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ArticleNature communications2024

Polyphenol-stabilized coacervates for enzyme-triggered drug delivery.

Wonjun Yim, Zhicheng Jin, Yu-Ci Chang, Carlos Brambila, Matthew N Creyer, Chuxuan Ling, Tengyu He, Yi Li, Maurice Retout, William F Penny and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Wonjun YimMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Zhicheng JinAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Yu-Ci ChangMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6997-9884
Carlos BrambilaAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Matthew N CreyerAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Chuxuan LingAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Tengyu HeMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Yi LiAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Maurice RetoutAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
William F PennyDivision of Cardiology, VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Jiajing ZhouAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5203-4737
Jesse V JokerstMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. jjokerst@ucsd.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2829-6408

Funding

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring with a Wearable Ultrasound-based SensorDP2HL137187 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI JOKERST, JESSE VINCENT · 2016 to 2019
$2.7M
New Chemical Tools to Measure Cell Membrane Tension in VivoR21GM153048 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI JOKERST, JESSE VINCENT · 2024 to 2025
$435k
National Science Foundation (NSF) # 2242375National Science Foundation (NSF) ECCS-2025752NHLBI NIH HHS DP2 HL137187NIGMS NIH HHS R21 GM153048U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 1R21GM153048-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stability issues in membrane-free coacervates have been addressed with coating strategies, but these approaches often compromise the permeability of the coacervate. Here we report a facile approach to maintain both stability and permeability using tannic acid and then demonstrate the value of this approach in enzyme-triggered drug release. First, we develop size-tunable coacervates via self-assembly of heparin glycosaminoglycan with tyrosine and arginine-based peptides. A thrombin-recognition site within the peptide building block results in heparin release upon thrombin proteolysis. Notably, polyphenols are integrated within the nano-coacervates to improve stability in biofluids. Phenolic crosslinking at the liquid-liquid interface enables nano-coacervates to maintain exceptional structural integrity across various environments. We discover a pivotal polyphenol threshold for preserving enzymatic activity alongside enhanced stability. The disassembly rate of the nano-coacervates increases as a function of thrombin activity, thus preventing a coagulation cascade. This polyphenol-based approach not only improves stability but also opens the way for applications in biomedicine, protease sensing, and bio-responsive drug delivery.

Indexed as

Drug Delivery SystemsPolyphenolsTanninsThrombinDrug LiberationHeparinHumansPeptidesProteolysisHeparinPeptidesPolyphenolsTanninsThrombin

Identifiers

PMID39181884
PMCPMC11344779

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