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ArticleJournal of biomedical materials research. Part A2016

Hydrolytic charge-reversal of PEGylated polyplexes enhances intracellular un-packaging and activity of siRNA.

Thomas A Werfel, Corban Swain, Christopher E Nelson, Kameron V Kilchrist, Brian C Evans, Martina Miteva, Craig L Duvall

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Article in Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas A WerfelDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232.
Corban SwainDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232.
Christopher E NelsonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232.
Kameron V KilchristDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232.
Brian C EvansDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232.
Martina MitevaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232.
Craig L DuvallDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232.
Vanderbilt University · USVanderbilt Health · US

Funding

Substrate Mediated siRNA Delivery from Scaffolds to Promote Wound RepairR01EB019409 · NIBIB · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI Craig Lewis Duvall · 2014 to 2026
$4.0M
Injectable Scaffold for Efficient, Tunable siRNA Delivery to Skin WoundsR21EB012750 · NIBIB · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI DUVALL, CRAIG LEWIS · 2011 to 2012
$418k
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB019409NIBIB NIH HHS R01EB019409NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB012750NIBIB NIH HHS R21EB012750
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydrolytically degrading nano-polyplexes (HDG-NPs) that reverse charge through conversion of tertiary amines to carboxylic acids were investigated to improve intracellular un-packaging of siRNA and target gene silencing compared to a non-degradable analog (non-HDG-NPs). Both NP types comprised reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) synthesized diblock copolymers of a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) corona-forming block and a cationic block for nucleic acid packaging that incorporated butyl methacrylate (BMA) and either dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA, non-HDG-NPs) or dimethylaminoethyl acrylate (DMAEA, HDG-NPs). HDG-NPs decreased significantly in size and released significantly more siRNA (∼40%) than non-HDG-NPs after 24 h in aqueous solution. While both HDG-NPs and non-HDG-NPs had comparable uptake and cytotoxicity up to 150 nM siRNA doses, HDG-NPs achieved significantly higher target gene silencing of the model gene luciferase in vitro. High resolution FRET confocal microscopy was used to monitor the intracellular un-packaging of siRNA. Non-HDG-NPs had significantly higher FRET efficiency than HDG-NPs, indicating that siRNA delivered from HDG-NPs was more fully un-packaged and therefore had improved intracellular bioavailability.

Indexed as

AminesCarboxylic AcidsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHemolysisHumansHydrolysisMethacrylatesMicroscopy, ConfocalNanostructuresPolyethylene GlycolsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small Interfering2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylateAminesbutyl methacrylateCarboxylic AcidsMethacrylatesPolyethylene GlycolsRNA, Small Interferingcharge-reversalFRET microscopyhydrolytically degradingpolyplexesRAFTsiRNA

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PMID26691570
PMCPMC5517028
OpenAlexW2210718182

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