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ArticleCurrent gene therapy2025

Andre Miguel Martinez Junior, Vera Aparecida de Oliveira Tiera, Marcio Jose Tiera

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Article in Current gene therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Andre Miguel Martinez JuniorDepartment of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, IBILCE, São Paulo State University - UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Vera Aparecida de Oliveira TieraDepartment of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, IBILCE, São Paulo State University - UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6286-3774
Marcio Jose TieraDepartment of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, IBILCE, São Paulo State University - UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5472-1482

Funding

São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) 2019/27801-0, 2023/03182-4
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe clinical translation of chitosan-based formulations for siRNA delivery has been partially limited by their poor stability/solubility at physiological conditions, although they have good biocompatibility and cost-effectiveness.

methodsIn this study, the chitosan was O-substituted with diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA) groups, which improved its solubility at pH 7.4 by increasing the degree of ionization and enhanced the ability of chitosan to load siRNA at very low amine/phosphate (N/P) ratios. The O-DIPEAchitosan/ siRNA nanopolyplexes were self-assembled by complexation and presented positive Zeta potentials (ζ = +8 to +10 mV), spherical-like morphology, 200-300 nm size, low polydispersity index (PDI < 0.2), and were able to protect the siRNA from degradation by RNAse. Also, the resistance to albumin-induced disassembly and aggregation revealed both good structural and colloidal stabilities of the siRNA nanopolyplexes.

resultsThe nanopolyplexes displayed low cytotoxicities in RAW 264.7 macrophages and were successfully uptaken by both macrophages and HeLa cells achieving internalization efficiency similar to Lipofectamine. A positive correlation was observed between the physicochemical properties of the siRNA nanocarrier and its transfection efficiency.

conclusionA knockdown of about 60-70% of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) was reached in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages treated with O-DIPEA-chitosan/siTNFα nanopolyplexes. Overall, the results confirmed that O-DIPEA chitosans are promising carriers for siRNA delivery.

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AminesChitosanDrug CarriersNanoparticlesRNA, Small InterferingAnimalsGene Transfer TechniquesHeLa CellsHumansMacrophagesMiceRAW 264.7 CellsTransfectionAminesChitosanDrug CarriersRNA, Small Interferingchitosan derivatives.diisopropylethylaminenon-viral vectorsnucleic acidspolymeric nanocarrierstherapy

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