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Diblock Copolymer Hydrophobicity Facilitates Efficient Gene Silencing and Cytocompatible Nanoparticle-Mediated siRNA Delivery to Musculoskeletal Cell Types.


ABSTRACT: pH-responsive diblock copolymers provide tailorable nanoparticle (NP) architecture and chemistry critical for siRNA delivery. Here, diblock polymers varying in first (corona) and second (core) block molecular weight (Mn), corona/core ratio, and core hydrophobicity (%BMA) were synthesized to determine their effect on siRNA delivery in murine tenocytes (mTenocyte) and murine and human mesenchymal stem cells (mMSC and hMSCs, respectively). NP-mediated siRNA uptake, gene silencing, and cytocompatibility were quantified. Uptake is positively correlated with first block Mn in mTenocytes and hMSCs (p ? 0.0005). All NP resulted in significant gene silencing that was positively correlated with %BMA (p < 0.05) in all cell types. Cytocompatibility was reduced in mTenocytes compared to MSCs (p < 0.0001). %BMA was positively correlated with cytocompatibility in MSCs (p < 0.05), suggesting stable NP are more cytocompatible. Overall, this study shows that NP-siRNA cytocompatibility is cell type dependent, and hydrophobicity (%BMA) is the critical diblock copolymer property for efficient gene silencing in musculoskeletal cell types.

SUBMITTER: Malcolm DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5736382 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Diblock Copolymer Hydrophobicity Facilitates Efficient Gene Silencing and Cytocompatible Nanoparticle-Mediated siRNA Delivery to Musculoskeletal Cell Types.

Malcolm Dominic W DW   Freeberg Margaret A T MAT   Wang Yuchen Y   Sims Kenneth R KR   Awad Hani A HA   Benoit Danielle S W DSW  

Biomacromolecules 20171011 11


pH-responsive diblock copolymers provide tailorable nanoparticle (NP) architecture and chemistry critical for siRNA delivery. Here, diblock polymers varying in first (corona) and second (core) block molecular weight (M<sub>n</sub>), corona/core ratio, and core hydrophobicity (%BMA) were synthesized to determine their effect on siRNA delivery in murine tenocytes (mTenocyte) and murine and human mesenchymal stem cells (mMSC and hMSCs, respectively). NP-mediated siRNA uptake, gene silencing, and cy  ...[more]

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