed by PEI, even at low N/P ratios. The PEI-based DDNPs reveal excellent DNA/siRNA transfection efficiency in the human hepatoma cell line (Hep 3B) by simultaneously providing high transgene expression efficiency and high siRNA silencing effect. The results indicated that DDNP can be an effective tool for gene therapy against hepatoma.
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Zhang Y, Chang YQ, Han L, Zhang Y, Chen ML, Shu Y, Wang JH. Aptamer-anchored di-polymer shell-capped mesoporous carbon as a drug carrier for bi-trigger targeted drug delivery. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:6882-6889. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb01528c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mesoporous carbon nanomaterials have found applications in drug delivery and cancer therapy.
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- Yang Zhang
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Sciences
- Northeastern University
- Shenyang 110189
- China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Sciences
- Northeastern University
- Shenyang 110189
- China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Sciences
- Northeastern University
- Shenyang 110189
- China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Sciences
- Northeastern University
- Shenyang 110189
- China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Sciences
- Northeastern University
- Shenyang 110189
- China
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- Institute of Biotechnology
- College of Life and Health Sciences
- Northeastern University
- Shenyang 110189
- China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Sciences
- Northeastern University
- Shenyang 110189
- China
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Wang HJ, Zhang J, Liu YH, Luo TY, He X, Yu XQ. Hyaluronic acid-based carbon dots for efficient gene delivery and cell imaging. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra01417a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Two polymers were used with no additives to directly construct multifunctional carbon dots by a microwave-assisted method for simultaneous gene delivery and cell imaging.
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- Hai-Jiao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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Li Q, Hao X, Lv J, Ren X, Zhang K, Ullah I, Feng Y, Shi C, Zhang W. Mixed micelles obtained by co-assembling comb-like and grafting copolymers as gene carriers for efficient gene delivery and expression in endothelial cells. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:1673-1687. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb02212j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Chen X, Yang J, Liang H, Jiang Q, Ke B, Nie Y. Disulfide modified self-assembly of lipopeptides with arginine-rich periphery achieve excellent gene transfection efficiency at relatively low nitrogen to phosphorus ratios. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:1482-1497. [PMID: 32264639 DOI: 10.1039/c6tb02945k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Self-assembled lipopeptides, with viral envelope, capsid-inspired arginine-rich periphery and disulfide bonds, achieve excellent transfectionin vitroandin vivo.
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- Xiaobing Chen
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- No. 29
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
- Translational Neuroscience Center
- West China Hospital
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- No. 29
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- No. 29
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
- Translational Neuroscience Center
- West China Hospital
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- No. 29
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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Feng Y, Guo M, Liu W, Hao X, Lu W, Ren X, Shi C, Zhang W. Co-self-assembly of cationic microparticles to deliver pEGFP-ZNF580 for promoting the transfection and migration of endothelial cells. Int J Nanomedicine 2016; 12:137-149. [PMID: 28053529 PMCID: PMC5191575 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s107593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The gene transfection efficiency of polyethylenimine (PEI) varies with its molecular weight. Usually, high molecular weight of PEI means high gene transfection, as well as high cytotoxicity in gene delivery in vivo. In order to enhance the transfection efficiency and reduce the cytotoxicity of PEI-based gene carriers, a novel cationic gene carrier was developed by co-self-assembly of cationic copolymers. First, a star-shaped copolymer poly(3(S)-methyl-morpholine-2,5-dione-co-lactide) (P(MMD-co-LA)) was synthesized using D-sorbitol as an initiator, and the cationic copolymer (P(MMD-co-LA)-g-PEI) was obtained after grafting low-molecular weight PEI. Then, by co-self-assembly of this cationic copolymer and a diblock copolymer methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG)-b-P(MMD-co-LA), microparticles (MPs) were formed. The core of MPs consisted of a biodegradable block of P(MMD-co-LA), and the shell was formed by mPEG and PEI blocks. Finally, after condensation of pEGFP-ZNF580 by these MPs, the plasmids were protected from enzymatic hydrolysis effectively. The result indicated that pEGFP-ZNF580-loaded MP complexes were suitable for cellular uptake and gene transfection. When the mass ratio of mPEG-b-P(MMD-co-LA) to P(MMD-co-LA)-g-PEI reached 3/1, the cytotoxicity of the complexes was very low at low concentration (20 μg mL-1). Additionally, pEGFP-ZNF580 could be transported into endothelial cells (ECs) effectively via the complexes of MPs/pEGFP-ZNF580. Wound-healing assay showed that the transfected ECs recovered in 24 h. Cationic MPs designed in the present study could be used as an applicable gene carrier for the endothelialization of artificial blood vessels.
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- Yakai Feng
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University
- Tianjin University-Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Joint Laboratory for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin
- Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University
- Wenzhou Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering, CNITECH, CAS, Wenzhou
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University
- Tianjin University-Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Joint Laboratory for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University
- Wenzhou Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering, CNITECH, CAS, Wenzhou
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Logistics University of Chinese People’s Armed Police Force, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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Chiper M, Tounsi N, Kole R, Kichler A, Zuber G. Self-aggregating 1.8kDa polyethylenimines with dissolution switch at endosomal acidic pH are delivery carriers for plasmid DNA, mRNA, siRNA and exon-skipping oligonucleotides. J Control Release 2016; 246:60-70. [PMID: 27956144 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2016] [Revised: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Efficiency of polyethylenimine (PEI) for nucleic acid delivery is affected by the size of the carrier and length of the nucleic acids. For instance, PEIs with molecular weights between 10-30kDa provide optimal DNA delivery activity whereas PEIs with molecular weights below 1.8kDa are ineffective. The activity of PEI is also severely diminished by substitution of DNA for shorter nucleic acids such as mRNA or siRNA. Here, through chemical modification of the primary amines to aromatic domains we achieved nucleic acid delivery by the 1.8kDa polyethylenimine (PEI) particles. This modification did not affect the PEI buffering abilities but enhanced its pH-sensitive aggregation, enabling stabilization of the polyplex outside the cell while still allowing nucleic acid release following cellular entry. The aromatic PEIs were then evaluated for their gene, mRNA, siRNA and 2'O-methyl phosphorothioate oligonucleotide in vitro transfection abilities. The salicylamide-grafted PEI showed to be a reliable carrier for delivering nucleic acids with cytoplasmic activity such as the mRNA and siRNA or nuclear diffusible oligonucleotide. It was then further equipped with polyethyleneglycol (PEG) and the delivery efficiency of the copolymer was tested in vivo for regeneration of dystrophin in the muscle of mdx mouse through a 2'O-methyl phosphorothioate-mediated splicing modulation. Intramuscular administration of polyplexes resulted in dystrophin-positive fibers in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy without apparent toxicity. These findings indicate that precise modifications of low molecular weight PEI improve its bio-responsiveness and yield delivery vehicles for nucleic acids of various types in vitro and in vivo.
