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Grams RJ, Santos WL, Scorei IR, Abad-García A, Rosenblum CA, Bita A, Cerecetto H, Viñas C, Soriano-Ursúa MA. The Rise of Boron-Containing Compounds: Advancements in Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry, and Emerging Pharmacology. Chem Rev 2024; 124:2441-2511. [PMID: 38382032 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Boron-containing compounds (BCC) have emerged as important pharmacophores. To date, five BCC drugs (including boronic acids and boroles) have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of cancer, infections, and atopic dermatitis, while some natural BCC are included in dietary supplements. Boron's Lewis acidity facilitates a mechanism of action via formation of reversible covalent bonds within the active site of target proteins. Boron has also been employed in the development of fluorophores, such as BODIPY for imaging, and in carboranes that are potential neutron capture therapy agents as well as novel agents in diagnostics and therapy. The utility of natural and synthetic BCC has become multifaceted, and the breadth of their applications continues to expand. This review covers the many uses and targets of boron in medicinal chemistry.
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- R Justin Grams
- Department of Chemistry and Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery, Virginia Tech, 900 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery, Virginia Tech, 900 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Academia de Fisiología y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry and Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery, Virginia Tech, 900 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rareş Street, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Mataojo 2055, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Academia de Fisiología y Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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Diaz-Dussan D, Peng YY, Rashed FB, Macdonald D, Weinfeld M, Kumar P, Narain R. Optimized Carbohydrate-Based Nanogel Formulation to Sensitize Hypoxic Tumors. Mol Pharm 2023. [PMID: 37148327 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Solid tumors are often poorly vascularized, which impairs oxygen supply and drug delivery to the cells. This often leads to genetic and translational adaptations that promote tumor progression, invasion, metastasis, and resistance to conventional chemo-/radiotherapy and immunotherapy. A hypoxia-directed nanosensitizer formulation of a hypoxia-activated prodrug (HAP) was developed by encapsulating iodoazomycin arabinofuranoside (IAZA), a 2-nitroimidazole nucleoside-based HAP, in a functionally modified carbohydrate-based nanogel, facilitating delivery and accrual selectively in the hypoxic head and neck and prostate cancer cells. Although IAZA has been reported as a clinically validated hypoxia diagnostic agent, recent studies have pointed to its promising hypoxia-selective anti-tumor properties, which make IAZA an excellent candidate for further exploration as a multimodal theranostic of hypoxic tumors. The nanogels are composed of a galactose-based shell with an inner core of thermoresponsive (di(ethylene glycol) methyl ethyl methacrylate) (DEGMA). Optimization of the nanogels led to high IAZA-loading capacity (≅80-88%) and a slow time-controlled release over 50 h. Furthermore, nanoIAZA (encapsulated IAZA) displayed superior in vitro hypoxia-selective cytotoxicity and radiosensitization in comparison to free IAZA in the head and neck (FaDu) and prostate (PC3) cancer cell lines. The acute systemic toxicity profile of the nanogel (NG1) was studied in immunocompromised mice, indicating no signs of toxicity. Additionally, growth inhibition of subcutaneous FaDu xenograft tumors was observed with nanoIAZA, demonstrating that this nanoformulation offers a significant improvement in tumor regression and overall survival compared to the control.
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- Diana Diaz-Dussan
- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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Santo D, Mendonça PV, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ, Faneca H. Targeted downregulation of MYC mediated by a highly efficient lactobionic acid-based glycoplex to enhance chemosensitivity in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Int J Pharm 2023; 637:122865. [PMID: 36940837 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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The chemosensitization of tumor cells by gene therapy represents a promising strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment. In this regard, HCC-specific and highly efficient gene delivery nanocarriers are urgently needed. For this purpose, novel lactobionic acid-based gene delivery nanosystems were developed to downregulate c-MYC expression and sensitize tumor cells to low concentration of sorafenib (SF). A library of tailor-made cationic glycopolymers, based on poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride) (PAMA) and poly(2-lactobionamidoethyl methacrylate) (PLAMA) were synthesized by a straightforward activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization. The nanocarriers prepared with PAMA114-co-PLAMA20 glycopolymer were the most efficient for gene delivery. These glycoplexes specifically bound to the asialoglycoprotein receptor and were internalized through the clathrin-coated pit endocytic pathway. c-MYC expression was significantly downregulated by MYC short-hairpin RNA (MYC shRNA), resulting in efficient inhibition of tumor cells proliferation and a high levels apoptosis in 2D and 3D HCC-tumor models. Moreover, c-MYC silencing increased the sensitivity of HCC cells to SF (IC50 for MYC shRNA+ SF 1.9 μM compared to 6.9 μM for control shRNA + SF). Overall, the data obtained demonstrated the great potential of PAMA114-co-PLAMA20/MYC shRNA nanosystems combined with low doses of SF for the treatment of HCC.
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- Daniela Santo
- University of Coimbra, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal; IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Dhawan B, Akhter G, Hamid H, Kesharwani P, Alam MS. Benzoxaboroles: New emerging and versatile scaffold with a plethora of pharmacological activities. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.132057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Fujimoto K, Yamawaki-Ogata A, Narita Y, Kotsuchibashi Y. Fabrication of Cationic Poly(vinyl alcohol) Films Cross-Linked Using Copolymers Containing Quaternary Ammonium Cations, Benzoxaborole, and Carboxy Groups. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:17531-17544. [PMID: 34278139 PMCID: PMC8280637 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Water-insoluble cationic poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) films were fabricated using a mixed aqueous solution of PVA and poly([2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride (METAC)-co-methacrylic acid (MAAc)-co-5-methacrylamido-1,2-benzoxaborole (MAAmBO)) copolymer (3D). The surface of the PVA film is typically negatively charged, and simple fabrication methods for water-insoluble PVA films with cationic surface charges are required to expand their application fields. METAC, which has a permanent positive charge owing to the presence of a quaternary ammonium cation, was selected as the cationic unit. The MAAc and MAAmBO units were used as two types of cross-linking structures for the thermal cross-linking of the hydroxy and carboxy groups of the MAAc unit (covalent bonding) as well as the diol and benzoxaborole groups of the MAAmBO unit (dynamic covalent bonding). The films were thermally cross-linked at 135 °C for 4 h without the addition of materials. After immersion in surplus water at 80 °C for 3 h, the cross-linked PVA/3D films retained almost 100% of their weights. The ζ-potential of the water-insoluble PVA/3D film was 9.4 ± 0.8 mV. The PVA/3D film was strongly dyed using anionic acid red 1 (AR1) because of its positively charged surface. Interestingly, it could also be slightly dyed using cationic methylene blue (MB) and became transparent (original state) after immersion in water for 2 days. These results suggested that positive and negative charges coexisted in the PVA/3D film, and the surface properties were positively inclined. Moreover, the degree of hemolysis of the PVA/3D films was similar to that of the negative control, which showed high blood compatibility. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the fabrication of water-insoluble cationic PVA films using two types of cross-linking structures containing carboxy and benzoxaborole groups. The cross-linked PVA films were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and contact angle (CA) and ζ-potential measurement, as well as by determining the mechanical properties, adsorption of charged molecules, and biocompatibility. These readily fabricated water-insoluble PVA films with positive charges can show potential applications in sensors, adsorption systems, and antimicrobial materials.
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- Kazuma Fujimoto
- Department
of Materials and Life Science, Shizuoka
Institute of Science and Technology, 2200-2 Toyosawa, Fukuroi, Shizuoka 437-8555, Japan
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- Department
of Cardiac Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate
School of Medicine, 65
Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan
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- Department
of Cardiac Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate
School of Medicine, 65
Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan
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- Department
of Materials and Life Science, Shizuoka
Institute of Science and Technology, 2200-2 Toyosawa, Fukuroi, Shizuoka 437-8555, Japan
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Diaz-Dussan D, Peng YY, Kumar P, Narain R. Oncogenic Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Silencing in Cervical Carcinoma Mediated by Dynamic Sugar-Benzoxaborole Polyplexes. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:1464-1470. [PMID: 35653664 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Although, various types of pharmaceuticals have been developed for cervical carcinomas, treatment with these drugs often results in a number of undesirable side effects, toxicity and multidrug resistance. Here, we aimed at modifying the genetic profiling of cancer cells by silencing the expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene. We have synthesized two kinds of RAFT-made, biocompatible, and cationic polymers for the encapsulation of silencing RNA (siRNA). This vector has a dual capability: it contains a cationic segment to complex with the siRNA and an omega-end modified with an oxaborole group via thiol-ene click chemistry that responds to the acidic tumor microenvironment. This structural innovation enables this macromolecule to interact with multiple polyplexes and release the siRNA in a mild acidic environment. A strategy that has shown enhanced gene silencing without elevating the cytotoxicity of the system, as determined by Western blot analysis. The success of this approach has afforded further interest in utilizing boron-carbohydrate interaction in the development of nonviral vectors for gene therapy.
