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ArticleNanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine2014

Poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol) nanoparticles provide sustained delivery of a Chlamydia trachomatis recombinant MOMP peptide and potentiate systemic adaptive immune responses in mice.

Saurabh Dixit, Shree R Singh, Abebayehu N Yilma, Ronald D Agee, Murtada Taha, Vida A Dennis

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Article in Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Saurabh DixitCenter for NanoBiotechnology Research (CNBR), Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA.
Shree R SinghCenter for NanoBiotechnology Research (CNBR), Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA.
Abebayehu N YilmaCenter for NanoBiotechnology Research (CNBR), Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA; Global Institue of Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Ronald D AgeeCenter for NanoBiotechnology Research (CNBR), Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA; College of Podiatric Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA.
Murtada TahaCenter for NanoBiotechnology Research (CNBR), Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA; Department of Natural Sciences, Albany State University, Albany, GA, USA.
Vida A DennisCenter for NanoBiotechnology Research (CNBR), Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA. Electronic address: vdennis@alasu.edu.

Funding

RISE Option II:NIGMS-Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program at ASUR25GM106995 · NIGMS · ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI DENNIS, VIDA A · 2013 to 2023
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NIGMS NIH HHS 1R25GM106995-01NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM106995
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PLA-PEG [poly(lactic acid)-poly (ethylene glycol)], a biodegradable copolymer, is underexploited for vaccine delivery although it exhibits enhanced biocompatibility and slow release immune-potentiating properties. We document here successful encapsulation of M278, a Chlamydia trachomatis MOMP (major outer-membrane protein) peptide, within PLA-PEG nanoparticles by size (~73-100nm), zeta potential (-16 mV), smooth morphology, encapsulation efficiency (~60%), slow release pattern, and non-toxicity to macrophages. Immunization of mice with encapsulated M278 elicited higher M278-specific T-cell cytokines [Th1 (IFN-γ, IL-2), Th17 (IL-17)] and antibodies [Th1 (IgG2a), Th2 (IgG1, IgG2b)] compared to bare M278. Encapsulated-M278 mouse serum inhibited Chlamydia infectivity of macrophages, with a concomitant transcriptional down-regulation of MOMP, its cognate TLR2 and CD80 co-stimulatory molecule. Collectively, encapsulated M278 potentiated crucial adaptive immune responses, which are required by a vaccine candidate for protective immunity against Chlamydia. Our data highlight PLA-PEG's potential for vaccines, which resides in its slow release and potentiating effects to bolster immune responses. FROM THE CLINICAL EDITOR: This study highlights the potential of a PLA-PEG-based nanoparticle formulation containing a major outer membrane protein of chlamydia trachomatis in inducing a sustained enhanced immune response, paving the way to the development of a vaccination strategy against this infection.

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Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisDrug CarriersFemaleLactatesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNanoparticlesPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesDrug CarriersLactatesPolyethylene Glycolspoly(lactic acid-ethylene glycol)Recombinant ProteinsAntibodyBacteriaChlamydia trachomatisCytokinesPLA–PEG nanoparticles

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PMID24602605
PMCPMC4119847

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