Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3026-2592
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2244-5185
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-14-2022
College/Unit
School of Medicine
Department/Program/Center
Orthopaedics
Abstract
We report the successful encapsulation and elution of recombinant murine IL-12 (rmIL-12) from poly(lactide-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) nanospheres (IL-12-NS) synthesized using the double emulsion/solvent evaporation (DESE) technique with microsphere depletion through ultracentrifugation. Images obtained with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showcased a characteristic spherical shape with a mean particle diameter of and zeta potential of . These values suggest minimal flocculation when in solution, which was reflected in an in vivo biodistribution study that reported no observed morbidity/mortality. Encapsulation efficiency (EE) was determined to be with average particle concentration obtained per batch of particles/mL. Disparate zeta (ζ) potentials obtained from both protein-loaded and protein-unloaded batches suggested surface adsorption of protein, and confocal microscopy of BSA-FITC-loaded nanospheres confirmed the presence of protein within the polymeric shell. Furthermore, elution of rmIL-12 from IL-12-NS at a concentration of 500 million particles/mL was characterized using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). When IL-12-NS was administered in vivo to female BALB/c mice through retroorbital injection, IL-12-NS produced a favorable systemic cytokine profile for tumoricidal activity within the peripheral blood. Whereas IFN-γ nadir occurred at 72 hours, levels recovered quickly and displayed positive correlations postburst out to 25 days postinjection. IL-12-NS administration induced proinflammatory changes while prompting minimal counterregulatory increases in anti-inflammatory IL-10 and IL-4 cytokine levels. Further, while IL-6 levels increased to 30 folds of the baseline during the burst phase, they normalized by 72 hours and trended negatively throughout the sill phase. Similar trends were observed with IL-1β and CXCL-1, suggesting a decreased likelihood of progression to a systemic inflammatory response syndrome-like state. As IL-12-NS delivers logarithmically lower amounts of IL-12 than previously administered during human clinical trials, our data reflect the importance of IL-12-NS which safely create a systemic immunostimulatory environment.
Digital Commons Citation
Lacinski, Ryan A.; Markel, Justin E.; Noore, Jabeen; Pratt, Hillary G.; and Lindsey, Brock A., "Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vivo Cytokinome Profile of IL-12-Loaded PLGA Nanospheres" (2022). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 3097.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/3097
Source Citation
Ryan A. Lacinski, Justin E. Markel, Jabeen Noore, Hillary G. Pratt, Brock A. Lindsey, "Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vivo Cytokinome Profile of IL-12-Loaded PLGA Nanospheres", Journal of Immunology Research, vol. 2022, Article ID 6993187, 12 pages, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6993187
Comments
Copyright © 2022 Ryan A. Lacinski et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This article received support from the WVU Libraries' Open Access Author Fund.