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- Diana Diaz-Dussan
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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Bholakant R, Qian H, Zhang J, Huang X, Huang D, Feijen J, Zhong Y, Chen W. Recent Advances of Polycationic siRNA Vectors for Cancer Therapy. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:2966-2982. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Raut Bholakant
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials, Faculty of Science and Technology, TECHMED Centre, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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Hakuto N, Saito K, Kirihara M, Kotsuchibashi Y. Preparation of cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol) films from copolymers with benzoxaborole and carboxylic acid groups, and their degradability in an oxidizing environment. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00153h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Functionalized PVA films were prepared from copolymers with benzoxaborole and carboxyl groups.
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- Nao Hakuto
- Department of Materials and Life Science
- Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology
- Fukuroi
- Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Science
- Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology
- Fukuroi
- Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Science
- Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology
- Fukuroi
- Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Science
- Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology
- Fukuroi
- Japan
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Chen Y, Wang W, Wu D, Zeng H, Hall DG, Narain R. Multiresponsive and Self-Healing Hydrogel via Formation of Polymer-Nanogel Interfacial Dynamic Benzoxaborole Esters at Physiological pH. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:44742-44750. [PMID: 31682100 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b16139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nanocomposite hydrogels with multiresponsiveness and self-healing property are attracting extensive interest due to their enhanced performance for a wide range of applications. In this work, we have successfully developed novel hydrogels based on interfacial polymer-nanogel benzoxaborolate cross-linking at physiological pH. Temperature-sensitive nanogels (NG-Gal) containing galactose residues on the nanosurface were prepared and subsequently used as macro-cross-linkers to form a hydrogel network through formation of dynamic adducts with benzoxaborole groups of a hydrophilic copolymer poly(DMA-st-MAABO). Benefiting from the low pKa value of benzoxaborole (∼7.2), hydrogels can be constructed rapidly at physiological pH, which is of great significance for biomedical applications. Changing the molar ratio between benzoxaborole and galactose was found to alter the mechanical properties of hydrogels as confirmed by rheological measurements. The dynamic nature of benzoxaborole esters endowed the hydrogel with moldability and self-healing ability after disruption. Moreover, the hydrogel showed multiresponsiveness toward pH, sugar, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and temperature. Therefore, the novel nanocomposite hydrogel we demonstrated here exhibits great potential for biomedical applications such as tissue engineering and controlled drug delivery.
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- Yangjun Chen
- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital , Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , Zhejiang 325027 , China
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Ulkoski D, Bak A, Wilson JT, Krishnamurthy VR. Recent advances in polymeric materials for the delivery of RNA therapeutics. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2019; 16:1149-1167. [PMID: 31498013 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2019.1663822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Introduction: The delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics through non-viral carriers face multiple biological barriers that reduce their therapeutic efficiency. Despite great progress, there remains a significant technological gap that continues to limit clinical translation of these nanocarriers. A number of polymeric materials are being exploited to efficiently deliver nucleic acids and achieve therapeutic effects. Areas covered: We discuss the recent advances in the polymeric materials for the delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics. We examine the use of common polymer architectures and highlight the challenges that exist for their development from bench side to clinic. We also provide an overview of the most notable improvements made to circumvent such challenges, including structural modification and stimuli-responsive approaches, for safe and effective nucleic acid delivery. Expert opinion: It has become apparent that a universal carrier that follows 'one-size' fits all model cannot be expected for delivery of all nucleic acid therapeutics. Carriers need to be designed to exhibit sensitivity and specificity toward individual targets diseases/indications, and relevant subcellular compartments, each of which possess their own unique challenges. The ability to devise synthetic methods that control the molecular architecture enables the future development that allow for the construction of 'intelligent' designs.
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- David Ulkoski
- Advanced Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca , Boston , USA
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- Advanced Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN , USA
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Kudo Y, Ono J, Kotsuchibashi Y. Controlled water-soluble properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) films via the benzoxaborole-containing temperature-responsive copolymers. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.04.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Chen Y, Diaz-Dussan D, Peng YY, Narain R. Hydroxyl-Rich PGMA-Based Cationic Glycopolymers for Intracellular siRNA Delivery: Biocompatibility and Effect of Sugar Decoration Degree. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:2068-2074. [PMID: 30970212 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The ErbB family of proteins, structurally related to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), is found to be overexpressed in many cancers such as gliomas, a lung and cervical carcinomas. Gene therapy allows to modify the expression of genes like ErbB and has been a promising strategy to target oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. In the current work, novel hydroxyl-rich poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA)-based cationic glycopolymers were designed for intracellular small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery to silence the EGFR gene. The cationic polymers with different sugar decoration degrees (0, 9, and 33%) were synthesized by ring-opening reaction of PGMA with ethanolamine and a lactobionic acid-derived aminosaccharide (Lac-NH2). Specific EGFR knockdown of the protein tyrosine kinase ErbB-overexpressing HeLa cells was achieved using these hydroxyl-rich polycation/siRNA complexes. Higher sugar content improved the biocompatibility of the polymers, but it also seems to decrease the EGFR knockdown capability, which should mainly be related to the surface charge of polyplexes. An optimum balance was observed with PGEL-1 (9% sugar content) formulation, achieving ∼52% knockdown efficiency as well as high cell viability. Considering the specific recognition between galactose residues and asialoglycoprotein receptor in hepatocytes, our novel PGMA-based cationic glycopolymers exhibited promising future to serve as a safe and targeting gene delivery vector to hepatoma cell line like HepG2.
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- Yangjun Chen
- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital , Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou 325027 , Zhejiang , China.,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton T6G 2G6 , Alberta , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton T6G 2G6 , Alberta , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton T6G 2G6 , Alberta , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton T6G 2G6 , Alberta , Canada
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Chen Y, Tan Z, Wang W, Peng YY, Narain R. Injectable, Self-Healing, and Multi-Responsive Hydrogels via Dynamic Covalent Bond Formation between Benzoxaborole and Hydroxyl Groups. Biomacromolecules 2018; 20:1028-1035. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yangjun Chen
- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
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Peng YY, Diaz-Dussan D, Kumar P, Narain R. Tumor Microenvironment-Regulated Redox Responsive Cationic Galactose-Based Hyperbranched Polymers for siRNA Delivery. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 30:405-412. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yi-Yang Peng
- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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Wang S, Zhang K. Glycosylated cellulose derivatives with regioselective distributions of pendant glucose moieties. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 196:154-161. [PMID: 29891282 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Inspired by the presence of diverse carbohydrates on the surface of biological systems, we present herein a method for the synthesis of sugar-bearing polymers derived from renewable cellulose. In this paper, novel glycosylated cellulose derivatives were successfully synthesized containing a series of subsequent reactions: (1) synthesis of cellulose derivatives with pendant hydroxyl groups via nucleophilic substitution; (2) further sequential reactions containing a novel TEMPO/[bis(acetoxy)iodo]benzene (BAIB)-mediated oxidation of pendant hydroxyl groups, Schiff base formation and reduction in one-pot reaction; and (3) thiol-ene click reaction as an efficient tool to generate cellulose derivatives with pendant glucosyl groups. Furthermore, the glucosyl groups were only linked with the C6 position of anhydroglucose units (AGUs) of cellulose. Moreover, the glycosylated cellulose derivatives could be reversibly cross-linked by 1,4-phenylenediboronic acid at pH 10 and dissociated into single polymer chains by using glucose, which allow such glycolated cellulose derivatives to be interesting responsive materials.
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- Shuang Wang
- Wood Technology and Wood Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Wood Technology and Wood Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Peng YY, Diaz-Dussan D, Vani J, Hao X, Kumar P, Narain R. Achieving Safe and Highly Efficient Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Silencing in Cervical Carcinoma by Cationic Degradable Hyperbranched Polymers. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2018; 1:961-966. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Yi-Yang Peng
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Manufacturing, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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Peng YY, Diaz-Dussan D, Kumar P, Narain R. Acid Degradable Cationic Galactose-Based Hyperbranched Polymers as Nanotherapeutic Vehicles for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Knockdown in Cervical Carcinoma. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:4052-4058. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Yi-Yang Peng
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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Chen Y, Diaz-Dussan D, Wu D, Wang W, Peng YY, Asha AB, Hall DG, Ishihara K, Narain R. Bioinspired Self-Healing Hydrogel Based on Benzoxaborole-Catechol Dynamic Covalent Chemistry for 3D Cell Encapsulation. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:904-908. [PMID: 35650963 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Boronic ester, one typical example of dynamic covalent bonds, has presented great potential to prepare self-healing hydrogels. However, most of currently reported hydrogels based on boronic esters are formed at pH > 8, which impeded their further use in physiological conditions. In this study, we designed two kinds of zwitterionic copolymers with benzoxaborole and catechol pendant groups, respectively. Owing to the lower pKa value of benzoxaborole (7.2), gelation can happen easily at pH 7.4 PBS after mixing these two copolymers due to efficient formation of benzoxaborole-catechol complexations. The resulting hydrogels exhibited excellent self-healing property as well as dual pH/sugar responsiveness due to the dynamic nature of boronic ester. Moreover, benefiting from the cell membrane bioinspired 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC)-based polymeric matrix, the hydrogel was further investigated for 3D cell encapsulation. The combination of biocompatible zwitterionic polymers with dynamic benzoxaborole-catechol complexation makes the hydrogels a promising platform for diverse potential bioapplications like drug delivery and tissue engineering.
