Journal
BIOMATERIALS
Volume 33, Issue 9, Pages 2780-2790Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.12.035
Keywords
QDs; Co-delivery; Doxorubicin; siRNA; Multidrug resistance; beta-CD
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20725103, 20831006, 21172274, 21121061]
- Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation [9351027501000003]
- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2007CB815306]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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Co-delivery of siRNA and chemotherapeutic agents has been developed to combat multidrug resistance in cancer therapy. Recently, we developed a series of quantum dots (QDs) functionalized by beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) coupled to amino acids, some of which can be used to facilitate the delivery of siRNA. In this study, two CdSe/ZnSe QDs modified with beta-CD coupled to L-Arg or L-His were used to simultaneously deliver doxorubicin (Dox) and siRNA targeting the MDR1 gene to reverse the multidrug resistance of HeLa cells. In this co-delivery system, Dox was firstly encapsulated into the hydrophobic cavities of beta-CD, resulting in bypass of P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated drug efflux. After complex formation of the mdr1 siRNA with Dox-loaded QDs via electrostatic interaction, significant down-regulation of mdr1 mRNA levels and P-gp expression was achieved as shown by RT-PCR and Western blotting experiments, respectively. The number of apoptotic HeLa cells after treatment with the complexes substantially exceeded the number of apoptotic cells induced by free Dox only. The intrinsic fluorescence of the QDs provided an approach to track the system by laser confocal microscopy. These multifunctional QDs are promising vehicles for the co-delivery of nucleic acids and chemotherapeutics and for real-time tracking of treatment. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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