• Hiroto Hatakeyama, Hidetaka Akita, Erika Ito, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Motoi Oishi, Yukio Nagasaki, Radostin Danev, Kuniaki Nagayama, Noritada Kaji, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Yoshinobu Baba, and Hideyoshi Harashima.
• Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
• Biomaterials. 2011 Jun 1; 32 (18): 4306-16.

AbstractPreviously, we developed a multifunctional envelope-type nano device (MEND) for efficient delivery of nucleic acids. For tumor delivery of a MEND, PEGylation is a useful method, which confers a longer systemic circulation and tumor accumulation via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. However, PEGylation inhibits cellular uptake and subsequent endosomal escape. To overcome this, we developed a PEG-peptide-DOPE (PPD) that is cleaved in a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-rich environment. In this study, we report on the systemic delivery of siRNA to tumors by employing a MEND that is modified with PPD (PPD-MEND). An in vitro study revealed that PPD modification accelerated both cellular uptake and endosomal escape, compared to a conventional PEG modified MEND. To balance both systemic stability and efficient activity, PPD-MEND was further co-modified with PEG-DSPE. As a result, the systemic administration of the optimized PPD-MEND resulted in an approximately 70% silencing activity in tumors, compared to non-treatment. Finally, a safety evaluation showed that the PPD-MEND showed no hepatotoxicity and innate immune stimulation. Furthermore, in a DNA microarray analysis in liver and spleen tissue, less gene alternation was found for the PPD-MEND compared to that for the PEG-unmodified MEND due to less accumulation in liver and spleen.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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