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Sun Y, Ma X, Jing X, Hu H. PAMAM-Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystals with Needle-Like Morphology for Effective Cancer Treatment. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11071640. [PMID: 34206695 PMCID: PMC8307312 DOI: 10.3390/nano11071640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gene therapy is used to correct or compensate for diseases caused by gene defects and abnormalities. Improving the transfection efficiency and reducing the toxicity of gene carriers are the keys to gene therapy. Similar to a typical cationic gene carrier—polyethylenimine (PEI, 25 kDa)—the polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer also has a large number of amino groups. These amino groups can be complexed with nucleic acids after protonation under physiological conditions. However, the concentrated positive charge can cause undesirable cytotoxicity. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have good biocompatibility and unique needle-like morphology, and have been proven to be efficiently taken up by cells. In this article, three-dimensional spherical PMAMA dendrimers are conjugated onto the surface of CNCs to obtain a kind of needle-like cationic carrier (CNC-PAMAM). PAMAM dendrimers act as anchors to bind the plasmid DNAs (pDNA) to the surface of the CNC. The prepared CNC-based carrier showed high transfection efficiency and low toxicity. The CNC-PAMAM can effectively deliver the suicide gene to the tumor site, enabling the suicide gene/prodrug system (cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine (CD/5-FC)) to play an effective anti-tumor role in vivo. This research demonstrates that the functionalization of CNCs with PAMAM dendrimers is an effective method for developing novel gene delivery systems.
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- Yanzhen Sun
- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.S.); (X.J.)
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- Qingdao Institute of Measurement Technology, Qingdao 266000, China;
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.S.); (X.J.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.S.); (X.J.)
- Correspondence:
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Piotrowski-Daspit AS, Kauffman AC, Bracaglia LG, Saltzman WM. Polymeric vehicles for nucleic acid delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2020; 156:119-132. [PMID: 32585159 PMCID: PMC7736472 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Polymeric vehicles are versatile tools for therapeutic gene delivery. Many polymers-when assembled with nucleic acids into vehicles-can protect the cargo from degradation and clearance in vivo, and facilitate its transport into intracellular compartments. Design options in polymer synthesis yield a comprehensive range of molecules and resulting vehicle formulations. These properties can be manipulated to achieve stronger association with nucleic acid cargo and cells, improved endosomal escape, or sustained delivery depending on the application. Here, we describe current approaches for polymer use and related strategies for gene delivery in preclinical and clinical applications. Polymer vehicles delivering genetic material have already achieved significant therapeutic endpoints in vitro and in animal models. From our perspective, with preclincal assays that better mimic the in vivo environment, improved strategies for target specificity, and scalable techniques for polymer synthesis, the impact of this therapeutic approach will continue to expand.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America; Corning Life Sciences, Kennebunk, ME 04043, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America; Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America; Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, United States of America; Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, United States of America.
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Ikkene D, Arteni A, Song H, Laroui H, Six JL, Ferji K. Synthesis of dextran-based chain transfer agent for RAFT-mediated polymerization and glyco-nanoobjects formulation. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 234:115943. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.115943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chen CK, Huang PK, Law WC, Chu CH, Chen NT, Lo LW. Biodegradable Polymers for Gene-Delivery Applications. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:2131-2150. [PMID: 32280211 PMCID: PMC7125329 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s222419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Gene-based therapies have emerged as a new modality for combating a myriad of currently incurable diseases. However, the fragile nature of gene therapeutics has significantly hampered their biomedical applications. Correspondingly, the development of gene-delivery vectors is of critical importance for gene-based therapies. To date, a variety of gene-delivery vectors have been created and utilized for gene delivery. In general, they can be categorized into viral- and non-viral vectors. Due to safety issues associated with viral vectors, non-viral vectors have recently attracted much more research focus. Of these non-viral vectors, polymeric vectors, which have been preferred due to their low immunogenicity, ease of production, controlled chemical composition and high chemical versatility, have constituted an ideal alternative to viral vectors. In particular, biodegradable polymers, which possess advantageous biocompatibility and biosafety, have been considered to have great potential in clinical applications. In this context, the aim of this review is to introduce the recent development and progress of biodegradable polymers for gene delivery applications, especially for their chemical structure design, gene delivery capacity and additional biological functions. Accordingly, we first define and categorize biodegradable polymers, followed by describing their corresponding degradation mechanisms. Various types of biodegradable polymers resulting from natural and synthetic polymers will be introduced and their applications in gene delivery will be examined. Finally, a future perspective regarding the development of biodegradable polymer vectors will be given.
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- Chih-Kuang Chen
- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung40724, Taiwan
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan35053, Taiwan
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- Institute of New Drug Development, China Medical University, Taichung40402, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan35053, Taiwan
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Muhammad K, Zhao J, Ullah I, Guo J, Ren XK, Feng Y. Ligand targeting and peptide functionalized polymers as non-viral carriers for gene therapy. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:64-83. [DOI: 10.1039/c9bm01112a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ligand targeting and peptide functionalized polymers serve as gene carriers for efficient gene delivery.
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- Khan Muhammad
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300350
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300350
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300350
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300350
- P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300350
- P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300350
- P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
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Kargaard A, Sluijter JPG, Klumperman B. Polymeric siRNA gene delivery - transfection efficiency versus cytotoxicity. J Control Release 2019; 316:263-291. [PMID: 31689462 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Within the field of gene therapy, there is a considerable need for the development of non-viral vectors that are able to compete with the efficiency obtained by viral vectors, while maintaining a good toxicity profile and not inducing an immune response within the body. While there have been many reports of possible polymeric delivery systems, few of these systems have been successful in the clinical setting due to toxicity, systemic instability or gene regulation inefficiency, predominantly due to poor endosomal escape and cytoplasmic release. The objective of this review is to provide an overview of previously published polymeric non-coding RNA and, to a lesser degree, oligo-DNA delivery systems with emphasis on their positive and negative attributes, in order to provide insight in the numerous hurdles that still limit the success of gene therapy.
