Injectable Nano-Network for Glucose-Mediated Insulin Delivery
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Author(s) • • • • • • • •
Gu, Zhen
Aimetti, Alex A.
Wang, Qun
Dang, Tram T.
Zhang, Yunlong
Veiseh, Omid
Cheng, Hao
Anderson, Daniel Griffith
Langer, Robert S
Date Issued
May 2013
Journal
ACS Nano
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Gu, Zhen, Alex A. Aimetti, Qun Wang, Tram T. Dang, Yunlong Zhang, Omid Veiseh, Hao Cheng, Robert S. Langer, and Daniel G. Anderson. “Injectable Nano-Network for Glucose-Mediated Insulin Delivery.” ACS Nano 7, no. 5 (May 28, 2013): 4194–4201. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
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Abstract
Diabetes mellitus, a disorder of glucose regulation, is a global burden affecting 366 million people across the world. An artificial “closed-loop” system able to mimic pancreas activity and release insulin in response to glucose level changes has the potential to improve patient compliance and health. Herein we develop a glucose-mediated release strategy for the self-regulated delivery of insulin using an injectable and acid-degradable polymeric network. Formed by electrostatic interaction between oppositely charged dextran nanoparticles loaded with insulin and glucose-specific enzymes, the nanocomposite-based porous architecture can be dissociated and subsequently release insulin in a hyperglycemic state through the catalytic conversion of glucose into gluconic acid. In vitro insulin release can be modulated in a pulsatile profile in response to glucose concentrations. In vivo studies validated that these formulations provided improved glucose control in type 1 diabetic mice subcutaneously administered with a degradable nano-network. A single injection of the developed nano-network facilitated stabilization of the blood glucose levels in the normoglycemic state (<200 mg/dL) for up to 10 days.
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Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
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https://doi.org/10.1021/nn400630x