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Douka S, Brandenburg LE, Casadidio C, Walther J, Garcia BBM, Spanholtz J, Raimo M, Hennink WE, Mastrobattista E, Caiazzo M. Lipid nanoparticle-mediated messenger RNA delivery for ex vivo engineering of natural killer cells. J Control Release 2023; 361:455-469. [PMID: 37567506 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
Abstract
Natural killer (NK) cells participate in the immune system by eliminating cancer and virally infected cells through germline-encoded surface receptors. Their independence from prior activation as well as their significantly lower toxicity have placed them in the spotlight as an alternative to T cells for adoptive cell therapy (ACT). Engineering NK cells with mRNA has shown great potential in ACT by enhancing their tumor targeting and cytotoxicity. However, mRNA transfection of NK cells is challenging, as the most common delivery methods, such as electroporation, show limitations. Therefore, an alternative non-viral delivery system that enables high mRNA transfection efficiency with preservation of the cell viability would be beneficial for the development of NK cell therapies. In this study, we investigated both polymeric and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for eGFP-mRNA delivery to NK cells, based on a dimethylethanolamine and diethylethanolamine polymeric library and on different ionizable lipids, respectively. The mRNA nanoparticles based on cationic polymers showed limited internalization by NK cells and low transfection efficiency. On the other hand, mRNA-LNP formulations were optimized by tailoring the lipid composition and the microfluidic parameters, resulting in a high transfection efficiency (∼100%) and high protein expression in NK cells. In conclusion, compared to polyplexes and electroporation, the optimized LNPs show a greater transfection efficiency and higher overall eGFP expression, when tested in NK (KHYG-1) and T (Jurkat) cell lines, and cord blood-derived NK cells. Thus, LNP-based mRNA delivery represents a promising strategy to further develop novel NK cell therapies.
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- Stefania Douka
- Pharmaceutics division, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Pharmaceutics division, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Pharmaceutics division, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, the Netherlands; School of Pharmacy, Drug Delivery Division, University of Camerino, CHiP Research Center, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, MC, Italy
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- Pharmaceutics division, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Pharmaceutics division, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
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- Glycostem Therapeutics B.V., Kloosterstraat 9, 5349 AB Oss, the Netherlands
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- Glycostem Therapeutics B.V., Kloosterstraat 9, 5349 AB Oss, the Netherlands
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- Pharmaceutics division, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Pharmaceutics division, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Pharmaceutics division, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Stawski D. Poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) as a bioactive polyelectrolyte-production and properties. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2023; 10:230188. [PMID: 37736533 PMCID: PMC10509595 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.230188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) is a polyelectrolyte with many important chemical and physical properties and, above all, offers a wide range of interesting biological properties. Currently, research on this polymer is ongoing in several centres around the world. The process of polymerizing the monomer is not easy, as there are difficulties in obtaining a product with repeatable properties. This work collected and described most of the currently known and used polymerization methods of N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, taking into account the type of method, the solvent used, the initiator, as well as the process temperature and the average molecular weight of the polymer obtained. The most important properties of the discussed polymer, such as solubility, bioactivity, hydrophilicity, cytotoxicity, conductivity, and thermal and hydrodynamic parameters, are discussed on the basis of the available scientific literature. This work aims, among other things, to increase the possibility of using poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) as a material in advanced practical applications. Therefore, various methods of applied use of the polymer in question have also been described so far. Copolymers of the N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate are now too large a collection to fit in a single publication. Therefore, only the most interesting examples were cited in this work.
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- Dawid Stawski
- Institute of Materials Science of Textiles and Polymer Composites, Lodz University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116 str, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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Pereira PA, Serra MES, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Application of vinyl polymer-based materials as nucleic acids carriers in cancer therapy. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 14:e1820. [PMID: 35637638 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nucleic acid-based therapies have changed the paradigm of cancer treatment, where conventional treatment modalities still have several limitations in terms of efficacy and severe side effects. However, these biomolecules have a short half-life in vivo, requiring multiple administrations, resulting in severe suffering, discomfort, and poor patient compliance. In the early days of (nano)biotechnology, these problems caused concern in the medical community, but recently it has been recognized that these challenges can be overcome by developing innovative formulations. This review focuses on the use of vinyl polymer-based materials for the protection and delivery of nucleic acids in cancer. First, an overview of the properties of nucleic acids and their versatility as drugs is provided. Then, key information on the achievements to date, the most effective delivery methods, and the evaluation of functionalization approaches (stimulatory strategies) are critically discussed to highlight the importance of vinyl polymers in the new cancer treatment approaches. This article is categorized under: Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in Biology Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease Biology-Inspired Nanomaterials > Nucleic Acid-Based Structures.
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- Patrícia Alexandra Pereira
- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMMPRE, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, Portugal
- IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMMPRE, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMMPRE, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, Portugal
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Sanchez-Martos M, Martinez-Navarrete G, Bernabeu-Zornoza A, Humphreys L, Fernandez E. Evaluation and Optimization of Poly-d-Lysine as a Non-Natural Cationic Polypeptide for Gene Transfer in Neuroblastoma Cells. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11071756. [PMID: 34361142 PMCID: PMC8308159 DOI: 10.3390/nano11071756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cationic polypeptides and cationic polymers have cell-penetrating capacities and have been used in gene transfer studies. In this study, we investigate the capability of a polymer of d-lysine (PDL), a chiral form of α–Poly-lysine, as a possible nonviral vector for releasing genetic materials to neuroblastoma cells and evaluate its stability against proteases. We tested and compared its transfection effectiveness in vitro as a vehicle for the EGFP plasmid DNA (pDNA) reporter in the SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma, HeLa, and 3T3 cell lines. Using fluorescent microscopy and flow cytometry, we demonstrated high transfection efficiencies based on EGFP fluorescence in SH-SY5Y cells, compared with HeLa and 3T3. Our results reveal PDL as an efficient vector for gene delivery specifically in the SH-SY5Y cell line and suggest that PDL can be used as a synthetic cell-penetrating polypeptide for gene therapy in neuroblastoma cells.
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- Miguel Sanchez-Martos
- Neuroprothesis and Neuroengineering Research Group, Miguel Hernández University, 03201 Elche, Spain; (M.S.-M.); (G.M.-N.); (A.B.-Z.); (L.H.)
