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Rodríguez-Hernández AG, Vazquez-Duhalt R, Huerta-Saquero A. Nanoparticle-plasma Membrane Interactions: Thermodynamics, Toxicity and Cellular Response. Curr Med Chem 2020; 27:3330-3345. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666181112090648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nanomaterials have become part of our daily lives, particularly nanoparticles contained
in food, water, cosmetics, additives and textiles. Nanoparticles interact with organisms
at the cellular level. The cell membrane is the first protective barrier against the potential toxic
effect of nanoparticles. This first contact, including the interaction between the cell membranes
-and associated proteins- and the nanoparticles is critically reviewed here. Nanoparticles, depending
on their toxicity, can cause cellular physiology alterations, such as a disruption in cell
signaling or changes in gene expression and they can trigger immune responses and even apoptosis.
Additionally, the fundamental thermodynamics behind the nanoparticle-membrane and
nanoparticle-proteins-membrane interactions are discussed. The analysis is intended to increase
our insight into the mechanisms involved in these interactions. Finally, consequences are reviewed
and discussed.
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- Ana G. Rodríguez-Hernández
- CONACyT Research Fellow at Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Km 107, Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Pedregal Playitas, Ensenada 22860, B.C, Mexico
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana- Ensenada, Pedregal Playitas, Ensenada 22860, B.C, Mexico
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana- Ensenada, Pedregal Playitas, Ensenada 22860, B.C, Mexico
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Xue C, Shi X, Tian Y, Zheng X, Hu G. Diffusion of Nanoparticles with Activated Hopping in Crowded Polymer Solutions. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:3895-3904. [PMID: 32208707 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A long-distance hop of diffusive nanoparticles (NPs) in crowded environments was commonly considered unlikely, and its characteristics remain unclear. In this work, we experimentally identify the occurrence of the intermittent hops of large NPs in crowded entangled poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) solutions, which are attributed to thermally induced activated hopping. We show that the diffusion of NPs in crowded solutions is considered as a superposition of the activated hopping and the reptation of the polymer solution. Such activated hopping becomes significant when either the PEO molecular weight is large enough or the NP size is relatively small. We reveal that the time-dependent non-Gaussianity of the NP diffusion is determined by the competition of the short-time relaxation of a polymer entanglement strand, the activated hopping, and the long-time reptation. We propose an exponential scaling law τhop/τe ∼ exp(d/dt) to characterize the hopping time scale, suggesting a linear dependence of the activated hopping energy barrier on the dimensionless NP size. The activated hopping motion can only be observed between the onset time scale of the short-time relaxation of local entanglement strands and the termination time scale of the long-time relaxation. Our findings on activated hopping provide new insights into long-distance transportation of NPs in crowded biological environments, which is essential to the delivery and targeting of nanomedicines.
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- Chundong Xue
- State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100149, China
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100149, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics & State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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Villanueva-Flores F, Castro-Lugo A, Ramírez OT, Palomares LA. Understanding cellular interactions with nanomaterials: towards a rational design of medical nanodevices. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:132002. [PMID: 31770746 PMCID: PMC7105107 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab5bc8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Biomedical applications increasingly require fully characterized new nanomaterials. There is strong evidence showing that nanomaterials not only interact with cells passively but also actively, mediating essential molecular processes for the regulation of cellular functions, but we are only starting to understand the mechanisms of those interactions. Systematic studies about cell behavior as a response to specific nanoparticle properties are scarce in the literature even when they are necessary for the rational design of medical nanodevices. Information in the literature shows that the physicochemical properties determine the bioactivity, biocompatibility, and safety of nanomaterials. The information available regarding the interaction and responses of cells to nanomaterials has not been analyzed and discussed in a single document. Hence, in this review, we present the latest advances about cellular responses to nanomaterials and integrate the available information into concrete considerations for the development of innovative, efficient, specific and, more importantly, safe biomedical nanodevices. We focus on how physicochemical nanoparticle properties (size, chemical surface, shape, charge, and topography) influence cell behavior in a first attempt to provide a practical guide for designing medical nanodevices, avoiding common experimental omissions that may lead to data misinterpretation. Finally, we emphasize the importance of the systematic study of nano-bio interactions to acquire sufficient reproducible information that allows accurate control of cell behavior based on tuning of nanomaterial properties. This information is useful to guide the design of specific nanodevices and nanomaterials to elicit desired cell responses, like targeting, drug delivery, cell attachment, differentiation, etc, or to avoid undesired side effects.
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- Francisca Villanueva-Flores
- Instituto de Biotecnología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Ave. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa. Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, México
Villanueva-Flores F: ; Castro-Lugo A: ; Ramírez O: ; Palomares L:
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- Instituto de Biotecnología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Ave. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa. Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, México
Villanueva-Flores F: ; Castro-Lugo A: ; Ramírez O: ; Palomares L:
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- Instituto de Biotecnología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Ave. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa. Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, México
Villanueva-Flores F: ; Castro-Lugo A: ; Ramírez O: ; Palomares L:
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- Instituto de Biotecnología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Ave. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa. Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, México
Villanueva-Flores F: ; Castro-Lugo A: ; Ramírez O: ; Palomares L:
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Menon A, Slominskii YL, Joseph J, Dimitriev OP, Guldi DM. Reversible Charge Transfer with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Upon Harvesting the Low Energy Part of the Solar Spectrum. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1906745. [PMID: 32003927 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201906745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Here, the ability of a novel near-infrared dye to noncovalently self-assemble onto the surface of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) driven by charge-transfer interactions is demonstrated. Steady-state, Raman, and transient absorption spectroscopies corroborate the electron donating character of the near-infrared dye when combined with SWCNTs, in the form of fluorescence quenching of the excited state of the dye, n-doping of SWCNTs, and reversible charge transfer, respectively. Formation of the one-electron oxidized dye as a result of interactions with SWCNTs is supported by spectroelectrochemical measurements. The ultrafast electronic process in the near-infrared dye, once immobilized onto SWCNTs, starts with the formation of excited states, which decay to the ground state via the intermediate population of a fully charge-separated state, with characteristic time constants for the charge separation of 1.5 ps and charge recombination of 25 ps, as derived from the multiwavelength global analysis. Of great relevance is the fact that charge-transfer occurs from the hot excited state of the near-infrared dye to SWCNTs.
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- Arjun Menon
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry NAS of Ukraine, 5 Murmanska Street, 02660, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- V. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, NAS of Ukraine, 41 Nauki Ave, 03028, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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Kan S, Hariyadi DM, Grainge C, Knight DA, Bartlett NW, Liang M. Airway epithelial-targeted nanoparticles for asthma therapy. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020; 318:L500-L509. [PMID: 31913649 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00237.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease associated with intermittent airflow obstruction caused by airway inflammation, mucus overproduction, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Despite current treatment and management options, a large number of patients with asthma still have poorly controlled disease and are susceptible to acute exacerbations, usually caused by a respiratory virus infection. As a result, there remains a need for novel therapies to achieve better control and prevent/treat exacerbations. Nanoparticles (NPs), including extracellular vesicles (EV) and their synthetic counterparts, have been developed for drug delivery in respiratory diseases. In the case of asthma, where airway epithelium dysfunction, including dysregulated differentiation of epithelial cells, impaired barrier, and immune response, is a driver of disease, targeting airway epithelial cells with NPs may offer opportunities to repair or reverse these dysfunctions with therapeutic interventions. EVs possess multiple advantages for airway epithelial targeting, such as their natural intrinsic cell-targeting properties and low immunogenicity. Synthetic NPs can be coated with muco-inert polymers to overcome biological barriers such as mucus and the phagocytic response of immune cells. Targeting ligands could be also added to enhance targeting specificity to epithelial cells. The review presents current understanding and advances in NP-mediated drug delivery to airway epithelium for asthma therapy. Future perspectives in this therapeutic strategy will also be discussed, including the development of novel formulations and physiologically relevant preclinical models.
