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Polyelectrolyte complexes of lactoferrin and pH-sensitive microparticles on their basis

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Suspensions of insoluble polyelectrolyte complexes of dextran sulfate (DS) of different molecular masses with lactoferrin (LF) have been fabricated and characterized. The encapsulation efficiency of LF and DS in a complex at pH 3.0 and 4.0 was assessed, and particles were characterized by their sizes and ζ-potential. The complexes formed at pH 3.0 differed by a higher stability level. The interaction with DS resulted in a twofold decrease in the antioxidant activity of LF, although the formation of complexes was not accompanied by conformational changes in LF molecules according to IR-spectrometry data. Microencapsulation was carried out by treating the suspensions with negatively charged LF-DS complexes with protamine and chitosane solutions with different molecular masses. The composition, size, and the ζ-potential of interaction products were assessed which allowed us to select the conditions for the preparation of pH-sensitive polyelectrolyte microparticles loaded with LF which would be able to gradually release glycoprotein under conditions that model the passage through the gastrointestinal tract of humans. These data indicate that this approach is promising for the creation of pH-sensitive biopolyelectrolytes suitable for oral administration of LF to target cells.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Leninskiye gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    N. G. Balabushevich, N. V. Borzenkova, V. A. Izumrudov & N. I. Larionova

  2. Gertsen Research Institute of Oncology, Ministry of Health, Moscow, 125284, Russia

    O. A. Bezborodova, E. R. Nemtsova & R. I. Yakubovskaya

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Original Russian Text © N.G. Balabushevich, N.V. Borzenkova, V.A. Izumrudov, N.I. Larionova, O.A. Bezborodova, E.R. Nemtsova, R.I. Yakubovskaya, 2014, published in Prikladnaya Biokhimiya i Mikrobiologiya, 2014, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 232–240.

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Balabushevich, N.G., Borzenkova, N.V., Izumrudov, V.A. et al. Polyelectrolyte complexes of lactoferrin and pH-sensitive microparticles on their basis. Appl Biochem Microbiol 50, 206–213 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0003683814020045

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