反义寡核苷酸阳离子脂质体的制备和体外细胞摄取研究反义寡核苷酸阳离子脂质体的制备和体外细胞摄取研究

目的制备高效促进细胞摄取反义寡核苷酸(ASON)和保护ASON的脂质体。方法以3β［n-(n′,n′-二甲氨基乙基)氨甲酰基-胆固醇(DC-Chol)为类脂成分制备阳离子脂质体(以下简称DC-Chol脂质体),与ASON混合得到载药脂质体,测定载药率。用琼脂糖凝胶电泳分析载药脂质体的结构特点;流式细胞仪检测不同条件下细胞摄取荧光标记ASON的情况;变性聚丙烯酰胺电泳考察DC-Chol脂质体对ASON的保护作用。结果载药率与DC-Chol脂质体和药物的+/-电荷比有关,当+/-电荷比大于2时,载药率达90%以上;琼脂糖凝胶电泳显示ASON同时存在于DC-Chol脂质体的周围和包裹于其内部的两种形式;流式细胞仪测定结果表明,DC-Chol脂质体可明显增加细胞对ASON的摄取,阳性细胞染色率和胞内平均荧光强度均较对照组有明显增加,增加程度主要取决于+/-电荷比例,血清可降低细胞的摄取;变性聚丙烯酰胺电泳证实DC-Chol脂质体具有保护ASON的作用。结论DC-Chol脂质体具有显著增加细胞摄取ASON和保护ASON的作用,有望成为反义类药物的高效传递系统。

Preparation of cationic liposomes and its role in enhancing cellular uptake of antisense oligonucleotides

AIM: To prepare the liposomes which protect antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ASON) against nuclease degradation and delivery ASON into cytoplasmic efficiently. METHODS: A cationic derivative of cholesterol, 3 beta-N-(N',N'-dimethylaminoethan)-carbamoyl] cholesterol (DC-Chol) was synthesized and used to prepare cationic liposome. The characteristics of liposomes/ASON complexes including size, drug loaded efficiency and structure were investigated. Cellular uptake of fluorescence labled ASON (FAM-ASON) under different condition was determined by flow cytometric analysis. Denatured polyacryamide gel electrophoresis (DPGE) was used to analyze the role of liposomes in protecting ASON. RESULTS: The mean values of preliposomes and liposomes/ASON complexes size were 185.7 and 228.2 nm, respectively. Cationic liposomes showed a high adsorption capacity for ASON. When the +/- charge ratio exceeded 2:1, more than 90% of the ASON was loaded into liposomes. Agarose gel electrophoresis showed three different existence of ASON in liposomes formulation: free, absorbed and encapsulated types. Concerning cellular uptake, DC-Chol liposomes indicated high efficient effect of increasing cellular uptake of ASON. Compared with free ASON, the total fluorescence intensity in cytoplasma was significantly enhanced. The level of increasing was largely depended on +/- charge ratio. The cellular uptake of FAM-ASON decreased in the presence of serum. The cellular total fluorescence intensity in 10% and 30% fetal bovine serum of cultured medium were only 22.3% and 15.5% as that of serum-free media, respectively. DPGE confirmed that free ASON was rapidly degraded by DNase I while ASON encapsulated into liposomes was efficiently protected. CONCLUSION: The cationic DC-Chol liposomes are shown to be promising carriers to deliver ASON into cytoplasma.