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ArticleJournal of materials chemistry. B2015

Positive Charge of "Sticky" Peptides and Proteins Impedes Release From Negatively Charged PLGA Matrices.

Stephen C Balmert, Andrew C Zmolek, Andrew J Glowacki, Timothy D Knab, Sam N Rothstein, Joseph M Wokpetah, Morgan V Fedorchak, Steven R Little

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Article in Journal of materials chemistry. B, 2015. 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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24 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Stephen C BalmertDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Andrew C ZmolekDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Andrew J GlowackiMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Timothy D KnabMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sam N RothsteinMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Joseph M WokpetahDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Morgan V FedorchakMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Steven R LittleDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Funding

Treatment of Periodontitis via Recruitment of Regulatory LymphocytesR01DE021058 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LITTLE, STEVEN R · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
Regeneration of periodontal structures through the recruitment of regulatory lympF31DE021297 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI GLOWACKI, ANDREW JASON · 2010 to 2015
$174k
NIDCR NIH HHS F31 DE021297NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The influence of electrostatic interactions and/or acylation on release of charged ("sticky") agents from biodegradable polymer matrices was systematically characterized. We hypothesized that release of peptides with positive charge would be hindered from negatively charged poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microparticles. Thus, we investigated release of peptides with different degrees of positive charge from several PLGA microparticle formulations, with different molecular weights and/or end groups (acid- or ester-terminated). Indeed, release studies revealed distinct inverse correlations between the amount of positive charge on peptides and their release rates from each PLGA microparticle formulation. Furthermore, we examined the case of peptides with net charge that changes from negative to positive within the pH range observed in degrading microparticles. These charge changing peptides displayed counterintuitive release kinetics, initially releasing faster from slower degrading (less acidic) microparticles, and releasing slower from the faster degrading (more acidic) microparticles. Importantly, trends between agent charge and release rates for model peptides also translated to larger, therapeutically relevant proteins and oligonucleotides. The results of these studies may improve future design of controlled release systems for numerous therapeutic biomolecules exhibiting positive charge, ultimately reducing time-consuming and costly trial and error iterations of such formulations.

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PMID26085928
PMCPMC4465798

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