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Lopukhov AV, Yang Z, Haney MJ, Bronich TK, Sokolsky-Papkov M, Batrakova EV, Klyachko NL, Kabanov AV. Mannosylated Cationic Copolymers for Gene Delivery to Macrophages. Macromol Biosci 2021; 21:e2000371. [PMID: 33615675 PMCID: PMC8126558 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202000371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Macrophages are desirable targets for gene therapy of cancer and other diseases. Cationic diblock copolymers of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and poly-L-lysine (PLL) or poly{N-[N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl]aspartamide} (pAsp(DET)) are synthesized and used to form polyplexes with a plasmid DNA (pDNA) that are decorated with mannose moieties, serving as the targeting ligands for the C type lectin receptors displayed at the surface of macrophages. The PEG-b-PLL copolymers are known for its cytotoxicity, so PEG-b-PLL-based polyplexes are cross-linked using reducible reagent dithiobis(succinimidyl propionate) (DSP). The cross-linked polyplexes display low toxicity to both mouse embryonic fibroblasts NIH/3T3 cell line and mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMΦ). In macrophages mannose-decorated polyplexes demonstrate an ≈8 times higher transfection efficiency. The cross-linking of the polyplexes decrease the toxicity, but the transfection enhancement is moderate. The PEG-b-pAsp(DET) copolymers display low toxicity with respect to the IC-21 murine macrophage cell line and are used for the production of non-cross-linked pDNA-contained polyplexes. The obtained mannose modified polyplexes exhibit ca. 500-times greater transfection activity in IC-21 macrophages compared to the mannose-free polyplexes. This result greatly exceeds the targeting gene transfer effects previously described using mannose receptor targeted non-viral gene delivery systems. These results suggest that Man-PEG-b-pAsp(DET)/pDNA polyplex is a potential vector for immune cells-based gene therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anton V Lopukhov
- Laboratory for Chemical Design of Bionanomaterials, Faculty of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 117234, Russia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985830 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
| | - Tatiana K Bronich
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985830 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA
| | - Marina Sokolsky-Papkov
- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
| | - Elena V Batrakova
- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
| | - Natalia L Klyachko
- Laboratory for Chemical Design of Bionanomaterials, Faculty of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 117234, Russia
- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
| | - Alexander V Kabanov
- Laboratory for Chemical Design of Bionanomaterials, Faculty of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 117234, Russia
- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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