The protein corona of circulating PEGylated liposomes
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The protein corona of circulating PEGylated liposomes. / Palchetti, Sara; Colapicchioni, Valentina; Digiacomo, Luca; Caracciolo, Giulio; Pozzi, Daniela; Capriotti, Anna Laura; La Barbera, Giorgia; Laganà, Aldo.
In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, Vol. 1858, No. 2, 2016, p. 189-196.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The protein corona of circulating PEGylated liposomes
AU - Palchetti, Sara
AU - Colapicchioni, Valentina
AU - Digiacomo, Luca
AU - Caracciolo, Giulio
AU - Pozzi, Daniela
AU - Capriotti, Anna Laura
AU - La Barbera, Giorgia
AU - Laganà, Aldo
N1 - (Ekstern)
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Following systemic administration, liposomes are covered by a 'corona' of proteins, and preserving the surface functionality is challenging. Coating the liposome surface with polyethylene glycol (PEG) is the most widely used anti-opsonization strategy, but it cannot fully preclude protein adsorption. To date, protein binding has been studied following in vitro incubation to predict the fate of liposomes in vivo, while dynamic incubation mimicking in vivo conditions remains largely unexplored. The main aim of this investigation was to determine whether shear stress, produced by physiologically relevant dynamic flow, could influence the liposome-protein corona. The corona of circulating PEGylated liposome was thoroughly compared with that formed by incubation in vitro. Systematic comparison in terms of size, surface charge and quantitative composition was made by dynamic light scattering, microelectrophoresis and nano-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS/MS). Size of coronas formed under static vs. dynamic incubation did not appreciably differ from each other. On the other side, the corona of circulating liposomes was more negatively charged than its static counterpart. Of note, the variety of protein species in the corona formed in a dynamic flow was significantly wider. Collectively, these results demonstrated that the corona of circulating PEGylated liposomes can be considerably different from that formed in a static fluid. This seems to be a key factor to predict the biological activity of a liposomal formulation in a physiological environment.
AB - Following systemic administration, liposomes are covered by a 'corona' of proteins, and preserving the surface functionality is challenging. Coating the liposome surface with polyethylene glycol (PEG) is the most widely used anti-opsonization strategy, but it cannot fully preclude protein adsorption. To date, protein binding has been studied following in vitro incubation to predict the fate of liposomes in vivo, while dynamic incubation mimicking in vivo conditions remains largely unexplored. The main aim of this investigation was to determine whether shear stress, produced by physiologically relevant dynamic flow, could influence the liposome-protein corona. The corona of circulating PEGylated liposome was thoroughly compared with that formed by incubation in vitro. Systematic comparison in terms of size, surface charge and quantitative composition was made by dynamic light scattering, microelectrophoresis and nano-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS/MS). Size of coronas formed under static vs. dynamic incubation did not appreciably differ from each other. On the other side, the corona of circulating liposomes was more negatively charged than its static counterpart. Of note, the variety of protein species in the corona formed in a dynamic flow was significantly wider. Collectively, these results demonstrated that the corona of circulating PEGylated liposomes can be considerably different from that formed in a static fluid. This seems to be a key factor to predict the biological activity of a liposomal formulation in a physiological environment.
KW - Circulating fluids
KW - Liposomes
KW - PEGylation
KW - Protein corona
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84948413472&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.11.012
DO - 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.11.012
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26607013
AN - SCOPUS:84948413472
VL - 1858
SP - 189
EP - 196
JO - B B A - Biomembranes
JF - B B A - Biomembranes
SN - 0005-2736
IS - 2
ER -
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