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Gene therapy using small interfering RNA (siRNA) is emerging as a novel therapeutic approach to treat various diseases.However,safe and efficient siRNA delivery still constitutes the major obstacle for clinical implementation of siRNA therapeutics.Here we
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Aix-Marseille Université,CNRS,Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille (CINaM),UMR 7325
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Gene therapy using small interfering RNA (siRNA) is emerging as a novel therapeutic approach to treat various diseases.However,safe and efficient siRNA delivery still constitutes the major obstacle for clinical implementation of siRNA therapeutics.Here we report an ionizable supramolecular dendrimer vector,formed via self-assembly of a small amphiphilic dendrimer,as an effective siRNA delivery system with a favorable safety profile.By virtue of the ionizable tertiary amine terminals,the supramolecular dendrimer has a low positively charged surface potential and no notable cytotoxicity at physiological pH.Nonetheless,this ionizable feature imparted sufficient surface charge to the supramolecular dendrimer to enable formation of a stable complex with siRNA via electrostatic interactions.The resulting siRNA/dendrimer delivery system had a surface charge that was neither neutral,thus avoiding aggregation,nor too high,thus avoiding cytotoxicity,but was sufficient for favorable cellular uptake and endosomal release of the siRNA.When tested in different cancer cell lines and patient-derived cancer organoids,this dendrimer-mediated siRNA delivery system effectively silenced the oncogenes Myc and Akt2 with a potent antiproliferative effect,outperforming the gold standard vector,Lipofectamine 2000.Therefore,this ionizable supramolecular dendrimer represents a promising vector for siRNA delivery.The concept of supramolecular dendrimer nanovectors via self-assembly is new,yet easy to implement in practice,offering a new perspective for supramolecular chemistry in biomedical applications.
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