Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is to develop a kind of novel genes delivery system, improve the inside and outside transfection efficiency of gene, promote the development of gene therapy.
For achieving the above object, the technical solution used in the present invention is as follows:
A kind of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system, comprise calcium phosphate and PEG grafting cm-chitosan, it is characterized in that, calcium phosphate parcel gene forms kernel, PEG grafting cm-chitosan is coated on core surface, PEG segment forms wetting ability shell, thereby form the nanoparticle with PEGization nucleocapsid structure, the viscosity-average molecular weight of wherein said PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 1~1,000,000, deacetylation is greater than 80%, degree of substitution by carboxymethyl is 20~90%, PEG molecular weight is 500~10000, PEG percentage of grafting is 8%~60%, and the particle diameter of this nanoparticle is 60~100nm.
Preferably, the viscosity-average molecular weight of described PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 10~400,000, and deacetylation is greater than 80%, and degree of substitution by carboxymethyl is that 40~70%, PEG molecular weight is that 2000~6000, PEG percentage of grafting is 20%~40%.
The present invention more provides a kind of method of preparing novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system, comprises the following steps:
1) prepare reagent a, comprise calcium salt, buffer reagent, surplus is water;
2) prepare reagent b, comprise PEG grafting cm-chitosan, phosphoric acid salt, sodium-chlor, buffer reagent, surplus is water;
3) gene is mixed with reagent a, then mixes with reagent b equal-volume,
It is characterized in that,
In described reagent a, calcium salt is CaCl2, Ca (NO3)2in the combination of one or both arbitrary proportions, buffer reagent is one or more the arbitrary proportion combination of Hepes, MOPS, PBS, PIPES, Tris;
In described b reagent, the viscosity-average molecular weight of PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 1~1,000,000, and deacetylation is greater than 80%, and degree of substitution by carboxymethyl is that 20~90%, PEG molecular weight is that 500~10000, PEG percentage of grafting is 8%~60%; Phosphoric acid salt comprises Na3pO4, Na2hPO4, NaH2pO4, K3pO4, K2hPO4, KH2pO4, (NH4)3pO4, (NH4)2hPO4one or more arbitrary proportion combination; Buffer reagent is one or more the arbitrary proportion combination in Hepes, MOPS, PBS, PIPES, Tris.
Preferably, the calcium salt in reagent a is CaCl2or Ca (NO3)2, buffer reagent is Hepes or Tris; The viscosity-average molecular weight of the PEG grafting cm-chitosan in reagent b is 10~400,000, and deacetylation is greater than 80%, and degree of substitution by carboxymethyl is that 40~70%, PEG molecular weight is that 2000~6000, PEG percentage of grafting is 20%~40%; Phosphoric acid salt is Na2hPO4or NaH2pO4; Buffer reagent is Hepes or Tris.
Preferably, (μ is g) 10~200 μ g/mL with the ratio of reagent a volume (mL) to gene quality when gene mixes with reagent a.
More preferably, (μ is g) 40~120 μ g/mL with the ratio of reagent a volume (mL) to gene quality.
As preferred version, the calcium concentration in described a reagent is 20~1000mM, and buffer concentration is 5~200mM, and pH is 6.0~10.0; PEG grafting cm-chitosan concentration in described b reagent is 50~2000mg/L, and phosphate concn is 0.5~10mM, and NaCl concentration is 50~500mM, and buffer concentration is 5~200mM, and pH is 6.0~10.0.
Further preferably, the calcium concentration in described a reagent is 100~300mM, and buffer concentration is 20~60mM, and pH is 7.0~8.0; PEG grafting cm-chitosan concentration in described b reagent is 200~800mg/L, and phosphate concn is 1.5~3.0mM, and NaCl concentration is 100~300mM, and buffer concentration is 20~60mM, and pH is 7.0~8.0.
On the other hand, the invention provides above-mentioned novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system for the purposes that in the gene transfection of inside and outside cell and human or animal body, genomic medicine is carried, wherein said gene is to appoint one or more in DNA, siRNA, miRNA or shRNA.
