A nanoparticle platform for combined mucosal healing and immunomodulation in inflammatory bowel disease treatment.

Marotti, Valentina; Xu, Yining; Bohns Michalowski, Cécilia; Zhang, Wunan; Domingues, Inês; Ameraoui, Hafsa; Moreels, Tom G; Baatsen, Pieter et al. · Bioact Mater · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Current treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment consist of anti-inflammatory products. In this study, we sought to induce the physiological secretion of glucagon-like peptide 2, a peptide with intestinal growth-promoting activity, via nanoparticles while simultaneously providing with immunomodulation by tailoring the nanoparticle surface. To this end, we developed hybrid lipid hyaluronate-KPV conjugated nanoparticles loaded with teduglutide for combination therapy in IBD. The nanocarriers induced (or did not induce) immunosuppression depending on the presence (or absence) of a hyaluronan-KPV functionalization. This strategy holds promise as a nanoparticle platform for combined mucosal healing and immunomodulation in IBD treatment.