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ACS Biomater Sci Eng ; 6(2): 1074-1089, 2020 02 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33464867

ABSTRACT

Sequence-defined lipo-oligomers generated via solid-phase assisted synthesis have been developed as siRNA delivery systems for RNA-interference (RNAi) based gene silencing. Here, novel siRNA lipo-polyplexes were established, which were postmodified with monovalent or bivalent DBCO-PEG24 agents terminated with peptide GE11 (YHWYGYTPQNVI) for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeted siRNA delivery into EGFR-positive tumor cells. Lipo-oligomers containing eight cationizable succinoyltetraethylene-pentamine (Stp) units mediated higher siRNA nanoparticle core stability than those containing four Stp units, and the incorporation of histidines for enhanced endosomal buffer capacity resulted in an improved gene silencing efficiency. Lipo-polyplexes modified with monovalent or bivalent PEG-GE11 via the copper-free click reaction possessed significantly enhanced cellular internalization and transfection efficiency in EGF receptor-positive human cervical KB and hepatoma Huh7 cells in comparison with the corresponding lipo-polyplexes shielded with PEG24 without targeting. Furthermore, modification with the bivalent DBCO-PEG24-GE11 ligand resulted in higher gene silencing efficiency than modification with the same equivalents of the monovalent DBCO-PEG24-GE11 ligand.


Subject(s)
ErbB Receptors , Gene Silencing , Cell Line, Tumor , ErbB Receptors/genetics , Humans , RNA, Small Interfering/genetics , Transfection
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Methods Mol Biol ; 2036: 141-164, 2019.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31410795

ABSTRACT

Lipopolyplexes present well-established nucleic acid carriers assembled from sequence-defined cationic lipo-oligomers and DNA or RNA. They can be equipped with additional surface functionality, like shielding and targeting, in a stepwise assembly method using click chemistry. Here, we describe the synthesis of the required compounds, an azide-bearing lipo-oligomer structure and dibenzocyclooctyne (DBCO) click agents as well as the assembly of the compounds with siRNA into a surface-functionalized formulation. Both the lipo-oligomer and the DBCO-equipped shielding and targeting agents are produced by solid-phase synthesis (SPS). This enables for precise variation of all functional units, like variation in the amount of DBCO attachment sites or polyethylene glycol (PEG) length. Special cleavage conditions with only 5% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) must be applied for the synthesis of the shielding and targeting agents due to acid lability of the DBCO unit. The two-step lipopolyplex assembly technique allows for separate optimization of the core and the shell of the formulation.


Subject(s)
Click Chemistry , Lipids/chemistry , Polymers/chemistry , Biophysical Phenomena , Chromatography, Gel , Polymers/chemical synthesis , Polymers/isolation & purification , Solid-Phase Synthesis Techniques
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Biomaterials ; 178: 630-642, 2018 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29580727

ABSTRACT

The delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) and its therapeutic usage as an anti-cancer agent requires a carrier system for selective internalization into the cytosol of tumor cells. We prepared folate-bearing formulations by first complexing siRNA with the novel azido-functionalized sequence-defined cationizable lipo-oligomer 1106 (containing two cholanic acids attached to an oligoaminoamide backbone in T-shape configuration) into spherical, ∼100-200 nm sized lipopolyplexes, followed by surface-functionalization with various folate-conjugated DBCO-PEG agents. Both the lipo-oligomer and the different defined shielding and targeting agents with mono- and bis-DBCO and varying PEG length were generated by solid phase supported synthesis. A bivalent DBCO surface agent with a PEG24 spacer was identified as the optimal formulation in terms of nanoparticle size, folate receptor (FR) targeting, cellular uptake and gene silencing in vitro. Notably, near-infrared fluorescence bioimaging studies showed that double-click incorporation of bivalent DBCO-PEG24 resulted in siRNA/1106/DBCO2-ss2-PEG24-FolA lipopolyplexes with extended biodistribution and intratumoral delivery in a subcutaneous FR-positive leukemia mouse model. Intravenous administration of analogous therapeutic siRNA lipopolyplexes (directed against the kinesin spindle motor protein EG5) mediated tumoral EG5 mRNA knockdown by ∼60% and, in combination with the novel antitubulin drug pretubulysin, significantly prolonged survival of aggressive leukemia bearing mice without noticeable side effects.


Subject(s)
Click Chemistry/methods , Folate Receptors, GPI-Anchored/metabolism , Neoplasms/pathology , RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism , Animals , Azides/chemistry , Biophysical Phenomena , Cell Death , Cell Line, Tumor , Female , Gene Silencing , Humans , Lipids/chemistry , Mice, Nude , Particle Size , Static Electricity , Tissue Distribution
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Polymers (Basel) ; 10(6)2018 Jun 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30966723

ABSTRACT

Shielding agents are commonly used to shield polyelectrolyte complexes, e.g., polyplexes, from agglomeration and precipitation in complex media like blood, and thus enhance their in vivo circulation times. Since up to now primarily poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) has been investigated to shield non-viral carriers for systemic delivery, we report on the use of polysarcosine (pSar) as a potential alternative for steric stabilization. A redox-sensitive, cationizable lipo-oligomer structure (containing two cholanic acids attached via a bioreducible disulfide linker to an oligoaminoamide backbone in T-shape configuration) was equipped with azide-functionality by solid phase supported synthesis. After mixing with small interfering RNA (siRNA), lipopolyplexes formed spontaneously and were further surface-functionalized with polysarcosines. Polysarcosine was synthesized by living controlled ring-opening polymerization using an azide-reactive dibenzo-aza-cyclooctyne-amine as an initiator. The shielding ability of the resulting formulations was investigated with biophysical assays and by near-infrared fluorescence bioimaging in mice. The modification of ~100 nm lipopolyplexes was only slightly increased upon functionalization. Cellular uptake into cells was strongly reduced by the pSar shielding. Moreover, polysarcosine-shielded polyplexes showed enhanced blood circulation times in bioimaging studies compared to unshielded polyplexes and similar to PEG-shielded polyplexes. Therefore, polysarcosine is a promising alternative for the shielding of non-viral, lipo-cationic polyplexes.

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Nanoscale ; 8(42): 18098-18104, 2016 Oct 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27734055

ABSTRACT

Lipo-oligomers have been proven as potent siRNA carriers based on stable electrostatic and hydrophobic complex formation and endosomal membrane destabilization. Although high stability of siRNA polyplexes is desirable in the extracellular space and cellular uptake, intracellular disassembly is important for the cytosolic release of siRNA and RNA-induced silencing complex formation. To improve the release, bioreducible sequence-defined lipo-oligomers were synthesized by solid-phase assisted synthesis using the disulfide building block Fmoc-succinoyl-cystamine for precise positioning of a disulfide unit between a lipophilic diacyl (bis-myristyl, bis-stearyl or bis-cholestanyl) domain and an ionizable oligocationic siRNA binding unit. Reducible siRNA polyplexes show higher gene silencing efficacy and lower cytotoxicity than their stable analogs, consistent with glutathione-triggered siRNA release and reduced lytic activity.


Subject(s)
Gene Silencing , Lipids/chemistry , RNA, Small Interfering/administration & dosage , Animals , Cell Line, Tumor , Erythrocytes , Humans , Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions , Mice , Oxidation-Reduction , Polymers/chemistry
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