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Garcia Garcia C, Patkar SS, Wang B, Abouomar R, Kiick KL. Recombinant protein-based injectable materials for biomedical applications. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 193:114673. [PMID: 36574920 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Injectable nanocarriers and hydrogels have found widespread use in a variety of biomedical applications such as local and sustained biotherapeutic cargo delivery, and as cell-instructive matrices for tissue engineering. Recent advances in the development and application of recombinant protein-based materials as injectable platforms under physiological conditions have made them useful platforms for the development of nanoparticles and tissue engineering matrices, which are reviewed in this work. Protein-engineered biomaterials are highly customizable, and they provide distinctly tunable rheological properties, encapsulation efficiencies, and delivery profiles. In particular, the key advantages of emerging technologies which harness the stimuli-responsive properties of recombinant polypeptide-based materials are highlighted in this review.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cristobal Garcia Garcia
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19176, USA.
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Chen YF, Wang ZH, Chen YC, Chang CH, Zhuang HZ, Chung FY, Jan JS. Polypeptide Bilayer Assembly-Mediated Gene Delivery Enhances Chemotherapy in Cancer Cells. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:680-689. [PMID: 36515396 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Developing gene vectors with high transfection efficiency and low cytotoxicity to humans is crucial to improve gene therapy outcomes. This study set out to investigate the use of cationic polypeptide bilayer assemblies formed by coil-sheet poly(l-lysine)-block-poly(l-benzyl-cysteine) (PLL-b-PBLC) as gene vectors that present improved transfection efficiency, endosomal escape, and biocompatibility compared to PLL. The formation of the polyplexes was triggered by hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, and electrostatic association between the cationic PLL segments and the negatively charged plasmid encoding p53, resulting in self-assembled polypeptide chains. Transfection efficiency of these polyplexes increased with increments of PLL-to-PBLC block ratios, with PLL15-b-PBLC5 bilayers exhibiting the best in vitro transfection efficiency among all, suggesting that PLL-b-PBLC bilayer assemblies are efficient in the protection and stabilization of genes. The polypeptide bilayer gene vector reversed the cisplatin sensitivity of p53-null cancer cells by increasing apoptotic signaling. Consistent with in vitro results, mouse xenograft studies revealed that PLL15-b-PBLC5/plasmid encoding p53 therapy significantly suppressed tumor growth and enhanced low-dose cisplatin treatment, while extending survival of tumor-bearing mice and avoiding significant body weight loss. This study presents a feasible gene therapy that, combined with low-dose chemotherapeutic drugs, may treat genetically resistant cancers while reducing side effects in clinical patients.
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- Yu-Fon Chen
- Master Program in Biomedicine, National Taitung University, No. 684, Section 1, Zhonghua Road, Taitung 95092, Taiwan.,Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, East District, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, East District, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, No. 539, Zhongxiao Road, East District, Chiayi 600566, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, East District, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, East District, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, East District, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, East District, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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Bakardzhiev P, Toncheva-Moncheva N, Mladenova K, Petrova S, Videv P, Moskova-Doumanova V, Topouzova-Hristova T, Doumanov J, Rangelov S. Assembly of amphiphilic nucleic acid-polymer conjugates into complex superaggregates: Preparation, properties, and in vitro performance. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Rasines Mazo A, Allison-Logan S, Karimi F, Chan NJA, Qiu W, Duan W, O’Brien-Simpson NM, Qiao GG. Ring opening polymerization of α-amino acids: advances in synthesis, architecture and applications of polypeptides and their hybrids. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:4737-4834. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00738e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in the synthesis, architectural design and biomedical applications of polypeptides and their hybrids.
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- Alicia Rasines Mazo
- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- School of Medicine
- Deakin University
- Geelong
- Australia
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- Centre for Oral Health Research
- Melbourne Dental School and the Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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Tabujew I, Cokca C, Zartner L, Schubert US, Nischang I, Fischer D, Peneva K. The influence of gradient and statistical arrangements of guanidinium or primary amine groups in poly(methacrylate) copolymers on their DNA binding affinity. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:5920-5929. [DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01269a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Herein, we report the first gradient guanidinium containing cationic copolymers and investigate their binding ability to plasmid DNA (pDNA).
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- Ilja Tabujew
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
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- Jena Center of Soft Matter
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)
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- Jena Center of Soft Matter
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)
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- Institute of Pharmacy
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Jena Center of Soft Matter
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Jena Center of Soft Matter
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