Biodistribution and Efficacy of Targeted Pulmonary Delivery of a Protein Kinase C-δ Inhibitory Peptide: Impact on Indirect Lung Injury

Autor: Matthew Kauffman, Paul A. Kennedy, Jichuan Wu, Linda C. Knight, Sandy T. Baker, Marla R. Wolfson, Laurie E. Kilpatrick, Mark J. Mondrinos
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 355:86-98
ISSN: 1521-0103
0022-3565
Popis: Sepsis and sepsis-induced lung injury remain a leading cause of death in intensive care units. We identified protein kinase C-δ (PKCδ) as a critical regulator of the acute inflammatory response and demonstrated that PKCδ inhibition was lung-protective in a rodent sepsis model, suggesting that targeting PKCδ is a potential strategy for preserving pulmonary function in the setting of indirect lung injury. In this study, whole-body organ biodistribution and pulmonary cellular distribution of a transactivator of transcription (TAT)–conjugated PKCδ inhibitory peptide (PKCδ-TAT) was determined following intratracheal (IT) delivery in control and septic [cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)] rats to ascertain the impact of disease pathology on biodistribution and efficacy. There was negligible lung uptake of radiolabeled peptide upon intravenous delivery [65% ID with minimal uptake in liver or kidney (
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