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- Neuroprothesis and Neuroengineering Research Group, Miguel Hernández University, 03201 Elche, Spain; (M.S.-M.); (G.M.-N.); (A.B.-Z.); (L.H.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Neuroprothesis and Neuroengineering Research Group, Miguel Hernández University, 03201 Elche, Spain; (M.S.-M.); (G.M.-N.); (A.B.-Z.); (L.H.)
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- Neuroprothesis and Neuroengineering Research Group, Miguel Hernández University, 03201 Elche, Spain; (M.S.-M.); (G.M.-N.); (A.B.-Z.); (L.H.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Neuroprothesis and Neuroengineering Research Group, Miguel Hernández University, 03201 Elche, Spain; (M.S.-M.); (G.M.-N.); (A.B.-Z.); (L.H.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-965222001
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Grosso R, de-Paz MV. Thiolated-Polymer-Based Nanoparticles as an Avant-Garde Approach for Anticancer Therapies-Reviewing Thiomers from Chitosan and Hyaluronic Acid. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:854. [PMID: 34201403 PMCID: PMC8227107 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Thiomers (or thiolated polymers) have broken through as avant-garde approaches in anticancer therapy. Their distinguished reactivity and properties, closely linked to their final applications, justify the extensive research conducted on their preparation and use as smart drug-delivery systems (DDSs). Multiple studies have demonstrated that thiomer-rich nanoformulations can overcome major drawbacks found when administering diverse active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), especially in cancer therapy. This work focuses on providing a complete and concise review of the synthetic tools available to thiolate cationic and anionic polymers, in particular chitosan (CTS) and hyaluronic acid (HA), respectively, drawing attention to the most successful procedures. Their chemical reactivity and most relevant properties regarding their use in anticancer formulations are also discussed. In addition, a variety of NP formation procedures are outlined, as well as their use in cancer therapy, particularly for taxanes and siRNA. It is expected that the current work could clarify the main synthetic strategies available, with their scope and drawbacks, as well as provide some insight into thiomer chemistry. Therefore, this review can inspire new research strategies in the development of efficient formulations for the treatment of cancer.
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- Departamento Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain;
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Wen J, Qiu N, Zhu Z, Bai P, Hu M, Qi W, Liu Y, Wei A, Chen L. A size-shrinkable matrix metallopeptidase-2-sensitive delivery nanosystem improves the penetration of human programmed death-ligand 1 siRNA into lung-tumor spheroids. Drug Deliv 2021; 28:1055-1066. [PMID: 34078185 PMCID: PMC8183518 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2021.1931560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Given the maturation of small-interfering RNA (siRNA) techniques with nanotechnology, and because overexpression of human programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is crucial for T cell inactivation and immunosuppression of the tumor microenvironment, application of siRNA-PD-L1 has demonstrated positive progress in preclinical studies; however, the limited penetration of this compound into solid tumors remains a challenge. To decrease PD-L1 expression and increase the penetration efficacy of solid tumors, we synthesized a novel tumor-microenvironment-sensitive delivery polymer by conjugating hyaluronic acid (HA) to polyethyleneimine (PEI), with a matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2)-sensitive peptide acting as the linker (HA-P-PEI), for use in delivery of PD-L1-siRNA. Concurrent synthesis of a linker-less HA-PEI compound allowed confirmation that negatively charged siRNA can be complexed onto the positively charged HA-PEI and HA-P-PEI compounds to form nanoparticles with the same particle size and uniform distribution with serum stability. We found that the size of the HA-P-PEI/siRNA nanoparticles decreased to <10 nm upon addition of MMP-2, and that H1975 cells overexpressing CD44, PD-L1, and MMP-2 aided confirmation of the delivery efficacy of the HA-P-PEI/siRNA nanocomplexes. Additionally, the use of HA-P-PEI caused less cytotoxicity than PEI alone, demonstrating its high cellular uptake. Moreover, pretreatment with MMP-2 increased nanocomplex tumor permeability, and western blot showed that HA-P-PEI/PD-L1-siRNA efficiently downregulated the PD-L1 expression in H1975 cells. These results demonstrated a novel approach for siRNA delivery and tumor penetration for future clinical applications in cancer treatment.
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- Jiaolin Wen
- Laboratory of Natural Product Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Chemical & Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Guang'an People's Hospital, Guang'an, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Sentoukas T, Pispas S. Poly(2‐[dimethylamino]ethyl methacrylate)‐
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‐poly(hydroxypropyl methacrylate)/
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polyplexes in aqueous solutions. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Theodore Sentoukas
- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute National Hellenic Research Foundation Athens Greece
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute National Hellenic Research Foundation Athens Greece
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Bitoque DB, Rosa da Costa AM, Silva GA. Insights on the intracellular trafficking of PDMAEMA gene therapy vectors. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2018; 93:277-288. [PMID: 30274059 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.07.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
It is known that an efficient gene therapy vector must overcome several steps to be able to express the gene of interest: (I) enter the cell by crossing the cell membrane; (II) escape the endo-lysosomal degradation pathway; (III) release the genetic material; (IV) traffic through the cytoplasm and enter the nucleus; and last (V), enable gene expression to synthetize the protein of interest. In recent years, we and others have demonstrated the potential of poly(2‑(N,N'‑dimethylamino)ethylmethacrylate) (PDMAEMA) as a gene therapy vehicle. Further optimization of gene transfer efficiency requires the understanding of the intracellular pathway of PDMAEMA. Therefore the goal of this study was to determine the cellular entry and intracellular trafficking mechanisms of our PDMAEMA vectors and determine the gene transfer bottleneck. For this, we have produced rhodamine-labeled PDMAEMA polyplexes that were used to transfect retinal cells and the cellular localization determined by co-localization with cellular markers. Our vectors quickly and efficiently cross the cell membrane, and escape the endo-lysosomal system by 24 h. We have observed the PDMAEMA vectors to concentrate around the nucleus, and the DNA load to be released in the first 24 h after transfection. These results allow us to conclude that although the endo-lysosomal system is an important obstacle, PDMAEMA gene vectors can overcome it. The nuclear membrane, however, constitutes the bottleneck to PDMAEMA gene transfer ability.
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- Diogo B Bitoque
- ProRegeM PhD Program, NOVA Medical School
- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campo Mártires da Pátria 130, 1169-056 Lisboa, Portugal; Algarve Chemistry Research Centre (CIQA), University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; CEDOC - Chronic Diseases Research Centre, NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campo Mártires da Pátria 130, 1169-056 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Chemistry Research Centre (CIQA), University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- CEDOC - Chronic Diseases Research Centre, NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campo Mártires da Pátria 130, 1169-056 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Ren JM, McKenzie TG, Fu Q, Wong EHH, Xu J, An Z, Shanmugam S, Davis TP, Boyer C, Qiao GG. Star Polymers. Chem Rev 2016; 116:6743-836. [PMID: 27299693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 515] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recent advances in controlled/living polymerization techniques and highly efficient coupling chemistries have enabled the facile synthesis of complex polymer architectures with controlled dimensions and functionality. As an example, star polymers consist of many linear polymers fused at a central point with a large number of chain end functionalities. Owing to this exclusive structure, star polymers exhibit some remarkable characteristics and properties unattainable by simple linear polymers. Hence, they constitute a unique class of technologically important nanomaterials that have been utilized or are currently under audition for many applications in life sciences and nanotechnologies. This article first provides a comprehensive summary of synthetic strategies towards star polymers, then reviews the latest developments in the synthesis and characterization methods of star macromolecules, and lastly outlines emerging applications and current commercial use of star-shaped polymers. The aim of this work is to promote star polymer research, generate new avenues of scientific investigation, and provide contemporary perspectives on chemical innovation that may expedite the commercialization of new star nanomaterials. We envision in the not-too-distant future star polymers will play an increasingly important role in materials science and nanotechnology in both academic and industrial settings.
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- Jing M Ren
- Polymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Polymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Polymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Polymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University , Shanghai 2000444, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Polymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Li L, He ZY, Wei XW, Gao GP, Wei YQ. Challenges in CRISPR/CAS9 Delivery: Potential Roles of Nonviral Vectors. Hum Gene Ther 2016; 26:452-62. [PMID: 26176432 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2015.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing platforms are widely applied as powerful tools in basic research and potential therapeutics for genome regulation. The appropriate alternative of delivery system is critical if genome editing systems are to be effectively performed in the targeted cells or organisms. To date, the in vivo delivery of the Cas9 system remains challenging. Both physical methods and viral vectors are adopted in the delivery of the Cas9-based gene editing platform. However, physical methods are more applicable for in vitro delivery, while viral vectors are generally concerned with safety issues, limited packing capacities, and so on. With the robust development of nonviral drug delivery systems, lipid- or polymer-based nanocarriers might be potent vectors for the delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 systems. In this review, we look back at the delivery approaches that have been used for the delivery of the Cas9 system and outline the recent development of nonviral vectors that might be potential carriers for the genome editing platform in the future. The efforts in optimizing cationic nanocarriers with structural modification are described and promising nonviral vectors under clinical investigations are highlighted.
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- Ling Li
- 1 Lab for Aging Research, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- 1 Lab for Aging Research, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- 1 Lab for Aging Research, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- 2 Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, Massachusetts.,3 Department of Microbiology and Physiology Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, Massachusetts
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- 1 Lab for Aging Research, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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Munisso M, Obika S, Yamaoka T. Nucleic acid delivery systems based on poly(galactosyl ureaethyl methacrylate-b-dimethylamino ethyl methacrylate) diblock copolymers. Carbohydr Polym 2014; 114:288-296. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Pan J, Lyu Z, Jiang W, Wang H, Liu Q, Tan M, Yuan L, Chen H. Stimulation of gene transfection by silicon nanowire arrays modified with polyethylenimine. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:14391-14398. [PMID: 25032791 DOI: 10.1021/am5036626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this work, a novel gene delivery strategy was proposed based on silicon nanowire arrays modified with high-molecular-weight 25 kDa branched polyethylenimine (SN-PEI). Both the plasmid DNA (pDNA) binding capacity and the in vitro gene transfection efficiency of silicon nanowire arrays (SiNWAs) were significantly enhanced after modification with high-molecular-weight bPEI. Moreover, the transfection efficiency was substantially further increased by the introduction of free pDNA/PEI complexes formed by low-molecular-weight branched PEI (bPEI, 2 kDa). Additionally, factors affecting the in vitro transfection efficiency of the novel gene delivery system were investigated in detail, and the transfection efficiency was optimized on SN-PEI with a bPEI grafting time of 3 h, an incubation time of 10 min for tethered pDNA/PEI complexes consisting of high-molecular-weight bPEI grafted onto SiNWAs, and with an N/P ratio of 80 for free pDNA/PEI complexes made of low-molecular-weight bPEI. Together, our results indicate that high-molecular-weight bPEI modified SiNWAs can serve as an efficient platform for gene delivery.
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- Jingjing Pan
- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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Dey D, Kumar S, Banerjee R, Maiti S, Dhara D. Polyplex Formation between PEGylated Linear Cationic Block Copolymers and DNA: Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:7012-25. [DOI: 10.1021/jp501234p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Debabrata Dey
- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Proteomics
and Structural Biology Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative
Biology, CSIR, Mall Road, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Proteomics
and Structural Biology Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative
Biology, CSIR, Mall Road, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Theoni K Georgiou
- Surfactant and Colloid Group, Department of Chemistry; University of Hull; Hull HU6 7RX UK
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Krasia-Christoforou T, Georgiou TK. Polymeric theranostics: using polymer-based systems for simultaneous imaging and therapy. J Mater Chem B 2013; 1:3002-3025. [PMID: 32261003 DOI: 10.1039/c3tb20191k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Polymer-based nanomedicine is a large and fast growing field. Polymer-based systems have been extensively used as therapeutic carriers as well as bioimaging agents for example in tumour diagnosis. However, fewer polymeric systems have been able to combine both therapy and imaging in a new field that is called theranostics (theragnostics). This review aims to summarise the recent developments and trends on polymeric theranostics. Four different types of therapies/treatments are examined namely drug delivery, gene delivery, photodynamic therapy and hyperthermia treatment combined with different imaging moieties like magnetic resonance imaging agents, fluorescent agents and microbubbles for ultrasound imaging.
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- Theodora Krasia-Christoforou
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Yue Y, Wu C. Progress and perspectives in developing polymeric vectors for in vitro gene delivery. Biomater Sci 2013; 1:152-170. [DOI: 10.1039/c2bm00030j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Orakdogen N. Rapid pH-dependent phase transition and elasticity of stimuli-responsive cationic poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) hydrogels prepared with a dimethacrylate crosslinker. POLYM INT 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.4425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nermin Orakdogen
- Istanbul Technical University; Department of Chemistry; 34469; Maslak; Istanbul; Turkey
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Orakdogen N. Novel responsive poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) gel beads: preparation, mechanical properties and pH-dependent swelling behavior. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-012-9914-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sevimli S, Sagnella S, Kavallaris M, Bulmus V, Davis TP. Synthesis, self-assembly and stimuli responsive properties of cholesterol conjugated polymers. Polym Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2py20112g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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pH-responsive swelling behavior, elasticity and molecular characteristics of poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) gels at various initial monomer concentrations. Polym Bull (Berl) 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-011-0559-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Varkouhi AK, Verheul RJ, Schiffelers RM, Lammers T, Storm G, Hennink WE. Gene silencing activity of siRNA polyplexes based on thiolated N,N,N-trimethylated chitosan. Bioconjug Chem 2010; 21:2339-46. [PMID: 21049986 DOI: 10.1021/bc1003789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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N,N,N-Trimethylated chitosan (TMC) is a biodegradable polymer emerging as a promising nonviral vector for nucleic acid and protein delivery. In the present study, we investigated whether the introduction of thiol groups in TMC enhances the extracellular stability of the complexes based on this polymer and promotes the intracellular release of siRNA. The gene silencing activity and the cellular cytotoxicity of polyplexes based on thiolated TMC were compared with those based on the nonthiolated counterpart and the regularly used lipidic transfection agent Lipofectamine. Incubation of H1299 human lung cancer cells expressing firefly luciferase with siRNA/thiolated TMC polyplexes resulted in 60-80% gene silencing activity, whereas complexes based on nonthiolated TMC showed less silencing (40%). The silencing activity of the complexes based on Lipofectamine 2000 was about 60-70%. Importantly, the TMC-SH polyplexes retained their silencing activity in the presence of hyaluronic acid, while nonthiolated TMC polyplexes hardly showed any silencing activity, demonstrating their stability against competing anionic macromolecules. Under the experimental conditions tested, the cytotoxicity of the thiolated and nonthiolated siRNA complexes was lower than those based on Lipofectamine. Given the good extracellular stability and good silencing activity, it is concluded that polyplexes based on TMC-SH are attractive systems for further in vivo evaluations.
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- Amir K Varkouhi
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Sorbonnelaan 16, 3584 CA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-Poly(glycidyl methacrylate) with Oligoamine Side Chains as Efficient Gene Vectors. Macromol Biosci 2010; 10:183-91. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200900183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wang YQ, Sun YX, Hong XL, Zhang XZ, Zhang GY. Poly(methyl methacrylate)-graft-oligoamines as low cytotoxic and efficient nonviral gene vectors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 6:256-63. [DOI: 10.1039/b915718b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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van den Berg JH, Oosterhuis K, Hennink WE, Storm G, van der Aa LJ, Engbersen JF, Haanen JB, Beijnen JH, Schumacher TN, Nuijen B. Shielding the cationic charge of nanoparticle-formulated dermal DNA vaccines is essential for antigen expression and immunogenicity. J Control Release 2010; 141:234-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2009.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Revised: 09/01/2009] [Accepted: 09/04/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Moselhy J, Vira T, Liu FF, Wu XY. Characterization of complexation of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) thermoresponsive cationic nanogels with salmon sperm DNA. Int J Nanomedicine 2009; 4:153-64. [PMID: 19774114 PMCID: PMC2747350 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s6585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Thermoresponsive cationic nanogel (TCNG) networks based on N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM), 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), and quaternary alkyl ammonium halide salts of DMAEMA (DMAEMAQ) were synthesized by dispersion polymerization technique. The thermoresponsive properties of TCNGs and TCNG-salmon sperm DNA (sasDNA) polyplexes were characterized in aqueous media of various pH and ionic strength. P[NIPAM] and P[NIPAM/DMAEMA] TCNGs exhibited sharp volume phase transition (VPT) in water at critical temperatures (Tc) of 32 °C and 36 °C, respectively. Quaternized P[NIPAM/DMAEMAQ] TCNGs did not undergo sharp VPT up to 50 °C. The VPT of uncomplexed TCNGs were sensitive to the ionic composition and ionic strength of salts in solution, but were insensitive to pH in the range 5.0 to 7.4. The VPT of P[NIPAM/DMAEMAQ]/sasDNA diminished in magnitude with increasing Wp/Wd suggesting greater compaction of the polyplexes. The distinct phase-transition properties of P[NIPAM/DMAEMA]/sasDNA and P[NIPAM/DMAEMAQ]/sasDNA polyplexes were attributed to the condensing capability of polycations and to differences in the spatial distribution of structural charges in quaternized and nonquaternized networks. The findings demonstrate that stable TCNGs can be prepared with controllable responsive properties determined by the nature of the cationic charge incorporated and may have potential as vehicles for DNA delivery.
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- Jim Moselhy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3M2
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Hyperbranched polysiloxysilane nanoparticles: Surface charge control of nonviral gene delivery vectors and nanoprobes. Int J Pharm 2009; 376:141-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2008] [Revised: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Qi R, Gao Y, Tang Y, He RR, Liu TL, He Y, Sun S, Li BY, Li YB, Liu G. PEG-conjugated PAMAM dendrimers mediate efficient intramuscular gene expression. AAPS JOURNAL 2009; 11:395-405. [PMID: 19479387 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-009-9116-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Generations 5 and 6 (G5 and G6) poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers have been shown to be highly efficient nonviral carriers in in vitro gene delivery. However, their high toxicity and unsatisfied in vivo efficacy limit their applications. In this study, to improve their characteristics as gene delivery carriers, polyethylene glycol (PEG, molecular weight 5,000) was conjugated to G5 and G6 PAMAM dendrimers (PEG-PAMAM) at three different molar ratios of 4%, 8%, and 15% (PEG to surface amine per PAMAM dendrimer molecular). Compared with unconjugated PAMAM dendrimers, PEG conjugation significantly decreased the in vitro and in vivo cytotoxicities and hemolysis of G5 and G6 dendrimers, especially at higher PEG molar ratios. Among all of the PEG-PAMAM dendrimers, 8% PEG-conjugated G5 and G6 dendrimers (G5-8% PEG, G6-8% PEG) resulted in the most efficient muscular gene expression when polyplexes were injected intramuscularly to the quadriceps of neonatal mice. Consistent with the in vivo results, these two 8% PEG-conjugated PAMAM dendrimers could also mediate the highest in vitro transfection in 293A cells. Therefore, G5-8% PEG and G6-8% PEG possess a great potential for gene delivery both in vivo and in vitro.
