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Structure-binding activity relations of amphiphilic polymers and macrophage scavenger receptors
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Structure-binding activity relations of amphiphilic polymers and macrophage scavenger receptors
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implications for therapeutic inhibition of atherosclerosis
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ETD_2851
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Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
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Atherosclerosis--Treatment
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Low density lipoproteins
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Cardiovascular receptors
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Molecules--Models
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Scavenger receptors mediate the uptake of oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL), leading to cholesterol accumulation and the development of atherosclerosis. A promising avenue of interest in the treatment of cardiovascular disease is the use of a scavenger receptor inhibitor. To this end, a series of polymers were designed based on a mucic acid backbone, aliphatic acid arms and polyethylene glycol tail. Molecular modeling and docking approaches were used to understand the structure-activity relationship (SAR) between the polymers and scavenger receptor class A (SR-A). The polymers containing hydrophobic-bound carboxylate groups were the most favorable binders to the SR-A model as well as the most efficient inhibitors of oxLDL accumulation. Mutant SR-A models were generated by replacing charged residues with alanine. All charged residues in the region were necessary, with Lys60, Lys63 and Lys66 having the greatest effect on binding. However, binding was not mediated by charge alone and the polymer hydrophobic domain adjacent to the carboxylate group was found to be essential. Based on these findings from Chapter 2, the next chapter focused on the polymer backbone. Polymer models were designed to investigate the influence of backbone stereochemistry, cyclic versus linear backbone, and aromatic versus aliphatic backbone. Molecular modeling and docking results indicate the ability of the backbone to favorably position the side chains and “lock” the ligand into position. In vitro results followed those seen in the modeling predictions, with two polymers showing promise. Thus, minute changes in polymer structures can sensitively affect SR-A binding affinities and modulate the competitive inhibition of oxLDL uptake. This thesis also investigated the potential of amphiphilic polymers to target scavenger receptors and deliver a hydrophobic model drug reversing cholesterol accumulation. The polymers encapsulated hydrophobic agonist (GW3965) against nuclear Liver-X receptor α (LXR), which significantly increased the drug uptake over non-polymer delivery. In combination with the encapsulated LXR-agonist, the polymers reduced oxLDL by 88% in vitro. Thus, the thesis findings suggest that the system of amphiphilic polymers exhibited significant tunability for scavenger receptor targeting, which can be exploited both for inhibition of cholesterol uptake as well as modulating cholesterol trafficking.
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by Nicole M. Plourde
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Nicole M.
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Prabhas V
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Charles
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Uhrich
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Kathryn E
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Rutgers University
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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