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US20080138408A1
US20080138408A1 US11/985,263 US98526307A US2008138408A1 US 20080138408 A1 US20080138408 A1 US 20080138408A1 US 98526307 A US98526307 A US 98526307A US 2008138408 A1 US2008138408 A1 US 2008138408A1
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  • the invention relates to drug delivery systems. More specifically, this invention relates to systems for and methods of controlled drug delivery using a delivery medium and nucleic acids incorporated therein.
  • Topical generally refers to, but is not limited to epicutaneous, inhalational, intranasal, vaginal, ocular surface and ear drops.
  • Enteral generally refers to, but is not limited to the digestive tract, oral cavity, gastric cavity, and rectal administration.
  • Parenteral generally refers to, but is not limited to administration by injection or infusion via intravenous, intrarterial, intramuscular, subcutaneous, transdermal, transmucosal, intradermal, intrathecal, intraosseous, intracardiac, interperitoneal, intravitreal, and inhalational.
  • RNA is emerging as an important drug target and versatile therapeutic agent because it folds into complex 3-D structures capable of expressing many enzymatic activities and because it “digitally” interferes with the flow of genetic information from DNA to proteins.
  • These novel “smart” macromolecules can be selected from random pools of RNA molecules based on their ability to bind metals, small organic compounds, nucleic acids, proteins and even entire cells and to change their inherent resistance to degradation for our benefit.
  • RNA is sensitive to degradation by ribonucleases (RNases), its stability can be easily regulated by incorporation of modified nucleotides. For example, incorporation of fluorine-CTP and -UTP (Epicentre Bio-technologies) makes RNA resistant to degradation by ubiquitous RNase A.
  • RNases ribonucleases
  • RNA molecules Another group of “smart” RNA molecules, ribozymes, are able to catalyze fundamental biological processes such as the synthesis of proteins (transpeptidation), aminoacylation of tRNA molecules (esterification), and RNA cleavage (transesterification).
  • Their discovery has changed our views of macromolecular evolution, recognizing the fact that an informational molecule can simultaneously posses enzymatic activity.
  • Ribozymes have now been described in a number of systems from bacteria through humans. The ubiquity of catalytic RNAs has prompted intensive investigation into potential applications as well as the mechanism of catalysis. The catalytic performance of nucleic acids can be enhanced by the incorporation of additional functional groups. A number of new ribozymes was discovered using SELEX.
  • the present invention is directed to methods of and system for delivering a therapeutic dose of a drug.
  • a system in accordance with the present invention includes a delivery medium with therapeutic units attached thereto.
  • the delivery medium is any suitable delivery medium that can complex or incorporate the therapeutic units.
  • the delivery medium is a gel matrix, metal particles, a polymer film, a polymer network, a metal, a polymer particle, particulate gels, particulate networks, a polymeric dendrimer, a surface conjugated with complexes or any combination thereof.
  • the therapeutic units include nucleic acid moieties with active drug portions that are controllably released to provide a therapeutic dose to a biological system or biological tissue.
  • Nucleic acid is a single or double stranded polymer or oligomer consisting of ribonucleotides, deoxyribonucleotides or their modified derivatives such as fluorinated RNA, methylated DNA, locked nucleic acids (LNA), peptide nucleic acids (PNA).
  • the Nucleic acids used in the present invention can be selected or designed. NA strands can interact to form double strands or to direct NA strands towards the molecular target using hybridization (anti-sense mechanism).
  • active drug refers broadly to a molecular species that provides a therapeutic result when administered to a biological system or tissue.
  • An active drug is, for example, an antibiotic, an anti-inflammatory, an antihistamine, an antiviral agent, a cancer drug, an anesthetic, a cycloplegic, a mydriatics, a lubricant agent, a hydrophilic agent, a decongestant, a vasoconstrictor, a vasodilater, an Immuno-suppressant, an immuno-modulating agent, an anti-glaucoma agent or a combination thereof.
  • an active drug is also in a form of strands or fragments of RNA (ribonucleic acid) and/or DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
  • Drug herein also refers to prodrugs, nucleic acids, glyocproteins, lipid conjugated drugs and protein-based drugs.
  • a drug herein also includes Pharmacologically active agents and can include anti-cancer drugs, analgesics, antipyretics, nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-allergics, anti-histamines, anti-bacterial drugs, antibiotics, anti-infective drugs, anti-fungal drugs, statins, anti-anemia drugs, cytotoxic drugs, anti-hypertensive drugs, cholesterol lowering medications, dermatological drugs, psychotherapeutic drugs, vitamins, minerals, dietetics, anti-adiposity drugs, carbohydrate metabolism drugs, protein metabolism drugs, thyroid drugs, antithyroid drugs, anti-macular degeneration drugs, anti-retinal degenerative disease drugs, anti-diabetic retinopathydrugs, anti-uveitis drugs, anti-glaucoma drugs, immuno-modulating agents, anti-viral agents, coenzymes and combinations thereof.
