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Li B, Li Q, Qi Z, Li Z, Yan X, Chen Y, Xu X, Pan Q, Chen Y, Huang F, Ping Y. Supramolecular Genome Editing: Targeted Delivery and Endogenous Activation of CRISPR/Cas9 by Dynamic Host-Guest Recognition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316323. [PMID: 38317057 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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We synthesize supramolecular poly(disulfide) (CPS) containing covalently attached cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]), which is exploited not only as a carrier to deliver plasmid DNA encoding destabilized Cas9 (dsCas9), but also as a host to include trimethoprim (TMP) by CB[7] moieties through the supramolecular complexation to form TMP@CPS/dsCas9. Once the plasmid is transfected into tumor cells by CPS, the presence of polyamines can competitively trigger the decomplexation of TMP@CPS, thereby displacing and releasing TMP from CB[7] to stabilize dsCas9 that can target and edit the genomic locus of PLK1 to inhibit the growth of tumor cells. Following the systemic administration of TMP@CPS/dsCas9 decorated with hyaluronic acid (HA), tumor-specific editing of PLK1 is detected due to the elevated polyamines in tumor microenvironment, greatly minimizing off-target editing in healthy tissues and non-targeted organs. As the metabolism of polyamines is dysregulated in a wide range of disorders, this study offers a supramolecular approach to precisely control CRISPR/Cas9 functions under particular pathological contexts.
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- Bowen Li
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang-Israel Joint Laboratory of Self-Assembling Functional Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang-Israel Joint Laboratory of Self-Assembling Functional Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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Quader S, Van Guyse JFR. Bioresponsive Polymers for Nanomedicine-Expectations and Reality! Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14173659. [PMID: 36080733 PMCID: PMC9460233 DOI: 10.3390/polym14173659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bioresponsive polymers in nanomedicine have been widely perceived to selectively activate the therapeutic function of nanomedicine at diseased or pathological sites, while sparing their healthy counterparts. This idea can be described as an advanced version of Paul Ehrlich’s magic bullet concept. From that perspective, the inherent anomalies or malfunction of the pathological sites are generally targeted to allow the selective activation or sensory function of nanomedicine. Nonetheless, while the primary goals and expectations in developing bioresponsive polymers are to elicit exclusive selectivity of therapeutic action at diseased sites, this remains difficult to achieve in practice. Numerous research efforts have been undertaken, and are ongoing, to tackle this fine-tuning. This review provides a brief introduction to key stimuli with biological relevance commonly featured in the design of bioresponsive polymers, which serves as a platform for critical discussion, and identifies the gap between expectations and current reality.
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- Sabina Quader
- Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, 3-25-14 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 212-0821, Japan
- Correspondence: (S.Q.); (J.F.R.V.G.)
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- Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, 3-25-14 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 212-0821, Japan
- Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: (S.Q.); (J.F.R.V.G.)
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Iwata T, Hirose H, Sakamoto K, Hirai Y, Arafiles JVV, Akishiba M, Imanishi M, Futaki S. Liquid Droplet Formation and Facile Cytosolic Translocation of IgG in the Presence of Attenuated Cationic Amphiphilic Lytic Peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Takahiro Iwata
- Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University, Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University, Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University, Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University, Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University, Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University, Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University, Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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Iwata T, Hirose H, Sakamoto K, Hirai Y, Arafiles JVV, Akishiba M, Imanishi M, Futaki S. Liquid Droplet Formation and Facile Cytosolic Translocation of IgG in the Presence of Attenuated Cationic Amphiphilic Lytic Peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19804-19812. [PMID: 34114295 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Fc region binding peptide conjugated with attenuated cationic amphiphilic lytic peptide L17E trimer [FcB(L17E)3 ] was designed for immunoglobulin G (IgG) delivery into cells. Particle-like liquid droplets were generated by mixing Alexa Fluor 488 labeled IgG (Alexa488-IgG) with FcB(L17E)3 . Droplet contact with the cellular membrane led to spontaneous influx and distribution of Alexa488-IgG throughout cells in serum containing medium. Involvement of cellular machinery accompanied by actin polymerization and membrane ruffling was suggested for the translocation. Alexa488-IgG negative charges were crucial in liquid droplet formation with positively charged FcB(L17E)3 . Binding of IgG to FcB(L17E)3 may not be necessary. Successful intracellular delivery of Alexa Fluor 594-labeled anti-nuclear pore complex antibody and anti-mCherry-nanobody tagged with supernegatively charged green fluorescence protein allowed binding to cellular targets in the presence of FcB(L17E)3 .
