PUBLICATION

Poly(N-methyl-N-vinylacetamide): A Strong Alternative to Peg for Lipid-Based Nanocarriers Delivering Sirna

Authors
Berger, M., Toussaint, F., Djemaa, S.B., Maquoi, E., Pendeville, H., Evrard, B., Jerôme, C., Chain, J.L., Lechanteur, A., Mottet, D., Debuigne, A., Piel, G.
ID
ZDB-PUB-231123-13
Date
2023
Source
Advanced Healthcare Materials   13(8): e2302712 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Pendeville-Samain, Hélène
Keywords
PEG alternative, lipid nanoparticles, lipoplexes, poly(N-methyl-N-vinylacetamide), siRNA delivery
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Humans
  • Liposomes*/chemistry
  • Mice
  • Phosphatidylethanolamines/chemistry
  • Polyethylene Glycols*/chemistry
  • Polyvinyls*
  • RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
  • Zebrafish/genetics
  • Zebrafish/metabolism
PubMed
37994483 Full text @ Adv. Healthc. Mater.
Abstract
Lipid-based nanocarriers such as liposomes or lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have demonstrated high interest in delivering genetic material. This has been recently emphasized by the approval of Onpattro® and COVID-19 vaccines. PEGylation is known to provide lipid-based nanocarriers with stealth properties, but it also leads to reduced cellular uptake and endosomal escape, and to the production of anti-PEG antibodies causing accelerated blood clearance (ABC) and hypersensitivity reactions (HSR). This work highlights the great potential of amphiphilic poly(N-methyl-N-vinylacetamide) (PNMVA) derivatives as alternatives to lipid-PEG for post-insertion into lipoplexes and pre-insertion into LNPs designed for siRNA delivery. PNMVA compounds with different degrees of polymerization and hydrophobic segments, such as octadecyl and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DSPE), were synthesized. Among them, DSPE-PNMVA efficiently integrated into lipoplex and LNP membranes and prevented protein corona formation around these lipid carriers, exhibiting stealth properties comparable to DSPE-PEG. However, unlike DSPE-PEG, DSPE-PNMVA24 showed no adverse impact on lipoplexes cell uptake and endosomal escape. In in vivo study with mice, DSPE-PNMVA24 lipoplexes demonstrated no liver accumulation, indicating good stealth properties, extended circulation time after a second dose, reduced immunological reaction, and no systemic pro-inflammatory response. Safety of DSPE-PNMVA24 was confirmed at the cellular level and in animal models of zebrafish and mice. Overall, DSPE-PNMVA is an advantageous substitute to DSPE-PEG for siRNA delivery, offering comparable stealth and toxicity properties while improving efficacy of the lipid-based carriers by minimizing the dilemma effect and reducing immunological reactions, meaning no ABC or HSR effects. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping