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Dimitrov E, Toncheva-Moncheva N, Bakardzhiev P, Forys A, Doumanov J, Mladenova K, Petrova S, Trzebicka B, Rangelov S. Nucleic acid-based supramolecular structures: vesicular spherical nucleic acids from a non-phospholipid nucleolipid. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:3793-3803. [PMID: 36133345 PMCID: PMC9470030 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00527a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Vesicular spherical nucleic acids are dynamic nucleic acid-based supramolecular structures that are held together via non-covalent bonds. They have promising applications as drug and nucleic acid delivery materials, diagnostic and imaging tools and platforms for development of various therapeutic schemes. In this contribution, we report on vesicular spherical nucleic acids, constructed from a non-phospholipid nucleolipid - an original hybrid biomacromolecule, composed of a hydrophobic residue, resembling that of the naturally occurring phospholipids, and a DNA oligonucleotide strand. The nucleolipid was synthesized by coupling of dibenzocyclooctyne-functionalized oligonucleotide and azidated 1,3-dihexadecyloxy-propane-2-ol via an azide-alkyne click reaction. In aqueous solution it spontaneously self-associated into nanosized supramolecular structures, identified as unilamellar vesicles composed of a self-closed interdigitated bilayer. Vesicular structures were also formed upon intercalation of the nucleolipid via its lipid-mimetic residue in the phospholipid bilayer membrane of liposomes prepared from readily available and FDA-approved lipids (1,2-dipalmitoyl-rac-glycero-3-phosphocholine and cholesterol). The vesicular structures are thoroughly investigated by light scattering (dynamic, static, and electrophoretic) and cryogenic TEM and the physical characteristics, in particular, number of strands per particle, grafting density, and conformation of the strands, were compared to those of reference spherical nucleic acids. Finally, the vesicular structures were shown to exhibit cellular internalization with no need of transfection agents and enhanced colloidal and nuclease stability.
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- Erik Dimitrov
- Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Akad. G. Bonchev St. 103A 1113 Sofia Bulgaria
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- Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Akad. G. Bonchev St. 103A 1113 Sofia Bulgaria
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 34 Zabrze Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Dragan Tsankov Blvd. 8 1164 Sofia Bulgaria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Dragan Tsankov Blvd. 8 1164 Sofia Bulgaria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Dragan Tsankov Blvd. 8 1164 Sofia Bulgaria
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 34 Zabrze Poland
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- Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Akad. G. Bonchev St. 103A 1113 Sofia Bulgaria
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Nucleoside-Lipid-Based Nanoparticles for Phenazine Delivery: A New Therapeutic Strategy to Disrupt Hsp27-eIF4E Interaction in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13050623. [PMID: 33925528 PMCID: PMC8146835 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13050623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) has an established role in tumor progression and chemo-resistance of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Hsp27 protects eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) from degradation, thereby maintaining survival during treatment. Phenazine derivative compound #14 was demonstrated to specifically disrupt Hsp27/eIF4E interaction and significantly delay castration-resistant tumor progression in prostate cancer xenografts. In the present work, various strategies of encapsulation of phenazine #14 with either DOTAU (N-[5′-(2′,3′-dioleoyl)uridine]-N′,N′,N′-trimethylammonium tosylate) and DOU-PEG2000 (5′-PEG2000-2′,3′-dioleoyluridine) nucleolipids (NLs) were developed in order to improve its solubilization, biological activity, and bioavailability. We observed that NLs-encapsulated phenazine #14-driven Hsp27-eIF4E interaction disruption increased cytotoxic effects on castration-resistant prostate cancer cell line and inhibited tumor growth in castration-resistant prostate cancer cell xenografted mice compared to phenazine #14 and NLs alone. Phenazine #14 NL encapsulation might represent an interesting nanostrategy for CRPC therapy.
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Rouquette M, Lepetre-Mouelhi S, Couvreur P. Adenosine and lipids: A forced marriage or a love match? Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2019; 151-152:233-244. [PMID: 30797954 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Adenosine is a fascinating compound, crucial in many biochemical processes: this ubiquitous nucleoside serves as an essential building block of RNA, is also a component of ATP and regulates numerous pathophysiological mechanisms via binding to four extracellular receptors. Due to its hydrophilic nature, it belongs to a different world than lipids, and has no affinity for them. Since the 1970's, however, new discoveries have emerged and prompted the scientific community to associate adenosine with the lipid family, especially via liposomal preparations and bioconjugation. This seems to be an arranged marriage, but could it turn into a true love match? This review considered all types of unions established between adenosine and lipids. Even though exciting supramolecular structures were observed with adenosine-lipid conjugates, as well as with liposomal preparations which resulted in promising pre-clinical results, the translation of these technologies to the clinic is still limited.