The present invention also provides a kind of test kit, and for the preparation of above-mentioned novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system, described test kit comprises calcium salt or its aqueous solution that comprises buffer reagent; And PEG grafting cm-chitosan, phosphoric acid salt, sodium-chlor or its mixed aqueous solution that comprises buffer reagent, it is characterized in that, calcium salt or its aqueous solution that comprises buffer reagent are to separate independent packaging with PEG grafting cm-chitosan, phosphoric acid salt, sodium-chlor or its mixed aqueous solution that comprises buffer reagent, and wherein calcium salt is CaCl2, Ca (NO3)2in the combination of one or both arbitrary proportions; The viscosity-average molecular weight of PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 1~1,000,000, and deacetylation is greater than 80%, and degree of substitution by carboxymethyl is that 20~90%, PEG molecular weight is that 500~10000, PEG percentage of grafting is 8%~60%; Phosphoric acid salt is Na3pO4, Na2hPO4, NaH2pO4, K3pO4, K2hPO4, KH2pO4, (NH4)3pO4, (NH4)2hPO4in one or more arbitrary proportion combination; Buffer reagent is one or more the arbitrary proportion combination in Hepes, MOPS, PBS, PIPES, Tris.
Compared with prior art, beneficial effect of the present invention is mainly reflected in:
Production process not with an organic solvent, surface catalyst, process is simply controlled, Financial cost is low, reproducible, is suitable for scale operation; Carrier good stability, security is good, and inside and outside toxicity is extremely low; Transfection efficiency is high, can effectively realize the gene delivery of inside and outside, realizes gene therapy.This carrier has advantages of that preparation is simple, Financial cost is low, easy to use and reliable, transfection efficiency is high, good biocompatibility, can be used for body inner injecting and administering.
Embodiment
Cm-chitosan is a kind of water soluble anion chitosan derivatives, has good biocompatibility and biological degradability, can, by electrostatic interaction active adsorption in positive polarity calcium phosphate granules sub-surface, reach the object of stablizing calcium phosphate particle.In addition, PEGization also can, by shielding effect stabilized nanoscale carrier, extend cycling time, and reaching long circulating effect increases curative effect.Therefore, PEG grafting cm-chitosan has the potentiality of stablizing calcium phosphate and obtaining hybridized nanometer grain, sends thereby realize in the safe and effective body of nucleic acid, realizes the gene therapy of disease.In addition, by the nanometer precipitating action of PEG grafting cm-chitosan and calcium phosphate, self-assembly forms nanoparticle, has more simplified preparation production process.
The invention provides a kind of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system, overcome the shortcoming of prior art, improved the inside and outside transfection efficiency of gene, promote the development of gene therapy.This carrier has advantages of that preparation is simple, Financial cost is low, easy to use and reliable, transfection efficiency is high, good biocompatibility, can be used for body inner injecting and administering.
On the one hand, novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention comprises calcium phosphate, two kinds of components of PEG grafting cm-chitosan; Nucleocapsid structure, calcium phosphate forms kernel, and PEG grafting cm-chitosan is coated on core surface, and PEG segment forms wetting ability shell; Particle diameter is 60~100nm.
Described novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system can wrap the gene molecule carrying and comprise DNA, siRNA, miRNA, shRNA, and gene molecule is loaded in calcium phosphate kernel by bag.
On the other hand, the method for preparing novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention comprises the steps:
1) prepare reagent a, the aqueous solution that comprises calcium salt, buffer reagent;
2) prepare reagent b, the aqueous solution that comprises PEG grafting cm-chitosan, phosphoric acid salt, sodium-chlor, buffer reagent.
3) gene first mixes with reagent a, then mixes with reagent b equal-volume.
In described a reagent, calcium salt is for comprising CaCl2, Ca (NO3)2the combination of one or both arbitrary proportions, buffer reagent is one or more the arbitrary proportion combination of Hepes, MOPS, PBS, PIPES, Tris.
In described b reagent, the viscosity-average molecular weight of PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 1~1,000,000, and deacetylation is greater than 80%, and degree of substitution by carboxymethyl is that 20~90%, PEG molecular weight is that 500~10000, PEG percentage of grafting is 8%~60%; Phosphoric acid salt, comprises Na3pO4, Na2hPO4, NaH2pO4, K3pO4, K2hPO4, KH2pO4, (NH4)3pO4, (NH4)2hPO4one or more arbitrary proportion combination; Buffer reagent is one or more the arbitrary proportion combination of Hepes, MOPS, PBS, PIPES, Tris.
As preferred version, calcium salt is CaCl2or Ca (NO3)2, buffer reagent is Hepes or Tr is.
As preferred version, the viscosity-average molecular weight of PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 10~400,000, and deacetylation is greater than 80%, and degree of substitution by carboxymethyl is that 40~70%, PEG molecular weight is that 2000~6000, PEG percentage of grafting is 20%~40%; Phosphoric acid salt is Na2hPO4or NaH2pO4; Buffer reagent is Hepes or Tris.
Further, in described a reagent, calcium concentration is 20~1000mM, and buffer concentration is 5~200mM, and pH is 6.0~10.0; In described b reagent, PEG grafting cm-chitosan concentration is 50~2000mg/L, and phosphate concn is 0.5~10mM, and NaCl concentration is 50~500mM, and buffer concentration is 5~200mM, and pH is 6.0~10.0.
Further, as preferred version, in described a reagent, calcium concentration is 100~300mM, and buffer concentration is 20~60mM, and pH is 7.0~8.0; In described b reagent, PEG grafting cm-chitosan concentration is 200~800mg/L, and phosphate concn is 1.5~3.0mM, and NaCl concentration is 100~300mM, and buffer concentration is 20~60mM, and pH is 7.0~8.0.
In preparation method's step (3) of described novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system, (μ is g) 10~200 μ g/mL with the ratio of reagent a volume (mL) to gene quality when gene first mixes with reagent a; As preferred version, (μ is g) 40~120 μ g/mL with the ratio of reagent a volume (mL) to gene quality.
On the other hand, provide the purposes of described novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system, be gene transfection and the interior genomic medicine conveying of human or animal body of inside and outside cell; Wherein said gene be in DNA, siRNA, miRNA, shRNA appoint one or more.
On the other hand, the invention provides a kind of test kit of preparing for described novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system, two kinds of reagent of a, b that this test kit contains independent packaging: reagent a, the aqueous solution that comprises calcium salt, buffer reagent; Reagent b, the aqueous solution that comprises PEG grafting cm-chitosan, phosphoric acid salt, sodium-chlor, buffer reagent.
In a reagent of described test kit, calcium salt is for comprising CaCl2, Ca (NO3)2the combination of one or both arbitrary proportions, buffer reagent is one or more the arbitrary proportion combination of Hepes, MOPS, PBS, PIPES, T ris.
In the b reagent of described test kit, the viscosity-average molecular weight of PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 1~1,000,000, and deacetylation is greater than 80%, and degree of substitution by carboxymethyl is that 20~90%, PEG molecular weight is that 500~10000, PEG percentage of grafting is 8%~60%; Phosphoric acid salt, comprises Na3pO4, Na2hPO4, NaH2pO4, K3pO4, K2hPO4, KH2pO4, (NH4)3pO4, (NH4)2hPO4one or more arbitrary proportion combination; Buffer reagent is one or more the arbitrary proportion combination of Hepes, MOPS, PBS, PIPES, Tris.
As the preferred version of described test kit, calcium salt is CaCl2or Ca (NO3)2, buffer reagent is Hepes or Tris.
More preferably, the viscosity-average molecular weight of the PEG grafting cm-chitosan in described test kit is 10~400,000, and deacetylation is greater than 80%, and degree of substitution by carboxymethyl is that 40~70%, PEG molecular weight is that 2000~6000, PEG percentage of grafting is 20%~40%; Phosphoric acid salt is Na2hPO4or NaH2pO4; Buffer reagent is Hepes or Tris.
