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Hassani S, Nedaei K, Jafari R, Bagherpour G. Tight Junction Modulatory Fusion Peptide (ADT-6) Enhances GFP Protein Permeability through the Paracellular Pathway in Caco-2 Cell Lines: An In-Vitro Study. rbmb.net 2024; 13 (3) :349-357
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Zanjan Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
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Background: The oral delivery of therapeutic peptides and proteins presents a significant challenge in pharmaceutical development due to barriers such as the intestinal epithelium and the blood-brain barrier (BBB). These barriers limit the passage of large, hydrophilic molecules through transcellular pathways and restrict paracellular transport due to intercellular tight junctions. This study investigates the potential of E- cadherin-modulating peptide, ADT-6, to improve the penetration of these therapeutic agents.
Methods: We constructed a fusion protein of ADT-6 and green fluorescent protein (GFP) to evaluate its activity and transport through the epithelial cells' paracellular pathway. Using Escherichia coli strains for expression, we cloned the GFP-ADT-6 construct, which provides a solid foundation for our study's methodology.
Results: Our molecular simulations showed that the linker between GFP and ADT-6 maintains the fusion protein's integrity and provides flexibility in receptor interaction. Permeability experiments revealed that ADT-6 markedly reduced transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and significantly increased GFP transfection in Caco-2 cell monolayers dose-dependently. Results of ELISA confirmed these findings, showing high GFP levels in the lower compartment of Transwell systems treated with GFP-ADT-6.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates the potential of ADT-6 to deliver proteins from the paracellular route, enhance the bioavailability of pharmaceutical drugs by altering cell-cell interactions, and provide new opportunities for oral drug delivery strategies.
Methods: We constructed a fusion protein of ADT-6 and green fluorescent protein (GFP) to evaluate its activity and transport through the epithelial cells' paracellular pathway. Using Escherichia coli strains for expression, we cloned the GFP-ADT-6 construct, which provides a solid foundation for our study's methodology.
Results: Our molecular simulations showed that the linker between GFP and ADT-6 maintains the fusion protein's integrity and provides flexibility in receptor interaction. Permeability experiments revealed that ADT-6 markedly reduced transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and significantly increased GFP transfection in Caco-2 cell monolayers dose-dependently. Results of ELISA confirmed these findings, showing high GFP levels in the lower compartment of Transwell systems treated with GFP-ADT-6.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates the potential of ADT-6 to deliver proteins from the paracellular route, enhance the bioavailability of pharmaceutical drugs by altering cell-cell interactions, and provide new opportunities for oral drug delivery strategies.
Type of Article: Original Article |
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Molecular Biology
Received: 2024/09/17 | Accepted: 2024/11/10 | Published: 2025/04/12
Received: 2024/09/17 | Accepted: 2024/11/10 | Published: 2025/04/12
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