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Guagliardo, Roberta and Merckx, Pieterjan and Zamborlin, Agata and Backer, Lynn de and Echaide Torreguitar, Mercedes and Pérez-Gil, Jesús and Smedt, Stefaan C. de and Raemdonck, Koen (2019) Nanocarrier lipid composition modulates the impact of pulmonary surfactant protein B (SP-B) on cellular delivery of siRNA. Pharmaceutics, 11 (9). pp. 1-16. ISSN 1999-4923, ESSN: 1999-4923
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Official URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/11/9/431://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00284-019-01759-9
Abstract
Two decades since the discovery of the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway, we are now witnessing the approval of the first RNAi-based treatments with small interfering RNA (siRNA) drugs. Nevertheless, the widespread use of siRNA is limited by various extra- and intracellular barriers, requiring its encapsulation in a suitable (nanosized) delivery system. On the intracellular level, the endosomal membrane is a major barrier following endocytosis of siRNA-loaded nanoparticles in target cells and innovative materials to promote cytosolic siRNA delivery are highly sought after. We previously identified the endogenous lung surfactant protein B (SP-B) as siRNA delivery enhancer when reconstituted in (proteo) lipid-coated nanogels. It is known that the surface-active function of SP-B in the lung is influenced by the lipid composition of the lung surfactant. Here, we investigated the role of the lipid component on the siRNA delivery-promoting activity of SP-B proteolipid-coated nanogels in more detail. Our results clearly indicate that SP-B prefers fluid membranes with cholesterol not exceeding physiological levels. In addition, SP-B retains its activity in the presence of different classes of anionic lipids. In contrast, comparable fractions of SP-B did not promote the siRNA delivery potential of DOTAP:DOPE cationic liposomes. Finally, we demonstrate that the beneficial effect of lung surfactant on siRNA delivery is not limited to lung-related cell types, providing broader therapeutic opportunities in other tissues as well.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | siRNA delivery; Nanoparticles; Pulmonary surfactant |
Subjects: | Medical sciences > Biology > Molecular biology Medical sciences > Biology > Biochemistry |
ID Code: | 56587 |
Deposited On: | 07 Oct 2019 11:09 |
Last Modified: | 31 May 2021 10:19 |
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