Development of Cell-Specific Targeting Systems for Drugs and Genes

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  • Nishikawa Makiya
    Department of Biopharmaceutics and Drug Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University

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Cell-specific targeting systems for drugs and genes have been developed by using glycosylated macromolecule as a vehicle that can be selectively recognized by carbohydrate receptors. Pharmacokinetic analyses of the tissue distribution of glycosylated proteins came to the conclusion that the surface density of the sugar moiety on the protein derivative largely determines the binding affinity for the receptors and plasma lectin. Many glycosylated delivery systems have been developed and their usefulness investigated in various settings. Galactosylated polymers, when properly designed, were found to be effective in delivering prostaglandin E1 and other low-molecular-weight drugs selectively to hepatocytes. In addition, glycosylated superoxide dismutase and catalase were successfully developed with minimal loss of enzymatic activity. A simultaneous targeting of these two enzymes to liver nonparenchymal cells significantly prevented hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. On the other hand, galactosylated catalase, a derivative selectively delivered to hepatocytes, effectively inhibited hepatic metastasis of colon carcinoma cells in mice. Finally, hepatocyte-targeted in vivo gene transfer was achieved by synthesizing a multi-functional carrier molecule, which condenses plasmid DNA, delivering DNA to hepatocytes through recognition by asialoglycoprotein receptors, and releasing DNA from endosomes/lysosomes into cytoplasm.

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