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BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE
卷 10, 期 18, 页码 5243-5253出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d2bm00293k
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资金
- Research Manitoba's Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
- New Frontiers in Research Fund [NFRFE-2019-00210]
- Biology of Breathing Catalyst Grant (Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba)
Research has shown that maternal-fetal transfer of passive immunity can facilitate the transplacental transfer of IgG-modified nanoparticles, increasing their transport efficiency. Confocal microscopy revealed colocalization of FcRn and IgG-modified nanoparticles. Barrier function remained intact before and after nanoparticle administration.
Nanoparticles administered into the maternal circulation and across the placenta are a potential clinical therapy to treat congenital diseases. The mechanism by which nanoparticles can safely cross the placenta for targeted drug delivery to the fetus remains poorly understood. We demonstrate that the maternal-fetal transfer of passive immunity through the neonatal Fc Receptor (FcRn) can induce the transplacental transfer of chitosan nanoparticles modifed with IgG antibodies (414 +/- 27 nm). The transfer of FITC-tagged IgG-modified chitosan nanoparticles was 2.8 times higher (p = 0.0264) compared to similarly-sized unmodified chitosan nanoparticles (375 +/- 17 nm). Co-administration of free IgG competitively diminished the transplacental transfer of IgG-modified nanoparticles, yet unmodified nanoparticles remained unaffected. Colocalization of the FcRn and the IgG-modified chitosan nanoparticles were observed with confocal microscopy. Barrier function before and after nanoparticle administration remained intact as determined by TEER (75-79 omega cm(2)) and immmunofluorescence of ZO-1 tight junction proteins. The results provide insight into the clinical applications of nanoparticles for prenatal therapies using the mechanism of the maternal-fetal transfer of passive immunity.
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