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Low-pH-sensitive PEG-stabilized plasmid-lipid nanoparticles: preparation and characterization.

Joon Sig Choi1, J Andrew MacKay, Francis C Szoka

  • 1Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California at San Francisco, 94143-0446, USA.

Bioconjugate Chemistry
|March 20, 2003
PubMed
Summary

New pH-sensitive plasmid-lipid nanoparticles (POD SPLP) demonstrate enhanced gene transfer efficiency. These nanoparticles utilize an acid-labile lipid for triggered endosomal escape, significantly improving in vitro gene delivery compared to pH-insensitive controls.

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Area of Science:

  • Nanomedicine
  • Biotechnology
  • Gene Therapy

Background:

  • Developing effective non-viral gene delivery vectors is crucial for gene therapy.
  • Lipid nanoparticles are promising carriers, but efficient endosomal escape remains a challenge.
  • pH-sensitive components can facilitate endosomal release.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and characterize novel pH-sensitive stabilized plasmid-lipid nanoparticles (POD SPLP).
  • To evaluate the gene transfer efficiency of POD SPLP in vitro.
  • To elucidate the mechanism of enhanced gene delivery mediated by POD SPLP.

Main Methods:

  • Preparation of POD SPLP using detergent dialysis with an acid-labile lipid (poly(ethyleneglycol)-diorthoester-distearoylglycerol lipid) and a cationic lipid-phosphatidylethanolamine mixture.

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  • Characterization of nanoparticle size, zeta potential, and DNA encapsulation efficiency.
  • Assessment of pH-triggered nanoparticle collapse and in vitro gene transfer activity.
  • Comparison with nanoparticles prepared using a pH-insensitive PEG-lipid.

    • Main Results:

    • POD SPLP nanoparticles (60 nm) were successfully prepared with optimal DNA encapsulation at specific lipid ratios.
    • POD SPLP exhibited pH-sensitive collapse at acidic pH (5.3), unlike pH-insensitive controls.
    • POD SPLP demonstrated up to 3 orders of magnitude greater gene transfer activity than pH-insensitive nanoparticles.
    • Enhanced gene transfer was attributed to faster endosomal escape, not increased cellular association.

    Conclusions:

    • The pH-sensitive POD SPLP effectively mediates enhanced gene transfer in vitro.
    • The acid-labile nature of the POD lipid facilitates triggered endosomal escape.
    • POD SPLP represents a promising synthetic vector for parenteral gene therapy applications.