Megy Simon, Aguero Stephanie, Da Costa David, Lamrayah Myriam, Berthet Morgane, Primard Charlotte, Verrier Bernard, Terreux Raphael
PRABI (Pôle Rhône-Alpes de Bioinformatique), Lyon Gerland, UMR5305, LBTI, IBCP, Lyon 1 University, 7 Passage du Vercors, 69367 Lyon CEDEX 07, France.
Colloidal Vectors and Tissue Transport, UMR5305, LBTI, IBCP, Lyon 1 University, 7 Passage du Vercors, 69367 Lyon CEDEX 07, France.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2020 Nov 5;10(11):2209. doi: 10.3390/nano10112209.
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanoparticles (NPs) are widely investigated due to their bioresorbable, biocompatible and low immunogen properties. Interestingly, many recent studies show that they can be efficiently used as drug delivery systems or as adjuvants to enhance vaccine efficacy. Our work focuses on the molecular mechanisms involved during the nanoprecipitation of PLA NPs from concentrated solutions of lactic acid polymeric chains, and their specific interactions with biologically relevant molecules. In this study, we evaluated the ability of a PLA-based nanoparticle drug carrier to vectorize either vitamin E or the Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists PamCSK and PamCSK, which are potent activators of the proinflammatory transcription factor NF-κB. We used dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) to simulate large systems mimicking the nanoprecipitation process for a complete NP. Our results evidenced that after the NP formation, PamCSK and PamCSK molecules end up located on the surface of the particle, interacting with the PLA chains via their fatty acid chains, whereas vitamin E molecules are buried deeper in the core of the particle. Our results allow for a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible for the formation of the PLA NPs and their interactions with biological molecules located either on their surfaces or encapsulated within them. This work should allow for a rapid development of better biodegradable and safe vectorization systems with new drugs in the near future.
聚乳酸(PLA)纳米颗粒(NPs)因其生物可吸收、生物相容性和低免疫原性等特性而受到广泛研究。有趣的是,最近许多研究表明,它们可以有效地用作药物递送系统或作为佐剂来提高疫苗效力。我们的工作重点是聚乳酸纳米颗粒从乳酸聚合物链浓缩溶液中纳米沉淀过程中涉及的分子机制,以及它们与生物相关分子的特定相互作用。在本研究中,我们评估了基于聚乳酸的纳米颗粒药物载体携带维生素E或Toll样受体(TLR)激动剂PamCSK和PamCSK的能力,PamCSK和PamCSK是促炎转录因子NF-κB的有效激活剂。我们使用耗散粒子动力学(DPD)来模拟大型系统,以模拟完整纳米颗粒的纳米沉淀过程。我们的结果证明,在纳米颗粒形成后,PamCSK和PamCSK分子最终位于颗粒表面,通过其脂肪酸链与聚乳酸链相互作用,而维生素E分子则更深地埋在颗粒核心。我们的结果有助于更好地理解聚乳酸纳米颗粒形成的分子机制及其与位于其表面或包裹在其中的生物分子的相互作用。这项工作应该能够在不久的将来快速开发出更好的可生物降解且安全的新型药物载体系统。