Abstract
In endothelial cells, microRNA-126 (miR-126) promotes angiogenesis, and modulating the intracellular levels of this gene could suggest a method to treat cardiovascular diseases such as ischemia. Novel ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles offer a means to deliver therapeutic payloads to target cells and sites of disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of gene delivery by stimulating miR-126-decorated microbubbles using gentle acoustic conditions (stable cavitation). A cationic DSTAP microbubble was formulated and characterized to carry 6 µg of a miR-126 payload per 109 microbubbles. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were treated at 20–40% duty cycle with miR-126-conjugated microbubbles in a custom ultrasound setup coupled with a passive cavitation detection system. Transfection efficiency was assessed by RT-qPCR, Western blotting, and endothelial tube formation assay, while HUVEC viability was monitored by MTT assay. With increasing duty cycle, the trend observed was an increase in intracellular miR-126 levels, up to a 2.3-fold increase, as well as a decrease in SPRED1 (by 33%) and PIK3R2 (by 46%) expression, two salient miR-126 targets. Under these ultrasound parameters, HUVECs maintained >95% viability after 96 h. The present work describes the delivery of a proangiogenic miR-126 using an ultrasound-responsive cationic microbubble with potential to stimulate therapeutic angiogenesis while minimizing endothelial damage.
Funder
Canada Research Chair
NSERC
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
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