PEGylation of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I decreases its transport across lung epithelial cells and uptake by macrophages
(2020)
Journal Article
Mahri, S., Hardy, E., Wilms, T., De Keersmaecker, H., Braeckmans, K., De Smedt, S., …Vanbever, R. (2021). PEGylation of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I decreases its transport across lung epithelial cells and uptake by macrophages. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 593, Article 120107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.120107
Conjugation to high molecular weight (MW ≥ 20 kDa) polyethylene glycol (PEG) was previously shown to largely prolong the lung residence time of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I (rhDNase) and improve its therapeutic efficacy following pulmonary d... Read More about PEGylation of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I decreases its transport across lung epithelial cells and uptake by macrophages.