A grape (Vitis vinifera L.) pomace water extract modulates inflammatory and immune response in SW-480 cells and isolated mouse colon

September 12, 2022

Title

A grape (Vitis vinifera L.) pomace water extract modulates inflammatory and immune response in SW-480 cells and isolated mouse colon

Author

Lucia Recinella, Annalisa Chiavaroli, Serena Veschi, Alessandro Cama, Alessandra Acquaviva, Maria Loreta Libero, Sheila Leone, Simonetta Cristina Di Simone, Ester Pagano, Gokhan Zengin, Luigi Menghini, Luigi Brunetti, Angelo Antonio Izzo, Giustino Orlando, Claudio Ferrante

Year

2022

Journal

Phytotherapy Research

Abstract

Artificial, synthetic chaperones have attracted much attention in biomedical research due to their ability to control the folding of proteins and peptides. Here, we report bio-inspired multifunctional porous nanoparticles to modulate proper folding and intracellular delivery of therapeutic α-helical peptide. The Synthetic Nano-Chaperone for Peptide (SNCP) based on porous nanoparticles provides an internal hydrophobic environment which contributes in stabilizing secondary structure of encapsulated α-helical peptides due to the hydrophobic internal environments. In addition, SNCP with optimized inner surface modification not only improves thermal stability for α-helical peptide but also supports the peptide stapling methods in situ, serving as a nanoreactor. Then, SNCP subsequently delivers the stabilized therapeutic α-helical peptides into cancer cells, resulting in high therapeutic efficacy. SNCP improves cellular uptake and bioavailability of the anti-cancer peptide, so the cancer growth is effectively inhibited in vivo. These data indicate that the bio-inspired SNCP system combining nanoreactor and delivery carrier could provide a strategy to expedite the development of peptide therapeutics by overcoming existing drawbacks of α-helical peptides as drug candidates.

Instrument

LC-2000

Keywords

A grape, pomace water, inflammatory, immune response,