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- Anna Kargaard
- Stellenbosch University, Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa; University Medical Center Utrecht, Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Division of Heart and Lungs, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Utrecht, Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Division of Heart and Lungs, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa.
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Wen M, Zhou F, Cui C, Zhao Y, Yuan X. Performance of TMC-g-PEG-VAPG/miRNA-145 complexes in electrospun membranes for target-regulating vascular SMCs. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 182:110369. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Dextran as a drug carrier for inhibiting cancer cells effectively reduces the toxic and side effects of the drug in the biological body. Targeting improves the concentration of active substance around the target tissue, which reduces damage to other heavy organs and other normal tissues. Dextran will be a potential carrier for the delivery of antitumor drugs in the future, which provides the possibility of slow-release chemotherapy and targeted drug delivery. Herein, the preparation and drug delivery of dextran-drug complex were summarized and discussed in detail.
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- Shiyu Huang
- a Active Carbohydrate Research Institute, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials , Chongqing Normal University , Chongqing , China
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- a Active Carbohydrate Research Institute, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials , Chongqing Normal University , Chongqing , China
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Gök MK. In vitro evaluation of synergistic effect of primary and tertiary amino groups in chitosan used as a non-viral gene carrier system. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Chen W, Zhang M, Shen W, Du B, Yang J, Zhang Q. A Polycationic Brush Mediated Co-Delivery of Doxorubicin and Gene for Combination Therapy. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E60. [PMID: 30960044 PMCID: PMC6401996 DOI: 10.3390/polym11010060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The combination of drug and gene strategies for cancer therapy, has exhibited greater effectiveness than drug or gene therapy alone. In this paper, a coil-comb shaped polycationic brush was used as a multifunctional carrier for co-delivery of drug and gene. The side chains of the comb block of the brush were composed of cyclodextrin (CD)-containing cationic star polymers, with a super-high density of positive charge. Doxorubicin (DOX) could be loaded into the cavity of CD polymers to form DOX-loaded nanoparticles (DOX-NPs) and the p53 gene could be subsequently condensed by DOX-NPs. The obtained DOX-NPs/pDNA complexes were less than 150 nm in size, and so could transport DOX and the gene into the same cell. The complexes performed well with regards to their transfection efficiency on MCF-7 cancer cells. As a result, enhanced cell growth inhibition, with decreased DOX dosage was achieved due to the synergistic effect of co-delivery of DOX and the p53 gene. This finding provides an efficient approach for the development of a co-delivery system in combination therapy.
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- Wenjuan Chen
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China.
- Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Zhao L, Li Y, Pei D, Huang Q, Zhang H, Yang Z, Li F, Shi T. Glycopolymers/PEI complexes as serum-tolerant vectors for enhanced gene delivery to hepatocytes. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 205:167-175. [PMID: 30446092 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Serum stability is a crucial factor for ideal polymeric gene vectors. In this work, a series of serum-tolerant and low-toxicity glycopolymers/poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) complexes were designed for gene delivery. Atomic transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was used to synthesize the comb-shaped random copolymers dextran-g-poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate-co-2-lactobionamidoethyl methacrylate) (DDrL). Then DDrLs/PEI were investigated for their use as plasmid DNA (pDNA) vectors, which can completely condense the pDNA into nanoparticles. The DDrLs/PEI/pDNA complexes in serum-containing media showed better stability than PEI/pDNA complexes. in vitro gene transfection studies showed that DDrLs/PEI exhibited a remarkable transfection efficiency enhancement in the presence of serum compared to that in serum-free conditions. Moreover, the transfection level of DDrLs/PEI were two orders of magnitude higher than that of PEI alone in the presence of 30% serum. DDrLs/PEI complexes with galactose enhanced pDNA delivery to hepatocytes, with higher protein expression in ASGPr-presenting HepG2 than in HeLa cells, which lack the receptor. All of the DDrLs/PEI/pDNA complexes had lower cytotoxicity than PEI/pDNA.
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- Liman Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin Province 130021, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 189 Songling Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 65 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 65 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China.
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Xu FJ. Versatile types of hydroxyl-rich polycationic systems via O-heterocyclic ring-opening reactions: From strategic design to nucleic acid delivery applications. Prog Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Chandel AKS, Nutan B, Raval IH, Jewrajka SK. Self-Assembly of Partially Alkylated Dextran-graft-poly[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] Copolymer Facilitating Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Drug Delivery and Improving Conetwork Hydrogel Properties. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:1142-1153. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Arvind K. Singh Chandel
- Membrane Science and Separation Technology Division, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India
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- Membrane Science and Separation Technology Division, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India
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- Membrane Science and Separation Technology Division, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India
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- Membrane Science and Separation Technology Division, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India
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Seidi F, Salimi H, Shamsabadi AA, Shabanian M. Synthesis of hybrid materials using graft copolymerization on non-cellulosic polysaccharides via homogenous ATRP. Prog Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Xu C, Guan X, Lin L, Wang Q, Gao B, Zhang S, Li Y, Tian H. pH-Responsive Natural Polymeric Gene Delivery Shielding System Based on Dynamic Covalent Chemistry. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2017; 4:193-199. [PMID: 33418689 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A novel pH-responsive system based on aldehyde-bearing dextran derivatives (ODEX or FDEX) was designed to use as gene carrier shielding. Through pH sensitive Schiff base bonds between amino groups of PEI (in PEI/DNA polyplex) and aldehyde groups of dextran derivatives, PEI/DNA polyplex could be shielded and further condensed to obtain an effectively decreasing ζ-potential with smaller size. Schiff base bonds were pH-responsive, which were relatively stable in neutral environment but were deformed in slightly acidic and acidic environments. Through use of this characteristic, the PEI/DNA polyplex was effectively shielded during circulation in the body, and upon arrival at the tumor, the slightly acid pH triggered the breaking of Schiff base bonds to expose the positive PEI/DNA polyplex, which further interacted with tumor cell membranes, achieving efficient gene expression. Use of such characteristics could effectively address the high transfection efficiency versus stability dilemma of gene carriers. FDEX/PEI/DNA nanoparticles not only mediate higher cellular uptake and transfection efficiency in vitro but also effectively accumulate in tumors with gene expression in vivo higher than that of the ODEX analogues. As a result, this pH-responsive system is a promising strategy for cancer therapy.
