Rationalising drug delivery using nanoparticles : a combined simulation and immunology study of GnRH adsorbed to silica nanoparticles

Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) have been shown to have significant potential for drug delivery and as adjuvants for vaccines. We have simulated the adsorption of GnRH-I (gonadotrophin releasing hormone I) and a cysteine-tagged modification (cys-GnRH-I) to model silica surfaces, as well as its conjugation to the widely-used carrier protein bovine serum albumin (BSA). Our subsequent immunological studies revealed no significant antibody production was caused by the peptide-SiNP systems, indicating that the treatment was not effective. However, the testosterone response with the native peptide-SiNPs indicated a drug effect not found with cys-GnRH-I-SiNPs; this behaviour is explained by the specific orientation of the peptides at the silica surface found in the simulations. With the BSA systems, we found significant testosterone reduction, particularly for the BSA-native conjugates, and an antibody response that was notably higher with the SiNPs acting as an adjuvant; this behaviour again correlates well with the epitope presentation predicted by the simulations. The range of immunological and hormone response can therefore be interpreted and understood by the simulation results and the presentation of the peptides to solution, paving the way for the future rational design of drug delivery and vaccine systems guided by biomolecular simulation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 8(2018), 1 vom: 20. Nov., Seite 17115

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Connell, David J [VerfasserIn]
Gebril, Ayman [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Mohammad A H [VerfasserIn]
Patwardhan, Siddharth V [VerfasserIn]
Kubiak-Ossowska, Karina [VerfasserIn]
Ferro, Valerie A [VerfasserIn]
Mulheran, Paul A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

27432CM55Q
33515-09-2
3XMK78S47O
7631-86-9
Contraceptive Agents, Male
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Serum Albumin, Bovine
Silicon Dioxide
Testosterone
Vaccines, Contraceptive

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.12.2019

Date Revised 17.12.2019

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-018-35143-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM29090983X