Biopharmaceutical drug delivery and phototherapy using protein crystals

Renbin Zhou, Jinghan Qu, Xuejiao Liu, Fangrui Lin, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, Nuernisha Alifu, Junle Qu, Da Chuan Yin

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Abstract

Biopharmaceutical drugs, including proteins, peptides, and antibodies, are renowned for their high specificity and efficacy, fundamentally transforming disease treatment paradigms. However, their structural complexity presents challenges for their formulation and delivery. Protein crystals, characterized by high purity, high stability and a porous structure for biopharmaceutical drug encapsulation, providing a potential avenue for formulating and delivering biopharmaceutical drugs. There is increasing interest in engineering protein crystals to delivery biopharmaceutical drugs for biomedical applications. This review summarizes the recent advances in biopharmaceutical drug delivery and phototherapy using protein crystals. First, we evaluate the advantages of using protein crystals for biopharmaceutical drugs delivery. Next, we outline the strategies for in vitro and in vivo crystallization to prepare protein crystals. Importantly, the review highlights the advanced applications of protein crystals in biopharmaceutical drug delivery, tumor phototherapy, and other optical fields. Finally, it provides insights into future perspectives of biopharmaceutical drug delivery using protein crystals. This comprehensive review aims to provide effective insights into design of protein crystals to simplify biopharmaceutical drug delivery and improve disease treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115480
JournalAdvanced Drug Delivery Reviews
Volume216
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2025

Keywords

  • Bio-imaging
  • Biopharmaceutical drug formulation and delivery
  • Drug carrier
  • In vivo crystallization
  • Phototherapy
  • Protein crystal

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