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Mousavi SM, Behbudi G, Gholami A, Hashemi SA, Nejad ZM, Bahrani S, Chiang WH, Wei LC, Omidifar N. Shape-controlled synthesis of zinc nanostructures mediating macromolecules for biomedical applications. Biomater Res 2022; 26:4. [PMID: 35109931 PMCID: PMC8812270 DOI: 10.1186/s40824-022-00252-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Zinc nanostructures (ZnONSs) have attracted much attention due to their morphological, physicochemical, and electrical properties, which were entailed for various biomedical applications such as cancer and diabetes treatment, anti-inflammatory activity, drug delivery. ZnONS play an important role in inducing cellular apoptosis, triggering excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and releasing zinc ions due to their inherent nature and specific shape. Therefore, several new synthetic organometallic method has been developed to prepare ZnO crystalline nanostructures with controlled size and shape. Zinc oxide nanostructures' crystal size and shape can be controlled by simply changing the physical synthesis condition such as microwave irradiation time, reaction temperature, and TEA concentration at reflux. Physicochemical properties which are determined by the shape and size of ZnO nanostructures, directly affect their biological applications. These nanostructures can decompose the cell membrane and accumulate in the cytoplasm, which leads to apoptosis or cell death. In this study, we reviewed the various synthesis methods which affect the nano shapes of zinc particles, and physicochemical properties of zinc nanostructures that determined the shape of zinc nanomaterials. Also, we mentioned some macromolecules that controlled their physicochemical properties in a green and biological approaches. In addition, we present the recent progress of ZnONSs in the biomedical fields, which will help centralize biomedical fields and assist their future research development.
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- Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan.
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- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Rabiee N, Bagherzadeh M, Ghadiri AM, Kiani M, Ahmadi S, Jajarmi V, Fatahi Y, Aldhaher A, Tahriri M, Webster TJ, Mostafavi E. Calcium-based nanomaterials and their interrelation with chitosan: optimization for pCRISPR delivery. JOURNAL OF NANOSTRUCTURE IN CHEMISTRY 2022; 12:919-932. [PMID: 34580605 PMCID: PMC8457547 DOI: 10.1007/s40097-021-00446-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
UNLABELLED There have been numerous advancements in the early diagnosis, detection, and treatment of genetic diseases. In this regard, CRISPR technology is promising to treat some types of genetic issues. In this study, the relationship between calcium (due to its considerable physicochemical properties) and chitosan (as a natural linear polysaccharide) was investigated and optimized for pCRISPR delivery. To achieve this, different forms of calcium, such as calcium nanoparticles (CaNPs), calcium phosphate (CaP), a binary blend of calcium and chitosan including CaNPs/Chitosan and CaP/Chitosan, as well as their tertiary blend including CaNPs-CaP/Chitosan, were prepared via both routine and green procedures using Salvia hispanica to reduce toxicity and increase nanoparticle stability (with a yield of 85%). Such materials were also applied to the human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cell line for pCRISPR delivery. The results were optimized using different characterization techniques demonstrating acceptable binding with DNA (for both CaNPs/Chitosan and CaNPs-CaP/Chitosan) significantly enhancing green fluorescent protein (EGFP) (about 25% for CaP/Chitosan and more than 14% for CaNPs-CaP/Chitosan). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40097-021-00446-1.
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- Navid Rabiee
- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14155-6451 Iran
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Nanotechnology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14155-6451 Iran
- Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, 15875-4413 Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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Chen Z, Liu S, Liu W, Jiang P, Wang L, Li J, Zhou H, Guo T. Zinc(II)-Cyclen Multifunctional Complex Module-Mediated Polycation-Based High-Performance pDNA Vectors. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 7:5678-5689. [PMID: 34847318 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A kind of novel multifunctional modules based on zinc(II)-coordinative cyclen has been developed, which is utilized to modify low molecular weight polyethylenimine (LMWPEI) obtaining high-performance DNA vectors. A series of in vitro experiments were carried out to explore the performance of the module in improving the key process of gene transfection, such as DNA condensation, serum resistance, cellular uptake, and endosomal escape. The results demonstrate that there is a significant synergistic effect between the functional module and PEI2.5k in the process of breaking through the key barriers of gene transfection. The optimal Zn-PCD mediates 160-fold higher gluciferase activity than commercial transfection reagents PEI25k in ADSC stem cells with more than 90% cell viability and achieves excellent transfection efficiency in diverse cell types, for instance, HepG2 cells, 293T cells, and 293F suspension cells.
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- Zhaoming Chen
- 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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- 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 Z, Wang X, Liu S, Li Y, Zhou H, Guo T. Zn(ii)-Dipicolylamine analogues with amphiphilic side chains endow low molecular weight PEI with high transfection performance. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:3090-3099. [PMID: 33751016 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm02181d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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To investigate the effect of amphiphilic balance of Zn(ii)-dipicolylamine analogues on the transfection process, we fabricated a series of Zn(ii)-dipicolylamine functional modules (DDAC-Rs) with different hydrophilic-phobic side chains to modify low molecular weight PEI (Zn-DP-Rs) by the Michael addition reaction. Zn-DP-Rs with hydrophilic terminal hydroxy group side chains demonstrate superior overall performance compared to those of hydrophobic alkyl side chains. In terms of the influence of the chain lengths in DDAC-Rs, from Zn-DP-A/OH-3 to Zn-DP-A/OH-5, the corresponding transfection efficiency shows an upward trend as the lengths increase. However, decreasing efficacy is observed with further increase in the length of side chains. In addition, the Zn-DP-Rs with amphiphilic side chains show prominent performance in every respect, highlighting the significance of balance in the amphipathy of side chains in DDAC-Rs. This work is of great significance for the development of polycationic gene carrier materials with excellent performance.
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- Zhaoming Chen
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Weijin Road, No. 94, 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, Weijin Road, No. 94, 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, Weijin Road, No. 94, 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, Weijin Road, No. 94, 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, Weijin Road, No. 94, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Zhao RM, Guo Y, Yang HZ, Zhang J, Yu XQ. Zn-Promoted gene transfection efficiency for non-viral vectors: a mechanism study. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj02115j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Mechanism studies revealed that a Zn coordination to cyclen-based cationic polymer may effectively improve the buffering capacity and endosomal escape ability.
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- Rui-Mo Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- P. R. China
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Rabiee N, Bagherzadeh M, Ghadiri AM, Salehi G, Fatahi Y, Dinarvand R. ZnAl nano layered double hydroxides for dual functional CRISPR/Cas9 delivery and enhanced green fluorescence protein biosensor. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20672. [PMID: 33244160 PMCID: PMC7693303 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77809-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Evaluation of the effect of different parameters for designing a non-viral vector in gene delivery systems has great importance. In this manner, 2D crystals, precisely layered double hydroxides, have attracted the attention of scientists due to their significant adjustability and low-toxicity and low-cost preparation procedure. In this work, the relationship between different physicochemical properties of LDH, including pH, size, zeta potential, and synthesis procedure, was investigated and optimized for CRISPR/Cas9 delivery and reverse fluorescence response to the EGFP. In this manner, ZnAl LDH and ZnAl HMTA LDH were synthesized and characterized and applied in the HEK-293 cell line to deliver CRISPR/Cas9. The results were optimized by different characterizations as well as Gel Electrophoresis and showed acceptable binding ability with the DNA that could be considered as a promising and also new gold-standard for the delivery of CRISPR/Cas9. Also, the relationship of the presence of tertiary amines (in this case, hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) as the templates) in the structure of the ZnAl LDH, as well as the gene delivery application, was evaluated. The results showed more than 79% of relative cell viability in most of the weight ratios of LDH to CRISPR/Cas9; fully quenching the fluorescence intensity of the EGFP/LDH in the presence of 15 µg mL-1 of the protoporphyrins along with the detection limit of below 2.1 µg mL-1, the transfection efficiency of around 33% of the GFP positive cell for ZnAl LDH and more than 38% for the ZnAl LDH in the presence of its tertiary amine template.
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- Navid Rabiee
- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Muripiti V, Gondru R, Patri SV. Review of Zinc(II) Scaffolds: Efficient Role in Gene Delivery. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202001557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Venkanna Muripiti
- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology Warangal Warangal 506004 Telangana India
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- Environmental Monitoring & Exposure Assessment (Air) Laboratory ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (NIREH) Bhopal 462030 Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology Warangal Warangal 506004 Telangana India
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Maghsoudi S, Taghavi Shahraki B, Rabiee N, Fatahi Y, Dinarvand R, Tavakolizadeh M, Ahmadi S, Rabiee M, Bagherzadeh M, Pourjavadi A, Farhadnejad H, Tahriri M, Webster TJ, Tayebi L. Burgeoning Polymer Nano Blends for Improved Controlled Drug Release: A Review. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:4363-4392. [PMID: 32606683 PMCID: PMC7314622 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s252237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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With continual rapid developments in the biomedical field and understanding of the important mechanisms and pharmacokinetics of biological molecules, controlled drug delivery systems (CDDSs) have been at the forefront over conventional drug delivery systems. Over the past several years, scientists have placed boundless energy and time into exploiting a wide variety of excipients, particularly diverse polymers, both natural and synthetic. More recently, the development of nano polymer blends has achieved noteworthy attention due to their amazing properties, such as biocompatibility, biodegradability and more importantly, their pivotal role in controlled and sustained drug release in vitro and in vivo. These compounds come with a number of effective benefits for improving problems of targeted or controlled drug and gene delivery systems; thus, they have been extensively used in medical and pharmaceutical applications. Additionally, they are quite attractive for wound dressings, textiles, tissue engineering, and biomedical prostheses. In this sense, some important and workable natural polymers (namely, chitosan (CS), starch and cellulose) and some applicable synthetic ones (such as poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA), poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly-glycolic acid (PGA)) have played an indispensable role over the last two decades for their therapeutic effects owing to their appealing and renewable biological properties. According to our data, this is the first review article highlighting CDDSs composed of diverse natural and synthetic nano biopolymers, blended for biological purposes, mostly over the past five years; other reviews have just briefly mentioned the use of such blended polymers. We, additionally, try to make comparisons between various nano blending systems in terms of improved sustained and controlled drug release behavior.
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- Saeid Maghsoudi
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Polymer Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran11365-9516, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biomaterial Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Polymer Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran11365-9516, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA02115, USA
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- School of Dentistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI53233, USA
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Jiang Z, Thayumanavan S. Non-cationic Material Design for Nucleic Acid Delivery. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2020; 3:1900206. [PMID: 34164572 PMCID: PMC8218910 DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201900206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nucleic acid delivery provides effective options to control intracellular gene expression and protein production. Efficient delivery of nucleic acid typically requires delivery vehicles to facilitate the entry of nucleic acid into cells. Among non-viral delivery vehicles, cationic materials are favored because of their high loading capacity of nucleic acids and prominent cellular uptake efficiency through electrostatic interaction. However, cationic moieties at high dosage tend to induce severe cytotoxicity due to the interference on cell membrane integrity. In contrast, non-cationic materials present alternative delivery approaches with less safety concerns than cationic materials. In this Progress Report, principles of non-cationic material design for nucleic acid delivery are discussed. Examples of such non-cationic platforms are highlighted, including complexation or conjugation with nucleic acids and self-assembled nucleic acid structures.
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- Ziwen Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Ren L, Lv J, Wang H, Cheng Y. A Coordinative Dendrimer Achieves Excellent Efficiency in Cytosolic Protein and Peptide Delivery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:4711-4719. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Lanfang Ren
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory BiologySchool of Life SciencesEast China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and TechnologySchool of Molecular Science and EngineeringSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and TechnologySchool of Molecular Science and EngineeringSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory BiologySchool of Life SciencesEast China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and TechnologySchool of Molecular Science and EngineeringSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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Ren L, Lv J, Wang H, Cheng Y. A Coordinative Dendrimer Achieves Excellent Efficiency in Cytosolic Protein and Peptide Delivery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201914970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Lanfang Ren
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory BiologySchool of Life SciencesEast China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and TechnologySchool of Molecular Science and EngineeringSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and TechnologySchool of Molecular Science and EngineeringSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory BiologySchool of Life SciencesEast China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and TechnologySchool of Molecular Science and EngineeringSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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Luo T, Liang H, Jin R, Nie Y. Virus-inspired and mimetic designs in non-viral gene delivery. J Gene Med 2019; 21:e3090. [PMID: 30968996 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.3090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Virus-inspired mimics for nucleic acid transportation have attracted much attention in the past decade, especially the derivative microenvironment stimuli-responsive designs. In the present mini-review, the smart designs of gene carriers that overcome biological barriers and realize an efficient delivery are categorized with respect to the different "triggers" provided by tumor cells, including pH, redox potentials, ATP, enzymes and reactive oxygen species. Some dual/multi-responsive gene vectors have also been introduced that show a more precise and efficient delivery in the complicated environment of human body. In addition, inspired by the special recognition mechanisms and components of viruses, improvements in the design of carriers relating to targeting/penetration properties, as well as chemical component evolution, are also addressed.
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- Tianying Luo
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Zhang Q, Zhou Z, Li C, Wu P, Sun M. pH-Switchable Coordinative Micelles for Enhancing Cellular Transfection of Biocompatible Polycations. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:20689-20698. [PMID: 31117451 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b04668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Inefficient transfection of biocompatible low-molecular-weight (LMW) polycations, such as 1.8k polyethylenimine (PEI), is a major challenge for successful nucleic acid delivery. Current strategies to improve transfection efficiency are bottlenecked by maintaining the balance between efficient gene encapsulation and on-demand cargo release. Here, we developed a new class of Zn(II)-coordinated micelles, which showed tight small interfering RNA (siRNA) binding and pH-switchable release. The dipicolylamine-modified PEI 1.8k (PD) and dopamine-conjugated cholesterol (Chol-Dopa) assemble into coordinative micelles (Zn-PD/Chol-Dopa) via the coordination of 2,2'-dipicolylamine (DPA) and Dopa through Zn(II) as a bridge. The high phosphate-binding affinity of Zn-DPA enhanced the siRNA packaging and the interaction between cholesterol and cell membranes enhanced cellular uptake. Moreover, the coordination effect weakened in the acidic environment of lyso/endosome, triggering the disassembly of micelles and siRNA release. These properties of the micelles resulted in strong siRNA transfection efficiencies in various cell lines. Our strategy of constructing coordinative micelles improves the transfection efficiency of LMW PEI and holds tremendous potential to develop the endogenous responsive gene delivery systems.
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- Qingyan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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Tajik-Ahmadabad B, Chollet L, White J, Separovic F, Polyzos A. Metallo-Cubosomes: Zinc-Functionalized Cubic Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Nucleotide Delivery. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:978-986. [PMID: 30648870 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Development of an effective and potent RNA delivery system remains a challenge for the clinical application of RNA therapeutics. Herein, we describe the development of an RNA delivery platform derived from self-assembled bicontinuous cubic lyotropic liquid crystalline phases, functionalized with zinc coordinated lipids. These metallo-cubosomes were prepared from a series of novel lipidic zinc(II)-bis(dipicolylamine) (Zn2BDPA)) complexes admixed with glycerol monooleate (GMO). The zinc metallo-cubosomes showed the high affinity to siRNA through interaction between Zn2BDPA and the phosphate groups of RNA molecules. Using a combination of dynamic light scattering (DLS), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), we demonstrated that a variety of Zn2BDPA lipid derivatives can be loaded into GMO cubosomes and the introduction of Zn2BDPA lipids effected an internal cubic phase transition of the resulting metallo-cubosomes. The findings of this study lay the foundations for the development of a new class of noncationic lipid-based encapsulation systems, metallo-cubosomes for RNA therapeutic delivery.
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- Behnoosh Tajik-Ahmadabad
- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute , University of Melbourne , Melbourne , Victoria 3010 , Australia.,CSIRO Manufacturing , Bayview Avenue , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing , Bayview Avenue , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute , University of Melbourne , Melbourne , Victoria 3010 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute , University of Melbourne , Melbourne , Victoria 3010 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute , University of Melbourne , Melbourne , Victoria 3010 , Australia.,CSIRO Manufacturing , Bayview Avenue , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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Nie X, Zhang Z, Wang CH, Fan YS, Meng QY, You YZ. Interactions in DNA Condensation: An Important Factor for Improving the Efficacy of Gene Transfection. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 30:284-292. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xuan Nie
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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Liu S, Jia H, Yang J, Pan J, Liang H, Zeng L, Zhou H, Chen J, Guo T. Zinc Coordinated Cationic Polymers Break Up the Paradox between Low Molecular Weight and High Transfection Efficacy. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:4270-4276. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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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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Bus T, Traeger A, Schubert US. The great escape: how cationic polyplexes overcome the endosomal barrier. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:6904-6918. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb00967h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Endo-lysosomal escape strategies of cationic polymer-mediated gene delivery at a glance.
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- Tanja Bus
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)
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