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- Manuela Chiper
- Molecular and Pharmaceutical Engineering of Biologics, CNRS - Université de Strasbourg UMR 7242, Boulevard Sebastien Brant, 67412 Illkirch, France; Faculté de Pharmacie - Université de Strasbourg, 74 Route du Rhin, F-67400 Illkirch, France
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- Faculté de Pharmacie - Université de Strasbourg, 74 Route du Rhin, F-67400 Illkirch, France; Laboratory of Therapeutic Innovation UMR 7200, CNRS - Université de Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Faculté de Pharmacie - Université de Strasbourg, 74 Route du Rhin, F-67400 Illkirch, France; Laboratoire de Conception et d'Application de Molécules Bioactives, CNRS - Université de Strasbourg UMR 7199, France; Genethon, 91000 Evry, France
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- Molecular and Pharmaceutical Engineering of Biologics, CNRS - Université de Strasbourg UMR 7242, Boulevard Sebastien Brant, 67412 Illkirch, France.
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Reduction-responsive release property of egg phosphatidylcholine liposomes incorporating benzyl disulfide. J IND ENG CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2016.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang L, Li Z, Sun F, Xu Y, Du Z. Effect of inserted spacer in hepatic cell-penetrating multifunctional peptide component on the DNA intracellular delivery of quaternary complexes based on modular design. Int J Nanomedicine 2016; 11:6283-6295. [PMID: 27920533 PMCID: PMC5126006 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s115381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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A safe and efficient quaternary gene delivery system (named Q-complexes) was constructed based on self-assembly of molecules through noncovalent bonds. This system was formulated through the cooperation and competing interactions of cationic liposomes, multifunctional peptides, and DNA, followed by coating hyaluronic acid on the surface of the ternary complexes. The multifunctional peptide was composed of two functional domains: penetrating hepatic tumor-targeted cell moiety (KRPTMRFRYTWNPMK) and a wrapping gene sequence (polyarginine 16). The effect of spacer insertion between the two domains of multifunctional peptide on the intracellular transfection of Q-complexes was further studied. Experimental results showed that the formulations assembled with various peptides in the spacer elements possessed different intercellular pathways and transfection efficiencies. The Q-complexes containing peptide in the absence of spacer element (Pa) showed the highest gene expression among all samples. The Q-complexes containing peptides with a noncleavable spacer GA (Pc) had no ability of intracellular nucleic acid delivery, whereas those with a cleavable spacer RVRR (Pd) showed moderate transfection activity. These results demonstrated that the different spacers inserted in the multifunctional peptide played an important role in in vitro DNA transfection efficiency. Atomic force microscopy images showed that the morphologies of ternary complexes (LPcD) and Q-complexes (HLcPD) were crystal lamellas, whereas those of other nanocomplexes were spheres. Circular dichroism showed the changed configuration of peptide with spacer GA in nanocomplexes compared with that of its free state, whereas the Pa configuration without spacer in nanocomplexes was consistent with that of its free state. The present study contributed to the structural understanding of Q-complexes, and further effective modification is in progress.
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- Luchen Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai
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- School of Engineering, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai
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Janus effects of ADAR1 on CVB3-induced viral myocarditis at different infection stages. Int J Cardiol 2016; 223:898-905. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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He Y, Zhou J, Ma S, Nie Y, Yue D, Jiang Q, Wali ARM, Tang JZ, Gu Z. Multi-Responsive "Turn-On" Nanocarriers for Efficient Site-Specific Gene Delivery In Vitro and In Vivo. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:2799-2812. [PMID: 27717282 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201600710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Systemic gene delivery is a complicated and multistep process that confronts numerous biological barriers. It remains a formidable challenge to exploit a single gene carrier with multiple features to combat all obstacles collectively. Herein, a multi-responsive "turn-on" polyelectrolyte complex (DNA/OEI-SSx /HA-SS-COOH, DSS) delivery system is demonstrated with a sequential self-assembly of disulfide-conjugated oligoethylenimine (OEI-SSx ) and disulfide bond-modified hyaluronic acid envelope (HA-SS-COOH) that can combat multiple biological barriers collectively when administered intravenously. DSS is designed to effectively accumulate at the tumor tissue and to be internalized into tumor cells by recognizing CD44. The multi-responsive "turn-on" DSS can respond to the alterations of hyaluronidases and glutathione at both the tumor site and at the intracellular milieu. Sequential degradation and detachment of the HA-SS-COOH envelope followed by the dissociation of the OEI-SSx/DNA inner core contributes to the activation of the endosomal escape and gene release functions, thus greatly enhancing nuclear gene delivery. A systematic investigation of DSS has revealed that the tumor accumulation ability, internalization, and endosome escape of the DSS nanocarriers, DNA unpacking and nuclear transportation are all remarkably improved by the multi-responsive "turn-on" design resulting in highly efficient gene transfection in vitro and in vivo.
