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Zawadzki S, Martín-Serrano Á, Okła E, Kędzierska M, Garcia-Gallego S, López PO, de la Mata FJ, Michlewska S, Makowski T, Ionov M, Pędziwiatr-Werbicka E, Bryszewska M, Miłowska K. Synthesis and biophysical evaluation of carbosilane dendrimers as therapeutic siRNA carriers. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1615. [PMID: 38238354 PMCID: PMC10796380 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51238-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Gene therapy presents an innovative approach to the treatment of previously incurable diseases. The advancement of research in the field of nanotechnology has the potential to overcome the current limitations and challenges of conventional therapy methods, and therefore to unlocking the full potential of dendrimers for use in the gene therapy of neurodegenerative disorders. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) poses a significant challenge when delivering therapeutic agents to the central nervous system. In this study, we investigated the biophysical properties of dendrimers and their complexes with siRNA directed against the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene to identify an appropriate nanocarrier capable of safely delivering the cargo across the BBB. Our study yielded valuable insights into the complexation process, stability over time, the mechanisms of interaction, the influence of dendrimers on the oligonucleotide's spatial structure, and the potential cytotoxic effects on human cerebral microvascular endothelium cells. Based on our findings, we identified that the dendrimer G3Si PEG6000 was an optimal candidate for further research, potentially serving as a nanocarrier capable of safely delivering therapeutic agents across the BBB for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Serafin Zawadzki
- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska St., 90-236, Lodz, Poland.
- BioMedChem Doctoral School of the University of Lodz and Lodz Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 21/23 Matejki St., 90-237, Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, IQAR, University of Alcalá, 28805, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska St., 90-236, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska St., 90-236, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, IQAR, University of Alcalá, 28805, Madrid, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Ramón y Cajal Health Research Institute (IRYCIS), 28034, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, IQAR, University of Alcalá, 28805, Madrid, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Ramón y Cajal Health Research Institute (IRYCIS), 28034, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, IQAR, University of Alcalá, 28805, Madrid, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Ramón y Cajal Health Research Institute (IRYCIS), 28034, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Microscopic Imaging and Specialized Biological Techniques, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237, Lodz, Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska St., 90-236, Lodz, Poland
- Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Mazovian Academy in Plock, 2 Dabrowskiego Sq, 09-402, Plock, Poland
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska St., 90-236, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska St., 90-236, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska St., 90-236, Lodz, Poland
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Prados IM, Barrios-Gumiel A, de la Mata FJ, Marina ML, García MC. Magnetic nanoparticles coated with carboxylate-terminated carbosilane dendrons as a reusable and green approach to extract/purify proteins. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 414:1677-1689. [PMID: 34881394 PMCID: PMC8761721 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03794-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Extraction/purification of proteins, at both analytical and industrial levels, is a limiting step that usually requires the use of organic solvents and involves tedious work and a high cost. This work proposes a more sustainable alternative based on the use of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) coated with carboxylate-terminated carbosilane dendrons. MNPs coated with first- and second-generation carbosilane dendrons and bare MNPs were employed for the extraction of proteins with different molecular weights and charges. Interaction of proteins with MNPs significantly varied with the pH, the protein, and the dendron generation (different sizes and number of charges in the periphery). Optimal dendron:protein molar ratios and suitable conditions for disrupting interactions after protein extraction were also researched. Second-generation dendron-coated MNPs showed 100% retention capability for all proteins when using acidic conditions. They were reused without losing magnetism or interaction capacity after a disruption of protein-dendron interactions with 0.2% SDS at 100 °C for 10 min. The capacity of dendron-coated MNPs was successfully applied to the recovery/purification of proteins from two food by-products, olive seeds and cheese whey.
