A solvent-free thermosponge nanoparticle platform for efficient delivery of labile proteins

Nano Lett. 2014 Nov 12;14(11):6449-55. doi: 10.1021/nl502994y. Epub 2014 Oct 21.

Abstract

Protein therapeutics have gained attention recently for treatment of a myriad of human diseases due to their high potency and unique mechanisms of action. We present the development of a novel polymeric thermosponge nanoparticle for efficient delivery of labile proteins using a solvent-free polymer thermo-expansion mechanism with clinical potential, capable of effectively delivering a range of therapeutic proteins in a sustained manner with no loss of bioactivity, with improved biological half-lives and efficacy in vivo.

Keywords: Nanoparticles; biologics; solvent-free; therapeutic proteins; thermosponge.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / chemistry*
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology
  • Insulin / administration & dosage*
  • Insulin / pharmacokinetics
  • Insulin / pharmacology
  • Interleukin-10 / administration & dosage*
  • Interleukin-10 / pharmacokinetics
  • Interleukin-10 / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Insulin
  • Polymers
  • Interleukin-10