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- Yiyan He
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials; Sichuan University; 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials; Sichuan University; 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials; Sichuan University; 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials; Sichuan University; 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials; Sichuan University; 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials; Sichuan University; 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering; School of Pharmacy; University of Wolverhampton; Wulfruna Street Wolverhampton WV1 1SB UK
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering; School of Pharmacy; University of Wolverhampton; Wulfruna Street Wolverhampton WV1 1SB UK
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials; Sichuan University; 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering; Nanjing Tech University; 30 South Puzhu Road 211816 Nanjing P. R. China
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Zhong Y, Dimde M, Stöbener D, Meng F, Deng C, Zhong Z, Haag R. Micelles with Sheddable Dendritic Polyglycerol Sulfate Shells Show Extraordinary Tumor Targetability and Chemotherapy in Vivo. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:27530-27538. [PMID: 27669888 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b09204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Cancer nanomedicines are typically stealthed by a poly(ethylene glycol) layer that is important to obtain extended blood circulation and elevated tumor accumulation. PEG stealth, however, also leads to poor tumor cell selectivity and uptake thereby reducing treatment efficacy. Here, we report that biodegradable micelles with sheddable dendritic polyglycerol sulfate (dPGS) shells show an unusual tumor targetability and chemotherapy in vivo. The self-assembly of dPGS-SS-poly(ε-caprolactone) amphiphilic block copolymer with an Mn of 4.8-3.7 kg mol-1 affords negatively charged and small sized micelles (dPGS-SS-PCL Ms). dPGS-SS-PCL Ms reveal a low cytotoxicity, decent doxorubicin (DOX) loading, and accelerated drug release under a reductive condition. Notably, DOX-loaded dPGS-SS-PCL Ms exhibit a high tolerable dosage of more than 40 mg kg-1, a long plasma half-life of ca. 2.8 h, and an extraordinary tumor accumulation. Intriguingly, therapeutic results demonstrate that DOX-loaded dPGS-SS-PCL Ms induce complete tumor suppression, significantly improved survival rate, and diminishing adverse effects as compared to free drug (DOX·HCl) in MCF-7 human mammary carcinoma models. Dendritic polyglycerol sulfate with a superior tumor homing ability appears to be an attractive alternative to PEG in formulating targeted cancer nanomedicines.
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- Yinan Zhong
- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou, 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou, 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou, 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou, 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin, 14195, Germany
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Zhang L, Zhang Y, Chen Z, He Y. Intracellular redox-responsive nanocarrier for plasmid delivery: in vitro characterization and in vivo studies in mice. Int J Nanomedicine 2016; 11:5245-5256. [PMID: 27785025 PMCID: PMC5066853 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s94995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Although some modifications of polyethyleneimine (PEI) properties have been explored to balance the transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity, its successful plasmid delivery in vitro and in vivo to realize its true therapeutic potentials remains a major challenge, mainly due to intracellular trafficking barriers. Herein, we present a delivery nanocarrier Pluronic-PEI-SS by conjugating reducible disulfide-linked PEI (PEI-SS) to biocompatible Pluronic for enhanced DNA delivery and transfection efficiency in vitro and in vivo. Pluronic-PEI-SS strongly condensed plasmid DNA to low positively charged nanocomplexes, exhibited good stability against deoxyribonuclease I digestion, and tended to be easily degraded in the presence of reducing agent 1,4-dithiothreitol. The in vitro transfection of the complex Pluronic-PEI-SS/DNA into HeLa and 293T cells resulted in lower cytotoxicity as well as significantly higher cellular uptake, nucleus transfection, and gene expression than Pluronic-PEI (25 kDa), PEI-SS, and PEI 25 kDa given alone. Furthermore, the in vivo transfection study demonstrated that Pluronic-PEI-SS/DNA complexes induced a higher enrichment than the commercial PEI/DNA complex in the tumor, indicating their potential application as biocompatible vector in gene delivery.
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- Lifen Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
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Tachaboonyakiat W, Ajiro H, Akashi M. Controlled DNA interpolyelectrolyte complex formation or dissociation via stimuli-responsive poly(vinylamine- co- N-vinylisobutylamide). J Appl Polym Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/app.43852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Wanpen Tachaboonyakiat
- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science; Chulalongkorn University; Phayathai Bangkok 10330 Thailand
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- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy; Nara Institute of Science and Technology; 8916-5 Takayama Ikoma 630-0192 Japan
- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology; 8916-5 Takayama Ikoma 630-0192 Japan
- JST, PRESTO; 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
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- Department of Frontier Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences; Osaka University; 1-3 Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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Guo X, Wang L, Wei X, Zhou S. Polymer-based drug delivery systems for cancer treatment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Xing Guo
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University; Chengdu 610031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University; Chengdu 610031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University; Chengdu 610031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University; Chengdu 610031 China
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Su MJ, Aldawsari H, Amiji M. Pancreatic Cancer Cell Exosome-Mediated Macrophage Reprogramming and the Role of MicroRNAs 155 and 125b2 Transfection using Nanoparticle Delivery Systems. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30110. [PMID: 27443190 PMCID: PMC4957091 DOI: 10.1038/srep30110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Exosomes are nano-sized endosome-derived small intraluminal vesicles, which are important facilitators of intercellular communication by transporting contents, such as protein, mRNA, and microRNAs, between neighboring cells, such as in the tumor microenvironment. The purpose of this study was to understand the mechanisms of exosomes-mediated cellular communication between human pancreatic cancer (Panc-1) cells and macrophages (J771.A1) using a Transwell co-culture system. Following characterization of exosome-mediated cellular communication and pro-tumoral baseline M2 macrophage polarization, the Panc-1 cells were transfected with microRNA-155 (miR-155) and microRNA-125b-2 (miR-125b2) expressing plasmid DNA using hyaluronic acid-poly(ethylene imine)/hyaluronic acid-poly(ethylene glycol) (HA-PEI/HA-PEG) self-assembling nanoparticle-based non-viral vectors. Our results show that upon successful transfection of Panc-1 cells, the exosome content was altered leading to differential communication and reprogramming of the J774.A1 cells to an M1 phenotype. Based on these results, genetic therapies targeted towards selective manipulation of tumor cell-derived exosome content may be very promising for cancer therapy.
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- Mei-Ju Su
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Gu J, Chen X, Ren X, Zhang X, Fang X, Sha X. CD44-Targeted Hyaluronic Acid-Coated Redox-Responsive Hyperbranched Poly(amido amine)/Plasmid DNA Ternary Nanoassemblies for Efficient Gene Delivery. Bioconjug Chem 2016; 27:1723-36. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jijin Gu
- Key
Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of
Education, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, PR China
- Laboratory
for Drug Delivery and Biomaterials, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, 750 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0T5, Canada
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- Key
Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of
Education, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Key
Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of
Education, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Key
Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of
Education, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Key
Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of
Education, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Key
Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of
Education, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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Luan CR, Liu YH, Zhang J, Yu QY, Huang Z, Wang B, Yu XQ. Low Molecular Weight Oligomers with Aromatic Backbone as Efficient Nonviral Gene Vectors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:10743-10751. [PMID: 27077449 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b01561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A series of oligomers were synthesized via ring-opening polymerization. Although the molecular weights of these oligomers are only ∼2.5 kDa, they could efficiently bind and condense DNA into nanoparticles. These oligomers gave comparable transfection efficiency (TE) to PEI 25 kDa, while their TE could even increase with the presence of serum, and up to 65 times higher TE than PEI was obtained. The excellent serum tolerance was also confirmed by TEM, flow cytometry, and BSA adsorption assay. Moreover, structure-activity relationship studies revealed some interesting factors. First, oligomers containing aromatic rings in the backbone showed better DNA binding ability. These materials could bring more DNA cargo into the cells, leading to much better TE. Second, the isomerism of the disubstituted phenyl group on the oligomer backbone has large effect on the transfection. The ortho-disubstituted ones gave at least 1 order of magnitude higher TE than meta- or para-disubstituted oligomers. Gel electrophoresis involving DNase and heparin indicated that the difficulty to release DNA might contribute to the lower TE of the latter. Such clues may help us to design novel nonviral gene vectors with high efficiency and biocompatibility.
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- Chao-Ran Luan
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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Xia J, Tian H, Chen J, Lin L, Guo Z, Han B, Yang H, Feng Z. pH-Triggered Sheddable Shielding System for Polycationic Gene Carriers. Polymers (Basel) 2016; 8:E141. [PMID: 30979234 PMCID: PMC6432142 DOI: 10.3390/polym8040141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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For improving the therapeutic efficiency of tumors and decreasing undesirable side effects, ternary complexes were developed by coating pH-sensitive PEG-b-PLL-g-succinylsulfathiazole (hereafter abbreviated as PPSD) with DNA/PEI polyplexes via electrostatic interaction. PPSD can efficiently shield the surface charge of DNA/PEI. The gene transfection efficiency of ternary complexes was lower than that of DNA/PEI at pH 7.4; however, it recovered to the same level as that of DNA/PEI at pH 6.0, attributed to the pH-triggered release of DNA/PEI from ternary complexes. Cell uptake results also exhibited the same trend as transfection at different pH values. The suitable ability for pH-triggered shielding/deshielding estimated that PPSD demonstrates potential as a shielding system for use in in vivo gene delivery.
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- Jialiang Xia
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, 29 Cunjin Road, Zhanjiang 524048, China.
- Development Center for New Materials Engineering & Technology in Universities of Guangdong, Zhanjiang 524048, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, 29 Cunjin Road, Zhanjiang 524048, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, 29 Cunjin Road, Zhanjiang 524048, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, 29 Cunjin Road, Zhanjiang 524048, China.
- Development Center for New Materials Engineering & Technology in Universities of Guangdong, Zhanjiang 524048, China.
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Mokhtarzadeh A, Alibakhshi A, Yaghoobi H, Hashemi M, Hejazi M, Ramezani M. Recent advances on biocompatible and biodegradable nanoparticles as gene carriers. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2016; 16:771-85. [DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2016.1169269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Liang K, Bae KH, Lee F, Xu K, Chung JE, Gao SJ, Kurisawa M. Self-assembled ternary complexes stabilized with hyaluronic acid-green tea catechin conjugates for targeted gene delivery. J Control Release 2016; 226:205-16. [PMID: 26855049 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Revised: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nanosized polyelectrolyte complexes are attractive delivery vehicles for the transfer of therapeutic genes to diseased cells. Here we report the application of self-assembled ternary complexes constructed with plasmid DNA, branched polyethylenimine and hyaluronic acid-green tea catechin conjugates for targeted gene delivery. These conjugates not only stabilize plasmid DNA/polyethylenimine complexes via the strong DNA-binding affinity of green tea catechin, but also facilitate their transport into CD44-overexpressing cells via receptor-mediated endocytosis. The hydrodynamic size, surface charge and physical stability of the complexes are characterized. We demonstrate that the stabilized ternary complexes display enhanced resistance to nuclease attack and polyanion-induced dissociation. Moreover, the ternary complexes can efficiently transfect the difficult-to-transfect HCT-116 colon cancer cell line even in serum-supplemented media due to their enhanced stability and CD44-targeting ability. Confocal microscopic analysis demonstrates that the stabilized ternary complexes are able to promote the nuclear transport of plasmid DNA more effectively than binary complexes and hyaluronic acid-coated ternary complexes. The present study suggests that the ternary complexes stabilized with hyaluronic acid-green tea catechin conjugates can be widely utilized for CD44-targeted delivery of nucleic acid-based therapeutics.
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- Kun Liang
- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669, Singapore.
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Zhang J, Guo S, Zhang W, Niu D, Gong J. Large-pore mesoporous silica nanospheres as vehicles for delivering TRAF3-shRNA plasmids to Kupffer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 469:196-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.11.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Yu QY, Liu YH, Huang Z, Zhang J, Luan CR, Zhang QF, Yu XQ. Bio-reducible polycations from ring-opening polymerization as potential gene delivery vehicles. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:6470-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ob00859c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bio-reducible polycations were prepared via ring-opening polymerization. These materials have relatively low molecular weights and cytotoxicity but have good DNA condensation ability, transfection efficiency and excellent serum tolerance.
