Di Gregorio Giulia, Vallée Coélio, Konate Karidia, Teko-Agbo Clémentine A, Hammoum Thania, Faure-Gautron Héloïse, Bessin Yannick, Deshayes Sebastien, Vivès Eric, Meli Albano C, de Santa Barbara Pascal, Faure Sandrine, Barrère-Lemaire Stéphanie, Ulrich Sébastien, Boisguérin Prisca
PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, INSERM, CNRS, 371 Av. Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France.
IBMM, Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 1919 route de Mende, 34293, Montpellier, France.
ChemMedChem. 2025 Jun 2;20(11):e202400885. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202400885. Epub 2025 Apr 10.
Small interfering RNAs (siRNA) are promising therapeutic molecules that require delivery systems to reach their targets. Several siRNA delivery systems, such as lipid- or peptide-based nanoparticles, are developed for different pathologies. In this context, we previously conceived a cell-penetrating peptide WRAP5-forming nanoparticles in the presence of siRNAsand validated the efficiency of this delivery system in inhibiting protein expression. In the pathophysiological context of acute myocardial infarction, which causes a pH drop in the ischemic heart tissue, we optimized the WRAP5-based nanoparticles for a pH-sensitive siRNA-targeted delivery. Therefore, pH-sensitive acyl hydrazone linkers are used to graft polyethylene (PEG) on the WRAP5 peptide. Proof of concept of the targeted delivery is performed using siRNA silencing the Fas-associated death domain (FADD)-containing protein implicated in apoptosis during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury on two human cell models (vascular endothelial cells and hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes). The results show that only PEGylated WRAP5 nanoparticles via an appropriate acyl hydrazone linker can induce a specific FADD knockdown at pH 5 compared to naked nanoparticles. These optimized WRAP-based nanoparticles could be a novel therapeutic tool for treating myocardial infarction by inhibiting apoptosis induced by reperfusion and maximizing local delivery of the nanoparticle content at the site of injured cells.
小干扰RNA(siRNA)是很有前景的治疗性分子,需要递送系统才能到达其靶点。已经开发了几种siRNA递送系统,如基于脂质或肽的纳米颗粒,用于不同的病理情况。在此背景下,我们之前设想了一种在siRNA存在下由细胞穿透肽WRAP5形成的纳米颗粒,并验证了该递送系统在抑制蛋白质表达方面的效率。在急性心肌梗死的病理生理背景下,急性心肌梗死会导致缺血性心脏组织的pH值下降,我们对基于WRAP5的纳米颗粒进行了优化,以实现对pH敏感的siRNA靶向递送。因此,使用对pH敏感的酰腙连接子将聚乙二醇(PEG)接枝到WRAP5肽上。在两个人类细胞模型(血管内皮细胞和人诱导多能干细胞衍生的心肌细胞)上,使用siRNA沉默与心肌缺血再灌注损伤期间凋亡相关的含Fas相关死亡结构域(FADD)的蛋白质,来进行靶向递送的概念验证。结果表明,与裸纳米颗粒相比,只有通过合适的酰腙连接子聚乙二醇化的WRAP5纳米颗粒才能在pH 5时诱导特异性的FADD基因敲低。这些优化的基于WRAP的纳米颗粒可能是一种新型治疗工具,通过抑制再灌注诱导的细胞凋亡并使纳米颗粒内容物在受损细胞部位的局部递送最大化,来治疗心肌梗死。