RIPL peptide (IPLVVPLRRRRRRRRC)-conjugated liposomes for enhanced intracellular drug delivery to hepsin-expressing cancer cells
- Authors
- Kang, Min Hyung; Park, Min Jung; Yoo, Hyun Joon; Hyuk, Kwon Yie; Lee, Sang Gon; Kim, Sung Rae; Yeom, Dong Woo; Kang, Myung Joo; Choi, Young Wook
- Issue Date
- Aug-2014
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Keywords
- Liposome; Cell penetrating/homing peptide; Intracellular delivery; Polyarginine; IPL; Targeting; Hepsin
- Citation
- EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS, v.87, no.3, pp 489 - 499
- Pages
- 11
- Journal Title
- EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS
- Volume
- 87
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 489
- End Page
- 499
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/11975
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ejpb.2014.03.016
- ISSN
- 0939-6411
1873-3441
- Abstract
- Background: To facilitate selective drug delivery to hepsin (Hpn)-expressing cancer cells, the RIPL peptide (IPLVVPLARRARRRRC; 16mer; 2.1 kDa) was synthesized as a novel cell penetrating/homing peptide (CPHP) and conjugated to a liposomal carrier. Methods: RIPL peptide-conjugated liposomes (RIPL-Lipo) were prepared by conjugating RIPL peptides to maleimide-derivatized liposomal vesicles via the thiol-maleimide reaction. Vesicle size and zeta potential were examined using a Zetasizer. Intracellular uptake specificity of the RIPL peptide, or RIPL-Lipo, was assessed by measuring mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) after treatment with a fluorescent marker in various cell lines: SK-OV-3, MCF-7, and LNCaP for Hpn(+); DU145, PC3, and HaCaT for Hpn(). FITC-dextran was used as a model compound. Selective translocational behavior of RIPL-Lipo to LNCaP cells was visualized by fluorescence microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Cytotoxicities of the RIPL peptide and RIPL-Lipo were evaluated by WST-1 assay. Results: RIPL peptides exhibited significant Hpn-selectivity. RIPL-Lipo systems were of positively charged nanodispersion (165 nm in average; 6-24 mV depending on RIPL conjugation ratio). RIPL-Lipo with the conjugation of 2300 peptide molecules revealed the greatest MFI in all cell lines tested. Cellular uptake of RIPL-Lipo increased by 20- to 70-fold in Hpn(+) cells, and 5- to 7-fold in Hpn() cells, compared to the uptake of FITC-dextran. Cytosolic internalization of RIPL-Lipo was time-dependent: bound instantly; internalized within 30 mm; distributed throughout the cytoplasm after 1 h. Cytotoxicities of RIPL peptide (up to 50 mu M) and RIPL-Lipo (up to 10%) were minor (cell viability >90%) in LNCaP and HaCaT cells. Conclusion: By employing a novel CPHP, the RIPL-Lipo system was successfully developed for Hpn-specific drug delivery. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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