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Wang C, He W, Wang F, Yong H, Bo T, Yao D, Zhao Y, Pan C, Cao Q, Zhang S, Li M. Recent progress of non-linear topological structure polymers: synthesis, and gene delivery. J Nanobiotechnology 2024; 22:40. [PMID: 38280987 PMCID: PMC10821314 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-024-02299-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Currently, many types of non-linear topological structure polymers, such as brush-shaped, star, branched and dendritic structures, have captured much attention in the field of gene delivery and nanomedicine. Compared with linear polymers, non-linear topological structural polymers offer many advantages, including multiple terminal groups, broad and complicated spatial architecture and multi-functionality sites to enhance gene delivery efficiency and targeting capabilities. Nevertheless, the complexity of their synthesis process severely hampers the development and applications of nonlinear topological polymers. This review aims to highlight various synthetic approaches of non-linear topological architecture polymers, including reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) including atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP), reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, click chemistry reactions and Michael addition, and thoroughly discuss their advantages and disadvantages, as well as analyze their further application potential. Finally, we comprehensively discuss and summarize different non-linear topological structure polymers for genetic materials delivering performance both in vitro and in vivo, which indicated that topological effects and nonlinear topologies play a crucial role in enhancing the transfection performance of polymeric vectors. This review offered a promising guideline for the design and development of novel nonlinear polymers and facilitated the development of a new generation of polymer-based gene vectors.
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- Chenfei Wang
- Department of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, 201102, China.
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- School of Medicine, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232000, Anhui, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research Ministry of Public Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Shanghai EditorGene Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200000, China
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- School of Medicine, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232000, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, 201102, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, 201102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research Ministry of Public Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, 201102, China.
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Tian Y, Shi H, Zhang D, Wang C, Zhao F, Li L, Xu Z, Jiang J, Li J. Nebulized inhalation of LPAE-HDAC10 inhibits acetylation-mediated ROS/NF-κB pathway for silicosis treatment. J Control Release 2023; 364:618-631. [PMID: 37848136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Silicosis is a serious silica-induced respiratory disease for which there is currently no effective treatment. Irreversible pulmonary fibrosis caused by persistent inflammation is the main feature of silicosis. As an underlying mechanism, acetylation regulated by histone deacetylases (HDACs) are believed to be closely associated with persistent inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis. However, details of the mechanisms associated with the regulation of acetylated modification in silicosis have yet to be sufficiently established. Furthermore, studies on the efficient delivery of DNA to lung tissues by nebulized inhalation for the treatment of silicosis are limited. In this study, we established a mouse model of silicosis successfully. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the lung tissues of silicosis and control mice were identified based on transcriptomic analysis, and HDAC10 was the only DEG among the HDACs. Acetylomic and combined acetylomic/proteomic analysis were performed and found that the differentially expressed acetylated proteins have diverse biological functions, among which 12 proteins were identified as the main targets of HDAC10. Subsequently, HDAC10 expression levels were confirmed to increase following nebulized inhalation of linear poly(β-amino ester) (LPAE)-HDAC10 nanocomplexes. The levels of oxidative stress, the phosphorylation of IKKβ, IκBα and p65, as well as inflammation were inhibited by HDAC10. Pulmonary fibrosis, and lung function in silicosis showed significant improvements in response to the upregulation of HDAC10. Similar results were obtained for the silica-treated macrophages in vitro. In conclusion, HDAC10 was identified as the main mediator of acetylation in silicosis. Nebulized inhalation of LPAE-HDAC10 nanocomplexes was confirmed to be a promising treatment option for silicosis. The ROS/NF-κB pathway was identified as an essential signaling pathway through which HDAC10 attenuates oxidative stress, inflammation, and pulmonary fibrosis in silicosis. This study provides a new theoretical basis for the treatment of silicosis.
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- Yunze Tian
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Shaanxi Province 710004, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Shaanxi Province 710004, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Shaanxi Province 710004, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Shaanxi Province 710004, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Shaanxi Province 710004, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Shaanxi Province 710004, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Shaanxi Province 710004, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Shaanxi Province 710004, China.
