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ArticleBiomacromolecules2026

Effective Reduction of Anti-PEG Antibody Recognition via PEG Copolymers with Ethyl Glycidyl Ether and Isopropyl Glycidyl Ether.

Verena Müller, Julian Schmidt, Rebecca Matthes, Philip Dreier, Sandra Schüttner, Matthias Bros, Holger Frey

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Verena MüllerDepartment of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, 55128Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6895-0649
Julian SchmidtDepartment of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, 55128Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-1206-099X
Rebecca MatthesDepartment of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, 55128Mainz, Germany.
Philip DreierDepartment of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, 55128Mainz, Germany.
Sandra SchüttnerDepartment of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, 55128Mainz, Germany.
Matthias BrosDepartment of Dermatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55101Mainz, Germany.
Holger FreyDepartment of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, 55128Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9916-3103

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HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council RandoPEGmed 101055434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-PEG antibodies (APAs) lead to accelerated blood clearance of PEGylated drugs and nanocarriers. Randomized PEG (rPEG) reduces APA recognition by randomly incorporating glycidyl methyl ether in PEG. Extending this concept, statistical copolymerization of ethylene oxide with ethyl glycidyl ether (EGE) or isopropyl glycidyl ether (iPGE) was investigated. Copolymers of EO with 13-28 mol % EGE or 6-20 mol % iPGE showed low dispersity (Đ ≤ 1.09). Via online-NMR monitoring, reactivity ratios in DMSO were rEO = 1.39 and rEGE = 0.72 for P(EO-co-EGE) and rEO = 1.35 and riPGE = 0.74 for P(EO-co-iPGE). All copolymers were soluble in PBS buffer at physiological temperatures and noncytotoxic, except for 20% iPGE content, shown by cell viability and immunostimulatory effects on murine splenocytes. All copolymers exhibit significantly reduced APA recognition (ELISA) with stronger effects for the sterically demanding iPGE. The findings highlight mP(EO-co-EGE) and mP(EO-co-iPGE) as promising PEG alternatives for nanomedicine and bioconjugation.

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AntibodiesEpoxy CompoundsPolyethylene GlycolsAnimalsCell SurvivalMicePolyether CompoundsSpleenAntibodiesEpoxy Compoundsglycidyl ethersPolyether CompoundsPolyethylene Glycols

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PMID42734265
PMCPMC13580025

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