  • anti-cancer drugs analgesics, antipyretics, nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drugs,
  • a system for delivering a therapeutic dose of an active drug includes a polymeric hydrogel matrix.
  • the polymeric hydrogel matrix has therapeutic units incorporated therein.
  • the therapeutic units include strands of the NA.
  • the strands of the NA or portions thereof can act as the active drug when they are released from the polymeric hydrogel matrix.
  • the therapeutic units include strands of NA moieties.
  • NA moieties refers to strands of the NA that have drug moieties selectively bound to the stands of NA.
  • the active drug includes the drug moiety or any portion of the NA moiety that is released from the polymeric hydrogel matrix to provide a therapeutic dose.
  • the NA moieties are preferably controllably and/or selectively cleaved and/or released from polymeric hydrogel matrix to thereby release the active drug portions.
  • a drug delivery system of the present invention with different types of therapeutic units with, for example, more than one type of NA moiety and/or more than one type of drug moiety is within the scope of the preset invention.
  • a drug delivery system with different types of therapeutic units is useful to provide a controlled release of multiple active drugs in different quantities and/or at different rates.
  • a system for delivering a therapeutic dose of a drug includes metal nanoparticles.
  • the metal nanoparticles are metal particles that have an average particle size in a range of 5 to 100 nanometers in diameter.
  • the metal nanoparticles are formed from any suitable metal or combination of metals, but are preferably formed from a metal that is nontoxic or exhibits minimal toxicity to a biological system or tissue being treated.
  • the metal nanoparticles are formed from silver or gold.
  • the metal nanoparticles are functionalized with therapeutic NA moieties, such as described above, and other moieties that solubilize the metal nanoparticles and/or receptor moieties that target biological tissues or molecules.
  • the drug delivery system of the present can take any number of forms.
  • the system can be in a pill form, a patch form or a liquid form.
  • patch form includes a contact lense or any other form of a drug delivery system that administers a drug through extended contact with a biological tissue. Further details of therapeutic contact lenses are provided in the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/346,770, filed Feb. 3, 2006, and titled “Contact Drug Delivery System,” the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  • a drug delivery system in accordance with the present invention is taken orally, intravenously or absorbed through contact with a biological tissue.
  • the drug delivery system can be injected at or near a target tissue to be treated.
  • the polymeric hydrogel matrix with the therapeutic units provides a controlled release of an active drug.
  • the controlled release of the active drug is achieved by altering an environment of the polymeric hydrogel matrix.
  • the polymeric hydrogel matrix is heated, treated with a pH modifier, treated with an ionic solution, exposed to an electric field and/or exposed to light. In this way the release of the active drug can be stopped or started.
  • the release of the active drug is controlled over time at a rate that is regulated by a degradation rate of the NA moieties and the folding of the NA moieties in the therapeutic units.
  • a controlled release of an active drug is achieved by treating the polymeric hydrogel matrix with an enzyme that selectively cleaves the strands of the NA moieties and, thereby, releases active drug portions of the therapeutic units.
  • a drug delivery system with polymeric hydrogel matrix and therapeutic units incorporated therein is formed by providing a backbone monomer, a cross-linking monomer and NA moieties, and initiating copolymerization of the backbone monomer and cross-linking monomer.
  • the NA moieties are NA strands and/or NA strands with drug moieties complexed thereto.
  • NA strands are complexed with drug moieties prior to initiating copolymerization of the backbone monomer and cross-linking monomer, in situ with the formation of polymeric hydrogel matrix or after the polymeric hydrogel matrix is formed.
  • the backbone functional groups in the polymeric hydrogel matrix are not required to interact with the drug, but rather provide a matrix to host the drug and control its release.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic representation showing the formation of a drug delivery system with a polymeric hydrogel matrix with therapeutic units that include NA moieties, portions of which are released by enzymatic cleavage, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 1B illustrates a graphical representation of a controlled release profile of active drug portions of NA fragments from a drug delivery system by enzymatic cleavage within a hydrogel matrix, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 2A is a schematic representation showing the formation of a drug delivery system with a polymeric hydrogel with therapeutic units that include strands of the NA and drug moieties complexed with strands of NA and that are released by enzymatic cleavage, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 2B illustrates a graphical representation of a controlled release profile of drug moieties from strands of NA in a hydrogel matrix, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic representation showing the formation of a drug delivery system with a polymeric hydrogel and therapeutic units that include strands of the NA that are released by altering the environment of the polymeric hydrogel, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 4A is a schematic representation showing the formation of a drug delivery system with metal nanoparticles that are functionalized with receptor molecules and two different therapeutic units each including NA moieties, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 4B illustrates a graphical representation of controlled release profiles for two different active drugs released from the drug delivery system represented in FIG. 4A , in accordance with the embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 shows Structure and Function of an Intelligent Biohybrid Hydrogel with RNA Crosslinks.
  • FIGS. 6A-B show Dynamic Tunable Release Profiles of DNA from Novel Biohybrid Gels by Enzymatic or Temperature Triggers.
  • FIGS. 7A-B show Tunable Release Profiles of DNA from Biocompatible Gels by Controlling Macromolecular Architecture and Enzymatic Triggers.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic representation 100 showing the formation of a drug delivery system 111 with a polymeric hydrogel matrix with therapeutic units 121 incorporated therein.
  • the drug delivery system 111 is formed by providing backbone monomers 101 , 103 , 105 , a cross-linking monomer (not shown), and therapeutic units 121 , and initiating copolymerization of the backbone monomers 101 , 103 , 105 and the cross-linking monomer.
  • the therapeutic units 121 are incorporated into the polymeric hydrogel matrix during the formation of the polymeric hydrogel matrix or can be incorporated into the polymeric hydrogel matrix after the polymeric hydrogel matrix is formed.
  • Polymeric hydrogel matrix of the present are incorporated into electrophoresis wells or used as membranes, films, etc. to add in the separation and capture of nucleic acid sequences. Electrophoresis and diffusion can both be used to construct a nucleic acid:drug complex within the gel or to remove unincorporated nucleic acid and drug moieties.
  • a polymeric hydrogel matrix is formed from silicon-based cross-linking monomers, carbon-based or organic-based monomers, macromers or combinations thereof.
  • Suitable cross-linking monomers include but are not limited to Polyethylene glycol (200) dimethacrylate (PEG200DMA), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA), tetraethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), N,N′-Methylene-bis-acrylamide and polyethylene glycol (600) dimethacrylate (PEG600DMA).
  • Suitable silicon-based cross-linking monomers include, but are not limited to, tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl propyl methacrylate (TRIS) and hydrophilic TRIS derivatives such as tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl propyl vinyl carbamate (TPVC), tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl propyl glycerol methacrylate (SIGMA), tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl propyl methacryloxyethylcarbamate (TSMC); polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and PDMS derivatives, such as methacrylate end-capped fluoro-grafted PDMS crosslinker, a methacrylate end-capped urethane-siloxane copolymer crosslinker, a styrene-capped siloxane polymer containing polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide blocks; and siloxanes containing hydrophilic grafts or amino acid residue grafts
  • a solubilizing cosolvent such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), isopropanol, water, alchohol, or water/alchohol mixtures.
  • DMSO dimethylsulfoxide
  • crosslinkers contain more than one vinyl group in the structure or chemistry to covalently bond with multiple monomeric or oligomeric structures.
  • Degradable crosslinkers and grafted structures degrade at a characteristic rate and include, but are not limited to poly lactic acid and polyglycolic acid macromers and derivatives, degradable thiol-ene polymers and etc.
  • Crosslinking monomer amounts from 0.01 to 90%, backbone monomers from 99.99% to 10% (moles backbone monomers/moles total monomers) with varying relative portions of backbone monomers (some of which may be functional and interact with the drug, nucleic acid, or both); initiator concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 30 wt %; solvent concentrations ranging from 0% to 80 wt %; monomers to therapeutic unit ratios ranging from 0.001 to 5,000, optimized to give a high therapeutic unit loading (therapeutic unit may be linked to network via covalent or non-covalent chemistry or contain an acrylate or methacrylate group and link to the network as other monomers in the polymerization reaction).
  • the drug delivery system 111 is formed by making a mixture or solution that includes amounts of the therapeutic units 121 , the backbone monomers 101 , 103 and 105 , the cross-linking monomer and a polymerization initiator in a suitable solvent or without a solvent.
  • Suitable initiators include water and non-water soluble initiators include, but are not limited to, TEMED (N,N,N,N-Tetramethyl-Ethylenediamine) or other reaction accelerator in conjunction with ammonium persulfate, azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN), 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenyl acetophenone (DMPA), 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone (Irgacureo 184), 2,2-dimethoxy-1,2-diphenylethan-1-one (Irgacure 651), ammonium persulfate, iniferters such as tetraethylthiuram disulfide, or combinations thereof for living or controlled polymerization methods.
  • the polymerization is able to be photo-initiated, thermally-initiated, redox-initiated or combinations thereof.
