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Mazrad, Zihnil A. I. ; Leiske, Meike N. ; Tabor, Rico F. ; Nicolazzo, Joseph A. ; Kempe, Kristian:
Comparison of the Anti-inflammatory Activity and Cellular Interaction of Brush Polymer–N-Acetyl Cysteine Conjugates in Human and Murine Microglial Cell Lines.
In: Molecular Pharmaceutics.
Vol. 20
(2023)
Issue 5
.
- pp. 2686-2701.
ISSN 1543-8384
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00140
Abstract in another language
Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is commonly associated with neurodegeneration and has been implicated in several neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Therefore, it is crucial to develop a detailed understanding of the interaction of potential nanocarriers with microglial cells to efficiently deliver anti-inflammatory molecules. In this study, we applied brush polymers as a modular platform to systematically investigate their association with murine (BV-2) and human (HMC3) microglial cell lines in the presence and absence of the pro-inflammatory inducer lipopolysaccharide (LPS) using flow cytometry. Brush polymers of different sizes and shapes, ranging from ellipsoid to worm-like cylinders, were prepared through a combination of the two building blocks carboxylated N-acylated poly(aminoester)s (NPAEs)-based polymers and poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-NH2 (PEtOx-NH2) and characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy, size exclusion chromatography, and small-angle neutron scattering. Generally, ellipsoidal particles showed the highest cellular association. Moreover, while no significant differences in murine cell association were observed, the brush polymers revealed a significant accumulation in LPS-activated human microglia compared to resting cells, emphasizing their higher affinity to activated HMC3 cells. Brush polymers with the highest cell association were further modified with the anti-inflammatory agent N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) in a reversible manner. The brush polymer–NAC conjugates were found to significantly attenuate the production of interleukin 6 (p < 0.001) in LPS-activated HMC3 cells compared to LPS-activated BV-2 cells. Thus, the presented brush polymer–NAC conjugates showed a high anti-inflammatory activity in human microglia, suggesting their potential for disease-targeted therapy of microglial-mediated neuroinflammation in the future.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Junior Professor Sustainable and Functional Polymer Systems |
| Result of work at the UBT: | No |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 500 Natural sciences 500 Science > 540 Chemistry |
| Date Deposited: | 03 May 2023 07:57 |
| Last Modified: | 03 May 2023 07:57 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/76143 |