Microneedle-Mediated Delivery of siRNA via Liposomal-Based Transfection for Inner Ear Gene Therapy

Author:

Feng Sharon J.ORCID,Voruz François1,Leong Stephen,Hammer Daniella R.2,Breil Eugénie1,Aksit Aykut2,Yu Michelle1,Chiriboga Lauren3,Olson Elizabeth S.,Kysar Jeffrey W.2,Lalwani Anil K.

Affiliation:

1. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York

2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York

3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York

Abstract

Hypothesis Microneedle-mediated intracochlear injection of siRNA-Lipofectamine through the round window membrane (RWM) can be used to transfect cells within the cochlea. Background Our laboratory has developed 100-μm diameter hollow microneedles for intracochlear injection through the guinea pig RWM. In this study, we test the feasibility of microneedle-mediated injection of siRNA and Lipofectamine, a commonly used reagent with known cellular toxicity, through the RWM for cochlear transfection. Methods Fluorescently labeled scramble siRNA was diluted into Lipofectamine RNAiMax and OptiMEM. One microliter of 5 μM siRNA was injected through the RWM of Hartley guinea pigs at a rate of 1 μl/min (n = 22). In a control group, 1.0 μl of Lipofectamine, with no siRNA, was diluted into OptiMEM and injected in a similar fashion (n = 5). Hearing tests were performed before and either at 24 hours, 48 hours, or 5 days after injection. Afterward, animals were euthanized, and cochleae were harvested for imaging. Control cochleae were processed in parallel to untreated guinea pigs. Results Fluorescence, indicating successful transfection, was observed within the basal and middle turns of the cochlea with limited distribution in the apex at 24 and 48 hours. Signal was most intense in the organ of Corti, spiral ligament, and spiral ganglion. Little to no fluorescence was observed at 5 days post-injection. No significant changes in auditory brainstem response (ABR) were noted post-perforation at 5 days, suggesting that siRNA-Lipofectamine at low doses does not cause cochlear toxicity. Conclusions Small volumes of siRNA and Lipofectamine can be effectively delivered to cochlear structures using microneedles, paving the way for atraumatic cochlear gene therapy.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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