Abstract
A polyelectrolyte complex micelle (PECM)-based delivery system for targeting folate (FOL) receptor overexpressing tumor cells is demonstrated using poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-conjugated oligonucleotide (ODN). The tumor targeting property was conferred to the PECM by tethering a folate moiety to the distal end of the PEG segment in an anti-sense green fluorescent protein (GFP) ODN-PEG conjugate. Nanoscale PECMs were spontaneously produced from ionic interactions between the ODN-PEG-FOL conjugate and a cationic lipid, lipofectamine (Lf). When treated with FOL receptor overexpressing cells (KB), the PCEMs caused a significant reduction in GFP expression in a dose-dependent manner. This effect was not observed in FOL receptor deficient cells (A549). The enhanced transfection of ODN-PEG-FOL/Lf PECMs to KB cells was caused by FOL receptor mediated endocytosis. The efficiency of target-specific gene suppression by ODN-PEG-FOL/Lf PECMs was maintained even in the presence of 10% fetal bovine serum in the transfection medium.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 232-237 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Biotechnology Progress |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |