Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) conjugation has been the gold standard to ameliorate the pharmacokinetic (PK) and immunological profiles of proteins. PEG polymer does become immunogenic once attached to proteins, evoking PEG-specific antibody (Ab) responses. The anti-PEG Abs could cause PEGylated biologic treatments to fail and even result in lethal adverse reactions. Thus the zwitterionic poly(carboxybetaine) (PCB) has been introduced as a PEG substitute for protein modification. Addressed herein is anti-polymer Ab induction by conjugating PEG and PCB polymers to a series of carrier proteins with escalating immunogenicity. Results indicate that titers of PEG-specific Abs were quantitatively correlated to the immunogenicity of carrier proteins, whereas the generation of PCB-specific Abs was minimal and insensitive to increased protein immunogenicity. This work provides insight into the immunological properties of PEG and PCB and has far-reaching implications for the development of polymer-protein conjugates.
Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) conjugation has been the gold standardtoameliorate the pharmacokinetic (PK) and immunological profiles of proteins.P EG polymer does become immunogenic once attached to proteins,e voking PEG-specific antibody (Ab) responses.T he anti-PEG Abs could cause PEGylated biologic treatments to fail and even result in lethal adverse reactions.T hus the zwitterionic poly-(carboxybetaine) (PCB) has been introduced as aP EG substitute for protein modification. Addressed herein is antipolymer Ab induction by conjugating PEG and PCB polymers to as eries of carrier proteins with escalating immunogenicity. Results indicate that titers of PEG-specific Abs were quantitatively correlated to the immunogenicity of carrier proteins, whereas the generation of PCB-specific Abs was minimal and insensitive to increased protein immunogenicity.T his work provides insight into the immunological properties of PEG and PCB and has far-reaching implications for the development of polymer-protein conjugates.
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