pH- and redox-responsive nanoparticles composed of charge-reversible pullulan-based shells and disulfide-containing poly(ß-amino ester) cores for co-delivery of a gene and chemotherapeutic agent

Nanotechnology
Sipei ZhangYinsong Wang

Abstract

A novel pH- and redox-responsive nanoparticle system was designed based on a charge-reversible pullulan derivative (CAPL) and disulfide-containing poly(β-amino ester) (ssPBAE) for the co-delivery of a gene and chemotherapeutic agent targeting hepatoma. The end-alkene groups of ssPBAE were reacted with diethylenetriamine to form amino-modified ssPBAE (NH-ssPBAE). Methotrexate (MTX), a chemotherapy agent, was then conjugated to NH-ssPBAE via an amide bond to obtain the polymeric prodrug ssPBAE-MTX. ssPBAE-MTX exhibited a good capability for condensing genes, including plasmid DNA (pDNA) and tetramethyl rhodamine-labeled DNA (TAMRA-DNA), and almost completely condensed pDNA at the weight ratio of 5/1 to form spherical nanocomplexes with a uniform size. In a D,L-dithiothreitol solution, the ssPBAE-MTX/pDNA nanocomplexes showed rapid release of pDNA and MTX, indicating their redox-responsive capability. CAPL, a pullulan derivative containing β-carboxylic amide bond, was efficiently coated on the surfaces of ssPBAE-MTX/pDNA nanocomplexes to form polysaccharide shells, thus realizing co-loading of the gene and chemotherapeutic agent. CAPL/ssPBAE-MTX/pDNA nanoparticles displayed an obvious pH-responsive charge reversal ability due to t...Continue Reading

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