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Kawase W, Kurotaki D, Suzuki Y, Ishihara H, Ban T, Sato GR, Ichikawa J, Yanai H, Taniguchi T, Tsukahara K, Tamura T. Irf5 siRNA-loaded biodegradable lipid nanoparticles ameliorate concanavalin A-induced liver injury. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2021; 25:708-715. [PMID: 34589288 PMCID: PMC8463440 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2021.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
RNA interference-based gene silencing drugs are attracting attention for treating various diseases. Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are carriers that efficiently deliver small interfering RNA (siRNA) to the cytoplasm of target cells. Recently, we developed potent and well-tolerated biodegradable LNPs with asymmetric ionizable lipids. Here, we evaluated the effect of LNPs on immune cells in mice. After intravenous administration, LNPs were efficiently incorporated into several tissue-resident macrophages, including liver macrophages, through an apolipoprotein E (ApoE)-independent mechanism. Administration of LNP-encapsulated siRNA against Irf5, encoding the transcription factor critical for inflammatory responses, sharply reduced its expression in macrophages in vivo, and persisted for as long as 7 days. The therapeutic potential of Irf5 siRNA-loaded LNPs in inflammatory diseases was tested in a concanavalin A (Con A)-induced hepatitis model, whose pathogenic mechanisms are dependent on cytokine secretion from macrophages. We found that Con A-induced liver injury was significantly attenuated after LNP injection. Serum aspartate transaminase, alanine aminotransferase, and inflammatory cytokine levels were significantly reduced in mice injected with Irf5 siRNA-loaded LNPs compared to those injected with control siRNA-loaded LNPs. Our results suggest that administering biodegradable LNPs to deliver siRNA is a promising strategy for treating inflammatory disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wataru Kawase
- Department of Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan.,Laboratory of Chromatin Organization in Immune Cell Development, International Research Center for Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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- Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Eisai Co., Ltd, Tsukuba 300-2635, Japan
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- Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Eisai Co., Ltd, Tsukuba 300-2635, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Inflammology, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-0041, Japan
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- Department of Inflammology, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-0041, Japan
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- Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Eisai Co., Ltd, Tsukuba 300-2635, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan.,Advanced Medical Research Center, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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Kulkarni A, Deng W, Hyun SH, Thompson DH. Development of a low toxicity, effective pDNA vector based on noncovalent assembly of bioresponsive amino-β-cyclodextrin:adamantane-poly(vinyl alcohol)-poly(ethylene glycol) transfection complexes. Bioconjug Chem 2012; 23:933-40. [PMID: 22551467 DOI: 10.1021/bc2005158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
A host:guest-derived gene delivery vector has been developed, based on the self-assembly of cationic β-CD derivatives with a poly(vinyl alcohol) (MW 27 kDa) (PVA) main chain polymer bearing poly(ethylene glycol) (MW 750) (PEG) or MW 2000 PEG and acid-labile adamantane-modified (Ad) grafts through an acid-sensitive benzylidene acetal linkage. These components were investigated for their ability to promote supramolecular complex formation with pDNA using two different assembly schemes, involving either precomplexation of the pendent Ad-PVA-PEG polymer with the cationic β-CD derivatives before pDNA condensation (method A) or pDNA condensation with the cationic β-CD derivatives prior to addition of Ad-PVA-PEG to engage host:guest complexation (method B). The pendent polymers were observed to degrade under acidic conditions while remaining intact for more than 5 days at pH 7. HeLa cell culture data show that these materials have 10(3)-fold lower cytotoxicities than 25 kDa bPEI while maintaining transfection efficiencies that are superior to those observed for this benchmark cationic polymer transfection reagent when the method A assembly scheme is employed. These findings suggest that degradable cationic polymer constructs employing multivalent host:guest interactions may be an effective and low-toxicity vehicle for delivering nucleic acid cargo to target cells.
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- Aditya Kulkarni
- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University , 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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