Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS APPLICATIONS
Volume 30, Issue 3, Pages 257-268Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0885328215579422
Keywords
Animal model; drug delivery; polyurethane; siRNA
Funding
- Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers
- senior research fellowship from National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia [GNT1002009]
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Gene silencing using small interfering RNA has been proposed as a therapy for cancer, viral infections and other diseases. This study aimed to investigate whether layer-by-layer polymer surface modification could deliver small interfering RNA to decrease fibrotic processes associated with medical device implantation. Anti-green fluorescent protein labelled small interfering RNA was applied to tissue culture plates and polyurethane using a layer-by-layer technique with small interfering RNA and poly-L-lysine. In vitro studies showed that the level of down-regulation of green fluorescent protein was directly related to the number of coatings applied. This layer-by-layer coating technique was then used to generate Rhodamine-Flii small interfering RNA-coated implants for in vivo studies of small interfering RNA delivery via subcutaneous implantation in mice. After two days, Rh-positive cells were observed on the implants' surface indicating cellular uptake of the Rhodamine-Flii small interfering RNA. Decreased Flii gene expression was observed in tissue surrounding the Rhodamine-Flii small interfering RNA coated implants for up to seven days post implantation, returning to baseline by day 21. Genes downstream from Flii, including TGF-beta 1 and TGF-beta 3, showed significantly altered expression confirming a functional effect of the Rhodamine-Flii small interfering RNA on gene expression. This research demonstrates proof-of-principle that small interfering RNA can be delivered via layer-by-layer coatings on biomaterials and thereby can alter the fibrotic process.
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