An injectable PEG-like conjugate forms a subcutaneous depot and enables sustained delivery of a peptide drug.
Ozer I, Slezak A, Sirohi P, Li X, Zakharov N, Yao Y, Everitt JI, Spasojevic I, Craig SL, Collier JH, Campbell JE, D'Alessio DA, Chilkoti A.
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Biomaterials. 2023 Mar;294:121985. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121985. Epub 2023 Jan 3.
Biomaterials. 2023.
PMID: 36630826
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The injectable depot-forming exendin-POEGMA conjugate did not elicit an immune response against the polymer, so that it remained effective and safe for long-term management of type 2 diabetes upon chronic administration. In contrast, the PEG conjugate induced an anti-PEG i …
The injectable depot-forming exendin-POEGMA conjugate did not elicit an immune response against the polymer, so that it remained effective a …