Folate-Decorated Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Nanoparticles for Head and Neck Cancer Gene Therapy
Abstract
Gene delivery systems have been developed on the basis of dendrimers and many other types of nanoparticle carriers, but few have been developed for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). Herein, we describe the design and synthesis of fluorescently labeled, folic acid-decorated polyamidoamine (PAMAM) generation 4 (G4) dendrimer conjugates for HNSCC-targeted gene delivery. This delivery system comprises a dendrimer as the carrier that is conjugated with folic acid (FA) as HNSCC targeting moiety and imaging agents fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) or IRDye 800CW (NIR) for in vitro trafficking or bioimaging, respectively. By complexing with plasmid or siRNA, G4-FA/plasmid (or siRNA) significantly enhances gene transfection or knockdown efficiency in HNSCC cells. In a mouse xenograft model of HNSCC, this versatile G4-FA vector shows high biocompatibility, tumor targeting, high uptake, and sustained retention, making it a suitable platform for HNSCC gene therapy.
Recommended Citation
L. Xu and H. Yang, "Folate-Decorated Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Nanoparticles for Head and Neck Cancer Gene Therapy," RNA Interference and Cancer Therapy, vol. 1974, pp. 393 - 408, Humana Press Inc., May 2019.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9220-1_26
Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Dendrimer; Folate receptor; Gene therapy; Head and neck cancer; Targeted delivery
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1064-3745
Document Type
Book - Chapter
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 May 2019
PubMed ID
31099016
Comments
Part of the Methods in Molecular Biology book series (MIMB, volume 1974)