基于树枝状聚合物构建的核酸载体研究进展

安全有效的基因载体对于基因治疗有着重要的应用价值.相对于病毒性基因载体,非病毒基因载体具有低免疫原性、易于大规模生产和成本较低的特性,因而受到越来越多的关注,但是非病毒基因载体在转染效率和选择性方面有一定的限制性.综述了基于树枝状聚合物构建的基因载体的研究进展,包括:(i)树枝状及其衍生材料;(ii)与超分子母体材料,如环糊精、葫芦脲结合的的树枝状聚合物基因载体;(iii)与无机材料结合的树枝状聚合物载体,如金纳米粒子、氧化铁纳米粒子以及石墨烯等结合的树枝状聚合物构建的基因载体;(iv)功能响应性的树枝状聚合物载体,如p H响应型、二硫键响应型、氧化还原型以及氟代化树枝状基因载体.     

基于纳米材料的基因载体

基因疗法是治疗基因变异引起的先天性遗传疾病和后天获得性疾病以及癌症的新型有效方法。外源基因在细胞中安全、高效、稳定的表达是基因治疗成功的关键,这与基因治疗所使用的载体系统息息相关。基因载体主要分为病毒载体和非病毒载体两大类:病毒载体的转染效率较高,但副作用较大;非病毒载体作为一种新型的基因传递系统,可以弥补病毒载体的缺陷,尽管其转染效率稍逊于病毒载体,但在基因治疗领域具有不可替代的作用。随着纳米技术的出现和蓬勃发展,基于纳米材料的基因载体研究受到越来越多的关注。纳米基因载体具有如下潜在的优势:它制备相对简单,易于对其进行多功能的修饰;具有良好的生物相容性,一般不会引起强烈的机体免疫反应;粒径普遍很小,容易穿过人体的组织间隙而被细胞吸收,基因转运效率较高;可以较有效保护其所携带外源基因,利于基因更高效地表达。本文主要对基于金属、无机非金属、阳离子聚合物和脂质体纳米材料作为基因载体的研究进展进行综述和展望。     

基于环糊精构建的基因载体进展

安全有效的基因载体对于基因治疗有着重要的潜在价值。相对于病毒性基因载体,化学合成的载体具有低免疫原性,易于大规模生产和生产成本较低的特性,因而受到越来越多的关注,但是非病毒基因载体在转染效率和选择性方面有一定的限制性,当前的主要研究工作集中在这两方面。基于环糊精构建的基因载体,可以有效地提供基因载体的立体构象和功能性的选择性。作为FDA批准的生物材料,环糊精具有无毒和生物降解性,其不但可以保护基因,避免在体内降解,同时有助于通过细胞膜,进入细胞内达到基因转染的作用。环糊精具有大量可修饰的羟基基团,因此对环糊精修饰不但可以通过主客体作用构建超分子体系,并且可以作为多官能团核形成星状高分子,被广泛应用于制备低毒、可降解、靶向性和高效率的转基因载体。目前,环糊精修饰的非病毒正离子载体转移siRNA,已经成功进行了色素瘤的临床试验,取得了很好的治疗效果,表明了环糊精非病毒载体的巨大应用前景。本文对基于环糊精基因载体的最新研究进展进行了综述,详细介绍了基于环糊精的超分子自组装构建的聚轮烷型、侧链分子识别型的基因载体,以及基于环糊精多羟基构型而构建的星型聚合物基因载体和树枝状基因载体,并对环糊精基因载体的优越性和未来应用做了相应的介绍。     

pH敏感基因载体的研究现状

基因治疗正成为遗传病、癌症等疾病的有效治疗方法. 基因治疗实现的最大挑战是开发安全有效的基因运载载体以将目的基因从血液运送到细胞质或细胞核. 目前, 常用的基因治疗载体有病毒载体和非病毒载体. 非病毒载体由于安全性好, 易于合成, 易于修饰而得到了更为广泛的研究. 其中pH敏感载体作为功能性非病毒载体, 不仅安全性高, 而且有更好的体内基因转染效率, 为非病毒性载体在临床上的应用开辟了广阔的前景. 本文主要从pH敏感脂质和pH敏感聚合物两方面对pH敏感基因载体进行简要综述, 介绍了该两类载体的构建方法及其对基因的运载机制.     

