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Area of Science:

  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Bioconjugation

Background:

  • Developing effective drug delivery systems for antifungals is crucial for treating invasive fungal infections.
  • Polymer-drug conjugates offer potential for improved pharmacokinetics and targeted delivery.
  • Caspofungin is a clinically important echinocandin antifungal agent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize novel caspofungin-polymer conjugates.
  • To investigate the antifungal activity of these conjugates against human-pathogenic fungi.
  • To evaluate the biocompatibility of the conjugates with mammalian cells.

Main Methods:

  • Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) copolymerization to synthesize P(mPEGMA-co-PFPMA) copolymers.
  • Post-polymerization modification to conjugate caspofungin to the PFPMA units.
  • Characterization using NMR spectroscopy (1H, 19F, diffusion-ordered), UV-vis spectroscopy, and size exclusion chromatography (SEC).
  • Minimum effective concentration (MEC) and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC50) assays against fungal strains and mammalian cell lines.

Main Results:

  • Successfully synthesized hydrophilic PmPEGMA-PMMA copolymers and conjugated caspofungin via amide bonds.
  • Confirmed caspofungin coupling and quantified drug loading using spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques.
  • Demonstrated potent antifungal activity of the conjugates against Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans.
  • Observed no significant toxicity to RAW 264.7 macrophages and HeLa cells at active concentrations.

Conclusions:

  • Novel caspofungin-polymer conjugates were synthesized with controlled architecture and confirmed drug attachment.
  • The conjugates exhibit significant antifungal efficacy against key human pathogens.
  • The polymer conjugates demonstrate a favorable safety profile, with no observed toxicity to mammalian cells at therapeutic concentrations.