The Codelivery of siRNA and QDs by pH-Responsive Micelle for Hepatoma Cancer Cells
The Codelivery of siRNA and QDs by pH-Responsive Micelle for Hepatoma Cancer Cells
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pH 响应胶束对肝癌细胞同时传递 siRNA 和 QD
DOI:
10.3389/fphar.2019.01194
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发表时间:
2019-10-10
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
Xu, Gaixia
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作者:
Cao, Zhonglin;Xiao, Huiyu;Xu, Gaixia
Recently, RNA interfering (RNAi) has become a promising approach for cancer therapy. However, the application of RNAi for clinics is still hindered due to the lack of safe and efficient carriers. In this study, a pH-responsive micelle based on polycaprolactone-block–poly 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (PCL-PDEM) cationic copolymer was developed to carry short interfering RNA (siRNA) for silencing interleukin 8 (IL-8) gene in hepatoma cancer cells. The transfection efficiency of the PCL-PDEM-siRNA/quantum dots (QDs) nanoplex has reached about 70%, and the expression level of IL-8 decreased about 63%. Furthermore, the codelivery of QDs and siRNA has been realized, which is beneficial to visualize the process of siRNA delivery. No considerable cytotoxicity from the nanoparticles has been observed, indicating that our responsive cationic micelle is potential in clinical trial for hepatoma cancer therapy.