Can be enriched material at the reagent of described test kit, rear use to be prepared, also can plug and play.In one embodiment, the calcium concentration in a reagent is 20~1000mM, and buffer concentration is 5~200mM, and pH is 6.0~10.0; PEG grafting cm-chitosan concentration in b reagent is 50~2000mg/L, and phosphate concn is 0.5~10mM, and NaCl concentration is 50~500mM, and buffer concentration is 5~200mM, and pH is 6.0~10.0.
As the preferred version of this embodiment, the calcium concentration in a reagent is 100~300mM, and buffer concentration is 20~60mM, and pH is 7.0~8.0; PEG grafting cm-chitosan concentration in b reagent is 200~800mg/L, and phosphate concn is 1.5~3.0mM, and NaCl concentration is 100~300mM, and buffer concentration is 20~60mM, and pH is 7.0~8.0.
Novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention compared with prior art, production process not with an organic solvent, surface catalyst, process is simply controlled, Financial cost is low, reproducible, is suitable for scale operation; Carrier good stability, security is good, and inside and outside toxicity is extremely low; And transfection efficiency is high, effectively the gene delivery of inside and outside, realizes gene therapy.
The invention will be further elaborated by the following examples.
Embodiment 1: a kind of preparation of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system.
1) prepare reagent a, contain CaCl2for the aqueous solution that 250mM, Tris are 20mM, salt acid for adjusting pH is 7.4;
2) prepare reagent b, the concentration that contains PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 200mg/L, Na2hPO4concentration is that 1.5mM, NaCl concentration are the aqueous solution that 280mM, Hepes concentration are 50mM, and it is 7.4 that NaOH regulates pH;
3) get 40 μ g gene DNA molecule and 1mL reagent mix, more even with reagent b short mix, prepare the gene transfection carrier of hybridized nanometer calcium phosphate.
Embodiment 2: a kind of preparation of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system.
1) prepare reagent a, contain CaCl2for the aqueous solution that 250mM, Tris are 20mM, salt acid for adjusting pH is 7.4;
2) prepare reagent b, the concentration that contains PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 200mg/L, Na2hPO4concentration is that 1.5mM, NaCl concentration are the aqueous solution that 280mM, Hepes concentration are 50mM, and it is 7.4 that NaOH regulates pH;
3) get 120 μ g gene DNA molecule and 1mL reagent mix, more even with reagent b short mix, prepare the gene transfection carrier of hybridized nanometer calcium phosphate.
Embodiment 3: a kind of preparation of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system.
1) prepare reagent a, contain CaCl2for the aqueous solution that 250mM, Tris are 20mM, salt acid for adjusting pH is 7.4;
2) prepare reagent b, the concentration that contains PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 200mg/L, Na2hPO4concentration is that 1.5mM, NaCl concentration are the aqueous solution that 280mM, Hepes concentration are 50mM, and it is 7.4 that NaOH regulates pH;
3) get 80 μ g gene DNA molecule and 1mL reagent mix, more even with reagent b short mix, prepare the gene transfection carrier of hybridized nanometer calcium phosphate.
Embodiment 4: a kind of preparation of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system.
1) prepare reagent a, contain CaCl2for the aqueous solution that 250mM, Tris are 20mM, salt acid for adjusting pH is 7.4;
2) prepare reagent b, the concentration that contains PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 800mg/L, Na2hPO4concentration is that 1.5mM, NaCl concentration are the aqueous solution that 280mM, Hepes concentration are 50mM, and it is 7.4 that NaOH regulates pH;
3) get 80 μ g gene DNA molecule and 1mL reagent mix, more even with reagent b short mix, prepare the gene transfection carrier of hybridized nanometer calcium phosphate.
Embodiment 5: a kind of preparation of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system.
1) prepare reagent a, contain CaCl2for the aqueous solution that 250mM, Tris are 20mM, salt acid for adjusting pH is 7.4;
2) prepare reagent b, the concentration that contains PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 400mg/L, Na2hPO4concentration is that 1.5mM, NaCl concentration are the aqueous solution that 280mM, Hepes concentration are 50mM, and it is 7.4 that NaOH regulates pH;
3) get 80 μ g gene siRNA molecule and 1mL reagent mix, more even with reagent b short mix, prepare the gene transfection carrier of hybridized nanometer calcium phosphate.
Embodiment 6: a kind of preparation of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system.
1) prepare reagent a, contain CaCl2for the aqueous solution that 250mM, Tris are 20mM, salt acid for adjusting pH is 7.4;
2) prepare reagent b, the concentration that contains PEG grafting cm-chitosan is 800mg/L, Na2hPO4concentration is that 1.5mM, NaCl concentration are the aqueous solution that 280mM, Hepes concentration are 50mM, and it is 7.4 that NaOH regulates pH;
3) get 80 μ g gene miRNA molecule and 1mL reagent mix, more even with reagent b short mix, prepare the gene transfection carrier of hybridized nanometer calcium phosphate.
As shown in Figure 1, novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention is equally distributed spherical, and particle diameter is 60~100nm.
Embodiment 7: a kind of cell transfecting of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system.
Get growth logarithmic phase HepG2 cell and be plated on 24 orifice plates, after growth 24h, cell degree of converging is 50~60%.Be loaded with the novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system cell of the present invention administration of the siRNA of target hTERT gene, every hole siRNA concentration is 0.5 μ g.After transfection 48h, extract RNA, RT-PCR measures the expression of hTERT gene.Lipofectamine2000 is with identical siRNA concentration transfectional cell, in contrast.
As shown in Figure 2, be loaded with the efficiency gene transfection of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention of target hTERT gene siRNA suitable with commercial preparation Lipofectamine2000.
Embodiment 8:MTT method is measured the cytotoxicity of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention.
Growth logarithmic phase HepG2 cell is plated on 96 orifice plates, and after growth 24h, cell degree of converging is 70~80%.Suck nutrient solution, be loaded with the novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention of luciferase plasmids pGL3 by concentration gradient administration.After 48h, add MTT solution (5mg/mL in pH7.4PBS) 10 μ L, 37 ℃, continue to hatch 4h.Abandoning supernatant, adds 150 μ L DMSO to dissolve the crystallization of hepatic first a ceremonial jade-ladle, used in libation, measures absorbancy with enzyme-linked immunoassay instrument in 570nm.Calculate cells survival rate.
As shown in Figure 3, at mrna concentration 0.5~50 μ g/mL, cells survival rate, all 100%, shows the hypotoxicity of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention to experimental result.
Embodiment 9: novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention vivo gene result for the treatment of.
With 5 × 106hepG2 cell is inoculated in nude mice oxter, obtains tumour nude mice model.When gross tumor volume reaches 100mm3time, nude mice is divided into 3 groups at random, and 5 every group, each group tail intravenously administrable respectively: carry the novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention of therapeutic gene, carry the novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention of non-therapeutic gene, PBS.Measure gross tumor volume over time.Result is as accompanyingdrawing 4.
Experimental result shows, intravenous injection is loaded with the novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention of therapeutic gene, can effectively suppress the growth of tumour, thereby reaches the object of systematic treating tumour.
Embodiment 10: the immunotoxicity of novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate genes delivery system of the present invention is investigated.
Healthy nude mice is divided into two groups at random, and 5 every group, administration novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate of the present invention genes delivery system and PBS respectively.After administration 4h, nude mice afterbody is got blood, and euzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is measured the concentration of the immune factor such as IFN-γ, IL-2 and IL-6 in blood plasma.
As shown in Figure 5, compared with control group, intravenous injection novel hybride nano-calcium phosphate of the present invention genes delivery system does not cause the increase of immune factor to immunotoxicity result, and the low immunotoxicity of this carrier is described.
In conjunction with specific embodiments embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above, but the invention is not restricted to above-mentioned embodiment, in the ken possessing at affiliated technical field those of ordinary skill, can also under the prerequisite that does not depart from aim of the present invention, make a variety of changes.