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Acetalated dextran microparticles for the smart delivery of pyraclostrobin to control Sclerotinia diseases. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 291:119576. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Flores de los Rios PA, Casañas Pimentel RG, San Martín Martínez E. Nanodrugs against cancer: biological considerations in its redesign. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2022.2097680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- P. A. Flores de los Rios
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada Legaria 694, Irrigación, Ciudad de México, México
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada Legaria 694, Irrigación, Ciudad de México, México
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada Legaria 694, Irrigación, Ciudad de México, México
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β-Glucan-Functionalized Nanoparticles Down-Modulate the Proinflammatory Response of Mononuclear Phagocytes Challenged with Candida albicans. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12142475. [PMID: 35889700 PMCID: PMC9317568 DOI: 10.3390/nano12142475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Systemic fungal infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and Candida albicans is the most common causative agent. Recognition of yeast cells by immune cell surface receptors can trigger phagocytosis of fungal pathogens and a pro-inflammatory response that may contribute to fungal elimination. Nevertheless, the elicited inflammatory response may be deleterious to the host by causing excessive tissue damage. We developed a nanoparticle-based approach to modulate the host deleterious inflammatory consequences of fungal infection by using β1,3-glucan-functionalized polystyrene (β-Glc-PS) nanoparticles. β-Glc-PS nanoparticles decreased the levels of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β and IL-12p40 detected in in vitro culture supernatants of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells and macrophage challenged with C. albicans cells. Moreover, β-Glc-PS nanoparticles impaired the production of reactive oxygen species by bone marrow-derived dendritic cells incubated with C. albicans. This immunomodulatory effect was dependent on the nanoparticle size. Overall, β-Glc-PS nanoparticles reduced the proinflammatory response elicited by fungal cells in mononuclear phagocytes, setting the basis for a targeted therapy aimed at protecting the host by lowering the inflammatory cost of infection.
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Cancer nanomedicine: A step towards improving the drug delivery and enhanced efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs. OPENNANO 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.onano.2022.100051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hamdan S, Surnar B, Kafkoutsou AL, Magurno L, Deo SK, Jayaweera DT, Dhar S, Daunert S. Transformation of Amphiphilic Antiviral Drugs into New Dimensional Nanovesicles Structures. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:21359-21369. [PMID: 35785276 PMCID: PMC9244911 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Improved techniques were applied to formulate drugs into dimensional nanostructures, doped "nanovesicles". These nanovesicles are solely composed of self-assembled amphiphilic antiviral agents used for the treatment of viral infections caused by flaviviruses, such as Zika virus. Studies were done to evaluate the effectiveness of the syntheses, formation, and performance under different experimental conditions, and behavior of the drug nanovesicles in vitro and in vivo. These studies demonstrated that assembling the hydrophobic antiviral drug molecules into nanodrugs is a successful technique for the delivery of the therapeutic agents, otherwise difficult to be supplied. Our studies confirmed that this nanodrug preserved and, in many cases, enhanced the embedded cellular activity of the parental free drug molecules, both in vitro and in vivo. This proposed formulation is highly important as it addresses the issue of insolubility and low bioavailabiity of a wide range of highly potent pharmaceutical drugs-not limited to a specific class of antiviral drugs-that are of high demand for the treatment of medical conditions and emerging pathogens.
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- Suzana Hamdan
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Dr.
JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute of the
University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Dr.
JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute of the
University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Sylvester
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Dr.
JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute of the
University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Dr.
JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute of the
University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Sylvester
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
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- University
of Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Department
of Medicine, Miami Center for AIDS Research Leonard M. Miller, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Dr.
JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute of the
University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Sylvester
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Dr.
JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute of the
University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- Sylvester
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
- University
of Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
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Shabani L, Abbasi M, Amini M, Amani AM, Vaez A. The brilliance of nanoscience over cancer therapy: Novel promising nanotechnology-based methods for eradicating glioblastoma. J Neurol Sci 2022; 440:120316. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Markowski A, Jaromin A, Migdał P, Olczak E, Zygmunt A, Zaremba-Czogalla M, Pawlik K, Gubernator J. Design and Development of a New Type of Hybrid PLGA/Lipid Nanoparticle as an Ursolic Acid Delivery System against Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:5536. [PMID: 35628352 PMCID: PMC9143619 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Despite many attempts, trials, and treatment procedures, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) still ranks among the most deadly and treatment-resistant types of cancer. Hence, there is still an urgent need to develop new molecules, drugs, and therapeutic methods against PDAC. Naturally derived compounds, such as pentacyclic terpenoids, have gained attention because of their high cytotoxic activity toward pancreatic cancer cells. Ursolic acid (UA), as an example, possesses a wide anticancer activity spectrum and can potentially be a good candidate for anti-PDAC therapy. However, due to its minimal water solubility, it is necessary to prepare an optimal nano-sized vehicle to overcome the low bioavailability issue. Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) polymeric nanocarriers seem to be an essential tool for ursolic acid delivery and can overcome the lack of biological activity observed after being incorporated within liposomes. PLGA modification, with the addition of PEGylated phospholipids forming the lipid shell around the polymeric core, can provide additional beneficial properties to the designed nanocarrier. We prepared UA-loaded hybrid PLGA/lipid nanoparticles using a nanoprecipitation method and subsequently performed an MTT cytotoxicity assay for AsPC-1 and BxPC-3 cells and determined the hemolytic effect on human erythrocytes with transmission electron microscopic (TEM) visualization of the nanoparticles and their cellular uptake. Hybrid UA-loaded lipid nanoparticles were also examined in terms of their stability, coating dynamics, and ursolic acid loading. We established innovative and repeatable preparation procedures for novel hybrid nanoparticles and obtained biologically active nanocarriers for ursolic acid with an IC50 below 20 µM, with an appropriate size for intravenous dosage (around 150 nm), high homogeneity of the sample (below 0.2), satisfactory encapsulation efficiency (up to 70%) and excellent stability. The new type of hybrid UA-PLGA nanoparticles represents a further step in the development of potentially effective PDAC therapies based on novel, biologically active, and promising triterpenoids.
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- Adam Markowski
- Department of Lipids and Liposomes, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland; (A.J.); (E.O.); (A.Z.); (M.Z.-C.)
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- Department of Lipids and Liposomes, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland; (A.J.); (E.O.); (A.Z.); (M.Z.-C.)
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- Polish Academy of Science Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland; (P.M.); (K.P.)
- Department of Environment Hygiene and Animal Welfare, Bee Division, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chelmońskiego 38C, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Lipids and Liposomes, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland; (A.J.); (E.O.); (A.Z.); (M.Z.-C.)
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- Department of Lipids and Liposomes, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland; (A.J.); (E.O.); (A.Z.); (M.Z.-C.)
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- Department of Lipids and Liposomes, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland; (A.J.); (E.O.); (A.Z.); (M.Z.-C.)
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- Polish Academy of Science Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland; (P.M.); (K.P.)
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- Department of Lipids and Liposomes, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland; (A.J.); (E.O.); (A.Z.); (M.Z.-C.)
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The Promise of Nanotechnology in Personalized Medicine. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12050673. [PMID: 35629095 PMCID: PMC9142986 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12050673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Both personalized medicine and nanomedicine are new to medical practice. Nanomedicine is an application of the advances of nanotechnology in medicine and is being integrated into diagnostic and therapeutic tools to manage an array of medical conditions. On the other hand, personalized medicine, which is also referred to as precision medicine, is a novel concept that aims to individualize/customize therapeutic management based on the personal attributes of the patient to overcome blanket treatment that is only efficient in a subset of patients, leaving others with either ineffective treatment or treatment that results in significant toxicity. Novel nanomedicines have been employed in the treatment of several diseases, which can be adapted to each patient-specific case according to their genetic profiles. In this review, we discuss both areas and the intersection between the two emerging scientific domains. The review focuses on the current situation in personalized medicine, the advantages that can be offered by nanomedicine to personalized medicine, and the application of nanoconstructs in the diagnosis of genetic variability that can identify the right drug for the right patient. Finally, we touch upon the challenges in both fields towards the translation of nano-personalized medicine.
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Zheng J, Lu C, Ding Y, Zhang J, Tan F, Liu J, Yang G, Wang Y, Li Z, Yang M, Yang Y, Gong W, Gao C. Red blood cell-hitchhiking mediated pulmonary delivery of ivermectin: Effects of nanoparticle properties. Int J Pharm 2022; 619:121719. [PMID: 35390488 PMCID: PMC8978457 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Recent studies have demonstrated that ivermectin (IVM) exhibits antiviral activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative virus of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the repurposing of IVM for the treatment of COVID-19 has presented challenges primarily due to the low IVM plasma concentration after oral administration, which was well below IC50. Here, a red blood cell (RBC)-hitchhiking strategy was used for the targeted delivery of IVM-loaded nanoparticles (NPs) to the lung. IVM-loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) NPs (IVM-PNPs) and chitosan-coating IVM-PNPs (IVM-CSPNPs) were prepared and adsorbed onto RBCs. Both RBC-hitchhiked IVM-PNPs and IVM-CSPNPs could significantly enhance IVM delivery to lungs, improve IVM accumulation in lung tissue, inhibit the inflammatory responses and finally significantly alleviate the progression of acute lung injury. Specifically, the redistribution and circulation effects were related to the properties of NPs. RBC-hitchhiked cationic IVM-CSPNPs showed a longer circulation time, slower accumulation and elimination rates, and higher anti-inflammatory activities than RBC-hitchhiked anionic IVM-PNPs. Therefore, RBC-hitchhiking provides an alternative strategy to improve IVM pharmacokinetics and bioavailability for repurposing of IVM to treat COVID-19. Furthermore, according to different redistribution effects of different NPs, RBC-hitchhiked NPs may achieve various accumulation rates and circulation times for different requirements of drug delivery.
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- Jinpeng Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China; School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Benxi 117004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China; College of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China.
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Zoqlam R, Lazauskaite S, Glickman S, Zaitseva L, Ilie PC, Qi S. Emerging molecular mechanisms and genetic targets for developing novel therapeutic strategies for treating bladder diseases. Eur J Pharm Sci 2022; 173:106167. [PMID: 35304859 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2022.106167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Bladder diseases affect millions of patients worldwide and compromise their quality of life with a substantial economic impact. The not fully understood aetiologies of bladder diseases limit the current diagnosis and therapeutic options to primarily symptomatic treatment. In addition, bladder targeted drug delivery is challenging due to its unique anatomical features and its natural physiological function of urine storage and frequent voiding. Therefore, current treatment options often fail to provide a highly effective, precisely targeted and long-lasting treatment. With the growing maturity of gene therapy, comprehensive studies are needed to provide a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underpinning bladder diseases and help to identify novel gene therapeutic targets and biomarkers for treating bladder diseases. In this review, molecular mechanisms involved in pathology of bladder cancer, interstitial cystitis and overactive bladder syndrome are reviewed, with focus on establishing potential novel treatment options. Proposed novel therapies, including gene therapy combined with nanotechnology, localised drug delivery by nanoparticles, and probiotics, are discussed in regard to their safety profiles, efficacy, treatment lenght, precise targeting, and in comparison to conventional treatment methods.
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- Randa Zoqlam
- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, King's Lynn PE30 4ET, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.
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Veselov VV, Nosyrev AE, Jicsinszky L, Alyautdin RN, Cravotto G. Targeted Delivery Methods for Anticancer Drugs. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:622. [PMID: 35158888 PMCID: PMC8833699 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Several drug-delivery systems have been reported on and often successfully applied in cancer therapy. Cell-targeted delivery can reduce the overall toxicity of cytotoxic drugs and increase their effectiveness and selectivity. Besides traditional liposomal and micellar formulations, various nanocarrier systems have recently become the focus of developmental interest. This review discusses the preparation and targeting techniques as well as the properties of several liposome-, micelle-, solid-lipid nanoparticle-, dendrimer-, gold-, and magnetic-nanoparticle-based delivery systems. Approaches for targeted drug delivery and systems for drug release under a range of stimuli are also discussed.
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- Valery V. Veselov
- Center of Bioanalytical Investigation and Molecular Design, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya ul, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.V.); (A.E.N.)
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- Center of Bioanalytical Investigation and Molecular Design, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya ul, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.V.); (A.E.N.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy;
- World-Class Research Center “Digital Biodesign and Personalized Healthcare”, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya ul, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Perera WPTD, Dissanayake DMRK, Unagolla JM, De Silva RT, Bathige SDNK, Pahalagedara LR. Albumin grafted coaxial electrosparyed polycaprolactone-zinc oxide nanoparticle for sustained release and activity enhanced antibacterial drug delivery. RSC Adv 2022; 12:1718-1727. [PMID: 35425191 PMCID: PMC8978970 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07847j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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One of the most serious issues faced by the healthcare sector is the development of multidrug resistance among various pathogens. It is such that developing new and more capable drugs takes far too long to counter such resistance. In order to overcome these concerns, this study focused on improving upon the coaxial electrospraying process by producing cloxacillin loaded albumin polycaprolactone (PCL) with a ZnO coating for sustained and activity enhanced drug delivery. Albumin-grafted, polycaprolactone-coated, zinc oxide-loaded cloxacillin (APCL-CLOX-ZnO) nanoparticles with a diameter of 85-110 nm were obtained via a coaxial electrospray technique. The encapsulation efficiency of cloxacillin of ZnO-CLOX was found to be approximately 60%. The loading efficiencies of ZnO-CLOX and APCL-CLOX-ZnO were found to be 40% and 28% respectively. Albumin was employed in order to impart immune evasion properties to the formulation. Drug-loaded ZnO NPs were analyzed using SEM, TEM, FT-IR and TGA. This novel formulation was shown to possess sustained release characteristics owing to the PCL and albumin coatings, relative to uncoated counterparts. ZnO-CLOX and APCL-CLOX-ZnO exhibited 72% and 52% cloxacillin release within 24 h. APCL-CLOX-ZnO exhibited potent antimicrobial activity against S. epidermidis, B. cereus and P. aeruginosa and some activity against E. coli with inhibition zones 32 ± 1.4, 34 ± 0.3, 32 ± 0.6 and 11 ± 0.4 mm, respectively. Cytotoxicity studies against murine preosteoblast cells revealed that the albumin-PCL coating served to drastically reduce initial toxicity against healthy mammalian cells. In vitro lung deposition study showed 70% of APCL-CLOX-ZnO particles can reach up to the alveoli level. Therefore, this novel coaxial nanoformulation may serve as a promising drug delivery platform for the treatment of bacterial infections including respiratory tract complications.
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- W Pamoda Thavish D Perera
- Academy of the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Nanotechnology and Science Park, Mahenwatte, Pitipana Homagama 10206 Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Nanotechnology and Science Park, Mahenwatte, Pitipana Homagama 10206 Sri Lanka
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- Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Nanotechnology and Science Park, Mahenwatte, Pitipana Homagama 10206 Sri Lanka
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura Gangodawila Nugegoda 10250 Sri Lanka
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, University of Toledo Toledo OH 43607 USA
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- Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Nanotechnology and Science Park, Mahenwatte, Pitipana Homagama 10206 Sri Lanka
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- Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Nanotechnology and Science Park, Mahenwatte, Pitipana Homagama 10206 Sri Lanka
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- Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Nanotechnology and Science Park, Mahenwatte, Pitipana Homagama 10206 Sri Lanka
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Mushtaq S, Shahzad K, Saeed T, Ul-Hamid A, Abbasi BH, Ahmad N, Khalid W, Atif M, Ali Z, Abbasi R. Biocompatibility and cytotoxicity in vitro of surface-functionalized drug-loaded spinel ferrite nanoparticles. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 12:1339-1364. [PMID: 34934608 PMCID: PMC8649206 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.12.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
In this study, poly(isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride) (PMA)-coated spinel ferrite (MFe2O4, where M = Fe, Co, Ni, or Zn) nanoparticles (NPs) were developed as carriers of the anticancer drugs doxorubicin (DOX) and methotrexate (MTX). Physical characterizations confirmed the formation of pure cubic structures (14-22 nm) with magnetic properties. Drug-loaded NPs exhibited tumor specificity with significantly higher (p < 0.005) drug release in an acidic environment (pH 5.5). The nanoparticles were highly colloidal (zeta potential = -35 to -26 mV) in deionized water, phosphate buffer saline (PBS), and sodium borate buffer (SBB). They showed elevated and dose-dependent cytotoxicity in vitro compared to free drug controls. The IC50 values ranged from 0.81 to 3.97 μg/mL for HepG2 and HT144 cells, whereas IC50 values for normal lymphocytes were 10 to 35 times higher (18.35-43.04 µg/mL). Cobalt ferrite (CFO) and zinc ferrite (ZFO) NPs were highly genotoxic (p < 0.05) in cancer cell lines. The nanoparticles caused cytotoxicity via oxidative stress, causing DNA damage and activation of p53-mediated cell cycle arrest (significantly elevated expression, p < 0.005, majorly G1 and G2/M arrest) and apoptosis. Cytotoxicity testing in 3D spheroids showed significant (p < 0.05) reduction in spheroid diameter and up to 74 ± 8.9% of cell death after two weeks. In addition, they also inhibited multidrug resistance (MDR) pump activity in both cell lines suggesting effectivity in MDR cancers. Among the tested MFe2O4 NPs, CFO nanocarriers were the most favorable for targeted cancer therapy due to excellent magnetic, colloidal, cytotoxic, and biocompatible aspects. However, detailed mechanistic, in vivo cytotoxicity, and magnetic-field-assisted studies are required to fully exploit these nanocarriers in therapeutic applications.
