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Zhu D, Yao K, Bo J, Zhang H, Liu L, Dong X, Song L, Leng X. Hydrophilic/lipophilic N-methylene phosphonic chitosan as a promising non-viral vector for gene delivery. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2010; 21:223-229. [PMID: 19680604 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-009-3849-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2009] [Accepted: 08/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Cationic amphiphilic drugs have recently been shown to inhibit receptor recycling by disrupting the assembly-disassembly of clathrin at the plasma membrane and endosomes. It is therefore proposed that amphiphilic and cationic polysaccharide macromolecule, when used as gene delivery vectors, may have potential ability to direct the disassembly process of cell membrane organization, and penetrate across the cell membrane into cell and nucleus. In the current study, N-methylene phosphonic chitosan (NMPCS), an amphiphilic macromolecule, was synthesized by incorporating the methylene phosphonic group into the amino groups of chitosan (CS) using formaldehyde as the coupling agent, and characterized with a FTIR spectrometer. NMPCS/DNA or CS/DNA complexes were prepared using a complex coacervation method, and characterized by agarose gel electrophoresis retardation assay and dynamic light scattering (DLS). MTT assay was employed to evaluate the cytotoxicity of the polymers and pGL3-control luciferase plasmid was utilized as a reporter gene to assess the transgenic efficacy of the polymers. It was demonstrated that NMPCS was able to fully entrap the DNA at N/P ratio of 2:1, whereas CS entrapped the DNA completely at N/P ratio of 1:1. DLS showed that the NMPCS/DNA or CS/DNA complexes were of mean diameters ranging from 110 to 180 nm. Neither NMPCS nor CS induced significant loss of cell viability at the concentrations ranging from 1 to 50 microg/ml, whereas PEI at 5 microg/ml started to result in significantly decreased cell viability. The expression of transgene mediated by NMPCS was much higher (more than 100-folds) than that mediated by CS, indicating that NMPCS was a more efficacious gene ferrying vector than CS.
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- Dunwan Zhu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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Zambito Y, Di Colo G. Chitosan and its derivatives as intraocular penetration enhancers. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1773-2247(10)50005-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ghosn B, van de Ven AL, Tam J, Gillenwater A, Sokolov KV, Richards-Kortum R, Roy K. Efficient mucosal delivery of optical contrast agents using imidazole-modified chitosan. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2010; 15:015003. [PMID: 20210443 PMCID: PMC2839797 DOI: 10.1117/1.3309739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2009] [Revised: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 12/08/2009] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The clinical applicability of antibodies and plasmonic nanosensors as topically applied, molecule-specific optical diagnostic agents for noninvasive early detection of cancer and precancer is severely limited by our inability to efficiently deliver macromolecules and nanoparticles through mucosal tissues. We have developed an imidazole-functionalized conjugate of the polysaccharide chitosan (chitosan-IAA) to enhance topical delivery of contrast agents, ranging from small molecules and antibodies to gold nanoparticles up to 44 nm in average diameter. Contrast agent uptake and localization in freshly resected mucosal tissues was monitored using confocal microscopy. Chitosan-IAA was found to reversibly enhance mucosal permeability in a rapid, reproducible manner, facilitating transepithelial delivery of optical contrast agents. Permeation enhancement occurred through an active process, resulting in the delivery of contrast agents via a paracellular or a combined paracellular/transcellular route depending on size. Coadministration of epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted antibodies with chitosan-IAA facilitated specific labeling and discrimination between paired normal and malignant human oral biopsies. Together, these data suggest that chitosan-IAA is a promising topical permeation enhancer for mucosal delivery of optical contrast agents.
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- Bilal Ghosn
- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Pavinatto FJ, Pacholatti CP, Montanha EA, Caseli L, Silva HS, Miranda PB, Viitala T, Oliveira ON. Cholesterol mediates chitosan activity on phospholipid monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:10051-10061. [PMID: 19705898 DOI: 10.1021/la901019p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The polysaccharide chitosan has been largely used in many biological applications as a fat and cholesterol reducer, bactericide agent, and wound healing material. While the efficacy for some of such uses is proven, little is known about the molecular-level interactions involved in these applications. In this study, we employ mixed Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of negatively charged dimyristoyl phosphatidic acid (DMPA) and cholesterol as cell membrane models to investigate the role of cholesterol in the molecular-level action of chitosan. Chitosan does not remove cholesterol from the monolayer. The interaction with chitosan tends to expand the DMPA monolayer due to its interpenetration within the film. On the other hand, cholesterol induces condensation of the DMPA monolayer. The competing effects cause the surface pressure isotherms of mixed DMPA-cholesterol films on a chitosan subphase to be unaffected by the cholesterol mole fraction, due to distinct degrees of chitosan penetration into the film in the presence of cholesterol. By combining polarization-modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) and sum-frequency generation spectroscopy (SFG), we showed that chitosan induces order into negatively charged phospholipid layers, whereas the opposite occurs for cholesterol. In conclusion, chitosan has its penetration in the film modulated by cholesterol, and electrostatic interactions with negatively charged phospholipids, such as DMPA, are crucial for the action of chitosan.
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- Felippe J Pavinatto
- Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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Morris VB, Neethu S, Abraham TE, Pillai CKS, Sharma CP. Studies on the condensation of depolymerized chitosans with DNA for preparing chitosan-DNA nanoparticles for gene delivery applications. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2009; 89:282-292. [PMID: 18837453 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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High molecular weight chitosan (CS) was depolymerized by oxidative degradation with NaNO(2) at room temperature to get 11 samples of CS derivatives of varying molecular weights with a view to assessing their effective molecular weight range for gene delivery applications. Viscosity studies indicated that the molecular weight of the depolymerized CS was proportional to the CS/NaNO(2) ratio. The condensation behavior of DNA/CS complexes at various charge ratios was studied using UV spectroscopy, FTIR, CD, SEM, and AFM. The results indicated that CSs having very low molecular weights and high charge density exhibited strong binding affinity to DNA compared to high molecular weight CSs. However, the very low molecular weight (1.9-7.7 kDa) CSs were found to form aggregates easily even at very low charge ratios. On the other hand, CSs having medium molecular weight (49-51 kDa) and high degree of deacetylation (DD) gave stable uniform-sized nanoparticles. Biological studies carried out with the spherical nano-sized polyplexes formed between CS of 50 kDa (DD of 94%) and pEGFP plasmid DNA at N/P ratio of 5.0 showed excellent gene transfection efficiency at pH 6.5 in HeLa cells without cytotoxicity indicating their potential as gene delivery carriers.