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- Chang Xu
- Changchun University of Science and Technology, WeiXing Road 7989, Changchun 130022, China.,Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun 130022, China
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- Changchun University of Science and Technology, WeiXing Road 7989, Changchun 130022, China
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- Changchun University of Science and Technology, WeiXing Road 7989, Changchun 130022, China
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- Changchun University of Science and Technology, WeiXing Road 7989, Changchun 130022, China
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- Changchun University of Science and Technology, WeiXing Road 7989, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun 130022, China
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Singhsa P, Diaz-Dussan D, Manuspiya H, Narain R. Well-Defined Cationic N-[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide Hydrochloride-Based (Co)polymers for siRNA Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2017; 19:209-221. [PMID: 29195038 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cationic glycopolymers have shown to be excellent candidates for the fabrication of gene delivery devices due to their ability to electrostatically interact with negatively charged nucleic acids and the carbohydrate residues ensure enhanced stability and low toxicity of the polyplexes. The ability to engineer the polymers for optimized compositions, molecular weights, and architectures is critical in the design of effective gene delivery vehicles. Therefore, in this study, the aqueous reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) was used to synthesize well-defined cationic glycopolymers with various cationic segments. For the preparation of cationic parts, N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide hydrochloride (DMAPMA·HCl), water-soluble methacrylamide monomer containing tertiary amine, was polymerized to produce DMAPMA·HCl homopolymer, which was then used as macroCTA in the block copolymerization with two other methacrylamide monomers containing different pendant groups, namely, 2-aminoethyl methacrylamide hydrochloride (AEMA) (with primary amine) and N-(3-aminopropyl) morpholine methacrylamide (MPMA) (with morpholine ring). In addition, statistical copolymers of DMAPMA.HCl with either AEMA or MPMA were also synthesized. All resulting cationic polymers were utilized as macroCTA for the RAFT copolymerization with 2-lactobionamidoethyl methacrylamide (LAEMA), which consists of the pendent galactose residues to achieve DMAPMA·HCl-based glycopolymers. From the in vitro cytotoxicity study, the cationic glycopolymers showed better cell viabilities than the corresponding cationic homopolymers. Furthermore, complexation of the cationic polymers with siRNA, cellular uptake of the resulting polyplexes, and gene knockdown efficiencies were evaluated. All cationic polymers/glycopolymers demonstrated good complexation ability with siRNA at low weight ratios. Among these cationic polymer-siRNA polyplexes, the polyplexes prepared from the two glycopolymers, P(DMAPMA65-b-LAEMA15) and P[(DMAPMA65-b-MPMA63)-b-LAEMA16], showed outstanding results in the cellular uptake, high EGFR knockdown, and low post-transfection toxicity, suggesting the great potential in siRNA delivery of these novel glycopolymers.
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- Pratyawadee Singhsa
- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University , Soi Chulalongkorn 12, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering , 116 Street and 85 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering , 116 Street and 85 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G6, Canada
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- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University , Soi Chulalongkorn 12, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering , 116 Street and 85 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G6, Canada
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Wang H, Li X, Chen L, Huang X, Li L. Cationic starch/pDNA nanocomplexes assembly and their nanostructure changes on gene transfection efficiency. Sci Rep 2017; 7:14844. [PMID: 29093552 PMCID: PMC5665959 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14551-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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This study aims at developing biocompatible starch based gene carriers with good gene delivery and transfection efficacy. By controlling the molecular weight and aggregation behavior of spermine modified cationic starch (CS) molecules, nanocomplexes spontaneously formed through electrostatic interaction using CS and plasmid pAcGFP1-C1 (pDNA) displaying different structural changes (particle size, zeta potential, shape, compactness) response to the simulated intracellular pH variation. Results indicated that CS2 with weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 6.337 × 104 g/mol displayed relatively higher transfection efficacy (~30%) in HepG2 cells than others and revealed significantly low cytotoxicity. By simulating the intracellular pH variation, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) results demonstrated that CS2 could bind to pDNA tightly and form nanocomplexes with smaller and compact internal aggregate structure at acidic conditions, which facilitated the effective pDNA protection under endosome pH change, while larger and loose internal aggregate structure at physiological pH which promoted the disintegration of CS2/pDNA nanocomplexes. Therefore, CS with suitable Mw of around 6.0 × 104 g/mol represents a potential gene carrier for gene delivery. This study also demonstrated that controlling the internal nanostructure change of polymer/gene nanocomplexes could provide guidance in designing effective starch based gene carriers.
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- Hongwei Wang
- Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center of Starch & Protein Processing, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center of Starch & Protein Processing, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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- Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center of Starch & Protein Processing, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center of Starch & Protein Processing, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China. .,CAS Lamvac Biotech Co., Ltd., No.3, Lanyue Road, Guangzhou Science Park, Guangzhou Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510663, China.
