PMID- 34471009 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211231 LR - 20211231 IS - 1347-5231 (Electronic) IS - 0031-6903 (Linking) VI - 141 IP - 9 DP - 2021 TI - [Design of Synthetic Polymer Nanoparticles That Capture and Neutralize Target Molecules]. PG - 1079-1086 LID - 10.1248/yakushi.21-00125 [doi] AB - Protein affinity reagents that specifically and strongly bind to target molecules are widely used in disease detection, diagnosis, and therapy. Although antibodies and their fragments are the gold standard in protein-protein inhibitors (PPIs), synthetic polymers such as linear polymers, dendrimers, and nanoparticles as cost-effective PPIs have attracted great attention as alternatives to antibodies. These polymers exhibit high affinity to the target by imitating natural protein-protein interactions. However, only a few in vivo applications have been reported. Here, our recent advances in the development of synthetic polymers for in vivo application are reviewed. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) was used as a model of synthetic affinity reagents. Incorporation of both sulfated carbohydrate and hydrophobic monomers into lightly crosslinked pNIPAm nanoparticles (NPs) captured and neutralized vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and inhibited tumor growth upon intravenous injection into tumor-bearing mice. Modification of a liposome with the pNIPAm-based linear polymer increased the polymer circulation time after intravenous injection and improved the affinity for the target. The pNIPAm-based NPs delivered by oral administration captured the target small molecules and inhibited their absorption from the intestine. Our recent findings provide useful information for the design of synthetic polymers that capture target molecules in vivo. FAU - Koide, Hiroyuki AU - Koide H AD - Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka. LA - jpn PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - Japan TA - Yakugaku Zasshi JT - Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan JID - 0413613 RN - 0 (Acrylic Resins) RN - 0 (Indicators and Reagents) RN - 0 (Liposomes) RN - 0 (Polymers) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - 25189-55-3 (poly-N-isopropylacrylamide) SB - IM MH - *Acrylic Resins/administration & dosage/chemistry/metabolism/pharmacology MH - Administration, Oral MH - Animals MH - Drug Design/*methods MH - Humans MH - Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions MH - Indicators and Reagents MH - Injections, Intravenous MH - Liposomes MH - Mice MH - Molecular Targeted Therapy/*methods MH - *Nanoparticles/chemistry MH - Neoplasms/drug therapy/pathology MH - *Polymers/administration & dosage/chemistry/metabolism/pharmacology MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/administration & dosage/metabolism/pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - linear polymer OT - lipid nanoparticle OT - molecular recognition OT - polymer nanoparticle OT - protein affinity reagent EDAT- 2021/09/03 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/01 06:00 CRDT- 2021/09/02 06:03 PHST- 2021/09/02 06:03 [entrez] PHST- 2021/09/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/01 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1248/yakushi.21-00125 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Yakugaku Zasshi. 2021;141(9):1079-1086. doi: 10.1248/yakushi.21-00125.