PMID- 24930854 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150219 LR - 20181202 IS - 1878-5905 (Electronic) IS - 0142-9612 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 27 DP - 2014 Sep TI - Actively-targeted polyion complex micelles stabilized by cholesterol and disulfide cross-linking for systemic delivery of siRNA to solid tumors. PG - 7887-95 LID - S0142-9612(14)00598-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.05.041 [doi] AB - For small interfering RNA (siRNA)-based cancer therapies, we report an actively-targeted and stabilized polyion complex micelle designed to improve tumor accumulation and cancer cell uptake of siRNA following systemic administration. Improvement in micelle stability was achieved using two stabilization mechanisms; covalent disulfide cross-linking and non-covalent hydrophobic interactions. The polymer component was designed to provide disulfide cross-linking and cancer cell-targeting cyclic RGD peptide ligands, while cholesterol-modified siRNA (Chol-siRNA) provided additional hydrophobic stabilization to the micelle structure. Dynamic light scattering confirmed formation of nano-sized disulfide cross-linked micelles (<50 nm in diameter) with a narrow size distribution. Improved stability of Chol-siRNA-loaded micelles (Chol-siRNA micelles) was demonstrated by resistance to both the dilution in serum-containing medium and counter polyion exchange with dextran sulfate, compared to control micelles prepared with Chol-free siRNA (Chol-free micelles). Improved stability resulted in prolonged blood circulation time of Chol-siRNA micelles compared to Chol-free micelles. Furthermore, introduction of cRGD ligands onto Chol-siRNA micelles significantly facilitated accumulation of siRNA in a subcutaneous cervical cancer model following systemic administration. Ultimately, systemically administered cRGD/Chol-siRNA micelles exhibited significant gene silencing activity in the tumor, presumably due to their active targeting ability combined with the enhanced stability through both hydrophobic interactions of cholesterol and disulfide cross-linking. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Oe, Yusuke AU - Oe Y AD - Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. FAU - Christie, R James AU - Christie RJ AD - Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. FAU - Naito, Mitsuru AU - Naito M AD - Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. FAU - Low, Stewart A AU - Low SA AD - Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. FAU - Fukushima, Shigeto AU - Fukushima S AD - Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. FAU - Toh, Kazuko AU - Toh K AD - Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. FAU - Miura, Yutaka AU - Miura Y AD - Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. FAU - Matsumoto, Yu AU - Matsumoto Y AD - Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. FAU - Nishiyama, Nobuhiro AU - Nishiyama N AD - Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; Polymer Chemistry Division, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan. FAU - Miyata, Kanjiro AU - Miyata K AD - Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. Electronic address: miyata@bmw.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp. FAU - Kataoka, Kazunori AU - Kataoka K AD - Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan; Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan; Center for NanoBio Integration, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. Electronic address: kataoka@bmw.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140613 PL - Netherlands TA - Biomaterials JT - Biomaterials JID - 8100316 RN - 0 (Amidines) RN - 0 (Cross-Linking Reagents) RN - 0 (Disulfides) RN - 0 (Ions) RN - 0 (Micelles) RN - 0 (Oligopeptides) RN - 0 (Peptides, Cyclic) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 25104-18-1 (Polylysine) RN - 3WJQ0SDW1A (Polyethylene Glycols) RN - 78VO7F77PN (arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid) RN - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol) SB - IM MH - Amidines/chemical synthesis/chemistry MH - Animals MH - Cholesterol/*chemistry MH - Cross-Linking Reagents/*chemistry MH - Disulfides/*chemistry MH - Endocytosis MH - Female MH - *Gene Transfer Techniques MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Ions MH - Light MH - Mice, Nude MH - *Micelles MH - Neoplasms/*metabolism/pathology MH - Oligopeptides/chemical synthesis/chemistry MH - Peptides, Cyclic/chemical synthesis/chemistry MH - Polyethylene Glycols/chemical synthesis/chemistry MH - Polylysine/chemical synthesis/chemistry MH - Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy MH - RNA, Small Interfering/*metabolism MH - Scattering, Radiation OTO - NOTNLM OT - Active targeting OT - Cholesterol modified siRNA OT - Cyclic RGD peptide OT - Polyion complex micelle OT - siRNA delivery EDAT- 2014/06/17 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/20 06:00 CRDT- 2014/06/17 06:00 PHST- 2014/05/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/05/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/06/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/06/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/20 06:00 [medline] AID - S0142-9612(14)00598-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.05.041 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomaterials. 2014 Sep;35(27):7887-95. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.05.041. Epub 2014 Jun 13.