  • living or controlled polymerization examples include, but are not limited to living anionic or cationic polymerization, ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), group transfer polymerization (GOP), living Ziegler-Natta polymerization, and free-radical polymerization (e.g., iniferter polymerization, catalytic chain transfer polymerization, stable free radical mediated polymerization (SFRP), ATRF or atom transfer radical polymerization, reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, Iodine Transfer polymerization, Selenium-centered mediated polymerization, Telluride-mediated polymerization (TERP), Stibine-mediated polymerization).
  • SFRP stable free radical mediated polymerization
  • ATRF atom transfer radical polymerization
  • RAFT reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer
  • the backbone monomers 101 , 103 and 105 complex with the therapeutic units 121 and copolymerize with the cross-linking monomer to form the drug delivery system 111 , such as described above.
  • the monomers 101 , 103 and 105 do not complex or weakly complex with the therapeutic units 121 and copolymerize with the cross-linking monomer to form the drug delivery system 111 .
  • Functional or reactive monomers 101 and 103 useful herein are those which possess chemical or thermodynamic compatibilities with a desired therapeutic unit 121 .
  • backbone monomer includes moieties or chemical compounds that have at least one double bond group that can be incorporated into a growing polymer chain by chemical reaction and that have one end that will functionally interact with the therapeutic unit 121 through one or more of electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, coordination complexation, and Van der Waals forces.
  • Backbone monomers include macromers, oligomers, and polymer chains with pendent functionality and which have the capability of being crosslinked to create the recognitive hydrogel.
  • Crosslinking monomers include chemicals with multiple double bond functionality that can be polymerized into a polymer network.
  • backbone monomers include, but are not limited to, 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA), Acrylic Acid (AA), Acrylamide (AM), N-vinyl 2-pyrrolidone (NVP), 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (VP), methyl methacrylate (MMA), methacrylic acid (MAA), acetone acrylamide, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol trimethacrylate, N-(1,1-dimethyl-3-oxobutyl)acrylamide, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol trimethacrylate, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate, allyl methacrylate, 3-[3,3,5,5,5-pentamethyl-1,1-bis[pentamethyldisiloxanyl)oxy]trisiloxanyl]propyl methacrylate, 3-[3,3,3-trimethyl-1,1-bis(trimethyls
  • the drug delivery system 111 is formed, it is fashioned into a pill, a contact lens, a patch or any other suitable form that allows it to be delivered to a biological system or biological tissue.
  • the system 111 is formed outside or inside the body using various methods to produce films, macroflims, microfilms, nanofilms, irregular particles and other shapes, surface coatings, particles, contact lenses with curved surfaces, etc.
  • the therapeutic units 121 preferably include NA moieties 123 , 123 ′ and 123 ′′.
  • the NA moieties include strands of NA with active drug portions 113 .
  • the drug delivery system 111 is delivered to a biological system or biological tissue using any suitable method.
  • the drug delivery system 111 is then treated with an enzyme.
  • the enzyme selectively cleaves the NA moieties 123 , 123 ′ and 123 ′′ and releases the active drug portions 113 , thereby administering a therapeutic dose of the active drug portions 113 to the biological system or biological tissue.
  • FIG. 1B illustrates a graphical representation 150 of a controlled release profile 151 of the active drug portions 113 from the drug delivery system 111 by enzymatic cleavage, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention.
  • the depleted hydrogel matrix 111 ′ FIG. 1A
  • the system is also controllable, such that a release profile 151 ′′ of the active drug portions 113 from the drug delivery system 111 is constant.
  • FIG. 2A is a schematic representation 200 showing the formation of a drug delivery system 211 , in accordance with further embodiments of the invention.
  • the drug delivery system 211 with a polymeric hydrogel matrix further includes therapeutic units 222 incorporated into the polymeric hydrogel matrix.
  • the drug delivery system 211 is formed by providing backbone monomers 201 , 203 and 205 , a cross-linking monomer (not shown) and therapeutic units 222 , and initiating copolymerization of the backbone monomers 201 , 203 and 205 and cross-linking monomer with a suitable initiator, such as described above.
  • the therapeutic units 222 preferably include NA moieties 223 .
  • the NA moieties 223 include strands of NA such as described previously.
  • the therapeutic units 222 further include drug moieties 213 that are complexed with the NA moieties 223 .
  • the drug moieties 213 are suitable drug molecules or a combination of drug molecules.
  • multiple drug moieties are used to administer therapeutic doses of the multiple drug moieties from a single drug delivery system 211 .
  • Suitable drug moieties include, but are not limited to, Anti-bacterials, Anti-infectives, Anti-microbial Agents, such as anti-fungal agents (all of which generally referred to as antibiotics) such as Penicillins (including Aminopenicillins and/or penicillinas in conjunction with penicillinase inhibitor and anti-fugal agents), Cephalosporins (and the closely related cephamycins and carbapenems), Fluoroquinolones, Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Aminoglycosides.
  • Anti-bacterials include Anti-infectives, Anti-microbial Agents, such as anti-fungal agents (all of which generally referred to as antibiotics) such as Penicillins (including Aminopenicillins and/or penicillinas in conjunction with penicillinase inhibitor and anti-fugal agents), Cephalosporins (and the closely related cephamycins and carbapenems), Fluoroquinolones, Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Aminoglycoside
  • erythromycin bacitracin zinc
  • polymyxin polymyxin B sulfates
  • neomycin gentamycin
  • tobramycin gramicidin
  • ciprofloxacin trimethoprim
  • ofloxacin levofloxacin
  • gatifloxacin moxifloxacin
  • norfloxacin sodium sulfacetamide
  • chloramphenicol tetracycline
  • azithromycin clarithyromycin, trimethoprim sulfate and bacitracin.
  • Drug delivery systems of the present invention are used to deliver Non-steroidal (NSAIDs) and Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents (generally referred to as anti-inflammatory agents) including both COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors.
  • NSAIDs Non-steroidal
  • Steroidal Anti-inflammatory agents include both COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors.
  • Examples include, but are not limited to, corticosteroids, medrysone, prednisolone, prednisolone acetate, prednisolone sodium phosphate, fluormetholone, dexamethasone, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, betamethasone, fluoromethasone, antazoline, fluorometholone acetate, rimexolone, loteprednol etabonate, diclofenac (diclofenac sodium), ketorolac, ketorolac tromethamine, hydrocortisone, bromfenac, flurbiprofen,
  • Drug delivery systems of the present invention are also used to deliver Anti-histamines, Mast cell stabilizers, and Anti-allergy Agents (generally referred to as anti-histamines).
  • anti-histamines include, but are not limited, cromolyn sodium, lodoxamide tromethamine, olopatadine HCl, nedocromil sodium, ketotifen fumurate, levocabastine HCL, azelastine HCL, pemirolast (pemirolast potassium), epinastine HCL, naphazoline HCL, emedastine, antazoline, pheniramine, sodium cromoglycate, N-acetyl-aspartyl glutamic acid and amlexanox.
  • the drug delivery systems of the present invention are used to deliver Anti-viral Agents including, but not limited to, trifluridine and vidarabine; Anti-Cancer Therapeutics including, but not limited to, dexamethasone and 5-fluorouracil (5FU); Local Anesthetics including, but are not limited to, tetracaine, proparacaine HCL and benoxinate HCL; Cycloplegics and Mydriatics including, but not limited to, Atropine sulfate, phenylephrine HCL, Cyclopentolate HCL, scopolamine HBr, homatropine HBr, tropicamide and hydroxyamphetamine Hbr; Comfort Molecules or Molecules (generally referred as lubricating agents) to treat Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (Dry Eye) including, but not limited to, Hyaluronic acid or hyaluronan (of varying Molecular Weight, MW
  • the drug delivery system 211 is delivered to a biological system or biological tissue using any suitable method.
  • the drug delivery system 211 is then treated with an enzyme, a denaturing agent or any other suitable chemical that causes the complexed drug moieties 213 to be controllably released from the polymeric hydrogel matrix, to thereby administering a therapeutic dose of the drug moieties 213 to the biological system or biological tissue.
  • FIG. 2B illustrates a graphical representation 250 of a controlled release profile 251 of the drug moieties 213 from the drug delivery system 211 ( FIG. 2A ), in accordance with the embodiments of the invention.
  • the depleted hydrogel matrix 211 ′ preferably degrades within the biological system or biological tissue.
  • the system is also controllable, such that a release profile 251 ′′ of the active drug portions 213 from the drug delivery system 211 is constant
  • a controlled release of the active drug portions 113 ( FIG. 1A ) and/or drug moieties 213 ( FIG. 2A ) can be achieved by altering an environment of the polymeric hydrogel matrix in any number of different ways.
  • the polymeric hydrogel matrix can be heated, treated with a pH modifier, treated with an ionic solution, exposed to light to controllably release the active drug portions 113 and/or drug moieties 213 .
  • the active drug portions 113 and/or drug moieties 213 are released through bio-degradation of the NA moieties within a biological system or biological tissue.
  • controlled release of the active drug portions 113 and/or drug moieties 213 can be achieved by degradation of any portion of the systems.
  • the release of the complexed drug moieties 213 can be controlled through the affinity of the drug moieties 213 with the NA moieties 223 .
  • a strongly complexed drug moieties 213 will be released from the system 211 at a slower rate than that of a weakly complexed drug moieties 213 .
  • the drug moieties 213 will only be released from the system by degradation of the NA moieties 223 . If, however, drug moieties 213 are very weakly complexed, the drug moieties 213 will be released from the system 211 based primarily on the concentration gradient of the drug moieties 213 .
  • NA aptmer-drug complexes in accordance with the embodiment of the invention are noncovalently linked and/or dispersed within a gel structure. Release of therapeutic can be controlled by the macromolecular architecture. For instance, a tight crosslinking structure will lead to an increased transport of therapeutic from the structure but significantly deter the NA sequences depending on the size of these structures. The affinity of the NA for the therapeutic along with the structure of the gel will determine the release rate.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic representation 300 showing the formation of a drug delivery system 303 with a polymeric hydrogel matrix 301 and therapeutic units 309 that include strands of NA.
  • the therapeutic units 309 are incorporated into the polymeric hydrogel matrix 301 after the polymeric hydrogel matrix 301 is formed.
  • the therapeutic units 309 are incorporated into the polymeric hydrogel matrix 301 by treating the polymeric hydrogel matrix 301 with the therapeutic units 309 in an ionic environment to form the drug delivery system 303 .
  • the ionic environment can, for example, be a solution of magnesium ions or any other suitable solution of metal ions.
  • the drug delivery system 303 is delivered to a biological system or biological tissue using any suitable method.
  • the drug delivery system 303 is then treated with a chelating agent, such as ethylenediamine tetraacetate, that chelates the metal ions and, thereby, releases the therapeutic units 309 from the polymeric hydrogel matrix 301 and into the biological system or biological tissue being treated.
  • a chelating agent such as ethylenediamine tetraacetate
  • FIG. 4A is a schematic representation 400 showing the formation of a drug delivery system 401 with metal nanoparticles that are functionalized with receptor molecules 431 and therapeutic units 421 .
  • the receptor molecules or ligand molecules 431 are provided to target specific cells in the body.
  • the particle surface can also be passivated using polyethylene glycol to evade immune surveillance and the reticuloendothelial system (RES) or extend circulation time (delay excretion).
  • RES reticuloendothelial system
  • the metal nanoparticles are metal particles that have an average particle size in a range of 5 to 100 nanometers in diameter and are formed from silver or gold or a combination thereof. Larger metal nanoparticles greater than 100 nanometers are considered to within the scope of the invention.
  • the therapeutic units 421 include at least two different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ each including NA moieties or NA moieties with drug moieties complexed thereto.
  • the different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ are complexed to the metal nanoparticles through any number of chemical processes.
  • the different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ are tailored with a thiol group that bond to a surface of the metal nanoparticles.
  • the receptor molecules 431 are provided to solubilize the metal nanoparticles and/or target specific biological tissues.
  • the drug delivery system 401 is delivered to a biological system or biological tissue using any suitable method.
  • the drug delivery system 401 or the environment of the drug delivery system 401 is then altered chemically, photo-chemically or physically, such that the different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ or portions of the different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ (active drug portions) are released from the metal nanoparticles and into the biological system or biological tissue being treated.
  • the different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ or portions of the different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ are released from the metal nanoparticles through biodegradation of the NA portions of the different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ within the biological environment being treated.
  • Release of the different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ can also occur from unfolding of the RNA, degradation of the RNA, or if the affinity of the nucleic acid-drug complex optimized-release by a concentration gradient.
  • the affinity of the nucleic acid for drug can be controlled and selected.
  • FIG. 4B illustrates a graphical representation 450 of controlled release profiles 451 and 451 ′ of two different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ or portions of the two different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ as they are released from the drug delivery system 401 represented in FIG. 4A , in accordance with the embodiments of the invention. From the controlled release profiles 451 and 451 ′ it can be seen that the different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ or portions of the two different therapeutic units 421 ′ and 421 ′′ are released at different rates. In this way a therapeutic dose of a drug cocktail is able to be administered to a biological system or biological tissue.
  • FIG. 5 represents a Reversible Effective Crosslinking within gel by an NA aptamer binding molecule or NA moiety 513 .
  • a conjugated or covalently attached molecule (which could be a sugar, therapeutic, biological marker, antigen, antibody, or other biologically significant moiety) to polymer chains can complex with a conjugated NA aptamer and provide reversible effective crosslinks in the gel.
  • a dispersed therapeutic 523 in the gel can then be modulated in release. When the complex is formed, transport of drug 523 is reduced and when the complex 511 is not formed the transport of drug is significantly increased leading to on-off modulated delivery.
  • the depleted polymer 511 ′ preferably biodegrades.
  • a conjugated or covalently attached molecule (which could be a sugar, therapeutic, biological marker, antigen, antibody, or other biologically significant moiety) to polymer chains can complex with a conjugated NA aptamer and provide reversible effective crosslinks in the gel.
  • a dispersed therapeutic in the gel can then be modulated in release.
  • transport of drug is reduced and when the complex is not formed or inhibited the transport of drug is significantly increased leading to on-off modulated delivery.
  • release of the dispersed therapeutic will be concentration dependent and triggered by the free molecule.
  • FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B show Dynamic Tunable Release Profiles of DNA from Novel Biohybrid Gels by Enzymatic or Temperature triggers.
  • FIG. 6A illustrates a graph 600 showing the tailored release of DNA by incubating the gels in BamHI at physiological conditions, as illustrated by the line 610 , as compared to incubating in the buffer only, as illustrated by the line 620 .
  • FIG. 6B illustrates a graph 650 showing the sigmoidal temperature dependent release of DNA, as illustrated by the line 660 .
  • FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B show Tunable Release Profiles of DNA from Biocompatible Gels by Controlling Macromolecular Architecture and Enzymatic Triggers.
  • FIG. 7A illustrates a graph 700 showing the tailored release of DNA by incubating the gels in DNase I at physiological conditions in biocompatible gels of varying crosslinking densities. Crosslinking densities, calculated on an acrylated DNA-free basis, was 0.15%, as illustrated by the line 710 , 0.22%, as illustrated by the line 711 , and 0.45%, as illustrated by the line 712 .
  • FIG. 7A illustrates a graph 700 showing the tailored release of DNA by incubating the gels in DNase I at physiological conditions in biocompatible gels of varying crosslinking densities.
  • Crosslinking densities calculated on an acrylated DNA-free basis, was 0.15%, as illustrated by the line 710 , 0.22%, as illustrated by the line 711 , and 0.45%, as illustrated by the line 712 .
  • FIG. 7B illustrates a graph 750 showing the tailored release of DNA by incubating a gel of weak crosslinking density (0.15%) in DNase I at physiological conditions, as illustrated by the line 760 , as compared to incubating in buffer only, as illustrated by the line 770 .
  • FIG. 7A highlights the release characteristics of biocompatible gels of varying crosslinking densities on treatment with a non-sequence specific endonuclease DNase I.
  • FIG. 7B conclusively shows that a DNase I trigger is responsible for the cleavage of DNA covalently incorporated within a biocompatible gel.
  • OBJECTIVE 1 The rational design, synthesis, characterization, and optimization of novel biohybrid hydrogel carriers with enhanced loading and intelligent triggered release.
  • the model therapeutic will be an anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 therapeutic (anti-HIV deoxy-ribozyme).
  • the trigger will involve physical mechanisms (e.g., temperature, pH changes) as well as a specific biomolecular interaction, which will allow a rational tailoring and control of the therapeutic release profile.
  • the 5′ acrydite oligonucleotide and its complementary oligonucleotide are synthetically prepared and resuspended to 1 mM in Tris buffer, 0.5 mM EDTA, pH 8.
  • the complementary and non-complementary oligonucleotides are radiolabeled with ?-32P ATP using 3′phosphatase-free polynucleotide kinase and purified on a denaturing 12% polyacrylamide gel.
  • Annealing of DNA strands to form double helical DNA is confirmed by the dose-dependent addition (0, 100, 200, 300 and 500 picomoles) of acrylated oligonucleotide to an aliquot of complementary oligonucleotide (5000 cpm). Each pair of oligonucleotides are heated to 90° C. for 3 minutes and directly placed on ice. Hybridization conditions are optimized in different buffers such as water and various concentrations of Tris-HCl, pH 7.5. Samples are analyzed by electrophoresis on 12% poly(acrylamide-co-bisacrylamide) non-denaturing gel. Formation of DNA duplexes are quantified using Typhoon phosphoimager and ImageQuant software (Molecular Dynamics).
  • Digestion of the DNA helices are carried out by incubating the DNA helices with restriction enzyme and restriction enzyme buffer at 37° C. for 1 hour, as per the manufacturer's instructions. Control experiments are performed in restriction enzyme buffer only (absence of BamHI) at 37° C. for 1 hour, or on ice. Digests are analyzed by electrophoresis on non-denaturing gel. Autoradiograms are quantified using Typhoon phosphoimager and ImageQuant software.
