Sustained release silk fibroin discs: Antibody and protein delivery for HIV prevention
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
With almost 2 million new HIV infections worldwide each year, the prevention of HIV infection is critical for stopping the pandemic. The only approved form of pre-exposure prophylaxis is a costly daily pill, and it is recognized that several options will be needed to provide protection to the various affected communities around the world. In particular, many at-risk people would benefit from a prevention method that is simple to use and does not require medical intervention or a strict daily regimen. We show that silk fibroin protein can be formulated into insertable discs that encapsulate either an antibody (IgG) or the potent HIV inhibitor 5P12-RANTES. Several formulations were studied, including silk layering, water vapor annealing and methanol treatment to stabilize the protein cargo and impact the release kinetics over weeks. In the case of IgG, high concentrations were released over a short time using methanol treatment, with more sustained results with the use of water vapor annealing and layering during device fabrication. For 5P12-RANTES, sustained release was obtained for 31 days using water vapor annealing. Further, we show that the released inhibitor 5P12-RANTES was functional both in vitro and in ex vivo colorectal tissue. This work shows that silk fibroin discs can be developed into formidable tools to prevent HIV infection.
Date Issued
2019-05-10
Date Acceptance
2019-03-01
Citation
Journal of Controlled Release, 2019, 301, pp.1-12
ISSN
0168-3659
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1
End Page
12
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Controlled Release
Volume
301
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
National Institutes of Health
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30876951
PII: S0168-3659(19)30136-1
Grant Number
F105GRA084
Subjects
5P12-RANTES
Broadly neutralizing antibody
Controlled release
HIV microbicide
HIV prevention
Silk fibroin
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Netherlands
Date Publish Online
2019-03-12