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Detecting the functional complexities between high-density lipoprotein mimetics.


ABSTRACT: High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a key regulator of lipid homeostasis through its native roles like reverse cholesterol transport. The reconstitution of this natural nanoparticle (NP) has become a nexus between nanomedicine and multi-disease therapies, for which a major portion of HDL functionality is attributed to its primary scaffolding protein, apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1). ApoA1-mimetic peptides were formulated as cost-effective alternatives to apoA1-based therapies; reverse-4F (r4F) is one such peptide used as part of a nanoparticle platform. While similarities between r4F- and apoA1-based HDL-mimetic nanoparticles have been identified, key functional differences native to HDL have remained undetected. In the present study, we executed a multidisciplinary approach to uncover these differences by exploring the form, function, and medical applicability of engineered HDL-mimetic NPs (eHNPs) made from r4F (eHNP-r4F) and from apoA1 (eHNP-A1). Comparative analyses of the eHNPs through computational molecular dynamics (MD), advanced microfluidic NP synthesis and screening technologies, and in vivo animal model studies extracted distinguishable eHNP characteristics: the eHNPs share identical structural and compositional characteristics with distinct differences in NP stability and organization; eHNP-A1 could more significantly stimulate anti-inflammatory responses characteristic of the scavenger receptor class B type 1 (SR-B1) mediated pathways; and eHNP-A1 could outperform eHNP-r4F in the delivery of a model hydrophobic drug to an in vivo tumor. The biomimetic microfluidic technologies and MD simulations uniquely enabled our comparative analysis through which we determined that while eHNP-r4F is a capable NP with properties mimicking natural eHNP-A1, challenges remain in reconstituting the full functionality of NPs naturally derived from humans.

SUBMITTER: Sei YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5918464 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Detecting the functional complexities between high-density lipoprotein mimetics.

Sei Yoshitaka J YJ   Ahn Jungho J   Kim Taeyoung T   Shin Eunjung E   Santiago-Lopez Angel J AJ   Jang Seung Soon SS   Jeon Noo Li NL   Jang Young C YC   Kim YongTae Y  

Biomaterials 20180406


High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a key regulator of lipid homeostasis through its native roles like reverse cholesterol transport. The reconstitution of this natural nanoparticle (NP) has become a nexus between nanomedicine and multi-disease therapies, for which a major portion of HDL functionality is attributed to its primary scaffolding protein, apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1). ApoA1-mimetic peptides were formulated as cost-effective alternatives to apoA1-based therapies; reverse-4F (r4F) is one su  ...[more]

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