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- Viola B Morris
- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, Regional Research Laboratory (now NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, India), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Thiruvananthapuram-695 019, India.,Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, BMT Wing, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram-695 01, India
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, Regional Research Laboratory (now NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, India), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Thiruvananthapuram-695 019, India
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, Regional Research Laboratory (now NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, India), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Thiruvananthapuram-695 019, India
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, Regional Research Laboratory (now NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, India), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Thiruvananthapuram-695 019, India.,Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, BMT Wing, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram-695 01, India
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- Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, BMT Wing, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram-695 01, India
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Alonso D, Gimeno M, Olayo R, Vázquez-Torres H, Sepúlveda-Sánchez JD, Shirai K. Cross-linking chitosan into UV-irradiated cellulose fibers for the preparation of antimicrobial-finished textiles. Carbohydr Polym 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mertins O, da Silveira NP, Pohlmann AR, Schröder AP, Marques CM. Electroformation of giant vesicles from an inverse phase precursor. Biophys J 2009; 96:2719-26. [PMID: 19348754 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.12.3928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2008] [Revised: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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We discuss a simple modification of the well-known method of giant vesicle electroformation that allows for a direct addition of water-soluble species to the phospholipid bilayers. Using this modified method, we prepare phospholipid vesicles decorated with chitosan, a water-soluble polysaccharide currently investigated for potential pharmacological applications. We find that the method allows this polysaccharide with primary amino groups on every glucose subunit to be tightly bound to the membrane, rather than simply being encapsulated.
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- Omar Mertins
- Institut Charles Sadron, UPR22, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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Elsabee MZ, Morsi RE, Al-Sabagh AM. Surface active properties of chitosan and its derivatives. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2009; 74:1-16. [PMID: 19682870 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2009.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2009] [Revised: 05/16/2009] [Accepted: 06/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This review discusses the definition of surface active agents and specifically natural polymeric surface active agents. Chitosan by itself was found to have weak surface activity since it has no hydrophobic segments. Chemical modifications of chitosan could improve such surface activity. This is achieved by introducing hydrophobic substituents in its glucosidic group. Several examples of chitosan derivatives with surfactant activity have been surveyed. The surface active polymers form micelles and aggregates which have enormous importance in the entrapment of water-insoluble drugs and consequently applications in the controlled drug delivery and many biomedical fields. Chitosan also interacts with several substrates by electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions with considerable biomedical applications.
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- Maher Z Elsabee
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Cairo 12613, Egypt.
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Malhotra M, Kulamarva A, Sebak S, Paul A, Bhathena J, Mirzaei M, Prakash S. Ultrafine chitosan nanoparticles as an efficient nucleic acid delivery system targeting neuronal cells. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2009; 35:719-26. [DOI: 10.1080/03639040802526789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Henricus MM, Fath KR, Menzenski MZ, Banerjee IA. Morphology Controlled Growth of Chitosan-Bound Microtubes and a Study of their Biocompatibility and Antibacterial Activity. Macromol Biosci 2009; 9:317-25. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200800220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lai WF, Lin MCM. Nucleic acid delivery with chitosan and its derivatives. J Control Release 2008; 134:158-68. [PMID: 19100795 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2008.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2008] [Accepted: 11/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chitosan is a naturally occurring cationic mucopolysaccharide. It is generally biocompatible, biodegradable, mucoadhesive, non-immunogenic and non-toxic. Although chitosan is able to condense nucleic acids (NA) (both DNA and RNA) and protect them from nuclease degradation, its poor water solubility and low transfection efficacy have impeded its use as an NA carrier. In order to overcome such limitations, a multitude of strategies for chitosan modification and formulation have been proposed. In this article, we will first give a brief overview of the physical and biological properties of chitosan. Then, with a special focus on plasmid DNA delivery, we will have a detailed discussion of the latest advances in chitosan-mediated NA transfer. For future research, the following three important areas will be discussed: chitosan-mediated therapeutic small RNA transfer, structure-activity relationships (SAR) in chitosan vector design, and chitosan-mediated oral/nasal NA therapy.
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- Wing-Fu Lai
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
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Kudsiova L, Arafiena C, Lawrence M. Characterisation of Chitosan-Coated Vesicles Encapsulating DNA Suitable for Gene Delivery. J Pharm Sci 2008; 97:3981-97. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.21355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Zhang X, Ercelen S, Tikhonov VE, Karaeva SZ, Slita AV, Zarubaev VV, Mély Y, Duportail G, Babak VG. Alkylated chitosans of low molecular weight as non-viral transfection vectors for gene therapy. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2008. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363208050423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Xiang Y, Yu Q, Qi Z, Du Z, Xu S, Zhang H. Enhancement of immunological activity of CpG ODN by chitosan gene carrier. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 27:128-30. [PMID: 17497276 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-007-0204-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To investigate the enhancement of immunological activity of CpG ODN by chitosan gene carrier in mice, the effect of lymphocyte proliferation was detected in mice by using MTT, the levels of IgG and cytokines (IL-2 and IL-12) in serum were measured by ELISA and peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets CD4(+), CD8(+) were analyzed by flow cytometry. Our results showed that spleen lymphocytes isolated from the CS-CpG ODN group of mice showed the strongest proliferation (SI=1.551), and the levels of IgG, IL-2 and IL-12 in serum were higher than those of other groups. Compared with the immunization with CpG ODN, the immunization with CS-CpG ODN gene carrier was more efficient in up-regulating the percentage of CD4(+)T cells and the ratio of CD4(+)/CD8(+) of mice. It was concluded that CS gene carrier of CpG ODN was much more effective in improving immunity of CpG ODN in mice.
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- Yi Xiang
- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Gene transfer to hemophilia A mice via oral delivery of FVIII-chitosan nanoparticles. J Control Release 2008; 132:252-9. [PMID: 18634839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2008.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2008] [Accepted: 06/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Effective oral delivery of a non-viral gene carrier would represent a novel and attractive strategy for therapeutic gene transfer. To evaluate the potential of this approach, we studied the oral gene delivery efficacy of DNA polyplexes composed of chitosan and Factor VIII DNA. Transgene DNA was detected in both local and systemic tissues following oral administration of the chitosan nanoparticles to hemophilia A mice. Functional factor VIII protein was detected in plasma by chromogenic and thrombin generation assays, reaching a peak level of 2-4% FVIII at day 22 after delivery. In addition, a bleeding challenge one month after DNA administration resulted in phenotypic correction in 13/20 mice given 250-600 microg of FVIII DNA in chitosan nanoparticles, compared to 1/13 mice given naked FVIII DNA and 0/6 untreated mice. While further optimization would be required to render this type of delivery system practical for hemophilia A gene therapy, the findings suggest the feasibility of oral, non-viral delivery for gene medicine applications.
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Morille M, Passirani C, Vonarbourg A, Clavreul A, Benoit JP. Progress in developing cationic vectors for non-viral systemic gene therapy against cancer. Biomaterials 2008; 29:3477-96. [PMID: 18499247 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 568] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2008] [Accepted: 04/23/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Initially, gene therapy was viewed as an approach for treating hereditary diseases, but its potential role in the treatment of acquired diseases such as cancer is now widely recognized. The understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in cancer and the development of nucleic acid delivery systems are two concepts that have led to this development. Systemic gene delivery systems are needed for therapeutic application to cells inaccessible by percutaneous injection and for multi-located tumor sites, i.e. metastases. Non-viral vectors based on the use of cationic lipids or polymers appear to have promising potential, given the problems of safety encountered with viral vectors. Using these non-viral vectors, the current challenge is to obtain a similarly effective transfection to viral ones. Based on the advantages and disadvantages of existing vectors and on the hurdles encountered with these carriers, the aim of this review is to describe the "perfect vector" for systemic gene therapy against cancer.
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- Marie Morille
- Inserm U646, Ingénierie de la Vectorisation Particulaire, Université d'Angers, 10, rue André Boquel, 49100 Angers, France
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Zuo YY, Veldhuizen RAW, Neumann AW, Petersen NO, Possmayer F. Current perspectives in pulmonary surfactant--inhibition, enhancement and evaluation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2008; 1778:1947-77. [PMID: 18433715 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 361] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Revised: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 03/26/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Pulmonary surfactant (PS) is a complicated mixture of approximately 90% lipids and 10% proteins. It plays an important role in maintaining normal respiratory mechanics by reducing alveolar surface tension to near-zero values. Supplementing exogenous surfactant to newborns suffering from respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a leading cause of perinatal mortality, has completely altered neonatal care in industrialized countries. Surfactant therapy has also been applied to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) but with only limited success. Biophysical studies suggest that surfactant inhibition is partially responsible for this unsatisfactory performance. This paper reviews the biophysical properties of functional and dysfunctional PS. The biophysical properties of PS are further limited to surface activity, i.e., properties related to highly dynamic and very low surface tensions. Three main perspectives are reviewed. (1) How does PS permit both rapid adsorption and the ability to reach very low surface tensions? (2) How is PS inactivated by different inhibitory substances and how can this inhibition be counteracted? A recent research focus of using water-soluble polymers as additives to enhance the surface activity of clinical PS and to overcome inhibition is extensively discussed. (3) Which in vivo, in situ, and in vitro methods are available for evaluating the surface activity of PS and what are their relative merits? A better understanding of the biophysical properties of functional and dysfunctional PS is important for the further development of surfactant therapy, especially for its potential application in ARDS.
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- Yi Y Zuo
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Suspension of Fe3O4 nanoparticles stabilized by chitosan and o-carboxymethylchitosan. Int J Pharm 2008; 350:361-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2007.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2007] [Revised: 08/02/2007] [Accepted: 09/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ventura CA, Tommasini S, Crupi E, Giannone I, Cardile V, Musumeci T, Puglisi G. Chitosan microspheres for intrapulmonary administration of moxifloxacin: Interaction with biomembrane models and in vitro permeation studies. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2008; 68:235-44. [PMID: 17614266 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2007.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2007] [Revised: 04/13/2007] [Accepted: 05/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chitosan microspheres loaded moxifloxacin were prepared to obtain sustained release of the drug after intrapulmonary administration. The microspheres were produced by the spray-drying method using glutaraldehyde as the crosslinking agent. The particles were spherical with a smooth but distorted surface morphology and were of small size, ranging from 2.5 to 6.0microm, thus suitable for inhalation. In vitro release studies showed a significant burst effect for all crosslinked systems, followed by a prolonged moxifloxacin release, particularly in the presence of the highest glutaraldehyde concentration. Lipid vesicles made of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) were used as an in vitro biomembrane model to evaluate the influence of chitosan microspheres on the interaction of moxifloxacin with biological membranes. Differential scanning calorimetry was used as a simple and non-invasive technique of analysis. Moxifloxacin freely permeates through DPPC liposomes, interacting with the hydrophobic zone of the bilayers (lowering of the DeltaH value and loss of the cooperativity of the main transition peak). Uncrosslinked microspheres rapidly swelled and dissolved releasing free chitosan that was able to interact with liposomes (increase of DeltaH value), probably altering the biomembrane permeability to the drug. Crosslinked microspheres did not show this property. Pulmonary absorption of moxifloxacin-loaded chitosan microspheres was evaluated compared to the free drug. A monolayer of Calu-3 human bronchial epithelial cells mounted on Franz diffusion cells was used as an in vitro bronchial epithelium model. Microspheres retard the absorption of moxifloxacin and within 6h the cumulative amount of permeated drug was about 18%, 11% and 7% (w/w) for free moxifloxacin, moxifloxacin-loaded crosslinked and moxifloxacin-loaded uncrosslinked microspheres, respectively.
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- Cinzia A Ventura
- Pharmaco-Chemical Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
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Quemeneur F, Rinaudo M, Pépin-Donat B. Influence of Molecular Weight and pH on Adsorption of Chitosan at the Surface of Large and Giant Vesicles. Biomacromolecules 2007; 9:396-402. [DOI: 10.1021/bm700943j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Francois Quemeneur
- Laboratoire d’Electronique Moléculaire Organique et Hybride/UMR 5819 SPrAM (CEA-CNRS-UJF)/DRFMC/CEA-Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France, and Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolecules Végétales (CERMAV-CNRS) affiliated with Joseph Fourier University, BP53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire d’Electronique Moléculaire Organique et Hybride/UMR 5819 SPrAM (CEA-CNRS-UJF)/DRFMC/CEA-Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France, and Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolecules Végétales (CERMAV-CNRS) affiliated with Joseph Fourier University, BP53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire d’Electronique Moléculaire Organique et Hybride/UMR 5819 SPrAM (CEA-CNRS-UJF)/DRFMC/CEA-Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France, and Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolecules Végétales (CERMAV-CNRS) affiliated with Joseph Fourier University, BP53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Effects of fluorescent probe NBD-PC on the structure, dynamics and phase transition of DPPC. A molecular dynamics and differential scanning calorimetry study. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2007; 1778:491-501. [PMID: 18023411 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2007] [Revised: 10/16/2007] [Accepted: 10/24/2007] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We present a combined theoretical (molecular dynamics, MD) and experimental (differential scanning calorimetry, DSC) study of the effect of 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl (NBD) acyl chain-labeled fluorescent phospholipid analogs (C6-NBD-PC and C12-NBD-PC) on 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) bilayers. DSC measurements reveal that <1 mol% of NBD-PC causes elimination of the pre-transition and a large loss of cooperativity of the main transition of DPPC. Labeling with C6-NBD-PC or C12-NBD-PC shifts the main transition temperature to lower or higher values, respectively. Following our recent report on the location and dynamics of these probes (BBA 1768 (2007) 467-478) in fluid phase DPPC, we present a detailed analysis of 100-ns MD simulations of systems containing either C6-NBD-PC or C12-NBD-PC, focused on their influence on several properties of the host bilayer. Whereas most monitored parameters are not severely affected for 1.6 mol% of probe, for the higher concentration studied (6.2 mol%) important differences are evident. In agreement with published reports, we observed that the average area per phospholipid molecule increases, whereas DPPC acyl chain order parameters decrease. Moreover, we predict that incorporation of NBD-PC should increase the electrostatic potential across the bilayer and, especially for C12-NBD-PC, slow lateral diffusion of DPPC molecules and rotational mobility of DPPC acyl chains.