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- Sadaf Mushtaq
- Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering, G-9/1, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Functional Materials Lab, Air University, Sector E-9, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering, G-9/1, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Core Research Facilities, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering, G-9/1, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Functional Materials Lab, Air University, Sector E-9, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Functional Materials Lab, Air University, Sector E-9, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Functional Materials Lab, Air University, Sector E-9, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering, G-9/1, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Roy SM, Garg V, Barman S, Ghosh C, Maity AR, Ghosh SK. Kinetics of Nanomedicine in Tumor Spheroid as an In Vitro Model System for Efficient Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery With Insights From Mathematical Models. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:785937. [PMID: 34926430 PMCID: PMC8671936 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.785937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Numerous strategies have been developed to treat cancer conventionally. Most importantly, chemotherapy shows its huge promise as a better treatment modality over others. Nonetheless, the very complex behavior of the tumor microenvironment frequently impedes successful drug delivery to the tumor sites that further demands very urgent and effective distribution mechanisms of anticancer drugs specifically to the tumor sites. Hence, targeted drug delivery to tumor sites has become a major challenge to the scientific community for cancer therapy by assuring drug effects to selective tumor tissue and overcoming undesired toxic side effects to the normal tissues. The application of nanotechnology to the drug delivery system pays heed to the design of nanomedicine for specific cell distribution. Aiming to limit the use of traditional strategies, the adequacy of drug-loaded nanocarriers (i.e., nanomedicine) proves worthwhile. After systemic blood circulation, a typical nanomedicine follows three levels of disposition to tumor cells in order to exhibit efficient pharmacological effects induced by the drug candidates residing within it. As a result, nanomedicine propounds the assurance towards the improved bioavailability of anticancer drug candidates, increased dose responses, and enhanced targeted efficiency towards delivery and distribution of effective therapeutic concentration, limiting toxic concentration. These aspects emanate the proficiency of drug delivery mechanisms. Understanding the potential tumor targeting barriers and limiting conditions for nanomedicine extravasation, tumor penetration, and final accumulation of the anticancer drug to tumor mass, experiments with in vivo animal models for nanomedicine screening are a key step before it reaches clinical translation. Although the study with animals is undoubtedly valuable, it has many associated ethical issues. Moreover, individual experiments are very expensive and take a longer time to conclude. To overcome these issues, nowadays, multicellular tumor spheroids are considered a promising in vitro model system that proposes better replication of in vivo tumor properties for the future development of new therapeutics. In this review, we will discuss how tumor spheroids could be used as an in vitro model system to screen nanomedicine used in targeted drug delivery, aiming for better therapeutic benefits. In addition, the recent proliferation of mathematical modeling approaches gives profound insight into the underlying physical principles and produces quantitative predictions. The hierarchical tumor structure is already well decorous to be treated mathematically. To study targeted drug delivery, mathematical modeling of tumor architecture, its growth, and the concentration gradient of oxygen are the points of prime focus. Not only are the quantitative models circumscribed to the spheroid, but also the role of modeling for the nanoparticle is equally inevitable. Abundant mathematical models have been set in motion for more elaborative and meticulous designing of nanomedicine, addressing the question regarding the objective of nanoparticle delivery to increase the concentration and the augmentative exposure of the therapeutic drug molecule to the core. Thus, to diffuse the dichotomy among the chemistry involved, biological data, and the underlying physics, the mathematical models play an indispensable role in assisting the experimentalist with further evaluation by providing the admissible quantitative approach that can be validated. This review will provide an overview of the targeted drug delivery mechanism for spheroid, using nanomedicine as an advantageous tool.
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- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, India
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- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India
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Han HS, Koo SY, Choi KY. Emerging nanoformulation strategies for phytocompounds and applications from drug delivery to phototherapy to imaging. Bioact Mater 2021; 14:182-205. [PMID: 35310344 PMCID: PMC8892098 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Over thousands of years, natural bioactive compounds derived from plants (bioactive phytocompounds, BPCs) have been used worldwide to address human health issues. Today, they are a significant resource for drug discovery in the development of modern medicines. Although many BPCs have promising biological activities, most of them cannot be effectively utilized in drugs for therapeutic applications because of their inherent limitations of low solubility, structural instability, short half-life, poor bioavailability, and non-specific distribution to organs. Researchers have utilized emerging nanoformulation (NF) technologies to overcome these limitations as they have demonstrated great potential to improve the solubility, stability, and pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of BPCs. This review exemplifies NF strategies for resolving the issues associated with BPCs and summarizes recent advances in their preclinical and clinical applications for imaging and therapy. This review also highlights how innovative NF technologies play a leading role in next-generation BPC-based drug development for extended therapeutic applications. Finally, this review discusses the opportunities to take BPCs with meaningful clinical impact from bench to bedside and extend the patent life of BPC-based medicines with new formulations or application to new adjacent diseases beyond the primary drug indications. Natural bioactive phytocompounds derived from plants have been used worldwide to address human health issues. However, most of them cannot be effectively utilized in drugs for therapeutic applications because of their inherent limitations. Nanoformulation approach has recently been underlined as an emerging pharmaceutical strategy to overcome the intrinsic drawbacks of bioactive phytocompounds. Various types of nanoformulation and their up-to-date applications for targeted delivery, phototherapy, and imaging are reviewed. Finally, their clinical implications for the repurposing of bioactive phytocompounds are deliberated.
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- Hwa Seung Han
- Natural Product Informatics Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Product Informatics Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Product Informatics Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
- Corresponding author. Natural Product Informatics Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea.
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Macchi S, Zubair M, Ali N, Guisbiers G, Siraj N. Tunable Cytotoxicity and Selectivity of Phosphonium Ionic Liquid with Aniline Blue Dye. JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 21:6143-6150. [PMID: 34229815 PMCID: PMC8919709 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2021.19535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ionic liquids are an interesting class of materials that have recently been utilized as chemotherapeutic agents in cancer therapy. Aniline blue, a commonly used biological staining agent, was used as a counter ion to trihexyltetradecylphosphonium, a known cytotoxic cation. A facile, single step ion exchange reaction was performed to synthesize a fluorescent ionic liquid, trihexyltetradecylphosphonium aniline blue. Aqueous nanoparticles of this hydrophobic ionic liquid were prepared using reprecipitationmethod. The newly synthesized ionic liquid and subsequent nanoparticles were characterized using various spectroscopic techniques. Transmission electron microscopy and zeta potential measurements were performed to characterize the nanoparticles' morphology and surface charge. The photophysical properties of the nanoparticles and the parent aniline blue compound were studied using absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. Cell viability studies were conducted to investigate the cytotoxicity of the newly developed trihexyltetradecylphosphonium aniline blue nanoparticles in human breast epithelial cancer cell line (MCF-7) and its corresponding normal epithelial cell line (MCF-10A) in vitro. The results revealed that the synthesized ionic nanomedicines were more cytotoxic (lower IC50) than the parent chemotherapeutic compound in MCF-7 cells. Nanoparticles of the synthesized ionic liquid were also shown to be more stable in both aqueous and cellular media and more selective than parent compounds towards cancer cells.
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- Samantha Macchi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
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Macchi S, Zubair M, Hill R, Alwan N, Khan Y, Ali N, Guisbiers G, Berry B, Siraj N. Improved Photophysical Properties of Ionic Material-Based Combination Chemo/PDT Nanomedicine. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:7708-7718. [PMID: 35006702 PMCID: PMC8900487 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Herein, a cost-effective and prompt approach to develop ionic material-based combination nanodrugs for cancer therapy is presented. A chemotherapeutic (phosphonium) cation and photodynamic therapeutic (porphyrin) anion are combined using a single step ion exchange reaction. Afterward, a nanomedicine is prepared from this ionic materials-based combination drug using a simplistic strategy of reprecipitation. Improved photophysical characteristics such as a slower nonradiative rate constant, an enhanced phosphorescence emission, a longer lifetime, and a bathochromic shift in absorbance spectra of porphyrin are observed in the presence of a chemotherapeutic countercation. The photodynamic therapeutic activity of nanomedicines is investigated by measuring the singlet oxygen quantum yield using two probes. As compared to the parent porphyrin compound, the synthesized combination material showed a 2-fold increase in the reactive oxygen species quantum yield, due to inhibition of face-to-face aggregation of porphyrin units in the presence of bulky chemotherapeutic ions. The dark cytotoxicity of combination therapy nanomedicines in the MCF-7 (cancerous breast) cell line is also increased as compared to their corresponding parent compounds in vitro. This is due to the high cellular uptake of the combination nanomedicines as compared to that of the free drug. Further, selective toxicity toward cancer cells was acquired by functionalizing nanomedicine with folic acid followed by incubation with MCF-7 and MCF-10A (noncancerous breast). Light toxicity experiments indicate that the synthesized ionic nanomedicine shows a greater cell death than either parent drug due to the improved photophysical properties and effective combination effect. This facile and economical strategy can easily be utilized in the future to develop many other combination ionic nanomedicines with improved photodynamics.
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- Samantha Macchi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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Yun S, Lee YJ, Choi J, Kim ND, Han DC, Kwon BM. Acacetin Inhibits the Growth of STAT3-Activated DU145 Prostate Cancer Cells by Directly Binding to Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3). Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26206204. [PMID: 34684783 PMCID: PMC8540902 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26206204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) plays a critical role in the formation and growth of human cancer. Therefore, STAT3 is a therapeutic target for cancer drug discovery. Acacetin, a flavone present in various plants, inhibits constitutive and inducible STAT3 activation in STAT3-activated DU145 prostate cancer cells. Acacetin inhibits STAT3 activity by directly binding to STAT3, which we confirmed by a pull-down assay with a biotinylated compound and two level-free methods, namely, a drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS) experiment and a cellular thermal shift assay (CETSA). Acacetin inhibits STAT3 phosphorylation at the tyrosine 705 residue and nuclear translocation in DU145 cells, which leads to the downregulation of STAT3 target genes. Acacetin then induces apoptosis in a time-dependent manner. Interestingly, acacetin induces the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are not involved in the acacetin-induced inhibition of STAT3 activation because the suppressed p-STAT3 level is not rescued by treatment with GSH or NAC, which are general ROS inhibitors. We also found that acacetin inhibits tumor growth in xenografted nude mice. These results suggest that acacetin, as a STAT3 inhibitor, could be a possible drug candidate for targeting STAT3 for the treatment of cancer in humans.
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- Sun Yun
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Genomics, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahakro, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (S.Y.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.C.)
- KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology in Korea, Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Genomics, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahakro, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (S.Y.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.C.)
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Genomics, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahakro, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (S.Y.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.C.)
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- VORONOIBIO Inc., S 11th F, Thechnopark IT Center Songdo Kwahak-ro 32, Incheon 21984, Korea;
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Genomics, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahakro, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (S.Y.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.C.)
- KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology in Korea, Daejeon 34113, Korea
- Correspondence: (D.C.H.); (B.-M.K); Tel.: +82-42-860-4557 (B.-M.K.)
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Genomics, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahakro, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (S.Y.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.C.)
- KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology in Korea, Daejeon 34113, Korea
- Correspondence: (D.C.H.); (B.-M.K); Tel.: +82-42-860-4557 (B.-M.K.)
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Sharifi-Rad J, Quispe C, Mukazhanova Z, Knut E, Turgumbayeva A, Kipchakbayeva A, Seitimova G, Mahomoodally MF, Lobine D, Koay A, Wang J, Sheridan H, Leyva-Gómez G, Prado-Audelo MLD, Cortes H, Rescigno A, Zucca P, Sytar O, Imran M, Rodrigues CF, Cruz-Martins N, Ekiert H, Kumar M, Abdull Razis AF, Sunusi U, Kamal RM, Szopa A. Resveratrol-Based Nanoformulations as an Emerging Therapeutic Strategy for Cancer. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:649395. [PMID: 34540888 PMCID: PMC8440914 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.649395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Resveratrol is a polyphenolic stilbene derivative widely present in grapes and red wine. Broadly known for its antioxidant effects, numerous studies have also indicated that it exerts anti-inflammatory and antiaging abilities and a great potential in cancer therapy. Regrettably, the oral administration of resveratrol has pharmacokinetic and physicochemical limitations such as hampering its effects so that effective administration methods are demanding to ensure its efficiency. Thus, the present review explores the published data on the application of resveratrol nanoformulations in cancer therapy, with the use of different types of nanodelivery systems. Mechanisms of action with a potential use in cancer therapy, negative effects, and the influence of resveratrol nanoformulations in different types of cancer are also highlighted. Finally, the toxicological features of nanoresveratrol are also discussed.
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- Javad Sharifi-Rad
- Phytochemistry Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, Chile
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Technologies, Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan State University, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
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- Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, School Pharmacy, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Higher School of Medicine, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius
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- Trinity College Dublin, NatPro (Natural Products Research Centre), School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Dublin, NatPro (Natural Products Research Centre), School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Dublin, NatPro (Natural Products Research Centre), School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Dublin, Ireland
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Medicina Genómica, Departamento de Genética, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy—Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Chemical and Biochemical Processing Division, ICAR – Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
- Natural Medicines and Products Research Laboratory, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Natural Medicines and Products Research Laboratory, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Biochemistry, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
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- Natural Medicines and Products Research Laboratory, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Nigeria
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- Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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Piperno A, Sciortino MT, Giusto E, Montesi M, Panseri S, Scala A. Recent Advances and Challenges in Gene Delivery Mediated by Polyester-Based Nanoparticles. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:5981-6002. [PMID: 34511901 PMCID: PMC8418317 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s321329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Gene therapy is a promising approach for the treatment of several diseases, such as chronic or viral infections, inherited disorders, and cancer. The cellular internalization of exogenous nucleic acids (NA) requires efficient delivery vehicles to overcome their inherent pharmacokinetic drawbacks, e.g. electrostatic repulsions, enzymatic degradation, limited cellular uptake, fast clearance, etc. Nanotechnological advancements have enabled the use of polymer-based nanostructured biomaterials as safe and effective gene delivery systems, in addition to viral vector delivery methods. Among the plethora of polymeric nanoparticles (NPs), this review will provide a comprehensive and in-depth summary of the polyester-based nanovehicles, including poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and polylactic acid (PLA) NPs, used to deliver a variety of foreign NA, e.g. short interfering RNA (siRNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), and plasmid DNA (pDNA). The article will review the versatility of polyester-based nanocarriers including their recent application in the delivery of the clustered, regularly-interspaced, short palindromic repeats/Cas (CRISPR/Cas) genome editing system for treating gene-related diseases. The remaining challenges and future trend of the targeted delivery of this revolutionary genome-editing system will be discussed. Special attention will be given to the pivotal role of nanotechnology in tackling emerging infections such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): ground-breaking mRNA vaccines delivered by NPs are currently used worldwide to fight the pandemic, pushing the boundaries of gene therapy.
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- Anna Piperno
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- CNR-ISTEC, Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, National Research Council of Italy, Faenza, RA, Italy
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- CNR-ISTEC, Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, National Research Council of Italy, Faenza, RA, Italy
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- CNR-ISTEC, Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, National Research Council of Italy, Faenza, RA, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Mohammed HA, Sulaiman GM, Anwar SS, Tawfeeq AT, Khan RA, Mohammed SAA, Al-Omar MS, Alsharidah M, Rugaie OA, Al-Amiery AA. Quercetin against MCF7 and CAL51 breast cancer cell lines: apoptosis, gene expression and cytotoxicity of nano-quercetin. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2021; 16:1937-1961. [PMID: 34431317 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2021-0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Aims: To evaluate the anti breast-cancer activity, biocompatibility and toxicity of poly(d,l)-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA)-encapsulated quercetin nanoparticles (Q-PLGA-NPs). Materials & methods: Quercetin was nano-encapsulated by an emulsion-diffusion process, and the nanoparticles were fully characterized through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, x-ray diffractions, FESEM and zeta-sizer analysis. Activity against CAL51 and MCF7 cell lines were assessed by DNA fragmentation assays, fluorescence microscopy, and acridine-orange, and propidium-iodide double-stainings. Biocompatibility towards red blood cells and toxicity towards mice were also explored. Results: The Q-PLGA-NPs exhibited apoptotic activity against the cell lines. The murine in vivo studies showed no significant alterations in the liver and kidney's functional biomarkers, and no apparent abnormalities, or tissue damages were observed in the histological images of the liver, spleen, lungs, heart and kidneys. Conclusion: The study established the preliminary in vitro efficacy and in vivo safety of Q-PLGA-NPs as a potential anti-breast cancer formulation.
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- Hamdoon A Mohammed
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim, 51452, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11371, Egypt
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- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, Baghdad,10066, Iraq
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- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, Baghdad,10066, Iraq
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Iraqi Center for Cancer and Medical Genetics Research, Mustansiriyah University, PO Box 14022, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim, 51452, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim, 51452, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim, 51452, Saudi Arabia.,Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, JUST, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim, 51452, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah, PO Box 991, Qassim, 51911, Saudi Arabia
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- Unit of Applied Sciences Research, Department of Applied Science, University of Technology, Baghdad,10066, Iraq.,Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia
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Morsink M, Parente L, Silva F, Abrantes A, Ramos A, Primo I, Willemen N, Sanchez-Lopez E, Severino P, Souto EB. Nanotherapeutics and nanotheragnostics for cancers: properties, pharmacokinetics, biopharmaceutics, and biosafety. Curr Pharm Des 2021; 28:104-115. [PMID: 34348617 DOI: 10.2174/1381612827666210804102645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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With the worldwide increasing rate of chronic diseases, such as cancer, the development of novel techniques to improve the efficacy of therapeutic agents is highly demanded. Nanoparticles are especially well suited to encapsulate drugs and other therapeutic agents, bringing additional advantages, such as less frequent dosage requirements, reduced side effects due to specific targeting, and therefore increased patient compliance. However, with the increasing use of nanoparticles and their recent launch on the pharmaceutical market it is important to achieve high quality control of these advanced systems. In this review, we discuss the properties of different nanoparticles, the pharmacokinetics, the biosafety issues of concern, and conclude with novel nanotherapeutics and nanotheragnostics for cancer drug delivery.
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- Margreet Morsink
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139. United States
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Polo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra. Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Polo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra. Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Polo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra. Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Polo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra. Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Polo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra. Portugal
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139. United States
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Polo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra. Portugal
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139. United States
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Polo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra. Portugal
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Characterization of Soluplus/ASC-DP Nanoparticles Encapsulated with Minoxidil for Skin Targeting. CHEMENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering5030044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Soluplus (Sol) is an amphiphilic graft copolymer capable of forming self-assembled micelles and L-ascorbyl 2,6-dipalmitate (ASC-DP) aggregates spontaneously to form micelles. Micelles are used as drug carriers and can nanoparticulate drugs that are poorly soluble in water, such as minoxidil. The study aimed to prepare minoxidil-encapsulated nanoparticles using Sol/ASC-DP and evaluate their potential for targeted skin application. Sol/ASC-DP nanoparticles or Sol/ASC-DP with minoxidil were prepared using the hydration method, and physical evaluations were carried out, including assessments of particle size and zeta potential. Particle structure was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectra to assess particle stability and perform functional evaluations in skin penetration tests. TEM images showed spherical micelle-like particles of approximately 100 nm for Sol/ASC-DP at a 9:1 ratio and of approximately 80 nm for Sol/ASC-DP with incorporated minoxidil at a 9:1:0.5 ratio. Changes were also observed in the solid state, suggesting a hydrophobic interaction between Sol and ASC-DP. In addition, evaporated microparticles (Sol/ASC-DP/minoxidil = 9/1/0.5) improved the skin permeability of minoxidil. These results suggest that Sol/ASC-DP nanoparticles form a stable new nanoparticle due to hydrophobic interactions, which would improve the skin permeability of minoxidil.
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Hübner J, Coty JB, Busby Y, Spitzer D. Formation mechanisms of sub-micron pharmaceutical composite particles derived from far- and near-field Raman microscopy. J Pharm Anal 2021; 11:480-489. [PMID: 34513124 PMCID: PMC8424386 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2020.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and confocal Raman microscopy are applied to investigate the structure and the molecular arrangement of sub-micron furosemide and polyvinylpyrrolidone (furosemide/PVP) particles produced by spray flash evaporation (SFE). Morphology, size and crystallinity of furosemide/PVP particles are analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD). Far-field Raman spectra and confocal far-field Raman maps of furosemide/PVP particles are interpreted based on the far-field Raman spectra of pure furosemide and PVP precursors. Confocal far-field Raman microscopy shows that furosemide/PVP particles feature an intermixture of furosemide and PVP molecules at the sub-micron scale. SERS and surface-enhanced confocal Raman microscopy (SECoRM) are performed on furosemide, PVP and furosemide/PVP composite particles sputtered with silver (40 nm). SERS and SECoRM maps reveal that furosemide/PVP particle surfaces mainly consist of PVP molecules. The combination of surface and bulk sensitive analyses reveal that furosemide/PVP sub-micron particles are formed by the agglomeration of primary furosemide nano-crystals embedded in a thin PVP matrix. Interestingly, both far-field Raman microscopy and SECoRM provide molecular information on a statistically-relevant amount of sub-micron particles in a single microscopic map; this combination is thus an effective and time-saving tool for investigating organic sub-micron composites.
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- Jakob Hübner
- Nanomatériaux pour Les Systèmes Sous Sollicitations Extrêmes (NS3E), ISL-CNRS-UNISTRA UMR 3208, French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis, 5, Rue Du Général Cassagnou, B.P. 70034, 68301, Saint-Louis, France
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- Nanomatériaux pour Les Systèmes Sous Sollicitations Extrêmes (NS3E), ISL-CNRS-UNISTRA UMR 3208, French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis, 5, Rue Du Général Cassagnou, B.P. 70034, 68301, Saint-Louis, France
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- Nanomatériaux pour Les Systèmes Sous Sollicitations Extrêmes (NS3E), ISL-CNRS-UNISTRA UMR 3208, French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis, 5, Rue Du Général Cassagnou, B.P. 70034, 68301, Saint-Louis, France
- Spinofrin SAS, 20 Bis Rue Danjou, 92100, Boulogne, Billancourt, France
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Wang H, Zhou J, Fu Y, Zheng Y, Shen W, Zhou J, Yin T. Deeply Infiltrating iRGD-Graphene Oxide for the Intensive Treatment of Metastatic Tumors through PTT-Mediated Chemosensitization and Strengthened Integrin Targeting-Based Antimigration. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2100536. [PMID: 34137204 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202100536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A limited infiltration and the subsequent low effective drug concentration result in poor chemotherapeutic outcomes against tumors, and even further promote tumor resistance and metastatic. Herein, iRGD-modified graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets (IPHG) are developed for the intensive treatment of metastatic tumors using focus-specific penetrated delivery together with photothermal therapy-mediated chemosensitization and photothermal therapy-strengthened integrin targeting-based antimigration. In vitro and in vivo data verified the mechanism of the tumor-selective infiltration of IPHG is based on a rigid 2D structure-associated advantage regarding hemodynamics and endothelial contact, followed by iRGD-endowed transendothelial and intratumoral transport. Once IPHG-DOX-penetrated 4T1 tumors are exposed to near-infrared irradiation, hyperthermia stress and photothermal therapy-elevated effective drug concentrations result in chemosensitization and prominent tumor suppression. Meanwhile, the specific binding of iRGD to integrins and photothermal therapy leads to the synergistic perturbation of cytoskeleton remodeling and subsequent impairment of cell motility and metastasis. The tailored design of IPHG validates a promising paradigm for drug delivery to combat tumor resistance and metastasis resulting from poor target access for single chemotherapy.
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- Honglan Wang
- Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University 639 Longmian Avenue Nanjing 211198 China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University 639 Longmian Avenue Nanjing 211198 China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University 639 Longmian Avenue Nanjing 211198 China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University 639 Longmian Avenue Nanjing 211198 China
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- School of Science China Pharmaceutical University 639 Longmian Avenue Nanjing 211198 China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University 639 Longmian Avenue Nanjing 211198 China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University 639 Longmian Avenue Nanjing 211198 China
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Sharma D, Chaudhary A. One Pot Synthesis of Gentamicin Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles as an Efficient Antibacterial Agent. J CLUST SCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-020-01864-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wang N, Yu H, Song Q, Mao P, Li K, Bao G. Sesamol-loaded stearic acid-chitosan nanomicelles mitigate the oxidative stress-stimulated apoptosis and induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines in motor neuronal of the spinal cord through NF-ĸB signaling pathway. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 186:23-32. [PMID: 34214577 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.06.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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As natural potential antioxidants suffer from low cellular uptake, the development of drug-loaded nanoplatforms may provide useful information about the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). In the present study, sesamol (SM)-loaded stearic acid (SA) -chitosan (CS) nanomicelles were fabricated and well-characterized. Afterwards, the neuroprotective effects of SM@SA-CS nanomicelles against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced oxidative stress in NSC-34 cells was assessed by different cellular and molecular pathways. It was deduced that the size of synthesized SM@SA-CS was in the range of 10-20 nm and the hydrodynamic radii of SA-CA and SM@SA-CA nanomicelles were 53.12 ± 6.21 nm and 59.12 ± 7.31 nm, respectively. Furthermore, SM@SA-CS nanomicelles displayed a sustained drug release at physiological pH, potential dissolution rate and stability even up to 15 days. Cellular assay showed that SM@SA-CS nanomicelles co-incubation with LPS for 24 h in comparison with free drug remarkably regulated cell survival, membrane leakage, generation of ROS, activity of non-enzymatic and enzymatic antioxidant systems, and apoptotic and inflammatory signaling pathway through NF-ĸB signaling pathway. These data indicated that SM@SA-CS nanomicelles can be developed as a promising platform for the mitigation of oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis in neural cells.
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- Ning Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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Aghamiri S, Raee P, Talaei S, Mohammadi-Yeganeh S, Bayat S, Rezaee D, Ghavidel AA, Teymouri A, Roshanzamiri S, Farhadi S, Ghanbarian H. Nonviral siRNA delivery systems for pancreatic cancer therapy. Biotechnol Bioeng 2021; 118:3669-3690. [PMID: 34170520 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The serious drawbacks of the conventional treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) such as nonspecific toxicity and high resistance to chemo and radiation therapy, have prompted the development and application of countless small interfering RNA (siRNA)-based therapeutics. Recent advances in drug delivery systems hold great promise for improving siRNA-based therapeutics and developing a new class of drugs, known as nano-siRNA drugs. However, many fundamental questions, regarding toxicity, immunostimulation, and poor knowledge of nano-bio interactions, need to be addressed before clinical translation. In this review, we provide recent achievements in the design and development of various nonviral delivery vehicles for pancreatic cancer therapy. More importantly, codelivery of conventional anticancer drugs with siRNA as a new revolutionary pancreatic cancer combinational therapy is completely discussed.
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- Shahin Aghamiri
- Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell SciencesSchool of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Sadiq IZ, Abubakar FS, Dan-Iya BI. Role of nanoparticles in tackling COVID-19 pandemic: a bio-nanomedical approach. JOURNAL OF TAIBAH UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2021.1944488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Idris Zubairu Sadiq
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of life sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- African Center of Excellence in Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of life sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- African Center of Excellence in Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- National Agricultural Extension and Liaison Services, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Pharmacy Technician Departments, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Kano, Nigeria
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Rai M, Bonde S, Yadav A, Bhowmik A, Rathod S, Ingle P, Gade A. Nanotechnology as a Shield against COVID-19: Current Advancement and Limitations. Viruses 2021; 13:1224. [PMID: 34202815 PMCID: PMC8310263 DOI: 10.3390/v13071224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a global health problem that the WHO declared a pandemic. COVID-19 has resulted in a worldwide lockdown and threatened to topple the global economy. The mortality of COVID-19 is comparatively low compared with previous SARS outbreaks, but the rate of spread of the disease and its morbidity is alarming. This virus can be transmitted human-to-human through droplets and close contact, and people of all ages are susceptible to this virus. With the advancements in nanotechnology, their remarkable properties, including their ability to amplify signal, can be used for the development of nanobiosensors and nanoimaging techniques that can be used for early-stage detection along with other diagnostic tools. Nano-based protection equipment and disinfecting agents can provide much-needed protection against SARS-CoV-2. Moreover, nanoparticles can serve as a carrier for antigens or as an adjuvant, thereby making way for the development of a new generation of vaccines. The present review elaborates the role of nanotechnology-based tactics used for the detection, diagnosis, protection, and treatment of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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- Mahendra Rai
- Nanobiotechnology Lab., Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444 602, Maharashtra, India; (S.B.); (A.Y.); (P.I.); (A.G.)
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- Nanobiotechnology Lab., Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444 602, Maharashtra, India; (S.B.); (A.Y.); (P.I.); (A.G.)
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- Nanobiotechnology Lab., Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444 602, Maharashtra, India; (S.B.); (A.Y.); (P.I.); (A.G.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK;
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA;
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- Nanobiotechnology Lab., Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444 602, Maharashtra, India; (S.B.); (A.Y.); (P.I.); (A.G.)
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- Nanobiotechnology Lab., Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444 602, Maharashtra, India; (S.B.); (A.Y.); (P.I.); (A.G.)
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Gracheva I, Konovalova M, Aronov D, Moiseeva E, Fedorov A, Svirshchevskaya E. Size-Dependent Biodistribution of Fluorescent Furano-Allocolchicinoid-Chitosan Formulations in Mice. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13132045. [PMID: 34206673 PMCID: PMC8271848 DOI: 10.3390/polym13132045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to compare the biodistribution in mice of functionalized rhodamine B (Rh) labeled colchicine derivative furano-allocolchicinoid (AC, 6) either conjugated to 40 kDa chitosan (AC-Chi, 8) or encapsulated into chitosan nanoparticles (AC-NPs). AC-NPs were formed by ionotropic gelation and were 400–450 nm in diameter as estimated in mice by dynamic light scattering and confocal microscopy. AC-Chi and AC-NPs preserved the specific colchicine activity in vitro. AC preparations were once IV injected into C75BL/6 mice; muscles, spleen, kidney, liver, lungs, blood cells and serum were collected at 30 min, 2, 5, 10, and 20 h post injection. To analyze the distribution of the furano-allocolchicinoid preparations in body liquids and tissues, Rh was measured directly in sera or extracted by acidic ethanol from tissue homogenates. Preliminary Rh extraction rate was estimated in vitro in tissue homogenates and was around 25–30% from total quantity added. After in vivo injection, AC-NPs were accumulated more in liver and spleen, while less in kidney and lungs in comparison with free AC and AC-Chi. Therefore, incorporation of colchicine derivatives as well as other hydrophobic substances into nano/micro sized carriers may help redistribute the drug to different organs and, possibly, improve antitumor accumulation.
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- Iuliia Gracheva
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Nizhni Novgorod State University, Gagarina av. 23, 603950 Nizhni Novgorod, Russia;
- Correspondence:
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Miklukho-Maklaya St. 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (M.K.); (D.A.); (E.M.); (E.S.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Miklukho-Maklaya St. 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (M.K.); (D.A.); (E.M.); (E.S.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Miklukho-Maklaya St. 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (M.K.); (D.A.); (E.M.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Nizhni Novgorod State University, Gagarina av. 23, 603950 Nizhni Novgorod, Russia;
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Miklukho-Maklaya St. 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (M.K.); (D.A.); (E.M.); (E.S.)
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Joardar N, Shit P, Halder S, Debnath U, Saha S, Misra AK, Jana K, Sinha Babu SP. Disruption of redox homeostasis with synchronized activation of apoptosis highlights the antifilarial efficacy of novel piperine derivatives: An in vitro mechanistic approach. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 169:343-360. [PMID: 33895288 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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A series of novel piperine derivatives were synthesized with high yield and were evaluated for its antifilarial potential against the bovine filarial parasite Setaria cervi. Among 21 (3a-3u) compounds screened, three of them (3k, 3l, 3s) showed significant potential against all the developmental stages (oocytes, microfilariae and adult) of the filarial worm in time and dose dependent manner. 3l showed the highest efficacy among the selected three compounds. These three compounds were further evaluated for both in vitro and in vivo toxicity analyses which further fortified the benign nature of the selected compounds. The antifilarial activities they exhibited were clearly fuelled through disparity of the internal redox homeostasis as evidenced from the alterations in the enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants level which ultimately shifted towards activation of pro-apoptotic signaling cascade eventually leading to the death of the parasites. The ability of the compound 3l to bind thioredoxin reductase and CED-3 protein are the key findings of this study. The present study supported with several biological experiments is therefore a maiden report on the antifilarial effectiveness of these novel piperine derivatives.
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- Nikhilesh Joardar
- Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Siksha-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 731235, West Bengal, India
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- Bose Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, P-1/12, C.I.T. Scheme VII M, Kolkata, 700054, India
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- Bose Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, P-1/12, C.I.T. Scheme VII M, Kolkata, 700054, India
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- School of Health Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, 248007, India
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- Bose Institute, Division of Bioinformatics, P-1/12, C.I.T. Scheme VII M, Kolkata, 700054, India
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- Bose Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, P-1/12, C.I.T. Scheme VII M, Kolkata, 700054, India.
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- Bose Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, P-1/12, C.I.T. Scheme VII M, Kolkata, 700054, India.
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- Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Siksha-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 731235, West Bengal, India.
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Nabi SU, Ali SI, Rather MA, Sheikh WM, Altaf M, Singh H, Mumtaz PT, Mishra NC, Nazir SU, Bashir SM. Organoids: A new approach in toxicity testing of nanotherapeutics. J Appl Toxicol 2021; 42:52-72. [PMID: 34060108 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nanotechnology has revolutionized diverse fields, which include agriculture, the consumer market, medicine, and other fields. Widespread use of nanotechnology-based products has led to increased prevalence of these novel formulations in the environment, which has raised concerns regarding their deleterious effects. The application of nanotechnology-based formulations into clinical use is hampered by the lack of the availability of effective in vitro systems, which could accurately assess their in vivo toxic effects. A plethora of studies has shown the hazardous effects of nanoparticle-based formulations in two-dimensional in vitro cell cultures and animal models. These have some associated disadvantages when used for the evaluation of nano-toxicity. Organoid technology fills the space between existing two-dimensional cell line culture and in vivo models. The uniqueness of organoids over other systems for evaluating toxicity caused by nano-drug formulation includes them being a co-culture of diverse cell types, dynamic flow within them that simulates the actual flow of nanoparticles within biological systems, extensive cell-cell, cell-matrix interactions, and a tissue-like morphology. Thus, it mimics the actual tissue microenvironment and, subsequently, provides an opportunity to study drug metabolism and toxico-dynamics of nanotechnology-based novel formulations. The use of organoids in the evaluation of nano-drug toxicity is in its infancy. A limited number of studies conducted so far have shown good predictive value and efficiently significant data correlation with the clinical trials. In this review, we attempt to introduce organoids of the liver, lungs, brain, kidney intestine, and potential applications to evaluate toxicity caused by nanoparticles.
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- Showkat Ul Nabi
- Large Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ethics & Jurisprudence, Division of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab, Division of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab, Division of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab, Division of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science & Technology, Awantipora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab, Division of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab, Division of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab, Division of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Delivery of oxaliplatin to colorectal cancer cells by folate-targeted UiO-66-NH 2. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2021; 423:115573. [PMID: 33991535 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oxaliplatin is being used in different malignancies and several side effects are reported for patients taking Oxaliplatin, including peripheral neuropathy, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, mouth sores, low blood counts, fatigue, loss of appetite, etc. Here we have developed a targeted anticancer drug delivery system based on folate-conjugated amine-functionalized UiO-66 for the delivery of oxaliplatin (OX). UiO-66-NH2 (U) and UiO-66-NH2-FA(FU) were pre-functionalized by the incorporation of folic acid (FA) into the structure via coordination of the carboxylate group of FA. The FTIR spectra of drug-loaded U and FU showed the presence of new carboxylic and aliphatic groups of OX and FA. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) patterns were matched accordingly with the reference pattern and FESEM results showed semi-spherical particles (115-128 nm). The evaluated amounts of OX in U and FU were calculated 304.5 and 293 mg/g, respectively. The initial burst release of OX was 15.7% per hour for U(OX) and 10.8% per hour for FU(OX). The final release plateau gives 62.9% and 52.3% for U(OX) and FU(OX). To evaluate the application of the prepared delivery platform, they were tested on colorectal cancer cells (CT-26) via MTT assay, cell migration assay, and spheroid model. IC50 values obtained from MTT assay were 21.38, 95.50, and 18.20 μg/mL for OX, U(OX), and FU(OX), respectively. After three days of treatment, the CT26 spheroids at two doses of 500 and 50 μg/mL of U(OX) and FU(OX) showed volume reduction. Moreover, the oxidative behavior of the prepared systems within the cell was assessed by total thiol, malondialdehyde, and superoxide dismutase activity. The results showed that FU(OX) had higher efficacy in preventing the growth of CT-26 spheroid, and was more effective than oxaliplation in cell migration inhibition, and induced higher oxidative stress and apoptosis.
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Yang Y, Zhang M, Yang Y, Cheng D, Yu C. Designer Anticancer Nanoprodrugs with Self‐Toxification Activity Realized by Acid‐triggered Biodegradation and In Situ Fragment Complexation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yannan Yang
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland St. Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 P. R. China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland St. Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland St. Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland St. Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 P. R. China
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Li F, Xu Y, Li X, Wang X, Yang Z, Li W, Cheng W, Yan G. Triblock Copolymer Nanomicelles Loaded with Curcumin Attenuates Inflammation via Inhibiting the NF-κB Pathway in the Rat Model of Cerebral Ischemia. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:3173-3183. [PMID: 34007172 PMCID: PMC8121676 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s300379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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AIM Cerebral ischemic injury is one of the debilitating diseases showing that inflammation plays an important role in worsening ischemic damage. Therefore, studying the effects of some potential anti-inflammatory compounds can be very important in the treatment of cerebral ischemic injury. METHODS This study investigated anti-inflammatory effects of triblock copolymer nanomicelles loaded with curcumin (abbreviated as NC) in the brain of rats following transient cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in stroke. After preparation of NC, their protective effects against bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO) were explored by different techniques. Concentrations of free curcumin (C) and NC in liver, kidney, brain, and heart organs, as well as in plasma, were measured using a spectrofluorometer. Western blot analysis was then used to measure NF-κB-p65 protein expression levels. Also, ELISA assay was used to examine the level of cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α. Lipid peroxidation levels were assessed using MDA assay and H&E staining was used for histopathological examination of the hippocampus tissue sections. RESULTS The results showed a higher level of NC compared to C in plasma and organs including the brain, heart, and kidneys. Significant upregulation of NF-κB, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α expressions compared to control was observed in rats after induction of I/R, which leads to an increase in inflammation. However, NC was able to downregulate significantly the level of these inflammatory cytokines compared to C. Also, the level of lipid peroxidation in pre-treated rats with 80mg/kg NC was significantly reduced. CONCLUSION Our findings in the current study demonstrate a therapeutic effect of NC in an animal model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in stroke through the downregulation of NF-κB-p65 protein and inflammatory cytokines.
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- Fengguang Li
- Department of Neurology, Puren Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Central Theater Command, Wuhan, 430010, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Puren Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Puren Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Puren Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Puren Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Puren Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Puren Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, People’s Republic of China
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Szumilak M, Wiktorowska-Owczarek A, Stanczak A. Hybrid Drugs-A Strategy for Overcoming Anticancer Drug Resistance? Molecules 2021; 26:2601. [PMID: 33946916 PMCID: PMC8124695 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Despite enormous progress in the treatment of many malignancies, the development of cancer resistance is still an important reason for cancer chemotherapy failure. Increasing knowledge of cancers' molecular complexity and mechanisms of their resistance to anticancer drugs, as well as extensive clinical experience, indicate that an effective fight against cancer requires a multidimensional approach. Multi-target chemotherapy may be achieved using drugs combination, co-delivery of medicines, or designing hybrid drugs. Hybrid drugs simultaneously targeting many points of signaling networks and various structures within a cancer cell have been extensively explored in recent years. The single hybrid agent can modulate multiple targets involved in cancer cell proliferation, possesses a simpler pharmacokinetic profile to reduce the possibility of drug interactions occurrence, and facilitates the process of drug development. Moreover, a single medication is expected to enhance patient compliance due to a less complicated treatment regimen, as well as a diminished number of adverse reactions and toxicity in comparison to a combination of drugs. As a consequence, many efforts have been made to design hybrid molecules of different chemical structures and functions as a means to circumvent drug resistance. The enormous number of studies in this field encouraged us to review the available literature and present selected research results highlighting the possible role of hybrid drugs in overcoming cancer drug resistance.
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- Marta Szumilak
- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, 1 Muszynskiego Street, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical University of Lodz, Zeligowskiego 7/9, 90-752 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Community Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, 1 Muszynskiego Street, 90-151 Lodz, Poland;
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Yang Y, Zhang M, Yang Y, Cheng D, Yu C. Designer Anticancer Nanoprodrugs with Self-Toxification Activity Realized by Acid-triggered Biodegradation and In Situ Fragment Complexation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:11504-11513. [PMID: 33686763 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Prodrugs that allow in situ chemical conversion of less toxic precursors into active drugs in response to certain stimuli are promising anticancer candidates. Herein, we present a novel design of nanoprodrugs with a "degradation-mediated self-toxification" strategy, which realizes intracellular synthesis of anticancer agents using the nanoparticles' own degradation fragments as the precursors. To fulfill this concept, a metal complexing dicyclohexylphosphine (DCP) organosilane is carefully screened out from various ligands to conjugate onto Pd(OH)2 nanodots confined hollow silica nanospheres (PD-HSN). This constructed nanoprodrug shows acid-triggered degradation in lysosomes and neutralizes protons to induce lysosomes rupturing, generating predesigned less toxic fragments (Pd2+ and DCP-silicates) that complex into DCP/Pd complex in situ for inducing DNA damage, leading to enhanced anticancer activity against various cancer cell lines as well as in a xenograft tumour model.
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- Yannan Yang
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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Babadi D, Dadashzadeh S, Osouli M, Abbasian Z, Daryabari MS, Sadrai S, Haeri A. Biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic aspects of nanocarrier-mediated oral delivery of poorly soluble drugs. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Arozal W, Louisa M, Rahmat D, Chendrana P, Sandhiutami NMD. Development, Characterization and Pharmacokinetic Profile of Chitosan-Sodium Tripolyphosphate Nanoparticles Based Drug Delivery Systems for Curcumin. Adv Pharm Bull 2021; 11:77-85. [PMID: 33747854 PMCID: PMC7961214 DOI: 10.34172/apb.2021.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Purpose: This study aimed to provide the method of preparation, characterization of curcumin-loaded chitosan-sodium tripolyphosphate (NaTPP) nanoparticle, and evaluate its pharmacokinetic profiles. Methods: Curcumin-loaded chitosan-NaTPP nanoparticles were synthesized using ionic gelation methods. Curcumin was dissolved using surfactants and cosurfactants. Chitosan polymer was then mixed in the curcumin solution and dripped with NaTPP solution until nanoparticle formation. The mucoadhesive study was evaluated by measuring the fluorescence of curcumin within the prepared nanoparticles. The pharmacokinetic profiles of curcumin particles and nanoparticles were then assessed in rats by administering a single oral dose of 100 mg/kg BW. Blood samples were taken from nine predetermined time points, and curcumin plasma concentrations were then analyzed using UPLC-MS/MS. Results: The particle size of the curcumin nanoparticles obtained were 11.5 nm. Entrapment efficiency (EE) of curcumin nanoparticles were exceeding 99.97%, and drug loading capacity (DLC) was 11.34%. The mucoadhesive properties of the nanoparticles were superior to that of curcumin particles. Pharmacokinetic evaluation in rats revealed that curcumin nanoparticles resulted in an increase of area under the curve (AUC), maximum concentration (Cmax), earlier time to reach maximum concentration (Tmax), and lower clearance (CL). Conclusion: Curcumin-loaded chitosan-NaTPP nanoparticles is an effective formulation to improve curcumin plasma concentrations. Thus, enable its applications for the treatment of various diseases.
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- Wawaimuli Arozal
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia.,Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Prasanna P, Upadhyay A. Flavonoid-Based Nanomedicines in Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutics: Promises Made, a Long Way To Go. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2021; 4:74-95. [PMID: 33615162 PMCID: PMC7887745 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.0c00224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the continuous decline of the cognitive abilities manifested due to the accumulation of large aggregates of amyloid-beta 42 (Aβ42), the formation of neurofibrillary tangles of hyper-phosphorylated forms of microtubule-associated tau protein, which may lead to many alterations at the cellular and systemic level. The current therapeutic strategies primarily focus on alleviating pathological symptoms rather than providing a possible cure. AD is one of the highly studied but least understood neurological problems and remains an unresolved condition of human brain degeneration. Over the years, multiple naturally derived small molecules, including plant products, microbial isolates, and some metabolic byproducts, have been projected as supplements reducing the risk or possible treatment of the disease. However, unfortunately, none has met the expected success. One major challenge for most medications is their ability to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In past decades, nanotechnology-based interventions have offered an alternative platform to address the problem of the successful delivery of the drugs to the specific targets. Interestingly, the exciting interface of natural products and nanomedicine is delivering promising results in AD treatment. The potential applications of flavonoids, the plant-derived compounds best known for their antioxidant activities, and their amalgamation with nanomedicinal approaches may lead to highly effective therapeutic strategies for treating well-known neurodegenerative diseases. In the present review, we explore the possibilities and recent developments on an exciting combination of flavonoids and nanoparticles in AD.
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- Pragya Prasanna
- Department
of Biotechnology, National Institute of
Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur, Bihar, India 844102
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- Department
of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandar Sindari, Kishangarh Ajmer, Rajasthan, India 305817
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Egorova A, Shtykalova S, Selutin A, Shved N, Maretina M, Selkov S, Baranov V, Kiselev A. Development of iRGD-Modified Peptide Carriers for Suicide Gene Therapy of Uterine Leiomyoma. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:202. [PMID: 33540912 PMCID: PMC7913275 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13020202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Uterine leiomyoma (UL) is one of the most common benign tumors in women that often leads to many reproductive complications. Suicide genetherapy was suggested as a promising approach for UL treatment. In the present study, we describe iRGD ligand-conjugated cysteine-rich peptide carrier RGD1-R6 for targeted DNA delivery to αvβ3 integrin-expressing primary UL cells. The physico-chemical properties, cytotoxicity, transfection efficiency and specificity of DNA/RGD1-R6 polyplexes were investigated. TheHSV-1thymidine kinase encoding plasmid delivery to PANC-1pancreatic carcinoma cells and primary UL cells resulted in significant suicide gene therapy effects. Subsequent ganciclovir treatment decreased cells proliferative activity, induced of apoptosis and promoted cells death.The obtained results allow us to concludethatthe developed RGD1-R6 carrier can be considered a promising candidate for suicide gene therapy of uterine leiomyoma.
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- Anna Egorova
- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.E.); (S.S.); (N.S.); (M.M.); (V.B.)
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.E.); (S.S.); (N.S.); (M.M.); (V.B.)
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- Department of Immunology and Intercellular Interactions, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.S.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.E.); (S.S.); (N.S.); (M.M.); (V.B.)
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.E.); (S.S.); (N.S.); (M.M.); (V.B.)
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- Department of Immunology and Intercellular Interactions, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.S.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.E.); (S.S.); (N.S.); (M.M.); (V.B.)
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.E.); (S.S.); (N.S.); (M.M.); (V.B.)
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Nordström R, Zhu L, Härmark J, Levi-Kalisman Y, Koren E, Barenholz Y, Levinton G, Shamrakov D. Quantitative Cryo-TEM Reveals New Structural Details of Doxil-Like PEGylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Formulation. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13010123. [PMID: 33478023 PMCID: PMC7835975 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13010123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Nano-drugs based on nanoparticles (NP) or on nano-assemblies as carriers of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) are often expected to perform better compared to conventional dosage forms. Maximum realization of this potential though requires optimization of multiple physico-chemical, including structural and morphological, parameters. Meaningful distributions of these parameters derived from sufficient populations of individual NPs rather than ensemble distributions are desirable for this task, provided that relevant high-resolution data is available. In this study we demonstrate powerful capabilities of the up-to-date cryogenic transmission electron-microscopy (cryo-TEM) as well as correlations with other techniques abundant in the nano-research milieu. We explored Doxil®-like (an anticancer drug and the first FDA-approved nano-drug) (75–100 nm) PEGylated liposomes encapsulating single doxorubicin-sulfate nano-rod-crystals (PLD). These crystals induce liposome sphere-to-ellipsoid deformation. Doxil® was characterized by a multitude of physicochemical methods. We demonstrate, that accompanied by advanced image-analysis means, cryo-TEM can successfully enable the determination of multiple structural parameters of such complex liposomal nano-drugs with an added value of statistically-sound distributions. The latter could not be achieved by most other physicochemical approaches. It seems that cryo-TEM is capable of quantitative description of individual liposome morphological features, including meaningful distributions of all structural elements, with averages that correlate with other physical methods. Here it is demonstrated that such quantitative cryo-TEM analysis is a powerful tool in determining what is the optimal drug to lipid ratio in PLD, which is found to be the drug to lipid ratio existing in Doxil®.
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- Rickard Nordström
- Vironova AB, Gävlegatan 22, 113 30 Stockholm, Sweden; (R.N.); (L.Z.); (J.H.)
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- Vironova AB, Gävlegatan 22, 113 30 Stockholm, Sweden; (R.N.); (L.Z.); (J.H.)
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- Vironova AB, Gävlegatan 22, 113 30 Stockholm, Sweden; (R.N.); (L.Z.); (J.H.)
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- Institute for Life Sciences and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel;
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- Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University, IMRIC, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel; (E.K.); (Y.B.)
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- Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University, IMRIC, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel; (E.K.); (Y.B.)
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- Ayana Pharma Ltd., Hadassah Ein Kerem Campus Biotechnology Park, Jerusalem 9112002, Israel;
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- Ayana Pharma Ltd., Hadassah Ein Kerem Campus Biotechnology Park, Jerusalem 9112002, Israel;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +972-55-666-0711
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Albalawi F, Hussein MZ, Fakurazi S, Masarudin MJ. Engineered Nanomaterials: The Challenges and Opportunities for Nanomedicines. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:161-184. [PMID: 33447033 PMCID: PMC7802788 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s288236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The emergence of nanotechnology as a key enabling technology over the past years has opened avenues for new and innovative applications in nanomedicine. From the business aspect, the nanomedicine market was estimated to worth USD 293.1 billion by 2022 with a perception of market growth to USD 350.8 billion in 2025. Despite these opportunities, the underlying challenges for the future of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in nanomedicine research became a significant obstacle in bringing ENMs into clinical stages. These challenges include the capability to design bias-free methods in evaluating ENMs' toxicity due to the lack of suitable detection and inconsistent characterization techniques. Therefore, in this literature review, the state-of-the-art of engineered nanomaterials in nanomedicine, their toxicology issues, the working framework in developing a toxicology benchmark and technical characterization techniques in determining the toxicity of ENMs from the reported literature are explored.
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- Fahad Albalawi
- Department of Medical Laboratory and Blood Bank, King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
- Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Natural Medicine and Product Research Laboratory Institute of Bioscience, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Najahi-Missaoui W, Arnold RD, Cummings BS. Safe Nanoparticles: Are We There Yet? Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010385. [PMID: 33396561 PMCID: PMC7794803 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The field of nanotechnology has grown over the last two decades and made the transition from the benchtop to applied technologies. Nanoscale-sized particles, or nanoparticles, have emerged as promising tools with broad applications in drug delivery, diagnostics, cosmetics and several other biological and non-biological areas. These advances lead to questions about nanoparticle safety. Despite considerable efforts to understand the toxicity and safety of these nanoparticles, many of these questions are not yet fully answered. Nevertheless, these efforts have identified several approaches to minimize and prevent nanoparticle toxicity to promote safer nanotechnology. This review summarizes our current knowledge on nanoparticles, their toxic effects, their interactions with mammalian cells and finally current approaches to minimizing their toxicity.
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- Wided Najahi-Missaoui
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-706-542-6552; Fax: +70-6542-5358
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- Department of Drug Discovery & Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA;
- Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
- Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Salapa J, Bushman A, Lowe K, Irudayaraj J. Nano drug delivery systems in upper gastrointestinal cancer therapy. NANO CONVERGENCE 2020; 7:38. [PMID: 33301056 PMCID: PMC7728832 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-020-00247-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Upper gastrointestinal (GI) carcinomas are characterized as one of the deadliest cancer types with the highest recurrence rates. Their treatment is challenging due to late diagnosis, early metastasis formation, resistance to systemic therapy and complicated surgeries performed in poorly accessible locations. Current cancer medication face deficiencies such as high toxicity and systemic side-effects due to the non-specific distribution of the drug agent. Nanomedicine has the potential to offer sophisticated therapeutic possibilities through adjusted delivery systems. This review aims to provide an overview of novel approaches and perspectives on nanoparticle (NP) drug delivery systems for gastrointestinal carcinomas. Present regimen for the treatment of upper GI carcinomas are described prior to detailing various NP drug delivery formulations and their current and potential role in GI cancer theranostics with a specific emphasis on targeted nanodelivery systems. To date, only a handful of NP systems have met the standard of care requirements for GI carcinoma patients. However, an increasing number of studies provide evidence supporting NP-based diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Future development and strategic use of NP-based drug formulations will be a hallmark in the treatment of various cancers. This article seeks to highlight the exciting potential of novel NPs for targeted cancer therapy in GI carcinomas and thus provide motivation for further research in this field.
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- Julia Salapa
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Vienna, Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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- Carle Foundation Hospital South, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- Carle-Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- Carle-Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- Cancer Center at Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- Biomedical Research Facility, 3rd Floor Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital South, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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Gräfe C, Müller EK, Gresing L, Weidner A, Radon P, Friedrich RP, Alexiou C, Wiekhorst F, Dutz S, Clement JH. Magnetic hybrid materials interact with biological matrices. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2019-0114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Magnetic hybrid materials are a promising group of substances. Their interaction with matrices is challenging with regard to the underlying physical and chemical mechanisms. But thinking matrices as biological membranes or even structured cell layers they become interesting with regard to potential biomedical applications. Therefore, we established in vitro blood-organ barrier models to study the interaction and processing of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) with these cellular structures in the presence of a magnetic field gradient. A one-cell-type–based blood-brain barrier model was used to investigate the attachment and uptake mechanisms of differentially charged magnetic hybrid materials. Inhibition of clathrin-dependent endocytosis and F-actin depolymerization led to a dramatic reduction of cellular uptake. Furthermore, the subsequent transportation of SPIONs through the barrier and the ability to detect these particles was of interest. Negatively charged SPIONs could be detected behind the barrier as well as in a reporter cell line. These observations could be confirmed with a two-cell-type–based blood-placenta barrier model. While positively charged SPIONs heavily interact with the apical cell layer, neutrally charged SPIONs showed a retarded interaction behavior. Behind the blood-placenta barrier, negatively charged SPIONs could be clearly detected. Finally, the transfer of the in vitro blood-placenta model in a microfluidic biochip allows the integration of shear stress into the system. Even without particle accumulation in a magnetic field gradient, the negatively charged SPIONs were detectable behind the barrier. In conclusion, in vitro blood-organ barrier models allow the broad investigation of magnetic hybrid materials with regard to biocompatibility, cell interaction, and transfer through cell layers on their way to biomedical application.
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- Christine Gräfe
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology and Medical Oncology , Jena University Hospital , Jena , Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology and Medical Oncology , Jena University Hospital , Jena , Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology and Medical Oncology , Jena University Hospital , Jena , Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMTI), Technische Universität Ilmenau , Ilmenau , Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt , Berlin , Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON) , Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung-Professorship, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen , Erlangen , Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON) , Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung-Professorship, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen , Erlangen , Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMTI), Technische Universität Ilmenau , Ilmenau , Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology and Medical Oncology , Jena University Hospital , Jena , Germany
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Curcumin-Loaded Nanoparticles Based on Amphiphilic Hyaluronan-Conjugate Explored as Targeting Delivery System for Neurodegenerative Disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21228846. [PMID: 33238365 PMCID: PMC7700413 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Identification of molecules able to promote neuroprotective mechanisms can represent a promising therapeutic approach to neurodegenerative disorders including Huntington's disease. Curcumin is an antioxidant and neuroprotective agent, even though its efficacy is limited by its poor absorption, rapid metabolism, systemic elimination, and limited blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability. Herein, we report on novel biodegradable curcumin-containing nanoparticles to favor the compound delivery and potentially enhance its brain bioavailability. The prepared hyaluronan-based materials able to self-assemble in stable spherical nanoparticles, consist of natural fatty acids chemically conjugated to the natural polysaccharide. The aim of this study is to provide a possible effective delivery system for curcumin with the expectation that, after having released the drug at the specific site, the biopolymer can degrade to nontoxic fragments before renal excretion, since all the starting materials are provided by natural resource. Our findings demonstrate that curcumin-encapsulated nanoparticles enter the cells and reduce their susceptibility to apoptosis in an in vitro model of Huntington's disease.
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van Eerden RAG, Mathijssen RHJ, Koolen SLW. Recent Clinical Developments of Nanomediated Drug Delivery Systems of Taxanes for the Treatment of Cancer. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:8151-8166. [PMID: 33132699 PMCID: PMC7592152 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s272529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Conventional taxanes are used as cornerstone of the chemotherapeutical treatment for a variety of malignancies. Nevertheless, a large proportion of patients do not benefit from their treatment while they do suffer from severe adverse events related to the solvent or to the active compound. Cremophor EL and polysorbate 80 free formulations, conjugates, oral formulations and different types of drug delivery systems are some examples of the several attempts to improve the treatment with taxanes. In this review article, we discuss recent clinical developments of nanomediated drug delivery systems of taxanes for the treatment of cancer. Targeting mechanisms of drug delivery systems and characteristics of the most commonly used taxane-containing drug delivery systems in the clinical setting will be discussed in this review.
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- Ruben A G van Eerden
- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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