作者:Jing-Ling Zhu、Han Cheng、Yue Jin、Si-Xue Cheng、Xian-Zheng Zhang、Ren-Xi Zhuo
DOI:10.1039/b801249k
日期:——
A series of amphiphilic cationic methoxy polyethylene glycol-b-polyN-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide-co-[2-hydroxylethylmethacrylate-poly(ε-caprolactone)]} MPEG-b-P[NDAPM-co-(HEMA-PCL)]} polymers were synthesized by combining reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and the macromonomer method. The resulting polymers were able to self-assemble into micelles in water with a critical micellar concentration (CMC) in the range of 10–30 mg L−1 and the CMC increased with the decrease in the PCL block content. It was found that the resulting polymers were able to form electrostatic complexes with plasmid DNA. The polymer–DNA complexes did not show apparent cytotoxicity in 293T cells. Importantly, the complexes exhibited good transfection efficiency in 293T cells at certain N/P ratios, while doxorubicin-loaded polymeric micelles also displayed controlled drug release. Besides, confocal microscopy showed that the drug and gene simultaneously carried by the cationic micelles could be delivered into the same cells, suggesting great potential for achieving the synergistic effect of drug and gene therapies.
通过将可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合与大分子聚合相结合,合成了一系列两亲性阳离子甲氧基聚乙二醇-b-聚N-[3-(二甲基氨基)丙基]甲基丙烯酰胺-co-[2-羟乙基甲基丙烯酸酯-聚(ε-己内酰胺)]}聚合物。通过结合可逆加成-碎片链转移(RAFT)聚合和大单体法合成了 MPEG-b-P[NDAPM-co-(HEMA-PCL)]} 聚合物。所得聚合物能够在水中自组装成胶束,临界胶束浓度(CMC)在 10-30 mg L-1 之间,且随着 PCL 嵌段含量的减少,CMC 也随之增加。研究发现,生成的聚合物能够与质粒 DNA 形成静电复合物。聚合物-DNA 复合物在 293T 细胞中没有明显的细胞毒性。重要的是,在一定的 N/P 比率下,复合物在 293T 细胞中表现出良好的转染效率,而负载多柔比星的聚合物胶束也表现出可控的药物释放。此外,共聚焦显微镜显示,阳离子胶束同时携带的药物和基因可被递送到同一个细胞中,这为实现药物和基因疗法的协同效应提供了巨大的潜力。