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Montis C, Gerelli Y, Fragneto G, Nylander T, Baglioni P, Berti D. Nucleolipid bilayers: A quartz crystal microbalance and neutron reflectometry study. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 137:203-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Arteta MY, Berti D, Montis C, Campbell RA, Eriksson C, Clifton LA, Skoda MWA, Soltwedel O, Koutsioubas A, Baglioni P, Nylander T. On the formation of dendrimer/nucleolipids surface films for directed self-assembly. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:1973-1990. [PMID: 25626114 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm02712d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We describe the formation and structure of nucleolipid/dendrimer multilayer films controlled by non-covalent interactions to obtain biomaterials that exhibit molecular recognition of nucleic acids. Layers of cationic poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers of generation 4 and the anionic nucleolipids 1,2-dilauroyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylnucleosides (DLPNs) based on uridine (DLPU) and adenosine (DLPA) were first formed at the silica-water interface. The PAMAM/DLPN layers were then exposed to short oligonucleotides, polynucleotides and single stranded DNA (ssDNA). The interfacial properties were characterized using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring, attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and neutron reflectometry. Both types of DLPN were found to adsorb as aggregates to preadsorbed PAMAM monolayers with a similar interfacial structure and composition before rinsing with pure aqueous solution. Nucleic acids were found to interact with PAMAM/DLPA layers due to base pairing interactions, while the PAMAM/DLPU layers did not have the same capability. This was attributed to the structure of the DLPA layer, which is formed by aggregates that extend from the interface towards the bulk after rinsing with pure solvent, while the DLPU layer forms compact structures. In complementary experiments using a different protocol, premixed PAMAM/DLPN samples adsorbed to hydrophilic silica only when the mixtures contained positively charged aggregates, which is rationalized in terms of electrostatic forces. The PAMAM/DLPA layers formed from the adsorption of these mixtures also bind ssDNA although in this case the adsorption is mediated by the opposite charges of the film and the nucleic acid rather than specific base pairing. The observed molecular recognition of nucleic acids by dendrimers functionalized via non-covalent interactions with nucleolipids is discussed in terms of biomedical applications such as gene vectors and biosensors.
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- Marianna Yanez Arteta
- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P. O. Box 124, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
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Monduzzi M, Lampis S, Murgia S, Salis A. From self-assembly fundamental knowledge to nanomedicine developments. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 205:48-67. [PMID: 24182715 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2013.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Revised: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This review highlights the key role of NMR techniques in demonstrating the molecular aspects of the self-assembly of surfactant molecules that nowadays constitute the basic knowledge which modern nanoscience relies on. The aim is to provide a tutorial overview. The story of a rigorous scientific approach to understand self-assembly in surfactant systems and biological membranes starts in the early seventies when the progresses of SAXRD and NMR technological facilities allowed to demonstrate the existence of ordered soft matter, and the validity of Tanford approach concerning self-assembly at a molecular level. Particularly, NMR quadrupolar splittings, NMR chemical shift anisotropy, and NMR relaxation of dipolar and quadrupolar nuclei in micellar solutions, microemulsions, and liquid crystals proved the existence of an ordered polar-apolar interface, on the NMR time scale. NMR data, rationalized in terms of the two-step model of relaxation, allowed to quantify the dynamic aspects of the supramolecular aggregates in different soft matter systems. In addition, NMR techniques allowed to obtain important information on counterion binding as well as on size of the aggregate through molecular self-diffusion. Indeed NMR self-diffusion proved without any doubt the existence of bicontinuous microemulsions and bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals, suggested by pioneering and brilliant interpretation of SAXRD investigations. Moreover, NMR self-diffusion played a fundamental role in the understanding of microemulsion and emulsion nanostructures, phase transitions in phase diagrams, and particularly percolation phenomena in microemulsions. Since the nineties, globalization of the knowledge along with many other technical facilities such as electron microscopy, particularly cryo-EM, produced huge progresses in surfactant and colloid science. Actually we refer to nanoscience: bottom up/top down strategies allow to build nanodevices with applications spanning from ICT to food technology. Developments in the applied fields have also been addressed by important progresses in theoretical skills aimed to understand intermolecular forces, and specific ion interactions. Nevertheless, this is still an open question. Our predictive ability has however increased, hence more ambitious targets can be planned. Nanomedicine represents a major challenging field with its main aims: targeted drug delivery, diagnostic, theranostics, tissue engineering, and personalized medicine. Few recent examples will be mentioned. Although the real applications of these systems still need major work, nevertheless new challenges are open, and perspectives based on integrated multidisciplinary approaches would enable both a deeper basic knowledge and the expected advances in biomedical field.
