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EXP001434

Paper

Improving the efficacy of liposome-mediated vascular gene therapy via lipid surface modifications (2017)

Peptide

Octaarginine (R8)

Sequence: RRRRRRRR

RNA

siRNA

All experiment fields

Experiment Id EXP001434
Paper Improving the efficacy of liposome-mediated vascular gene therapy via lipid surface modifications
Peptide Octaarginine (R8)
Delivery Success Class no
In Vivo Flag no
Uptake Confirmed yes
Label Confidence high
In Vitro Functional Effect
Endosomal Escape Evidence
Peptide Concentration Surface density: 5 mol% STR-R8 of total lipids
Rna Concentration Encapsulated siRNA; cell studies used equal lipid/siRNA loads; cytotoxicity & transfection comparisons at 200 nM siRNA (HASMCs)
Mixing Ratio For assembly: 125–1000 µg total lipid with 50 µg siRNA; subsequent experiments controlled by lipid/siRNA dose; CaCl2 10 mM used for neutral formulations
Formulation Format R8-modified PEGylated neutral liposomes (R8-PLP)
Formulation Components Neutral PEGylated liposome (PLP) base: DOPC:cholesterol 7:3 mol + 10 mol% DSPE-PEG2000 + STR-R8 (5 mol%) + encapsulated siRNA
Size Nm 35.90
Zeta Mv 8.80
Model Scope in_vitro
Model Type in vitro
Cell Lines Or Primary Cells Human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs, primary; 49-year-old male donor)
Animal Model
Administration Route
Output Type Cell association (rhodamine-labeled liposomes; fluorometry) and cytotoxicity (LIVE/DEAD stain)
Output Value
Output Units
Output Notes R8-PLP 5 mol% increased cell association vs nonmodified PLP and showed no significant cytotoxicity vs untreated controls.
Toxicity Notes No significant cytotoxicity detected at 200 nM siRNA exposure (LIVE/DEAD assay).
Curation Notes