TY - JOUR
T1 - S/O-nanodispersion electrospun fiber mesh effective for sustained release of healthy plasmid DNA with the structural and functional integrity
AU - Okuda, Tatsuya
AU - Tahara, Yoshiro
AU - Kamiya, Noriho
AU - Goto, Masahiro
AU - Kidoaki, Satoru
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Management Expenses Grants for National University Corporations for the study of “Nano-Macro Materials, Devices and System Research Alliance” from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan.
PY - 2013/7/1
Y1 - 2013/7/1
N2 - Localized and sustained delivery of the therapeutic genes using a solid carrier matrix is a potential approach to develop highly curative treatments. Electrospun nanofiber mesh of biodegradable polymer has been applied extensively as a carrier for localized and sustained delivery of drugs, proteins, and DNA, but it remains difficult to release sufficient amounts of DNA while maintaining structural and functional integrity. To realize the stable sustained release of the healthy plasmid DNA (pDNA) from electrospun fiber mesh, a novel method was examined for loading pDNA into the fibers based on solid-in-oil (S/O) nanodispersion of pDNA in organic solvent for electrospinning polymer solution: S/O nanodispersion electrospinning. A prepared pDNA-loaded fiber mesh made of biodegradable polymer showed sustained release of pDNA without burst release. From luciferase activity-based in vitro transcription-translation assay, pDNA released from meshes of the S/O nanodispersion retained about 60% luciferase activity of control pDNA, whereas pDNA released from the meshes of simple mixing showed only about 5% activity, indicating that S/O nanodispersion electrospinning is effective for loading pDNA into electrospun fiber meshes while maintaining their healthy functions. Effectiveness of S/O nanodispersion electrospinning was verified for fabricating a sustained release carrier matrix for high molecular weight bioactives, including therapeutic genes.
AB - Localized and sustained delivery of the therapeutic genes using a solid carrier matrix is a potential approach to develop highly curative treatments. Electrospun nanofiber mesh of biodegradable polymer has been applied extensively as a carrier for localized and sustained delivery of drugs, proteins, and DNA, but it remains difficult to release sufficient amounts of DNA while maintaining structural and functional integrity. To realize the stable sustained release of the healthy plasmid DNA (pDNA) from electrospun fiber mesh, a novel method was examined for loading pDNA into the fibers based on solid-in-oil (S/O) nanodispersion of pDNA in organic solvent for electrospinning polymer solution: S/O nanodispersion electrospinning. A prepared pDNA-loaded fiber mesh made of biodegradable polymer showed sustained release of pDNA without burst release. From luciferase activity-based in vitro transcription-translation assay, pDNA released from meshes of the S/O nanodispersion retained about 60% luciferase activity of control pDNA, whereas pDNA released from the meshes of simple mixing showed only about 5% activity, indicating that S/O nanodispersion electrospinning is effective for loading pDNA into electrospun fiber meshes while maintaining their healthy functions. Effectiveness of S/O nanodispersion electrospinning was verified for fabricating a sustained release carrier matrix for high molecular weight bioactives, including therapeutic genes.
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U2 - 10.1080/09205063.2012.755600
DO - 10.1080/09205063.2012.755600
M3 - Article
C2 - 23713428
AN - SCOPUS:84878683753
VL - 24
SP - 1277
EP - 1290
JO - Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition
JF - Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition
SN - 0920-5063
IS - 10
ER -