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Chem Soc Rev ; 52(2): 728-778, 2023 Jan 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36537575

RESUMEN

Protein-based therapeutics are an attractive alternative to established therapeutic approaches and represent one of the fastest growing families of drugs. While many of these proteins can be delivered using established formulations, the intrinsic sensitivity of proteins to denaturation sometimes calls for a protective carrier to allow administration. Historically, lipid-based self-assembled structures, notably liposomes, have performed this function. After the discovery of polymersome-based targeted drug-delivery systems, which offer manifold advantages over lipid-based structures, the scientific community expected that such systems would take the therapeutic world by storm. However, no polymersome formulations have been commercialised. In this review article, we discuss key obstacles for the sluggish translation of polymersome-based protein nanocarriers into approved pharmaceuticals, which include limitations imparted by the use of non-degradable polymers, the intricacies of polymersome production methods, and the complexity of the in vivo journey of polymersomes across various biological barriers. Considering this complex subject from a polymer chemist's point of view, we highlight key areas that are worthy to explore in order to advance polymersomes to a level at which clinical trials become worthwhile and translation into pharmaceutical and nanomedical applications is realistic.


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Sistemas de Liberación de Medicamentos , Liposomas , Sistemas de Liberación de Medicamentos/métodos , Proteínas , Lípidos , Portadores de Fármacos/química
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 60(2): 904-909, 2021 01 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32961006

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Some marine plankton called dinoflagellates emit light in response to the movement of surrounding water, resulting in a phenomenon called milky seas or sea sparkle. The underlying concept, a shear-stress induced permeabilisation of biocatalytic reaction compartments, is transferred to polymer-based nanoreactors. Amphiphilic block copolymers that carry nucleobases in their hydrophobic block are self-assembled into polymersomes. The membrane of the vesicles can be transiently switched between an impermeable and a semipermeable state by shear forces occurring in flow or during turbulent mixing of polymersome dispersions. Nucleobase pairs in the hydrophobic leaflet separate when mechanical force is applied, exposing their hydrogen bonding motifs and therefore making the membrane less hydrophobic and more permeable for water soluble compounds. This polarity switch is used to release payload of the polymersomes on demand, and to activate biocatalytic reactions in the interior of the polymersomes.


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Dinoflagelados/metabolismo , Polímeros/química , Biocatálisis , Dinoflagelados/enzimología , Fluoresceína/química , Fluoresceína/metabolismo , Peroxidasa de Rábano Silvestre/química , Peroxidasa de Rábano Silvestre/metabolismo , Interacciones Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Resistencia al Corte , Espectrofotometría Ultravioleta , Temperatura
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