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Control of Autoimmune Inflammation Using Liposomes to Deliver Positive Allosteric Modulators of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors

Control of Autoimmune Inflammation Using Liposomes to Deliver Positive Allosteric Modulators of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors

Joshua M Gammon, Arjun R Adapa, Christopher M Jewell

J Biomed Mater Res A. 2017 Nov;105(11):2977-2985.

PMID: 28646511

Abstract:

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease where myelin is incorrectly recognized as foreign and attacked by the adaptive immune system. Dendritic cells (DCs) direct adaptive immunity by presenting antigens to T cells, therefore serving as a target for autoimmune therapies. N-Phenyl-7-(hydroxyimino) cyclopropa[b]chromen-1a-carboxamide (PHCCC), a positive allosteric modulator of metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 (mGluR4), can promote regulatory T cells by altering cytokine secretion to bias T cell differentiation. The therapeutic potential of PHCCC, however, is hindered by dose-limiting toxicity, poor solubility, and the need for frequent dosing. We hypothesized liposomal delivery of PHCCC might enable safe, effective delivery of this hydrophobic drug to exploit metabolism as a means of controlling inflammation in self-reactive immune cells. PHCCC was readily encapsulated in liposomes modified with polyethylene glycol. Under sink conditions, controlled release resulted in 58% of drug released into media over 18 hours. Culture of primary DCs with PHCCC liposomes reduced pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion while reducing toxicity four-fold compared with soluble PHCCC. During co-culture of DCs with myelin-reactive T cells from transgenic mice, PHCCC liposomes reduced T cell proliferation and interferon gamma secretion. These results support the potential of using liposomes to promote tolerance through biocompatible delivery of metabolic modulators. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 105A: 2977-2985, 2017.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP179068021	PHCCC		179068-02-1	Price

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