Ultrasound image-guided cancer gene therapy using iRGD dual-targeted magnetic cationic microbubbles - 29/02/24
Abstract |
The gene therapy attracted more and more attention for the tumor therapy. To obtain a safe gene therapy system, the new gene vectors beyond the virus were developed for a high gene therapy efficiency. The ultrasound mediated gene therapy was safer and the plasmid DNA could be delivered by the microbubbles and combined with the ultrasound to increase the gene transfection efficiency. In this work, the cationic microbubbles decorated with Cyclo(Cys-Arg-Gly-Asp-Lys-Gly-Pro-AspCys) (iRGD peptides) and magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles (MBiM) was designed for targeted ultrasound contrast imaging guided gene therapy of tumors. The ultrasound image intensity was dramatically enhanced at the tumor site that received MBiM with the magnet applied, compared to those administrated the non-targeted microbubbles (MBb) or the microbubbles with only one target material on the surface (MBM and MBbi). The pGPU6/GFP/Neo-shAKT2 was used as a sample gene, which down regulate the AKT2 protein expression for the cancer therapy. It illustrated that MBiM/AKT2 had the highest gene transfection efficiency in the studied microbubbles mediated by the ultrasound, leading to the AKT2 protein expression downregulation and the strongest tumor killing effect in vitro and in vivo. In summary, a novel and biocompatible gene delivery platform via MBiM with both the endogenous and external targeting effects for breast cancer theranostics was developed.
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The iRGD dual-targeted magnetic cationic microbubble was designed to deliver the AKT2-shRNA plasmid for the enhanced ultrasound contrast imaging and improved gene therapy efficiency.
The iRGD dual-targeted magnetic cationic microbubble was designed to deliver the AKT2-shRNA plasmid for the enhanced ultrasound contrast imaging and improved gene therapy efficiency.ga1Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.
Highlights |
• | iRGD dual-targeted magnetic microbubbles (MBiM) designed for targeted gene delivery. |
• | The ultrasound image intensity at the tumor site was enhanced by MBiM. |
• | The gene therapy efficiency was improved by MBiM mediated by ultrasound. |
Keywords : Ultrasound, Molecular imaging, Gene therapy, Magnetic iRGD dual-targeted, Microbubbles
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Vol 172
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