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ArticleScientific reports2022

Designing siRNA/chitosan-methacrylate complex nanolipogel for prolonged gene silencing effects.

Ye Cao, Yang Fei Tan, Yee Shan Wong, Muhammad Aminuddin, Bhuthalingam Ramya, Melvin Wen Jie Liew, Jiaxin Liu, Subbu S Venkatraman

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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8 authors.

Ye Cao *Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Yang Fei Tan *School of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Yee Shan WongSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Muhammad AminuddinSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Bhuthalingam RamyaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Melvin Wen Jie LiewSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Jiaxin LiuInstitute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Subbu S VenkatramanSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. subbu@nus.edu.sg.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite immense revolutionary therapeutics potential, sustaining release of active small interfering RNA (siRNA) remains an arduous challenge. The development of nanoparticles with siRNA sustained release capabilities provides an avenue to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of gene-based therapy. Herein, we present a new system based on the encapsulation of siRNA/chitosan-methacrylate (CMA) complexes into liposomes to form UV crosslinkable Nanolipogels (NLGs) with sustained siRNA-release properties in vitro. We demonstrated that the CMA nanogel in NLGs can enhance the encapsulation efficiency of siRNA and provide sustained release of siRNA up to 28 days. To understand the particle mechanism of cellular entry, multiple endocytic inhibitors have been used to investigate its endocytosis pathways. The study saw positively charged NLGs entering cells via multiple endocytosis pathways, facilitating endosomal escape and slowly releasing siRNA into the cytoplasm. Transfection experiments confirmed that the crosslinked NLG delivery system provides effective transfection and prolonged silencing effect up to 14 days in cell cultures. We expect that this sustained-release siRNA NLG platform would be of interest in both fundamental biological studies and in clinical applications to extend the use of siRNA-based therapies.

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ChitosanNanoparticlesDelayed-Action PreparationsGene SilencingMethacrylatesRNA, Small InterferingChitosanDelayed-Action PreparationsMethacrylatesRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID35241750
PMCPMC8894398

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