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- Maura Monduzzi
- Dept. Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, CNBS & CSGI, University of Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy.
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- Dept. Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, CNBS & CSGI, University of Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy
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- Dept. Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, CNBS & CSGI, University of Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy
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- Dept. Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, CNBS & CSGI, University of Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy
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Formation of supramolecular systems via directed Nucleoside–Lipid recognition. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 377:122-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Montis C, Milani S, Berti D, Baglioni P. Complexes of nucleolipid liposomes with single-stranded and double-stranded nucleic acids. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 373:57-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2011] [Revised: 10/18/2011] [Accepted: 10/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Simeone L, Mangiapia G, Irace C, Di Pascale A, Colonna A, Ortona O, De Napoli L, Montesarchio D, Paduano L. Nucleolipid nanovectors as molecular carriers for potential applications in drug delivery. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2011; 7:3075-86. [PMID: 21897988 DOI: 10.1039/c1mb05143a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novel thymidine- or uridine-based nucleolipids, containing one hydrophilic oligo(ethylene glycol) chain and one or two oleic acid residues (called ToThy, HoThy and DoHu), have been synthesized with the aim to develop bio-compatible nanocarriers for drug delivery and/or produce pro-drugs. Microstructural characterization of their aggregates has been determined in pure water and in pseudo-physiological conditions through DLS and SANS experiments. In all cases stable vesicles, with mean hydrodynamic radii ranging between 120 nm and 250 nm have been revealed. Biological validation of the nucleolipidic nanocarriers was ensured by evaluation of their toxicological profiles, performed by administration of the nanoaggregates to a panel of different cell lines. ToThy exhibited a weak cytotoxicity and, at high concentration, some ability to interfere with cell viability and/or proliferation. In contrast, DoHu and HoThy exhibited no toxicological relevance, behaving similarly to POPC-based liposomes, widely used for systemic drug delivery. Taken together, these results show nucleolipid-based nanocarriers as finely tunable, multi-functional self-assembling materials of interest for the in vivo transport of biomolecules or drugs.
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- Luca Simeone
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biochimica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, via Cinthia, 80126 Naples, Italy
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Milani S, Karlsson G, Edwards K, Baglioni P, Berti D. Association of polynucleotides with nucleolipid bilayers driven by molecular recognition. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 363:232-40. [PMID: 21840013 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.05.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2011] [Revised: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This contribution reports on the interaction of ss-polynucleotides of various length and sequence with liposomal dispersions of anionic lipids. No appreciable structural and morphological variations were detected for POPG (1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-glycerol) liposomes, as expected from the high negative charge density both of liposomal surface and of the poly or oligonucleotide. Conversely, when similarly charged POPN nucleolipids (1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidyl-nucleosides) were used, meaningful differences could be observed both on size and morphology of the mixed aggregates. The comparison with POPG/nucleic acids mixed systems points to the conclusion that the driving force for association of nucleolipid liposomes with nucleic acids can be ascribed to selective interactions at the polar head level which overcome electrostatic repulsion. Dynamic light scattering, Cryo-TEM and circular dichroism provided an ensemble of results where an interesting dependence on the polynucleotide base nature and contour length emerges. The extent of interaction can be modulated, in terms of size of the complexes, by choice of background buffer, ionic strength and polynucleotide length.
