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ArticlePharmaceutical research2020

Preformulation Studies of a Stable PTEN-PDZ Lipopeptide Able to Cross an In Vitro Blood-Brain-Barrier Model as a Potential Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease.

Aikaterini Lalatsa, Yujiao Sun, Jose Ignacio Gamboa, Shira Knafo

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Aikaterini LalatsaBiomaterials, Bio-engineering, and Nanomedicine (BioN) Lab, Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, White Swan Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2DT, UK. katerina.lalatsa@port.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4791-7468
Yujiao SunBiomaterials, Bio-engineering, and Nanomedicine (BioN) Lab, Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, White Swan Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2DT, UK.
Jose Ignacio GamboaDepartment of Organic Chemistry I, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain.
Shira KnafoBiophysics Institute, CSIC-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain. shirak@post.bgu.ac.il.
University of Portsmouth · GBIkerbasque · ESUniversity of the Basque Country · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAmyloid β (Aβ) drives the accumulation of excess Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Deleted on Chromosome 10 (PTEN) at synapses, inducing synaptic depression and perturbing memory. This recruitment of PTEN to synapses in response to Aβ drives its interaction with PSD95/Disc large/Zonula occludens-1 (PDZ) proteins and, indeed, we previously showed that an oligo lipopeptide (PTEN-PDZ) capable of blocking such PTEN:PDZ interactions rescues the synaptic and cognitive deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Hence, the PTEN:PDZ interaction appears to be crucial for Aβ-induced synaptic and cognitive impairment. Here we have evaluated the feasibility of using PTEN-PDZ lipopeptides based on the human/mouse PTEN C-terminal sequence, testing their stability in biological fluids, their cytotoxicity, their ability to self-assemble and their in vitro blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability. Myristoyl or Lauryl tails were added to the peptides to enhance their cell permeability.

methodsLipopeptides self assembly was assessed using electron microscopy and the thioflavin T assay. Stability studies in mouse plasma (50%), intestinal washing, brain and liver homogenates as well as permeability studies across an all human 2D blood-brain barrier model prepared with human cerebral endothelial cells (hCMEC/D3) and human astrocytes (SC-1800) were undertaken.

resultsThe mouse lauryl peptide displayed enhanced overall stability in plasma, ensuring a longer half-life in circulation that meant there were larger amounts available for transport across the BBB (Papp

conclusionThis increased availability, coupled to adequate BBB permeability, makes this peptide a good candidate for therapeutic parenteral (intravenous, intramuscular) administration and nose-to-brain delivery. Graphical Abstract.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBenzothiazolesBlood-Brain BarrierCell LineCell SurvivalCognition DisordersEndothelium, VascularHalf-LifeLipopeptidesMaleMiceMyristic AcidPTEN PhosphohydrolaseSodium Dodecyl SulfateAmyloid beta-PeptidesBenzothiazolesdodecyl sulfateLipopeptidesMyristic AcidPTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanSodium Dodecyl Sulfatethioflavin TTJP1 protein, humanZonula Occludens-1 ProteinAlzheimer’s diseaseblood-brain barrierhCMEC/D3 human cerebral endothelial cellsPTEN-PDZ lipopeptidesstability

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PMID32888078
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