Abstract
Ionizable lipids are the leading vectors for gene therapy. Understanding the effects of molecular structure on efficient gene delivery is one of the most important challenges for maximizing the utility of such lipid vectors. We synthesized an array of pH-responsive and ionizable lipids to investigate the relationship between lipid structure and activity. The optimized lipid (EDM) has double tertiary amines in the headgroup and an ester linker. EDM exhibited efficient DNA and siRNA delivery to, and gene silencing of, A549 cells. EDM has a pKa value of 6.67, which enabled it to quickly escape from the endosome after entering the cell; the ester linkages rapidly degraded and enabled gene release into the cytoplasm. EDM also delivered IGF-1R siRNA to inhibit tumor growth and induce cancer cell apoptosis by efficient inhibition of IGF-1R expression in mice. Our study on the structure–activity relationships of ionizable lipids will facilitate clinical applications.
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