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- Rong Qi
- Peking University Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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de Wolf HK, Luten J, Snel CJ, Storm G, Hennink WE. Biodegradable, Cationic Methacrylamide-Based Polymers for Gene Delivery to Ovarian Cancer Cells in Mice. Mol Pharm 2008; 5:349-57. [DOI: 10.1021/mp700108r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Holger K. de Wolf
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Zhang S, Zhao B, Jiang H, Wang B, Ma B. Cationic lipids and polymers mediated vectors for delivery of siRNA. J Control Release 2007; 123:1-10. [PMID: 17716771 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2007] [Accepted: 07/19/2007] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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RNA interference (RNAi) is one of the most importantly protective phenomena forming from the process combating against virus. Since its high efficiency for silencing the expression of proteins at the posttranscriptional level, RNAi shows great prospect in therapeutics for diseases. However, the delivery of siRNA into cells, tissues or organs remains to be a big obstacle for its applications. Many vectors for siRNA delivery have been developed including viral vectors and non-viral vectors, among them non-viral vectors have the advantages of low toxicity, ease of synthesis and low immune response over viral ones. Cationic liposomes and polymer particles, major varieties of non-viral vectors, used for gene delivery, have shown to be suitable for the delivery of siRNA. Based on the concise introduction of RNAi, this article reviews the non-viral delivery systems of siRNA, hoping to provide helpful information for the development of delivery systems of siRNA, and to summarize literatures about siRNA delivery published in recent years.
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- Shubiao Zhang
- SEAC-ME Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian 116600, Liaoning, China.
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Dubruel P, Schacht E. Vinyl Polymers as Non-Viral Gene Delivery Carriers: Current Status and Prospects. Macromol Biosci 2006; 6:789-810. [PMID: 17039574 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200600110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Since the first application of polymers as non-viral gene delivery systems in 1965 by Vaheri and Pagano using functionalised dextran (A. Vaheri and J. S. Pagano, "Infectious poliovirus RNA: a sensitive method of assay", Virology 1965, 27, 434-6), a large number of different polymers have been developed, studied and compared for application as DNA carriers. Vinyl-based polymers are one type of polymers that have gained considerable interest. The interest in developing this particular type of polymer is partly related to the straightforward way in which large amounts of these polymers can be prepared by radical (co)polymerisation. This opens up a path for establishing a wide range of structure-property relations using polymer libraries. The present review aims to give an overview of past and ongoing research using vinyl-based gene delivery systems. The application of cationic, neutral and zwitterionic polymers as DNA carriers is summarised and discussed. [structure: see text] Chemical structure of DEAE-functionalised dextran.
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- Peter Dubruel
- Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Research Group, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S4 Bis), B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Scales CW, Huang F, Li N, Vasilieva YA, Ray J, Convertine AJ, McCormick CL. Corona-Stabilized Interpolyelectrolyte Complexes of SiRNA with Nonimmunogenic, Hydrophilic/Cationic Block Copolymers Prepared by Aqueous RAFT Polymerization. Macromolecules 2006. [DOI: 10.1021/ma061453c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Charles W. Scales
- Department of Polymer Science and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406
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- Department of Polymer Science and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406
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- Department of Polymer Science and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406
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- Department of Polymer Science and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406
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- Department of Polymer Science and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406
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- Department of Polymer Science and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406
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- Department of Polymer Science and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406
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Oishi M, Kataoka K, Nagasaki Y. pH-Responsive Three-Layered PEGylated Polyplex Micelle Based on a Lactosylated ABC Triblock Copolymer as a Targetable and Endosome-Disruptive Nonviral Gene Vector. Bioconjug Chem 2006; 17:677-88. [PMID: 16704205 DOI: 10.1021/bc050364m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nonviral vectors for gene therapy have recently received an increased impetus because of the inherent safety problems of the viral vectors, while their transfection efficiency is generally low compared to the viral vectors. The lack of the ability to escape from the endosomal compartments is believed to be one of the critical barriers to the intracellular delivery of noviral gene vectors. This study was devoted to the design and preparation of a novel ABC triblock copolymer for constructing a pH-responsive and targetable nonviral gene vector. The copolymer, lactosylated poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(silamine)-block-poly[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] (Lac-PEG-PSAO-PAMA), consists of lactosylated poly(ethylene glycol) (A-segment), a pH-responsive polyamine segment (B-segment), and a DNA-condensing polyamine segment (C-segment). The Lac-PEG-PSAO-PAMA spontaneously associated with plasmid DNA (pDNA) to form three-layered polyplex micelles with a PAMA/pDNA polyion complex (PIC) core, an uncomplexed PSAO inner shell, and a lactosylated PEG outer shell, as confirmed by 1H NMR spectroscopy. Under physiological conditions, the Lac-PEG-PSAO-PAMA/pDNA polyplex micelles prepared at an N/P (number of amino groups in the copolymer/number of phosphate groups in pDNA) ratio above 3 were found to be able to condense pDNA, thus adopting a relatively small size (< 150 nm) and an almost neutral surface charge (zeta approximately +5 mV). The micelle underwent a pH-induced size variation (pH = 7.4, 132.6 nm --> pH = 4.0, 181.8 nm) presumably due to the conformational changes (globule-rod transition) of the uncomplexed PSAO chain in response to pH, leading to swelling of the free PSAO inner shell at lowered pH while retaining the condensed pDNA in the PAMA/pDNA PIC core. Furthermore, the micelles exhibited a specific cellular uptake into HuH-7 cells (hepatocytes) through asialoglycoprotein (ASGP) receptor-mediated endocytosis and achieved a far more efficient transfection ability of a reporter gene compared to the Lac-PEG-PSAO/pDNA and Lac-PEG-PAMA/pDNA polyplex micelles composed of the diblock copolymers and pDNA. The effect of hydroxychloroquine as an endosomolytic agent on the transfection efficiency was not observed for the Lac-PEG-PSAO-PAMA/pDNA polyplex micelles, whereas the nigericin treatment of the cell as an inhibitor for the endosomal acidification induced a substantial decrease in the transfection efficiency, suggesting that the protonation of the free PSAO inner shell in response to a pH decrease in the endosome might lead to the disruption of the endosome through buffering of the endosomal cavity. Therefore, the polyplex micelle composed of ABC (ligand-PEG/pH-responsive segment/DNA-condensing segment) triblock copolymer would be a promising approach to a targetable and endosome disruptive nonviral gene vector.