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Chitosan is a widely available, mucoadhesive polymer that is able to increase cellular permeability and improve the bioavailability of orally administered protein drugs. It can also be readily formed into nanoparticles able to entrap drugs or condense plasmid DNA. Studies on the formulation and oral delivery of such chitosan nanoparticles have demonstrated their efficacy in enhancing drug uptake and promoting gene expression. This review summarizes some of these findings and highlights the potential of chitosan as a component of oral delivery systems.
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- Katherine Bowman
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Liang Y, Hultin HO, Kim SK. Effect of chitosan and chitin on the separation of membranes from proteins solubilized by pH shifts using cod (Gadus morhua). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:6778-86. [PMID: 17625874 DOI: 10.1021/jf0708084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Studies with isolated membranes and isolated membranes suspended in muscle proteins solubilized at pH 3 showed that mixing chitosan and membranes at this low pH followed by a pH adjustment to 10.5 could sediment membranes effectively at 4000 g. In the solubilized muscle homogenate, the effectiveness of membrane removal by chitosan at 4000 g for 15 min was molecular weight dependent. About 80% of the phospholipids and 28% of proteins were sedimented from solubilized muscle homogenate by mixing muscle homogenate (10 g of muscle tissue homogenized with 90 mL of distilled water) with 10 mL of MW 310-375 k chitosan (10 mg/mL in 0.1 N HCl) before solubilizing it at pH 10.5, whereas 55% of the phospholipids and 12% of proteins were sedimented by mixing muscle homogenate with the MW 310-375 k chitosan before solubilizing the homogenate at pH 3. Low molecular weight chitosans (at MW 1k or 33k) showed little effect on membrane sedimentation under the same conditions. Chitin was not useful for removing membranes at either pH 3 or 10.5, whether added before or after pH adjustment.
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- Yong Liang
- Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts/Amherst, Marine Station, Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930, USA.
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You J, Hu FQ, Du YZ, Yuan H. Polymeric micelles with glycolipid-like structure and multiple hydrophobic domains for mediating molecular target delivery of paclitaxel. Biomacromolecules 2007; 8:2450-6. [PMID: 17661518 DOI: 10.1021/bm070365c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Herein, polymeric micelles with glycolipid-like structure and about 40 nm diameter are prepared by self-aggregation from stearate-grafted chitosan oligosaccharides in aqueous medium. The micelles, with high degree of substitution (DS), present specific spatial structure with multiple hydrophobic "minor cores", and thus obtain excellent internalization into cancer cells and accumulation in cytoplasm. Furthermore, the micelles showed pH-sensitive properties, thus favoring intracellular delivery of encapsulated drug via endocytosis. The cell cytotoxicity of paclitaxel encapsulated in micelles was improved sharply and contributed to the increased intracellular delivery of the drug. The present micelles are a promising carrier candidate for targeting therapy of antitumor drugs with a cytoplasmic molecule target.
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- Jian You
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 388, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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Quemeneur F, Rammal A, Rinaudo M, Pépin-Donat B. Large and giant vesicles "decorated" with chitosan: effects of pH, salt or glucose stress, and surface adhesion. Biomacromolecules 2007; 8:2512-9. [PMID: 17658883 DOI: 10.1021/bm061227a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This paper describes the behavior of large and giant unilamellar vesicles (LUVs and GUVs, respectively) in the presence of chitosan, a positively charged polyelectrolyte. Variation of the zeta-potential of LUVs as a function of chitosan concentration is studied for two different molecular weights (MW) after a preliminary study devoted to pH and salt effects on zeta-potential in order to discriminate among the effects of protons, salt, and chitosan concentrations. The difference observed between pH and salt effects on the one hand and chitosan on the other allows us to conclude there is a strong LUV-chitosan interaction. In presence of chitosan, the zeta-potential of LUVs becomes positive and two distinct regimes of variation are suggested and interpreted as follows: a first step consists of chitosan adsorption flat on the membrane (independent of MW) followed by a possible reorganization of the polymer of higher molecular weight on the surface, giving rise to loops. Then a comparative observation of the effect of pH and salt by optical microscopy is made on naked and chitosan-decorated GUVs. Results further confirm a membrane-chitosan interaction and are interpreted in the light of the results obtained for LUVs in terms of both electrostatic and hydrophobic interaction. A large majority of decorated vesicles remain stable down to pH = 1 while in the absence of chitosan they burst quickly at pH between 2 and 3. Osmotic pressure and net charge change due to addition of HCl results in a decrease in the diameter of the decorated vesicles, which remain spherical while forming tubes of lipids. In presence of NaCl, a higher resistance of decorated vesicles is also evidenced (they are stable for NaCl concentrations up to 10-1 M while naked vesicles burst when [NaCl] is between 10-2 and 10-3 M). At higher salt concentration, aggregation of decorated vesicles occurs, which is attributed to the screening of electrostatic repulsions between vesicles covered by the positively charged chitosan. Finally, adhesion of vesicles on a positively charged surface is investigated. In absence of chitosan, the vesicles immediately burst when they come in contact with the surface. On the contrary, suspension of chitosan-vesicles remain stable down to pH = 1.5. Under gentle flow vesicles move: they do not adhere on the substrate, probably due to the repulsion between positively adsorbed charged chitosan and substrate; spherical deflation occurs, but in this case daughter vesicles are formed instead of lipid tubes.
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- Francois Quemeneur
- Laboratoire Electronique Moléculaire Organique et Hybride/UMR 5819 SPrAM (CEA-CNRS-UJF)/DRFMC/CEA-Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Pavinatto FJ, Caseli L, Pavinatto A, dos Santos DS, Nobre TM, Zaniquelli MED, Silva HS, Miranda PB, de Oliveira ON. Probing chitosan and phospholipid interactions using Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films as cell membrane models. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:7666-71. [PMID: 17539668 DOI: 10.1021/la700856a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The interaction between chitosan and Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of dimyristoyl phosphatidic acid (DMPA) is investigated, with the films serving as simplified cell membrane models. At the air-water interface, chitosan modulates the structural properties of DMPA monolayers, causing expansion and decreasing the monolayer elasticity. As the surface pressure increased, some chitosan molecules remained at the interface, but others were expelled. Chitosan could be transferred onto solid supports alongside DMPA using the LB technique, as confirmed by infrared spectroscopy and quartz crystal microbalance measurements. The analysis of sum-frequency vibration spectroscopy data for the LB films combined with surface potential measurements for the monolayers pointed to chitosan inducing the ordering of the DMPA alkyl chains. Furthermore, the morphology of DMPA LB films, studied with atomic force microscopy, was affected significantly by the incorporation of chitosan, with the mixed chitosan-DMPA films displaying considerably higher thickness and roughness, in addition to chitosan aggregates. Because chitosan affected DMPA films even at pressures characteristic of cell membranes, we believe this study may help elucidate the role of chitosan in biological systems.