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- Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Liu S, Jia H, Yang J, Pan J, Liang H, Zeng L, Zhou H, Chen J, Guo T. Zinc Coordination Substitute Amine: A Noncationic Platform for Efficient and Safe Gene Delivery. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:868-874. [PMID: 35650761 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Amines have been extensively involved in vector design thus far, however, their clinical translation has been impeded by several obstacles: cytotoxicity, polyplex serum instability and low efficacy in vivo. In pursuit of functional groups to substitute amines in vector design to address these disadvantages is of great significance. Herein, we report well-tailored noncationic copolymers that contain hydrophilic, hydrophobic, and zinc coordinative moieties through reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization for efficient and safe gene delivery. These polymers are capable of condensing DNA, enabling the formation of uncharged polyplexes. Especially, the zinc coordinative ligand can simultaneously benefit strong DNA binding, robust cellular uptake, efficacious endosomal destabilization, low cytotoxicity, and avoidance of serum protein adsorption. The coordinative module holds great promise to substitute amines and inspires the development of next-generation gene vectors. More importantly, the coordinative copolymers illuminate the possibility and potential of noncationic gene delivery systems for clinical applications.
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- Shuai Liu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Chen Y, Wang W, Wu D, Nagao M, Hall DG, Thundat T, Narain R. Injectable Self-Healing Zwitterionic Hydrogels Based on Dynamic Benzoxaborole–Sugar Interactions with Tunable Mechanical Properties. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:596-605. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Yangjun Chen
- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
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- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
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- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
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- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6, Canada
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Singhsa P, Diaz-Dussan D, Manuspiya H, Narain R. Well-Defined Cationic N-[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide Hydrochloride-Based (Co)polymers for siRNA Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2017; 19:209-221. [PMID: 29195038 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cationic glycopolymers have shown to be excellent candidates for the fabrication of gene delivery devices due to their ability to electrostatically interact with negatively charged nucleic acids and the carbohydrate residues ensure enhanced stability and low toxicity of the polyplexes. The ability to engineer the polymers for optimized compositions, molecular weights, and architectures is critical in the design of effective gene delivery vehicles. Therefore, in this study, the aqueous reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) was used to synthesize well-defined cationic glycopolymers with various cationic segments. For the preparation of cationic parts, N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide hydrochloride (DMAPMA·HCl), water-soluble methacrylamide monomer containing tertiary amine, was polymerized to produce DMAPMA·HCl homopolymer, which was then used as macroCTA in the block copolymerization with two other methacrylamide monomers containing different pendant groups, namely, 2-aminoethyl methacrylamide hydrochloride (AEMA) (with primary amine) and N-(3-aminopropyl) morpholine methacrylamide (MPMA) (with morpholine ring). In addition, statistical copolymers of DMAPMA.HCl with either AEMA or MPMA were also synthesized. All resulting cationic polymers were utilized as macroCTA for the RAFT copolymerization with 2-lactobionamidoethyl methacrylamide (LAEMA), which consists of the pendent galactose residues to achieve DMAPMA·HCl-based glycopolymers. From the in vitro cytotoxicity study, the cationic glycopolymers showed better cell viabilities than the corresponding cationic homopolymers. Furthermore, complexation of the cationic polymers with siRNA, cellular uptake of the resulting polyplexes, and gene knockdown efficiencies were evaluated. All cationic polymers/glycopolymers demonstrated good complexation ability with siRNA at low weight ratios. Among these cationic polymer-siRNA polyplexes, the polyplexes prepared from the two glycopolymers, P(DMAPMA65-b-LAEMA15) and P[(DMAPMA65-b-MPMA63)-b-LAEMA16], showed outstanding results in the cellular uptake, high EGFR knockdown, and low post-transfection toxicity, suggesting the great potential in siRNA delivery of these novel glycopolymers.
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- Pratyawadee Singhsa
- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University , Soi Chulalongkorn 12, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering , 116 Street and 85 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering , 116 Street and 85 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G6, Canada
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- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University , Soi Chulalongkorn 12, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering , 116 Street and 85 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G6, Canada
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Williams EGL, Hutt OE, Hinton TM, Larnaudie SC, Le T, MacDonald JM, Gunatillake P, Thang SH, Duggan PJ. Glycosylated Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymers with Varying Polyethylene Glycol Linkers Produce Different Short Interfering RNA Uptake, Gene Silencing, and Toxicity Profiles. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:4099-4112. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Port Arlington Rd, East Geelong, Victoria 3219, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
- School
of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia 5042, Australia
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