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  • Drug Delivery

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  • Polyelectrolyte complexes (polyplexes) require shielding agents to prevent aggregation in biological fluids and prolong circulation.
  • Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is the primary shielding agent for non-viral carriers, but alternatives are sought.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate polysarcosine (pSar) as a steric stabilization agent for lipo-cationic polyplexes.
  • To compare the in vivo performance of pSar-shielded polyplexes with unshielded and PEG-shielded counterparts.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of azide-functionalized lipo-oligomers and subsequent complexation with siRNA.
  • Surface functionalization of lipopolyplexes with polysarcosine via click chemistry.
  • Assessment of shielding effects using biophysical assays and near-infrared fluorescence bioimaging in mice.

Main Results:

  • Polysarcosine functionalization minimally increased the size of ~100 nm lipopolyplexes.
  • pSar shielding significantly reduced cellular uptake.
  • pSar-shielded polyplexes exhibited extended blood circulation times, comparable to PEG-shielded systems.

Conclusions:

  • Polysarcosine serves as an effective shielding agent for lipo-cationic polyplexes.
  • pSar demonstrates potential as a viable alternative to PEG for enhancing the in vivo performance of non-viral gene delivery vectors.