  • Novel poly(acrylamide-co-N,N′methylenebisacrylamide-co-acrylated DNA), poly(acrylamide-co-polyethylene glycol 200 dimethacrylate-co-acrylated DNA), poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-polyethylene glycol 600 dimethacrylate-co-acrylated DNA) hydrogels of varying crosslinking densities are prepared via redox polymerization at 25° C. in the loading lanes of a non-denaturing gel. After polymerization, the unincorporated acrylated DNA and unhybridized 32P-labeled oligonucleotides are efficiently eluted by electrophoresis.
  • the polymer gels in the loading lanes are then cut out and submerged in 10 mM Tris buffer, pH 7.5.
  • the rest of the base gel is dried and imaged as described earlier, in order to quantify the amount of DNA incorporated into the DNA gels, and hence determine the efficiency of polymerization reaction.
  • Physiological validation of the platform Downregulation of HIV-1 Tat/Rev mRNA.
  • the physiological relevance of the platform in context of clinical medicine is demonstrated by following similar steps to release an anti-HIV deozyribozyme.
  • the double stranded helix substrate is redesigned to include a catalytic unit of a DNA enzyme that can bind to and cleave HIV-1 TAT/Rev mRNA, the coding sequence for Tat and Rev proteins, along with the BamHI recognition site.
  • Tat and Rev represent two essential proteins of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), mRNAs encoding these proteins constitute frequent targets for DNA- and RNA-based gene therapy.
  • the HIV aptamer is synthesized in vitro using synthetic DNA templates under the control of promoters specific to T7 RNA polymerase. The aptamer is then radiolabeled using [5′-32P]pCp and T4 RNA ligase and purified on a 12% poly(acrylamide-co-bisacrylamide) non-denaturing gel.
  • 3′-end labeled HIV aptamer is incubated along with the DNA gels and BamHI under physiological conditions, and the cleaved RNA fragments are analyzed by electrophoresis on a denaturing gel. Autoradiograms are quantified using Typhoon phosphoimager and ImageQuant software.
  • the double stranded helix substrate includes a siRNA construct which targets and interferes with the functioning of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR).
  • VEGFR vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
  • Treatment of the DNA gels with BamHI results in the cleavage of the siRNA from the gel, and downregulation of the VEGFR mRNA.
  • the VEGFR mRNA is synthesized in vitro using synthetic DNA templates under the control of promoters specific to T7 RNA polymerase.
  • the aptamer is then radiolabeled using [5′-32P]pCp and T4 RNA ligase and purified on a 12% poly(acrylamide-co-bisacrylamide) non-denaturing gel.
  • 3′-end labeled VEGFR aptamer is incubated along with the DNA gels and BamHI under physiological conditions, and the cleaved RNA fragments are analyzed by electrophoresis on a denaturing gel. Autoradiograms are quantified using Typhoon phosphoimager and ImageQuant software.
  • OBJECTIVE 2 The rational design, synthesis, characterization, and optimization of novel biohybrid hydrogel carriers which exhibit modulatory, on-off, release of a therapeutic via reversible aptamer-analyte crosslinking.
  • Biotin-binding RNA pseudoknots are synthesized in vitro using synthetic DNA templates under the control of promoters specific to T7 RNA polymerase. Large quantities of DNA are generated using the Klenow fragment of DNA Polymerase I. Integrity of the transcripts are examined by denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Biotin binding pseudoknots are optimized for binding efficiency using SELEX. Pseudoknots are radiolabeled using [5′-32P]pCp and T4 RNA ligase and purified on a 12% poly(acrylamide-co-bisacrylamide) non-denaturing gel.
  • Modified nucleotides are co-transcriptionally incorporated into RNA pseudoknots to render them resistant against ribonucleases and then selected for binding via affinity chromatography. For example, by modulating incorporation of fluorine-pyrimidine nucleotides (Epicentre biotechnologies) small RNAs resilient against degradation by ubiquitous RNAse A, can be produced. Protection from other RNases is achieved by posttranscriptional modification of accessible nucleotides with nucleotide specific reagents (kethoxal, DMS, DEPC).
  • Binding properties of RNA aptamers are monitored using modified Sepharoses. Columns are equilibrated with Biotin Binding Buffer (20 mM HEPES, 100 mM KCl, 15 mM MgCl2). Loading the column with samples or magnesium/EDTA buffers is followed by spinning at 1000 rpm for 20 seconds.
  • RNA based Hydrogels using Aptamer and Bioconjugate Chemistry.
  • Poly(acrylic acid-g-RNA-g-biotin) networks are prepared from poly(acrylic acid) chains of high monodispersity. Grafting of RNA and modified biotin amines to the matrix occur via commercially available cross-linking reagents (Maleimide chemistry-EDC, oxene chemistry). Hydrogels are assembled in polystyrene molds of precise dimensions.

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