کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1424926 | 986746 | 2012 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Success of synthetic interfering nucleic acids (siRNAs)-based therapy relies almost exclusively on effective, safe and preferably nanometric delivery systems which can be easily prepared, even at high concentrations. We prepared by chemical synthesis various self-assembling polymers to entrap siRNAs into stable polyplexes outside cells but with a disassembly potential upon sensing endosomal acidity. Our results revealed that pyridylthiourea-grafted polyethylenimine (πPΕΙ) followed the above-mentioned principles. It led to above 90% siRNA-mediated gene silencing in vitro on U87 cells at 10 nM siRNA concentration and did not have a hemolytic activity. Assembly of siRNA/πPΕΙ at high concentration was then studied and 4.5% glucose solution, pH 6.0, yielded stable colloidal solutions with sizes slightly below 100 nm for several hours. A single injection of these concentrated siRNA polyplexes into luciferase-expressing human glioblastoma tumors, which were subcutaneously xenografted into nude mice, led to a significant 30% siRNA-mediated luciferase gene silencing 4 days post-injection. Our results altogether substantiate the potential of self-assembling cationic polymers with a pH-sensitive disassembly switch for siRNA delivery in vitro and also in vivo experiments.
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Journal: Journal of Controlled Release - Volume 157, Issue 3, 10 February 2012, Pages 418–426