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- Takahiro Iwata
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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Jiang L, Zhou S, Zhang X, Li C, Ji S, Mao H, Jiang X. Mitochondrion-specific dendritic lipopeptide liposomes for targeted sub-cellular delivery. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2390. [PMID: 33888699 PMCID: PMC8062597 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22594-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The mitochondrion is an important sub-cellular organelle responsible for the cellular energetic source and processes. Owing to its unique sensitivity to heat and reactive oxygen species, the mitochondrion is an appropriate target for photothermal and photodynamic treatment for cancer. However, targeted delivery of therapeutics to mitochondria remains a great challenge due to their location in the sub-cellular compartment and complexity of the intracellular environment. Herein, we report a class of the mitochondrion-targeted liposomal delivery platform consisting of a guanidinium-based dendritic peptide moiety mimicking mitochondrion protein transmembrane signaling to exert mitochondrion-targeted delivery with pH sensitive and charge-reversible functions to enhance tumor accumulation and cell penetration. Compared to the current triphenylphosphonium (TPP)-based mitochondrion targeting system, this dendritic lipopeptide (DLP) liposomal delivery platform exhibits about 3.7-fold higher mitochondrion-targeted delivery efficacy. Complete tumor eradication is demonstrated in mice bearing 4T1 mammary tumors after combined photothermal and photodynamic therapies delivered by the reported DLP platform.
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- Lei Jiang
- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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Dutta K, Kanjilal P, Das R, Thayumanavan S. Synergistic Interplay of Covalent and Non-Covalent Interactions in Reactive Polymer Nanoassembly Facilitates Intracellular Delivery of Antibodies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:1821-1830. [PMID: 33034131 PMCID: PMC7855684 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The primary impediments in developing large antibodies as drugs against intracellular targets involve their low transfection efficiency and suitable reversible encapsulation strategies for intracellular delivery with retention of biological activity. To address this, we outline an electrostatics-enhanced covalent self-assembly strategy to generate polymer-protein/antibody nanoassemblies. Through structure-activity studies, we down-select the best performing self-immolative pentafluorophenyl containing activated carbonate polymer for bioconjugation. With the help of an electrostatics-aided covalent self-assembly approach, we demonstrate efficient encapsulation of medium to large proteins (HRP, 44 kDa and β-gal, 465 kDa) and antibodies (ca. 150 kDa). The designed polymeric nanoassemblies are shown to successfully traffic functional antibodies (anti-NPC and anti-pAkt) to cytosol to elicit their bioactivity towards binding intracellular protein epitopes and inducing apoptosis.
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- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, and The Center for Bioactive Delivery-Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Dutta K, Kanjilal P, Das R, Thayumanavan S. Synergistic Interplay of Covalent and Non‐Covalent Interactions in Reactive Polymer Nanoassembly Facilitates Intracellular Delivery of Antibodies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, and The Center for Bioactive Delivery-Institute for Applied Life Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
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Yao H, Sheng K, Sun J, Yan S, Hou Y, Lu H, Olsen BD. Secondary structure drives self-assembly in weakly segregated globular protein–rod block copolymers. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01680e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Imparting secondary structure to the polymer block can drive self-assembly in globular protein–helix block copolymers, increasing the effective segregation strength between blocks with weak or no repulsion.
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- Helen Yao
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Cambridge
- USA
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Cambridge
- USA
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Qin X, Yu C, Wei J, Li L, Zhang C, Wu Q, Liu J, Yao SQ, Huang W. Rational Design of Nanocarriers for Intracellular Protein Delivery. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1902791. [PMID: 31496027 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201902791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Protein/antibody therapeutics have exhibited the advantages of high specificity and activity even at an extremely low concentration compared to small molecule drugs. However, they are accompanied by unfavorable physicochemical properties such as fragile tertiary structure, large molecular size, and poor penetration of the membrane, and thus the clinical use of protein drugs is hindered by inefficient delivery of proteins into the host cells. To overcome the challenges associated with protein therapeutics and enhance their biopharmaceutical applications, various protein-loaded nanocarriers with desired functions, such as lipid nanocapsules, polymeric nanoparticles, inorganic nanoparticles, and peptides, are developed. In this review, the different strategies for intracellular delivery of proteins are comprehensively summarized. Their designed routes, mechanisms of action, and potential therapeutics in live cells or in vivo are discussed in detail. Furthermore, the perspective on the new generation of delivery systems toward the emerging area of protein-based therapeutics is presented as well.
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- Xiaofei Qin
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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Tao A, Huang GL, Igarashi K, Hong T, Liao S, Stellacci F, Matsumoto Y, Yamasoba T, Kataoka K, Cabral H. Polymeric Micelles Loading Proteins through Concurrent Ion Complexation and pH-Cleavable Covalent Bonding for In Vivo Delivery. Macromol Biosci 2019; 20:e1900161. [PMID: 31310454 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201900161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Protein drugs have great potential as targeted therapies, yet their application suffers from several drawbacks, such as instability, short half-life, and adverse immune responses. Thus, protein delivery approaches based on stimuli-responsive nanocarriers can provide effective strategies for selectively enhancing the availability and activation of proteins in targeted tissues. Herein, polymeric micelles with the ability of encapsulating proteins are developed via concurrent ion complexation and pH-cleavable covalent bonding between proteins and block copolymers directed to pH-triggered release of the protein payload. Carboxydimethylmaleic anhydride (CDM) is selected as the pH-sensitive moiety, since the CDMamide bond is stable at physiological pH (pH 7.4), while it cleaves at pH 6.5, that is, the pathophysiological pH of tumors and inflammatory tissues. By using poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(l-lysine) block copolymers having 45% CDM addition, different proteins with various sizes and isoelectric points are loaded successfully. By using myoglobin-loaded micelles (myo/m) as a model, the stability of the micelles in physiological conditions and the dissociation and release of functional myoglobin at pH 6.5 are successfully confirmed. Moreover, myo/m shows extended half-life in blood compared to free myoglobin and micelles assembled solely by polyion complex, indicating the potential of this system for in vivo delivery of proteins.
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- Anqi Tao
- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Interfaculty Bioengineering Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM), Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, 3-25-14 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, 210-0821, Japan.,Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Yang W, Wei Y, Yang L, Zhang J, Zhong Z, Storm G, Meng F. Granzyme B-loaded, cell-selective penetrating and reduction-responsive polymersomes effectively inhibit progression of orthotopic human lung tumor in vivo. J Control Release 2018; 290:141-149. [PMID: 30312720 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The clinical use of protein therapeutics with intracellular targets is hampered by its in vivo fragility and low cell permeability. Here, we report that cell-selective penetrating and reduction-responsive polymersomes (CPRPs) mediate high-efficiency targeted delivery of granzyme B (GrB) to orthotopic human lung tumor in vivo. Model protein studies using FITC-labeled cytochrome C (FITC-CC) revealed efficient and high protein loading up to 17.2 wt% for CPRPs. FITC-CC-loaded CPRPs exhibited a small size of 82-90 nm, reduction-responsive protein release, as well as greatly enhanced internalization and cytoplasmic protein release in A549 lung cancer cells compared with the non-targeted FITC-CC-loaded RPs control. GrB-loaded CPRPs showed a high potency toward A549 lung cancer cells with a half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 20.7 nM. Under the same condition, free GrB was essentially non-toxic. Importantly, installing cell-selective penetrating peptide did not alter the circulation time but did enhance tumor accumulation of RPs. Orthotopic A549-Luc lung tumor-bearing nude mice administered with GrB-loaded CPRPs at a dosage of 2.88 nmol GrB equiv./kg showed complete tumor growth inhibition with little body weight loss throughout the treatment period, resulting in significantly improved survival rate over the non-targeted and non-treated controls. These cell-selective penetrating and reduction-responsive polymersomes provide a targeted protein therapy for cancers.
