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Macrophage Targeting pH Responsive Polymersomes for Glucocorticoid Therapy

Gouveia, VM; Rizzello, L; Nunes, C; Poma, A; Ruiz-Perez, L; Oliveira, A; Reis, S; (2019) Macrophage Targeting pH Responsive Polymersomes for Glucocorticoid Therapy. Pharmaceutics , 11 (11) , Article 614. 10.3390/pharmaceutics11110614. Green open access

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Abstract

Glucocorticoid (GC) drugs are the cornerstone therapy used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Here, we report pH responsive poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine)–poly(2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PMPC–PDPA) polymersomes as a suitable nanoscopic carrier to precisely and controllably deliver GCs within inflamed target cells. The in vitro cellular studies revealed that polymersomes ensure the stability, selectivity and bioavailability of the loaded drug within macrophages. At molecular level, we tested key inflammation-related markers, such as the nuclear factor-κB, tumour necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-6. With this, we demonstrated that pH responsive polymersomes are able to enhance the anti-inflammatory effect of loaded GC drug. Overall, we prove the potential of PMPC–PDPA polymersomes to efficiently promote the inflammation shutdown, while reducing the well-known therapeutic limitations in GC-based therapy.

Type: Article
Title: Macrophage Targeting pH Responsive Polymersomes for Glucocorticoid Therapy
Location: Switzerland
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11110614
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11110614
Language: English
Additional information: © 2019 by the Authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: inflammation; macrophages; glucocorticoid; polymersomes
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10086598
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