scholarly journals Bioreducible Cationic Polymers for Gene Transfection

Biomedicine ◽  
10.5772/38846 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Lin ◽  
Bo Lou
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-109
Author(s):  
Jailson de Araújo Santos ◽  
Daniel Barbosa Liarte ◽  
Alessandra Braga Ribeiro ◽  
Marcia dos Santos Rizzo ◽  
Marcília Pinheiro da Costa ◽  
...  

Bacterial transformation and gene transfection can be understood as being the results of introducing specific genetic material into cells, resulting in gene expression, and adding a new genetic trait to the host cell. Many studies have been carried out to investigate different types of lipids and cationic polymers as promising nonviral vectors for DNA transfer. The present study aimed to carry out a systematic review on the use of biopolymeric materials as nonviral vectors. The methodology was carried out based on searches of scientific articles and applications for patents published or deposited from 2006 to 2020 in different databases for patents (EPO, USPTO, and INPI) and articles (Scopus, Web of Science, and Scielo). The results showed that there are some deposits of patents regarding the use of chitosan as a gene carrier. The 16 analyzed articles allowed us to infer that the use of biopolymers as nonviral vectors is limited due to the low diversity of biopolymers used for these purposes. It was also observed that the use of different materials as nonviral vectors is based on chemical structure modifications of the material, mainly by the addition of cationic groups. Thus, the use of biopolymers as nonviral vectors is still limited to only a few polysaccharide types, emphasizing the need for further studies involving the use of different biopolymers in processes of gene transfer.


ACS Omega ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 2090-2101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nino Zavradashvili ◽  
Can Sarisozen ◽  
Giorgi Titvinidze ◽  
Giuli Otinashvili ◽  
Tengiz Kantaria ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (42) ◽  
pp. 8394-8400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keni Yang ◽  
Shengliang Li ◽  
Shubin Jin ◽  
Xiangdong Xue ◽  
Tingbin Zhang ◽  
...  

Luminescent nanoparticles (TPEI) were synthesized to tackle the undesired cytotoxicity of cationic polymers and were also used for visible gene transfection.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 2647-2655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baizhu Chen ◽  
Chi Wu

To mimic the effect of cationic polymers, we selected to use vesicle associated membrane protein-8 (VAMP8) and modified its N-terminus with different cationic cell penetrating peptides (CPPs). The modified fusion proteins are expressed in an Escherichia coli system and purified after extraction. These modified VAMP8 proteins are used as free chains for gene transfection, while using bPEI-25k to condense the pDNA.


2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 1602-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lolita Zaliauskiene ◽  
Ula Bernadisiute ◽  
Ausvydas Vareikis ◽  
Ricardas Makuska ◽  
Ieva Volungeviciene ◽  
...  

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (14) ◽  
pp. 3277
Author(s):  
Juan L. Paris ◽  
Filipe Coelho ◽  
Alexandra Teixeira ◽  
Lorena Diéguez ◽  
Bruno F. B. Silva ◽  
...  

Complexes combining nucleic acids with lipids and polymers (lipopolyplexes) show great promise for gene therapy since they enable compositional, physical and functional versatility to be optimized for therapeutic efficiency. When developing lipopolyplexes for gene delivery, one of the first evaluations performed is an in vitro transfection efficiency experiment. Many different in vitro models can be used, and the effect of the model on the experiment outcome has not been thoroughly studied. The objective of this work was to compare the insights obtained from three different in vitro models, as well as the potential limitations associated with each of them. We have prepared a series of lipopolyplex formulations with three different cationic polymers (poly-l-lysine, bioreducible poly-l-lysine and polyethyleneimine), and assessed their in vitro biological performance in 2D monolayer cell culture, 3D spheroid culture and microdroplet-based single-cell culture. Lipopolyplexes from different polymers presented varying degrees of transfection efficiency in all models. The best-performing formulation in 2D culture was the polyethyleneimine lipopolyplex, while lipoplexes prepared with bioreducible poly-l-lysine were the only ones achieving any transfection in microdroplet-enabled cell culture. None of the prepared formulations achieved significant gene transfection in 3D culture. All of the prepared formulations were well tolerated by cells in 2D culture, while at least one formulation (poly-l-lysine polyplex) delayed 3D spheroid growth. These results highlight the need for selecting the appropriate in vitro model depending on the intended application.


Biomaterials ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 2369-2378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shrinivas Venkataraman ◽  
Wei Lin Ong ◽  
Zhan Yuin Ong ◽  
Say Chye Joachim Loo ◽  
Pui Lai Rachel Ee ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 1535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Yu ◽  
Shufeng Li ◽  
Liandong Feng ◽  
Yucheng Liu ◽  
Xiaoliang Qi ◽  
...  

Magnetic polyethyleneimine (PEI) complexes have demonstrated to be simple and efficient vectors for enhancing gene transfection. However, the high cytotoxicity of PEI restricts its further application in vivo. In this study, we synthesized several low cytotoxicity biodegradable cationic polymers derived from PEI (Mw 600) linked with diglycidyl tartrate (DT-PEI) or its analogues (diglycidyl succinate (DS-PEI) and diglycidyl malate (DM-PEI); D-PEIs for all 3 polymers). Moreover, a type of biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) with negative charges was prepared to assemble with D-PEIs/DNA complexes via electrostatic interactions. The magnetic ternary complexes have appropriate sizes of 120–150 nm and zeta potential values of ~20–25 mV. The transfection ability and cell viability of D-PEIs increased as the amount of hydroxyl groups increased in the repeat unit, which indicated that increasing the hydroxyl number in the backbone of D-PEIs can enhance gene expression and decrease cytotoxicity in A549 cells. Magnetofection of DT-PEI showed similar transfection efficiency with 30 min incubation; in contrast, the standard incubation time was 4 h. All three magnetic complexes displayed lower cytotoxicity when compared with those of PEI complexes in COS-7 and A549. These results indicated that these series of magnetic PEI derivatives complexes could be potential nanocarriers for gene delivery.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenfei Wang ◽  
Xiaobei Huang ◽  
Litao Sun ◽  
Qiuxia Li ◽  
Zhili Li ◽  
...  

Topological structure plays a critical role in gene delivery of cationic polymers. Cyclic poly(ß-amino ester)s (CPAEs) are successfully synthesized via sequential Michael addition and free radical initiating ring-closure reaction. CPAE...


1972 ◽  
Vol 27 (01) ◽  
pp. 121-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Massini ◽  
E. F Lüscher

SummaryHuman blood platelets are aggregated by the basic polymers polylysine and DEAE- dextran. Under certain conditions a second phase of aggregation, concomitant with the release reaction, is elicited. The presence of ADP, calcium ions and a plasmatic cofactor within the primary aggregates are necessary for the induction of the release reaction. These experiments demonstrate that cell contact per se does not lead to a release reaction ; in order to become effective it must take place in the presence of ADP.


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