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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

Main Chain Polysulfoxides as Active 'Stealth' Polymers with Additional Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Behaviour.

Farah El Mohtadi, Richard d'Arcy, Xiaoye Yang, Zulfiye Yesim Turhan, Aws Alshamsan, Nicola Tirelli

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Farah El MohtadiDivision of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. Farah.elmohtadi@manchester.ac.uk.
Richard d'ArcyLaboratory for Polymers and Biomaterials, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy. Richard.Darcy@iit.it.
Xiaoye YangDivision of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. yangxiaoyechn@outlook.com.
Zulfiye Yesim TurhanDivision of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. zulfiyeyesim.turhan@manchester.ac.uk.
Aws AlshamsanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia. aalshamsan@ksu.edu.sa.
Nicola TirelliDivision of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. nicola.tirelli@iit.it.ORCID 0000-0002-4879-3949
University of Manchester · GBItalian Institute of Technology · ITKing Saud University · SAShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the evaluation of a sulfoxide-based polymer (poly(propylene sulfoxide), PPSO) as a potential 'stealth' macromolecule, and at the same time as a pharmacologically active (anti-inflammatory/anti-oxidant) material. The combination of these two concepts may at first seem peculiar since the gold standard polymer in biomaterials and drug delivery, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), is 'stealth' due to its chemical and biological inertness, which makes it hardly biologically active. Polysulfoxides, on the contrary, may couple a substantial inertness towards biomolecules under homeostatic conditions, with the possibility to scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) associated to inflammation. Polysulfoxides, therefore, are rather uniquely, 'active' 'stealth' polymers. Here, we describe the synthesis of PPSO through controlled oxidation of poly(propylene sulfide) (PPS), which on its turn was obtained via anionic ring-opening polymerization. In vitro, PPSO was characterized by a low toxicity (IC50 ~7 mg/mL at 24 h on human dermal fibroblasts) and a level of complement activation (in human plasma) and macrophage uptake slightly lower than PEG of a similar size. Importantly, and differently from PEG, on LPS-activated macrophages, PPSO showed a strong and dose-dependent ROS (hydrogen peroxide and hypochlorite)-scavenging activity, which resulted in a corresponding reduction of cytokine production.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsBiopolymersCell SurvivalChemical PhenomenaFibroblastsHumansMiceMolecular StructureMolecular WeightPolymerizationRAW 264.7 CellsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSulfoxidesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsBiopolymersReactive Oxygen SpeciesSulfoxidesbiocompatibilitybioinertnessoxidantspolysulfidesresponsive polymerstherapeutic polymers

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PMID31533205
PMCPMC6770853
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