論文

査読有り 国際誌
2020年2月25日

Characteristics of unique endocytosis induced by weak current for cytoplasmic drug delivery.

International journal of pharmaceutics
  • Tasuku Torao
  • Miyuki Mimura
  • Yasufumi Oshima
  • Koki Fujikawa
  • Mahadi Hasan
  • Tatsuharu Shimokawa
  • Naoshi Yamazaki
  • Hidenori Ando
  • Tatsuhiro Ishida
  • Tatsuya Fukuta
  • Tamotsu Tanaka
  • Kentaro Kogure
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開始ページ
119010
終了ページ
119010
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.119010

We previously reported that a weak current (WC, 0.3-0.5 mA/cm2) applied to cells can induce endocytosis to promote cytoplasmic delivery of hydrophilic macromolecules (MW: <70,000), such as dextran and siRNA, which leak from WC-induced endosomes into the cytoplasm (Hasan et al., 2016). In this study, we evaluated the characteristics of WC-mediated endocytosis for application of the technology to cytoplasmic delivery of macromolecular medicines. WC induced significantly higher cellular uptake of exogenous DNA fragments compared to untreated cells; the amount increased in a time-dependent manner, indicating that endocytosis was induced after WC. Moreover, following WC treatment of cells in the presence of an antibody (MW: 150,000) with the lysosomotropic agent chloroquine, the antibody was able to bind to its intracellular target. Thus, high molecular weight protein medicines delivered by WC-mediated endocytosis were functional in the cytoplasm. Transmission electron microscopy of cells treated by WC in the presence of gold nanoparticles covered with polyethylene glycol showed that the WC-induced endosomes exhibited an elliptical shape. In the WC-induced endosomes, ceramide, which makes pore structures in the membrane, was localized. Together, these results suggest that WC can induce unique endocytosis and that macromolecular medicines leak from endosomes through a ceramide pore.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.119010
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31901359
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.119010
  • PubMed ID : 31901359

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