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- Silvia Milani
- Department of Chemistry and CSGI, University of Florence, via Della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Reduction-triggered delivery using nucleoside-lipid based carriers possessing a cleavable PEG coating. J Control Release 2011; 151:123-30. [PMID: 21354443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2011.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2010] [Revised: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A new non-ionic nucleoside based lipid (DOU-SS-PEG(2000), 5'-PEG(2000)-2',3'-dioleoyluridine) featuring uridine (U) as nucleoside and 2',3'-dioleyl (DO), as lipid moieties and a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) thiolytic cleavable spacer for in vitro delivery of drugs is described. The PEG detachable nucleotide lipid (DOU-SS-PEG(2000)) was prepared via a convergent synthesis starting from HS-PEG-OMe and uridine. The reduction-triggered delivery using the PEG detachable nucleoside lipid DOU-SS-PEG(2000) was evaluated on both liposomal and micellar objects. The liposomes were prepared from of a mixture of DOTAU (N-[5'-(2',3'-dioleoyl)uridine]-N',N',N'-trimethylammonium tosylate), the PEG detachable nucleoside lipid DOU-SS-PEG(2000) and DOPE-rhodamine (1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-(lissamine rhodamine B sulfonyl ammonium salt) (60/40/0.1), whereas a mixture of 99.9% of DOU-SS-PEG(2000) and 0.1% of DOPE-rhodamine was used to prepare micelles. In addition, the supramolecular systems underwent a reduction-induced morphology transition from a micellar to vesicular states, which was characterized by DLS, zeta potential and TEM. The disulfide bond of the PEG chain was cleaved, by adding a reducing agent such as dithiothréitol (DTT), to expose the cationic surface of the liposome. The internalization of the resulting liposomes was facilitated as shown by the enhanced fluorescence signal observed in ovarian cancer cells (SKOV3) compared to the pegylated liposome. Likewise, when DTT was added to the mixture of cells incubated in the presence of DOU-SS-PEG(2000)/DOPE-rhodamine micelle, the fluorescence was observed in almost 100% of the SKOV3 cells.
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Khiati S, Pierre N, Andriamanarivo S, Grinstaff MW, Arazam N, Nallet F, Navailles L, Barthélémy P. Anionic nucleotide--lipids for in vitro DNA transfection. Bioconjug Chem 2009; 20:1765-72. [PMID: 19711898 DOI: 10.1021/bc900163s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A family of new anionic nucleotide based lipids featuring thymidine-3'-monophosphate as nucleotide and 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol as lipid moiety for in vitro delivery of nucleic acids is described. The nucleotide lipids were prepared in three steps starting from 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerols and 2'-deoxythymidine-3'-phosphoramidite. Gel electrophoresis experiments show that nucleotide-based lipid-DNA complexes are observed at Ca(2+) concentration higher than 1 mM. The transfection experiments carried out on mammalian Hek cell lines clearly demonstrate that the nucleotide moiety enhances the transfection efficacy of the natural anionic DPPA and DPPG lipids. SAXS studies indicate that the enhancement in transfection for nucleotide-based lipid formulations compared to those of the abasic natural derivative (DPPA) is likely due to the presence of the 2D columnar inverted hexagonal phase (H(II)) with a unit cell parameter a = 69.1 A in the nucleotide lipid formulations. The cytotoxicity studies of lipoplexes, evaluated against Hek cells using an MTS assay, revealed that palmitoyl nucleotide derivative complexes were not toxic even after 4 h of incubation, thus indicating that the anionic nucleotide lipids presented in this work offer an alternative to cationic transfection reagents.
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Murgia S, Lampis S, Angius R, Berti D, Monduzzi M. Orientation and specific interactions of nucleotides and nucleolipids inside monoolein-based liquid crystals. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:9205-15. [PMID: 19569723 DOI: 10.1021/jp9035474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The entrapment of AMP, GMP, CMP, and UMP nucleotides along with two different AMP-based nucleolipids (hydrophobically functionalized nucleotides) inside the liquid crystalline phases of the monoolein/water system is investigated through optical microscopy, small-angle X-ray diffraction (SAXRD), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques. As ascertained mainly through (31)P NMR experiments, when included within the cubic phase, the various nucleotides undergo a slow hydrolysis of the sugar-phosphate ester bond, induced by specific interactions at the monoolein-water interface. Upon aging, the degradation of the nucleotides causes a cubic-to-hexagonal phase transition. Differently, neither hydrolysis nor alterations of the monoolein self-assembly are observed when the nucleotides are included as lipid derivatives within the cubic liquid crystalline phase. A model that explains both the hydrolysis and the consequent phase transition is presented.
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- Sergio Murgia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Cagliari University and CSGI, SS 554 Bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy.
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