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- Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center of Starch & Protein Processing, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Liu JY, Li Y, Hu Y, Cheng G, Ye E, Shen C, Xu FJ. Hemostatic porous sponges of cross-linked hyaluronic acid/cationized dextran by one self-foaming process. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 83:160-168. [PMID: 29208274 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Effective hemostatic materials are very important for treating trauma cases. Natural polysaccharides have been particularly appealing in the development of new hemostatic materials due to their unique functions in human bodies. In this work, different polysaccharide-based hemostatic porous sponges (SHDP or SHDQ) of cross-linked hyaluronic acid (HA)/cationized dextran were readily prepared by the self-foaming process of HA and poly((2-dimethyl amino)-ethyl methacrylate)-grafted dextran (Dex-PDM) or partially-quaternized Dex-PDM in the presence of sodium trimetaphosphate crosslinkers. SHDP and SHDQ sponges were investigated in terms of liquid-absorption ability, hemolysis, whole-blood clotting and hemostatic activity in hemorrhaging-liver models. Compared with HA/Dex-PDM sponges (HDP) without chemical cross-linking, SHDP and SHDQ sponges displayed higher porosity (>70.0% vs. 48.9%) and swelling ratios (>1000% vs. 520%). Meanwhile, hemolysis assay revealed the good blood compatibility of SHDP and SHDQ with low hemolysis ratio (below 0.5%). Furthermore, in vitro and in vivo hemostatic assay showed that SHDQ possessed better hemostatic properties than SHDP, owing to the higher cationic charges of partially-quaternized Dex-QPDM than Dex-PDM. The present study demonstrated that the self-foaming process of HA/Dex-PDM under a 'green' condition is an effective means to produce new hemostatic materials.
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- Jia-Ying Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Ministry of Education), Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; Department of Burn & Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100048, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Ministry of Education), Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Ministry of Education), Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Department of Burn & Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100048, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Ministry of Education), Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Yildirim T, Traeger A, Sungur P, Hoeppener S, Kellner C, Yildirim I, Pretzel D, Schubert S, Schubert US. Polymersomes with Endosomal pH-Induced Vesicle-to-Micelle Morphology Transition and a Potential Application for Controlled Doxorubicin Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:3280-3290. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b00931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Turgay Yildirim
- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Institute
of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Otto-Schott-Str. 41, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Hu Y, Li Y, Xu FJ. Versatile Functionalization of Polysaccharides via Polymer Grafts: From Design to Biomedical Applications. Acc Chem Res 2017; 50:281-292. [PMID: 28068064 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and unique bioactive properties, polysaccharides have been recognized and directly applied as excellent candidates for various biomedical applications. In order to introduce more functionalities onto polysaccharides, various modification methods were applied to improve the physical-chemical and biochemical properties. Grafting polysaccharides with functional polymers with limited reaction sites maximizes the structural integrity. To the best of our knowledge, great efforts have been made by scientists across the world, including our research group, to explore different strategies for the synthesis and design of controllable polymer-grafted polysaccharides. By the application of some reasonable strategies, a series of polymer-grafted polysaccharides with satisfactory biocharacteristics were obtained. The first strategy involves facile modification of polysaccharides with living radical polymerization (LRP). Functionalized polysaccharides with diverse grafts can be flexibly and effectively achieved. The introduced grafts include cationic components for nuclei acid delivery, PEGylated and zwitterionic moieties for shielding effects, and functional species for bioimaging applications as well as bioresponsive drug release applications. The second synthetic model refers to biodegradable polymer-grafted polysaccharides prepared by ring-opening polymerization (ROP). Inspired by pathways to introduce initiation sites onto polysaccharides, the use of amine-functionalized polysaccharides was explored in-depth to trigger ROP of amino acids. A series of poly(amino acid)-grafted polysaccharides with advanced structures (including linear, star-shaped, and comb-shaped copolymers) were developed to study and optimize the structural effects. In addition, biodegradable polyester-grafted polysaccharides were prepared and utilized for drug delivery. Another emerging strategy was to design polysaccharide-based assemblies with supramolecular structures. A variety of assembly techniques using non-covalent interactions were established to construct different types of polysaccharide-based assemblies with various bioapplications. On the basis of these strategies, polymer-grafted polysaccharides with controllable functions were reported to be well-suited for different kinds of biomedical applications. The exciting results were obtained from both in vitro and in vivo models. Viewing the rapid growth of this field, the present Account will update the concepts, trends, perspectives, and applications of functionalized polysaccharides, guiding and inspiring researchers to explore new polysaccharide-based systems for wider applications.
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- Yang Hu
- Beijing
Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering,
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Key
Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University
of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing
Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing
Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering,
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Key
Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University
of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing
Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing
Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering,
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Key
Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University
of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing
Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Shi L, Wei Y, Luo N, Tan T, Cao H. The rheological and thickening properties of cationic xanthan gum. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2017.1293547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Lujiao Shi
- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, PR China
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- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, PR China
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- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, PR China
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- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, PR China
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- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, PR China
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Blanco-Fernandez B, Concheiro A, Makwana H, Fernandez-Trillo F, Alexander C, Alvarez-Lorenzo C. Dually sensitive dextran-based micelles for methotrexate delivery. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00696a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Temperature and pH-sensitive micelles prepared from dextran grafted with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm)/polyethylene glycol methyl ether (PEGMA) with/without 2-aminoethylmethacrylate (2-AEM) were evaluated as methotrexate delivery systems.