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- Qing-Ying Yu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- PR China
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Inhibition of cell proliferation and migration by chondroitin sulfate- g -polyethylenimine-mediated miR-34a delivery. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 136:577-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tran TH, Rastogi R, Shelke J, Amiji MM. Modulation of Macrophage Functional Polarity towards Anti-Inflammatory Phenotype with Plasmid DNA Delivery in CD44 Targeting Hyaluronic Acid Nanoparticles. Sci Rep 2015; 5:16632. [PMID: 26577684 PMCID: PMC4649614 DOI: 10.1038/srep16632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to modulate macrophage polarity from the pro-inflammatory M1 to anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype using plasmid DNA (pDNA) expressing interleukin-4 (IL4) or interleukin-10 (IL10)-encapsulated in hyaluronic acid-poly(ethyleneimine) (HA-PEI) nanoparticles (NPs). The HA-PEI/pDNA NPs with spherical shape, average size of 186 nm were efficiently internalized by J774A.1 macrophages. Transfection of HA-PEI/pDNA-IL4 and HA-PEI/pDNA-IL10 NPs increased IL4 and IL10 gene expression in J774 macrophages which could re-program the macrophages from M1 to M2 phenotype as evidenced by a significant increase in the Arg/iNOS level, and upregulation of CD206 and CD163 compared to untreated macrophages. Following intraperitoneal (IP) injection to C57BL/6 mice, HA-PEI NPs effectively targeted peritoneal macrophages over-expressing CD44 receptor. In an in vivo model of stimulated peritoneal macrophages, IP administration of HA-PEI/pDNA-IL4 and HA-PEI/pDNA-IL10 to C57BL/6 mice significantly increased the Arg/iNOS ratio and CD163 expression in the cells. Furthermore, HA-PEI/pDNA-IL10 NPs significantly increased peritoneal and serum IL10 levels which effectively suppressed LPS-induced inflammation by reducing level of TNF-α and IL-1β in peritoneal macrophages and in the peritoneal fluid. The results demonstrated that pDNA-IL10-encapsulate HA-PEI NPs skewed macrophage functional polarity from M1 toward an anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype which may be a promising platform for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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- Thanh-Huyen Tran
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
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Amino Acid-Modified Polyethylenimines with Enhanced Gene Delivery Efficiency and Biocompatibility. Polymers (Basel) 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/polym7111516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Xiao B, Han MK, Viennois E, Wang L, Zhang M, Si X, Merlin D. Hyaluronic acid-functionalized polymeric nanoparticles for colon cancer-targeted combination chemotherapy. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:17745-55. [PMID: 26455329 PMCID: PMC4618760 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr04831a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nanoparticle (NP)-based combination chemotherapy has been proposed as an effective strategy for achieving synergistic effects and targeted drug delivery for colon cancer therapy. Here, we fabricated a series of hyaluronic acid (HA)-functionalized camptothecin (CPT)/curcumin (CUR)-loaded polymeric NPs (HA-CPT/CUR-NPs) with various weight ratios of CPT to CUR (1 : 1, 2 : 1 and 4 : 1). The resultant spherical HA-CPT/CUR-NPs had a desirable particle size (around 289 nm), relative narrow size distribution, and slightly negative zeta potential. These NPs exhibited a simultaneous sustained release profile for both drugs throughout the time frame examined. Subsequent cellular uptake experiments demonstrated that the introduction of HA to the NP surface endowed NPs with colon cancer-targeting capability and markedly increased cellular uptake efficiency compared with chitosan-coated NPs. Importantly, the combined delivery of CPT and CUR in one HA-functionalized NP exerted strong synergistic effects. HA-CPT/CUR-NP (1 : 1) showed the highest antitumor activity among the three HA-CPT/CUR-NPs, resulting in an extremely low combination index. Collectively, our findings indicate that this HA-CPT/CUR-NP can be exploited as an efficient formulation for colon cancer-targeted combination chemotherapy.
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- Bo Xiao
- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials, Faculty for Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Institute for Biomedical Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30302, USA
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- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Institute for Biomedical Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30302, USA
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- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Institute for Biomedical Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30302, USA
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, 30033, USA
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- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Institute for Biomedical Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30302, USA
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, 30033, USA
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- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Institute for Biomedical Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30302, USA
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- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials, Faculty for Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Institute for Biomedical Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30302, USA
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, 30033, USA
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Chen S, Rong L, Lei Q, Cao PX, Qin SY, Zheng DW, Jia HZ, Zhu JY, Cheng SX, Zhuo RX, Zhang XZ. A surface charge-switchable and folate modified system for co-delivery of proapoptosis peptide and p53 plasmid in cancer therapy. Biomaterials 2015; 77:149-63. [PMID: 26599622 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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To improve the tumor therapeutic efficiency and reduce undesirable side effects, ternary FK/p53/PEG-PLL(DA) complexes with a detachable surface shielding layer were designed. The FK/p53/PEG-PLL(DA) complexes were fabricated by coating the folate incorporated positively charged FK/p53 complexes with charge-switchable PEG-shield (PEG-PLL(DA)) through electrostatic interaction. At the physiological pH 7.4 in the bloodstream, PEG-PLL(DA) could extend the circulating time by shielding the positively charged FK/p53 complexes. After the accumulation of the FK/p53/PEG-PLL(DA) complexes in tumor sites, tumor-acidity-triggered charge switch led to the detachment of PEG-PLL(DA) from the FK/p53 complexes, and resulted in efficient tumor cell entry by folate-mediated uptake and electrostatic attraction. Stimulated by the high content glutathione (GSH) in cytoplasm, the cleavage of disulfide bond resulted in the liberation of proapoptosis peptide C-KLA(TPP) and the p53 gene, which exerted the combined tumor therapy by regulating both intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways. Both in vitro and in vivo studies confirmed that the ternary detachable complexes FK/p53/PEG-PLL(DA) could enhance antitumor efficacy and reduce adverse effects to normal cells. These findings indicate that the tumor-triggered decomplexation of FK/p53/PEG-PLL(DA) supplies a useful strategy for targeting delivery of different therapeutic agents in synergetic anticancer therapy.
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- Si Chen
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China.
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Liang J, Cheng L, Struckhoff JJ, Ravi N. Investigating triazine-based modification of hyaluronan using statistical designs. Carbohydr Polym 2015; 132:472-80. [PMID: 26256372 PMCID: PMC5787032 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.06.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hyaluronan (HA) and its derivatives have been extensively researched for many biomedical applications. To precisely tailor the property of HA by derivatizing it to a pre-determined extent is challenging, yet critical. In this paper, we used 2-chloro-4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazine (CDMT) and N-methylmorpholine (NMM) to derivatize HA via a triazine-based coupling reaction. Using a fractional factorial (FF) design, we observed that water content in the solvent, and molar ratios of CDMT and NaHCO3 to the carboxylate were the significant factors controlling the derivatization. We investigated how the effect of each factor changes as reaction conditions change. Moreover, by altering the amount of CDMT and NaHCO3, we developed a cubic regression model for precise control of the extent of derivatization using a response surface methodology (RSM) with a D-optimal design. No spurious peaks were detected by (1)H NMR spectrum and only 10% decrease of molecular weight of the derivatized HA was determined by GPC. The HA with 6% modification was relatively biocompatible up to 15 mg/mL.
