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ArticlePharmaceutics2022

Thermosensitive PLGA-PEG-PLGA Hydrogel as Depot Matrix for Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy.

Sonja Heine, Antonio Aguilar-Pimentel, Dennis Russkamp, Francesca Alessandrini, Valerie Gailus-Durner, Helmut Fuchs, Markus Ollert, Reinhard Bredehorst, Caspar Ohnmacht, Ulrich M Zissler and 3 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Allergic-Specific Immunotherapy Using InjectableAllergy, asthma & immunology research · 2025
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  10. PLGA-based drug delivery systems in treating bone tumors.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Sonja HeineCenter of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich, Germany.
Antonio Aguilar-PimentelInstitute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4694-7107
Dennis RusskampCenter of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich, Germany.
Francesca AlessandriniCenter of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich, Germany.
Valerie Gailus-DurnerInstitute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Helmut FuchsInstitute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Markus OllertDepartment of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), 4354 Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Reinhard BredehorstInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg, Germany.
Caspar OhnmachtCenter of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich, Germany.
Ulrich M ZisslerCenter of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4826-3419
Martin Hrabě de AngelisInstitute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7898-2353
Carsten B Schmidt-WeberCenter of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich, Germany.
Simon BlankCenter of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich, Germany.
Helmholtz Zentrum München · DEUniversität Hamburg · DEUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

Funding

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 01KX1012Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres ZT-0027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is the only currently available curative treatment option for allergic diseases. AIT often includes depot-forming and immunostimulatory adjuvants, to prolong allergen presentation and to improve therapeutic efficacy. The use of aluminium salts in AIT, which are commonly used as depot-forming adjuvants, is controversially discussed, due to health concerns and Th2-promoting activity. Therefore, there is the need for novel delivery systems in AIT with similar therapeutic efficacy compared to classical AIT strategies. In this study, a triblock copolymer (hydrogel) was assessed as a delivery system for AIT in a murine model of allergic asthma. We show that the hydrogel combines the advantages of both depot function and biodegradability at the same time. We further demonstrate the suitability of hydrogel to release different bioactive compounds in vitro and in vivo. AIT delivered with hydrogel reduces key parameters of allergic inflammation, such as inflammatory cell infiltration, mucus hypersecretion, and allergen-specific IgE, in a comparable manner to standard AIT treatment. Additionally, hydrogel-based AIT is superior in inducing allergen-specific IgG antibodies with potentially protective functions. Taken together, hydrogel represents a promising delivery system for AIT that is able to combine therapeutic allergen administration with the prolonged release of immunomodulators at the same time.

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allergen-specific immunotherapyallergic asthmaantigen releasedelivery systemdepot matrixhydrogel

Identifiers

PMID35893787
PMCPMC9329805
OpenAlexW4287148646

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