著者
佐藤 悠介
出版者
北海道大学
雑誌
若手研究(B)
巻号頁・発行日
2015-04-01

ナノ粒子によるがん組織への核酸送達においては、ナノ粒子ががん組織に到達後に組織深部まで浸透できずに標的のがん細胞へ到達できないというがん組織内動態の制約が大きな問題となっている。本研究では上記問題を解決するため、脂質ナノ粒子の粒子径を小さく高精度に制御するための新規脂質様材料の開発および粒子化手法の検討を行った。加えて、脂質ナノ粒子の小型化に伴って核酸導入効率が低下するという問題を解決するため、その原因の解明を行った。
著者
佐藤 悠介 畠山 浩人 兵藤 守 秋田 英万 原島 秀吉
出版者
公益社団法人 日本薬学会
雑誌
YAKUGAKU ZASSHI (ISSN:00316903)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.132, no.12, pp.1355-1363, 2012-12-01 (Released:2012-12-01)
参考文献数
19
被引用文献数
5 7

The development of a carrier for the delivery of siRNA is a factor in the realization of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. Modification of siRNA carriers with polyethylene glycol, i.e., PEGylation, is a general strategy for stabilizing a particle in the blood stream and delivering it to tissue or cells. However, it is well-known that, when a carrier is modified by PEGylation, it results in a significant inhibition of both cellular uptake and the endosomal escape process. In a previous study, we reported on the development of a multifunctional envelope-type nano device (MEND) for delivering siRNA and peptide-based functional devices for overcoming the effects conferred by PEGylation and succeeded in the delivery of siRNA to tumor tissue. In this study, we noticed that the pH-sensitive property, changing from neutral to cationic in response to a decrease in pH, could avoid the inhibition caused by PEGylation and succeeded in synthesizing a pH-sensitive cationic lipid, YSK05. The YSK05-MEND had a higher fusogenicity and potency for endosomal escape than other MENDs containing conventional cationic lipids. The PEGylated YSK05-MEND induced efficient gene silencing and avoided the inhibition of endosomal escape caused by PEGylation followed by optimization of the lipid composition. Furthermore, the intratumoral injection of the PEGylated YSK05-MEND resulted in a more efficient gene silencing compared with MENDs containing conventional cationic lipids. Thus, the YSK05-MEND is a promising siRNA carrier for avoiding the inhibition in intracellular trafficking caused by PEGylation both in vitro and in vivo.