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Enzyme prodrug therapy engineered into electrospun fibers with embedded liposomes for controlled, localized synthesis of therapeutics
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.201700385/abstract
Author(s)
Chandrawati, R
Olesen, MTJ
Marini, TCC
Bisra, G
Guex, AG
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Enzyme prodrug therapy (EPT) enables localized conversion of inert prodrugs to active drugs by enzymes. Performance of EPT necessitates that the enzyme remains active throughout the time frame of the envisioned therapeutic application. β-glucuronidase is an enzyme with historically validated performance in EPT, however it retains its activity in biomaterials for an insufficiently long period of time, typically not exceeding 7 d. Herein, the encapsulation of β-glucuronidase in liposomal subcompartments within poly(vinyl alcohol) electrospun fibers is reported, leading to the assembly of biocatalytically active materials with activity of the enzyme sustained over at least seven weeks. It is further shown that liposomes provide the highly beneficial stabilization of the enzyme when incubated in cell culture media. The assembled biocatalytic materials successfully produce antiproliferative drugs (SN-38) using externally administered prodrugs (SN-38-glucuronide) and effectively suppress cell proliferation, with envisioned utility in the design of cardiovascular grafts.
Date Issued
2017-07-12
Date Acceptance
2017-06-06
Citation
Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2017, 6 (17)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/49042
DOI
10.1002/adhm.201700385
ISSN
2192-2640
Publisher
Wiley
Journal / Book Title
Advanced Healthcare Materials
Volume
6
Issue
17
Copyright Statement
© 2017 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
License URL
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Wellcome Trust
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
EP/K020641/1
098411/Z/12/Z
ERC-2013-CoG-616417
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Biomedical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Engineering
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
beta-glucuronidase
electrospinning
enzyme prodrug therapy
liposomes
polymer fibers
ALCOHOL) PHYSICAL HYDROGELS
SUICIDE GENE-THERAPY
DRUG-ELUTING STENTS
POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)
WOUND DRESSINGS
VASCULAR GRAFTS
NITRIC-OXIDE
MICROREACTORS
ARCHITECTURE
NANOFIBERS
β-glucuronidase
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
1700385
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