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ArticlePharmaceutical research2008

Characterization of polyion complex micelles designed to address the challenges of oligonucleotide delivery.

Marie-Hélène Dufresne, Mahmoud Elsabahy, Jean-Christophe Leroux

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marie-Hélène DufresneFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7, Canada.
Mahmoud Elsabahy
Jean-Christophe Leroux
Université de Montréal · CA

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purposeTo optimize oligonucleotide (ODN)-based polyion complex micelles (PICMs) by studying the effects of polymer composition and length on their properties.

methodsAtom transfer radical polymerization was used to synthesize copolymers with increasing hydrophilic nonionic and cationic block lengths. PICMs were prepared by mixing the copolymers and ODN at various nitrogen-to-phosphate (N/P) ratios and characterized by gel electrophoresis and dynamic light scattering. The stability of the complexes towards dissociation was tested using a competitive assay with heparin. Finally, protection of the incorporated ODN against DNAse I degradation was evaluated.

resultsA library of copolymers composed of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(aminoethyl methacrylate) (PAEMA) and/or poly((dimethylamino)ethylmethacrylate) (PDMAEMA) was synthesized. All polymers efficiently interacted with the ODN at N/P ratios approaching 1.5. Narrowly distributed but easily dissociable PICMs were obtained using PEG 5000 and short DMAEMA chains. Shortening the PEG block to 2000, increasing the number of cationic units and using AEMA produced more stable complexes but at the cost of colloidal properties. All polymers were able to protect the ODN from nuclease degradation.

conclusionsPEG 3000-based PICMs possess good colloidal properties, intermediate stability towards dissociation and adjustable buffering capacity, making them potentially useful for the delivery of nucleic acid drugs.

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Gene Transfer TechniquesMicellesBuffersDeoxyribonuclease IHeparinMethacrylatesMolecular WeightNitrogenNylonsPhosphatesPhosphorothioate OligonucleotidesPolyethylene Glycols2-aminoethylmethacrylateBuffersDeoxyribonuclease IHeparinMethacrylatesMicellesNitrogenNylonsPhosphatesPhosphorothioate Oligonucleotidespoly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)Polyethylene Glycols

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PMID18452054
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