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- Felippe J Pavinatto
- Grupo de Polímeros Bernhard Gross, Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC), Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador São Carlense 400, CEP 13560-970, Centro, São Carlos-SP, Brazil
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Pavinatto FJ, Pavinatto A, Caseli L, Santos DSD, Nobre TM, Zaniquelli MED, Oliveira ON. Interaction of Chitosan with Cell Membrane Models at the Air−Water Interface. Biomacromolecules 2007; 8:1633-40. [PMID: 17419586 DOI: 10.1021/bm0701550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this paper we employed phospholipid Langmuir monolayers as membrane models to probe interactions with chitosan. Using a combination of surface pressure--area and surface potential--area isotherms and rheological measurements with the pendent drop technique, we observed that chitosan interacts with phospholipid molecules at the air-water interface. We propose a model in which chitosan interacts with the phospholipids mainly through electrostatic interactions, but also including H-bonding and hydrophobic forces, depending on the phospholipid packing density. At large areas per molecule, chitosan in the subphase adsorbs onto the monolayer, expanding it. At small areas per molecule, chitosan is located in the subsurface. Indeed, a mixed chitosan-phospholipid monolayer can be transferred onto solid supports, even at high surface pressures. The effects of chitosan on the viscoelastic properties of phospholipid monolayers may be taken as evidence for the ability of chitosan to disrupt cell membranes.
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- Felippe J Pavinatto
- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil
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Zheng F, Shi XW, Yang GF, Gong LL, Yuan HY, Cui YJ, Wang Y, Du YM, Li Y. Chitosan nanoparticle as gene therapy vector via gastrointestinal mucosa administration: Results of an in vitro and in vivo study. Life Sci 2007; 80:388-96. [PMID: 17074366 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2006.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2006] [Revised: 08/26/2006] [Accepted: 09/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study was designed to investigate the in vitro and in vivo transfection efficiency of chitosan nanoparticles used as vectors for gene therapy. Three types of chitosan nanoparticles [quaternized chitosan -60% trimethylated chitosan oligomer (TMCO-60%), C(43-45 KDa, 87%), and C(230 KDa, 90%)] were used to encapsulate plasmid DNA (pDNA) encoding green fluorescent protein (GFP) using the complex coacervation technique. The morphology, optimal chitosan-pDNA binding ratio and conditions for maximal in vitro transfection were studied. The in vivo transfection was conducted by feeding the chitosan/pDNA nanoparticles to 12 BALB/C-nu/nu nude mice. Both conventional and TMCO-60% could form stable nanoparticles with pDNA. The in vitro study showed the transfection efficiency to be in the following descending order: TMCO-60%>C(43-45 KDa, 87%)>C(230 KDa, 90%). TMCO-60% proved to be the most efficient and the optimal chitosan/pDNA ratio being 3.2:1. In vivo study showed most prominent GPF expression in the gastric and upper intestinal mucosa. GFP expression in the mucosa of the stomach and duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and large intestine were found, respectively, in 100%, 88.9%, 77.8% and 66.7% of the nude mice examined. TMCO-60%/pDNA nanoparticles had better in vitro and in vivo transfection activity than the other two, and with minimal toxicity, which made it a desirable non-viral vector for gene therapy via oral administration.
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- Fang Zheng
- Department of Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University and Cancer Center of Wuhan University, No 169 Donghu Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430071, China
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Martien R, Loretz B, Thaler M, Majzoob S, Bernkop-Schnürch A. Chitosan–thioglycolic acid conjugate: An alternative carrier for oral nonviral gene delivery? J Biomed Mater Res A 2007; 82:1-9. [PMID: 17265441 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Regarding safety concerns, nonviral gene delivery vehicles that have the required efficiency and safety for use in human gene therapy are being widely investigated. The aim of this study was to synthesize and evaluate a thiolated chitosan to improve the efficacy of oral gene delivery systems. Thiolated chitosan was synthesized by introducing thioglycolic acid (TGA) to chitosan via amide bond formation mediated by a carbodiimide. Based on this conjugate, nanoparticles with pDNA were generated at pH 4.0 and 5.0. Cytotoxicity of the thiolated chitosan/pDNA nanoparticles on Caco-2 cells was evaluated. The diameter of thiolated chitosan/pDNA nanoparticles was in the range of 100-200 nm. The zeta potential was determined to be 5-6 mV. Due to stability toward nucleases, the transfection rate of thiolated chitosan/pDNA nanoparticles was fivefold higher than that of unmodified chitosan/pDNA nanoparticles. Lactate dehydrogenase tests for thiolated chitosan/pDNA (pH 4.0 and 5.0) showed that (3.79 +/- 0.23)% and (2.9 +/- 0.13)% cell damage. According to these results, thiolated chitosan represents promising excipients for preparation DNA nanoparticles in nonviral gene delivery system.
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- Ronny Martien
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Lee D, Zhang W, Shirley SA, Kong X, Hellermann GR, Lockey RF, Mohapatra SS. Thiolated Chitosan/DNA Nanocomplexes Exhibit Enhanced and Sustained Gene Delivery. Pharm Res 2006; 24:157-67. [PMID: 17103334 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-006-9136-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2006] [Accepted: 07/27/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Thiolated chitosan appears to possess enhanced mucoadhesiveness and cell penetration properties, however, its potential in gene-drug delivery remains unknown. Herein, we report on a highly effective gene delivery system utilizing a 33-kDa thiol-modified chitosan derivative. METHODS Thiolated chitosan was prepared by the reaction with thioglycolic acid. Nanocomplexes of unmodified chitosan or thiolated chitosan with plasmid DNA encoding green fluorescenct protein (GFP) were characterized for their size, zeta potential, their ability to bind and protect plasmid DNA from degradation. The transfection efficiency of thiolated chitosan and sustained gene expression were evaluated in various cell lines in vitro and in Balb/c mice in vivo. RESULTS Thiolated chitosan-DNA nanocomplexes ranged in size from 75 to 120 nm in diameter and from +2.3 to 19.7 mV in zeta potential, depending on the weight ratio of chitosan to DNA. Thiolated chitosan, CSH360, exhibited effective physical stability and protection against DNase I digestion at a weight ratio>or=2.5:1. CSH360/DNA nanocomplexes induced significantly (P<0.01) higher GFP expression in HEK293, MDCK and Hep-2 cell lines than unmodified chitosan. Nanocomplexes of disulphide-crosslinked CSH360/DNA showed a sustained DNA release and continuous expression in cultured cells lasting up to 60 h post transfection. Also, intranasal administration of crosslinked CSH360/DNA nanocomplexes to mice yielded gene expression that lasted for at least 14 days. CONCLUSIONS Thiolated chitosans condense pDNA to form nanocomplexes, which exhibit a significantly higher gene transfer potential and sustained gene expression upon crosslinking, indicating their great potential for gene therapy and tissue engineering.
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- Dongwon Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine and James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
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Zuo YY, Alolabi H, Shafiei A, Kang N, Policova Z, Cox PN, Acosta E, Hair ML, Neumann AW. Chitosan enhances the in vitro surface activity of dilute lung surfactant preparations and resists albumin-induced inactivation. Pediatr Res 2006; 60:125-30. [PMID: 16864690 DOI: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000227558.14024.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chitosan is a natural, cationic polysaccharide derived from fully or partially deacetylated chitin. Chitosan is capable of inducing large phospholipid aggregates, closely resembling the function of nonionic polymers tested previously as additives to therapeutic lung surfactants. The effects of chitosan on improving the surface activity of a dilute lung surfactant preparation, bovine lipid extract surfactant (BLES), and on resisting albumin-induced inactivation were studied using a constrained sessile drop (CSD) method. Also studied in parallel were the effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG, 10 kD) and hyaluronan (HA, 1240 kD). Both adsorption and dynamic cycling studies showed that chitosan is able to significantly enhance the surface activity of 0.5 mg/mL BLES and to resist albumin-induced inactivation at an extremely low concentration of 0.05 mg/mL, 1000 times smaller than the usual concentration of PEG and 20 times smaller than HA. Optical microscopy found that chitosan induced large surfactant aggregates even in the presence of albumin. Cytotoxicity tests confirmed that chitosan has no deleterious effect on the viability of lung epithelial cells. The experimental results suggest that chitosan may be a more effective polymeric additive to lung surfactant than the other polymers tested so far.
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- Yi Y Zuo
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ercelen S, Zhang X, Duportail G, Grandfils C, Desbrières J, Karaeva S, Tikhonov V, Mély Y, Babak V. Physicochemical properties of low molecular weight alkylated chitosans: A new class of potential nonviral vectors for gene delivery. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2006; 51:140-8. [PMID: 16893630 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2006.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2006] [Revised: 05/29/2006] [Accepted: 06/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Low molecular weight chitosans grafted with N-/2(3)-(dodec-2-enyl)succinoyl groups (HM-LMW-chitosans) with a mean molecular mass of 5 kDa, a degree of acetylation of 3% and a degree of tetradecenoyl substitution (TDC) of 3-18 mol% have been synthesized. These molecules are monodisperse and soluble in water at neutral pH. Using tensiometry and Nile Red fluorescence, the HM-LMW-chitosans were found to form micelles through hydrophobic interactions involving their tetradecenoyl chains and nonprotonated glucosamine monomers. Their critical micelle concentration decreases with increasing TDC values but varies little with pH and salt. Interaction with large unilamellar vesicles taken as model membranes indicated that HM-LMW-chitosans interact mainly with vesicles mimicking the inner leaflet of biomembranes both through electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. This preferential interaction may destabilize endosomal membranes and favor the DNA release into the cytoplasm in gene delivery applications. Moreover, since this interaction significantly decreased the membrane fluidity of these vesicles, the HM-LMC-chitosans are thought to exhibit limited lateral mobility and flip-flop ability, and thus, limited cytotoxicity. These properties suggest that the HM-LMW-chitosans may constitute a promising new class of nonviral vectors for gene therapy.
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- Sebnem Ercelen
- Département de Pharmacologie & Physicochimie, Equipe Photophysique des Interactions Biomoléculaires, Institut Gilbert Laustriat, UMR 7175-LC1, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Louis Pasteur, B.P. 60024, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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Mansouri S, Cuie Y, Winnik F, Shi Q, Lavigne P, Benderdour M, Beaumont E, Fernandes JC. Characterization of folate-chitosan-DNA nanoparticles for gene therapy. Biomaterials 2006; 27:2060-5. [PMID: 16202449 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2005] [Accepted: 09/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gene therapy using polymers such as chitosan shows good biocompatibility, but low transfection efficiency. The mechanism of folic acid (FA) uptake by cells to promote targeting and internalization could improve transfection rates. The objective of this study was to synthesize and characterize FA-chitosan-DNA nanoparticles and evaluate their cytotoxicity in vitro. Chitosan-DNA and FA-Chitosan-DNA nanoparticles were prepared using reductive amidation and a complex coacervation process. The effect of charge ratio on the properties of these nanoparticles was monitored by laser scattering. DNA inclusion and integrity was evaluated by gel electrophoresis. Cell viability was illustrated with the MTT assay. Charge ratio (N/P) controlled the nanoparticles size and their zeta potential. Nanoparticles presented a mean size of 118 nm and 80% cellular viability compared to 30% cell viability using LipofectAMINE2000 controls. Gel electrophoresis showed intact DNA within the carriers. FA-nanoparticles have lower cytoxicity, good DNA condensation, positive zeta potential and particle size around 118 nm, which makes them a promising candidate as a non-viral gene vector.
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- Sania Mansouri
- Laboratoire de recherche en orthopédie, Centre de recherche, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montreal, 5400 Boul Gouin ouest, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Grant J, Tomba JP, Lee H, Allen C. Relationship between composition and properties for stable chitosan films containing lipid microdomains. J Appl Polym Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/app.23178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Zhu AP, Fang N, Chan-Park MB, Chan V. Interaction between O-carboxymethylchitosan and dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine bilayer. Biomaterials 2005; 26:6873-9. [PMID: 15972235 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2005] [Accepted: 05/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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O-carboxylmethylchitosan (OCMCS), a chitosan derivative, has emerged as a strong polymeric biomembrane perturbant. In this study, the interaction between OCMCS and dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) was examined with cross-polarization microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the surface pressure-area isotherms techniques. Cross-polarized light images showed that OCMCS induced the fusion of small DPPC multilamellar vesicles (MLV) to form large lamellar structures. From DSC measurement, the highest degree of fusion was found at the optimum OCMCS concentrations between 0.0625 and 0.2 mg/ml which are orders of magnitude lower than those required for similar reductions with unmodified chitosan as perturbant. At these concentrations, the association of DPPC and OCMCS enhances the fusion of DPPC vesicles. Surface pressure-area isotherms of DPPC monolayer in the presence of OCMCS imply interactions between OCMCS and DPPC in neutral condition. In comparison with chitosan, OCMCS proved to be a more effective membrane perturbant not only in neutral but also in acidic and basic conditions. The physical driving forces for OCMCS-induced perturbation of DPPC bilayer in neutral conditions are mainly hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions. In acidic or basic conditions, the physical driving forces are dominated by the electrostatic interactions. The strong OCMCS-DPPC interaction will potentially increase the effectiveness of OCMCS for gene or drug delivery.