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Borhaninia M, Zahiri M, Abnous K, Taghdisi SM, Ramezani M, Alibolandi M. Self-targeted hyaluronic acid-b-poly (β-amino ester) pH-switchable polymersome for guided doxorubicin delivery to metastatic breast cancer. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 248:125882. [PMID: 37473882 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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In this study, a targeted pH-sensitive polymersome incorporating doxorubicin (DOX) was manufactured implementing diblock copolymer of hyaluronic acid-b-pPoly (β-amino ester) (HA-PBAE). The hydrophilic DOX was loaded into the aqueous compartment of HA-PBAE polymersomal structure during nanoprecipitation process with 60 % ± 3.0 entrapment efficiency (EE%) and 5.3 % ± 0.2 loading content (LC%) while demonstrating spherical morphology with size of 196 ± 3.8 nm and PDI of 0.3. The prepared platform (DOX-HA-PBAE) illustrated accelerated DOX release in acidic pH 5.4, and showed significantly higher cytotoxicity and cellular internalization in comparison with free DOX against 4T1 cell line (CD44 positive cell). In contrast, no significant growth inhibition was observed in CHO cell line (CD44 negative cell). Furthermore, DOX-HA-PBAE platform displayed higher therapeutic efficacy, favorable tumor accumulation and lower systemic toxicity in comparison with free DOX based on obtained experimental data in ectopic 4T1 tumor model in BALB/c Female mice in terms of tumor growth rate, survival rate, body weight loss, ex vivo biodistribution and pathological evaluations. The obtained results demonstrated that DOX-HA-PBAE polymersomes have potential to be used in metastatic breast cancer therapy with promising characteristics in terms of tumor growth suppression and safety profile.
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- Morvarid Borhaninia
- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Iqbal S, Martins AF, Sohail M, Zhao J, Deng Q, Li M, Zhao Z. Synthesis and Characterization of Poly (β-amino Ester) and Applied PEGylated and Non-PEGylated Poly (β-amino ester)/Plasmid DNA Nanoparticles for Efficient Gene Delivery. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:854859. [PMID: 35462891 PMCID: PMC9023864 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.854859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Polymer-based nanocarriers require extensive knowledge of their chemistries to learn functionalization strategies and understand the nature of interactions that they establish with biological entities. In this research, the poly (β-amino ester) (PβAE-447) was synthesized and characterized, aimed to identify the influence of some key parameters in the formulation process. Initially; PβAE-447 was characterized for aqueous solubility, swelling capacity, proton buffering ability, and cytotoxicity study before nanoparticles formulation. Interestingly, the polymer-supported higher cell viability than the Polyethylenimine (PEI) at 100 μg/ml. PβAE-447 complexed with GFP encoded plasmid DNA (pGFP) generated nanocarriers of 184 nm hydrodynamic radius (+7.42 mV Zeta potential) for cell transfection. Transfection assays performed with PEGylated and lyophilized PβAE-447/pDNA complexes on HEK-293, BEAS-2B, and A549 cell lines showed better transfection than PEI. The outcomes toward A549 cells (above 66%) showed the highest transfection efficiency compared to the other cell lines. Altogether, these results suggested that characterizing physicochemical properties pave the way to design a new generation of PβAE-447 for gene delivery.
