Biomedical Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 39-1 Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, South Korea.
J Control Release. 2010 Jun 1;144(2):134-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.02.023. Epub 2010 Feb 22.
Here, we designed a new nano-sized siRNA carrier system composed of biocompatible/biodegradable glycol chitosan polymer (GC) and strongly positively charged polyethylenimine (PEI) polymers. In order to make a stable and tumor-homing nano-sized carrier, each polymer was modified with hydrophobic 5beta-cholanic acid, and they were simply mixed to form self-assembled GC-PEI nanoparticles (GC-PEI NPs), due to the strong hydrophobic interactions of 5beta-cholanic acids in the polymers. The freshly prepared GC-PEI NPs showed a stable nanoparticle structure (350nm) and they presented a strongly positive-charged surface (zeta potential=23.8) that is enough to complex tightly with negatively charged RFP-siRNAs, designed for inhibiting red fluorescent protein (RFP) expression. The siRNA encapsulated nanoparticles (siRNA-GC-PEI NPs) formed more compact and stable nanoparticle structures (250nm) at 1: 5 weight ratio of siRNA to GC-PEI nanoparticles. In vitro RFP expressing B16F10 tumor cell (RFP/B16F10) culture system, the siRNA-GC-PEI NPs presented a rapid time-dependent cellular uptake profile within 1h. Moreover, the internalized siRNA-GC-PEI NPs lead to specific mRNA breaks down. Furthermore, our new formulation of siRNA-GC-PEI NPs presented a significant inhibition of RFP gene expression of RFP/B16F10-bearing mice, due to their higher tumor-targeting ability. These results revealed the promising potential of GC-PEI NPs as a stable and effective nano-sized siRNA delivery system for cancer treatment.
在这里,我们设计了一种由生物相容性/可生物降解的乙二醇壳聚糖聚合物(GC)和带强正电荷的聚乙烯亚胺(PEI)聚合物组成的新型纳米级 siRNA 载体系统。为了制备稳定的肿瘤归巢纳米载体,每个聚合物都用疏水性的 5β-胆酸进行修饰,然后简单地混合形成自组装的 GC-PEI 纳米颗粒(GC-PEI NPs),这是由于聚合物中 5β-胆酸的强疏水性相互作用。新制备的 GC-PEI NPs 表现出稳定的纳米颗粒结构(350nm),并且具有足够强的正电荷表面(zeta 电位=23.8),足以与设计用于抑制红色荧光蛋白(RFP)表达的带负电荷的 RFP-siRNAs 紧密结合。siRNA 包封的纳米颗粒(siRNA-GC-PEI NPs)在 siRNA 与 GC-PEI 纳米颗粒的重量比为 1:5 时形成更紧凑和稳定的纳米颗粒结构(250nm)。在体外表达红色荧光蛋白的 B16F10 肿瘤细胞(RFP/B16F10)培养系统中,siRNA-GC-PEI NPs 在 1h 内呈现出快速的时间依赖性细胞摄取特征。此外,内化的 siRNA-GC-PEI NPs 导致特定的 mRNA 断裂。此外,由于其更高的肿瘤靶向能力,我们新配方的 siRNA-GC-PEI NPs 显著抑制了携带 RFP 的 B16F10 小鼠的 RFP 基因表达。这些结果表明 GC-PEI NPs 作为一种稳定有效的纳米级 siRNA 递药系统具有很大的应用潜力,可用于癌症治疗。
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