METHOD OF DELIVERING PROTEINS INTO CELLS
20240261415 ยท 2024-08-08
Inventors
Cpc classification
A61K47/18
HUMAN NECESSITIES
C07C231/06
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
A61K47/543
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61K45/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61K47/22
HUMAN NECESSITIES
C07D207/14
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
International classification
Abstract
The present application discloses a method of delivering a protein drug into a cell, including utilization of a cationic lipid analog material. The cationic lipid analog material of the present application has an efficient intracellular delivery of a protein, and is effective for proteins of different molecular weights and charges. Moreover, the biological activity of the protein can still be maintained when the protein is delivered into the cell. At the same time, the ionizable cationic lipid analog material has low toxicity to cells and good biocompatibility, and can be used as delivery carriers for protein drugs.
Claims
1. A method of delivering a protein drug into a cell, comprising utilization of a cationic lipid analog material, wherein the cationic lipid analog material is an ionizable cationic lipid analog material with a structure shown in formula (I): ##STR00109## in formula (I), m.sub.1 is independently selected from the group consisting of a linear alkyl, a branched alkyl, phenyl, or a heteroatom-containing aryl; m.sub.2 is ##STR00110## R.sub.1 is an alkyl, R.sub.2 is an alkyl, R.sub.3 is an alkyl or phenyl, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are connected as a cyclic group or a heterocyclic group; m.sub.3 is independently selected from the group consisting of a linear alkyl, a linear alkenyl, or ##STR00111## and m.sub.4 is independently selected from the group consisting of a linear alkyl, an ether bond-containing linear alkyl, or an N-heterocycle-containing alkyl.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein m.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, phenyl, or a heteroatom-containing aryl substituted by a substituent ?, and the substituent comprises methyl.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein m.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of ##STR00112##
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein m.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of ##STR00113##
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein m.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of ##STR00114##
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein m.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of a linear alkyl with 7 to 19 carbon atoms, a linear alkenyl with 17 carbon atoms, or ##STR00115##
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein m.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of ##STR00116##
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein m.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of ##STR00117##
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein m.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of a linear alkyl with 6 carbon atoms, an ether bond-containing linear alkyl with 4 to 8 carbon atoms, or an N-heterocycle-containing alkyl.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein m.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of ##STR00118##
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein m.sub.4 is ##STR00119##
12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ionizable cationic lipid analog material has a structure selected from the group consisting of the following 72 structures: ##STR00120## ##STR00121## ##STR00122## ##STR00123## ##STR00124## ##STR00125## ##STR00126## ##STR00127## ##STR00128## ##STR00129##
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the ionizable cationic lipid analog material is at least one selected from the group consisting of I2R2C15A1, I2R2C16A1, I2R2C17A1, I2R2C18A1, I2R2C19A1, I2R2C20A1, I2R3C18A1, I2R3C20A1, I2R11C16A1, I2R11C18A1, I2R11C20A1, I2-1R2C18A1, I2-3R2C18A1.
14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the protein drug comprises a negatively-charged protein drug and/or a positively-charged protein drug.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the protein drug is selected from the group consisting of fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled bovine serum albumin (BSA-FITC), phycoerythrin (R-PE), superoxide dismutase, ovalbumin, green fluorescent protein, cytochrome C, or lysozyme.
16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the cell is selected from the group consisting of a renal epithelial cell, a pancreatic cancer cell, a macrophage, a dendritic cell, an umbilical vein endothelial cell, a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC), or a cervical cancer cell.
17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the cell is from a human or a mouse.
18. The method according to claim 1, wherein the cell is a Hela cell.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0063] In order to well illustrate the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present application, the present application will be further described below in conjunction with specific examples. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the specific examples described herein are merely intended to explain the present application, rather than to limit the present application.
[0064] In the examples, unless otherwise specified, the experimental methods used are conventional, and the materials and reagents used are commercially available.
Example 1 Synthesis and Characterization of Cationic Lipid Analog Materials
[0065] A synthesis route of the cationic lipid analog material of the present application was as follows:
##STR00028## [0066] where the amine compound
##STR00029## was any one selected from the group consisting of compounds R1 to R11 as follows; the carboxylic acid compound
##STR00030## was any one selected from the group consisting of compounds C8 to C20, CHS as follows; the aldehyde compound
##STR00031## was any one selected from the group consisting of compounds A1 to A3 as follows; and the isocyanide compound
##STR00032## was any one selected from the group consisting of compounds I1 to I3 as follows:
##STR00033## ##STR00034## ##STR00035##
[0067] A preparation method of the cationic lipid analog material in this example was specifically as follows: 1 mmol of isobutyl aldehyde and 1 mmol of an amine compound were added to 0.5 mL of a methanol solution, and a reaction was conducted for 60 min; 1 mmol of a carboxylic acid compound and 0.5 mmol of an isocyanide compound were added sequentially, and a reaction was conducted at 40? C. for 12 h; and after the reaction was completed, a product was separated and purified by a chromatography column, where a mixture of methanol and dichloromethane was adopted as a mobile phase.
[0068] Raw materials used in this example and structures of cationic lipid analog materials synthesized thereby were shown in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Carb- Iso- oxylic Alde- cyanide Amine acid hyde com- com- com- com- Cationic lipid analog material pound pound pound pound (number and structural formula) 1 I1 R1 C12 A1 I1R1C12A1
[0069] Cationic lipid analog materials I2-1R2C18A1, I2R2C18A1, and I2-3R2C18A1 were selected as representative materials, and structures of these materials were characterized, where mass spectrometry and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of I2-1R2C18A1 were shown in
Example 2
[0070] In this example, BSA-FITC was used as a protein model to investigate the intracellular protein delivery of a cationic lipid analog material.
