pIL-12 delivered by polymer based nanovector for anti-tumor genetherapy

Finding more effective and safe non-viral vectors to transfer genes into cancer cells has become the key of immune gene therapy for cancer.Herein a triblock compound MPEG_(2000)-PDLLA_(4000)-MPEG_(2000) modified by cationic liposome DOTAP was used as a non-viral vector DOTAP/MPEG_(2000)-PDLLA_(4000)-MPEG_(2000)(DMPM)to effectively transfer interleukin(IL)-12 plasmid(pIL-12)into tumor tissue.IL-12 produced by transfected tumor cells successfully inducing lymphocyte proliferation and promoting interferon-γ(IFN-γ)secretion,which resulted in tumor cells death.The ability of DMPM to transfer pIL-12 and the immune effect induced by IL-12 in cells had been explored.The anti-tumor effect,mechanism and safety of pIL-12/DMPM in mice cancer model were investigated in this study.Our results showed that the pIL-12 transferred by DMPM was highly expressed both in CT26 cells and B16-F10 cells.IL-12 expressed in the culture supernatant of transfected tumor cells stimulated lymphocyte proliferation and promoted IFN-γsecretion.The experimental result confirmed that pIL-12/DMPM therapy significantly reduced tumor growth in mice model.We designed the nanocomposite DMPM to deliver pIL-12 for cancer treatment and explored its therapeutic efficacy and the underlying anti-tumor mechanism.Our study suggested pIL-12 loaded by DMPM complex would be an effective strategy for cancer treatment.