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- Sajid Iqbal
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Laboratory of Materials, Macromolecules, and Composites (LaMMAC), Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Apucarana, Brazil.,Group of Polymers and Composite Materials (GMPC), Department of Chemistry, State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá, Brazil.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Key University Laboratory of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Pediatric Pharmaceutical Engineering Laboratory of Shandong Province, Shandong Dyne Marine Biopharmaceutical Company Limited, Rongcheng, China.,Chemical Immunopharmaceutical Engineering Laboratory of Shandong Province, Shandong Xili Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Heze, China
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Ghaderpour A, Hoseinkhani Z, Yarani R, Mohammadiani S, Amiri F, Mansouri K. Altering the characterization of nanofibers by changing the electrospinning parameters and their application in tissue engineering, drug delivery, and gene delivery systems. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Amir Ghaderpour
- Medical Biology Research Center Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Kermanshah Iran
- Biology Department, Urmia Branch Islamic Azad University Urmia Iran
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- Medical Biology Research Center Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Kermanshah Iran
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- Translational Type 1 Diabetes Research, Department of Clinical Research Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen Gentofte Denmark
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- Medical Biology Research Center Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Kermanshah Iran
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- Medical Biology Research Center Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Kermanshah Iran
- Molecular Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Kermanshah University of Medical Kermanshah Iran
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Iqbal S, Qu Y, Dong Z, Zhao J, Rauf Khan A, Rehman S, Zhao Z. Poly (β‐amino esters) based potential drug delivery and targeting polymer; an overview and perspectives (review). Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.110097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Karlsson J, Rhodes KR, Green JJ, Tzeng SY. Poly(beta-amino ester)s as gene delivery vehicles: challenges and opportunities. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2020; 17:1395-1410. [PMID: 32700581 PMCID: PMC7658038 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2020.1796628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Gene delivery technologies are being developed for an increasing number of biomedical applications, with delivery vehicles including viruses and non-viral materials. Among biomaterials used for non-viral gene delivery, poly(beta-amino ester)s (PBAEs), a class of synthetic, biodegradable polymers, have risen as a leading gene delivery vehicle that has been used for multiple applications in vitro and in vivo. AREAS COVERED This review summarizes the key properties of PBAEs and their development, including a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of PBAEs for gene delivery applications. The use of PBAEs to improve the properties of other drug delivery vehicles is also summarized. EXPERT OPINION PBAEs are designed to have multiple characteristics that are ideal for gene delivery, including their reversible positive charge, which promotes binding to nucleic acids as well as imparting high buffering capacity, and their rapid degradability under mild conditions. Simultaneously, some of their properties also lead to nanoparticle instability and low transfection efficiency in physiological environments. The ease with which PBAEs can be chemically modified as well as non-covalently blended with other materials, however, allows them to be customized specifically to overcome delivery barriers for varied applications.
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- Johan Karlsson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Departments of Oncology, Ophthalmology, and Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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Stojanov S, Berlec A. Electrospun Nanofibers as Carriers of Microorganisms, Stem Cells, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids in Therapeutic and Other Applications. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:130. [PMID: 32158751 PMCID: PMC7052008 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Electrospinning is a technique that uses polymer solutions and strong electric fields to produce nano-sized fibers that have wide-ranging applications. We present here an overview of the use of electrospinning to incorporate biological products into nanofibers, including microorganisms, cells, proteins, and nucleic acids. Although the conditions used during electrospinning limit the already problematic viability/stability of such biological products, their effective incorporation into nanofibers has been shown to be feasible. Synthetic polymers have been more frequently applied to make nanofibers than natural polymers. Polymer blends are commonly used to achieve favorable physical properties of nanofibers. The majority of nanofibers that contain biological product have been designed for therapeutic applications. The incorporation of these biological products into nanofibers can promote their stability or viability, and also allow their delivery to a desired tissue or organ. Other applications include plant protection in agriculture, fermentation in the food industry, biocatalytic environmental remediation, and biosensing. Live cells that have been incorporated into nanofibers include bacteria and fungi. Nanofibers have served as scaffolds for stem cells seeded on a surface, to enable their delivery and application in tissue regeneration and wound healing. Viruses incorporated into nanofibers have been used in gene delivery, as well as in therapies against bacterial infections and cancers. Proteins (hormones, growth factors, and enzymes) and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) have been incorporated into nanofibers, mainly to treat diseases and enhance their stability. To summarize, incorporation of biological products into nanofibers has numerous advantages, such as providing protection and facilitating controlled delivery from a solid form with a large surface area. Future studies should address the challenge of transferring nanofibers with biological products into practical and industrial use.
