PMID- 22830501 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130521 LR - 20121219 IS - 1748-6963 (Electronic) IS - 1743-5889 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 12 DP - 2012 Dec TI - Efficient systemic delivery of siRNA by using high-density lipoprotein-mimicking peptide lipid nanoparticles. PG - 1813-25 LID - 10.2217/nnm.12.73 [doi] AB - The main challenge for RNAi therapeutics lies in systemic delivery of siRNA to the correct tissues and transporting them into the cytoplasm of targeted cells, at safe, therapeutic levels. Recently, we developed a high-density lipoprotein-mimicking peptide-phospholipid scaffold (HPPS) and demonstrated its direct cytosolic delivery of siRNA in vitro, thereby bypassing endosomal trapping. AIM: We investigate the in vivo implementation of HPPS for siRNA delivery. METHOD & RESULTS: After systemic administration in KB tumor-bearing mice, HPPS prolonged the blood circulation time of cholesterol-modified siRNA (chol-siRNA) by a factor of four, improved its biodistribution and facilitated its uptake in scavenger receptor class B type I overexpressed tumors. For therapeutic targeting to the bcl-2 gene, the HPPS-chol-si-bcl-2 nanoparticles downregulated Bcl-2 protein, induced enhanced apoptosis (2.5-fold) in tumors when compared with controls (saline, HPPS, HPPS-chol-si-scramble and chol-si-bcl-2) and significantly inhibited tumor growth with no adverse effect. CONCLUSION: HPPS is a safe, efficient nanocarrier for RNAi therapeutics in vivo. FAU - Lin, Qiaoya AU - Lin Q AD - Ontario Cancer Institute & Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada. FAU - Chen, Juan AU - Chen J FAU - Jin, Honglin AU - Jin H FAU - Ng, Kenneth K AU - Ng KK FAU - Yang, Mi AU - Yang M FAU - Cao, Weiguo AU - Cao W FAU - Ding, Lili AU - Ding L FAU - Zhang, Zhihong AU - Zhang Z FAU - Zheng, Gang AU - Zheng G LA - eng GR - CCI-102936/Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120726 PL - England TA - Nanomedicine (Lond) JT - Nanomedicine (London, England) JID - 101278111 RN - 0 (Lipoproteins, HDL) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 0 (Phospholipids) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Biomimetic Materials/adverse effects/*chemistry MH - Genes, bcl-2 MH - Genetic Therapy MH - Lipoproteins, HDL/adverse effects/*chemistry MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Nude MH - Nanoparticles/adverse effects/*chemistry MH - Neoplasms/genetics/pathology/*therapy MH - Peptides/adverse effects/*chemistry MH - Phospholipids/adverse effects/*chemistry MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics MH - RNA Interference MH - RNA, Small Interfering/*administration & dosage/genetics/therapeutic use MH - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays EDAT- 2012/07/27 06:00 MHDA- 2013/05/23 06:00 CRDT- 2012/07/27 06:00 PHST- 2012/07/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/07/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/05/23 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.2217/nnm.12.73 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nanomedicine (Lond). 2012 Dec;7(12):1813-25. doi: 10.2217/nnm.12.73. Epub 2012 Jul 26.