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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 13, Issue 48, Pages 33721-33735Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06050k
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Intracellular delivery of proteins, peptides and biologics is an emerging field, and researchers have developed a cationic nanoparticle delivery system using a polyethyleneimine and poly-(lactic-co-glycolic acid) polymer blend, which successfully delivers Variable New Antigen Receptors (vNARs) intracellularly.
Intracellular delivery of proteins, peptides and biologics is an emerging field which has the potential to provide novel opportunities to target intracellular proteins, previously deemed 'undruggable'. However, the delivery of proteins intracellularly remains a challenge. Here, we present a cationic nanoparticle delivery system for enhanced cellular delivery of proteins through use of a polyethyleneimine and poly-(lactic-co-glycolic acid) polymer blend. Cationic nanoparticles were shown to provide increased cellular uptake compared to anionic and neutral nanoparticles, successfully delivering Variable New Antigen Receptors (vNARs), entrapped within the nanoparticle core, to the cell interior. vNARs were identified as ideal candidates for nanoparticle entrapment due to their remarkable stability. The optimised 10% PEI-PLGA nanoparticle formulation displayed low toxicity, was uniform in size and possessed appropriate cationic charge to limit cellular toxicity, whilst being capable of escaping the endo/lysosomal system and delivering their cargo to the cytosol. This work demonstrates the ability of cationic nanoparticles to facilitate intracellular delivery of vNARs, novel biologic agents with potential utility towards intracellular targets.
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