[0071] A specific experimental method was as follows: HeLa cells were inoculated in a 24-well plate and cultured in an incubator for 12 h in advance; different cationic lipid analog materials (0.25 ?g/well to 8 ?g/well) each were mixed with BSA-FITC (2 ?g/well) in 50 ?l of a N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N-2-ethane sulfonic acid (HEPES) buffer, and resulting mixtures each were diluted with 450 ?l of a serum-free Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) to obtain protein/cationic lipid analog complex solutions; a medium for the HeLa cells in the plate was removed, then the HeLa cells were washed once with phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and the protein/cationic lipid analog complex solutions were added; and the cells were cultured for 4 h, and then a fluorescence intensity in cells and a positive cell rate were analyzed by flow cytometry. In this experiment, the commercial protein delivery reagent PULSin? was adopted as a positive control.
[0072] The results in
[0073] In this experiment, with I2R2C14A1, I2R2C15A1, I2R2C16A1, I2R2C17A1, I2R2C18A1, I2R2C19A1, and I2R2C20A1 as representatives, average fluorescence intensities of cellular proteins of the cationic lipid analog materials with different alkyl chain lengths were compared. The results in
[0074] In this experiment, with I2-1R2C18A1, I2R2C18A1, and I2-3R2C18A1 as representatives, particle sizes of corresponding protein/cationic lipid analog complexes were determined. It can be seen from the results in
Example 3 Protein Delivery Effects of I2-1R2C18A1 in Different Types of Cells
[0075] In this experiment, I2-1R2C18A1 was selected as a representative cationic lipid analog material, and protein delivery effects of the cationic lipid analog material in different types of cells were investigated.
[0076] In this experiment, a BSA-FITC/I2-1R2C18A1 complex solution was prepared with reference to the method in Example 2, where a dosage of I2-1R2C18A1 was 4 ?g/well and a dosage of BSA-FITC was 4 ?g/well; and the BSA-FITC/I2-1R2C18A1 complex solution was added to human renal epithelial cells (HRECs) (HEK-293T), human pancreatic cancer cells (BxPC3), mouse macrophages (RAW 264.7), mouse dendritic cells (DCs) (DC 2.4), human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and mouse mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), respectively, then these cells each were cultured for 4 h, and then an FITC fluorescence signal in cells was observed by LSCM.
[0077] The results in
Example 4 Cytotoxicity Test of Cationic Lipid Analog Materials and Corresponding Complexes
[0078] In this experiment, I2R2C16A1, I2R2C17A1, I2R2C18A1, I2R2C19A1, and I2R2C20A1 with high protein delivery efficiencies were selected as representative cationic lipid analog materials, and the toxicity of protein/cationic lipid analogs for HeLa cells was detected by an MTT experiment. A specific experimental method was as follows: HeLa cells were inoculated in a 96-well plate and cultured in an incubator for 12 h, then a medium was removed, and a cationic lipid analog material or a BSA-FITC/cationic lipid analog complex (a mass ratio of the cationic lipid analog material to the BSA-FITC was 2:1) was added at 1 ?g/well; the cells were further cultured for 4 h, then the material was washed away and replaced with DMEM; and the cells were further cultured for 20 h, and finally cell viability was detected by MTT.
[0079] The results in
Example 5 Intracellular Delivery Effects of a Cationic Lipid Analog Material for Different Proteins
[0080] In this experiment, intracellular delivery effects of the cationic lipid analog material for phycoerythrin (R-PE), superoxide dismutase, ovalbumin, green fluorescent protein, cytochrome C, and lysozyme were investigated. In this experiment, a protein/cationic lipid analog complex solution was prepared with reference to the method in Example 2, and a delivery effect of the complex solution in HeLa cells was investigated.
[0081] Thereinto, delivery effects of I2R2C18A1, I2-1R2C18A1, and a positive control PULSin? for negatively-charged phycoerythrin were shown in
Example 6 Delivery of ?-Galactase (?-Gal) by I2-1R2C18A1 and Detection of Activity of ?-Gal in Cells
[0082] In this experiment, ?-Gal was selected as a model protein to detect the biological activity of enzymes after intracellular delivery, and then evaluate whether proteins maintain biological functions after intracellular delivery. The specific operation method was as follows: HeLa cells were cultured with ?-Gal, ?-Gal/PULSin, or ?-Gal/I2-1R2C18A1 for 4 h and then washed with PBS, and then the activity of ?-Gal in cells was detected with a ?-Gal in situ assay kit according to instructions.
[0083] It can be seen from the results in
Example 7 Delivery of Saporin into HeLa Cells by I2-1R2C18A1 and Detection of Cell Viability
[0084] HeLa cells were incubated with saporin or saporin/I2-1R2C18A1 for 4 h, then the material was replaced by a complete medium, the cells were further cultured for 20 h, and then cell viability was detected by an MTT method.
[0085] The results in
[0086] In addition, the inventors have found in previous research that, when the isobutyl aldehyde in Example 1 is replaced by
##STR00108##
prepared cationic lipid analog materials also have low cytotoxicity, and when BSA-FITC is adopted as a protein model, these cationic lipid analog materials also exhibit a specified intracellular delivery effects for the protein in HeLa cells. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that these cationic lipid analog materials can also be used as delivery carriers for protein drugs.
[0087] Finally, it should be noted that the above examples are provided merely to describe the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit the protection scope of the present application. Although the present application is described in detail with reference to preferred examples, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent replacements may be made to the technical solutions of the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present application.