Polycarbonate-based ultra-pH sensitive nanoparticles improve therapeutic window

Xu Wang, Jonathan Wilhelm, Wei Li, Suxin Li, Zhaohui Wang, Gang Huang, Jian Wang, Houliang Tang, Sina Khorsandi, Zhichen Sun, Bret Evers and Jinming Gao ()
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Xu Wang: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jonathan Wilhelm: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Wei Li: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Suxin Li: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Zhaohui Wang: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Gang Huang: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jian Wang: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Houliang Tang: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sina Khorsandi: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Zhichen Sun: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Bret Evers: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jinming Gao: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Stimuli-sensitive nanomaterials with cooperative response are capable of converting subtle and gradual biological variations into robust outputs to improve the precision of diagnostic or therapeutic outcomes. In this study, we report the design, synthesis and characterization of a series of degradable ultra-pH sensitive (dUPS) polymers that amplify small acidic pH changes to efficacious therapeutic outputs. A hydrolytically active polycarbonate backbone is used to construct the polymer with pH-dependent degradation kinetics. One dUPS polymer, PSC7A, can achieve activation of the stimulator of interferon genes and antigen delivery upon endosomal pH activation, leading to T cell-mediated antitumor immunity. While a non-degradable UPS polymer induces granulomatous inflammation that persists over months at the injection site, degradable PSC7A primes a transient acute inflammatory response followed by polymer degradation and complete tissue healing. The improved therapeutic window of the dUPS polymers opens up opportunities in pH-targeted drug and protein therapy.

Date: 2020
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