基于碳点多功能纳米载药体系的制备及pH响应释药性能研究

采用一步微波法成功制备了表面带氨基的荧光纳米碳点CDots, 并通过酰胺化反应将靶向基团叶酸接枝到碳点表面, 成功获得中间产物CDots-FA. 在此基础上, 通过已合成四臂端酰肼基化合物2与抗肿瘤药物阿霉素(DOX)连接, 实现在碳点表面的阿霉素药物分子的化学键合, 最终获得多功能纳米载药体系DOX-CDots-FA. 利用原子力显微镜(AFM)、高分辨透射电镜(HR-TEM)和荧光光谱仪对荧光纳米碳点CDots的性能进行表征, 并通过核磁共振、紫外-可见吸收光谱对DOX-CDots-FA结构、接枝率进行了表征. 同时对纳米载药体系DOX-CDots-FA体外药物释放行为、细胞毒性及细胞摄取成像进行了系统的研究. 结果表明, DOX-CDots-FA具有良好的pH响应性. 叶酸靶向基团能加速DOX-CDots-FA被HeLa (FR+)细胞摄取, 并表现出更强的细胞毒性. 同时细胞摄入成像实验表明, 在叶酸靶向作用下, DOX-CDots-FA通过内吞作用进入HeLa细胞, 随后阿霉素被释放出来并进入细胞核区域, 抑制细胞的生长, 从而实现靶向治疗, 降低毒副作用.     

叶酸功能化介孔碳纳米球负载阿霉素的细胞靶向传递及可控释放

以粒径90 nm的介孔碳纳米球作为靶向传药载体, 采用酸化处理改进了材料表面的亲疏水性及在溶液中的分散性, 通过壳寡糖功能化, 并利用EDC-NHS将叶酸修饰到介孔碳纳米球表面. 通过共聚焦激光扫描显微镜及流式细胞仪对实验体系的系统研究, 结果表明基于叶酸功能化的介孔碳纳米球能够有效提高负载药物对于HeLa细胞的跨膜转运效率, 叶酸阳性表达的HeLa细胞对于叶酸修饰的介孔碳纳米小球的吞噬效率明显高于叶酸阴性表达的MCF-7细胞. 对HeLa细胞毒性的定量分析表明叶酸的靶向作用在提高介孔碳纳米球内吞效率的同时, 进一步提高了阿霉素对于HeLa细胞的毒性.     

基于三维DNA纳米结构的电化学SNP检测

单碱基多态性（single nucleotide polymorphisms,SNP）一直以来被认为可以作为疾病诊断的有效标记,所以这方面的研究一直备受关注.现有的检测方法多在均相体系中进行.相比较而言,在界面上如果能方便快捷地区分SNP,此方法在医疗检测方面的应用性就可以大为加强.我们成功地利用DNA自组装技术在金电极表面组装了四面体结构的DNA纳米结构探针（tetrahedron structure probes,TSPs）,有效地控制界面上DNA组装的密度,使得基于四面体结构的DNA探针的杂交行为更接近于溶液相体系,进而实现了在原有界面上受限于异相反应而无法较好完成的SNP分型检测.在TSP和作为信号分子的reporter DNA之间只有6个互补配对碱基的条件下,就可以得到大于10倍的信噪比.相对地,在传统的单链DNA组装上6个碱基的作用力不足以实现良好的信噪比.同时,基于TSP的金电极组装模式由于较厚的四面体组装层所得到的有效空间,更利于DNA杂交反应以及复杂结构的形成.我们使用了Y-支状的DNA杂交策略分别在TSP和单链上做了对比,发现TSP能非常好地区分SNP,而传统单链上在Y-支状DNA杂交策略的条件下区分度就非常有限.这两点都充分地体现了TSP更接近于溶液相体系的优越性,这种三维DNA探针的优越性为我们研究和应用DNA纳米技术在界面反应提供了新的可能.     