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- Spase Stojanov
- Department of Biotechnology, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Cordeiro RA, Serra A, Coelho JF, Faneca H. Poly(β-amino ester)-based gene delivery systems: From discovery to therapeutic applications. J Control Release 2019; 310:155-187. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Liu S, Gao Y, Zhou D, Zeng M, Alshehri F, Newland B, Lyu J, O'Keeffe-Ahern J, Greiser U, Guo T, Zhang F, Wang W. Highly branched poly(β-amino ester) delivery of minicircle DNA for transfection of neurodegenerative disease related cells. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3307. [PMID: 31341171 PMCID: PMC6656726 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11190-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Current therapies for most neurodegenerative disorders are only symptomatic in nature and do not change the course of the disease. Gene therapy plays an important role in disease modifying therapeutic strategies. Herein, we have designed and optimized a series of highly branched poly(β-amino ester)s (HPAEs) containing biodegradable disulfide units in the HPAE backbone (HPAESS) and guanidine moieties (HPAESG) at the extremities. The optimized polymers are used to deliver minicircle DNA to multipotent adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) and astrocytes, and high transfection efficiency is achieved (77% in human ADSCs and 52% in primary astrocytes) whilst preserving over 90% cell viability. Furthermore, the top-performing candidate mediates high levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) secretion from astrocytes, causing neurite outgrowth from a model neuron cell line. This synergistic gene delivery system provides a viable method for highly efficient non-viral transfection of ADSCs and astrocytes.
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- Shuai Liu
- Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, Dublin, Ireland
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, Dublin, Ireland
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, Dublin, Ireland.
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, China.
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, Dublin, Ireland
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, CF103AT, Cardiff, UK
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, Dublin, Ireland
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, Dublin, Ireland
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, Dublin, Ireland
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014, Hangzhou, China
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, Dublin, Ireland.
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, China.
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Liu Y, Li Y, Keskin D, Shi L. Poly(β-Amino Esters): Synthesis, Formulations, and Their Biomedical Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2019; 8:e1801359. [PMID: 30549448 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201801359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Poly(β-amino ester) (abbreviated as PBAE or PAE) refers to a polymer synthesized from an acrylate and an amine by Michael addition and has properties inherent to tertiary amines and esters, such as pH responsiveness and biodegradability. The versatility of building blocks provides a library of polymers with miscellaneous physicochemical and mechanical properties. When used alone or together with other materials, PBAEs can be fabricated into different formulations in order to fulfill various requirements in drug delivery (for instance, gene, anticancer drugs, and antimicrobials delivery) and natural complex mimicry (nanochaperones). This progress report discusses the recent developments in design, synthesis, formulations, and applications of PBAEs in biomedical fields and provides a perspective view for the future of the PBAEs.
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- Yong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical BiologyKey Laboratory of Functional Polymer MaterialsMinistry of EducationInstitute of Polymer ChemistryCollege of ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen Antonius Deusinglaan 1 9713 AV Groningen The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical BiologyKey Laboratory of Functional Polymer MaterialsMinistry of EducationInstitute of Polymer ChemistryCollege of ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen Antonius Deusinglaan 1 9713 AV Groningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen Antonius Deusinglaan 1 9713 AV Groningen The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical BiologyKey Laboratory of Functional Polymer MaterialsMinistry of EducationInstitute of Polymer ChemistryCollege of ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Huang X, Zhou D, Zeng M, Alshehri F, Li X, O’Keeffe-Ahern J, Gao Y, Pierucci L, Greiser U, Yin G, Wang W. Star Poly(β-amino esters) Obtained from the Combination of Linear Poly(β-amino esters) and Polyethylenimine. ACS Macro Lett 2017; 6:575-579. [PMID: 35650840 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Composed of a three-dimensional structure with a central core and multiple radiating linear "arms", star polymers represent a significant type of branched macromolecular architectures. Due to the spatially defined core-shell-periphery architecture, star polymers have demonstrated their superiority in a variety of biomedical applications such as drug/gene delivery, molecular imaging, antibacterial agents, and so on. In this paper, we report the successful synthesis of a new type of star-shape poly(β-amino esters) with low molecular weight PEI as core and linear PAE (LPAE) as arms. This new star-PAE exhibits low cytotoxicity and high gene transfection efficacy. Star-PAE achieved between 264-fold and 14781-fold higher gene transfection efficiency of primary rat adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells in comparison with studies performed with the individual PEI and LPAE, respectively. The results suggest that star-PAE is a promising nonviral gene delivery vector.
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- Xiaobei Huang
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
- Charles
Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Charles
Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Charles
Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Charles
Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Charles
Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Charles
Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Charles
Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Charles
Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Charles
Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Charles
Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Hadjizadeh A, Ghasemkhah F, Ghasemzaie N. Polymeric Scaffold Based Gene Delivery Strategies to Improve Angiogenesis in Tissue Engineering: A Review. POLYM REV 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2017.1292402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Afra Hadjizadeh
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Zhou D, Gao Y, Aied A, Cutlar L, Igoucheva O, Newland B, Alexeeve V, Greiser U, Uitto J, Wang W. Highly branched poly(β-amino ester)s for skin gene therapy. J Control Release 2016; 244:336-346. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ramalingam K, Castro R, Pires P, Shi X, Rodrigues J, Xiao S, Tomás H. Gene delivery using dendrimer/pDNA complexes immobilized in electrospun fibers using the Layer-by-Layer technique. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra22444j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Dendrimer/pDNA complexes can be immobilized in PLGA fibers through the Layer-by-Layer technique and direct hMSCs towards osteogenic differentiation.
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- Kirthiga Ramalingam
- CQM – Centro de Química da Madeira
- MMRG
- Universidade da Madeira
- Campus da Penteada
- 9000-390 Funchal
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- CQM – Centro de Química da Madeira
- MMRG
- Universidade da Madeira
- Campus da Penteada
- 9000-390 Funchal
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- CQM – Centro de Química da Madeira
- MMRG
- Universidade da Madeira
- Campus da Penteada
- 9000-390 Funchal
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- CQM – Centro de Química da Madeira
- MMRG
- Universidade da Madeira
- Campus da Penteada
- 9000-390 Funchal
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- CQM – Centro de Química da Madeira
- MMRG
- Universidade da Madeira
- Campus da Penteada
- 9000-390 Funchal
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- CQM – Centro de Química da Madeira
- MMRG
- Universidade da Madeira
- Campus da Penteada
- 9000-390 Funchal
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- CQM – Centro de Química da Madeira
- MMRG
- Universidade da Madeira
- Campus da Penteada
- 9000-390 Funchal
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Huang JY, Gao Y, Cutlar L, O'Keeffe-Ahern J, Zhao T, Lin FH, Zhou D, McMahon S, Greiser U, Wang W, Wang W. Tailoring highly branched poly(β-amino ester)s: a synthetic platform for epidermal gene therapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:8473-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc02193f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Highly branched poly(β-amino ester)s were synthesised for safer and more efficient gene delivery to human keratinocytes than commercial transfection reagents.
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- Jian-Yuan Huang
- Charles Institute of Dermatology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- National Taiwan University
- Taipei 100
- Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
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- Charles Institute of Dermatology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
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Isikgor FH, Becer CR. Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py00263j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1492] [Impact Index Per Article: 165.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The ongoing research activities in the field of lignocellulosic biomass for production of value-added chemicals and polymers that can be utilized to replace petroleum-based materials are reviewed.
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science
- Queen Mary University of London
- E1 4NS London
- UK
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Lee S, Jin G, Jang JH. Electrospun nanofibers as versatile interfaces for efficient gene delivery. J Biol Eng 2014; 8:30. [PMID: 25926887 PMCID: PMC4414388 DOI: 10.1186/1754-1611-8-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The integration of gene delivery technologies with electrospun nanofibers is a versatile strategy to increase the potential of gene therapy as a key platform technology that can be readily utilized for numerous biomedical applications, including cancer therapy, stem cell therapy, and tissue engineering. As a spatial template for gene delivery, electrospun nanofibers possess highly advantageous characteristics, such as their ease of production, their ECM-analogue nature, the broad range of choices for materials, the feasibility of producing structures with varied physical and chemical properties, and their large surface-to-volume ratios. Thus, electrospun fiber-mediated gene delivery exhibits a great capacity to modulate the spatial and temporal release kinetics of gene vectors and enhance gene delivery efficiency. This review discusses the powerful characteristics of electrospun nanofibers, which can function as spatial interfaces capable of promoting controlled and efficient gene delivery.
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- Slgirim Lee
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 Korea
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