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- B. Blanco-Fernandez
- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica
- R+DPharma Group (GI-1645)
- Facultad de Farmacia
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
- 15782 Santiago de Compostela
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- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica
- R+DPharma Group (GI-1645)
- Facultad de Farmacia
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
- 15782 Santiago de Compostela
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- School of Pharmacy
- University of Nottingham
- University Park
- Nottingham NG7 2RD
- UK
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- School of Pharmacy
- University of Nottingham
- University Park
- Nottingham NG7 2RD
- UK
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- School of Pharmacy
- University of Nottingham
- University Park
- Nottingham NG7 2RD
- UK
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- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica
- R+DPharma Group (GI-1645)
- Facultad de Farmacia
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
- 15782 Santiago de Compostela
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Duan S, Yu B, Gao C, Yuan W, Ma J, Xu FJ. A Facile Strategy to Prepare Hyperbranched Hydroxyl-Rich Polycations for Effective Gene Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:29334-29342. [PMID: 27726331 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b11029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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For effective gene therapy, nonviral gene carriers with low toxicity and high transfection efficiency are of much importance. In this work, we developed a facile strategy to prepare hyperbranched hydroxyl-rich polycations (denoted by TE) by the one-pot method involving ring-opening reactions between two commonly used reagents, ethylenediamine (ED) with two amino groups and 1,3,5-triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) with three epoxy groups. The hyperbranched TEs with different molecular weights were investigated on their DNA condensation ability, protein absorption property, biocompatibility, transfection efficiency, and in vivo cancer therapy and toxicity. TE exhibited low cytotoxicity and protein absorption property due to the plentiful hydroxyl groups. The optimal transfection efficiency of TE was significantly higher than that of the gold standard polycationic gene carrier branched polyethylenimine (PEI, 25 kDa). Furthermore, TE was applied for in vivo tumor inhibition by the delivery of antioncogene p53, which showed good antitumor efficiency with low adverse effects. The present work provides a new concept for the facile preparation of hyperbranched hydroxyl-rich polycationic carriers with good transfection performances.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences , Beijing 100021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences , Beijing 100021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences , Beijing 100021, China
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Sun H, Zhou L, Chen X, Han X, Wang R, Liu H. Microscopic insight into the DNA condensation process of a zwitterion-functionalized polycation. Biopolymers 2016; 105:802-10. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.22910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Hui Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 China
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 China
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Nie JJ, Zhao W, Hu H, Yu B, Xu FJ. Controllable Heparin-Based Comb Copolymers and Their Self-assembled Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:8376-8385. [PMID: 26947134 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b00649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Polysaccharide-based copolymers have attracted much attention due to their effective performances. Heparin, as a kind of polysaccharide with high negative charge densities, has attracted much attention in biomedical fields. In this work, we report a flexible way to adjust the solubility of heparin from water to oil via the introduction of tetrabutylammonium groups for further functionalization. A range of heparin-based comb copolymers with poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) (PPEGMEMA), poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA), or PPEGMEMA-b-PDMAEMA side chains were readily synthesized in a MeOH/dimethylsulfoxide mixture via atom-transfer radical polymerization. The heparin-based polymer nanoparticles involving cationic PDMAEMA were produced due to the electrostatic interaction between the negatively charged heparin backbone and PDMAEMA grafts. Then the pDNA condensation ability, cytotoxicity, and gene transfection efficiency of the nanoparticles were characterized in comparison with the reported gene vectors. The nanoparticles were proved to be effective gene vectors with low cytotoxicity and high transfection efficiency. This study demonstrates that by adjusting the solubility of heparin, polymer graft functionalization of heparin can be readily realized for wider applications.
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- Jing-Jun Nie
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education , Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education , Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education , Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education , Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education , Beijing 100029, China
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Zhang L, Jin F, Zhang T, Zhang L, Xing J. Structural influence of graft and block polycations on the adsorption of BSA. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 85:252-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.12.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Seidi F, Zarei A. ATRP grafting of poly(N,N-dimethylamino-2-ethyl methacrylate) onto the fatty-acid-modified agarose backbone via the “grafting-from” technique. STARCH-STARKE 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/star.201500352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Farzad Seidi
- Department of Chemistry, Sanandaj Branch; Islamic Azad University; Sanandaj Iran
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Sanandaj Branch; Islamic Azad university; Sanandaj Iran
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Lo YL, Wang HW, Liao ZX, Wang LF. The synthesis and comparison of chondroitin sulfate-modified PDMAEMA with chondroitin sulfate-modified PEI as a potential gene delivery vector. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra01957a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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CS-PDMAEMA obtained by reacting HS-PDMAEMA with CSMA via Michael addition, shows lower cytotoxicity and better transfection efficiency than PDMAEMA. The transfection efficiency is higher in 3T3 cells than in U87 cells owing to higher expression of ASGP-R.
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- Yu-Lun Lo
- Department of Medicinal & Applied Chemistry
- College of Life Science
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Kaohsiung 807
- Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal & Applied Chemistry
- College of Life Science
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Kaohsiung 807
- Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Science and Technology
- National Sun Yat-Sen University
- Kaohsiung 804
- Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal & Applied Chemistry
- College of Life Science
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Kaohsiung 807
- Taiwan
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Kilcup N, Gaynard S, Werner-Zwanziger U, Tonkopi E, Hayes J, Boyd D. Stimulation of apoptotic pathways in liver cancer cells: An alternative perspective on the biocompatibility and the utility of biomedical glasses. J Biomater Appl 2015; 30:1445-59. [DOI: 10.1177/0885328215621663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A host of research opportunities with innumerable clinical applications are open to biomedical glasses if one considers their potential as therapeutic inorganic ion delivery systems. Generally, applications have been limited to repair and regeneration of hard tissues while compositions are largely constrained to the original bioactive glass developed in the 1960s. However, in oncology applications the therapeutic paradigm shifts from repair to targeted destruction. With this in mind, the composition–structure–property–function relationships of vanadium-containing zinc-silicate glasses (0.51SiO2–0.29Na2O–(0.20- X)ZnO– XV2O5, 0 ≤ X ≤ 0.09) were characterized in order to determine their potential as therapeutic inorganic ion delivery systems. Increased V2O5 mole fraction resulted in a linear decrease in density and glass transition temperature (Tg). 29Si MAS NMR peak maxima shifted upfield while 51V MAS NMR peak maxima were independent of V2O5 content and overlapped well with the spectra NaVO3. Increased V2O5 mole fraction caused ion release to increase. When human liver cancer cells, HepG2, were exposed to these ions they demonstrated a concentration-dependent cytotoxic response, mediated by apoptosis. This work demonstrates that the zinc-silicate system studied herein is capable of delivering therapeutic inorganic ions at concentrations that induce apoptotic cell death and provide a simple means to control therapeutic inorganic ion delivery.
