Brain-targeting gene delivery and cellular internalization mechanisms for modified rabies virus glycoprotein RVG29 nanoparticles.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
A 29 amino-acid peptide derived from the rabies virus glycoprotein (RVG29) was exploited as a ligand for efficient brain-targeting gene delivery. RVG29 was modified on polyamidoamine dendrimers (PAMAM) through bifunctional PEG, then complexed with DNA, yielding PAMAM-PEG-RVG29/DNA nanoparticles (NPs). The NPs were observed to be uptaken by brain capillary endothelial cells (BCECs) through a clathrin and caveolae mediated energy-depending endocytosis. The specific cellular uptake can be inhibited by free RVG29 and GABA but not by nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAchR) agonists/antagonists, indicating RVG29 probably relates to the GABA(B) receptor besides nAchR reported previously. PAMAM-PEG-RVG29/DNA NPs showed higher blood-brain barrier (BBB)-crossing efficiency than PAMAM/DNA NPs in an in vitro BBB model. In vivo imaging showed that the NPs were preferably accumulated in brain. The report gene expression of the PAMAM-PEG-RVG29/DNA NPs was observed in brain, and significantly higher than unmodified NPs. Thus, PAMAM-PEG-RVG29 provides a safe and noninvasive approach for the gene delivery across the BBB.
Medical subject headings
- Brain
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Genetic Therapy
- Nanoparticles
- Rabies virus
- Viral Envelope Proteins