两亲性树枝状大分子作为药物缓释载体的研究

利用胆酸对1代聚酰胺-胺树枝状大分子进行修饰,得到两亲性树枝状大分子(PAMAM1-CA6)。采用1H-NMR和酸碱滴定法测得每个1代PAMAM分子上共价键连了6个胆酸分子。PAMAM1-CA6在水相中自组装成纳米粒子,粒径约为273nm。以抗癌药物氨甲喋呤为模型考察了此两亲性树枝状大分子对药物的缓释行为。在碱性条件下(pH=10),PAMAM1-CA6对氨甲喋呤的释放较为缓慢;随着溶液pH的降低,药物的释放速率明显加快。说明PAMAM1-CA6对氨甲喋呤的释放具有环境响应性。体外细胞实验的结果表明,PAMAM1-CA6能够显著地提高氨甲喋呤的疗效。因此,这类由低代树枝状大分子制得的材料有望成为新型的药物控释载体。     

胆固醇修饰的低分子量聚乙烯亚胺接枝化聚[L-天冬酰胺-co-L-赖氨酸]作为基因载体的性能研究

通过将低分子量的聚乙烯亚胺(PEI600)及其胆固醇衍生物与聚(L-天冬酰胺-co-L-赖氨酸)(PSL)进行开环反应, 合成了一类新型的肿瘤靶向基因载体, 研究了这类载体与DNA形成复合物的性质以及介导绿色荧光蛋白质粒pEGFP-C1转染不同细胞的性能. 结果表明, 在复合质量比大于5∶1时, 各载体均能与DNA形成结构稳定的复合物. 同时转染实验结果证明, 通过在侧链引入一定数目的胆固醇, 可以明显提高载体对于癌细胞HepG2和Hela的转染效率. 这类新型的载体具有良好的细胞相容性、较高的转染效率以及易于进行靶向修饰等特点, 在基因治疗研究领域中将具有较好的潜在应用价值.     

基于脂质体的纳米基因载体的研究进展

基因治疗是指将外源基因导入目标细胞,用以修正因基因缺陷和异常导致的疾病,达到治疗疾病的目的。 外源基因在细胞中高效、持续地表达是基因治疗成功的关键,这与载体的选择息息相关。 随着科技的发展,脂质体纳米复合物作为基因载体受到人们广泛关注,其具有功能多样、易于修饰、生物相容性好、转染效率高等优点。 本文介绍了脂质体的结构特点,并对磁性纳米、金纳米、量子点、壳聚糖、上转换纳米与脂质体的复合物作为基因载体进行综述和展望。     

温度及pH敏感的树枝状高分子衍生物合成及药物控制释放研究

对合成的系列聚酰胺-胺型(PAMAM)树枝状高分子进行端基的羟基化和氯乙酰化两步修饰,使PAMAM最外层接上烷基氯.以修饰产物为引发剂,通过原子转移自由基引发甲基丙烯酸N,N-二甲氨基乙酯(DMAEMA)聚合得到树枝状PAMAM高分子衍生物,并对其结构用FTIR、1H-NMR和粒径分析进行了表征.紫外可见分光光度仪测定证实此高分子具有温度及pH敏感性.通过对小分子药物控制释放研究表明,此树枝状高分子衍生物通过环境pH值可有效地控制小分子药物的释放.     

含氟高分子基因载体

阳离子高分子被广泛应用为非病毒类基因载体,但这类高分子材料的转染效率与细胞毒性之间通常存在"恶性"关联,即获得高转染效率时往往会伴随严重的细胞毒性.如何制备兼具高效、低毒特点的高分子载体是成功实施基因治疗的关键.含氟高分子是一类具有独特理化性质的高分子,能够在低电荷密度条件下与核酸形成稳定的复合物,从而实现高效、低毒的基因转染.含氟功能基团可帮助阳离子高分子改善复合物稳定性、细胞内吞、内涵体逃逸、胞内核酸释放等多个环节,从而赋予了含氟高分子在基因递送过程中的氟效应.该专论系统地总结了含氟高分子基因载体的研究,介绍了含氟高分子的基因递送性能、作用机理以及在基因治疗、基因编辑中的应用,并对含氟高分子载体的未来发展进行了展望.     

微波辅助合成法制备聚酰胺-胺树枝状分子修饰的开管毛细管电色谱柱

采用微波辅助合成技术,快速制备以聚酰胺-胺(poly(amidoamine),PAMAM)树枝状分子为固定相的开管毛细管电色谱柱.与常规合成方法相比,微波辅助合成法可以提高反应速度,极大地缩短制备周期.在pH 5.7～8.0范围内, 随着PAMAM树枝状分子代数的增加,毛细管电渗流(EOF)逐步下降.对丙氨酸和脯氨酸进行分离的实验结果表明,随着PAMAM树枝状分子代数的增加,分离度逐步增大,3代PAMAM树枝状分子修饰的毛细管柱具有良好的分离效果.以丙酮标记物连续测定10 d,柱效下降3.85%, 表明采用微波辅助合成技术制得的PAMAM树枝状分子修饰的毛细管柱具有良好的稳定性.     

二氧化碳和丙烯直接合成甲基丙烯酸的NiPMo/TiO2催化剂的研究

用溶胶-凝胶法以磷钼酸(MPA)的镍盐溶液水解钛酸四丁酯制备了NiPMo/TiO2催化剂.使用ICP、 XRD、 TG-DTA、 IR、 TPD-MS和微反应技术研究了催化剂的化学组成、热稳定性、化学吸附性质和催化反应性能.杂多钼酸盐与TiO2通过O2-在TiO2表面发生了键合.在623 K下,杂多阴离子仍保持原有的Keggin结构.CO2在Lewis酸位Ni(Ⅱ)和Lewis碱位Ni-O-Mo的桥氧协同作用下生成CO2卧式吸附态Ni(Ⅱ)←O-(CO)←(O--Ni).丙烯有多种吸附态在催化剂上吸附.在563 K、 1 MPa和空速1500 h-1的反应条件下,丙烯的摩尔转化率为3.2%,产物MAA选择性为95%.     

Synthesis of 1-benzyloxypyrazin-2(1H)-one derivatives

Different approaches for the synthesis of 1-benzyloxypyrazin-2(1H)-one derivatives from simple amino acids have been investigated. A library of 33 precursors for the preparation of N-hydroxy pyrazinones was obtained in moderate to good yields.     

Toward new camptothecins. Part 6: Synthesis of crucial ketones and their use in Friedländer reaction

In the context of the preparation of camptothecin and luotonin A analogs, the synthesis of some key keto-precursors and their use in Friedländer condensation are described. This paper also focuses on the stability of these keto intermediates and emphasizes the major differences between indolizinones and pyrroloquinazolinones series. Noteworthy is also the report of some original structures isolated as by-products of some experiments.     

CoFe2O4自形成磁性液体场致结构化对磁化的影响

The Langevin paramagnetic theory can’t describe the relation between magnetization of ferrofluids and applied magnetic field. The structuralization of ferrofluids, which is considered the main influence factor of the magnetization, is regarded. The part of magnetization works is deposited when the structure is forming. This action influences the magnetization of ferrofluids directly or indirectly. On the base of the “compressing” model, the Langevin function that usually describes the magnetization of ferrofluid is modified, and a well-fitted curve is obtained. An equation of the relation between the equivalent volume fraction after being “compressed” and the intensity of magnetic field is discovered, which approximately describes the process of magnetization. The relation between the approximate initial susceptibility and the volume fraction can be obtained from modified formula.     

Highly regioselective Buchwald–Hartwig amination at C-2 of 2,4-dichloropyridine enabling a novel approach to 2,4-bisanilinopyridine (BAPyd) libraries

The highly regioselective Buchwald–Hartwig amination at C-2 of the cheap and readily accessible reagent, 2,4-dichloropyridine with a range of anilines and heterocyclic amines is described. This new methodology is robust and provides a facile access to 4-chloro-N-phenylpyridin-2-amines on 0.25 mol scale. These intermediates undergo a further Buchwald–Hartwig amination at higher temperature to enable rapid exploration of the chemical space at C-4 and to provide a library of 2,4-bisaminopyridines.     

KMnO4-mediated oxidative CN bond cleavage of tertiary amines: Synthesis of amides and sulfonamides

KMnO₄-mediated oxidative CN bond cleavage of tertiary amines producing secondary amine was introduced, which was trapped by electrophiles (acyl chloride and sulfonyl chloride) to form amides and sulfonamides. The reaction could take place at mild condition, tolerating a wide range of function groups and affording products in moderate to excellent yields.     

Chemistry of heterocyclic compounds at the A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, over 50 years (Review)

The review contains a concise historical account and information on the most significant researches undertaken by the staff at the A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds. Dedicated to Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences B. A. Trofimov on his 70th jubilee. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1443–1502, October, 2008.     

A general and convenient synthesis of 4-(tosylmethyl)semicarbazones and their use in amidoalkylation of hydrogen,heteroatom, and carbon nucleophiles

A general synthesis of previously unknown semicarbazone-based α-amidoalkylating reagents, 4-(tosylmethyl)semicarbazones, has been developed. The synthesis involved three-component condensation of semicarbazones of aliphatic or aromatic aldehydes with the same or other aldehydes and p-toluenesulfinic acid. The scope and limitations of this reaction were investigated. The compounds obtained were demonstrated to be an efficient α-(4-semicarbazono)alkylating agents. They were reacted with H- (sodium borohydride), O- (sodium methylate), S- (sodium phenylthiolate), N- (pyrrolidine, sodium succinimide), P- (trialkyl phosphites), and C-nucleophiles (sodium diethyl malonate) to give the corresponding products of the tosyl group substitution, 4-substituted semicarbazones, including analogues of nitrofurazone. Among the prepared compounds tested in vitro for antibacterial and antifungal activity, three nitrofuryl-containing semicarbazones exhibited high biological activities with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 8–32 μg/mL.     

Sulfur-directed metal-free and regiospecific methyl C(sp3)–H imidation of thioanisoles

Regiospecific and direct imidation of the methyl C(sp³)–H bond of thioanisoles is realized under mild and metal-free conditions with N-fluorobis(benzenesulfonyl)imide as an oxidant and nitrogen source. Proposed mechanism suggests that thionium ion intermediates and a Pummerer-type reaction are involved. The imidation has advantages such as high step-economy, excellent functionality tolerance, and regiospecificity, giving structurally diverse imidation products.     

Synthesis of novel chiral bidentate hydroxyalkyl-N-heterocyclic carbene ligands and their application in palladium-catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck couplings and asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde

A small library of new chiral bidentate hydroxyalkyl-imidazolium salts 1 is conveniently synthesized on multi-gram scale from inexpensive and commercially available chiral pool amino acids. The corresponding carbenes, generated by deprotonation of imidazolium salts 1, in combination with palladium(II) chloride were tested in the Mizoroki–Heck coupling reaction. The most significant results in terms of yields and reactivities were achieved with low catalyst loading. The catalytic activities of these imidazolium salts were also investigated in the asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde. The use of MgO nanoparticles as an additive in conjunction with these ligands played a crucial role in increasing the efficiency of these reactions.