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- Weijing Yang
- 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, PR 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, PR China; Department of Targeted Therapeutics, MIRA Institute for Biological Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, PO Box 217, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
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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, PR 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, PR 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, PR China.
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- Department of Targeted Therapeutics, MIRA Institute for Biological Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, PO Box 217, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
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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, PR China.
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Li M, Xu Y, Sun J, Wang M, Yang D, Guo X, Song H, Cao S, Yan Y. Fabrication of Charge-Conversion Nanoparticles for Cancer Imaging by Flash Nanoprecipitation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:10752-10760. [PMID: 29470042 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b01788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Traditional charge-conversion nanoparticles (NPs) need the breakage of acid-labile groups on the surface, which impedes the rapid response to the acidic microenvironment. Here, we developed novel rodlike charge-conversion NPs with amphiphilic dextran- b-poly(lactic- co-glycolic acid), poly(2-(dimethylamino) ethylmethylacrylate)- b-poly(ε-caprolactone), and an aggregation-induced emission-active probe through flash nanoprecipitation (FNP). These NPs exhibit reversible negative-to-positive charge transition at a slightly acidic pH relying on the rapid protonation/deprotonation of polymers. The size and the critical charge-conversion pH can be further tuned by varying the flow rate and polymer ratio. Consequently, the charge conversion endows NPs with resistance to protein adsorption at physiological pH and enhanced internalization to cancer cells under acidic conditions. Ex vivo imaging on harvest organs shows that charge-conversion NPs were predominantly distributed in tumors after intravenous administration to mice due to the robust response of NPs to the acidic microenvironment in tumor tissue, whereas control NPs or free probes were broadly accumulated in tumor, liver, kidney, and lung. These results suggest the great potential of the current FNP strategy in the facile and generic fabrication of charge-conversion NPs for tumor-targeting delivery of drugs or fluorescent probes.
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- Engineering Research Center of Xinjiang Bingtuan of Materials Chemical Engineering , Shihezi University , Shihezi 832000 , P. R. China
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- School of Public Health , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200025 , P. R. China
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- School of Public Health , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200025 , P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310014 , P. R. China
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Chiper M, Niederreither K, Zuber G. Transduction Methods for Cytosolic Delivery of Proteins and Bioconjugates into Living Cells. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:e1701040. [PMID: 29205903 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201701040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The human organism and its constituting cells rely on interplay between multiple proteins exerting specific functions. Progress in molecular biotechnologies has facilitated the production of recombinant proteins. When administrated to patients, recombinant proteins can provide important healthcare benefits. To date, most therapeutic proteins must act from the extracellular environment, with their targets being secreted modulators or extracellular receptors. This is because proteins cannot passively diffuse across the plasma membrane into the cytosol. To expand the scope of action of proteins for cytosolic targets (representing more than 40% of the genome) effective methods assisting protein cytosolic entry are being developed. To date, direct protein delivery is extremely tedious and inefficient in cultured cells, even more so in animal models of pathology. Novel techniques are changing this limitation, as recently developed in vitro methods can robustly convey large amount of proteins into cell cultures. Moreover, advances in protein formulation or protein conjugates are slowly, but surely demonstrating efficiency for targeted cytosolic entry of functional protein in vivo in tumor xenograft models. In this review, various methods and recently developed techniques for protein transport into cells are summarized. They are put into perspective to address the challenges encountered during delivery.
