pH-Responsive Sulfonamide/PEI System for Tumor Specific Gene Delivery: An in Vitro Study
- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biomacromolecules
- Vol. 7 (1), 64-70
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bm0503571
Abstract
The feasibility of pH-sensitive polymeric nanoparticles that effectively target the acidic extracellular matrix of tumors is demonstrated. Plasmid DNA was complexed with polyethyleneimine (PEI) and further with a pH-sensitive diblock copolymer, poly(methacryloyl sulfadimethoxine) (PSD)-block-PEG (PSD-b-PEG), to obtain naonparticles. The shielding/deshielding of nanoparticles was tested along with cell viability and transfection efficiency at physiological and tumor pH. The nanoparticles composed of DNA/PEI/PSD-b-PEG were 300 nm in size and showed low cytotoxicity and transfection at pH 7.4 due to shielding of PEI by PSD-b-PEG. The PSD-b-PEG bound to PEI/DNA complex decreased the interaction of PEI positive charges with cells and reduced the cytotoxicity by 60%. At pH 6.6, the nanoparticles demonstrated high cytotoxicity and transfection, indicating PSD-b-PEG detachment from the nanoparticles and permit PEI to interact with cells. PSD-b-PEG is able to discern the small difference in pH between normal and tumor tissues and hence has remarkable potential in drug targeting to tumor areas.Keywords
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