title: Intracellular Delivery of Charge-Converted Monoclonal Antibodies by Combinatorial Design of Block/Homo Polyion Complex Micelles.
abstract: Direct intracellular delivery of antibodies has gained much attention, although only a few agents have been developed, and none of them has reached clinical stages. The main obstacles here are the insufficient characteristics of delivery systems including stability and appropriate ability for intracellular antibody release. We tailored the structure of polyion complex (PIC) micelles by loading transiently charge-converted antibody derivatives for achieving enhanced stability, delivery to cytosol, and precise antigen recognition inside cells. Citraconic anhydride was used for the charge conversion of the antibody; the optimized degree of modification was identified to balance the stability of PIC micelles in the extracellular compartment and prompt pH-triggered disintegration after their translocation into the acidic endosomal compartment of target cells. The use of a mixture of homo- and block-catiomers in an appropriate ratio to construct PIC micelles substantially enhanced the endosomal escaping efficacy of the loaded antibody, leading to improved recognition of intracellular antigens.
authors.forename: Ahram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Omer F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Mutaf
authors.affiliation: Polymer Chemistry Division, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology , R1-11, 4529 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Horacio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kataoka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008823:Micelles; D010316:Particle Size; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008823:Micelles; D011506:Proteins; C571441:poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(N'-(N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl)aspartamide) block copolymer; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols