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Direct Macromolecular Drug Delivery to Cerebral Ischemia Area using Neutrophil-Mediated Nanoparticles

Chun Zhang1, Cheng-li Ling1, 3, Liang Pang1, Qi Wang2, Jing-xin Liu1, Bing-shan Wang1, Jian-ming Liang1, Yi-zhen Guo1, Jing Qin1, 4✉, Jian-xin Wang1, 2✉

1. Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201203, PR China;
2. Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China;
3. School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610072, PR China;
4. Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System, Ministry of Education (Sichuan University).

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Zhang C, Ling Cl, Pang L, Wang Q, Liu Jx, Wang Bs, Liang Jm, Guo Yz, Qin J, Wang Jx. Direct Macromolecular Drug Delivery to Cerebral Ischemia Area using Neutrophil-Mediated Nanoparticles. Theranostics 2017; 7(13):3260-3275. doi:10.7150/thno.19979. https://www.thno.org/v07p3260.htm
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Delivery of macromolecular drugs to the brain is impeded by the blood brain barrier. The recruitment of leukocytes to lesions in the brain, a typical feature of neuroinflammation response which occurs in cerebral ischemia, offers a unique opportunity to deliver drugs to inflammation sites in the brain. In the present study, cross-linked dendrigraft poly-L-lysine (DGL) nanoparticles containing cis-aconitic anhydride-modified catalase and modified with PGP, an endogenous tripeptide that acts as a ligand with high affinity to neutrophils, were developed to form the cl PGP-PEG-DGL/CAT-Aco system. Significant binding efficiency to neutrophils, efficient protection of catalase enzymatic activity from degradation and effective transport to receiver cells were revealed in the delivery system. Delivery of catalase to ischemic subregions and cerebral neurocytes in MCAO mice was significantly enhanced, which obviously reducing infarct volume in MCAO mice. Thus, the therapeutic outcome of cerebral ischemia was greatly improved. The underlying mechanism was found to be related to the inhibition of ROS-mediated apoptosis. Considering that neuroinflammation occurs in many neurological disorders, the strategy developed here is not only promising for treatment of cerebral ischemia but also an effective approach for various CNS diseases related to inflammation.

Keywords: brain targeting, catalase, neutrophils, PGP, ischemic stroke.


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Zhang, C., Ling, C.l., Pang, L., Wang, Q., Liu, J.x., Wang, B.s., Liang, J.m., Guo, Y.z., Qin, J., Wang, J.x. (2017). Direct Macromolecular Drug Delivery to Cerebral Ischemia Area using Neutrophil-Mediated Nanoparticles. Theranostics, 7(13), 3260-3275. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.19979.

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Zhang, C.; Ling, C.l.; Pang, L.; Wang, Q.; Liu, J.x.; Wang, B.s.; Liang, J.m.; Guo, Y.z.; Qin, J.; Wang, J.x. Direct Macromolecular Drug Delivery to Cerebral Ischemia Area using Neutrophil-Mediated Nanoparticles. Theranostics 2017, 7 (13), 3260-3275. DOI: 10.7150/thno.19979.

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Zhang C, Ling Cl, Pang L, Wang Q, Liu Jx, Wang Bs, Liang Jm, Guo Yz, Qin J, Wang Jx. Direct Macromolecular Drug Delivery to Cerebral Ischemia Area using Neutrophil-Mediated Nanoparticles. Theranostics 2017; 7(13):3260-3275. doi:10.7150/thno.19979. https://www.thno.org/v07p3260.htm

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Zhang C, Ling Cl, Pang L, Wang Q, Liu Jx, Wang Bs, Liang Jm, Guo Yz, Qin J, Wang Jx. 2017. Direct Macromolecular Drug Delivery to Cerebral Ischemia Area using Neutrophil-Mediated Nanoparticles. Theranostics. 7(13):3260-3275.

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