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ArticleSmall methods2025

Systemic Brain Delivery of Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Enhanced by Protein Corona-Assisted DNA Cubes.

Kyoung-Ran Kim, Ji Hee Kang, Hien Bao Dieu Thai, Ji Hyun Back, Chengde Mao, Ji Eun Lee, Young Tag Ko, Dae-Ro Ahn

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Article in Small methods, 2025. 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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Kyoung-Ran KimChemical and Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Ji Hee KangCollege of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoe-ro, Incheon, 21936, Republic of Korea.
Hien Bao Dieu ThaiChemical and Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Ji Hyun BackChemical and Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Chengde MaoDepartment of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Ji Eun LeeChemical and Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Young Tag KoCollege of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoe-ro, Incheon, 21936, Republic of Korea.
Dae-Ro AhnChemical and Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7108-5855

Funding

Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) 2E32332Korean government (Ministry of Education) NRF-2021R1I1A1A01042149Korean government (MSIT) 2022M3E5F1018118Korean government (MSIT) RS-2023-00243851Korean government (MSIT) RS-2024-00396224Korean government (MSIT) RS-2024-00397042Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)National Research FoundationNational Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology
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Abstract

The systemic delivery of oligonucleotide therapeutics to the brain is challenging but highly desirable for the treatment of brain diseases undruggable with traditional small-molecule drugs. In this study, a set of DNA nanostructures is prepared and screened them to develop a protein corona-assisted platform for the brain delivery of oligonucleotide therapeutics. The biodistribution analysis of intravenously injected DNA nanostructures reveals that a cube-shaped DNA nanostructure (D-Cb) can penetrate the brain-blood barrier (BBB) and reach the brain tissue. The brain distribution level of D-Cb is comparable to that of other previous nanoparticles conjugated with brain-targeting ligands. Proteomic analysis of the protein corona formed on D-Cb suggests that its brain distribution is driven by endothelial receptor-targeting ligands in the protein corona, which mediate transcytosis for crossing the BBB. D-Cb is subsequently used to deliver an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) to treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in mice. While free ASO is unable to reach the brain, ASO loaded onto D-Cb is delivered efficiently to the brain tumor region, where it downregulates the target gene and exerts an anti-tumor effect on GBM. D-Cb is expected to serve as a viable platform based on protein corona formation for systemic brain delivery of oligonucleotide therapeutics.

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BrainDNADrug Delivery SystemsOligonucleotidesOligonucleotides, AntisenseProtein CoronaAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorGlioblastomaHumansMiceNanostructuresTissue DistributionDNAOligonucleotidesOligonucleotides, AntisenseProtein Coronabrain deliveryDNA nanostructuresglioblastoma multiformeoligonucleotide therapeuticsprotein corona

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