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- Manuela Chiper
- Molecular and Pharmaceutical Engineering of Biologics CNRS—Université de Strasbourg UMR 7242 Boulevard Sebastien Brant F‐67412 Illkirch France
- Faculté de Pharmacie—Université de Strasbourg 74 Route du Rhin F‐67400 Illkirch France
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- Developmental Biology and Stem Cells Department Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC) F‐67412 Illkirch France
- Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire Université de Strasbourg CNRS UMR 7104, INSERM U 964 F‐67000 Strasbourg France
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- Molecular and Pharmaceutical Engineering of Biologics CNRS—Université de Strasbourg UMR 7242 Boulevard Sebastien Brant F‐67412 Illkirch France
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Yuan P, Zhang H, Qian L, Mao X, Du S, Yu C, Peng B, Yao SQ. Intracellular Delivery of Functional Native Antibodies under Hypoxic Conditions by Using a Biodegradable Silica Nanoquencher. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201705578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Peiyan Yuan
- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering South China University of Technology 510640 Guangzhou China
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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Yuan P, Zhang H, Qian L, Mao X, Du S, Yu C, Peng B, Yao SQ. Intracellular Delivery of Functional Native Antibodies under Hypoxic Conditions by Using a Biodegradable Silica Nanoquencher. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:12481-12485. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201705578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Peiyan Yuan
- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering South China University of Technology 510640 Guangzhou China
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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El-Sherbiny I, Khalil I, Ali I, Yacoub M. Updates on smart polymeric carrier systems for protein delivery. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2017; 43:1567-1583. [DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2017.1338723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Ibrahim El-Sherbiny
- Center for Materials Science, University of Science and Technology (UST), Zewail City of Science and Technology, Cairo, Egypt
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- Center for Materials Science, University of Science and Technology (UST), Zewail City of Science and Technology, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Misr University of Science and Technology (MUST), Cairo, Egypt
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- Center for Materials Science, University of Science and Technology (UST), Zewail City of Science and Technology, Cairo, Egypt
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- Harefield Heart Science Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
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Postupalenko V, Desplancq D, Orlov I, Arntz Y, Spehner D, Mely Y, Klaholz BP, Schultz P, Weiss E, Zuber G. Protein Delivery System Containing a Nickel-Immobilized Polymer for Multimerization of Affinity-Purified His-Tagged Proteins Enhances Cytosolic Transfer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:10583-6. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201505437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Postupalenko V, Desplancq D, Orlov I, Arntz Y, Spehner D, Mely Y, Klaholz BP, Schultz P, Weiss E, Zuber G. Protein Delivery System Containing a Nickel-Immobilized Polymer for Multimerization of Affinity-Purified His-Tagged Proteins Enhances Cytosolic Transfer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201505437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Han SS, Li ZY, Zhu JY, Han K, Zeng ZY, Hong W, Li WX, Jia HZ, Liu Y, Zhuo RX, Zhang XZ. Dual-pH Sensitive Charge-Reversal Polypeptide Micelles for Tumor-Triggered Targeting Uptake and Nuclear Drug Delivery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2015; 11:2543-54. [PMID: 25626995 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201402865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 12/26/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A novel dual-pH sensitive charge-reversal strategy is designed to deliver antitumor drugs targeting to tumor cells and to further promote the nuclei internalization by a stepwise response to the mildly acidic extracellular pH (≈6.5) of a tumor and endo/lysosome pH (≈5.0). Poly(L-lysine)-block-poly(L-leucine) diblock copolymer is synthesized and the lysine amino residues are amidated by 2,3-dimethylmaleic anhydride to form β-carboxylic amide, making the polypeptides self-assemble into negatively charged micelles. The amide can be hydrolyzed when exposed to the mildly acidic tumor extracellular environment, which makes the micelles switch to positively charged and they are then readily internalized by tumor cells. A nuclear targeting Tat peptide is further conjugated to the polypeptide via a click reaction. The Tat is amidated by succinyl chloride to mask its positive charge and cell-penetrating function and thus to inhibit nonspecific cellular uptake. After the nanoparticles are internalized into the more acidic intracellular endo/lysosomes, the Tat succinyl amide is hydrolyzed to reactivate the Tat nuclear targeting function, promoting nanoparticle delivery into cell nuclei. This polypeptide nanocarrier facilitates tumor targeting and nuclear delivery simultaneously by simply modifying the lysine amino residues of polylysine and Tat into two different pH-sensitive β-carboxylic amides.
