Pre- and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of cFLIP for Effective Cancer Therapy Using pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles

Cellular FLIP (cFLIP) is a crucial player of apoptosis-regulated pathways that is frequently overexpressed in solid cancers. To inhibit c-FLIP, pre- and post-transcriptionally, a multifunctional nanoparticle (NP) was created to deliver cFLIP-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) into cancer cells....

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Main Authors: Phung, Cao Dai, Tran, Tuan Hiep, Choi, Ju-Yeon, Jeong, Jee-Heon, Ku, Sae Kwang, Yong, Chul Soon, Kim, Jong Oh
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spelling oai:localhost:PNK-14272022-08-17T05:54:40Z Pre- and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of cFLIP for Effective Cancer Therapy Using pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles Phung, Cao Dai Tran, Tuan Hiep Choi, Ju-Yeon Jeong, Jee-Heon Ku, Sae Kwang Yong, Chul Soon Kim, Jong Oh Effective Cancer Therapy pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles Cellular FLIP (cFLIP) is a crucial player of apoptosis-regulated pathways that is frequently overexpressed in solid cancers. To inhibit c-FLIP, pre- and post-transcriptionally, a multifunctional nanoparticle (NP) was created to deliver cFLIP-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) into cancer cells. Specifically, Vorinostat (Vor)-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) were conjugated with polyethylenimine-biotin (PB), followed by electrostatically binding with cFLIP siRNA (Vor/siR@MSN-PB). To stabilize and prolong the circulation time of nanoparticles, a bialdehyde-modified poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) was cross-linked onto the polyethylenimine (PEI) backbone via the formation of the imine linkage (Schiff base) (Vor/siR@MSN-PB-PEG). The Schiff base is highly stable at physiological pH 7.4 but labile under slightly acidic pH conditions. In the acidic tumor microenvironment (TME), the PEG outer layer could be rapidly cleaved, resulting in the switching of the nanoparticle surface charge to positive, which specifically enhances internalization of the NPs to the biotin-positive tumor cells. Our results demonstrated the successful preparation of Vor/siR@MSN-PB-PEG NPs, in which the siRNA was effectively protected in serum and regulated the expression of cFlip, post-transcriptionally. The presence of the PEG layer resulted in high tumor accumulation and high efficacy in tumor inhibition, which was a result of the efficient cFLIP suppression. Furthermore, in the low-dose regimen of Vorinostat—the pre-transcriptional cFLIP suppressor, treatment with Vor/siR@MSN-PB-PEG NPs was found to be safe with the treated mice, indicating a promising combination regimen for cancer therapy. 2021-05-31T07:38:33Z 2021-05-31T07:38:33Z 2021 Article Working Paper https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.0c20624 https://dlib.phenikaa-uni.edu.vn/handle/PNK/1427 en application/pdf ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021
institution Digital Phenikaa
collection Digital Phenikaa
language English
topic Effective Cancer Therapy
pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles
spellingShingle Effective Cancer Therapy
pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles
Phung, Cao Dai
Tran, Tuan Hiep
Choi, Ju-Yeon
Jeong, Jee-Heon
Ku, Sae Kwang
Yong, Chul Soon
Kim, Jong Oh
Pre- and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of cFLIP for Effective Cancer Therapy Using pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles
description Cellular FLIP (cFLIP) is a crucial player of apoptosis-regulated pathways that is frequently overexpressed in solid cancers. To inhibit c-FLIP, pre- and post-transcriptionally, a multifunctional nanoparticle (NP) was created to deliver cFLIP-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) into cancer cells. Specifically, Vorinostat (Vor)-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) were conjugated with polyethylenimine-biotin (PB), followed by electrostatically binding with cFLIP siRNA (Vor/siR@MSN-PB). To stabilize and prolong the circulation time of nanoparticles, a bialdehyde-modified poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) was cross-linked onto the polyethylenimine (PEI) backbone via the formation of the imine linkage (Schiff base) (Vor/siR@MSN-PB-PEG). The Schiff base is highly stable at physiological pH 7.4 but labile under slightly acidic pH conditions. In the acidic tumor microenvironment (TME), the PEG outer layer could be rapidly cleaved, resulting in the switching of the nanoparticle surface charge to positive, which specifically enhances internalization of the NPs to the biotin-positive tumor cells. Our results demonstrated the successful preparation of Vor/siR@MSN-PB-PEG NPs, in which the siRNA was effectively protected in serum and regulated the expression of cFlip, post-transcriptionally. The presence of the PEG layer resulted in high tumor accumulation and high efficacy in tumor inhibition, which was a result of the efficient cFLIP suppression. Furthermore, in the low-dose regimen of Vorinostat—the pre-transcriptional cFLIP suppressor, treatment with Vor/siR@MSN-PB-PEG NPs was found to be safe with the treated mice, indicating a promising combination regimen for cancer therapy.
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author Phung, Cao Dai
Tran, Tuan Hiep
Choi, Ju-Yeon
Jeong, Jee-Heon
Ku, Sae Kwang
Yong, Chul Soon
Kim, Jong Oh
author_facet Phung, Cao Dai
Tran, Tuan Hiep
Choi, Ju-Yeon
Jeong, Jee-Heon
Ku, Sae Kwang
Yong, Chul Soon
Kim, Jong Oh
author_sort Phung, Cao Dai
title Pre- and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of cFLIP for Effective Cancer Therapy Using pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles
title_short Pre- and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of cFLIP for Effective Cancer Therapy Using pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles
title_full Pre- and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of cFLIP for Effective Cancer Therapy Using pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles
title_fullStr Pre- and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of cFLIP for Effective Cancer Therapy Using pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles
title_full_unstemmed Pre- and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of cFLIP for Effective Cancer Therapy Using pH-Ultrasensitive Nanoparticles
title_sort pre- and post-transcriptional regulation of cflip for effective cancer therapy using ph-ultrasensitive nanoparticles
publisher ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021
publishDate 2021
url https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.0c20624
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