Small interfering RNA (siRNA), a promising revolutionary therapy, faces delivery obstacles due to its poor targeting, strong charge negativity and macromolecular nature. Clinical-approved siRNAs can now only be delivered to the liver mediated by the chemically conjugated N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) ligand, the conjugate can be effectively uptaken into cells through interaction with asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR) highly expressed on liver hepatocytes. To further explore an efficient non-hepatic targeted delivery strategy, in this study, we designed a delivery system that chemically conjugated p53 siRNA to renal tubular cell-targeting peptides for targeting the kidney, which was suitable for industrial transformation. Results showed that peptide-siRNA conjugate could specifically enter renal tubular epithelial cells and silence target genes. In cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) mice, peptide-siRNA conjugate blocked the p53-mediated apoptotic pathway and alleviated renal damage. The innovative proposed system to conjugate kidney-targeting peptides with siRNA achieved the efficient kidney-targeted delivery of siRNA and provided a prospective choice for treating AKI.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |