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Evaluation of amino-functional polyester dendrimers based on Bis-MPA as nonviral vectors for siRNA delivery
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9597-9578
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2018 (English)In: Molecules, ISSN 1431-5157, E-ISSN 1420-3049, Vol. 23, no 8, article id 2028Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Herein, we present the first evaluation of cationic dendrimers based on 2,2-bis(methylol)propionic acid (bis-MPA) as nonviral vectors for transfection of short interfering RNA (siRNA) in cell cultures. The study encompassed dendrimers of generation one to four (G1-G4), modified to bear 6-48 amino end-groups, where the G2-G4 proved to be capable of siRNA complexation and protection against RNase-mediated degradation. The dendrimers were nontoxic to astrocytes, glioma (C6), and glioblastoma (U87), while G3 and G4 exhibited concentration dependent toxicity towards primary neurons. The G2 showed no toxicity to primary neurons at any of the tested concentrations. Fluorescence microscopy experiments suggested that the dendrimers are highly efficient at endo-lysosomal escape since fluorescently labeled dendrimers were localized specifically in mitochondria, and diffuse cytosolic distribution of fluorescent siRNA complexed by dendrimers was observed. This is a desired feature for intracellular drug delivery, since the endocytic pathway otherwise transfers the drugs into lysosomes where they can be degraded without reaching their intended target. siRNA-transfection was successful in C6 and U87 cell lines using the G3 and G4 dendrimers followed by a decrease of approximately 20% of target protein p42-MAPK expression.

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MDPI AG , 2018. Vol. 23, no 8, article id 2028
Keywords [en]
Bis-MPA, Dendrimer, Monodisperse, Polycation, RNAi, SiRNA
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Polymer Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-238030DOI: 10.3390/molecules23082028ISI: 000445295500193PubMedID: 30110914Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85053600476OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-238030DiVA, id: diva2:1278866
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Export Date: 30 October 2018; Article; CODEN: MOLEF; Correspondence Address: Malkoch, M.; Fiber and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySweden; email: malkoch@kth.se

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1. Polyester dendrimers for biomedical applications
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Polyester dendrimers for biomedical applications
2020 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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Dendrimers are perfectly defined and highly branched large molecules with a high density of functional groups that makes them interesting for a variety of biomedical applications such as drug delivery, theranostics and as antimicrobials. Their synthesis can be complicated, time-consuming and expensive which has been an obstacle to their success. This work was aimed towards exploring a recently developed synthesis method for the synthesis of polyester dendrimers based on 2,2-bis(methylol)propionic acid (bis-MPA) and to evaluate these for biomedical applications. This synthesis method makes use of N,N'-carbonyldiimidazole for the formation of esters, and the reaction is catalyzed by the inorganic salt cesium fluoride. In comparison to previously established methods, this technique proved itself throughout this work as an excellent tool for the synthesis of precise ester-based structures by having no competing side-reactions and producing only easy-to-remove by-products while still being highly efficient. Complex dendrimers with multifunctionality or chargeable functional groups could be synthesized with relatively low efforts and good chemical and structural purity. Some of the charged dendrimers were found to be antibacterial, most likely due to their strong interactions with bacterial membranes, while being non-toxic to cells. New antibacterial materials are highly sought after as replacements for conventional penicillin towards which bacterial resistance is constantly increasing. These dendrimers were also incorporated into a water-absorbent gel – a hydrogel – that in turn was shown to be highly efficient at reducing the viability of bacteria. Large molecules with positive charges are also used for the delivery of short interfering RNA (siRNA) into cells. siRNA has the potential to cure a wide array of diseases by silencing the genes that causes these diseases, but it requires the aid of another molecule or particle to be efficient. The dendrimers synthesized in this work were shown to be efficient at forming complexes with siRNA, but not capable of efficiently delivering it into cells. This was most likely due to either the dendrimers degrading too fast or the interactions between the pH-dependent charges and the siRNA being too weak as the complex attempts to cross the cell membrane.

Abstract [sv]

Dendrimerer är perfekt definierade och kraftigt förgrenade stora molekyler med hög densitet av funktionella grupper vilket gör dem intressanta för olika biomedicinska applikationer som frisättning av läkemedel, teranostik och som antibakteriella material. Deras syntes kan vara komplicerad, tidskrävande och dyr vilket har hindrat deras framgång. Inom detta arbete har en nyligen utvecklad metod för syntes av polyesterdendrimerer baserade på 2,2-bis(metylol)propansyra (bis-MPA) undersökts, och dessa material har utvärderats för biomedicinska applikationer. Metoden bygger på användandet av N,N’-karbonyldiimidazol för att bilda estrar, och reaktionen katalyseras av det oorganiska saltet cesiumfluorid. I jämförelse med äldre metoder visade sig denna teknik under detta arbete vara ett utmärkt redskap för syntes av precisa esterbaserade strukturer genom en avsaknad av sidoreaktioner och att alla biprodukter var mycket lätta att rena bort medan den samtidigt var mycket effektiv. Komplexa dendrimerer med multifunktionalitet och funktionella grupper som kan bära laddning syntetiserades med enkelhet och med hög kemisk och strukturell renhet. Vissa av de laddade dendrimererna visade sig vara antibakteriella, troligtvis genom deras starka interaktioner med bakteriella membran, samt ej giftiga för celler. Nya antibakteriella material eftersöks för att ersätta konventionella penicillinämnen mot vilka bakteriell resistans ständigt ökar. Dessa dendrimerer användes också i vattenabsorberande geler – hydrogeler – som i sin tur visade sig vara antibakteriella. Stora molekyler med positiva laddningar används även för leverans av ”short interfering RNA” (siRNA) in i celler. siRNA har potential för att bota många sjukdomar genom att avaktivera gener i kroppen som orsakar dessa, men en annan molekyl eller partikel måste agera bärare. Dendrimererna i detta arbete visade sig vara effektiva som komplexbildare med siRNA, men ej kapabla att leverera detta in i celler. Detta berodde troligtvis på att dendrimererna bröts ner för fort, eller att interaktionen mellan deras pH-beroende laddningar och siRNA:t var för svaga när detta komplex försökte korsa cellmembranet.

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KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2020
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TRITA-CBH-FOU ; 2020:21
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Chemical Sciences
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Fibre and Polymer Science
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urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-271971 (URN)978-91-7873-508-2 (ISBN)
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2020-05-15, https://kth-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cf9_srx2QCWFusIMUgd2TA, 09:00 (English)
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