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- Jue Liang
- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Statistics Technology Center, Monsanto Company, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA; Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA; Research and Development, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
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Yin S, Huai J, Chen X, Yang Y, Zhang X, Gan Y, Wang G, Gu X, Li J. Intracellular delivery and antitumor effects of a redox-responsive polymeric paclitaxel conjugate based on hyaluronic acid. Acta Biomater 2015; 26:274-85. [PMID: 26300335 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Polymer-drug conjugates have demonstrated application potentials in optimizing chemotherapeutics. In this study a new bioconjugate, HA-ss-PTX, was designed and synthesized with cooperative dual characteristics of active tumor targeting and selective intracellular drug release. Paclitaxel (PTX) was covalently attached to hyaluronic acid (HA) with various sizes (MW 9.5, 35, 770 kDa); a cross-linker containing disulfide bond was also used to shield drug leakage in blood circulation and to achieve rapid drug release in tumor cells in response to glutathione. Incorporation of HA to the conjugate enhanced the capabilities of drug loading, intracellular endocytosis and tumor targeting of micelles in comparison to mPEG. HA molecular weight showed significant effect on properties and antitumor efficacy of the synthesized conjugates. Intracellular uptake of HA-ss-PTX toward MCF-7 cells was mediated by CD44-caveolae-mediated endocytosis. Compared to Taxol and mPEG-ss-PTX, HA9.5-ss-PTX demonstrated improved tumor growth inhibition in vivo with a TIR of 83.27 ± 5.20%. It was concluded that HA9.5-ss-PTX achieved rapid intracellular release of PTX and enhanced its therapeutic efficacy, thus providing a platform for specific drug targeting and controlled intracellular release in chemotherapeutics. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Polymer-drug conjugates, promising nanomedicines, still face some technical challenges including a lack of specific targeting and rapid intracellular drug release at the target site. In this manuscript we designed and constructed a novel bioconjugate HA-ss-PTX, which possessed coordinated dual characteristics of active tumor targeting and selective intracellular drug release. Redox-responsive disulfide bond was introduced to the conjugate to shield drug leakage in blood circulation and to achieve rapid drug release at tumor site in response to reductant like glutathione. Paclitaxel was selected as a model drug to be covalently attached to hyaluronic acid (HA) with various sizes to elucidate the structure-activity relationship and to address whether HA could substitute PEG as a carrier for polymeric conjugates. Based on a series of in vitro and in vivo experiments, HA-ss-PTX performed well in drug loading, cellular internalization, tumor targeting by entering tumor cells via CD44-caveolae-mediated endocytosis and rapidly release drug at target in the presence of GSH. One of the key issues in clinical oncology is to enhance drug delivery efficacy while minimizing side effects. The study indicated that this new polymeric conjugate system would be useful in delivering anticancer agents to improve therapeutic efficacy and to minimize adverse effects, thus providing a platform for specific drug targeting and controlled intracellular release in chemotherapeutics.
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Shi C, Li Q, Zhang W, Feng Y, Ren X. REDV Peptide Conjugated Nanoparticles/pZNF580 Complexes for Actively Targeting Human Vascular Endothelial Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:20389-20399. [PMID: 26373583 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Herein, we demonstrate that the REDV peptide modified nanoparticles (NPs) can serve as a kind of active targeting gene carrier to condensate pZNF580 for specific promotion of the proliferation of endothelial cells (ECs). First, we synthesized a series of biodegradable amphiphilic copolymers by ring-opening polymerization reaction and graft modification with REDV peptide. Second, we prepared active targeting NPs via self-assembly of the amphiphilic copolymers using nanoprecipitation technology. After condensation with negatively charged pZNF580, the REDV peptide modified NPs/pZNF580 complexes were formed finally. Due to the binding affinity toward ECs of the specific peptide, these REDV peptide modified NPs/pZNF580 complexes could be recognized and adhered specifically by ECs in the coculture system of ECs and human artery smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in vitro. After expression of ZNF580, as the key protein to promote the proliferation of ECs, the relative ZNF580 protein level increased from 15.7% to 34.8%. The specificity in actively targeting ECs of the REDV peptide conjugated NPs/pZNF580 complexes was still retained in the coculture system. These findings in the present study could facilitate the development of actively targeting gene carriers for the endothelialization of artificial blood vessels.
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- Changcan Shi
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China
- Wenzhou Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering , Wenzhou 325011, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force , Tianjin 300162, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China
- Joint Laboratory for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Tianjin University-Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht , Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China
- Joint Laboratory for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Tianjin University-Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht , Tianjin 300072, China
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Li Y, Maciel D, Rodrigues J, Shi X, Tomás H. Biodegradable Polymer Nanogels for Drug/Nucleic Acid Delivery. Chem Rev 2015; 115:8564-608. [PMID: 26259712 DOI: 10.1021/cr500131f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 324] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Yulin Li
- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira , Campus da Penteada 9000-390, Funchal, Portugal
- The State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Centre for Biomedical Materials of Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China
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- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira , Campus da Penteada 9000-390, Funchal, Portugal
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- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira , Campus da Penteada 9000-390, Funchal, Portugal
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- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira , Campus da Penteada 9000-390, Funchal, Portugal
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University , Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira , Campus da Penteada 9000-390, Funchal, Portugal
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Ma S, Zhou J, Wali ARM, He Y, Xu X, Tang JZ, Gu Z. Self-assembly of pH-sensitive fluorinated peptide dendron functionalized dextran nanoparticles for on-demand intracellular drug delivery. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2015; 26:219. [PMID: 26238777 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-015-5550-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, the amphiphilic fluorinated peptide dendrons functionalized dextran (FPD-HZN-Dex) via an acid-sensitive hydrazone linkage was successfully designed and prepared for the first time. We demonstrated a spontaneous self-assembly of amphiphilic FPD-HZN-Dex into the well-defined nanoparticles with the core-shell architecture in aqueous media, which is attributed to the efficient amphiphilic functionalization of dextran by the hydrophobic fluorinated peptide dendrons. The spherical morphology, uniform particle size and good storage stability of the prepared FPD-HZN-Dex nanoparticles were characterized by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. In vitro drug release studies showed a controlled and pH dependent hydrophobic drug release profile. The cell viability assays show excellent biocompatibility of the FPD-HZN-Dex nanoparticles for both normal cells and tumor cells. Moreover, the FPD-HZN-Dex self-assembled systems based on pH-sensitive hydrazone linkage also can serve as stimulus bioresponsive carriers for on-demand intracellular drug delivery. These self-assembled nanoparticles exhibit a stimulus-induced response to endo/lysosome pH (pH 5.0) that causes their disassembly over time, enabling controlled release of encapsulated DOX. This work has unveiled a unique non-covalent interaction useful for engineering amphiphilic dendrons or dendrimers self-assembled systems.