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- Nancy Kilcup
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Regenerative Medicine Institute, Bioscience Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Research in Materials, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Victoria General Hospital, Victoria Building, Halifax, Canada
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Regenerative Medicine Institute, Bioscience Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Victoria General Hospital, Victoria Building, Halifax, Canada
- Department of Applied Oral Sciences, Dentistry Building, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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Boyer C, Corrigan NA, Jung K, Nguyen D, Nguyen TK, Adnan NNM, Oliver S, Shanmugam S, Yeow J. Copper-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization (Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Copper(0) Mediated Polymerization): From Fundamentals to Bioapplications. Chem Rev 2015; 116:1803-949. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 356] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Cyrille Boyer
- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, and ‡Centre for Advanced
Macromolecular
Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, and ‡Centre for Advanced
Macromolecular
Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, and ‡Centre for Advanced
Macromolecular
Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, and ‡Centre for Advanced
Macromolecular
Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, and ‡Centre for Advanced
Macromolecular
Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, and ‡Centre for Advanced
Macromolecular
Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, and ‡Centre for Advanced
Macromolecular
Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, and ‡Centre for Advanced
Macromolecular
Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, and ‡Centre for Advanced
Macromolecular
Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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Hu J, Wang X, Qian Y, Yu Y, Jiang Y, Zhang G, Liu S. Cytoplasmic Reactive Cationic Amphiphiles for Efficient Intracellular Delivery and Self-Reporting Smart Release. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jinming Hu
- CAS
Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory
for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChem (Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Department of Polymer Science
and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department
of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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- Department
of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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- Department
of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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- CAS
Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory
for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChem (Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Department of Polymer Science
and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS
Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory
for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChem (Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Department of Polymer Science
and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS
Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory
for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChem (Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Department of Polymer Science
and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Wang HD, Roeder RD, Whitney RA, Champagne P, Cunningham MF. Graft modification of crystalline nanocellulose by Cu(0)-mediated SET living radical polymerization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.27754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Hai-Dong Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston Ontario Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston Ontario Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Chemistry; Queen's University; Kingston Ontario Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston Ontario Canada K7L 3N6
- Department of Civil Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston Ontario Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston Ontario Canada K7L 3N6
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Hu H, Yuan W, Liu FS, Cheng G, Xu FJ, Ma J. Redox-responsive polycation-functionalized cotton cellulose nanocrystals for effective cancer treatment. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:8942-51. [PMID: 25845425 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes have excellent penetrability and encapsulation efficiency in the fields of drug and gene delivery. Because of their excellent physicochemical properties, biocompatible rodlike cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were reportedly expected to replace carbon nanotubes. In this work, CNCs from natural cotton wool were functionalized with disulfide bond-linked poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) brushes for effective biomedical applications. A range of CNC-graft-PDMAEMA vectors (termed as CNC-SS-PDs) with various molecular weights of PDMAEMA were synthesized. Under reducible conditions, PDMAEMA chains can be easily cleaved from CNCs. The gene condensation ability, reduction sensitivity, cytotoxicity, gene transfection, and in vivo antitumor activities of CNC-SS-PDs were investigated in detail. The CNC-SS-PDs exhibited good transfection efficiencies and low cytotoxicities. The needlelike shape of CNCs had an important effect on enhancing transfection efficiency. The antitumor effect of CNC-SS-PDs was evaluated by a suicide gene/prodrug system (cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine, CD/5-FC) in vitro and in vivo. This research demonstrates that the functionalization of CNCs with redox-responsive polycations is an effective method for developing novel gene delivery systems.
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- Hao Hu
- ‡Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100029, China
- §Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- ∥State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China
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- ⊥Brain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing Tiantan Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- #Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- ‡Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100029, China
- §Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- ∥State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China
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Li RQ, Song HQ, Xu FJ. PGMA-based starlike polycations with flanking phenylboronic acid groups for highly efficient multifunctional gene delivery systems. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py00819k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A simple strategy to prepare starlike PGMA-based vectors with phenylboronic acid groups was proposed for multifunctional gene delivery systems.
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- Rui-Quan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology)
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology)
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology)
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A general strategy to prepare different types of polysaccharide-graft-poly(aspartic acid) as degradable gene carriers. Acta Biomater 2015; 12:156-165. [PMID: 25448351 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2014] [Revised: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Owing to their unique properties such as low cytotoxicity and excellent biocompatibility, poly(aspartic acid) (PAsp) and polysaccharides are good candidates for the development of new biomaterials. In order to construct better gene delivery systems by combining polysaccharides with PAsp, in this work, a general strategy is described for preparing series of polysaccharide-graft-PAsp (including cyclodextrin (CD), dextran (Dex) and chitosan (CS)) gene vectors. Such different polysaccharide-based vectors are compared systematically through a series of experiments including degradability, pDNA condensation capability, cytotoxicity and gene transfection ability. They possess good degradability, which would benefit the release of pDNA from the complexes. They exhibit significantly lower cytotoxicity than the control 'gold-standard' polyethylenimine (PEI, ∼25kDa). More importantly, the gene transfection efficiency of Dex- and CS-based vectors is 12-14-fold higher than CD-based ones. This present study indicates that properly grafting degradable PAsp from polysaccharide backbones is an effective means of producing a new class of degradable biomaterials.