聚苯丙氨酸修饰低分子量聚乙烯亚胺制备高效基因载体

分别制备了以支化小分子量聚乙烯亚胺(PEI-1.8k)为引发剂,引发苯丙氨酸-NCA开环聚合得到聚乙烯亚胺-聚苯丙氨酸(PEI1.8k-g-PPhe)以及聚乙烯亚胺接枝苯丙氨酸单体(PEI1.8k-g-Phe)的系列基因载体材料.利用核磁、粒度、zeta电位仪、荧光光度计、流式细胞仪以及激光共聚焦显微镜对PEI1.8k-g-PPhe,PEI1.8k-g-Phe以及PEI1.8k-g-PPhe/DNA和PEI1.8k-g-Phe/DNA复合物颗粒进行了系统的表征.研究结果表明,最佳转染条件下,PEI1.8k-g-PPhe10/DNA复合物颗粒的粒径约为150 nm,表面电位约为16 m V.在人源宫颈癌(He La)和人源乳腺癌(MCF-7)2种细胞系中均具有较高的基因转染效率,且最佳转染效率可达到PEI-25k的12倍.MTT细胞毒性实验分别比较了PEI1.8k-g-PPhe和PEI1.8k-g-Phe对He La细胞毒性的大小.从实验结果可见,苯丙氨酸引入的方式及数量决定着其细胞毒性的大小.PEI1.8k-g-PPhe和PEI1.8k-g-Phe都具有较低的细胞毒性(材料在较高浓度1 mg/m L时的细胞存活率大于70%).内吞实验结果表明,PEI1.8k-g-PPhe由于接入了具有规则聚合链的聚苯丙氨酸,而易于被He La细胞内吞.PEI1.8k-g-PPhe10/DNA复合物颗粒相比于PEI-25k/DNA,PEI-1.8k/DNA和PEI1.8k-g-PPhe/DNA具有更高的细胞内吞效率.     

钌多吡啶配合物与DNA相互作用研究新进展

DNA是携带遗传信息和基因表达的基本物质.因为复杂的生物环境以及外源因素的影响,DNA存在灵活多变的结构,而不同的构型都有其独特的意义和重要的生物学功能,相关研究受到越来越广泛的关注.本文主要针对近年来钌多吡啶化合物与DNA相互作用研究的最新进展做一综述,包括DNA结构的识别,DNA二级、三级结构的调控,DNA光交联以及作为非病毒基因载体,细胞成像以及抗肿瘤等方面的应用.     

叶酸修饰星型端氨基PEG-PLGA纳米胶束的制备及肿瘤细胞靶向作用

合成了星型多臂端氨基聚乙二醇(PEG)/聚乳酸-羟基乙酸(PLGA)两亲性嵌段共聚物(4s-PLGA-PEG-NH₂), 并通过核磁共振和凝胶渗滤色谱法对其结构进行表征; 采用溶剂挥发法制备阿霉素载药纳米胶束, 利用EDC缩合法与叶酸偶联, 得到叶酸修饰的星型端氨基PEG-PLGA纳米胶束; 采用动态光散射、 紫外光谱及透射电镜等手段对纳米胶束进行了表征; 对载药纳米胶束在HeLa细胞中的摄取及细胞毒性进行了初步评价. 结果表明, 经叶酸修饰的星型多臂端氨基PEG-PLGA载药纳米胶束可有效提高HeLa细胞的摄取率以及对HeLa细胞的杀伤率, 表明其可作为一类新型的靶向抗肿瘤药物递送载体.     

DNA纳米机器:梦想照进现实

可进体内治病救人的纳米机器人一直是人们梦寐以求的未来科技和医疗手段.最近,国家纳米科学中心的丁宝全、聂广军等在这个方向取得了重要的突破,成功开发了基于DNA纳米机器的癌症免疫治疗疫苗.他们首先利用DNA折纸术构筑了一个可精确负载抗原和佐剂的管状结构,通过皮下注射递送至淋巴结,经由内吞在树突细胞内涵体内发生pH响应性的锁链打开,暴露抗原和佐剂,从而激活树突细胞,产生抗原特异性的T细胞,有效杀伤肿瘤细胞.该疫苗不仅可以有效抑制肿瘤的生长和复发,还诱导特异性记忆效应,可持续产生特异性的保护.这提供了一个精准递送分子药物的平台,让人看到成功发展纳米机器人的曙光,有望给医学和医疗保健带来重要变革.     

不同水合粒径的磷酸镧微粒对巨噬细胞IL-1β分泌水平的影响以及与其入胞途径的相关性

基于稀土的应用现状，本研究以人源THP-1巨噬细胞(THP-M)为研究模型，选取了具不同水合粒径大小的LaPO₄微粒，研究了它们刺激THP-M IL-1β分泌水平的差异性以及入胞途径与IL-1β分泌水平的相关性。研究表明，LaCl₃在含不同血清的培养基中可形成水合粒径大小不同的磷酸镧微粒；水合粒径越大，刺激THP-M分泌IL-1β的水平也越强；水合粒径约为1μm的磷酸镧微粒主要通过吞噬作用和巨胞饮以及网格蛋白介导的内吞进入细胞，对其介导的IL-1β分泌贡献较大；但陷窝蛋白介导的内吞途径对具较小水合粒径微粒的细胞摄入以及刺激细胞分泌IL-1β的水平也有较大贡献。研究表明具不同水合粒径大小的稀土微粒可通过不同的跨膜途径进入细胞，从而引起其刺激细胞分泌IL-1β的效应的差异性。这提示微粒的大小以及在体内的入胞方式与稀土微粒引起的炎症反应相关，将为稀土的作用模式以及在胞内分布和转运的方式提供依据，有助于稀土的风险性评估和合理应用。     

核酸适配子共轭金纳米粒子探针成像朊蛋白细胞内在化途径

将巯基修饰的核酸适配子(aptmer)偶联到金纳米粒子(AuNPs)表面,制备出朊蛋白特异性的Apt-AuNPs纳米光学探针,并成功应用到细胞表面朊蛋白的光散射成像和电子透射显微成像分析.通过对Apt-AuNPs探针进入细胞的途径及其在细胞内命运的进一步研究表明,窖蛋白介导的内吞作用可能是其进入细胞的一个重要途径.Apt-AuNPs纳米探针制备简单、成本低廉,可能被广泛应用于生物医学成像领域.     

10-羟基喜树碱的光谱性质、抗肿瘤活性及应用于细胞标记研究

通过紫外-可见光谱、荧光光谱和红外光谱等方法研究了药物10-羟基喜树碱(HCPT)的光谱性质.采用溴化噻唑蓝四氮唑(MTT)法测定了HCPT对3种肿瘤细胞(HeLa,MCF-7和HT1080)的抗肿瘤活性,其IC50值分别为16.37,16.73和19.24μg/mL.测定了HCPT对正常细胞人胚肾细胞系HEK293T的生长抑制活性,最高抑制率达88.72%,表明正常细胞比3种肿瘤细胞对药物HCPT更敏感.以HeLa细胞为模型,利用Annexin V-FITC细胞凋亡检测试剂盒研究了HCPT的抗肿瘤作用机制,发现几乎所有细胞均同时被Annexin V-FITC和碘化丙啶(PI)染色,细胞膜为绿色,而细胞核为红色,表明HCPT诱导了HeLa细胞的晚期凋亡.通过荧光显微镜观察了HCPT在HeLa细胞中的分布,为其在细胞标记中的应用提供了科学依据.     

Single‐Particle Tracking and Modulation of Cell Entry Pathways of a Tetrahedral DNA Nanostructure in Live Cells

DNA is typically impermeable to the plasma membrane due to its polyanionic nature. Interestingly, several different DNA nanostructures can be readily taken up by cells in the absence of transfection agents, which suggests new opportunities for constructing intelligent cargo delivery systems from these biocompatible, nonviral DNA nanocarriers. However, the underlying mechanism of entry of the DNA nanostructures into the cells remains unknown. Herein, we investigated the endocytotic internalization and subsequent transport of tetrahedral DNA nanostructures (TDNs) by mammalian cells through single‐particle tracking. We found that the TDNs were rapidly internalized by a caveolin‐dependent pathway. After endocytosis, the TDNs were transported to the lysosomes in a highly ordered, microtubule‐dependent manner. Although the TDNs retained their structural integrity within cells over long time periods, their localization in the lysosomes precludes their use as effective delivery agents. To modulate the cellular fate of the TDNs, we functionalized them with nuclear localization signals that directed their escape from the lysosomes and entry into the cellular nuclei. This study improves our understanding of the entry into cells and transport pathways of DNA nanostructures, and the results can be used as a basis for designing DNA‐nanostructure‐based drug delivery nanocarriers for targeted therapy.     

