壳聚糖纳米粒作为基因载体的研究:粒径对转染效率的影响

研究粒径对壳聚糖(chitosan，CS)纳米粒介导的转染效率的影响。通过调整CS溶液加入质粒基因(plasmid DNA，pDNA)溶液的速度和涡旋时间制备250，580和1 300 nm粒径pDNA/CS纳米粒，研究粒径对CS介导的细胞转染效率的影响。为深入探讨粒径对转染效率的影响，考察了3种粒径pDNA/CS纳米粒的药剂学性质，对抗核酸酶作用和细胞对纳米粒的吸附和摄取行为。结果表明：本文制备的3种粒径纳米粒的药剂学性质和凝聚pDNA的能力等特性基本无差别，均能有效保护pDNA免受核酸酶降解；在HEK293细胞中的转染效率无显著差异；与细胞共孵育4 h，流式细胞仪测定的三者细胞摄取率与摄取量相似；荧光显微图像显示3种粒径纳米粒均以小聚集体形式吸附于细胞表面，激光扫描共聚焦显微图像显示直径约为2 μm小聚集体较易被细胞内吞入胞。因此粒径在250～1 300 nm中对壳聚糖纳米粒介导的细胞转染率基本无影响。     

基因壳聚糖纳米粒表面修饰和转染研究

目的：研究递送基因纳米粒表面修饰对体外基因转染的影响。方法：利用末端活化的聚乙二醇(PEG)制备PEG化基因壳聚糖纳米粒;通过两端活化的PEG将糖蛋白配基连接到纳米粒表面,完成肝靶向纳米粒的制备;用透射电镜观察表面修饰对纳米粒粒径大小、粒子形态的影响;使用蛋白质测定试剂盒测算纳米粒表面蛋白连接量;利用体外转染实验考察表面修饰对纳米粒转染活性的影响;用倒置荧光显微镜观察并用流式细胞仪测定转染结果。结果：纳米粒PEG化使转染效率大幅度升高,半乳糖基牛血清白蛋白(Galn—BSA)使体系的转染效率比PEG化纳米粒略有下降,但比不经修饰的纳米粒转染活性高。壳聚糖纳米粒的表面PEG化能提高纳米粒的体外稳定性,从而提高体外转染效率,并适合于进行冷冻干燥。结论：长循环壳聚糖基因递送纳米粒在基因治疗研究中可能会发挥重要作用。     

中心组合设计法优化载基因壳聚糖纳米粒的最佳转染制备区域

目的：采用中心组合设计法优化载基因壳聚糖纳米粒的最佳转染制备区域。方法采用复凝聚法制备载质粒基因的壳聚糖纳米粒,选择壳聚糖浓度和质粒基因浓度作为实验考察因素,应用两因素五水平中心组合设计优化最佳转染制备区域,优化指标选择平均粒径和基因转染率。通过透射电镜观察纳米粒的形态;通过动态光散射和电泳光散射技术分别测量纳米粒的粒径和Zeta电位;通过凝胶电泳分析考察质粒在纳米粒制备过程中的稳定性;通过倒置荧光显微镜观察质粒基因在细胞内的表达;通过流式细胞技术测定纳米粒的转染效率。结果成功优化了载基因壳聚糖纳米粒的最佳转染制备区域。优选条件下制备的纳米粒大多呈球形,纳米粒平均粒径为217．6 nm,粒径多分散系数为0．241,表明粒径分布较窄。纳米粒zeta电位为＋22．4 mV,表明纳米粒表面带有正电荷,可以增加纳米粒混悬液的稳定性。凝胶电泳分析结果表明质粒基因在纳米粒制备过程中没有遭到破坏。纳米粒的细胞转染效率比较高,能够高效地将绿色荧光蛋白质粒基因递送到细胞内,并且基因表达产生绿色荧光蛋白。结论本研究建立的数学模型具有良好的预测性。在优化的制备区域内制备的载基因壳聚糖纳米粒的转染性能比较理想。     

