Immunomodulatory efficiency of poly(2-oxazolines)

Poly(2-oxazolines) represent promising polymer materials for biomedical applications. The activation of mouse lymphoid macrophage line P388.D1 (clone 3124) by two selected representatives of poly(2-oxazolines), namely poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PETOX100) and poly[2-(4-aminophenyl)-2-oxazoline-co-2-ethyl-2-oxazoline] (AEOX10), was assessed in vitro. The immunomodulatory efficacy of both polymers was evaluated via the induced release of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1α and IL-6) and the acceleration of reactive free radicals. The present study revealed effective structure-immunomodulating associations of AEOX10 and PETOX100, which are desirable in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of aliphatic and aromatic poly (2-oxazolines) in vivo.