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Taschauer A, Polzer W, Alioglu F, Billerhart M, Decker S, Kittelmann T, Geppl E, Elmenofi S, Zehl M, Urban E, Sami H, Ogris M. Peptide-Targeted Polyplexes for Aerosol-Mediated Gene Delivery to CD49f-Overexpressing Tumor Lesions in Lung. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2019; 18:774-786. [PMID: 31734558 PMCID: PMC6861568 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2019.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Revised: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Peptide ligands can enhance delivery of nucleic acid-loaded nanoparticles to tumors by promoting their cell binding and internalization. Lung tumor lesions accessible from the alveolar side can be transfected, in principle, using gene vectors delivered as an aerosol. The cell surface marker CD49f (Integrin α6) is frequently upregulated in metastasizing, highly aggressive tumors. In this study, we utilize a CD49f binding peptide coupled to linear polyethylenimine (LPEI) promoting gene delivery into CD49f-overexpressing tumor cells in vitro and into lung lesions in vivo. We have synthesized a molecular conjugate based on LPEI covalently attached to the CD49f binding peptide CYESIKVAVS via a polyethylene glycol (PEG) spacer. Particles formed with plasmid DNA were small (<200 nm) and could be aerosolized without causing major aggregation or particle loss. In vitro, CD49f targeting significantly improved plasmid uptake and reporter gene expression on both human and murine tumor cell lines. For evaluation in vivo, localization and morphology of 4T1 murine triple-negative breast cancer tumor lesions in the lung of syngeneic BALB/c mice were identified by MRI. Polyplexes applied via intratracheal aerosolization were well tolerated and resulted in measurable transgene activity of the reporter gene firefly luciferase in tumor areas by bioluminescence imaging (BLI). Transfectability of tumors correlated with their accessibility for the aerosol. With CD49f-targeted polyplexes, luciferase activity was considerably increased and was restricted to the tumor area.
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- Alexander Taschauer
- Laboratory of MacroMolecular Cancer Therapeutics (MMCT), Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of MacroMolecular Cancer Therapeutics (MMCT), Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of MacroMolecular Cancer Therapeutics (MMCT), Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of MacroMolecular Cancer Therapeutics (MMCT), Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of MacroMolecular Cancer Therapeutics (MMCT), Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of MacroMolecular Cancer Therapeutics (MMCT), Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of MacroMolecular Cancer Therapeutics (MMCT), Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of MacroMolecular Cancer Therapeutics (MMCT), Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstrasse 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of MacroMolecular Cancer Therapeutics (MMCT), Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Laboratory of MacroMolecular Cancer Therapeutics (MMCT), Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Reig F, Ortiz A, Alsina MA. Physicochemical characterisation of four peptide sequences related to thrombospondin-1B. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 358:167-74. [PMID: 21420687 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2010] [Revised: 01/10/2011] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) is a protein involved in angiogenesis and tumor metastasis. In a previous study, a tridecapeptide sequence of TSP-1B [KRFKQDGGWSHWG] was synthesized and its biological activity was determined as well as the activity of three related sequences TSPB-(E), TSPB-(S), and TSPB-(Abu)(6). These peptides were tested for activity on the cell growth of three human carcinoma cells lines and only TSPB-(Abu)(6) increased proliferation of MCF7 and HT-29. The main aim of this study was to perform physicochemical measurements, in a comparative way, to determine if the differences in activity could be related to physicochemical properties. Peptides were characterised by HPLC capacity factors, UV, fluorescence, and CD spectra (either in buffer solution or in the presence of lipid vesicles), surface activity, and aggregation. Moreover, the interaction of these peptides with phospholipids was determined through their penetration in monolayers of DPPC, PG, or PS as well as their miscibility in mixed monolayers. Besides, using liposomes as model membranes, the affinity of these peptides for phosphatidylcholine was measured with vesicles labeled with fluorescent markers (TMA-DPH, laurdan, pyrene). Results show that these molecules are highly hydrophilic and their surface activity is low. Mixed monolayers indicate that there is almost no miscibility. Besides, its presence does not modify noticeably the microviscosity of bilayers. Moreover, UV and fluorescence spectra of peptides were not affected by the presence of lipids in the media but CD spectra recorded in TFE/water (1/1) resulted in small changes for TSPB, TSPB-(E), and TSPB-(S) peptides. On the contrary CD spectra of TSPB-(Abu)(6) derivatives were clearly much more sensitive to the polarity of the environment. According to these data the biological activity of peptide with a cyclic aspartimide moiety at position 6 could be related to a specific conformational change in the peptide chain promoted by a hydrophobic membrane-like environment.
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- F Reig
- Peptides Department, Institut for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
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Nakagawa K. Electron Spin–Lattice Relaxation Times of Spin Probes in Aqueous Dispersions of a Unique Amphiphilic Compound Obtained by a Saturation Recovery Method. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2008. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.81.843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Almiñana N, Alsina MA, Reig F. New GHK hydrophobic derivatives: Interaction with phospholipid bilayers. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2007; 57:243-9. [PMID: 17383163 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2007.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2006] [Revised: 02/05/2007] [Accepted: 02/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Three hydrophobic derivatives of GHK peptide containing either N-terminal hexanoyl, decanoyl or myristoyl acyl moieties were synthesized. The binding of these peptidolipids to phospholipid bilayers as well as their hemolytic activity were determined. Moreover, the influence of these peptidolipids on several physicochemical properties of liposomes was studied. Binding experiments indicate a high affinity of these peptidolipids for lipids ordered in liposomes. Nevertheless, this interaction does not promote the release of entrapped carboxyfluorescein. Experiments carried out by the asymmetric membrane method (NBD-PE/dithionite) and quenching studies (PC-pyrene/KI) indicate that this association has a protective effect suggesting that the hydrophobic moiety inserts in the external part of the bilayer and the peptide chain remains protruding from the surface hindering the entrance or the approach of reactants to it. The microviscosity of DPPC bilayers determined using TMA-DPH as fluorescent marker was not affected by the presence of peptidolipids. Besides, results indicate that myristoyl-GHK produces total hemolysis at 2.5x10(-4)M but decanoyl and hexanoyl derivatives at 5x10(-4)M induce only 10% of hemolysis.
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Nakagawa K. Spin-Probe Investigations of Head Group Behavior in Aqueous Dispersions of a Nonionic Amphiphilic Compound. Lipids 2007; 42:457-62. [PMID: 17476549 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-007-3048-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2006] [Accepted: 02/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Head group behavior of nonionic amphiphilic compound, (poly(oxyethylene) hydrogenated castor oil, HCO), in aqueous dispersions were investigated by EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) in conjunction with a modern slow-tumbling simulation. The aliphatic spin probes, 5-doxylstearic acid (5-DSA) and 3beta-doxyl-5alpha-cholestane (CHL), were used to obtain fluidity of the surface region of the membrane. The order parameter (S (0)) using the simulation for 5-DSA and CHL in the region were approximately 0.4 and 0.2, respectively. The ordering results suggest that the head group region of the membrane is somewhat fluid. The rotational diffusion coefficients (R ( perpendicular) approximately 1/(6tau(R))) for the probes were 3.4 x 10(7) and 7.1 x 10(7) s(-1), respectively. Activation energies, calculated using the temperature dependence of diffusion coefficients, were 18 and 17 kJ/mol for the probes. The EPR results imply that the CHL probe in the HCO membrane has quite different behavior in comparison with that of PC (phosphatidylcholine) from egg. Thus, the present EPR analyses have provided quantitative insight into the surface region of the amphiphilic membrane.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kouichi Nakagawa
- RI Research Center, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan.
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