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ArticleMolecular pharmaceutics2013

Sulfation patterns determine cellular internalization of heparin-like polysaccharides.

Karthik Raman, Caitlin Mencio, Umesh R Desai, Balagurunathan Kuberan

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Article in Molecular pharmaceutics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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4 authors.

Karthik RamanDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.
Caitlin Mencio
Umesh R Desai
Balagurunathan Kuberan

Funding

Therapeutic assessment of synthetic heparin sulfates in transplantation modelsP01HL107152 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI DESAI, UMESH RAMANLAL · 2011 to 2017
$15.8M
HEPARANOMICS: STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPSR01GM075168 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI BALAGURUNATHAN, KUBERAN · 2007 to 2011
$1.5M
Utilizing proteoglycan biology to develop a novel treatment for brain cancersF31CA168198 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI RAMAN, KARTHIK · 2012 to 2013
$62k
NCI NIH HHS F31 CA168198NCI NIH HHS F31CA168198NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL107152NHLBI NIH HHS P01HL107152NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM075168NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM075168
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heparin is a highly sulfated polysaccharide that serves biologically relevant roles as an anticoagulant and anticancer agent. While it is well-known that modification of heparin's sulfation pattern can drastically influence its ability to bind growth factors and other extracellular molecules, very little is known about the cellular uptake of heparin and the role sulfation patterns serve in affecting its internalization. In this study, we chemically synthesized several fluorescently labeled heparins consisting of a variety of sulfation patterns. These polysaccharides were thoroughly characterized using anion exchange chromatography and size exclusion chromatography. Subsequently, we utilized flow cytometry and confocal imaging to show that sulfation patterns differentially affect the amount of heparin uptake in multiple cell types. This study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the effect of sulfation pattern on the cellular internalization of heparin or heparan sulfate like polysaccharides. The results of this study expand current knowledge regarding heparin internalization and provide insights into developing more effective heparin-based drug conjugates for applications in intracellular drug delivery.

Indexed as

Cell Line, TumorChromatography, GelChromatography, Ion ExchangeDisaccharidesDrug Delivery SystemsEscherichia coliFlow CytometryHeparinHumansLigandsMicroscopy, ConfocalPolysaccharidesSulfurTime FactorsDisaccharidesHeparinheparosanLigandsPolysaccharidesSulfur

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PMID23398560
PMCPMC3685167

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