1-2-dioleoyloxy-3-(trimethylammonium)propane and Glioma

Glioma is a deadly form of brain cancer. Doxorubicin is cytotoxic against glioma cells. However, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits its ability to be delivered to the brain.. Liposomes (R8PLP) formed from, 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane chloride (DOTAP), 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy-(polyethylene glycol)-2000] (PEG-DSPE), cholesterol and egg phosphatidylcholine (ePC) were modified by cell-penetrating peptide R8 conjugated with oleic acid as a novel method for delivering doxorubicin. The antitumor effect of R8PLP was evaluated by uptake, cytotoxicity and brain accumulation.. The size of R8PLP was 95 nm. Doxorubicin was loaded into R8PLP by active loading with more than 95% encapsulation efficiency. Cellular uptake of R8PLP by U87-MG cells was 8.6-fold higher than that of unmodified liposomes. R8PLP reduced cell viability by 16.18% and 18.11% compared to cholesterol-ePC-liposomes and free doxorubicin, respectively, at 3.6 μM after 24 h treatment. The biodistribution of doxorubicin in the brain was significantly improved by R8PLP. The area under the concentration-time curve (AUC. These results suggest that R8-conjugated oleic acid-modified liposomes are effective delivery vehicles for glioma.

Topics: Blood-Brain Barrier; Cell Proliferation; Cell Survival; Cell-Penetrating Peptides; Cholesterol; Doxorubicin; Drug Delivery Systems; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Glioma; Humans; Liposomes; Nanoparticles; Phosphatidylcholines; Phosphatidylethanolamines; Polyethylene Glycols; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; Tissue Distribution

For the past few years, gene-therapy has recently shown considerable clinical benefit in cancer therapy, and the applications of gene therapies in cancer treatments continue to increase perennially. EZH2, an ideal candidate for tumor gene therapy, plays an important role in the tumorigenesis.. In this study, we developed a novel gene delivery system with a self-assembly method by Methoxy polyethylene glycol-polycaprolactone (MPEG-PCL) and DOTAP(DMC). And EZH2si-DMC was used to research anti-glioma both in vitro and in vivo.. DMC with zeta-potential value of 36.7 mV and size of 35.6 nm showed good performance in the delivery siRNA to glioma cell in vitro with high 98% transfection efficiency. EZH2si-DMC showed good anti-glioma effect in vitro through inducing cell apoptosis and inhibiting cell growth. What's more, treatment of tumor-bearing mice with DMC-EZH2si complex had significantly inhibited tumor growth at the subcutaneous model in vivo by inhibiting EZH2 protein expression, promoting apoptosis and reducing proliferation.. The EZH2 siRNA and DMC complex may be used to treat the glioma in clinical as a new drug.

Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Disease Models, Animal; Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Female; Glioma; Humans; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mice, Nude; Micelles; Molecular Targeted Therapy; Nanoparticles; Polyesters; Polyethylene Glycols; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; RNA, Small Interfering

The development of methodologies for gene transfer into the central nervous system is crucial for gene therapy of neurological disorders. In this study, different cationic liposome formulations were used to transfer DNA into C6 glioma cells and primary hippocampal and cortical neurons by varying the nature of the helper lipid (DOPE, Chol) or a mixture of DOPE and cholesterol (Chol) associated to DOTAP. In addition, the effect of the lipid/DNA (+/-) charge ratio, the association of the ligand transferrin to the lipoplexes, and the stage of differentiation of the primary cells on the levels of transfection activity, transfection efficiency, and duration of gene expression were evaluated. Mechanistic studies were also performed to investigate the route of delivery of the complexes into neurons. Our results indicate that DOTAP:Chol (1:1 mol ratio) was the best formulation to transfer a reporter gene into C6 glioma cells, primary hippocampal neurons, and primary cortical neurons. The use of transferrin-associated lipoplexes resulted in a significant enhancement of transfection activity, as compared to plain lipoplexes, which can be partially attributed to the promotion of their internalization mediated by transferrin. While for hippocampal neurons the levels of luciferase gene expression are very low, for primary cortical neurons the levels of transgene expression are high and relatively stable, although only 4% of the cells has been transfected. The stage of cell differentiation revealed to be critical to the levels of gene expression. Consistent with previous findings on the mechanisms of cell internalization, the experiments with inhibitors of the endocytotic pathway clearly indicate that transferrin-associated lipoplexes are internalized into primary neurons by endocytosis. Promising results were obtained in terms of the levels and duration of gene expression, particularly in cortical neurons when transfected with the Tf-associated lipoplexes, this finding suggesting the usefulness of these lipid-based carriers to deliver genes within the CNS.

Topics: Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Cells, Cultured; Cerebral Cortex; Cholesterol; DNA; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Gene Expression; Gene Transfer Techniques; Genes, Reporter; Glioma; Hippocampus; Liposomes; Luciferases; Neurons; Phosphatidylethanolamines; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; Rats; Rats, Wistar