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- Shi-Song Han
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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An FF, Cao W, Liang XJ. Nanostructural systems developed with positive charge generation to drug delivery. Adv Healthc Mater 2014; 3:1162-81. [PMID: 24550201 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201300600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The surface charge of a nanostructure plays a critical role in modulating blood circulation time, nanostructure-cell interaction, and intracellular events. It is unfavorable to have positive charges on the nanostructure surface before arriving at the disease site because positively charged nanostructures interact strongly with blood components, resulting in rapid clearance from the blood, and suboptimal targeted accumulation at the tumor site. Once at the tumor site, however, the positive charge on the nanostructure surface accelerates uptake by tumor cells and promotes the release of payloads from the lysosomes to the cytosol or nucleus inside cells. Thus, the ideal nanocarrier systems for drug delivery would maintain a neutral or negatively charged surface during blood circulation but would then generate a positive surface charge after accumulation at the tumor site or inside the cancer cells. This Progress Report focuses on the design and application of various neutral or negatively charged nanostructures that can generate a positive charge in response to the tumor microenvironment or an external stimulus.
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- Fei-Fei An
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety; National Center for Nanoscience and Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; No. 11, First North Road Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety; National Center for Nanoscience and Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; No. 11, First North Road Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety; National Center for Nanoscience and Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; No. 11, First North Road Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Wang M, Alberti K, Sun S, Arellano CL, Xu Q. Combinatorially Designed Lipid-like Nanoparticles for Intracellular Delivery of Cytotoxic Protein for Cancer Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201311245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Wang M, Alberti K, Sun S, Arellano CL, Xu Q. Combinatorially Designed Lipid-like Nanoparticles for Intracellular Delivery of Cytotoxic Protein for Cancer Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:2893-8. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201311245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kim K, Bae B, Kang YJ, Nam JM, Kang S, Ryu JH. Natural polypeptide-based supramolecular nanogels for stable noncovalent encapsulation. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:3515-22. [PMID: 23962280 DOI: 10.1021/bm400846h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Supramolecular nanogel, a physically cross-linked nanosize hydrogel, spontaneously self-assembles in aqueous solution via secondary interactions and is thus of great interest in nanomedicine as a drug carrier. We developed a versatile method for supramolecular nanogel self-assembled by electrostatic interaction between positive surfactant micelles and negative polypeptides. Core-shell-like structures of supramolecular nanogels provide stable hydrophobic pockets that prevent simple diffusion of hydrophobic guest molecules, resulting in high encapsulation stability. The size of the supramolecular nanogels can be systematically controlled by varying the size of the surfactant micelles. Furthermore, noncovalently encapsulated dye molecules can be released in response to matrix metalloproteinases highly overexpressed in tumor tissues, potentially providing tumor-triggered targeting.
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- Keunsuk Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University , Seoul 151-747, Korea
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Temperature-modulated noncovalent interaction controllable complex for the long-term delivery of etanercept to treat rheumatoid arthritis. J Control Release 2013; 171:143-51. [PMID: 23880471 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The clinical applications of etanercept (Enbrel), an emerging therapeutic protein for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are limited by its instability and low bioavailability. In this study, a long-term and efficient therapeutic nanocomplex formulation for RA treatment was developed in the form of a temperature-modulated noncovalent interaction controllable (TMN) complex based on a temperature-sensitive amphiphilic polyelectrolyte (succinylated pullulan-g-oligo(L-lactide); SPL). The TMN complexes were prepared by simply mixing the negatively charged SPL copolymer and the positively charged etanercept via electrostatic interaction at 4 °C below the polymer's clouding temperature (CT), and the resulting complex demonstrated significantly improved salt and serum stability with increased hydrophobic interactions at temperatures (physiological condition, 37.5 °C) above the CT. An in vitro study of the bioactivity of etanercept indicated that the TMN complex improves the long-term stability of etanercept in an aqueous environment because of the exposure of the functional active site and the molecular chaperone-like effect of the hydrophobic copolymer. This formulation possessed prolonged in vivo pharmacokinetic parameters. In a collagen-induced arthritis RA rat model, we verified the outstanding therapeutic effect of the TMN complexes. These results imply that this approach would be widely applied to protein and peptide delivery systems.