基因壳聚糖纳米粒表面修饰和转染研究

目的:研究递送基因纳米粒表面修饰对体外基因转染的影响.方法:利用末端活化的聚乙二醇(PEG)制备PEG化基因壳聚糖纳米粒;通过两端活化的PEG将糖蛋白配基连接到纳米粒表面,完成肝靶向纳米粒的制备;用透射电镜观察表面修饰对纳米粒粒径大小、粒子形态的影响;使用蛋白质测定试剂盒测算纳米粒表面蛋白连接量;利用体外转染实验考察表面修饰对纳米粒转染活性的影响;用倒置荧光显微镜观察并用流式细胞仪测定转染结果.结果:纳米粒PEG化使转染效率大幅度升高,半乳糖基牛血清白蛋白(Galn-BSA)使体系的转染效率比PEG化纳米粒略有下降,但比不经修饰的纳米粒转染活性高.壳聚糖纳米粒的表面PEG化能提高纳米粒的体外稳定性,从而提高体外转染效率,并适合于进行冷冻干燥.结论:长循环壳聚糖基因递送纳米粒在基因治疗研究中可能会发挥重要作用.     

壳聚糖纳米粒载体的应用研究进展

目的介绍壳聚糖纳米粒载体在药物、基因递送等方面的研究应用进展,为其在新领域的应用提供依据。方法广泛查阅中外文有关文献,整理分析归纳了其中27篇文献内容。结果壳聚糖纳米粒载体在药物和基因递送方面已经有诸多研究应用。结论壳聚糖纳米粒载体是一种有前途的非病毒递送载体,其特性和应用有待进一步探索。     

壳聚糖纳米粒的研究进展

壳聚糖是一类带正电的直链多糖，具有良好的生物相容性和生物可降解性，且具有多种生物活性，能有效增加药物通过眼部、鼻腔及胃肠道粘膜上皮的吸收，降低药物的吸收前代谢，提高药物的生物利用度，因此壳聚糖在缓控释给药系统中具有广阔的应用前景，但其溶解性能有待于进一步提高。本文就壳聚糖纳米粒的制备方法、作物特点及应用作一概述。     

壳聚糖纳米粒制备的研究进展

载药纳米粒作为药物、基因传递和控释的载体,是近年来出现的药物控释和缓释的新剂型。壳聚糖具有较好的生物黏附性、促吸收效应和酶抑制载体作用等特性。壳聚糖纳米粒作为一种新型药物载体,已成为目前国内外研究开发的热点。本文就壳聚糖纳米粒制备的研究进展情况进行了综述。     

壳聚糖纳米粒制备技术研究进展

目的：介绍壳聚糖的应用及其作为新型药物载体材料制备纳米粒的技术研究进展，为深入研究提供参考。方法：在广泛查阅文献的基础上，通过归纳和分类完成资料整理。结果：壳聚糖研究历史悠久，用于纳米粒制备的工艺方法较多，尤其用其包载基因、多肽及某些抗肿瘤药具有独到优势。结论：壳聚糖作为可生物降解的纳米粒载体材料具有重要的科研和应用价值。     

离子凝胶法制备壳聚糖纳米粒的影响因素研究

目的 探讨离子凝胶法制备壳聚糖纳米粒(CS-NPs)的影响因素.方法 用碱降解法制备高脱乙酰度的壳聚糖(CS),并以之为材料,采用离子凝胶法制备CS-NPs,以微粒的平均粒径、分散度和Zeta电位为指标,考察CS及三聚磷酸钠(TPP)的质量浓度、CS/TPP质量比、CS溶液pH值和CS溶液温度对制备CS-NPs的影响....     

壳聚糖纳米粒表面游离氨基与纳米粒特性研究

为研究对三聚磷酸钠(TPP)交联的壳聚糖纳米粒的表面游离氨基与纳米粒的性质之间的关联性,采用胶体滴定法测定壳聚糖纳米粒表面氨基游离率，考察表面游离氨基的数量及离解程度对纳米粒粒径、电位、形态及对药物包封率和体外释药特性的影响，并阐述这种变化机制。结果表明，随TPP浓度增加，表面游离氨基逐步减少，在一定TPP浓度范围内，纳米粒粒径减小，表面zeta电位降低，稳定性也随之下降，粒子易聚集，释药速度和程度也随之降低，但药物包封率未受到影响；随着pH升高，表面游离氨基离解程度降低，纳米粒粒径亦随之减小，表面zeta电位降低。酸性介质提高纳米粒的释药速度和程度，在中性和碱性介质中纳米粒的释药速度和程度明显降低。交联程度和pH影响表面游离氨基的数量或离解程度，进而影响纳米粒的体积相转变(溶胀/收缩过程)等重要性质。表面游离氨基与纳米粒性质间有密切的联系。     

Design flexibility influencing the in vitro behavior of cationic SLN as a nonviral gene vector

Several advanced in vitro and in vivo studies have proved the broad potential of cationic solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) as nonviral vectors. However, a few data are available about the correlation between lipid component of the SLN structure and in vitro performance in terms of cell tolerance and transfection efficiency on different cell lines. In this paper SLN were prepared using stearic acid as main lipid component, stearylamine as cationic agent and protamine as transfection promoter and adding phosphatidylcholine (PC), cholesterol (Chol) or both to obtain three different multicomponent SLN (SLN–PC, SLN–Chol and SLN–PC–Chol, respectively). Cytotoxicity and transfection efficiency of the obtained SLN:pDNA complexes were evaluated on three different immortalized cell lines: COS-I (African green monkey kidney cell line), HepG2 (human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cell line) and Na1300 (murine neuroblastoma cell line).     

Solid lipid nanoparticles: formulation factors affecting cell transfection capacity

Since solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) were introduced as non-viral transfection systems, very few reports of their use for gene delivery have been published. In this work different formulations based on SLN-DNA complexes were formulated in order to evaluate the influence of the formulation components on the "in vitro" transfection capacity. SLNs composed by the solid lipid Precirol ATO 5, the cationic lipid DOTAP and the surfactant Tween 80, and SLN-DNA complexes prepared at different DOTAP/DNA ratios were characterized by studying their size, surface charge, DNA protection capacity, transfection and cell viability in HEK293 cultured cells. The incorporation of Tween 80 allowed for the reduction of the cationic lipid concentration. The formulations prepared at DOTAP/DNA ratios 7/1, 5/1 and 4/1 provided almost the same transfection levels (around 15% transfected cells), without significant differences between them (p>0.05). Other assayed formulations presented lower transfection. Transfection activity was dependent on the DOTAP/DNA ratio since it influences the DNA condensation into the SLNs. DNA condensation is a crucial factor which conditions the transfection capacity of SLNs, because it influences DNA delivery from nanoparticles, gene protection from external agents and DNA topology.     

Calcium phosphate embedded PLGA nanoparticles: a promising gene delivery vector with high gene loading and transfection efficiency

In the purpose of increasing incorporation efficiency and improving the release kinetics of plasmid DNA (pDNA) from poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles, a facile method for the fabrication of calcium phosphate (CaPi) embedded PLGA nanoparticles (CaPi-pDNA-PLGA-NPs) was developed. The effect of several preparation factors on the particle size, incorporation efficiency, pDNA release and transfection efficiency in vitro was studied by Single Factor Screening Method. These preparation factors included the molecular weight (MW), hydrolysis degree (HD) of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), sonication power and time, composition of organic phase, initial concentration of calcium phosphate and calcium (Ca) to phosphate ion (P) ratio (Ca/P ratio), etc. The CaPi-pDNA-PLGA-NPs made according to the optimal formulation were spherical in shape observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with a mean particle size of 207±5 nm and an entrapment efficiency of 95.7±0.8%. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) suggested that there existed interaction between the DNA-calcium-phosphate (CaPi-pDNA) complexes and the polymeric matrices of PLGA. X-ray diffractometry (XRD) further proved the conclusion and indicated that the CaPi-pDNA was in weak crystallization form inside the nanoparticles. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurement demonstrated that the CaPi-pDNA-PLGA-NPs are mesoporous with specific surface area of 57.5m(2)/g and an average pore size of 96.5 ?. The transfection efficiency of the CaPi-pDNA-PLGA-NPs on human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK 293) cells in vitro was 22.4±1.2%, which was much higher than those of both the pDNA loaded PLGA nanoparticles (pDNA-PLGA-NPs) and the CaPi-pDNA embedded PLGA microparticles (CaPi-pDNA-PLGA-MPs). The CaPi-pDNA-PLGA-NPs are promising vectors for gene delivery.     

