School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney , Ultimo, Sydney NSW 2007, Australia.
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Abdullah Gul University , Kayseri 38080, Turkey.
Biomacromolecules. 2017 Sep 11;18(9):2699-2710. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b00443. Epub 2017 Aug 25.
PEGylation, covalent attachment of PEG to therapeutic biomolecules, in which suboptimal pharmacokinetic profiles limiting their therapeutic utility are of concern, is a widely applied technology. However, this technology has been challenged by reduced bioactivity of biomolecules upon PEGylation and immunogenicity of PEG triggering immune response and abrogating clinical efficacy, which collectively necessitate development of stealth polymer alternatives. Here we demonstrate that comb-shape poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate] (POEGMA), a stealth polymer alternative, has a more compact structure than PEG and self-organize into nanoparticles in a molecular weight dependent manner. Most notably, we show that comb-shape POEGMA promotes significantly higher cellular uptake and exhibits less steric hindrance imposed on the conjugated biomolecule than PEG. Collectively, comb-shape POEGMA offers a versatile alternative to PEG for stealth polymer-biomolecule conjugation applications.
聚乙二醇化,即将 PEG 共价连接到治疗性生物分子上,对于那些药代动力学特征不理想、限制其治疗用途的生物分子,这是一种广泛应用的技术。然而,该技术受到聚乙二醇化后生物分子活性降低和 PEG 引发免疫反应从而降低临床疗效的挑战,这就需要开发隐形聚合物替代品。在这里,我们证明梳状聚[聚乙二醇甲基醚甲基丙烯酸酯](POEGMA),一种隐形聚合物替代品,比 PEG 具有更紧凑的结构,并以分子量依赖的方式自组装成纳米颗粒。值得注意的是,我们表明梳状 POEGMA 促进了更高的细胞摄取,并且对共轭生物分子的空间位阻比 PEG 小。总的来说,梳状 POEGMA 为隐形聚合物-生物分子偶联应用提供了一种多功能的 PEG 替代物。
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