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- Motoi Oishi
- Tsukuba Research Center for Interdisciplinary Materials Science (TIMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-noudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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Merdan T, Kunath K, Petersen H, Bakowsky U, Voigt KH, Kopecek J, Kissel T. PEGylation of poly(ethylene imine) affects stability of complexes with plasmid DNA under in vivo conditions in a dose-dependent manner after intravenous injection into mice. Bioconjug Chem 2005; 16:785-92. [PMID: 16029019 DOI: 10.1021/bc049743q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The influence of PEGylation on polyplex stability from poly(ethylene imine), PEI, and plasmid DNA was investigated both in vitro and after intravenous administration in mice. Polyplexes were characterized with respect to particle size (dynamic light scattering), zeta-potential (laser Doppler anemometry), and morphology (atomic force microscopy). Pharmacokinetics and organ accumulation of both polymers and pDNA were investigated using 125I and 32P radioactive labels, respectively. Furthermore gene expression patterns after 48 h were measured in mice. To elucidate the effect of different doses, all experiments were performed using ca. 1.5 microg and 25 microg of pDNA per mouse. Our studies demonstrated that both PEI and PEG-PEI form stable polyplexes with DNA with similar sizes of 100-130 nm. The zeta potential of PEI/pDNA polyplexes was highly positive, whereas PEG-PEI/pDNA showed a neutral surface charge as expected. The pharmacokinetic and organ distribution profiles after 2 h show similarities for both PEI and pDNA blood-level time curves from polyplexes at both doses indicative for significant stability in the bloodstream. A very rapid clearance from the bloodstream was observed and as major organs of accumulation liver and spleen were identified. PEG-PEI/pDNA complexes at a dose of approximately 25 microg exhibit similar profiles except a significantly lower deposition in the lung. At the lower dose of approximately 1.5 microg pDNA, however, for polyplexes from PEG-PEI, significant differences in blood level curves and organ accumulation of polymer and pDNA were found. In this case PEG-PEI shows a greatly enhanced circulation time in the bloodstream. By contrast, pDNA was rapidly cleared from circulation and significant amounts of radioactivity were found in the urine, suggesting a rapid degradation possibly by serum nucleases after complex separation. Regarding in vivo gene expression, no luciferase expression could be detected at approximately 1.5 microg dose in any organ using both types of complexes. At 25 microg only in the case of PEI/pDNA complexes were significant levels of the reporter gene detected in lung, liver, and spleen. This coincided with high initial accumulation of pDNA complexed with PEI and a high acute in vivo toxicity. For PEG-PEI, initial accumulation was much lower and no gene expression as well as a low acute toxicity was found. In summary, our data demonstrate that PEG-PEI used in this study is not suitable for low dose gene delivery. At a higher dose of approximately 25 microg, however, polyplex stability is similar to PEI/pDNA combined with a more favorable organ deposition and significantly lower acute in vivo toxicity. These findings have consequences for the design of PEG-PEI-based gene delivery systems for in vivo application.
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- Thomas Merdan
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmacy, Philipps-University of Marburg, Ketzerbach 63 , D-35032 Marburg, Germany
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Verbaan FJ, Klein Klouwenberg P, van Steenis JH, Snel CJ, Boerman O, Hennink WE, Storm G. Application of poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)-based polyplexes for gene transfer into human ovarian carcinoma cells. Int J Pharm 2005; 304:185-92. [PMID: 16129577 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2005.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2005] [Revised: 07/05/2005] [Accepted: 07/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Previously, attempts were made in our laboratory to transfect human ovarian cancer (OVCAR-3) cells, growing in the peritoneal cavity of nude mice, by intraperitoneal administration of poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (pDMAEMA)-based polyplexes. However, hardly any transfection of the OVCAR-3 cells was observed. The aim of the present study was to examine whether pDMAEMA-polyplexes can transfect OVCAR-3 cells in vivo at DNA doses much higher than used previously [J. Gene Med. 1 (1999) 156-158]. We also explored a specific targeting strategy based on the use of folic acid (FA) as a targeting ligand directed against the folate receptor overexpressed on OVCAR-3 cells. Luciferase expression by OVCAR-3 cells mediated by pDMAEMA-based polyplexes was evaluated in the mouse i.p. OVCAR-3 xenograft model of ovarian cancer. By virtue of new formulation options, we were able to administer polyplex dispersions into OVCAR-3 bearing mice at much larger doses (75-120 microg DNA) than used previously (15 microg). The feasibility of folate-mediated targeting of the polyplexes was studied after coupling of FA to preformed polyplexes with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as a spacer. Intraperitoneal administration of naked pLuc plasmid did not result in significant gene expression by the tumor cells. Administration of uncoated, positively charged pDMAEMA-based polyplexes at a DNA dose of 75-120 microg yielded significant transfection activity. However, also considerable gene expression was observed in non-target cells. To avoid transfection of non-target cells, an active targeting strategy based on the use of FA was studied. At a dose of 75 microg DNA (N/P 5), the folate-targeting approach yielded about 10-fold lower luciferase transfection levels in organs lined by the mesenthelial layer. This beneficial site-avoidance effect was achieved without compromising the degree of tumor cell transfection. Successful transfection of OVCAR-3 cells growing in the peritoneal cavity of nude mice can be achieved by i.p. administration of polyplexes at doses between 75 and 120 microg DNA. It was further demonstrated that active targeting of polyplexes to OVCAR-3 cells growing in the peritoneal cavity of mice is a realistic possibility to avoid transfection of non-target cells.
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- Ferry J Verbaan
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80082, 3508 TB, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Alvarez-Lorenzo C, Barreiro-Iglesias R, Concheiro A, Iourtchenko L, Alakhov V, Bromberg L, Temchenko M, Deshmukh S, Hatton TA. Biophysical characterization of complexation of DNA with block copolymers of poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl) methacrylate, poly(ethylene oxide), and poly(propylene oxide). LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2005; 21:5142-8. [PMID: 15896062 DOI: 10.1021/la050170v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The interactions of DNA (salmon testes) with two new cationic block copolymers made of poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl) methacrylate and poly(ethylene oxide), PEO-pDMAEMA, or poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide), L92-pDMAEMA, were studied with the aim to understand their different in vitro transfection efficiencies when used as nonviral delivery vectors. PEO-pDMAEMA does not show surface activity while L92-pDMAEMA is as surface active as its parent Pluronic L92. Surface tension, titration microcalorimetry, ethidium bromide displacement, and zeta-potential measurements were carried out in phosphate buffers at pH 5 and 7. The association of L92-pDMAEMA with DNA was strongly exothermic at both pHs; the critical aggregation concentration (CAC) corresponded to a N/P ratio of 0.3, the maximum energy evolved was reached for N/P ratios of 0.82 and 1.27 at pH 5 and pH 7, respectively, and the saturation occurred for N/P ratios close to 2. The presence of L92 in the structure of this new block copolymer apparently did not modify the thermodynamic parameters of the interaction with DNA. In contrast, the interaction with PEO-pDMAEMA was significantly less exothermic, and CAC and saturation occurred for N/Ps equal to 0.43 and 1.37, respectively. The strong affinity of L92-pDMAEMA for DNA was reflected in its capacity to displace ethidium bromide and in the jump in the values of the zeta potential when N/P is near 1. Above the N/P ratio at which electroneutral polyplexes are formed, only at pH 5 an excess of L92-pDMAEMA is incorporated in the complexes, resulting in positively charged complexes. The profile of the zeta-potential values obtained for mixtures of L92-pDMAEMA with Pluronic P123 showed a shift to a lower N/P ratio, owing to an easier interaction of L92-pDMAEMA molecules with DNA in the presence of P123. Additionally, a visual inspection of the systems indicates that P123 contributes to stabilize/solubilize the DNA/cationic polymer aggregates, by avoiding the typical phase separation near the charge neutralization point. The information obtained can be particularly useful to optimize the conditions to form efficient polyplexes for gene delivery systems.
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- Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo
- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782-Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Nucleic acid delivery has many applications in basic science, biotechnology, agriculture, and medicine. One of the main applications is DNA or RNA delivery for gene therapy purposes. Gene therapy, an approach for treatment or prevention of diseases associated with defective gene expression, involves the insertion of a therapeutic gene into cells, followed by expression and production of the required proteins. This approach enables replacement of damaged genes or expression inhibition of undesired genes. Following two decades of research, there are two major methods for delivery of genes. The first method, considered the dominant approach, utilizes viral vectors and is generally an efficient tool of transfection. Attempts, however, to resolve drawbacks related with viral vectors (e.g., high risk of mutagenicity, immunogenicity, low production yield, limited gene size, etc.), led to the development of an alternative method, which makes use of non-viral vectors. This review describes non-viral gene delivery vectors, termed "self-assembled" systems, and are based on cationic molecules, which form spontaneous complexes with negatively charged nucleic acids. It introduces the most important cationic polymers used for gene delivery. A transition from in vitro to in vivo gene delivery is also presented, with an emphasis on the obstacles to achieve successful transfection in vivo.
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- H. Eliyahu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Jerusalem, Israel
- Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research, Department of Biochemistry, The Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research, Department of Biochemistry, The Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Jerusalem, Israel
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Verbaan F, Bos G, Oussoren C, Woodle M, Hennink W, Storm G. A comparative study of different cationic transfection agents for in vivo gene delivery after intravenous administration. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s1773-2247(04)50021-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Koning GA, Schiffelers RM, Storm G. Endothelial cells at inflammatory sites as target for therapeutic intervention. ENDOTHELIUM : JOURNAL OF ENDOTHELIAL CELL RESEARCH 2003; 9:161-71. [PMID: 12380641 DOI: 10.1080/10623320213631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In the course of an inflammation, vascular endothelial cells (VECs) are strongly involved in processes like leukocyte recruitment, cytokine production, and angiogenesis. Specific interference in these processes may yield great therapeutic benefit in the treatment of (chronic) inflammatory disorders. Drug targeting to VECs at inflamed sites may allow such intervention. VECs at inflamed sites represent a very well-accessible target cell population for circulating drug-targeting systems, which may also be selectively distinguished from normal VECs by the expression of several cell surface receptors involved in the inflammation. One group of specifically expressed molecules are the adhesion molecules (AMs), which have a major function in adhesion of cells to each other, to the extracellular matrix, or in the adhesion and subsequent recruitment of circulating immune cells. This review describes AMs with regard to their function in the inflammatory disease and their usefulness in functioning as a specific target receptor for drug-targeting approaches in general and with an emphasis on liposome-based drug delivery.
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- Gerben A Koning
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
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van Steenis JH, van Maarseveen EM, Verbaan FJ, Verrijk R, Crommelin DJA, Storm G, Hennink WE. Preparation and characterization of folate-targeted pEG-coated pDMAEMA-based polyplexes. J Control Release 2003; 87:167-76. [PMID: 12618033 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-3659(02)00361-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A folate-poly(ethylene glycol) conjugate capable of covalent coupling to primary amines present at the surface of polyplexes was developed. Coating of poly(dimethylaminomethyl methacrylate (pDMAEMA)-based polyplexes with this folate-pEG conjugate led to a sharp decrease of the zeta-potential, and a small increase in particle size. The size of the particles in isotonic medium did not change markedly in time demonstrating that rather stable particles were formed. The in vitro cellular toxicity of the pEGylated polyplexes with and without folate ligands was lowered considerably compared to uncoated polyplexes. The toxicity observed for the targeted pEGylated polyplexes was slightly higher than that of corresponding untargeted polyplexes, which might indicate an increased cellular association of targeted polyplexes. Transfection of OVCAR-3 cells in vitro was markedly increased compared to untargeted pEGylated polyplexes, suggesting targeted gene delivery.
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- J H van Steenis
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, PO Box 80082, 3508 TB, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Liu L, Zern MA, Lizarzaburu ME, Nantz MH, Wu J. Poly(cationic lipid)-mediated in vivo gene delivery to mouse liver. Gene Ther 2003; 10:180-7. [PMID: 12571647 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We have previously demonstrated that liposomes generated from poly(cationic lipid) (PCL) and cholesterol (Chol) have low cytotoxicity, are serum resistant, and display a transfection efficiency in vitro similar to commercially available cationic liposomes. Our in vivo experiments demonstrated that PCL-Chol liposomes bound much less avidly to serum proteins than did liposomes composed of 1,2-bis(dioleoyloxy)-3-(trimethylamonio)propane (DOTAP)-Chol or DOTAP-L-alpha dioleoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE). Injection of the lipoplexes (PCL-Chol+DNA) through the portal vein after partial hepatectomy (PH) led to much higher reporter gene expression (luciferase) in the liver than did naked DNA injection. Marked green fluorescent protein expression was visualized in almost all hepatocytes in the liver of mice receiving lipoplex injection, even in the absence of PH. Subcutaneous injection of thyroid hormone triiodothyromine (T(3)) significantly promoted hepatocyte regeneration and markedly enhanced PCL-Chol-mediated gene transfer in mouse liver when the lipoplex was administrated through either portal or tail vein. With T(3) pretreatment, PCL-Chol exerted a better gene transfer efficacy in mouse liver than DOTAP-Chol or DOTAP-DOPE. Two injections of lipoplexes through an indwelling catheter in the portal vein extended the transgene expression at a high level when T(3) injection was repeated. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that the polymerized cationic liposomes are very stable in the blood and are effective agents for in vivo gene delivery, and that thyroid hormone administration offers a non-invasive approach to enhance liposome-mediated liver gene delivery.