Arginine-chitosan/DNA self-assemble nanoparticles for gene delivery: In vitro characteristics and transfection efficiency

Chitosan (Cs) is a natural cationic polysaccharide that has shown potential as non-viral vector for gene delivery because of its biocompatibility and low toxicity. However, chitosan used for gene delivery is limited due to its poor water solubility and low transfection efficiency. The purpose of this work was to prepare Arginine-chitosan (Arg-Cs)/DNA self-assemble nanoparticles (ACSNs), and determine their in vitro characteristics and transfection efficiency against HEK 293 and COS-7 cells. Our experimental results showed that the particle size and zeta potential of ACSNs prepared with different N/P ratios were 200-400nm and 0.23-12.25mV, respectively. The in vitro transfection efficiency of ACSNs showed dependence on pH of transfection medium, and the highest expression efficiency was obtained at pH 7.2. The transfection efficiency increased with the ratio of chitosan-amine/DNA phosphate (N/P ratio) from 1 to 5, and reached the highest level with the N/P ratio 5. Effect of plasmid dosage on the transfection efficiency showed the highest transfection efficiency was obtained at 4microg/well for HEK 293 cells and 6microg/well for COS-7 cells. The transfection efficiency of ACSNs was much higher than that of Cs/DNA self-assemble nanoparticles (CSNs). The average cell viability of ACSNs was over 90%. These results suggested that ACSNs could be a safe and effective non-viral vector for gene delivery.     

Dextran-protamine-solid lipid nanoparticles as a non-viral vector for gene therapy: in vitro characterization and in vivo transfection after intravenous administration to mice

The aim of present work is to evaluate the transfection capacity of a new multicomponent system based on dextran (Dex), protamine (Prot), and solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) after intravenous administration to mice. The vectors containing the pCMS-EGFP plasmid were characterized in terms of particle size and surface charge. In vitro transfection capacity and cell viability were studied in four cell lines, and compared with the transfection capacity of SLN without dextran and protamine. Transfection capacity was related to the endocytosis mechanism: caveolae or clathrin. The Dex-Prot-DNA-SLN vector showed a higher transfection capacity in those cells with a high ratio of activity of clathrin/caveolae-mediated endocytosis. However, the complex prepared without dextran and protamine (DNA-SLN) was more effective in those cells with a high ratio of activity of caveolae/clathrin-mediated endocytosis. The interaction with erythrocytes and the potential hemolytic effect were also checked. The Dex-Prot-DNA-SLN vector showed no agglutination of erythrocytes, probably due to the presence of dextran. After intravenous administration to BALB/c mice, the vector was able to induce the expression of the green fluorescent protein in liver, spleen and lungs, and the protein expression was maintained for at least 7 days. Although additional studies are necessary, this work reveals the promising potential of this new gene delivery system for the treatment of genetic and non-genetic diseases through gene therapy.     