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- Shengnan Ma
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Hao X, Li Q, Lv J, Yu L, Ren X, Zhang L, Feng Y, Zhang W. CREDVW-Linked Polymeric Micelles As a Targeting Gene Transfer Vector for Selective Transfection and Proliferation of Endothelial Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:12128-12140. [PMID: 26011845 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Nowadays, gene transfer technology has been widely used to promote endothelialization of artificial vascular grafts. However, the lack of gene vectors with low cytotoxicity and targeting function still remains a pressing challenge. Herein, polyethylenimine (PEI, 1.8 kDa or 10 kDa) was conjugated to an amphiphilic and biodegradable diblock copolymer poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (mPEG-b-PLGA) to prepare mPEG-b-PLGA-g-PEI copolymers with the aim to develop gene vectors with low cytotoxicity while high transfection efficiency. The micelles were prepared from mPEG-b-PLGA-g-PEI copolymers by self-assembly method. Furthermore, Cys-Arg-Glu-Asp-Val-Trp (CREDVW) peptide was linked to micelle surface to enable the micelles with special recognition for endothelial cells (ECs). In addition, pEGFP-ZNF580 plasmids were condensed into these CREDVW-linked micelles to enhance the proliferation of ECs. These CREDVW-linked micelle/pEGFP-ZNF580 complexes exhibited low cytotoxicity by MTT assay. The cell transfection results demonstrated that pEGFP-ZNF580 could be transferred into ECs efficiently by these micelles. The results of Western blot analysis showed that the relative ZNF580 protein level in transfected ECs increased to 76.9%. The rapid migration of transfected ECs can be verified by wound healing assay. These results indicated that CREDVW-linked micelles could be a suitable gene transfer vector with low cytotoxicity and high transfection efficiency, which has great potential for rapid endothelialization of artificial blood vessels.
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- Xuefang Hao
- §Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Weijin Road 92, Tianjin 300072, China
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- §Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Weijin Road 92, Tianjin 300072, China
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- §Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Weijin Road 92, Tianjin 300072, China
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- §Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Weijin Road 92, Tianjin 300072, China
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- ⊥Joint Laboratory for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Tianjin University-Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Weijin Road 92, Tianjin 300072, China
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- §Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Weijin Road 92, Tianjin 300072, China
- ⊥Joint Laboratory for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Tianjin University-Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Weijin Road 92, Tianjin 300072, China
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- #Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300162, China
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Meneksedag-Erol D, Tang T, Uludağ H. Probing the Effect of miRNA on siRNA–PEI Polyplexes. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:5475-86. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b00415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Deniz Meneksedag-Erol
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculties of Medicine & Dentistry and Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculties of Medicine & Dentistry and Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculties of Medicine & Dentistry and Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
- Faculty
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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Chen Z, Zhang L, He Y, Shen Y, Li Y. Enhanced shRNA delivery and ABCG2 silencing by charge-reversible layered nanocarriers. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2015; 11:952-962. [PMID: 25330768 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201401397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Polycationic vectors have been used to deliver short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) to knock-down genes for cancer therapies, but their inefficiency in lysosomal escape and shRNA release causes their low gene transcription efficiency. Herein, a three-layered polyethyleneimine (PEI)-coated gold nanocomplex interlaid with a pH-responsive charge-reversible chitosan-aconitic anhydride (CS-Aco) is constructed: a Au-PEI/CS-Aco/PEI/shRNA nanoparticle. The negatively charged CS-Aco hydrolyzes into positively charged CS in lysosomes, causing the nanocomposite to disassemble. The released Au-PEI nanoparticles efficiently rupture the lysosomes and thus release the PEI/shRNA polyplexes into cytoplasm, where they quickly disassociate because the PEI chains are short (1.2 kDa). As a consequence, the nanocomplexes display higher shRNA delivery efficiency than the 25 kDa PEI, and efficiently deliver shABCG2 to tumors and markedly silence ABCG2 expression, which sensitizes HepG2 cells to the drugs with minimal toxicity.
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- Zhenzhen Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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Chen Z, He Y, Zhang L, Li Y. Enhanced DNA release from disulfide-containing layered nanocomplexes by heparin-electrostatic competition. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:225-237. [PMID: 32261943 DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01113a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Polycationic vectors are often used to deliver DNA for cancer therapies, but their inefficiency in releasing DNA from the polyplexes after endosomal escape limits DNA transcription and their efficient application in vivo. In this study, DNA/PEI polyplexes were cross-linked by a reduction-sensitive disulfide bond and then further complexed with electrostatic competitive heparin (HP) and hyaluronidase (HAase)-sensitive hyaluronate (HA) to obtain DNA/PEIS/HA-HP (DPSHA-HP). DPSHA-HP was stable in an extracellular environment (pH = 7.4) and degraded by HAase after targeted HA receptor CD44-mediated cell endocytosis, causing the outer shielding of the nanocomplex to loosen. The resulting partially exposed disulfide-linked DNA/PEI nanocomplexes efficiently ruptured the endosome, facilitating the cleavage of disulfide bonds and the release of DNA/PEI polyplexes into the cytoplasm, where DNA release from the polyplexes was remarkably enhanced due to strong electrostatic competition of HP with PEI. Consequently, DPSHA-HP exhibited excellent DNA transfection of the target cells, better than disulfide cross-linked DNA/PEI (25 kDa) and DNA/PEIS/HA. Moreover, these novel layered nanocomplexes have high efficiency in down-regulating B-cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus insertion site 1 (Bmi-1) and exhibit significant inhibition of tumor formation with minimal toxicity in a mouse tumor model.