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Chen W, Zheng M, Meng F, Cheng R, Deng C, Feijen J, Zhong Z. In situ forming reduction-sensitive degradable nanogels for facile loading and triggered intracellular release of proteins. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:1214-22. [PMID: 23477570 DOI: 10.1021/bm400206m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In situ forming reduction-sensitive degradable nanogels were designed and developed based on poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(2-(hydroxyethyl) methacrylate-co-acryloyl carbonate) (PEG-P(HEMA-co-AC)) block copolymers for efficient loading as well as triggered intracellular release of proteins. PEG-P(HEMA-co-AC) copolymers were prepared with controlled Mn of 9.1, 9.5, and 9.9 kg/mol and varying numbers of AC units per molecule of 7, 9 and 11, respectively (denoted as copolymer 1, 2, and 3) by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer copolymerization. These copolymers were freely soluble in phosphate buffer but formed disulfide-cross-linked nanogels with defined sizes ranging from 72.5 to 124.1 nm in the presence of cystamine via ring-opening reaction with cyclic carbonate groups. The sizes of nanogels decreased with increasing AC units as a result of increased cross-linking density. Dynamic light scattering studies showed that these nanogels though stable at physiological conditions were rapidly dissociated in response to 10 mM dithiothreitol (DTT). Interestingly, FITC-labeled cytochrome C (FITC-CC) could be readily loaded into nanogels with remarkable loading efficiencies (up to 98.2%) and loading contents (up to 48.2 wt.%). The in vitro release studies showed that release of FITC-CC was minimal under physiological conditions but significantly enhanced under reductive conditions in the presence of 10 mM DTT with about 96.8% of FITC-CC released in 22 h from nanogel 1. In contrast, protein release from 1,4-butanediamine cross-linked nanogels (reduction-insensitive control) remained low under otherwise the same conditions. MTT assays showed that these nanogels were nontoxic to HeLa cells up to a tested concentration of 2 mg/mL. Confocal microscopy results showed that nanogel 1 delivered and released FITC-CC into the perinuclei region of HeLa cells following 8 h incubation. CC-loaded reductively degradable nanogels demonstrated apparently better apoptotic activity than free CC as well as reduction-insensitive controls. These in situ forming, surfactant and oil-free, and reduction-sensitive degradable nanogels are highly promising for targeted protein therapy.
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- Wei Chen
- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, 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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Li C, Wu T, Hong C, Zhang G, Liu S. A General Strategy To Construct Fluorogenic Probes from Charge-Generation Polymers (CGPs) and AIE-Active Fluorogens through Triggered Complexation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 51:455-9. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201105735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2011] [Revised: 10/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Li C, Wu T, Hong C, Zhang G, Liu S. A General Strategy To Construct Fluorogenic Probes from Charge-Generation Polymers (CGPs) and AIE-Active Fluorogens through Triggered Complexation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201105735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Liu Y, Wang H, Kamei KI, Yan M, Chen KJ, Yuan Q, Shi L, Lu Y, Tseng HR. Delivery of Intact Transcription Factor by Using Self-Assembled Supramolecular Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201005740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Liu Y, Wang H, Kamei KI, Yan M, Chen KJ, Yuan Q, Shi L, Lu Y, Tseng HR. Delivery of intact transcription factor by using self-assembled supramolecular nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:3058-62. [PMID: 21370360 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201005740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Revised: 12/20/2010] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Yang Liu
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1770, USA
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