PMID- 28646511 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180522 LR - 20181108 IS - 1552-4965 (Electronic) IS - 1549-3296 (Linking) VI - 105 IP - 11 DP - 2017 Nov TI - Control of autoimmune inflammation using liposomes to deliver positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors. PG - 2977-2985 LID - 10.1002/jbm.a.36151 [doi] AB - 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. (c) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 105A: 2977-2985, 2017. CI - (c) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Gammon, Joshua M AU - Gammon JM AD - Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. FAU - Adapa, Arjun R AU - Adapa AR AD - Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. FAU - Jewell, Christopher M AU - Jewell CM AD - Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland. AD - Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland. AD - University States Department of Veteran Affairs, Baltimore, Maryland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170714 PL - United States TA - J Biomed Mater Res A JT - Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A JID - 101234237 RN - 0 (Benzopyrans) RN - 0 (Delayed-Action Preparations) RN - 0 (Liposomes) RN - 0 (N-phenyl-7-(hydroxyimino)cyclopropa(b)chromen-1a-carboxamide) RN - 0 (Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate) RN - YZN9W7P1BX (metabotropic glutamate receptor 4) SB - IM MH - Allosteric Regulation/drug effects MH - Animals MH - Autoimmunity/*drug effects MH - Benzopyrans/*administration & dosage/*pharmacology MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Delayed-Action Preparations/chemistry MH - Dendritic Cells/drug effects/immunology MH - Female MH - Inflammation/*drug therapy/immunology MH - Liposomes/chemistry MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate/*immunology MH - T-Lymphocytes/*drug effects/immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - drug delivery and controlled release OT - liposome and nanoparticle OT - metabolism OT - tolerance and autoimmunity OT - vaccine and immunotherapy EDAT- 2017/06/25 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/23 06:00 CRDT- 2017/06/25 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/06/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/06/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/06/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/25 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jbm.a.36151 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biomed Mater Res A. 2017 Nov;105(11):2977-2985. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.36151. Epub 2017 Jul 14.