Mechanistic profiling of the siRNA delivery dynamics of lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles
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Mechanistic profiling of the siRNA delivery dynamics of lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles. / Colombo, Stefano; Cun, Dongmei; Remaut, Katrien; Bunker, Matt; Zhang, Jianxin; Martin-Bertelsen, Birte; Yaghmur, Anan; Braeckmans, Kevin; Nielsen, Hanne M; Foged, Camilla.
In: Journal of Controlled Release, Vol. 201, 10.03.2015, p. 22-31.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Mechanistic profiling of the siRNA delivery dynamics of lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles
AU - Colombo, Stefano
AU - Cun, Dongmei
AU - Remaut, Katrien
AU - Bunker, Matt
AU - Zhang, Jianxin
AU - Martin-Bertelsen, Birte
AU - Yaghmur, Anan
AU - Braeckmans, Kevin
AU - Nielsen, Hanne M
AU - Foged, Camilla
N1 - Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/3/10
Y1 - 2015/3/10
N2 - Understanding the delivery dynamics of nucleic acid nanocarriers is fundamental to improve their design for therapeutic applications. We investigated the carrier structure-function relationship of lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles (LPNs) consisting of poly(dl-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanocarriers modified with the cationic lipid dioleoyltrimethyl-ammoniumpropane (DOTAP). A library of siRNA-loaded LPNs was prepared by systematically varying the nitrogen-to-phosphate (N/P) ratio. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) combined with small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) studies suggested that the siRNA-loaded LPNs are characterized by a core-shell structure consisting of a PLGA matrix core coated with lamellar DOTAP structures with siRNA localized both in the core and in the shell. Release studies in buffer and serum-containing medium combined with in vitro gene silencing and quantification of intracellular siRNA suggested that this self-assembling core-shell structure influences the siRNA release kinetics and the delivery dynamics. A main delivery mechanism appears to be mediated via the release of transfection-competent siRNA-DOTAP lipoplexes from the LPNs. Based on these results, we suggest a model for the nanostructural characteristics of the LPNs, in which the siRNA is organized in lamellar superficial assemblies and/or as complexes entrapped in the polymeric matrix.
AB - Understanding the delivery dynamics of nucleic acid nanocarriers is fundamental to improve their design for therapeutic applications. We investigated the carrier structure-function relationship of lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles (LPNs) consisting of poly(dl-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanocarriers modified with the cationic lipid dioleoyltrimethyl-ammoniumpropane (DOTAP). A library of siRNA-loaded LPNs was prepared by systematically varying the nitrogen-to-phosphate (N/P) ratio. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) combined with small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) studies suggested that the siRNA-loaded LPNs are characterized by a core-shell structure consisting of a PLGA matrix core coated with lamellar DOTAP structures with siRNA localized both in the core and in the shell. Release studies in buffer and serum-containing medium combined with in vitro gene silencing and quantification of intracellular siRNA suggested that this self-assembling core-shell structure influences the siRNA release kinetics and the delivery dynamics. A main delivery mechanism appears to be mediated via the release of transfection-competent siRNA-DOTAP lipoplexes from the LPNs. Based on these results, we suggest a model for the nanostructural characteristics of the LPNs, in which the siRNA is organized in lamellar superficial assemblies and/or as complexes entrapped in the polymeric matrix.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.12.026
DO - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.12.026
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25540904
VL - 201
SP - 22
EP - 31
JO - Journal of Controlled Release
JF - Journal of Controlled Release
SN - 0168-3659
ER -
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