Controlled release of bioactive IL-2 from visible light photocured biodegradable elastomers for cancer immunotherapy applications

Biodegradable elastomeric controlled-release poly (decane-co-tricarballylate) (PDET) based matrices capable of maintaining the stability and bioactivity of Interleukin-2 (IL-2) through the utilization of visible-light curing and solvent-free loading of the cytokine are reported. The elastomeric devices were fabricated by intimately mixing lyophilized IL-2 powder with the acrylated prepolymer before photocrosslinking. The bioactivity of the released protein was assessed by its ability to stimulate the proliferation of the C57BL/6 mouse cytotoxic T lymphocyte, and its concentration was analysed using ELISA. The influence of changes in the polymer's physicochemical and mechanical properties on IL-2 release kinetics and bioactivity were also studied. The increase in the device's surface area and the incorporation of trehalose in the loaded lyophilized mix increased the IL-2 release rate with drug release proceeding via typical zero-order release kinetics. Moreover, the decrease in the degree of acrylation of the prepared devices increased the IL-2 release rate. The bioactivity assay showed that IL-2 retained over 94% of its initial bioactivity throughout 28 days of the release period. A new protein delivery vehicle composed of biodegradable PDET elastomers was demonstrated to be promising and effective for linear, constant, and sustained osmotic-driven release of bioactive IL-2 and other sensitive proteins and hormones.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical development and technology - 27(2022), 1 vom: 04. Jan., Seite 40-51

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shaker, Mohamed A [VerfasserIn]
Doré, Jules J E [VerfasserIn]
Younes, Husam M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biodegradable elastomer
Cancer therapy
Delayed-Action Preparations
Elastomers
Interleukin-2
Journal Article
Osmotic release
Photopolymerization
Protein stability

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Date Completed 08.03.2022

Date Revised 08.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/10837450.2021.2019764

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334636035