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ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2013

Novel xylan-controlled delivery of therapeutic proteins to inflamed colon by the human anaerobic commensal bacterium.

Z Z R Hamady

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Article in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Synthetic Biology and the Gut Microbiome.Biotechnology journal · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Z Z R HamadyUniversity of Leeds, Insitute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UK. zaed.hamady@doctors.org.uk
University of Leeds · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGrowth factors such as keratinocyte growth factor-2 (KGF-2) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) are important immunoregulatory and epithelial growth factors. They are also potential therapeutic proteins for inflammatory bowel disease. However, owing to protein instability in the upper gastrointestinal tract, it is difficult to achieve therapeutic levels of these proteins in the injured colon when given orally. Furthermore, the short half-life necessitates repeated dosage with large amounts of the growth factor, which may have dangerous side effects, hence the importance of temporal and spatial control of growth factor delivery.

methodsThe human commensal gut bacterium, Bacteroides ovatus, was genetically engineered to produce human KGF-2 or TGF-β1 (BO-KGF or BO-TGF) in a regulated manner in response to the dietary polysaccharide, xylan. The successful application of BO-KGF or BO-TGF in the prevention of dextran sodium sulphate induced murine colitis is presented here.

resultsThis novel drug delivery system had a significant prophylactic effect, limiting the development of intestinal inflammation both clinically and histopathologically. The ability to regulate heterologous protein production by B ovatus using xylan is both unique and an important safety feature of this drug delivery system.

conclusionsThe use of genetically engineered B ovatus for the controlled and localised delivery of epithelial growth promoting and immunomodulatory proteins has potential clinical applications for the treatment of various diseases targeting the colon.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBacteroidesBacteroides InfectionsColitisDextran SulfateDrug Delivery SystemsFibroblast Growth Factor 10Genetic EngineeringIrritantsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProbioticsTransforming Growth Factor betaXylansAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDextran SulfateFibroblast Growth Factor 10IrritantsTransforming Growth Factor betaXylans

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PMID23676805
PMCPMC4132495
OpenAlexW1968700805

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