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ArticlePharmaceutical research2015

Reducing the Visibility of the Vector/DNA Nanocomplexes to the Immune System by Elastin-Like Peptides.

Faranak S Nouri, Xing Wang, Xuguang Chen, Arash Hatefi

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Faranak S NouriDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854, USA.
Xing Wang
Xuguang Chen
Arash Hatefi
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeOne of the major hurdles facing nanomedicines is the antibody production against nanoparticles that subsequently results in their opsonization and clearance by macrophages. The objective of this research was to examine and identify the sequence of a low-immunogenic peptide based on recombinant elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) that does not evoke IgG response and can potentially be used for masking the surfaces of the nanoparticles.

methodsBiopolymers composed of a DNA condensing domain in fusion with anionic, neutral and cationic elastin-like peptides were genetically engineered. The biopolymers were used to complex with plasmid DNA and form ELP-coated nanoparticles. Then, the potential immunogenicity of nanoparticles in terms of IgM/IgG response after repeated injections was evaluated in Balb/c immunocompetent mice.

resultsThe results revealed the sequence of a non-immunogenic ELP construct that in comparison to control group did not elicit any significant IgG response, whereas the vector/DNA complexes that were coated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) did elicit significant IgG response under the same conditions.

conclusionsThe identification of the sequence of an ELP-based peptide that does not induce IgG response opens the door to more focused in-depth immunotoxicological studies which could ultimately lead to the production of safer and more effective drug/gene delivery systems such as liposomes, micelles, polymeric nanoparticles, viruses and antibodies.

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AnimalsAntibody FormationDNAElastinGenetic VectorsImmune SystemImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNanomedicineNanoparticlesPeptidesDNAElastinImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MPeptides

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