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ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE
卷 6, 期 11, 页码 2008-2022出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00568
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- National Science Foundation [CBET1554623, 1445197, 1937963]
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [5R21AI121626]
- NIH Integrated Training in Engineering and Diabetes Training Grant [T32 DK101003]
- American Cancer Society [IRG-58-009-56]
- Vanderbilt University Discovery Grant Program
- Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation [SID924]
- VINSE National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) [DMR 1263182]
- Congressionally-Directed Medical Research Program [W81XWH-161-0063, W81XWH-20-1-0624]
- Division Of Graduate Education
- Direct For Education and Human Resources [1937963] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
RNA ligands of retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) hold significant promise as antiviral agents, vaccine adjuvants, and cancer immunotherapeutics, but their efficacy is hindered by inefficient intracellular delivery to the cytosol where RIG-I is localized. Here, we address this challenge through the synthesis and evaluation of a library of polymeric carriers rationally designed to promote the endosomal escape of 5'-triphosphate RNA (3pRNA) RIG-I agonists. We synthesized a series of PEG-block(DMAEMA-co-A(n)MA) polymers, where A(n)MA is an alkyl methacrylate monomer ranging from n = 2-12 carbons, of variable composition, and examined effects of polymer structure on the intracellular delivery of 3pRNA. Through in vitro screening of 30 polymers, we identified four lead carriers (4-50, 6-40, 8-40, and 10-40, where the first number refers to the alkyl chain length and the second number refers to the percentage of hydrophobic monomer) that packaged 3pRNA into similar to 100-nm-diameter particles and significantly enhanced its immunostimulatory activity in multiple cell types. In doing so, these studies also revealed an interplay between alkyl chain length and monomer composition in balancing RNA loading, pH-responsive properties, and endosomal escape, studies that establish new structure-activity relationships for polymeric delivery of 3pRNA and other nucleic acid therapeutics. Importantly, lead carriers enabled intravenous administration of 3pRNA in mice, resulting in increased RIG-I activation as measured by increased levels of IFN-alpha in serum and elevated expression of Ifnb1 and Cxcl10 in major clearance organs, effects that were dependent on polymer composition. Collectively, these studies have yielded novel polymeric carriers designed and optimized specifically to enhance the delivery and activity of 3pRNA with potential to advance the clinical development of RIG-I agonists.
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