Programmable Engineering of a Biosensing Interface with Tetrahedral DNA Nanostructures for Ultrasensitive DNA Detection

Self‐assembled DNA nanostructures with precise sizes allow a programmable “soft lithography” approach to engineer the interface of electrochemical DNA sensors. By using millimeter‐sized gold electrodes modified with several types of tetrahedral DNA nanostructures (TDNs) of different sizes, both the kinetics and thermodynamics of DNA hybridization were profoundly affected. Because each DNA probe is anchored on an individual TDN, its lateral spacing and interactions are finely tuned by the TDN size. By simply varying the size of the TDNs, the hybridization time was decreased and the hybridization efficiency was increased. More significantly, the detection limit for DNA detection was tuned over four orders of magnitude with differentially nanostructured electrodes, and achieved attomolar sensitivity with polymeric enzyme amplification.     

Effect of tetrahedral DNA nanostructures on LPS‐induced neuroinflammation in mice

Neuroinflammation plays a significant role in inducing depression-like behavior. Tetrahedral DNA nanostructures (TDNs) are molecules that exhibit anti-inflammatory properties and can effectively penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Thus, researchers have hypothesized that TDNs regulate the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines and consequently alleviate depression-like behavior. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the effect of TDNs on the depression-like behavior of C57 mice induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We performed open-field, tail suspension, and sucrose preference tests on LPS- and LPS/TDN-treated mice. The results indicated that the injection of TDNs into LPS-treated mice resulted in increased velocity, center zone duration, frequency to the center zone, and sucrose preference, and decreased immobility time. Immunofluorescence results indicated that peripheral administration of LPS in the mice activated inflammation, which culminated in distinct depression-like behavior. However, TDNs effectively alleviated the inflammation and depression-like behavior through the reduction of the expression levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α in the brain. Additionally, TDNs normalized the expression level of microglia cell activation markers, such as ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1, in the hippocampus of mice. These results indicated that TDNs attenuated the LPS-induced secretion of inflammatory factors and consequently alleviated depression-like behavior.     

Rapid high throughput assay for fluorimetric detection of doxorubicin--application of nucleic acid-dye bioprobe

A double stranded DNA based fluorescence bioprobe for anticancer agent (doxorubicin) detection is described. This method provides a new way for sensitive DNA/drug interaction study by a homogeneous assay. The probe employs the long-wavelength intercalating fluorophore TOTO-3^® (TT3). The anticancer agent, doxorubicin, which interacts with the DNA-TT3 complex, was indirectly measured by the decrease in the fluorescence intensity. Various oligonucleotides with different sequences were examined. Doxorubicin has preference for the oligonucleotide 5′AGCACG3′. Enhanced fluorescence observed for the TT3 intercalation with this oligonucleotide makes the DNA-dye complex a suitable bioprobe for doxorubicin detection by competitive assay. A home-built CCD camera setup was applied along with 384 well plate assay format for high throughput fluorescence imaging. The detection limit can be as low as 25 ng mL⁻¹ with an upper limit of 100 μg mL⁻¹. The recovery test with spiked serum sample shows that this method can be a potential routine method for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM).     

脱氧核糖核酸变性和损伤的吸附伏安法研究

本文用汞电极（ＨＭＤＥ）二次导数阴极吸附伏安（ＳＤ－ＡｄＣＳＶ）和碳电极（ＧＣＥ、ＣＰＥ）导数循环伏安（ＦＤ－ＣＶ）法研究了核酸受热、紫外线、超声波和丝裂霉素Ｃ（ＭＭＣ）作用下的变性作用。在０．１ｍｏｌ／Ｌ（Ｋ２ＨＰＯ４＋ＫＨ２ＰＯ４）－０．１ｍｏｌ．Ｌ ＮａＣｌ（ｐＨ７．０）底液中，吸附的单股（ｓｓ－）和双螺旋（ｄｓ－）ＤＮＡ分别在ＨＭＤＥ上得到特征还原峰Ｐ３和Ｐ２，和在碳电极上得到氧化峰Ａ。物     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定生物样本全基因组DNA甲基化

建立了基于液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱的分析方法,对生物样本中全基因组DNA甲基化水平进行定量测定.首先将DNA从生物样本中提取出来,将DNA片段酶解为单核苷,利用液相色谱-串联质谱测定胞嘧啶核苷和5-甲基胞嘧啶核苷的含量,从而计算出其全基因组DNA甲基化率.利用该法研究了暴露于全氟辛烷磺酸的L-02细胞、10例原发性肝癌病例血浆样本和10例对照血浆样本的全基因组DNA甲基化水平,得出了它们的总甲基化率变化的初步结果.本方法操作简单,具有很高的灵敏度和稳定性,为研究生物样本,尤其是临床上易得但DNA含量极低的血浆样本的总甲基化水平提供了思路.     

Reconfigurable Bioinspired Framework Nucleic Acid Nanoplatform Dynamically Manipulated in Living Cells for Subcellular Imaging

In nature, the formation of spider silk fibers begins with dimerizing the pH‐sensitive N‐terminal domains of silk proteins (spidroins) upon lowering pH, and provides a natural masterpiece for programmable assembly. Inspired by the similarity of pH‐dependent dimerization behaviors, introduced here is an i‐motif‐guided model to mimic the initial step of spidroin assembly at the subcellular level. A framework nucleic acid (FNA) nanoplatform is designed using two tetrahedral DNA nanostructures (TDNs) with different branched vertexes carrying a bimolecular i‐motif and a split ATP aptamer. Once TDNs enter acidic lysosomes within living cells, they assemble into a heterodimeric architecture, thereby enabling the formation of a larger‐size framework and meanwhile subcellular imaging in response to endogenous ATP, which can be dynamically manipulated by adjusting intracellular pH and ATP levels with external drug stimuli.     

Construction of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Decorated Gold Nanostructures as Nanomedical Agents

Gold nanoparticles provide promising applications based on their versatile properties of electromagnetic scattering and absorption and the capability of photothermal transduction relying on their size and shape. Because of their high tolerance to the environment and their excellent biocompatibility, gold nanoparticles are the most recognized nanomaterial applied in biomedicine. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a native biomaterial that stores genetic information in living organisms. Naturally, DNA can be combined with gold nanoparticles for a variety of biomedical purposes. For example, the reversible hydrogen bonding of the complementary double‐stranded structures has been employed to serve as a gate keeper for the control of drug release on demand. Besides, the complementary hybridization behavior has given the specific recognition in nucleic acid for sensing feature. Accordingly, this mini‐review describes how DNA–gold nanoconjugates have been formulated and aimed for drug release and sensing analysis as well as the hybrids of aptamer–gold analogy for biomedical studies. These nanoconjugates show the potential for preclinical and clinical treatments.     

Effect of surface functionalization of MCM-41-type mesoporous silica nanoparticles on the endocytosis by human cancer cells

We have synthesized a series of MCM-41-type mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN). The surface of the MSNs are functionalized with 3-aminopropyl (AP), 3-guanidinopropyl (GP), 3-[N-(2-guanidinoethyl)guanidino]propyl (GEGP), and N-folate-3-aminopropyl (FAP). In contrast to the zeta-potential of -18.4 mV for FITC-MSN, the values of zeta-potential for AP-, GP-, GEGP-, and FAP-functionalized FITC-MSNs in 100 mM PBS buffer (pH 7.4) increased positively from -11.3, -10.6, -4.0, to +4.9 mV, respectively. The uptake efficiency, endocytosis mechanism, and biocompatibility of these organically functionalized MSNs were investigated with human cervical cancer cells (HeLa). Flow cytometry results suggested that the endocytosis of MSN could be manipulated by different surface functionalization. The immunocytochemistry study indicated that the uptake of these MSNs by HeLa cells was surface functional group dependent and involved several different mechanisms of endocytosis. Confocal fluorescence micrographs showed that the different surface functionalities of MSNs could also affect their ability to escape endosomal entrapment, which is a key factor in designing effective intracellular delivery vehicles.     

用紫外光谱和荧光光谱研究三丁基锡化合物与脱氧核糖核酸的相互作用

用紫外光谱和荧光光谱研究了三丁基锡(TBT)化合物与脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)的相互作用。结果表明,在不同条件下,TBT既作用于DNA的磷酸基团,使DNA构象发生变化;又作用于DNA的碱基基团,对DNA双螺旋结构有一定影响。而且,TBT与DNA作用时间越长,则减色越明显。还考察了TBT和磷酸根浓度,以及溶液pH值对TBT与DNA作用的影响。