To PEGylate or not to PEGylate: Immunological properties of nanomedicine's most popular component, polyethylene glycol and its alternatives
Polyethylene glycol or PEG has a long history of use in medicine. Many conventional
formulations utilize PEG as either an active ingredient or an excipient. PEG found its use in …
formulations utilize PEG as either an active ingredient or an excipient. PEG found its use in …
[HTML][HTML] Anti-PEG antibodies: Properties, formation, testing and role in adverse immune reactions to PEGylated nano-biopharmaceuticals
GT Kozma, T Shimizu, T Ishida, J Szebeni - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Conjugation of polyethylene glycols (PEGs) to proteins or drug delivery nanosystems is a
widely accepted method to increase the therapeutic index of complex nano …
widely accepted method to increase the therapeutic index of complex nano …
Aptamers as targeted therapeutics: current potential and challenges
Nucleic acid aptamers, often termed'chemical antibodies', are functionally comparable to
traditional antibodies, but offer several advantages, including their relatively small physical …
traditional antibodies, but offer several advantages, including their relatively small physical …
Analysis of aptamer discovery and technology
Aptamers are nucleic acid molecules that mimic antibodies by folding into complex 3D
shapes that bind to specific targets. Although some aptamers exist naturally as the ligand …
shapes that bind to specific targets. Although some aptamers exist naturally as the ligand …
Therapeutic strategies for thrombosis: new targets and approaches
N Mackman, W Bergmeier, GA Stouffer… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants are a mainstay for the prevention and treatment of
thrombosis. However, despite advances in antithrombotic therapy, a fundamental challenge …
thrombosis. However, despite advances in antithrombotic therapy, a fundamental challenge …
Polyethylene glycol immunogenicity: theoretical, clinical, and practical aspects of anti-polyethylene glycol antibodies
BM Chen, TL Cheng, SR Roffler - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a flexible, hydrophilic simple polymer that is physically attached
to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, liposomes, and nanoparticles to reduce renal clearance …
to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, liposomes, and nanoparticles to reduce renal clearance …
Aptamers as therapeutics
Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acid molecules that bind to and inhibit proteins and
are commonly produced by systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment …
are commonly produced by systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment …
Antibodies against poly (ethylene glycol) activate innate immune cells and induce hypersensitivity reactions to PEGylated nanomedicines
WA Chen, DY Chang, BM Chen, YC Lin, Y Barenholz… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanomedicines and macromolecular drugs can induce hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs)
with symptoms ranging from flushing and breathing difficulties to hypothermia, hypotension …
with symptoms ranging from flushing and breathing difficulties to hypothermia, hypotension …
Pseudo-anaphylaxis to polyethylene glycol (PEG)-coated liposomes: roles of anti-PEG IgM and complement activation in a porcine model of human infusion reactions
GT Kozma, T Mészáros, I Vashegyi, T Fülöp… - Acs Nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-coated nanopharmaceuticals can cause mild to severe
hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs), which can occasionally be life threatening or even lethal …
hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs), which can occasionally be life threatening or even lethal …
Aptamers in biomedicine: Selection strategies and recent advances
Aptamers have come in the spotlight as bio-mimetic molecular recognition elements in the
field of biomedicine due to various applications in diagnostics, drug delivery, therapeutics …
field of biomedicine due to various applications in diagnostics, drug delivery, therapeutics …