In Vivo Targeting of Alveolar Macrophages Via RAFT-Based Glycopolymers
Abstract
Targeting cell populations via endogenous carbohydrate receptors is an appealing approach for drug delivery. However, to be effective, this strategy requires the production of high affinity carbohydrate ligands capable of engaging with specific cell-surface lectins. To develop materials that exhibit high affinity towards these receptors, we synthesized glycopolymers displaying pendent carbohydrate moieties from carbohydrate-functionalized monomer precursors via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. These glycopolymers were fluorescently labeled and used to determine macrophage-specific targeting both in vitro and in vivo. Mannose- and N-acetylglucosamine-containing glycopolymers were shown to specifically target mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) in vitro in a dose-dependent manner as compared to a galactose-containing glycopolymer (30- and 19-fold higher uptake, respectively). In addition, upon macrophage differentiation, the mannose glycopolymer exhibited enhanced uptake in M2-polarized macrophages, an anti-inflammatory macrophage phenotype prevalent in injured tissue. This carbohydrate-specific uptake was retained in vivo, as alveolar macrophages demonstrated 6-fold higher internalization of mannose glycopolymer, as compared to galactose, following intratracheal administration in mice. We have shown the successful synthesis of a class of functional RAFT glycopolymers capable of macrophage-type specific uptake both in vitro and in vivo , with significant implications for the design of future targeted drug delivery systems.
Recommended Citation
E. Song et al., "In Vivo Targeting of Alveolar Macrophages Via RAFT-Based Glycopolymers," Biomaterials, vol. 33, no. 28, pp. 6889 - 6897, Elsevier, Oct 2012.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.06.025
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Glycomonomers; Glycopolymer; Macrophage; MRC-1; RAFT
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0142-9612
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2012 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Oct 2012
PubMed ID
22770567
