Functionalized, biodegradable hydrogels for control over sustained and localized siRNA delivery to incorporated and surrounding cells.

نویسندگان

  • Khanh Nguyen
  • Phuong Ngoc Dang
  • Eben Alsberg
چکیده

Currently, the most severe limitation to applying RNA interference technology is delivery, including localizing the molecules to a specific site of interest to target a specific cell population and sustaining the presentation of these molecules for a controlled period of time. In this study, we engineered a functionalized, biodegradable system created by covalent incorporation of cationic linear polyethyleneimine (LPEI) into photocrosslinked dextran (DEX) hydrogels through a biodegradable ester linkage. The key innovation of this system is that control over the sustained release of short interference RNA (siRNA) was achieved, as LPEI could electrostatically interact with siRNA to maintain siRNA within the hydrogels and degradation of the covalent ester linkages between the LPEI and the hydrogels led to tunable release of LPEI/siRNA complexes over time. The covalent conjugation of LPEI did not affect the swelling or degradation properties of the hydrogels, and the addition of siRNA and LPEI had minimal effect on their mechanical properties. These hydrogels exhibited low cytotoxicity against human embryonic kidney 293 cells (HEK293). The release profiles could be tailored by varying DEX (8 and 12% w/w) and LPEI (0, 5, 10 μg/100 μl gel) concentrations with nearly 100% cumulative release achieved at day 9 (8% w/w gel) and day 17 (12% w/w gel). The released siRNA exhibited high bioactivity with cells surrounding and inside the hydrogels over an extended time period. This controllable and sustained siRNA delivery hydrogel system that permits tailored siRNA release profiles may be valuable to guide cell fate for regenerative medicine and other therapeutic applications such as cancer treatment.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Acta biomaterialia

دوره 9 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013