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Coulter SM, Pentlavalli S, An Y, Vora LK, Cross ER, Moore JV, Sun H, Schweins R, McCarthy HO, Laverty G. In Situ Forming, Enzyme-Responsive Peptoid-Peptide Hydrogels: An Advanced Long-Acting Injectable Drug Delivery System. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 38922296 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
Abstract
Long-acting drug delivery systems are promising platforms to improve patient adherence to medication by delivering drugs over sustained periods and removing the need for patients to comply with oral regimens. This research paper provides a proof-of-concept for the development of a new optimized in situ forming injectable depot based on a tetrabenzylamine-tetraglycine-d-lysine-O-phospho-d-tyrosine peptoid-D-peptide formulation ((NPhe)4GGGGk(AZT)y(p)-OH). The chemical versatility of the peptoid-peptide motif allows low-molecular-weight drugs to be precisely and covalently conjugated. After subcutaneous injection, a hydrogel depot forms from the solubilized peptoid-peptide-drug formulation in response to phosphatase enzymes present within the skin space. This system is able to deliver clinically relevant concentrations of a model drug, the antiretroviral zidovudine (AZT), for 35 days in Sprague-Dawley rats. Oscillatory rheology demonstrated that hydrogel formation began within ∼30 s, an important characteristic of in situ systems for reducing initial drug bursts. Gel formation continued for up to ∼90 min. Small-angle neutron scattering data reveal narrow-radius fibers (∼0.78-1.8 nm) that closely fit formation via a flexible cylinder elliptical model. The inclusion of non-native peptoid monomers and D-variant amino acids confers protease resistance, enabling enhanced biostability to be demonstrated in vitro. Drug release proceeds via hydrolysis of an ester linkage under physiological conditions, releasing the drug in an unmodified form and further reducing the initial drug burst. Subcutaneous administration of (NPhe)4GGGGk(AZT)y(p)-OH to Sprague-Dawley rats resulted in zidovudine blood plasma concentrations within the 90% maximal inhibitory concentration (IC90) range (30-130 ng mL-1) for 35 days.
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- Sophie M Coulter
- Biofunctional Nanomaterials Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT9 7BL, N. Ireland
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- Biofunctional Nanomaterials Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT9 7BL, N. Ireland
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- Biofunctional Nanomaterials Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT9 7BL, N. Ireland
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- Biofunctional Nanomaterials Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT9 7BL, N. Ireland
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- Biofunctional Nanomaterials Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT9 7BL, N. Ireland
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- Biofunctional Nanomaterials Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT9 7BL, N. Ireland
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- Biofunctional Nanomaterials Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT9 7BL, N. Ireland
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- Large Scale Structures Group, Institut Laue - Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 20156, Grenoble Cedex 9, 38042, France
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- Biofunctional Nanomaterials Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT9 7BL, N. Ireland
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- Biofunctional Nanomaterials Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT9 7BL, N. Ireland
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Ghosh Dastidar A, Clarke SA, Larrañeta E, Buchanan F, Manda K. In Vitro Degradation of 3D-Printed Poly(L-lactide-Co-Glycolic Acid) Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:3714. [PMID: 37765567 PMCID: PMC10534938 DOI: 10.3390/polym15183714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The creation of scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering has faced significant challenges in developing constructs that can provide sufficient biomechanical support and offer suitable degradation characteristics. Ideally, such tissue-engineering techniques necessitate the fabrication of scaffolds that mirror the mechanical characteristics of the articular cartilage while degrading safely without damaging the regenerating tissues. The aim of this study was to create porous, biomechanically comparable 3D-printed scaffolds made from Poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) 85:15 and to assess their degradation at physiological conditions 37 °C in pH 7.4 phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) for up to 56 days. Furthermore, the effect of scaffold degradation on the cell viability and proliferation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (HBMSC) was evaluated in vitro. To assess the long-term degradation of the scaffolds, accelerated degradation tests were performed at an elevated temperature of 47 °C for 28 days. The results show that the fabricated scaffolds were porous with an interconnected architecture and had comparable biomechanical properties to native cartilage. The degradative changes indicated stable degradation at physiological conditions with no significant effect on the properties of the scaffold and biocompatibility of the scaffold to HBMSC. Furthermore, the accelerated degradation tests showed consistent degradation of the scaffolds even in the long term without the notable release of acidic byproducts. It is hoped that the fabrication and degradation characteristics of this scaffold will, in the future, translate into a potential medical device for cartilage tissue regeneration.
