Polyethylene glycol (PEG): The nature, immunogenicity, and role in the hypersensitivity of PEGylated products.
J Control Release
; 351: 215-230, 2022 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2041912
ABSTRACT
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a versatile polymer that is widely used as an additive in foods and cosmetics, and as a carrier in PEGylated therapeutics. Even though PEG is thought to be less immunogenic, or perhaps even non-immunogenic, with a variety of physicochemical properties, there is mounting evidence that PEG causes immunogenic responses when conjugated with other materials such as proteins and nanocarriers. Under these conditions, PEG with other materials can result in the production of anti-PEG antibodies after administration. The antibodies that are induced seem to have a deleterious impact on the therapeutic efficacy of subsequently administered PEGylated formulations. In addition, hypersensitivity to PEGylated formulations could be a significant barrier to the utility of PEGylated products. Several reports have linked the presence of anti-PEG antibodies to incidences of complement activation-related pseudoallergy (CARPA) following the administration of PEGylated formulations. The use of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, which are composed mainly of PEGylated lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), has recently gained wide acceptance, although many cases of post-vaccination hypersensitivity have been documented. Therefore, our review focuses not only on the importance of PEGs and its great role in improving the therapeutic efficacy of various medications, but also on the hypersensitivity reactions attributed to the use of PEGylated products that include PEG-based mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Hypersensitivity
Type of study:
Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Control Release
Journal subject:
Pharmacology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jconrel.2022.09.031
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