Issue 3, 2024

Distinguishing anti-PEG antibodies by specificity for the PEG terminus using nanoarchitectonics-based antibiofouling cello-oligosaccharide platforms

Abstract

The conjugation of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) to therapeutic proteins or nanoparticles is a widely used pharmaceutical strategy to improve their therapeutic efficacy. However, conjugation can make PEG immunogenic and induce the production of anti-PEG antibodies, which decreases both the therapeutic efficacy after repeated dosing and clinical safety. To address these concerns, it is essential to analyze the binding characteristics of anti-PEG antibodies to PEG. However, distinguishing anti-PEG antibodies is still a difficult task. Herein, we demonstrate the use of antibiofouling cello-oligosaccharide assemblies tethering one-terminal methoxy oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) ligands for distinguishing anti-PEG antibodies in a simple manner. The OEG ligand-tethering two-dimensional crystalline cello-oligosaccharide assemblies were stably dispersed in a buffer solution and had antibiofouling properties against nonspecific protein adsorption. These characteristics allowed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to be simply performed by cycles of centrifugation/redispersion of aqueous dispersions of the assemblies. The simple assays revealed that the specific OEG ligand-tethering assemblies could distinguish anti-PEG antibodies to detect a specific antibody that preferentially binds to the methoxy terminus of the PEG chain with 3 repeating ethylene glycol units. Furthermore, quantitative detection of the antibodies was successfully performed with high sensitivity even in the presence of serum. The detectable and quantifiable range of antibody concentrations covered those required clinically. Our findings open a new avenue for analyzing the binding characteristics of anti-PEG antibodies in biological samples.

Graphical abstract: Distinguishing anti-PEG antibodies by specificity for the PEG terminus using nanoarchitectonics-based antibiofouling cello-oligosaccharide platforms

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Jul 2023
Accepted
01 Dec 2023
First published
03 Dec 2023

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024,12, 650-657

Distinguishing anti-PEG antibodies by specificity for the PEG terminus using nanoarchitectonics-based antibiofouling cello-oligosaccharide platforms

K. Sugiura, T. Sawada, Y. Hata, H. Tanaka and T. Serizawa, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 650 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB01723K

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