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- Anushree Ghosh Dastidar
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AH, UK; (A.G.D.); (F.B.)
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK;
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK;
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AH, UK; (A.G.D.); (F.B.)
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AH, UK; (A.G.D.); (F.B.)
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Zharkova II, Volkov AV, Muraev AA, Makhina TK, Voinova VV, Ryabova VM, Gazhva YV, Kashirina AS, Kashina AV, Bonartseva GA, Zhuikov VA, Shaitan KV, Kirpichnikov MP, Ivanov SY, Bonartsev AP. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) 3D-Scaffold-Conduit for Guided Tissue Sprouting. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24086965. [PMID: 37108133 PMCID: PMC10138660 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24086965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Scaffold biocompatibility remains an urgent problem in tissue engineering. An especially interesting problem is guided cell intergrowth and tissue sprouting using a porous scaffold with a special design. Two types of structures were obtained from poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) using a salt leaching technique. In flat scaffolds (scaffold-1), one side was more porous (pore size 100-300 μm), while the other side was smoother (pore size 10-50 μm). Such scaffolds are suitable for the in vitro cultivation of rat mesenchymal stem cells and 3T3 fibroblasts, and, upon subcutaneous implantation to older rats, they cause moderate inflammation and the formation of a fibrous capsule. Scaffold-2s are homogeneous volumetric hard sponges (pore size 30-300 μm) with more structured pores. They were suitable for the in vitro culturing of 3T3 fibroblasts. Scaffold-2s were used to manufacture a conduit from the PHB/PHBV tube with scaffold-2 as a filler. The subcutaneous implantation of such conduits to older rats resulted in gradual soft connective tissue sprouting through the filler material of the scaffold-2 without any visible inflammatory processes. Thus, scaffold-2 can be used as a guide for connective tissue sprouting. The obtained data are advanced studies for reconstructive surgery and tissue engineering application for the elderly patients.
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- Irina I Zharkova
- Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution "N.N. Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics", Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Priorova Str. 10, Moscow 127299, Russia
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Surgical Dentistry, Medical Institute, RUDN Universiry, Miklukho-Maklaya Str., Moscow 6117198, Russia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Surgical Dentistry, Medical Institute, RUDN Universiry, Miklukho-Maklaya Str., Moscow 6117198, Russia
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- A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, Bld. 2, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Surgical Dentistry, Medical Institute, RUDN Universiry, Miklukho-Maklaya Str., Moscow 6117198, Russia
- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Privolzhsky Research Medical University", Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Minin and Pozharsky pl., 10/1, Nizhny Novgorod 603005, Russia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Surgical Dentistry, Medical Institute, RUDN Universiry, Miklukho-Maklaya Str., Moscow 6117198, Russia
- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Privolzhsky Research Medical University", Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Minin and Pozharsky pl., 10/1, Nizhny Novgorod 603005, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Privolzhsky Research Medical University", Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Minin and Pozharsky pl., 10/1, Nizhny Novgorod 603005, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Privolzhsky Research Medical University", Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Minin and Pozharsky pl., 10/1, Nizhny Novgorod 603005, Russia
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- A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, Bld. 2, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, Bld. 2, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Surgical Dentistry, Medical Institute, RUDN Universiry, Miklukho-Maklaya Str., Moscow 6117198, Russia