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- Zhenzhen Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
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Hu P, Chen Y, Liu Y. Hyaluronan/Ru( ii)-cyclodextrin supramolecular assemblies for colorimetric sensor of hyaluronidase activity. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra19122j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A hyaluronidase-induced colorimetric change was found in a hyaluronan/Ru(ii)-cyclodextrin supramolecular assembly under a laser (532 nm) irradiation.
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- Ping Hu
- Department of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- P. R. China
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Xie L, Jiang Q, He Y, Nie Y, Yue D, Gu Z. Insight into the efficient transfection activity of a designed low aggregated magnetic polyethyleneimine/DNA complex in serum-containing medium and the application in vivo. Biomater Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4bm00317a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In vitro fate of designed low aggregated magnetic polyethyleneimine/DNA (MPD-cc) complexes and in vivo study via systemic administration.
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- Li Xie
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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Chen S, Rong L, Jia HZ, Qin SY, Zeng X, Zhuo RX, Zhang XZ. Co-delivery of proapoptotic peptide and p53 DNA by reduction-sensitive polypeptides for cancer therapy. Biomater Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5bm00046g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The xPolyR8–KLA(TPP)/p53 complex releases the p53 gene and C-KLA(TPP) in the cytoplasm, and initiates a more efficient cell apoptosis due to the regulation of both apoptotic pathways through p53 and C-KLA(TPP).
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- Si Chen
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- PR China
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Wang C, Bao X, Ding X, Ding Y, Abbad S, Wang Y, Li M, Su Y, Wang W, Zhou J. Retracted Article: A multifunctional self-dissociative polyethyleneimine derivative coating polymer for enhancing the gene transfection efficiency of DNA/polyethyleneimine polyplexes in vitro and in vivo. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4py01135j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel coating polymer LPHF is developed for the first time to elevate the transfection efficiency of DP binary polyplexes in vitro and in vivo.
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He Y, Zhang L, Chen Z, Liang Y, Zhang Y, Bai Y, Zhang J, Li Y. Enhanced chemotherapy efficacy by co-delivery of shABCG2 and doxorubicin with a pH-responsive charge-reversible layered graphene oxide nanocomplex. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:6462-6472. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00923e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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pH responsive charge-reversible GO–PEI–PEG/DOX/CS-Aco/PEI/shABCG2 nanocomplexes for efficient intracellular DOX and shABCG2 co-delivery.
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- Yuling He
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of the Ministry of Education
- School of Medicine
- Institute of Environment and health
- Jianghan University
- Wuhan 430056
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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- Lanzhou Jinchuan Technology Park Co., Ltd
- Lanzhou
- China
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- Lanzhou Jinchuan Technology Park Co., Ltd
- Lanzhou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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Wang LM, Chang H, Zhang H, Ren KF, Li H, Hu M, Li BC, Martins MCL, Barbosa MA, Ji J. Dynamic stiffness of polyelectrolyte multilayer films based on disulfide bonds for in situ control of cell adhesion. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:7546-7553. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb01151e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Dynamic stiffness of (poly-l-lysine/hyaluronan-SH) films was developed for in situ control of cell adhesion by using reversible disulfide linkages.
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Guo Q, Liu YH, Xun MM, Zhang J, Huang Z, Zhou XD, Yu XQ. Diol glycidyl ether-bridged low molecular weight PEI as potential gene delivery vehicles. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:2660-2670. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb02106a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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PEI 600-based polymers were synthesized via ring-opening polymerization and exhibited much better transfection efficiency and biocompatibility than PEI 25 kDa.
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- Qian Guo
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610041
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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Cao D, Tian S, Huang H, Chen J, Pan S. Divalent folate modification on PEG: an effective strategy for improving the cellular uptake and targetability of PEGylated polyamidoamine-polyethylenimine copolymer. Mol Pharm 2014; 12:240-52. [PMID: 25514347 DOI: 10.1021/mp500572v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The stability and targeting ability of nanocarrier gene delivery systems are necessary conditions to ensure the good therapeutic effect and low nonspecific toxicity of cancer treatment. Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) has been widely applied for improving stability and as a spacer for linking ligands and nanocarriers to improve targetability. However, the cellular uptake and endosomal escape capacity of nanocarriers has been seriously harmed due to the introduction of PEG. In the present study, we synthesized a new gene delivery vector by coupling divalent folate-PEG (PEG3.4k-FA2) onto polyamidoamine-polyethylenimine (PME) copolymer (PME-(PEG3.4k-FA2)1.72). Both PEG and monovalent folate-PEG (PEG3.4k-FA1) modified PME were prepared as control polymers, which were named as PME-(PEG3.5k)1.69 and PME-(PEG3.4k-FA1)1.66, respectively. PME-(PEG3.4k-FA2)1.72 exhibited strong DNA condensation capacity like parent polymer PME which was not significantly influenced by PEG. PME-(PEG3.4k-FA2)1.72/DNA complexes at N/P = 10 had a diameter ∼143 nm and zeta potential ∼13 mV and showed the lowest cytotoxicity and hemolysis and the highest transfection efficiency among all tested polymers. In folate receptor positive (FR-positive) cells, the cellular uptake and transfection efficiency were increased with the increase in the number of folates coupled on PEG; the order was PME-(PEG3.4k-FA2)1.72 > PME-(PEG3.4k-FA1)1.66 > PME-(PEG3.5k)1.69. Folate competition assays showed that PME-(PEG3.4k-FA2)1.72 complexes had stronger targeting ability than PME-(PEG3.5k)1.69 and PME-(PEG3.4k-FA1)1.66 complexes due to their higher folate density per PEG molecule. Cellular uptake mechanism study showed that the folate density on PEG could change the endocytosis pathway of PME-(PEG3.5k)1.69 from clathrin-mediated endocytosis to caveolae-mediated endocytosis, leading to less lysosomal degradation. Distribution and uptake in 3D multicellular spheroid assays showed that divalent folate could offer PME-(PEG3.4k-FA2)1.72 complexes stronger penetrating ability and higher cellular uptake. With these advantages, PME-(PEG3.4k-FA2)1.72 may be a promising nonviral vector candidate for efficient gene delivery. This study also indicates that divalent folate modification on PEG can serve as an efficient strategy to improve the cellular uptake and targeting ability of PEGylated cationic polymers for gene delivery.
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- Duanwen Cao
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou 510515, P. R. China
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