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- Isabel M Prados
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento Química Orgánica y Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento Química Orgánica y Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Química "Andrés M. del Rio" (IQAR), Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Química "Andrés M. del Rio" (IQAR), Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. .,Instituto de Investigación Química "Andrés M. del Rio" (IQAR), Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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Sepúlveda-Crespo D, de la Mata FJ, Gómez R, Muñoz-Fernández MA. Sulfonate-ended carbosilane dendrimers with a flexible scaffold cause inactivation of HIV-1 virions and gp120 shedding. Nanoscale 2018; 10:8998-9011. [PMID: 29726564 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr01664j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) continues to be a global public health issue, especially in low-resource countries. Sexual transmission is responsible for the majority of HIV-1 infections worldwide. Women are more susceptible to HIV-1 acquisition than men and represent nearly 50% of the HIV-infected population. Topical vaginal microbicides that act at the earlier stages of infection offer a prevention strategy to reduce the acquisition of HIV-1. Dendrimers are nano-sized, radially symmetric molecules with a well-defined and monodisperse structure consisting of tree-like arms or branches. We perform a TZM.bl cell line-based screening of two families of carbosilane dendrimers (6 nanocompounds: G1-S12P, G2-S24P, G3-S48P, G1-C12P, G2-C24P and G3-C48P) that we have previously synthesized, containing 12, 24 or 48 sulfonate (or carboxylate) end-groups and a polyphenolic core. This work shows that second- and third-generation sulfonate-ended carbosilane dendrimers with a polyphenolic core (G2-S24P and G3-S48P, respectively) display low cytotoxicity (CC50 > 300 μM) with virucidal anti-R5-HIV-1 activity (EC50 < 50 nM; therapeutic index >6000) causing irreversible HIV-1 inactivation (80-90%) by loss of HIV-1 RNA (40%), gp120 shedding (70-80%) and p24 capsid protein release (45-60%). Herein, we demonstrate that sulfonate end-groups and a flexible scaffold from carbosilane dendrimers strongly influence their properties acting as potent virucides.
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- Daniel Sepúlveda-Crespo
- Sección Inmunología, Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid 28007, Spain.
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Vacas-Córdoba E, Galán M, de la Mata FJ, Gómez R, Pion M, Muñoz-Fernández MÁ. Enhanced activity of carbosilane dendrimers against HIV when combined with reverse transcriptase inhibitor drugs: searching for more potent microbicides. Int J Nanomedicine 2014; 9:3591-600. [PMID: 25114528 PMCID: PMC4122581 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s62673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Self-administered topical microbicides or oral preexposure prophylaxis could be very helpful tools for all risk groups to decrease the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection rates. Up until now, antiretrovirals (ARVs) have been the most advanced microbicide candidates. Nevertheless, the majority of clinical trials has failed in HIV-1 patients. Nanotechnology offers suitable approaches to develop novel antiviral agents. Thereby, new nanosystems, such as carbosilane dendrimers, have been shown to be safe and effective compounds against HIV with great potential as topical microbicides. In addition, because most of the attempts to develop effective topical microbicides were unsuccessful, combinatorial strategies could be a valid approach when designing new microbicides. We evaluated various combinations of anionic carbosilane dendrimers with sulfated (G3-S16) and naphthyl sulfonated (G2-NF16) ended groups with different ARVs against HIV-1 infection. The G3-S16 and G2-NF16 dendrimers showed a synergistic or additive activity profile with zidovudine, efavirenz, and tenofovir in the majority of the combinations tested against the X4 and R5 tropic HIV-1 in cell lines, as well as in human primary cells. Therefore, the combination of ARVs and polyanionic carbosilane dendrimers enhances the antiviral potency of the individual compounds, and our findings support further clinical research on combinational approaches as potential microbicides to block the sexual transmission of HIV-1.
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- Enrique Vacas-Córdoba
- Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain ; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain ; Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain ; Dendrimers for Biomedical Applications Group (BioInDen), University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain ; Dendrimers for Biomedical Applications Group (BioInDen), University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain ; Dendrimers for Biomedical Applications Group (BioInDen), University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain ; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain ; Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain ; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain ; Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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Latoszek A, García-Ruiz C, Marina ML, de la Mata FJ, Gómez R, Rasines B, Cifuentes A, Poboży E, Trojanowicz M. Modification of Resolution in Capillary Electrophoresis for Protein Profiling in Identification of Genetic Modification in Foods. CROAT CHEM ACTA 2011. [DOI: 10.5562/cca1777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Pion M, Serramia MJ, Diaz L, Bryszewska M, Gallart T, García F, Gómez R, de la Mata FJ, Muñoz-Fernandez MÁ. Phenotype and functional analysis of human monocytes-derived dendritic cells loaded with a carbosilane dendrimer. Biomaterials 2010; 31:8749-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.07.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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