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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 529, Issue 1-2, Pages 347-356Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.06.090
Keywords
Penetratin; Hyaluronic acid; Antisense oligonucleotides; Complex; Ocular gene delivery
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- National Natural Science Fund of China [81172994, 81573358, 81690263, 81273447]
- Major Key Basic Research Fundamental Program of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (China) [14JC1492300]
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Inhibition of gene expression by nucleic acids is a promising strategy in the treatment of ocular diseases. However, intraocular delivery of nucleic acids to the posterior ocular tissues remains a great challenge due to the presence of various biological barriers. To circumvent this problem, we established a novel penetratin (P) modified poly(amidoamine) dendrimer (D)/hyaluronic acid (H) complex to deliver antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs, O). Complexes (D/O, HD/O and PHD/O) were easily prepared and modification layers (hyaluronic acid and penetratin) were respectively absorbed on the surface via electrostatic interaction. Complexes with different outer layers were characterized as spherical particles with reversed charges. In vitro cellular uptake of ASOs in PHD/O complex was significantly increased than those in other formulations. In vivo studies were carried out after topical instillation of the complexes in the conjunctival sac of mice. Compared with D/O and HD/O, PHD/O exhibited much more distribution in the posterior segment of the eyes and prolonged retention time of ASOs in retina for more than 8 h. Taken together, these results indicated that PHD/O complex possessed substantially improved ocular permeability and distribution in the posterior ocular tissues. This work provided a promising noninvasive intraocular delivery strategy for nucleic acids via topical administration. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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