Silver nanoparticles surface-modified with carbosilane dendrons as carriers of anticancer siRNA

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Gene therapy is a promising approach in cancer treatment; however, current methods have a number of limitations mainly due to the difficulty in delivering therapeutic nucleic acids to their sites of action. The application of non-viral carriers based on nanomaterials aims at protecting genetic material from degradation and enabling its effective intracellular transport. We proposed the use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) surface-modified with carbosilane dendrons as carriers of anticancer siRNA (siBcl-xl). Using gel electrophoresis, zeta potential and hydrodynamic diameter measurements, as well as transmission electron microscopy, we characterized AgNP:siRNA complexes and demonstrated the stability of nucleic acid in complexes in the presence of RNase. Hemolytic properties of free silver nanoparticles and complexes, their effect on lymphocyte proliferation and cytotoxic activity on HeLa cells were also examined. Confocal microscopy proved the effective cellular uptake of complexes, indicating the possible use of this type of silver nanoparticles as carriers of genetic material in gene therapy.

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Pędziwiatr-Werbicka, E., Gorzkiewicz, M., Horodecka, K., Abashkin, V., Klajnert-Maculewicz, B., Peña-González, C. E., … Bryszewska, M. (2020). Silver nanoparticles surface-modified with carbosilane dendrons as carriers of anticancer siRNA. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(13), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21134647

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