Fucoidan-Mimetic Glycopolymers as Tools for Studying Molecular and Cellular Responses in Human Blood PlateletsShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: Macromolecular Bioscience, ISSN 1616-5187, E-ISSN 1616-5195, Vol. 17, no 2, article id UNSP 1600257Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The marine sulfated polysaccharide fucoidan displays superior ability to induce platelet aggregation compared to other sulfated polysaccharides. As such, it is an attractive tool for studying molecular and cellular responses in activated platelets. The heterogeneous structure, however, poses a problem in such applications. This study describes the synthesis of sulfated alpha-L-fucoside-pendant poly(methacryl amides) with homogeneous structures. By using both thiol-mediated chain transfer and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization techniques, glycopolymers with different chain lengths are obtained. These glycopolymers show platelet aggregation response and surface changes similar to those of fucoidan, and cause platelet activation through intracellular signaling as shown by extensive protein tyrosine phosphorylation. As the platelet activating properties of the glycopolymers strongly mimic those of fucoidan, this study concludes these fucoidan-mimetic glycopolymers are unique tools for studying molecular and cellular responses in human blood platelets.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH , 2017. Vol. 17, no 2, article id UNSP 1600257
Keywords [en]
biological applications of polymers; biomimetic; radical polymerization; reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer; structure-property relations
National Category
Polymer Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-136337DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600257ISI: 000394592600012PubMedID: 27616165OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-136337DiVA, id: diva2:1087905
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