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Hu H, Song HQ, Yu BR, Cai Q, Zhu Y, Xu FJ. A series of new supramolecular polycations for effective gene transfection. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4py01756k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zheng X, Zhang T, Song X, Zhang L, Zhang C, Jin S, Xing J, Liang XJ. Structural impact of graft and block copolymers based on poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) and poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) in gene delivery. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:4027-4035. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01956c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The characteristics of graft and block copolymers based on PVP and PDMAEMA in pDNA compaction, cytotoxicity, transfection efficiency, internalization and intracellular distribution were systematically investigated.
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- Xiang Zheng
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin
- China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin
- China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
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- College of Material Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Polytechnic University
- Tianjin
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China
- Beijing
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China
- Beijing
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin
- China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China
- Beijing
- China
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Cheng L, Li Y, Zhai X, Xu B, Cao Z, Liu W. Polycation-b-polyzwitterion copolymer grafted luminescent carbon dots as a multifunctional platform for serum-resistant gene delivery and bioimaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:20487-20497. [PMID: 25285670 DOI: 10.1021/am506076r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nanomaterials that integrate functions of imaging and gene delivery have been of great interest due to their potential use in simultaneous diagnosis and therapy. Herein, polycation-b-polysulfobetaine block copolymer, poly[2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate]-b-poly[N-(3-(methacryloylamino) propyl)-N,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl) ammonium hydroxide] (PDMAEMA-b-PMPDSAH) grafted luminescent carbon dots (CDs) were prepared via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and investigated as a multifunctional gene delivery system (denoted as CD-PDMA-PMPD) in which the CD cores acted as good multicolor cell imaging probes, the cationic PDMAEMA acted as a DNA condensing agent, and the outer shell of zwitterionic PMPDSAH block protected the vector against nonspecific interactions with serum components. As revealed by the fluorescent spectrum study, the photoluminescent attributes, especially the tunable emission property, were well inherited from the parent CDs. The CD-PDMA-PMPD could condense plasmid DNA into nanospheres with sizes of approximate 50 nm at a proper complex ratio, posing little cytotoxicity at higher ratios. It was shown that the hybrid vector exhibited significantly suppressed BSA protein adsorption and superior hemocompatibility compared to those of the widely used PEI25k. In the in vitro transfection assay, an increased serum concentration from 10 to 50% caused a dramatic drop in PEI25k transfection performance, whereas the transfection efficiency of CD-PDMA-PMPD was well maintained; CD-PDMA80-PMPD40 showed 13 and 28 times higher transfection efficiencies than PEI25k at 30 and 50% serum concentration, respectively. Intriguingly, the carbon dots in the transfected cells displayed excitation-dependent fluorescent emissions, portending that this polycation-polyzwitterion modified CD will be a promising theranostic vector with excellent stealth performance.
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- Lu Cheng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China
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A facile strategy to functionalize gold nanorods with polycation brushes for biomedical applications. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:3786-94. [PMID: 24814878 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The fabrication of highly efficient nonviral gene carriers with low cytotoxicity remains a challenge in gene therapy. This paper reports a facile strategy to combine the advantages of gold nanorods (Au NRs) and polycations through surface functionalization. Different Au NR carriers with a controlled amount of poly(2-(N,N-dimethyl amino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDAEMA) brushes could be readily synthesized via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization to achieve optimized nanohybrids for gene transfection. The obtained gene carriers demonstrate much higher gene transfection efficiency and lower cytotoxicity compared with polyethylenimine (∼25kDa, gold standard of nonviral gene vector) in both COS7 and HepG2 cell lines. In addition, the potential of the PDMAEMA-grafted Au NR carriers to be utilized as a computed tomography contrast agent for the imaging of cancer cells has also been investigated. This strategy may realize the gene therapy and real-time imaging within one nanostructure and facilitate biomedical applications.
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Hu Y, Zhao N, Yu B, Liu F, Xu FJ. Versatile types of polysaccharide-based supramolecular polycation/pDNA nanoplexes for gene delivery. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:7560-7569. [PMID: 24890703 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr01590h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Different polysaccharide-based supramolecular polycations were readily synthesized by assembling multiple β-cyclodextrin-cored star polycations with an adamantane-functionalized dextran via host-guest interaction in the absence or presence of bioreducible linkages. Compared with nanoplexes of the starting star polycation and pDNA, the supramolecular polycation/pDNA nanoplexes exhibited similarly low cytotoxicity, improved cellular internalization and significantly higher gene transfection efficiencies. The incorporation of disulfide linkages imparted the supramolecular polycation/pDNA nanoplexes with the advantage of intracellular bioreducibility, resulting in better gene delivery properties. In addition, the antitumor properties of supramolecular polycation/pDNA nanoplexes were also investigated using a suicide gene therapy system. The present study demonstrates that the proper assembly of cyclodextrin-cored polycations with adamantane-functionalized polysaccharides is an effective strategy for the production of new nanoplex delivery systems.
