Development of EphA2 siRNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles and combination with a small‐molecule histone demethylase inhibitor in prostate cancer cells and tumor spheroids

Background siRNAs hold a great potential for cancer therapy, however, poor stability in body fluids and low cellular uptake limit their use in the clinic. To enhance the bioavailability of siRNAs in tumors, novel, safe, and effective carriers are needed. Results Here, we developed cationic solid lipid nanoparticles (cSLNs) to carry siRNAs targeting EphA2 receptor tyrosine kinase (siEphA2), which is overexpressed in many solid tumors including prostate cancer. Using DDAB cationic lipid instead of DOTMA reduced nanoparticle size and enhanced both cellular uptake and gene silencing in prostate cancer cells. DDAB-cSLN showed better cellular uptake efficiency with similar silencing compared to commercial transfection reagent (Dharmafect 2). After verifying the efficacy of siEphA2-loaded nanoparticles, we further evaluated a potential combination with a histone lysine demethylase inhibitor, JIB-04. Silencing EphA2 by siEphA2-loaded DDAB-cSLN did not affect the viability (2D or 3D culture), migration, nor clonogenicity of PC-3 cells alone. However, upon co-administration with JIB-04, there was a decrease in cellular responses. Furthermore, JIB-04 decreased EphA2 expression, and thus, silencing by siEphA2-loaded nanoparticles was further increased with co-treatment. Conclusions We have successfully developed a novel siRNA-loaded lipid nanoparticle for targeting EphA2. Moreover, preliminary results of the effects of JIB-04, alone and in combination with siEphA2, on prostate cancer cells and prostate cancer tumor spheroids were presented for the first time. Our delivery system provides high transfection efficiency and shows great promise for targeting other genes and cancer types in further in vitro and in vivo studies..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

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Journal of nanobiotechnology - 19(2021), 1 vom: 08. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oner, Ezgi [VerfasserIn]
Kotmakci, Mustafa [VerfasserIn]
Baird, Anne-Marie [VerfasserIn]
Gray, Steven G. [VerfasserIn]
Debelec Butuner, Bilge [VerfasserIn]
Bozkurt, Emir [VerfasserIn]
Kantarci, Ayse Gulten [VerfasserIn]
Finn, Stephen P. [VerfasserIn]

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58.30 / Biotechnologie / Biotechnologie

50.94 / Mikrosystemtechnik / Nanotechnologie / Mikrosystemtechnik / Nanotechnologie

Themen:

Cationic solid lipid nanoparticles
DDAB
DOTMA
EphA2
Histone lysine demethylase inhibitor
JIB-04
Non‐viral gene delivery
Prostate cancer
Receptor tyrosine kinase
SiRNA

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© The Author(s) 2021

doi:

10.1186/s12951-021-00781-z

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OLC2124241273