Molecular architectures of glycosylated dendronized bottle brushes in action: Biocompatibility and anti-amyloidogenic activity of pseudo-glycodendrimers

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Contributors

  • Tom Koesterke - , Chair of Organic Chemistry of Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Radika Thakore - , Lund University (Author)
  • Silvia Moreno - , University of Alcalá (Author)
  • Jan Skov Pedersen - , Aarhus University (Author)
  • Brigitte Voit - , Chair of Organic Chemistry of Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Oxana Klementieva - , Lund University (Author)
  • Dietmar Appelhans - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Glycopolymers are versatile materials for biomedical and healthcare applications, e.g., as carrier and polymeric therapeutics. Especially, the topology and surface composition of such materials play a key role in being promising materials in the anti-amyloidogenic interventions. Herein, 2nd and 3rd generation of pseudo-glycodendrimers (PGDs), based on hyperbranched polyester core with different sugar decorations, are synthesized, characterized, and used to investigate their anti-amyloidogenic properties toward Aβ (1–40) and (1–42), key players in Alzheimerś disease. The findings reveal that PGDs have a dendronized bottle brush architecture, as determined by SAXS analysis. PGDs are capable of interfering with the aggregation process of Amyloid-β peptides due to the high degree of sugar functionalization on the outer surface and the specific molecular shape. Additionally, cell viability studies indicate that PGDs exhibit concentration-dependent biocompatibility. Importantly, it is demonstrated that PGDs can be multi-functionalized by various sugar molecules, dyes, and/or peptides in a final one-pot approach. These findings suggest that PGDs may offer new avenues for therapeutic research in neurodegenerative diseases. Finally, it should be noted that this kind of highly branched glycopolymers possesses a molecular shape of dendronized bottle brushes and not a globular perfectly branched structure like glycodendrimers, as originally postulated.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number101771
Number of pages15
JournalMaterials Today Bio
Volume32
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 40496726
Scopus 105005257658
ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/194254534

Keywords

Keywords

  • Anti-amyloidogenic agent, Biocompatibility, Dendronized bottle brushes, Post-modification, Pseudo-glycodendrimers