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CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 1, Pages 1-11Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cimb45010001
Keywords
inflammation; macrophage polarization; lipid nano particles; prostaglandin E2; siRNA
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This study aimed to deliver anti-prostaglandin E synthase 2 (anti-PGE2-siRNA) antibodies using lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to treat acute inflammatory diseases. The LNPs were synthesized and characterized, and it was found that siRNA delivery via LNPs resulted in a significant decrease in PGE2 expression, affecting pro-inflammatory macrophage polarization.
Pro-inflammatory macrophage polarization is crucial in acute inflammatory diseases like Acute lung injury (ALI), and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is believed to promote inflammation in such cases. Therefore, our study aimed to deliver anti-prostaglandin E synthase 2 small interfering RNA antibodies (anti-PGE2-siRNA) through lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) in RAW264.7 (The murine macrophage cell line) to find a possible cure to the acute inflammatory diseases. LNPs were synthesized by using thin layer evaporation method and were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), Zeta potential, SEM and TEM analysis. The obtained NPs were spherical with an average size of 73 nm and zeta potential +29mV. MTT assay revealed that these NPs were non-toxic in nature. Gel retardation assay displayed 5:2 ratio of siRNA and NPs as the best siRNA:LNPs ratio for the delivery of siRNA into cells. After siRNA delivery by using LNPs, real time gene expression analysis revealed significant decrease in the expression of PGE2. Western blot results confirmed that silencing of PGE2 gene influence inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and interlukin-1 beta (1L-1 beta), markers involved in pro-inflammatory macrophage polarization. Our study revealed that LNPs synthesized in present study can be one of the effective methods to deliver anti-PGE2-siRNA to control pro-inflammatory macrophage polarization for the treatment of acute inflammatory response.
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