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- Stanislav Kan
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Zhang Z, Xiao C, Yong T, Yang X, Gan L, Li Z. Cellular microparticles for tumor targeting delivery: from bench to bedside. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:6171-6188. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02333g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This feature article summarizes the progress in leveraging microparticles for tumor targeting delivery, from bench to bedside.
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- Zhijie Zhang
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan
- China
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Lu Z, Douek AM, Rozario AM, Tabor RF, Kaslin J, Follink B, Teo BM. Bioinspired polynorepinephrine nanoparticles as an efficient vehicle for enhanced drug delivery. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:961-968. [DOI: 10.1039/c9tb02375e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Biocompatible polynorepinephrine based particles with excellent biocompatibility for efficient delivery of therapeutics to cancer cells.
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- Zhenzhen Lu
- School of Chemistry
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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Thomas OS, Weber W. Overcoming Physiological Barriers to Nanoparticle Delivery-Are We There Yet? Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:415. [PMID: 31921819 PMCID: PMC6928054 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The exploitation of nanosized materials for the delivery of therapeutic agents is already a clinical reality and still holds unrealized potential for the treatment of a variety of diseases. This review discusses physiological barriers a nanocarrier must overcome in order to reach its target, with an emphasis on cancer nanomedicine. Stages of delivery include residence in the blood stream, passive accumulation by virtue of the enhanced permeability and retention effect, diffusion within the tumor lesion, cellular uptake, and arrival at the site of action. We also briefly outline strategies for engineering nanoparticles to more efficiently overcome these challenges: Increasing circulation half-life by shielding with hydrophilic polymers, such as PEG, the limitations of PEG and potential alternatives, targeting and controlled activation approaches. Future developments in these areas will allow us to harness the full potential of nanomedicine.
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- Oliver S. Thomas
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Signalling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Signalling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Fang T, Zhu W, Li C, Zhang F, Gao D, Zhang ZP, Liang A, Zhang XE, Li F. Role of Surface RGD Patterns on Protein Nanocages in Tumor Targeting Revealed Using Precise Discrete Models. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1904838. [PMID: 31762220 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201904838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The effectiveness of active targeting in cancer nanomedicine is becoming increasingly more debatable. Here, the role of the ligand functionalization patterns (number and distribution) on nanoparticle surfaces in tumor targeting is investigated using a 9 nm sized miniferritin protein nanocage, Dps modified with Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) ligands whose functionalization patterns are precisely controlled. In vitro and in vivo experiments show that RGD modification endows Dps with tumor targeting capacity no matter what the surface pattern is. The tumor targeting of 2-ligand Dps, which is better than that of 1-ligand Dps, rivals or surpasses that of the 12- or 24-ligand Dps. The 12-ligand Dps with clustered RGD distribution shows 2.3 times the in vivo targeting efficiency of that with even distribution. The surface ligand pattern effects are correlated at least to receptor clustering and opsonization. This study provides insights into the understanding of the controversial findings on active tumor targeting in the literature and highlights the necessity of precise functionalization to achieve optimal active targeting in developing cancer nanomedicine.
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- Ti Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- China National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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Yu X, Liu X, Ding W, Wang J, Ruan G. Spontaneous and instant formation of highly stable protein-nanoparticle supraparticle co-assemblies driven by hydrophobic interaction. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:4137-4147. [PMID: 36132103 PMCID: PMC9417729 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00328b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Recently, supraparticle protein-nanoparticle co-assemblies (or 'supraparticle co-assemblies' for short) have attracted considerable interest due to their fundamental and technological value. However, it remains challenging to form supraparticle co-assemblies with high stability. Here, we show that using hydrophobic interaction, instead of the previously used electrostatic and van der Waals interactions, as the primary driving force can lead to instant formation of exceptionally stable supraparticle co-assemblies with minimal external energy input. Our formation method of supraparticle co-assemblies simply involves mixing globular proteins (e.g., bovine serum albumin) with hydrophobic nanoparticles (e.g., hydrophobic magnetic nanoparticles and hydrophobic quantum dots) without significant energy input (e.g., sonication or stirring). Upon mixing of hydrophobic nanoparticles and proteins, the formation of supraparticle co-assemblies only takes <1 minute. Further incubation of the mixture for several hours results in a gradual increase of the size uniformity of supraparticle co-assemblies. The formed supraparticle co-assemblies have been colloidally stable for 6 months and counting, and can withstand harsh environments such as basic and acidic pH, high temperature, high dilution, and serum. Co-encapsulation of different sizes/types of nanoparticles is found to be feasible and the co-encapsulation number ratio of different nanoparticles is well-controlled by the feeding ratio. Proof-of-concept studies show the potential of the supraparticle co-assemblies for biological imaging, delivery, and modulation. The combination of very rapid formation, minimal energy consumption, highly stable products, and inexpensive raw materials of this hydrophobic interaction-driven process meets many of the main goals of 'ideal' nano-manufacturing. Thus, this process could serve as the foundation of ideal manufacturing of supraparticle co-assemblies.
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- Xiaoya Yu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University China
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Baidoo SA, Sarkodie EK, Boakye-Yiadom KO, Kesse S. Nanomedicinal delivery systems for intelligent treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Yong X, Chen Y, Yu X, Ruan G. Producing protein-nanoparticle co-assembly supraparticles by the interfacial instability process. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:7420-7428. [PMID: 31468036 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01277j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Originally discovered in fundamental research of nanomaterial-biomolecule interactions, protein-nanoparticle co-assembly supraparticles (PNCAS) have become an emerging class of nanomaterials with various biological applications. We apply the interfacial instability process, which was originally reported for forming nanoparticles-encapsulated polymeric micelles, to produce PNCAS. By doing so hydrophobic nanoparticles, which are often the product formed from the upstream nanoparticle synthesis step, can be directly used as the raw materials of the production process of PNCAS. On the other hand, we take advantage of the structural features of protein molecules, in comparison with amphiphilic block copolymers, to mitigate two common problems encountered in the original interfacial instability-mediated nanoparticle encapsulation process, namely (1) poor encapsulation number control and (2) inconvenience and high cost to vary the assembly size. Additionally, we achieve semi-continuous and scalable production of PNCAS by combining the electrospray process and the interfacial instability process. We also conduct proof-of-concept studies of biological applications of the PNCAS products.
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- Xueqing Yong
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, China.
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Koide R, Nishimura S. Antiadhesive Nanosomes Facilitate Targeting of the Lysosomal GlcNAc Salvage Pathway through Derailed Cancer Endocytosis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:14513-14518. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Ryosuke Koide
- Graduate School of Life Science and Faculty of Advanced Life Science Hokkaido University N21, W11, kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Faculty of Advanced Life Science Hokkaido University N21, W11, kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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Koide R, Nishimura S. Antiadhesive Nanosomes Facilitate Targeting of the Lysosomal GlcNAc Salvage Pathway through Derailed Cancer Endocytosis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Ryosuke Koide
- Graduate School of Life Science and Faculty of Advanced Life Science Hokkaido University N21, W11, kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Faculty of Advanced Life Science Hokkaido University N21, W11, kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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Mohammadi MR, Corbo C, Molinaro R, Lakey JRT. Biohybrid Nanoparticles to Negotiate with Biological Barriers. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1902333. [PMID: 31250985 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201902333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Incapability of effective cross-talk with biological environments has partly impaired the in vivo functionality of nanoparticles (NPs). Homing, biodistribution, and function of NPs could be engineered through regulating their interactions with in vivo niches. Inspired by communications in biological systems, endowing a "biological identity" to synthetic NPs is one approach to control their biodistribution, and immunonegotiation profiles. This synthetic-biological combination is referred to as biohybrid NPs, which comprise both i) engineerable, readily producible, and trackable synthetic NPs as well as ii) biological moieties with the capability to cross-talk with immunological barriers. Here, the latest understanding on the in vivo interactions of NPs, biological barriers they face, and emerging methods for quantitative measurements of NPs' biodistribution are reviewed. Some key biomolecules that have emerged as negotiators with the immune system in the context of cancer and autoimmunity, and their inspirations on biohybrid NPs are introduced. Critical design considerations for efficient cross-talk between NPs and innate and adaptive immunity followed by hybridization methods are also discussed. Finally, clinical translation challenges and future perspectives regarding biohybrid NPs are discussed.
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- M Rezaa Mohammadi
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine, Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
- Department of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, MI, 20126, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, 61029, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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FÖrster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based biosensors for biological applications. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 138:111314. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Li B, Lane LA. Probing the biological obstacles of nanomedicine with gold nanoparticles. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 11:e1542. [PMID: 30084539 PMCID: PMC6585966 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite massive growth in nanomedicine research to date, the field still lacks fundamental understanding of how certain physical and chemical features of a nanoparticle affect its ability to overcome biological obstacles in vivo and reach its intended target. To gain fundamental understanding of how physical and chemical parameters affect the biological outcomes of administered nanoparticles, model systems that can systematically manipulate a single parameter with minimal influence on others are needed. Gold nanoparticles are particularly good model systems in this case as one can synthetically control the physical dimensions and surface chemistry of the particles independently and with great precision. Additionally, the chemical and physical properties of gold allow particles to be detected and quantified in tissues and cells with high sensitivity. Through systematic biological studies using gold nanoparticles, insights toward rationally designed nanomedicine for in vivo imaging and therapy can be obtained. This article is categorized under: Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in Biology.
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- Bin Li
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied SciencesNanjing UniversityNanjingJiangsuChina
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied SciencesNanjing UniversityNanjingJiangsuChina
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Qi J, Hu X, Dong X, Lu Y, Lu H, Zhao W, Wu W. Towards more accurate bioimaging of drug nanocarriers: turning aggregation-caused quenching into a useful tool. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2019; 143:206-225. [PMID: 31158405 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Revised: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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One of the current challenges in the monitoring of drug nanocarriers lies in the difficulties in discriminating the carrier-bound signals from the bulk signals of probes. Environment-responsive probes that enable signal switching are making steps towards a solution to this problem. Aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ), a phenomenon generally regarded as unfavorable in bioimaging, has turned out to be a promising characteristic for achieving environment-responsiveness and eliminating free-probe interference. So-called ACQ probes emit fluorescence when dispersed molecularly within the carrier matrix but quench immediately and absolutely once they are released into the ambient aqueous environment upon the degradation of the nanocarriers. Therefore, the fluorescence observed represents integral nanocarriers. Based on this rationale, the in vivo fates of various nanocarriers have been explored using live imaging equipment, with very interesting findings revealing the role of the particles. The current applications are however restricted to nanocarriers with highly hydrophobic matrices (lipid or polyester nanoparticles) or with a hydrophobic core-hydrophilic shell structure (micelles). The ACQ-based bioimaging strategy is emerging as a promising tool to achieve more accurate bioimaging of drug nanocarriers. This review article provides an overview of the ACQ phenomenon and the rationale for and examples of applications, as well as the limitations of the ACQ-based strategy, with a focus on improving the accuracy of bioimaging of nanoparticles.
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Chen T, He B, Tao J, He Y, Deng H, Wang X, Zheng Y. Application of Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) technique to elucidate intracellular and In Vivo biofate of nanomedicines. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2019; 143:177-205. [PMID: 31201837 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Extensive studies on nanomedicines have been conducted for drug delivery and disease diagnosis (especially for cancer therapy). However, the intracellular and in vivo biofate of nanomedicines, which is significantly associated with their clinical therapeutic effect, is poorly understood at present. This is because of the technical challenges to quantify the disassembly and behaviour of nanomedicines. As a fluorescence- and distance-based approach, the Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) technique is very successful to study the interaction of nanomedicines with biological systems. In this review, principles on how to select a FRET pair and construct FRET-based nanomedicines have been described first, followed by their application to study structural integrity, biodistribution, disassembly kinetics, and elimination of nanomedicines at intracellular and in vivo levels, especially with drug nanocarriers including polymeric micelles, polymeric nanoparticles, and lipid-based nanoparticles. FRET is a powerful tool to reveal changes and interaction of nanoparticles after delivery, which will be very useful to guide future developments of nanomedicine.
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- Tongkai Chen
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery System, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery System, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery System, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China.
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Lee Y, Jang J, Yoon J, Choi JW, Choi I, Kang T. Phase transfer-driven rapid and complete ligand exchange for molecular assembly of phospholipid bilayers on aqueous gold nanocrystals. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:3195-3198. [PMID: 30698575 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc10037c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A phase transfer-mediated ligand exchange method is developed for highly selective and rapid synthesis of colloidal phospholipid bilayer-coated gold nanocrystals. The complete replacement of strongly bound surface ligands such as cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and citrate by phospholipid bilayer can be quickly achieved by water-chloroform phase transfer.
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- Youngjae Lee
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea.
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Jin Q, Deng Y, Chen X, Ji J. Rational Design of Cancer Nanomedicine for Simultaneous Stealth Surface and Enhanced Cellular Uptake. ACS NANO 2019; 13:954-977. [PMID: 30681834 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Owing to the complex and still not fully understood physiological environment, the development of traditional nanosized drug delivery systems is very challenging for precision cancer therapy. It is very difficult to control the in vivo distribution of nanoparticles after intravenous injection. The ideal drug nanocarriers should not only have stealth surface for prolonged circulation time but also possess enhanced cellular internalization in tumor sites. Unfortunately, the stealth surface and enhanced cellular uptake seem contradictory to each other. How to integrate the two opposite aspects into one system is a very herculean but meaningful task. As an alternative drug delivery strategy, chameleon-like drug delivery systems were developed to achieve long circulation time while maintaining enhanced cancer cell uptake. Such drug nanocarriers can "turn off" their internalization ability during circulation. However, the enhanced cellular uptake can be readily activated upon arriving at tumor tissues. In this way, stealth surface and enhanced uptake are of dialectical unity in drug delivery. In this review, we focus on the surface engineering of drug nanocarriers to obtain simultaneous stealth surfaces in circulation and enhanced uptake in tumors. The current strategies and ongoing developments, including programmed tumor-targeting strategies and some specific zwitterionic surfaces, will be discussed in detail.
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- Qiao Jin
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , Zhejiang Province , P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , Zhejiang Province , P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , Zhejiang Province , P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , Zhejiang Province , P.R. China
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Xie J, Mei L, Sun Y, Yong X, Han N, Dai J, Yang X, Ruan G. Direct and Noninvasive Penetration of Bare Hydrophobic Quantum Dots through Live Cell Membranes. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:468-477. [PMID: 33405812 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) possess outstanding optical properties as fluorescent probes, but their applications in live cell intracellular imaging are hindered by various cellular transport barriers. Inspired by membrane proteins inserting their nanometer-scale hydrophobic surface into biomembranes, the present work aims to investigate the possibility that bare hydrophobic QDs could penetrate through live cell membranes without disrupting the membrane integrity. We utilize live cell spinning disk confocal microscopy to image and track the cellular transport process of bare hydrophobic QDs in the presence of a small percentage of three different organic cosolvents, namely, tetrahydrofuran (THF), chloroform, and hexane. A major finding is that, under certain cosolvent conditions, bare hydrophobic QDs can indeed penetrate through biomembranes in a noninvasive manner. Results of this work offer us guidance to design a new class of nanobioprobes based on combining hydrophobic nanoscale surface and cosolvent, and they provide key new pieces to the emerging complex and sophisticated picture of nanostructure-biosystem interactions.
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- Jinbing Xie
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Institute of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 16 Jinyin Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
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Wang J, Dai J, Yang X, Yu X, Emory SR, Yong X, Xu J, Mei L, Xie J, Han N, Zhang X, Ruan G. Intracellular targeted delivery of quantum dots with extraordinary performance enabled by a novel nanomaterial design. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:552-567. [PMID: 30543334 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr06191b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as a major class of fluorescent probes with unique optical properties, but applying QDs for imaging specific intracellular entities in live cells has been hindered by the poor performance of targeted intracellular delivery of QDs due to various cellular transport barriers. We describe a novel QD nanoprobe design, which is termed a cosolvent-bare hydrophobic QD-biomolecule (cS-bQD-BM, or 'SDot' for short), combining a cosolvent, a bare hydrophobic nanoparticle surface, ultrasmall size and biomolecular function. SDots show extraordinary intracellular targeting performance with the nucleus as the model target, including near-perfect specificity, excellent efficiency and reproducibility, high-throughput ability, minimal toxicity, and ease of operation, as well as superb optical properties and colloidal stability. We introduce integrated single-particle tracking and pair-correlation function analysis of a spinning-disk confocal microscope platform (iSPT-pCF-SDCM) to study SDot's cellular transport. Endocytosed SDots can undergo a highly potent and noninvasive process of vesicle escape, yielding complete vesicle escape with no serious vesicle disruption. We exploit SDots' unprecedented ability to overcome cellular transport barriers to enhance drug and macromolecule delivery.
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- Jun Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, China.
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Suárez PL, García-Cortés M, Fernández-Argüelles MT, Encinar JR, Valledor M, Ferrero FJ, Campo JC, Costa-Fernández JM. Functionalized phosphorescent nanoparticles in (bio)chemical sensing and imaging – A review. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1046:16-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Thurner GC, Debbage P. Molecular imaging with nanoparticles: the dwarf actors revisited 10 years later. Histochem Cell Biol 2018; 150:733-794. [PMID: 30443735 PMCID: PMC6267421 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-018-1753-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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We explore present-day trends and challenges in nanomedicine. Creativity in the laboratories continues: the published literature on novel nanoparticles is now vast. Nanoagents are discussed here which are composed entirely of strongly photoluminescent materials, tunable to desired optical properties and of inherently low toxicity. We focus on "quantum nanoparticles" prepared from allotropes of carbon. The principles behind strong, tunable photoluminescence are quantum mechanical: we present them in simple outline. The major industries racing to develop these materials can offer significant technical guidance to nanomedicine, which could help to custom-design strongly signalling nanoagents specifically for stated clinical applications. Since such agents are small, they can be targeted easily, making active targeting possible. We consider it timely now to study the interactions nanoparticles undergo with tissue components in living animals and to learn to understand and overcome the numerous barriers the organism interposes between the blood and targets in or on parenchymal cells. As the near infra-red spectrum opens up, detection of glowing nanoparticles several centimeters deep in a living human subject becomes calculable and we present a simple way to do this. Finally, we discuss the slow-fuse and resource-inefficient entry of nanoparticles into clinical application. A first possible reason is failure to target across the body's barriers, see above. Second, in the sparse translational landscape funding and support gaps yawn widely between academic research and subsequent development. We consider the agendas of the numerous "stakeholders" participating in this sad landscape and point to some faint glimmers of hope for the future.
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- Gudrun C Thurner
- Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Anatomy, Medical University Innsbruck, Muellerstrasse 59, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Devereux SJ, Cheung S, Daly HC, O'Shea DF, Quinn SJ. Multimodal Microscopy Distinguishes Extracellular Aggregation and Cellular Uptake of Single‐Walled Carbon Nanohorns. Chemistry 2018; 24:14162-14170. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Department of ChemistryRCSI 123 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Department of ChemistryRCSI 123 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Department of ChemistryRCSI 123 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2 Ireland
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- School of ChemistryUniversity College Dublin Belfield Dublin 4 Ireland
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Frey M, Bobbala S, Karabin N, Scott E. Influences of nanocarrier morphology on therapeutic immunomodulation. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2018; 13:1795-1811. [PMID: 30084296 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2018-0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Nanomaterials provide numerous advantages for the administration of therapeutics, particularly as carriers of immunomodulatory agents targeting specific immune cell populations during immunotherapy. While the physicochemical characteristics of nanocarriers have long been linked to their therapeutic efficacy and applications, focus has primarily been placed on assessing influences of size and surface chemistry. In addition to these materials properties, the nanostructure morphology, in other words, shape and aspect ratio, has emerged as an equally important feature of nanocarriers that can dictate mechanisms of endocytosis, biodistribution and degree of cytotoxicity. In this review, we will highlight how the morphological features of nanostructures influence the immune responses elicited during therapeutic immunomodulation.
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- Molly Frey
- Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.,Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.,Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.,Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Lane LA, Xue R, Nie S. Emergence of two near-infrared windows for in vivo and intraoperative SERS. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2018; 45:95-103. [PMID: 29631122 PMCID: PMC6076872 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Two clear windows in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum are of considerable current interest for in vivo molecular imaging and spectroscopic detection. The main rationale is that near-infrared light can penetrate biological tissues such as skin and blood more efficiently than visible light because these tissues scatter and absorb less light at longer wavelengths. The first clear window, defined as light wavelengths between 650nm and 950nm, has been shown to be far superior for in vivo and intraoperative optical imaging than visible light. The second clear window, operating in the wavelength range of 1000-1700nm, has been reported to further improve detection sensitivity, spatial resolution, and tissue penetration because tissue photon scattering and background interference are further reduced at longer wavelengths. Here we discuss recent advances in developing biocompatible plasmonic nanoparticles for in vivo and intraoperative surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) in both the first and second NIR windows. In particular, a new class of 'broad-band' plasmonic nanostructures is well suited for surface Raman enhancement across a broad range of wavelengths allowing a direct comparison of detection sensitivity and tissue penetration between the two NIR window. Also, optimized and encoded SERS nanoparticles are generally nontoxic and are much brighter than near-infrared quantum dots (QDs), raising new possibilities for ultrasensitive detection of microscopic tumors and image-guided precision surgery.
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- Lucas A Lane
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- Departments of Bioengineering, Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Departments of Bioengineering, Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
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Wang Z, Ni K, Zhang X, Ai S, Guan W, Cai H, Wang Y, Lu Q, Lane LA. Method for Real-Time Tissue Quantification of Indocyanine Green Revealing Optimal Conditions for Near Infrared Fluorescence Guided Surgery. Anal Chem 2018; 90:7922-7929. [PMID: 29864280 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Near infrared fluorescence guided surgery (NIRFGS) offers better distinction between cancerous and normal tissues compared to surgeries relying on a surgeon's senses of sight and touch. Because of the greater accuracy in determining tumor tissue margins, NIRFGS within clinics continues to grow. However, NIRFGS lacks standardization of the indocyanine green (ICG) dose and the preoperative period allowed after ICG administration. In an aim to find optimal doses and preoperative periods for NIRFGS standardization, we developed a method that quantitatively determines ICG levels within tissues in real-time. We find that not only do the dose and the preoperative periods influence tumor-to-background ratios (TBRs), but both also heavily influence subject-to-subject variances of these ratios. Optimal detection conditions are observed when larger than typical ICG doses are administered and longer than typical preoperative periods are allowed. Larger doses lead to increased TBRs, but longer preoperative periods are necessary to reduce TBR variances to those observed when using smaller doses. Our results suggest that a clinical investigation into maximum tolerable ICG doses and prolonging preoperative periods in NIRFGS is warranted.
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- Ziyang Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences , Nanjing University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences , Nanjing University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences , Nanjing University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital , Medical School of Nanjing University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210008 , China
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital , Medical School of Nanjing University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210008 , China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences , Nanjing University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences , Nanjing University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences , Nanjing University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences , Nanjing University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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Nanomedicine is a discipline that applies nanoscience and nanotechnology principles to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human diseases. Self-assembly of molecular components is becoming a common strategy in the design and syntheses of nanomaterials for biomedical applications. In both natural and synthetic self-assembled nanostructures, molecular cooperativity is emerging as an important hallmark. In many cases, interplay of many types of noncovalent interactions leads to dynamic nanosystems with emergent properties where the whole is bigger than the sum of the parts. In this review, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the cooperativity principles in multiple self-assembled nanostructures. We discuss the molecular origin and quantitative modeling of cooperative behaviors. In selected systems, we describe the examples on how to leverage molecular cooperativity to design nanomedicine with improved diagnostic precision and therapeutic efficacy in medicine.
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- Yang Li
- Department of Pharmacology, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center , UT Southwestern Medical Center , 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center , UT Southwestern Medical Center , 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs , Peking University , Beijing , 100191 , China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center , UT Southwestern Medical Center , 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center , UT Southwestern Medical Center , 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States
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Tao Z, Muzumdar MD, Detappe A, Huang X, Xu ES, Yu Y, Mouhieddine TH, Song H, Jacks T, Ghoroghchian PP. Differences in Nanoparticle Uptake in Transplanted and Autochthonous Models of Pancreatic Cancer. NANO LETTERS 2018; 18:2195-2208. [PMID: 29533667 PMCID: PMC5957485 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) contains a distinctively dense stroma that limits the accessibility of anticancer drugs, contributing to its poor overall prognosis. Nanoparticles can enhance drug delivery and retention in pancreatic tumors and have been utilized clinically for their treatment. In preclinical studies, various mouse models differentially recapitulate the microenvironmental features of human PDAC. Here, we demonstrate that through utilization of different organic cosolvents and by doping of a homopolymer of poly(ε-caprolactone), a diblock copolymer composition of poly(ethylene oxide)- block-poly(ε-caprolactone) may be utilized to generate biodegradable and nanoscale micelles with different physical properties. Noninvasive optical imaging was employed to examine the pharmacology and biodistribution of these various nanoparticle formulations in both allografted and autochthonous mouse models of PDAC. In contrast to the results reported with transplanted tumors, spherical micelles as large as 300 nm in diameter were found to extravasate in the autochthonous model, reaching a distance of approximately 20 μm from the nearest tumor cell clusters. A lipophilic platinum(IV) prodrug of oxaliplatin was further able to achieve a ∼7-fold higher peak accumulation and a ∼50-fold increase in its retention half-life in pancreatic tumors when delivered with 100 nm long worm-like micelles as when compared to the free drug formulation of oxaliplatin. Through further engineering of nanoparticle properties, as well as by widespread adoption of the autochthonous tumor model for preclinical testing, future therapeutic formulations may further enhance the targeting and penetration of anticancer agents to improve survival outcomes in PDAC.
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- Zhimin Tao
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Zhang B, Tan L, Yu Y, Wang B, Chen Z, Han J, Li M, Chen J, Xiao T, Ambati BK, Cai L, Yang Q, Nayak NR, Zhang J, Fan X. Placenta-specific drug delivery by trophoblast-targeted nanoparticles in mice. Am J Cancer Res 2018; 8:2765-2781. [PMID: 29774074 PMCID: PMC5957008 DOI: 10.7150/thno.22904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Rationale: The availability of therapeutics to treat pregnancy complications is severely lacking, mainly due to the risk of harm to the fetus. In placental malaria, Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IEs) accumulate in the placenta by adhering to chondroitin sulfate A (CSA) on the surfaces of trophoblasts. Based on this principle, we have developed a method for targeted delivery of payloads to the placenta using a synthetic placental CSA-binding peptide (plCSA-BP) derived from VAR2CSA, a CSA-binding protein expressed on IEs. Methods: A biotinylated plCSA-BP was used to examine the specificity of plCSA-BP binding to mouse and human placental tissue in tissue sections in vitro. Different nanoparticles, including plCSA-BP-conjugated nanoparticles loaded with indocyanine green (plCSA-INPs) or methotrexate (plCSA-MNPs), were administered intravenously to pregnant mice to test their efficiency at drug delivery to the placenta in vivo. The tissue distribution and localization of the plCSA-INPs were monitored in live animals using an IVIS imaging system. The effect of plCSA-MNPs on fetal and placental development and pregnancy outcome were examined using a small-animal high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) imaging system, and the concentrations of methotrexate in fetal and placental tissues were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Results: plCSA-BP binds specifically to trophoblasts and not to other cell types in the placenta or to CSA-expressing cells in other tissues. Moreover, we found that intravenously administered plCSA-INPs accumulate in the mouse placenta, and ex vivo analysis of the fetuses and placentas confirmed placenta-specific delivery of these nanoparticles. We also demonstrate successful delivery of methotrexate specifically to placental cells by plCSA-BP-conjugated nanoparticles, resulting in dramatic impairment of placental and fetal development. Importantly, plCSA-MNPs treatment had no apparent adverse effects on maternal tissues. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that plCSA-BP-guided nanoparticles could be used for the targeted delivery of payloads to the placenta and serve as a novel placenta-specific drug delivery option.
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Ren J, He W, Zheng L, Duan H. From structures to functions: insights into exosomes as promising drug delivery vehicles. Biomater Sci 2018; 4:910-21. [PMID: 26977477 DOI: 10.1039/c5bm00583c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Exosomes are small membrane vesicles secreted by most cell types, and appear ubiquitously in cell culture supernatants and body fluids. Increasing evidence supports that exosomes play important roles in intercellular communication, both locally and systemically, by transporting their contents such as proteins, lipids and RNAs between cells. Of particular interest for controlled drug delivery is that cell-derived exosomes offer the possibilities of overcoming biological barriers, thereby allowing the incorporated gene and drug to reach targeted tissue, which have been considerable challenges for synthetic carriers. Great research efforts have been dedicated to developing exosome-based drug delivery systems for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, degenerative disorders and cancer. In this review, we will describe the structural and functional properties of exosomes and emphasize current advances in the therapeutic applications of exosomes as drug delivery vehicles, followed by a discussion on current challenges and future perspectives.
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- Jinghua Ren
- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430022, P. R. China.
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430022, P. R. China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430022, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, 637457 Singapore.
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Gossai NP, Naumann JA, Li NS, Zamora EA, Gordon DJ, Piccirilli JA, Gordon PM. Drug conjugated nanoparticles activated by cancer cell specific mRNA. Oncotarget 2018; 7:38243-38256. [PMID: 27203672 PMCID: PMC5122386 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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We describe a customizable approach to cancer therapy in which a gold nanoparticle (Au-NP) delivers a drug that is selectively activated within the cancer cell by the presence of an mRNA unique to the cancer cell. Fundamental to this approach is the observation that the amount of drug released from the Au-NP is proportional to both the presence and abundance of the cancer cell specific mRNA in a cell. As proof-of-principle, we demonstrate both the efficient delivery and selective release of the multi-kinase inhibitor dasatinib from Au-NPs in leukemia cells with resulting efficacy in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, these Au-NPs reduce toxicity against hematopoietic stem cells and T-cells. This approach has the potential to improve the therapeutic efficacy of a drug and minimize toxicity while being highly customizable with respect to both the cancer cell specific mRNAs targeted and drugs activated.
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- Nathan P Gossai
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.,University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Naumann JA, Widen JC, Jonart LA, Ebadi M, Tang J, Gordon DJ, Harki DA, Gordon PM. SN-38 Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles Activated by Ewing Sarcoma Specific mRNAs Exhibit In Vitro and In Vivo Efficacy. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 29:1111-1118. [PMID: 29412642 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The limited delivery of chemotherapy agents to cancer cells and the nonspecific action of these agents are significant challenges in oncology. We have previously developed a customizable drug delivery and activation system in which a nucleic acid functionalized gold nanoparticle (Au-NP) delivers a drug that is selectively activated within a cancer cell by the presence of an mRNA unique to the cancer cell. The amount of drug released from sequestration to the Au-NP is determined by both the presence and the abundance of the cancer cell specific mRNA in a cell. We have now developed this technology for the potent, but difficult to deliver, topoisomerase I inhibitor SN-38. Herein, we demonstrate both the efficient delivery and selective release of SN-38 from gold nanoparticles in Ewing sarcoma cells with resulting efficacy in vitro and in vivo. These results provide further preclinical validation for this novel cancer therapy and may be extendable to other cancers that exhibit sensitivity to topoisomerase I inhibitors.
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- Jordan A Naumann
- University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55455 , United States
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- University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55455 , United States
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- University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55455 , United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology , University of Iowa , Iowa City , Iowa 52242 , United States
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- University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55455 , United States
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Dai L, Gu N, Chen BA, Marriott G. Human platelets repurposed as vehicles for in vivo imaging of myeloma xenotransplants. Oncotarget 2018; 7:21076-90. [PMID: 27049725 PMCID: PMC5008270 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Human platelets were identified in tumors by Trousseau in 1865, although their roles in tumor microenvironments have only recently attracted the attention of cancer researchers. In this study we exploit and enhance platelet interactions in tumor microenvironments by introducing tumor-targeting and imaging functions. The first step in repurposing human platelets as vehicles for tumor-targeting was to inhibit platelet-aggregation by cytoplasmic-loading of kabiramide (KabC), a potent inhibitor of actin polymerization and membrane protrusion. KabC-Platelets can accumulate high levels of other membrane-permeable cytoxins and probes, including epidoxorubicin, carboxyfluorescein di-ester and chlorin-e6. Finally, mild reaction conditions were developed to couple tumor-targeting proteins and antibodies to KabC-platelets. Fluorescence microscopy studies showed KabC-platelets, surface-coupled with transferrin and Cy5, bind specifically to RPMI8226 and K562 cells, both of which over-express the transferrin receptor. Repurposed platelets circulate for upto 9-days a feature that increases their chance of interacting with target cells. KabC-platelets, surface-coupled with transferrin and Cy7, or chlorin-e6, and injected in immuno-compromised mice were shown to accumulate specifically in sub-cutaneous and intra-cranial myeloma xenotransplants. The high-contrast, in vivo fluorescence images recorded from repurposed platelets within early-stage myeloma is a consequence in part of their large size (φ∼2μm), which allows them to transport 100 to 1000-times more targeting-protein and probe molecules respectively. Human platelets can be configured with a plurality of therapeutic and targeting antibodies to help stage tumor environments for an immunotherapy, or with combinations of therapeutic antibodies and therapeutic agents to target and treat cardiovascular and neurologic diseases.
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- Lu Dai
- Department of Hematology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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Capjak I, Goreta SŠ, Jurašin DD, Vrček IV. How protein coronas determine the fate of engineered nanoparticles in biological environment. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2018; 68:245-253. [DOI: 10.1515/aiht-2017-68-3054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Nanomedicine is a booming medical field that utilises nanoparticles (NPs) for the development of medicines, medical devices, and diagnostic tools. The behaviour of NPs in vivo may be quite complex due to their interactions with biological molecules. These interactions in biological fluids result in NPs being enveloped by dynamic protein coronas, which serve as an interface between NPs and their environment (blood, cell, tissue). How will the corona interact with this environment will depend on the biological, chemical, and physical properties of NPs, the properties of the proteins that make the corona, as well as the biological environment. This review summarises the main characteristics of protein corona and describes its dynamic nature. It also presents the most common analytical methods to study the corona, including examples of protein corona composition for the most common NPs used in biomedicine. This knowledge is necessary to design NPs that will create a corona with a desired efficiency and safety in clinical use.
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- Ivona Capjak
- Croatian Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Petrova 3, 10000, Zagreb , Croatia
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- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Šalata ul. 2, 10000, Zagreb , Crotia
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, 10000 Zagreb , Croatia
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Wang T, Jia G, Cheng C, Wang Q, Li X, Liu Y, He C, Chen L, Sun G, Zuo C. Active targeted dual-modal CT/MR imaging of VX2 tumors using PEGylated BaGdF5 nanoparticles conjugated with RGD. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj01527a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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RGD-PEG-BaGdF5 NPs can be used as CT/MR dual-modality contrast agents of solid tumors via the RGD-mediated tumor vasculature targeting strategy.
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Mosayebi J, Kiyasatfar M, Laurent S. Synthesis, Functionalization, and Design of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Theranostic Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 28990364 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201700306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In order to translate nanotechnology into medical practice, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have been presented as a class of non-invasive nanomaterials for numerous biomedical applications. In particular, MNPs have opened a door for simultaneous diagnosis and brisk treatment of diseases in the form of theranostic agents. This review highlights the recent advances in preparation and utilization of MNPs from the synthesis and functionalization steps to the final design consideration in evading the body immune system for therapeutic and diagnostic applications with addressing the most recent examples of the literature in each section. This study provides a conceptual framework of a wide range of synthetic routes classified mainly as wet chemistry, state-of-the-art microfluidic reactors, and biogenic routes, along with the most popular coating materials to stabilize resultant MNPs. Additionally, key aspects of prolonging the half-life of MNPs via overcoming the sequential biological barriers are covered through unraveling the biophysical interactions at the bio-nano interface and giving a set of criteria to efficiently modulate MNPs' physicochemical properties. Furthermore, concepts of passive and active targeting for successful cell internalization, by respectively exploiting the unique properties of cancers and novel targeting ligands are described in detail. Finally, this study extensively covers the recent developments in magnetic drug targeting and hyperthermia as therapeutic applications of MNPs. In addition, multi-modal imaging via fusion of magnetic resonance imaging, and also innovative magnetic particle imaging with other imaging techniques for early diagnosis of diseases are extensively provided.
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- Jalal Mosayebi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Urmia University; Urmia 5756151818 Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Urmia University; Urmia 5756151818 Iran
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- Laboratory of NMR and Molecular Imaging; University of Mons; Mons Belgium
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Eibling MJ, MacDermaid CM, Qian Z, Lanci CJ, Park SJ, Saven JG. Controlling Association and Separation of Gold Nanoparticles with Computationally Designed Zinc-Coordinating Proteins. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:17811-17823. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b04786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Matthew J. Eibling
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
- Department
of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, South Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Tayeb HH, Piantavigna S, Howard CB, Nouwens A, Mahler SM, Middelberg APJ, He L, Holt SA, Sainsbury F. Insights into the interfacial structure-function of poly(ethylene glycol)-decorated peptide-stabilised nanoscale emulsions. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:7953-7961. [PMID: 29038804 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01614j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The interfacial properties of nanoscale materials have profound influence on biodistribution and stability as well as the effectiveness of sophisticated surface-encoded properties such as active targeting to cell surface receptors. Tailorable nanocarrier emulsions (TNEs) are a novel class of oil-in-water emulsions stabilised by molecularly-engineered biosurfactants that permit single-pot stepwise surface modification with related polypeptides that may be chemically conjugated or genetically fused to biofunctional moieties. We have probed the structure and function of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) used to decorate TNEs in this way. The molecular weight of PEG decorating TNEs has considerable impact on the ζ-potential of the emulsion particles, related to differential interfacial thickness of the PEG layer as determined by X-ray reflectometry. By co-modifying TNEs with an antibody fragment, we show that the molecular weight and density of PEG governs the competing parameters of accessibility of the targeting moiety and of shielding the interface from non-specific interactions with the environment. The fundamental understanding of the molecular details of the PEG layer that we present provides valuable insights into the structure-function relationship for soft nanomaterial interfaces. This work therefore paves the way for further rational design of TNEs and other nanocarriers that must interact with their environment in controlled and predictable ways.
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- Hossam H Tayeb
- The University of Queensland, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Wang H, Lin Y, Nienhaus K, Nienhaus GU. The protein corona on nanoparticles as viewed from a nanoparticle‐sizing perspective. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 10:e1500. [DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Haixia Wang
- Institute of Applied PhysicsKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Applied PhysicsKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruheGermany
- Institute of NanotechnologyKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyEggenstein‐LeopoldshafenGermany
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- Institute of Applied PhysicsKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Applied PhysicsKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruheGermany
- Institute of NanotechnologyKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyEggenstein‐LeopoldshafenGermany
- Institute of Toxicology and GeneticsKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyEggenstein‐LeopoldshafenGermany
- Department of PhysicsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
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Khutale GV, Casey A. Synthesis and characterization of a multifunctional gold-doxorubicin nanoparticle system for pH triggered intracellular anticancer drug release. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2017; 119:372-380. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2017.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Kalathottukaren MT, Abbina S, Yu K, Shenoi RA, Creagh AL, Haynes C, Kizhakkedathu JN. A Polymer Therapeutic Having Universal Heparin Reversal Activity: Molecular Design and Functional Mechanism. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:3343-3358. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b00994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Manu Thomas Kalathottukaren
- Centre
for Blood Research and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre
for Blood Research and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre
for Blood Research and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre
for Blood Research and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Centre for Drug Discovery, Inter University Centre for Biomedical Research & Super Speciality Hospital, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- Michael
Smith Laboratories, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre
for Blood Research and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Michael
Smith Laboratories, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre
for Blood Research and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department
of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Lu M, Xing H, Xun Z, Yang T, Ding P, Cai C, Wang D, Zhao X. Exosome-based small RNA delivery: Progress and prospects. Asian J Pharm Sci 2017; 13:1-11. [PMID: 32104373 PMCID: PMC7032220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajps.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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RNA interfering (RNAi), mediated by small interfering RNAs and microRNAs, is currently one of the most promising tools of gene therapy. Small RNAs are capable of inducing specific post-transcriptional gene silencing, providing a potentially effective platform for the treatment of a wide array of diseases. However, similar to other nucleic acid-based drugs, the major hurdle of RNAi therapy is lack of efficient and non-immunogenic delivery vehicles. Currently, viruses, synthetic polymers, and lipid-based carriers are among the most widely studied vehicles for small RNA delivery. However, many drawbacks are reported to be associated with these delivery vehicles. There is a pressing need to replace them with more efficient and better-tolerated approaches. Exosomes secreted from the endocytic compartment of live cells, are a subtype of endogenous extracellular vesicles that transfer genetic and biochemical information among different cells, thus playing an important role in cell-cell communication. Recently, accumulating attention has been focused on harnessing exosomes as nanaocarriers for small RNAs delivery. Due to their natural role in shuttling endogenous nucleic acid in our body, exosomes may exhibit higher delivery efficiency, lower immunogenicity, and better compatibility than existing foreign RNA carriers. Importantly, exosomes own intrinsic homing capacity that can guide small RNAs across natural membranous barriers. Moreover, such a capacity can be further improved by adding appropriate targeting moieties. In this manuscript, we briefly review the progress and challenges of RNAi therapy, and discuss the potential of exosomes' applications in small RNA delivery with focus on the most recent advances in exosome-based small RNA delivery for disease therapy.
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- Mei Lu
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Institute of Metabolic Disease Research and Drug Development, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Husson University, Bangor, ME, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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Bhattarai P, Dai Z. Cyanine based Nanoprobes for Cancer Theranostics. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 28558146 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201700262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cyanine dyes are greatly accredited in the development of non-invasive therapy that can "see" and "treat" tumor cells via imaging, photothermal and photodynamic treatment. However, these dyes suffer from poor pharmacokinetics inducing severe toxicity to normal cells, insufficient accumulation in tumor regions and rapid photobleaching when delivered in free forms. Nanoparticles engineered to encapsulate these compounds and delivering them into tumor regions have increased rapidly, however, so far, these nanoparticles (NPs) have not proved to be so effective to circumvent existing challenges. Newly designed multifunctional smart nanocarriers that can improve phototherapeutic properties of these dyes, co-encapsulate multiple potent therapeutic compounds, and simultaneously overcome limitations related to tumor recurrence, metastases, limited intracellular uptake, and tumor hypoxia have potential to revolutionize modern paradigm of cancer therapy. Such cyanine based multifunctional nanocarriers integrating imaging and therapy in a single platform can effectively produce better clinical outcomes in cancer treatment. This review briefly summarizes recent advancements of cyanine nanoprobes that are currently used as imaging/phototherapeutic agents in unimodal/bimodal/trimodal cancer theranostics. Finally, we conclude this review by addressing challenges of pre-existing therapeutic systems and designs adopted to overcome them with a brief insight assimilating future perspective of emerging cyanine-based NPs in cancer theranostics.
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- Pravin Bhattarai
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; College of Engineering; Peking University; Beijing 100871 China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; College of Engineering; Peking University; Beijing 100871 China
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Parameters Affecting the Enhanced Permeability and Retention Effect: The Need for Patient Selection. J Pharm Sci 2017; 106:3179-3187. [PMID: 28669714 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2017.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect constitutes the rationale by which nanotechnologies selectively target drugs to tumors. Despite promising preclinical and clinical results, these technologies have, in our view, underachieved compared to their potential, possibly due to a suboptimal exploitation of the EPR effect. Here, we have systematically analyzed clinical data to identify key parameters affecting the extent of the EPR effect. An analysis of 17 clinical studies showed that the magnitude of the EPR effect was varied and was influenced by tumor type and size. Pancreatic, colon, breast, and stomach cancers showed the highest levels of accumulation of nanomedicines. Tumor size also had an effect on the accumulation of nanomedicines, with large-size tumors having higher accumulation than both medium- and very large-sized tumors. However, medium tumors had the highest percentage of cases (100% of patients) with evidence of the EPR effect. Moreover, tumor perfusion, angiogenesis, inflammation in tumor tissues, and other factors also emerged as additional parameters that might affect the accumulation of nanomedicines into tumors. At the end of the commentary, we propose 2 strategies for identification of suitable patient subpopulations, with respect to the EPR effect, in order to maximize therapeutic outcome.
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Kalia P, Jain A, Radha Krishnan R, Demuth DR, Steinbach-Rankins JM. Peptide-modified nanoparticles inhibit formation of Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilms with Streptococcus gordonii. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:4553-4562. [PMID: 28790818 PMCID: PMC5488760 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s139178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The interaction of Porphyromonas gingivalis with commensal streptococci promotes P. gingivalis colonization of the oral cavity. We previously showed that a synthetic peptide (BAR) derived from Streptococcus gordonii potently inhibited the formation of P. gingivalis/S. gordonii biofilms (IC50 =1.3 µM) and reduced P. gingivalis virulence in a mouse model of periodontitis. Thus, BAR represents a novel therapeutic to control periodontitis by limiting P. gingivalis colonization of the oral cavity. Here, we sought to develop drug-delivery vehicles for potential use in the oral cavity that comprise BAR-modified poly(lactic-co-glycolic)acid (PLGA) nanoparticles (NPs). METHODS PLGA-NPs were initially modified with palmitylated avidin and subsequently conjugated with biotinylated BAR. The extent of BAR modification was quantified using a fluorescent-labeled peptide. Inhibition of P. gingivalis adherence to S. gordonii by BAR-modified NPs was compared with free peptide using a two-species biofilm model. RESULTS BAR-modified NPs exhibited an average size of 99±29 nm and a more positive surface charge than unmodified NPs (zeta potentials of -7 mV and -25 mV, respectively). Binding saturation occurred when 37 nmol BAR/mg of avidin-NPs was used, which resulted in a payload of 7.42 nmol BAR/mg NPs. BAR-modified NPs bound to P. gingivalis in a dose-dependent manner and more potently inhibited P. gingivalis/S. gordonii adherence and biofilm formation relative to an equimolar amount of free peptide (IC50 of 0.2 µM versus 1.3 µM). BAR-modified NPs also disrupted the preformed P. gingivalis/S. gordonii biofilms more effectively than free peptide. Finally, we demonstrate that BAR-modified NPs promoted multivalent association with P. gingivalis, providing an explanation for the increased effectiveness of NPs. CONCLUSION These results indicate that BAR-modified NPs deliver a higher local dose of peptide and may represent a more effective therapeutic approach to limit P. gingivalis colonization of the oral cavity compared to treatment with formulations of free peptide.
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- Paridhi Kalia
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine.,Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine.,Center for Predictive Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Li Y, Hu H, Zhou Q, Ao Y, Xiao C, Wan J, Wan Y, Xu H, Li Z, Yang X. α-Amylase- and Redox-Responsive Nanoparticles for Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:19215-19230. [PMID: 28513132 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b04066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Paclitaxel (PTX) is an effective antineoplastic agent and shows potent antitumor activity against a wide spectrum of cancers. Yet, the wide clinical use of PTX is limited by its poor aqueous solubility and the side effects associated with its current therapeutic formulation. To tackle these obstacles, we report, for the first time, α-amylase- and redox-responsive nanoparticles based on hydroxyethyl starch (HES) for the tumor-targeted delivery of PTX. PTX is conjugated onto HES by a redox-sensitive disulfide bond to form HES-SS-PTX, which was confirmed by results from NMR, high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry. The HES-SS-PTX conjugates assemble into stable and monodispersed nanoparticles (NPs), as characterized with Dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. In blood, α-amylase will degrade the HES shell and thus decrease the size of the HES-SS-PTX NPs, facilitating NP extravasation and penetration into the tumor. A pharmacokinetic study demonstrated that the HES-SS-PTX NPs have a longer half-life than that of the commercial PTX formulation (Taxol). As a consequence, HES-SS-PTX NPs accumulate more in the tumor compared with the extent of Taxol, as shown in an in vivo imaging study. Under reductive conditions, the HES-SS-PTX NPs could disassemble quickly as evidenced by their triggered collapse, burst drug release, and enhanced cytotoxicity against 4T1 tumor cells in the presence of a reducing agent. Collectively, the HES-SS-PTX NPs show improved in vivo antitumor efficacy (63.6 vs 52.4%) and reduced toxicity in 4T1 tumor-bearing mice compared with those of Taxol. These results highlight the advantages of HES-based α-amylase- and redox-responsive NPs, showing their great clinical translation potential for cancer chemotherapy.
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- Yihui Li
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
- Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology , High Tech Road 666, East Lake High Tech Zone, Wuhan, 430040, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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Wang J, Lee GY, Lu Q, Peng X, Wu J, Wu S, Kairdolf BA, Nie S, Wang Y, Lane LA. Quantitative Examination of the Active Targeting Effect: The Key Factor for Maximal Tumor Accumulation and Retention of Short-Circulated Biopolymeric Nanocarriers. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:1351-1355. [PMID: 28448116 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Targeted and nontargeted biopolymeric nanoparticles with identical hydrodynamic sizes and surface charges were quantitatively examined in terms of the pharmacokinetic and biodistribution differences in detail. In adding cancer cell targeting folate molecules to the surface of the heparin nanocarriers, the amount of drug delivered to the tumor is doubled, and tumor growth inhibition is significantly enhanced. The folate-targeted heparin particles offered similar therapeutic potentials compared to their synthetic long-circulating analogues, thus presenting a viable alternative for drug-delivery vehicle construction using biological polymers, which are easier for the body to eliminate.
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- Jianquan Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China
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