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- Yang Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Song Y, Lou B, Zhao P, Lin C. Multifunctional Disulfide-Based Cationic Dextran Conjugates for Intravenous Gene Delivery Targeting Ovarian Cancer Cells. Mol Pharm 2014; 11:2250-61. [DOI: 10.1021/mp4006672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Yanyan Song
- The
Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Nanoscience, Tongji University
School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
- School
of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- The
Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Nanoscience, Tongji University
School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
- School
of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- The
Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Nanoscience, Tongji University
School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- The
Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Nanoscience, Tongji University
School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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Yang X, Zhao N, Xu FJ. Biocleavable graphene oxide based-nanohybrids synthesized via ATRP for gene/drug delivery. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:6141-6150. [PMID: 24789325 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr00907j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO) has been proven to be promising in many biomedical fields due to its biocompatibility, unique conjugated structure, easily tunable surface functionalization and facile synthesis. In this work, a flexible two-step method was first developed to introduce the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiation sites containing disulfide bonds onto GO surfaces. Surface-initiated ATRP of (2-dimethyl amino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) was then employed to tailor the GO surfaces in a well-controlled manner, producing a series of organic-inorganic hybrids (termed as SS-GPDs) for highly efficient gene delivery. Under reducible conditions, the PDMAEMA side chains can be readily cleavable from the GO backbones, benefiting the resultant gene delivery process. Moreover, due to the conjugated structure of the graphene basal plane, SS-GPD can attach and absorb aromatic, water insoluble drugs, such as 10-hydroxycamptothecin (CPT), producing SS-GPD-CPT. The MTT assay and the simultaneous double-staining procedure revealed that SS-GPD-CPT possessed a high potency of killing cancer cells in vitro. With a high aqueous solubility and coulombic interaction with cell membrane, SS-GPDs may have great potential in gene/drug delivery fields.
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- Xinchao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Beijing University of Chemical Technology), Ministry of Education, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Zhu Y, Zheng X, Yu B, Yang W, Zhao N, Xu F. Efficient gene carriers composed of 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, ethanolamine-functionalized poly(glycidyl methacrylate), and poly((2-dimethyl amino)ethyl methacrylate) by combination of ATRP and click chemistry. Macromol Biosci 2014; 14:1135-48. [PMID: 24789347 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201400062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In this work, a simple one-step method is first employed to produce the bromoisobutyryl-terminated 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD-Br). The pendant epoxy groups of poly(glycidyl methacrylate) block prepared via ATRP from HPCD-Br can be reacted with ethanolamine to produce HPCD-PGEA which exhibits much lower cytotoxicity and better gene transfection yield than polyethylenimine (25 kDa) in COS7 and HepG2 cell lines. Moreover, poly((2-dimethyl amino)ethyl methacrylate) blocks can be incorporated into low-molecular-weight HPCD-PGEA via "click" reaction to further enhance the gene transfection efficiency in HepG2 cell lines.
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- Yun Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Cavallaro G, Licciardi M, Amato G, Sardo C, Giammona G, Farra R, Dapas B, Grassi M, Grassi G. Synthesis and characterization of polyaspartamide copolymers obtained by ATRP for nucleic acid delivery. Int J Pharm 2014; 466:246-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Yang XC, Niu YL, Zhao NN, Mao C, Xu FJ. A biocleavable pullulan-based vector via ATRP for liver cell-targeting gene delivery. Biomaterials 2014; 35:3873-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Dou XB, Hu Y, Zhao NN, Xu FJ. Different types of degradable vectors from low-molecular-weight polycation-functionalized poly(aspartic acid) for efficient gene delivery. Biomaterials 2014; 35:3015-26. [PMID: 24388816 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Poly(aspartic acid) (PAsp) has been employed as the potential backbone for the preparation of efficient gene carriers, due to its low cytotoxicity, good biodegradability and excellent biocompatibility. In this work, the degradable linear or star-shaped PBLA was first prepared via ring-opining polymerization of β-benzyl-L-aspartate N-carboxy anhydride (BLA-NCA) initiated by ethylenediamine (ED) or ED-functionalized cyclodextrin cores. Then, PBLA was functionalized via aminolysis reaction with low-molecular-weight poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) with one terminal primary amine group (PDMAEMA-NH2), followed by addition of excess ED or ethanolamine (EA) to complete the aminolysis process. The obtained different types of cationic PAsp-based vectors including linear or star PAsp-PDM-NH2 and PAsp-PDM-OH exhibited good condensation capability and degradability, benefiting gene delivery process. In comparison with gold standard polyethylenimine (PEI, ∼ 25 kDa), the cationic PAsp-based vectors, particularly star-shaped ones, exhibited much better transfection performances.
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- X B Dou
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Jiang X, Jiang X, Lu G, Feng C, Huang X. The first amphiphilic graft copolymer bearing a hydrophilic poly(2-hydroxylethyl acrylate) backbone synthesized by successive RAFT and ATRP. Polym Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4py00415a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This paper reports the first synthesis of well-defined amphiphilic graft copolymers, consisting of a hydrophilic poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) (PHEA) backbone and hydrophobic polystyrene side chains, by the combination of RAFT polymerization, ATRP, and the grafting-from strategy.
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- Xiuyu Jiang
- Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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Zhang M, Xiong Q, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Shen W, Liu L, Wang Q, Zhang Q. A well-defined coil–comb polycationic brush with “star polymers” as side chains for gene delivery. Polym Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4py00311j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The well-defined polycationic brush with super-high grafting density of PDMAEMA showed higher transfection capability than the single star polymer and PEI25K.
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- Mingming Zhang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
- Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
- Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Tianjin Medical University
- Tianjin 300070, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
- Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
- Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
- Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Tianjin Medical University
- Tianjin 300070, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
- Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
- Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technology
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Li F, Pei D, Huang Q, Shi T, Zhang G. Synthesis and properties of novel biomimetic and thermo-responsive dextran-based biohybrids. Carbohydr Polym 2014; 99:728-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 08/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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