Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28441861›Full record

ArticleBiomacromolecules2017

Anionic Polymer and Quantum Dot Excipients to Facilitate siRNA Release and Self-Reporting of Disassembly in Stimuli-Responsive Nanocarrier Formulations.

Chad T Greco, Jason C Andrechak, Thomas H Epps, Millicent O Sullivan

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Biomacromolecules, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Chad T GrecoDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9106-9131
Jason C AndrechakDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States.
Thomas H EppsDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States.
Millicent O SullivanDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States.

Funding

Pilot Research Subproject ProgramP30GM110758 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI PATEL, SANDEEP · 2014 to 2018
$5.8M
Molecular Design of Advanced BiomaterialsP20GM103541 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI POLENOVA, TATYANA · 2012 to 2012
$2.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103541NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM110758
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incorporation of anionic excipients into polyplexes is a promising strategy for modulating siRNA binding versus release and integrating diagnostic capabilities; however, specific design criteria and structure-function relationships are needed to facilitate the development of nanocarrier-based theranostics. Herein, we incorporated poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and quantum dot (QD) excipients into photolabile siRNA polyplexes to increase gene silencing efficiencies by up to 100% and enable self-reporting of nanocarrier disassembly. Our systematic approach identified the functional relationships between gene silencing and key parameters such as excipient loading fractions and molecular weights that facilitated the establishment of design rules for optimization of nanocarrier efficacy. For example, we found that PAA molecular weights ∼10-20× greater than that of the coencapsulated siRNA exhibited the most efficient release and silencing. Furthermore, siRNA release assays and RNAi modeling allowed us to generate a PAA "heat map" that predicted gene silencing a priori as a function of PAA molecular weight and loading fraction. QDs further promoted selective siRNA release and provided visual as well as Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based monitoring of the dynamic changes in nanostructure in situ. Moreover, even with the addition of anionic components, our formulations exhibited substantially improved stability and shelf life relative to typical formulations, with complete stability after a week of storage and full activity in the presence of serum. Taken together, this study enabled synergistic improvements in siRNA release and diagnostic capabilities, along with the development of mechanistic insights that are critical for advancing the translation of nucleic acid theranostics into the clinic.

Indexed as

Drug CarriersAnimalsDrug CompoundingFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferGene ExpressionGene SilencingGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (Phosphorylating)HeparinLightMiceNanoparticlesNIH 3T3 CellsPhotochemical ProcessesPolyethylene GlycolsQuantum DotsQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsDrug CarriersGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (Phosphorylating)Heparinmethoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(caprolactone)-b-poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)Polyethylene GlycolsQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsRNA, Small Interfering

Identifiers

PMID28441861
PMCPMC5672795

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.