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- L Liu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Transplant Research Institute, University of California-Davis Medical Center, 4635 2nd Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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Mastrobattista E, Kapel RH, Eggenhuisen MH, Roholl PJ, Crommelin DJ, Hennink WE, Storm G. Lipid-coated polyplexes for targeted gene delivery to ovarian carcinoma cells. Cancer Gene Ther 2001; 8:405-13. [PMID: 11498760 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A nonviral gene delivery vector has been developed in our laboratory based on the cationic polymer, poly(2-(dimethylethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (p(DMAEMA)). p(DMAEMA)-based polyplexes have been successfully used for the transfection of OVCAR-3 cells in vitro. However, these polyplexes were unable to transfect OVCAR-3 cells growing in the peritoneal cavity of nude mice after intraperitoneal administration, which could be ascribed to inactivation by components (including hyaluronic acid) present in the tumor ascitic fluid. The present work aimed at (a) protecting p(DMAEMA)-based polyplexes against destabilization or inactivation by polyanions such as hyaluronic acid present in tumor ascitic fluid and (b) enhancing cellular uptake of the protected p(DMAEMA)-based polyplexes by targeting with antibody Fab' fragments. To fulfill these requirements, we have developed a detergent removal method to coat polyplexes with anionic lipids. With this method, spherical particles of approximately 125 nm, which were protected from destabilization by polyanions, were obtained. More importantly, the transfection efficiency of lipopolyplexes was unaffected in the presence of hyaluronic acid, indicating that lipid coating of polyplexes protects against destabilization by hyaluronic acid. By conjugating antibody Fab' fragments directed against the epithelial glycoprotein-2 to the lipidic surface of these lipopolyplexes, target cell-specific transfection of OVCAR-3 cells could be obtained in vitro.
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- E Mastrobattista
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Utrecht University, Utrecht 3508 TB, Netherlands.
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Wu J, Lizarzaburu ME, Kurth MJ, Liu L, Wege H, Zern MA, Nantz MH. Cationic lipid polymerization as a novel approach for constructing new DNA delivery agents. Bioconjug Chem 2001; 12:251-7. [PMID: 11312686 DOI: 10.1021/bc000097e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In vivo gene delivery mediated by cationic lipids is often compromised by aggregation due to complexation with proteins in the blood. To improve the stability of cationic lipid-DNA complexes, the present study aimed to develop a novel approach in which a poly(cationic lipid) (PCL) is utilized to form stable cationic polyplexes for gene transfection. Hydrogenation of the acrylamide analogue of betaAE-DMRI, the polymerizable precursor of PCL, provided a monomeric lipid derivative (MHL) which was used for direct comparison of corresponding lipoplex stability, toxicity, and transfection activity. Various formulations of cationic liposomes, such as MHL, MHL-cholesterol (Chol), PCL, PCL-Chol, DOTAP-Chol, and commercially available lipofectamine were generated and examined in this study. The new poly(cationic lipid) did not display any significant toxicity to rat hepatocytes or Hep G2 cells as indicated by an LDH leakage assay. Furthermore, PCL was significantly less toxic than MHL, DOTAP-Chol or lipofectamine. Suspensions of PCL were resistant to aggregation even after 24 h of exposure to solutions containing 50 and 100% fetal bovine serum (FBS). In contrast, suspensions of lipofectamine extensively aggregated after 24 h of exposure to 50% FBS. To examine the influence of lipid polymerization on gene transfer activity, liposome-mediated transfections of a luciferase vector (pGL3) were performed in Hep G2 and Alexander cell lines. The luciferase activity of the PCL formulations in Hep G2 cells were similar to those of the MHL, DOTAP-Chol and lipofectamine formulations, demonstrating that lipid polymerization does not compromise transfection activity. In comparison to the monomeric precursor MHL and to the industry transfection standards DOTAP and lipofectamine, the novel poly(cationic lipid) exhibited the lowest cytotoxicity, was the most resistant to serum-induced aggregation and had comparable transfection activity when coformulated with cholesterol. This novel polymerization approach for the development of stable and active polyplexes may prove a valuable alternative for in vivo gene delivery.
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- J Wu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Transplant Research Institute, University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
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Zuidam NJ, Posthuma G, de Vries ET, Crommelin DJ, Hennink WE, Storm G. Effects of physicochemical characteristics of poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)-based polyplexes on cellular association and internalization. J Drug Target 2000; 8:51-66. [PMID: 10761645 DOI: 10.3109/10611860009009209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The cationic polymer poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (p(DMAEMA)) is able to efficiently bind and condense DNA and to mediate transfection of a variety of cell types. In this study, fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS), confocal laser fluorescence microscopy (CSLM) and electron microscopy (EM) techniques were used to investigate in vitro the cellular interaction of p(DMAEMA)-based polyplexes with human ovarian carcinoma cells (OVCAR-3). Cellular association and subsequent internalization only occurred when the polyplexes exhibited a positive zeta potential. Small-sized polyplexes have an advantage over large-sized complexes regarding cellular entry. The effect of the presence of tertiary amine groups versus the presence of quatenary amine groups was evaluated by comparing p(DMAEMA) with its quaternary ammonium analogue poly(2-(trimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (p(TMAEMA)). The combined cellular interaction and transfection results suggest that the latter polymer does not have an intrinsic endosomal escape property, in contrast to the 'proton sponge' effect proposed for p(DMAEMA). PEGylation of p(DMAEMA) effectively shielded the surface charge and yielded a notably lower degree of cellular interaction. Data on the effects of the presence of endocytosis inhibitors and an endosome-disruptive peptide in the culture medium on the cellular interaction and transfection activity of p(DMAEMA)-based polyplexes support endocytosis as being the principal pathway for intracellular delivery of plasmid. Both the CLSM and EM studies did not reveal the presence of polyplexes or plasmid outside the endocytic vesicles or within the nucleus, suggesting that intracellular trafficking from the endosomes to the nucleus is a very inefficient process.
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- N J Zuidam
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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