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sechenov University, Trubetskaya Str., 8-2, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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Qin C, Dong J, Xie B, Wang H, Zhang N, Zhao C, Qiao C, Liu M, Yang X, Li T. Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) with a Mass Ratio of Lactic to Glycolic Segments of 52/48. Chem Res Chin Univ 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-022-2226-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Yi B, Zhou B, Song Z, Yu L, Wang W, Liu W. Step-wise CAG@PLys@PDA-Cu2+ modification on micropatterned nanofibers for programmed endothelial healing. Bioact Mater 2022; 25:657-676. [PMID: 37056258 PMCID: PMC10086768 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Native-like endothelium regeneration is a prerequisite for material-guided small-diameter vascular regeneration. In this study, a novel strategy is proposed to achieve phase-adjusted endothelial healing by step-wise modification of parallel-microgroove-patterned (i.e., micropatterned) nanofibers with polydopamine-copper ion (PDA-Cu2+) complexes, polylysine (PLys) molecules, and Cys-Ala-Gly (CAG) peptides (CAG@PLys@PDA-Cu2+). Using electrospun poly(l-lactide-co-caprolactone) random nanofibers as the demonstrating biomaterial, step-wise modification of CAG@PLys@PDA-Cu2+ significantly enhanced substrate wettability and protein adsorption, exhibited an excellent antithrombotic surface and outstanding phase-adjusted capacity of endothelium regeneration involving cell adhesion, endothelial monolayer formation, and the regenerated endothelium maturation. Upon in vivo implantation for segmental replacement of rabbit carotid arteries, CAG@PLys@PDA-Cu2+ modified grafts (2 mm inner diameter) with micropatterns on inner surface effectively accelerated native-like endothelium regeneration within 1 week, with less platelet aggregates and inflammatory response compared to those on non-modified grafts. Prolonged observations at 6- and 12-weeks post-implantation demonstrated a positive vascular remodeling with almost fully covered endothelium and mature smooth muscle layer in the modified vascular grafts, accompanied with well-organized extracellular matrix. By contrast, non-modified vascular grafts induced a disorganized tissue formation with a high risk of thrombogenesis. In summary, step-wise modification of CAG@PLys@PDA-Cu2+ on micropatterned nanofibers can significantly promote endothelial healing without inflicting thrombosis, thus confirming a novel strategy for developing functional vascular grafts or other blood-contacting materials/devices.
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Burkhardt F, Spies BC, Wesemann C, Schirmeister CG, Licht EH, Beuer F, Steinberg T, Pieralli S. Cytotoxicity of polymers intended for the extrusion-based additive manufacturing of surgical guides. Sci Rep 2022; 12:7391. [PMID: 35513701 PMCID: PMC9072356 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11426-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Extrusion-based printing enables simplified and economic manufacturing of surgical guides for oral implant placement. Therefore, the cytotoxicity of a biocopolyester (BE) and a polypropylene (PP), intended for the fused filament fabrication of surgical guides was evaluated. For comparison, a medically certified resin based on methacrylic esters (ME) was printed by stereolithography (n = 18 each group). Human gingival keratinocytes (HGK) were exposed to eluates of the tested materials and an impedance measurement and a tetrazolium assay (MTT) were performed. Modulations in gene expression were analyzed by quantitative PCR. One-way ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey tests were applied. None of the materials exceeded the threshold for cytotoxicity (< 70% viability in MTT) according to ISO 10993-5:2009. The impedance-based cell indices for PP and BE, reflecting cell proliferation, showed little deviations from the control, while ME caused a reduction of up to 45% after 72 h. PCR analysis after 72 h revealed only marginal modulations caused by BE while PP induced a down-regulation of genes encoding for inflammation and apoptosis (p < 0.05). In contrast, the 72 h ME eluate caused an up-regulation of these genes (p < 0.01). All evaluated materials can be considered biocompatible in vitro for short-term application. However, long-term contact to ME might induce (pro-)apoptotic/(pro-)inflammatory responses in HGK.
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- Felix Burkhardt
- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, Center for Dental Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, Center for Dental Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, Center for Dental Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,Department of Prosthodontics, Geriatric Dentistry and Craniomandibular Disorders, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Assmanshauser Str. 4-6, 14197, Berlin, Germany
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- Freiburg Materials Research Center FMF and Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 21, 79104, Freiburg, Germany.,Basell Sales & Marketing B.V., LyondellBasell Industries, Industriepark Höchst, 65926, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Basell Sales & Marketing B.V., LyondellBasell Industries, Industriepark Höchst, 65926, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Geriatric Dentistry and Craniomandibular Disorders, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Assmanshauser Str. 4-6, 14197, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Oral Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, Center for Dental Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, Center for Dental Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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