Reversible Thermoresponsive Peptide-PNIPAM Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery. 2019

Meiwen Cao, and Yu Wang, and Xuzhi Hu, and Haoning Gong, and Ruiheng Li, and Henry Cox, and Jing Zhang, and Thomas A Waigh, and Hai Xu, and Jian Ren Lu
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, College of Chemical Engineering , China University of Petroleum (East China) , 66 Changjiang West Road , Qingdao 266580 , China.

Mixed thermoreversible gels were successfully fabricated by the addition of a thermosensitive polymer, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), to fibrillar nanostructures self-assembled from a short peptide I3K. When the temperature was increased above the lower critical solution temperature of the PNIPAM, the molecules collapsed to form condensed globular particles, which acted as cross-links to connect different peptide nanofibrils and freeze their movements, resulting in the formation of a hydrogel. Since these processes were physically driven, such hydrogels could be reversibly switched between the sol and gel states as a function of temperature. As a model peptide, I3K was formulated with PNIPAM to produce a thermoreversible sol-gel system with a transition temperature of ∼33 °C, which is just below the body temperature. The antibacterial peptide of G(IIKK)3I-NH2 could be conveniently encapsulated in the hydrogel by the addition of the solution at lower temperatures in the sol phase and then increasing the temperature to be above 33 °C for gelation. The hydrogel gave a sustained and controlled linear release of G(IIKK)3I-NH2 over time. Using the peptide nanofibrils as three-dimensional scaffolds, such thermoresponsive hydrogels mimic the extracellular matrix and could potentially be used as injectable hydrogels for minimally invasive drug delivery or tissue engineering.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000180 Acrylic Resins Polymers of high molecular weight which are derived from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or other related compounds and are capable of being molded and then hardened to form useful components. Acrylic Resin,Resin, Acrylic,Resins, Acrylic
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures
D013697 Thermosensing The sensation of cold, heat, coolness, and warmth as detected by THERMORECEPTORS. Temperature Sense,Sense, Temperature,Thermosensings
D016503 Drug Delivery Systems Systems for the delivery of drugs to target sites of pharmacological actions. Technologies employed include those concerning drug preparation, route of administration, site targeting, metabolism, and toxicity. Drug Targeting,Delivery System, Drug,Delivery Systems, Drug,Drug Delivery System,Drug Targetings,System, Drug Delivery,Systems, Drug Delivery,Targeting, Drug,Targetings, Drug
D020100 Hydrogels Water swollen, rigid, 3-dimensional network of cross-linked, hydrophilic macromolecules, 20-95% water. They are used in paints, printing inks, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Hydrogel,In Situ Hydrogel,In Situ Hydrogels,Patterned Hydrogel,Patterned Hydrogels,Hydrogel, In Situ,Hydrogel, Patterned
D023181 Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides Small cationic peptides that are an important component, in most species, of early innate and induced defenses against invading microbes. In animals they are found on mucosal surfaces, within phagocytic granules, and on the surface of the body. They are also found in insects and plants. Among others, this group includes the DEFENSINS, protegrins, tachyplesins, and thionins. They displace DIVALENT CATIONS from phosphate groups of MEMBRANE LIPIDS leading to disruption of the membrane. Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide,Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides,Cationic Host Defense Peptides,Host Defense Peptide,Microbicidal Cationic Proteins,Amphipathic Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides,Host Defense Peptides,Antimicrobial Peptide, Cationic,Antimicrobial Peptides, Cationic,Cationic Peptides, Antimicrobial,Cationic Proteins, Microbicidal,Defense Peptide, Host,Defense Peptides, Host,Peptide, Cationic Antimicrobial,Peptide, Host Defense,Peptides, Antimicrobial Cationic,Peptides, Cationic Antimicrobial,Peptides, Host Defense,Proteins, Microbicidal Cationic
D023822 Tissue Engineering Generating tissue in vitro for clinical applications, such as replacing wounded tissues or impaired organs. The use of TISSUE SCAFFOLDING enables the generation of complex multi-layered tissues and tissue structures. Engineering, Tissue

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