Cationic liposomes as gene delivery system: transfection efficiency and new application

As it has been generally reported that oppositely charged cationic liposomes (CLs) are superior to either neutral or anionic liposomes as gene delivery carrier, interest in the properties, structures, transfection mechanism of CLs and so forth arises unprecedentedly. However, our understanding about the mechanism of CLs-gene complexes (lipoplex)-cell interaction and factors influencing the transfection efficiency (TE) of CLs remains poor. In this article, we describe some new results aimed at elucidating the relationship between the chemical-physical properties of lipoplex with TE and introducing recent applications of CLs in gene therapy.     

Lipopolycationic telomers for gene transfer: synthesis and evaluation of their in vitro transfection efficiency

We report on the synthesis of a series of lipopolyamine telomers I-14,n, I-18,n, and II-18,n and on their in vitro gene-transfer capability. Their structure consists of a polyamine polar moiety, including n primary amine functions (from 1 to 70), connected to a hydrophobic moiety, including two hydrocarbon C14 or C18 chains, through a mercaptopropanoyl or mercaptoglyceryl unit and an amide or ether function. They were obtained by telomerization of N-[2-[(BOC)aminoethyl]]acrylamide with N,N-ditetradecyl- and N,N-dioctadecylpropanamide-3-thiol and rac-1,2-dioctadecyloxypropane-3-thiol, respectively, then BOC deprotection. For N/P ratios (N = number of telomer amine equivalents; P = number of DNA phosphates) from 0.8 to 10, these lipopolyamines condensed DNA, with or without the use of DOPE, forming lipopolyplexes or teloplexes of mean sizes less than 200 nm. Some trends, structure-activity and structure-toxicity relationships, were established to achieve both highest in vitro transfection levels and cell viability. Thus, DNA formulations based on telomers I-14,20 and I-18,20 and for N/P ratios lower than 5 led to the most efficient teloplex formulations for plasmid delivery to lung epithelial A549 cells.     

In vivo transfection study of chitosan-DNA-FAP-B nanoparticles as a new non viral vector for gene delivery to the lung

Gene therapy targeted at the respiratory epithelium holds therapeutic potential for diseases such as cystic fibrosis and lung cancer. We recently reported that Chitosan-DNA-FAP-B nanoparticles are good candidates for targeted gene delivery to fibronectin molecules (FAP-B receptors) of lung epithelial cell membrane. In this study Chitosan-DNA-FAP-B nanoparticles were nebulized to mice using air jet nebulizer. The effect of nebulization on size, zeta potential and DNA binding ability of nanoparticles were studied. The level of gene expression in the mice lungs was evaluated. Nebulization did not affect the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles. Aerosol delivery of Chitosan-DNA-FAP-B nanoparticles resulted in 16-fold increase of gene expression in the mice lungs compared with Chitosan-DNA nanoparticles. This study suggested that Chitosan-FAP-B nanoparticle can be a promising carrier for targeted gene delivery to the lung.     

Chitosan enhances transfection efficiency of cationic polypeptides/DNA complexes

The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of cationic polypeptides mixed with chitosan (CS) on in vitro transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity in human cervical carcinoma cells (HeLa cells). The polypeptides/DNA complexes and ternary complexes (CS, polypeptides and DNA) at varying weight ratios were formulated and characterized by using gel electrophoresis. Their particle sizes and charge were evaluated. The effect of the type and molecular weight (MW) of polypeptides, the weight ratio, order of mixing, the pH and serum on transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity were evaluated in HeLa cells. Three types of polypeptides (poly-L-lysine; PLL, poly-L-arginine; PLA and poly-L-ornithine; PLO) were able to form complete complex with DNA at weight ratio above 0.1. The PLA MW >70 kDa showed the highest transfection efficiency. The order of mixing between CS, PLA and DNA affected the transfection efficiency. The highest transfection efficiency was observed in ternary complexes of PLA/DNA/CS (2:1:4) equal to PEI/DNA complex. For cytotoxicity studies, over 80% the average cell viabilities of the complexes were observed by MTT assay. This study suggests that the addition of CS to PLA/DNA is easy to prepare, safe and exhibits significantly improved DNA delivery potential in vitro.