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Rodrigues AF, Rebelo C, Simões S, Paulo C, Pinho S, Francisco V, Ferreira L. A Polymeric Nanoparticle Formulation for Targeted mRNA Delivery to Fibroblasts. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205475. [PMID: 36529964 PMCID: PMC9929262 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Messenger RNA (mRNA)-based therapies offer enhanced control over the production of therapeutic proteins for many diseases. Their clinical implementation warrants formulations capable of delivering them safely and effectively to target sites. Owing to their chemical versatility, polymeric nanoparticles can be designed by combinatorial synthesis of different ionizable, cationic, and aromatic moieties to modulate cell targeting, using inexpensive formulation steps. Herein, 152 formulations are evaluated by high-throughput screening using a reporter fibroblast model sensitive to functional delivery of mRNA encoding Cre recombinase. Using in vitro and in vivo models, a polymeric nanoformulation based on the combination of 3 specific monomers is identified to transfect fibroblasts much more effectively than other cell types populating the skin, with superior performance than lipid-based transfection agents in the delivery of Cas9 mRNA and guide RNA. This tropism can be explained by receptor-mediated endocytosis, involving CD26 and FAP, which are overexpressed in profibrotic fibroblasts. Structure-activity analysis reveals that efficient mRNA delivery required the combination of high buffering capacity and low mRNA binding affinity for rapid release upon endosomal escape. These results highlight the use of high-throughput screening to rapidly identify chemical features towards the design of highly efficient mRNA delivery systems targeting fibrotic diseases.
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- Artur Filipe Rodrigues
- CNC–Center for Neurosciences and Cell BiologyUniversity of CoimbraCoimbra3000‐517Portugal
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- CNC–Center for Neurosciences and Cell BiologyUniversity of CoimbraCoimbra3000‐517Portugal
- Faculty of MedicinePólo das Ciências da SaúdeUnidade CentralUniversity of CoimbraCoimbra3000‐354Portugal
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- CNC–Center for Neurosciences and Cell BiologyUniversity of CoimbraCoimbra3000‐517Portugal
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- CNC–Center for Neurosciences and Cell BiologyUniversity of CoimbraCoimbra3000‐517Portugal
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- CNC–Center for Neurosciences and Cell BiologyUniversity of CoimbraCoimbra3000‐517Portugal
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- CNC–Center for Neurosciences and Cell BiologyUniversity of CoimbraCoimbra3000‐517Portugal
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- CNC–Center for Neurosciences and Cell BiologyUniversity of CoimbraCoimbra3000‐517Portugal
- Faculty of MedicinePólo das Ciências da SaúdeUnidade CentralUniversity of CoimbraCoimbra3000‐354Portugal
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Stability and acidic pH-mediated leakage of guest molecules from self-assembly of poly(amidoamine)-graft-alkyl copolymers. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li S, Hu L, Wang J, Yan G, Wang X, Li D, Zeng X, Tang R. Acid-labile hyperbranched poly(ortho ester amido amine) as efficient gene carriers: Preparation, characterization, and in vitro evaluation. J Biomater Appl 2019; 34:104-116. [PMID: 31023127 DOI: 10.1177/0885328219845083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shuting Li
- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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Yao W, Fu S, Yang G, Wang J, Wang X, Tang R. Low molecular weight PEI-grafted carboxyl-modified soybean protein as gene carriers with reduced cytotoxicity and greatly improved transfection in vitro. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2018.1482462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Weijing Yao
- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Science, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Science, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Science, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Science, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Science, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, School of Life Science, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, P. R. China
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Guo Z, Li S, Liu Z, Xue W. Tumor-Penetrating Peptide-Functionalized Redox-Responsive Hyperbranched Poly(amido amine) Delivering siRNA for Lung Cancer Therapy. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2018; 4:988-996. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhong Guo
- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Institute of Life and Health Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Protein Research of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Peng N, Ai Z, Fang Z, Wang Y, Xia Z, Zhong Z, Fan X, Ye Q. Homogeneous synthesis of quaternized chitin in NaOH/urea aqueous solution as a potential gene vector. Carbohydr Polym 2016; 150:180-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.04.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Yu M, Zhang L, Wang J, Tang R, Yan G, Cao Z, Wang X. Acid-labile poly(ortho ester amino alcohols) by ring-opening polymerization for controlled DNA release and improved serum tolerance. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Xue Y, Xia X, Yu B, Luo X, Cai N, Long S, Yu F. A green and facile method for the preparation of a pH-responsive alginate nanogel for subcellular delivery of doxorubicin. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13313k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A one-pot preparation of a drug-loaded alginate nanogel was achieved upon the optimization of the concentration and their ratio of alginate, calcium ion and doxorubicin. The nanogel exhibited apparent pH-responsive release and subcellular delivery.
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- Yanan Xue
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy
- Wuhan Institute of Technology
- Wuhan 430073
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy
- Wuhan Institute of Technology
- Wuhan 430073
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy
- Wuhan Institute of Technology
- Wuhan 430073
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy
- Wuhan Institute of Technology
- Wuhan 430073
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy
- Wuhan Institute of Technology
- Wuhan 430073
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy
- Wuhan Institute of Technology
- Wuhan 430073
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy
- Wuhan Institute of Technology
- Wuhan 430073
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Cai M, Zhang Z, Su X, Dong H, Zhong Z, Zhuo R. Guanidinated multi-arm star polyornithines with a polyethylenimine core for gene delivery. POLYMER 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xu Z, Lai J, Tang R, Ji W, Wang R, Wang J, Wang C. Synthesis and Characterization of Homopolymers Bearing Acid-Cleavable Cationic Side-Chains for pH-Modulated Release of DNA. Macromol Biosci 2014; 14:1015-24. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201400004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Revised: 02/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Zhangyan Xu
- School of Pharmaceutical Science; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122 P. R. China
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- School of Life Science; Anhui University; 111 Jiulong Road Hefei, Anhui Province 230601 P. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; University of Minnesota; 7-105 Hasselmo Hall, 312 Church Street S. E. Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122 P. R. China
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- School of Life Science; Anhui University; 111 Jiulong Road Hefei, Anhui Province 230601 P. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; University of Minnesota; 7-105 Hasselmo Hall, 312 Church Street S. E. Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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Dubois JLN, Lavignac N. Poly(amidoamine)s synthesis, characterisation and interaction with BSA. Polym Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3py01121f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ping Y, Wu D, Kumar JN, Cheng W, Lay CL, Liu Y. Redox-Responsive Hyperbranched Poly(amido amine)s with Tertiary Amino Cores for Gene Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:2083-94. [DOI: 10.1021/bm400460r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Yuan Ping
- Institute of Materials
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and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics & Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Materials
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and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials
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and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials
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and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials
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and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Paolo Ferruti
- Dipartimento di Chimicavia C. Golgi 1920133Milano Italy
- Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario di Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM)via G. Giusti 950121Firenze Italy
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Samal SK, Dash M, Van Vlierberghe S, Kaplan DL, Chiellini E, van Blitterswijk C, Moroni L, Dubruel P. Cationic polymers and their therapeutic potential. Chem Soc Rev 2012; 41:7147-94. [PMID: 22885409 DOI: 10.1039/c2cs35094g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 459] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The last decade has witnessed enormous research focused on cationic polymers. Cationic polymers are the subject of intense research as non-viral gene delivery systems, due to their flexible properties, facile synthesis, robustness and proven gene delivery efficiency. Here, we review the most recent scientific advances in cationic polymers and their derivatives not only for gene delivery purposes but also for various alternative therapeutic applications. An overview of the synthesis and preparation of cationic polymers is provided along with their inherent bioactive and intrinsic therapeutic potential. In addition, cationic polymer based biomedical materials are covered. Major progress in the fields of drug and gene delivery as well as tissue engineering applications is summarized in the present review.
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- Sangram Keshari Samal
- Polymer Chemistry & Biomaterials Research Group, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S4-Bis, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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