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EXP001877

Paper

iRGD-guided Tumor-penetrating Nanocomplexes for Therapeutic siRNA Delivery to Pancreatic Cancer (2018)

Peptide

iRGD TPN (PEGylated) therapeutic dosing [15:2.5:1 pTP-TAM-iRGD:pTP-PEG(5k)-iRGD:siKras]

Sequence: Palmitoyl-transportan-iRGD (pTP-TAMRA-iRGD): CH3(CH)15-[GWTLNSAGYLLGKINLKALAALAKKIL-GGK(TAMRA)GGCRGDKGPDC] (Cys-Cys bridge) ; Palmitoyl-transportan-PEG(5kDa)-iRGD (pTP-PEG-iRGD): (CH3(CH)15-[GWTLNSAGYLLGKINLKALAALAKKILC]-S-S-PEG(5kDa)-X-[GGGCRGDKGPDC] (Cys-Cys bridge))

RNA

siRNA

All experiment fields

Experiment Id EXP001877
Paper iRGD-guided Tumor-penetrating Nanocomplexes for Therapeutic siRNA Delivery to Pancreatic Cancer
Peptide iRGD TPN (PEGylated) therapeutic dosing [15:2.5:1 pTP-TAM-iRGD:pTP-PEG(5k)-iRGD:siKras]
Delivery Success Class yes
In Vivo Flag yes
Uptake Confirmed yes
Label Confidence high
In Vitro Functional Effect
Endosomal Escape Evidence
Peptide Concentration TPNs formed by mixing peptide and siRNA solutions; in vitro dosing at 100 nM siRNA (typical); in vivo dose 0.5 mg/kg siRNA for key PDAC studies
Rna Concentration In vitro: 100 nM siRNA (typical transfection); In vivo: 0.5 mg/kg siRNA per dose (therapeutic and knockdown studies)
Mixing Ratio 15:2.5:1 (pTP-TAM-iRGD : pTP-PEG(5k)-iRGD : siRNA)
Formulation Format Self-assembled tandem peptide/siRNA nanocomplex (TPN), with optional PEG-peptide component
Formulation Components Tandem peptide core: palmitoyl-transportan-iRGD; PEGylated formulation includes pTP-PEG-iRGD as third component
Size Nm
Zeta Mv
Model Scope in_vivo
Model Type in vivo
Cell Lines Or Primary Cells
Animal Model NCR/nude mice bearing bilateral flank KP D8-175 luciferized KPC-derived PDAC allografts
Administration Route Intravenous dosing 0.5 mg/kg siRNA on days 1,4,7,11,15,18,21,25,30,35 (in D5W)
Output Type In vivo therapeutic efficacy: tumor growth delay / survival surrogate
Output Value Anti-Kras siRNA TPNs significantly slowed tumor growth vs saline and siNC controls; extended survival proxy (tumor burden threshold)
Output Units
Output Notes Two-way ANOVA significant at ~6 weeks; TAMRA peptide staining used as proxy for intracellular delivery in tumors.
Toxicity Notes
Curation Notes