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- Ai Ping Zhu
- Biological and Chemical Processing Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Chae SY, Son S, Lee M, Jang MK, Nah JW. Deoxycholic acid-conjugated chitosan oligosaccharide nanoparticles for efficient gene carrier. J Control Release 2005; 109:330-44. [PMID: 16271416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2005] [Accepted: 08/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To develop chitosan based efficient gene carriers, highly purified chitosan oligosaccharides (COSs) were chemically modified with deoxycholic acid (DOCA). Owing to the amphiphilic characters, the DOCA-conjugated COSs (COSDs) formed self-aggregated nanoparticles in aqueous milieu. The physicochemical characterization revealed that the particle size of the nanoparticles was in the range of 200 approximately 240 nm and the critical aggregation concentration (cacs) was 0.012 approximately 0.046 g/L, depending on the degree of substitution (DS). As efficient gene carriers, the COSD nanoparticles showed superior gene condensation and protection of condensed gene from endonuclease attack than unmodified COSs. Furthermore, COSDs showed great potential for gene carrier with the high level of gene transfection efficiencies, even in the presence of serum. Considered with the negligible cytotoxic effects, DOCA-modified chitosan oligosaccharides can be considered as potential candidates for efficient non-viral gene carriers.
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- Su Young Chae
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Jeonnam, Korea
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Mertins O, Sebben M, Pohlmann AR, da Silveira NP. Production of soybean phosphatidylcholine-chitosan nanovesicles by reverse phase evaporation: a step by step study. Chem Phys Lipids 2005; 138:29-37. [PMID: 16144696 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2005.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2005] [Revised: 07/05/2005] [Accepted: 07/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the present work, we describe the preparation of composite nanovesicles containing soybean phosphatidylcholine and polysaccharide chitosan by the reverse phase evaporation method. Nanovesicles free from chitosan prepared in the same way were studied as reference. The production method involves the preparation of reverse micelles followed by the formation of an organogel, which is dispersed in water to yield the final liposomal structures. Structural changes in each step of the nanovesicles preparation were studied by means of static and dynamic light scattering as well as small angle X-ray scattering. Chitosan was also fully characterized in solution. The hydrodynamic radius of the composite nanovesicles is in the range of 174-286 nm, depending on the chitosan contents. A comparison with nanovesicles free from chitosan indicates the existence of higher contents of multilamellae structures in the composites, as well as improved stability in water.
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- Omar Mertins
- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15003, CEP 91501-970 Porto Alegre RS, Brazil
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Kean T, Roth S, Thanou M. Trimethylated chitosans as non-viral gene delivery vectors: Cytotoxicity and transfection efficiency. J Control Release 2005; 103:643-53. [PMID: 15820411 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 312] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2004] [Revised: 12/30/2004] [Accepted: 01/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chitosans are linear polysaccharides of natural origin that show potential as carriers in drug and gene delivery. Introducing quaternisation on the chitosan backbone renders the polymer soluble over a wider pH range and confers controlled cationic character. This study aims to investigate the effect of increasing quaternisation and therefore, positive charge on cell viability and transfection. Oligomeric and polymeric chitosans were trimethylated, the toxicity and transfection efficiency of these derivatives were tested with respect to increasing degree of trimethylation. The cytoxicity of polymer and oligomer derivatives alone and of their complexes with plasmid DNA were determined using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay on COS-7 (monkey kidney fibroblasts) and MCF-7 (epithelial breast cancer) cells. Transfection efficiency was investigated using the pGL3 luciferase reporter gene on the same cell lines. Complexes were characterised for their stability by gel electrophoresis. Cytotoxicity results showed that all derivatives were significantly less toxic than linear polyethylenimine (PEI). A general trend of increasing toxicity with increasing degree of trimethylation was seen. However, higher toxicity was seen in polymeric chitosan derivatives over oligomeric chitosan derivatives at similar degrees of trimethylation. All derivatives complexed pGL3 luc plasmid DNA efficiently at 10:1 ratio and three (TMO44, TMC57 and TMC93) were able to transfect MCF-7 cells with greater efficiency than PEI; 16, 23 and 50-fold, respectively. TMC57, TMC93 and all TMOs gave appreciable transfection of COS-7 cells.
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- Thomas Kean
- Centre for Polymer Therapeutics, Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, Redwood Building, King Edward VII Ave, Cardiff, CF10 3XF, United Kingdom
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Krishna G, Shutava T, Lvov Y. Lipid modified polyelectrolyte microcapsules with controlled diffusion. Chem Commun (Camb) 2005:2796-8. [PMID: 15928761 DOI: 10.1039/b415774e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The lipid coating introduced directly on (polystyrene sulfonate/polyallylamine hydrochloride)5 polyelectrolyte microcapsule surfaces significantly reduces the permeability of capsule walls estimated by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP).
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- Gopal Krishna
- Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, 911 Hergot Ave, Ruston, LA 71272, USA
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Thanou M, Junginger H. Pharmaceutical Applications of Chitosan and Derivatives. POLYSACCHARIDES 2004. [DOI: 10.1201/9781420030822.ch28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Kiang T, Wen J, Lim HW, Leong KW. The effect of the degree of chitosan deacetylation on the efficiency of gene transfection. Biomaterials 2004; 25:5293-301. [PMID: 15110480 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2003] [Accepted: 12/10/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chitosans with various degrees of deacetylation were synthesized by acetylation with acetic anhydride. These chitosans were evaluated for efficacy of nanoparticle formation, DNA binding efficiency, morphology, and in vitro and in vivo gene transfection efficiency. DNA binding efficacy was reduced as degree of deacetylation was decreased, therefore requiring an increased +/-ratio to effect complete DNA complexation. For chitosan with a molecular weight of 390 kDa, the +/-ratio to achieve complete DNA complexation for degrees of deacetylation of 90%, 70% and 62% was 3.3:1, 5.0:1, and 9.0:1, respectively. The size and morphology of these nanoparticle formulations were not significantly different. The decreased degree of deacetylation results in a decrease in overall luciferase expression levels in HEK293, HeLa, and SW756 cells due to particle destabilization in the presence of serum proteins. However, intramuscular luciferase expression levels increased with decreasing deacetylation over the time points tested. Degree of chitosan deacetylation is an important factor in chitosan-DNA nanoparticle formulation as it affects DNA binding, release and gene transfection efficiency in vitro and in vivo.
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- Tina Kiang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross Building 729 Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Mansouri S, Lavigne P, Corsi K, Benderdour M, Beaumont E, Fernandes JC. Chitosan-DNA nanoparticles as non-viral vectors in gene therapy: strategies to improve transfection efficacy. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2004; 57:1-8. [PMID: 14729076 DOI: 10.1016/s0939-6411(03)00155-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 331] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Currently, the major drawback of gene therapy is the gene transfection rate. The two main types of vectors that are used in gene therapy are based on viral or non-viral gene delivery systems. The viral gene delivery system shows a high transfection yield but it has many disadvantages, such as oncogenic effects and immunogenicity. However, cationic polymers, like chitosan, have potential for DNA complexation and may be useful as non-viral vectors for gene therapy applications. Chitosan is a natural non-toxic polysaccharide, it is biodegradable and biocompatible, and protects DNA against DNase degradation and leads to its condensation. The objective of this paper was to summarize the state of the art in gene therapy and particularly the use of chitosan to improve the transfection efficiency in vivo and in vitro.
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- Sania Mansouri
- Laboratoire de Recherche en Orthopédie, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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Fang N, Chan V. Chitosan-Induced Restructuration of a Mica-Supported Phospholipid Bilayer: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study. Biomacromolecules 2003; 4:1596-604. [PMID: 14606885 DOI: 10.1021/bm034259w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chitosan has emerged as a promising material for biomedical applications. However, the effect of chitosan adsorption on the structure of model biomembrane is not known. In this study, atomic force microscopy (AFM) is employed to investigate the interaction between chitosan and mica-supported dipalmitoylphosphocholine (DPPC) bilayer. First, in situ AFM measurement indicates that nucleation of chitosan occurs around the membrane defects at the initial stage of chitosan incubation. Eventually, DPPC-chitosan binding and chitosan intermolecular association lead to chitosan aggregation on the membrane surface which is quantified by average height measurement and RMS roughness analysis. Lateral force microscopy (LFM) confirms that the adsorbed chitosan has distinct material properties. Furthermore, the trend of surface pressure-area isotherms supports the condensation of DPPC monolayer induced by chitosan in the aqueous subphase. Surface coverage and surface roughness analysis show that the extent of chitosan aggregation on the supported membrane is affected by the incubation time during long-term chitosan incubation.
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- Ning Fang
- Tissue Engineering Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Fang N, Lai ACK, Wan KT, Chan V. Effect of acyl chain mismatch on the contact mechanics of two-component phospholipid vesicle during main phase transition. Biophys Chem 2003; 104:141-53. [PMID: 12834834 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4622(02)00363-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It has been recently demonstrated that acyl chain mismatch of phospholipid bilayer composed of a binary lipid mixture induces component formation on the lateral plane of the bilayer [Biophys. J. 83 (2002) 1820-1883]. In this report, the contact mechanics of unilamellar vesicles composed of binary dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DMPC)/dipalmitoyl-phosphocholine (DPPC) mixtures on fused silica and amino-modified substrates is simultaneously probed by confocal-reflectance interference contrast microscopy (C-RICM) and cross-polarized light microscopy during gel to liquid crystalline transition of the lipid bilayer. C-RICM results indicate that the average degree of vesicle deformation for DMPC-rich and DPPC-rich vesicles adhering on fused silica substrate is increased by 30% and 14%, respectively, in comparison with that in pure DMPC and DPPC vesicles. Also, lateral heterogeneity induced by acyl chain mismatch increases the average magnitude of adhesion energy in DMPC-rich and DPPC-rich vesicles of all sizes by 6.4 times and 2.3 times, respectively. Similar modulation of adhesion mechanics induced by carbon chain difference is obtained on amino-modified substrate. Most importantly, the thermotropic transition of the mixed bilayer from gel (below T(m)) to fluid phase (above T(m)) further exemplifies the effect of acyl chain mismatch on the increases of degree of vesicle deformation and adhesion energy.
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- Ning Fang
- Tissue Engineering Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, MPE, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Fang N, Chan V. Interaction of liposome with immobilized chitosan during main phase transition. Biomacromolecules 2003; 4:581-8. [PMID: 12741773 DOI: 10.1021/bm025682s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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It has been recently demonstrated that chitosan in aqueous solution alters the phase behavior and structure of a phospholipid bilayer (Fang, N.; et al. Biomacromolecules 2001, 2, 1161-1168). Until now, the physical driving forces between chitosan and the phospholipid bilayer upon their initial encounter remains unknown. In this study, confocal reflectance interference contrast microscopy (C-RICM), phase contrast microscopy and bioadhesion modeling are concurrently applied to probe the interaction of phospholipid vesicle with immobilized chitosan at various temperatures, pH, and osmotic stress. First, the successful immobilization of chitosan on amino-silanized glass is indicated by the increases in both the degree of vesicle deformation and adhesion energy of vesicles adhering on chitosan modified substrate in comparison with those on amino-silanized glass. Second, the phase transition of a phospholipid bilayer does not modulate the adhesion strength at the chitosan-biomembrane interface at pH 7.4. With increase of the degree of protonation on the chitsoan backbone at pH 4, the adhesion energy is increased by 5-fold for vesicles of all sizes compared to that in pH 7.4. Furthermore, pH reduction amplifies the thermal-induced response of larger vesicles on the immobilized chitosan layer. Interestingly, a moderate increase of osmotic stress maximizes the degree of vesicle deformation and adhesion energy at 23 degrees C and dampens the effect of phase transition on vesicle adhesion. Overall, this study demonstrates the quantitation of chitosan-biomembrane interactions that will be critical for future applications of chitosan in biological systems.
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- Ning Fang
- Tissue Engineering Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Corsi K, Chellat F, Yahia L, Fernandes JC. Mesenchymal stem cells, MG63 and HEK293 transfection using chitosan-DNA nanoparticles. Biomaterials 2003; 24:1255-64. [PMID: 12527266 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(02)00507-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Chitosan-DNA nanoparticles were synthesized from the complexation of the cationic polymer with a ss-gal DNA plasmid, in order to study the efficacy of chitosan to develop a non-viral gene delivery system that can be optimized for efficient gene therapy. The optimal binding conditions were determined with the fluorescamine and PicoGreen assays. DNA distribution within the nanoparticle was visualized by electron transmission microscopy, while the size and morphology were assessed by atomic force microscopy. The transfection potential was evaluated for the first time on human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), on human osteosarcoma cells (MG63) and on human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293). The LipofectAMINE(TM) 2000 (LF) reagent was used in comparison. The effect of chitosan-DNA nanoparticles on cell viability was illustrated with the 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The nanoparticles formed are of a diameter inferior to 100nm with a homogenous distribution of DNA. The transfection of HEK293 cells is superior to that seen with MG63 cells and MSCs, however not surpassing that seen with LF. Minimal cytotoxicity is seen with the polyplexes compared to greater than 50% toxicity with LF. These results suggest that chitosan-DNA nanoparticles have favorable characteristics for non-viral gene delivery, are cell type dependent and not cytotoxic.
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- Karin Corsi
- Biomedical Engineering Institute, Biomechanics and Biomaterials Research Group, Ecole Polytechnique, Station Centre-Ville, H3C 3A7, Montreal, Que., Canada
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Köping-Höggård M, Mel'nikova YS, Vårum KM, Lindman B, Artursson P. Relationship between the physical shape and the efficiency of oligomeric chitosan as a gene delivery system in vitro and in vivo. J Gene Med 2003; 5:130-41. [PMID: 12539151 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chitosans of high molecular weights have emerged as efficient nonviral gene delivery systems, but the properties and efficiency of well-defined low molecular weight chitosans (<5 kDa) have not been studied. We therefore characterized DNA complexes of such low molecular weight chitosans and related their physical shape and stability to their efficiency as gene delivery systems in vitro and in vivo. METHODS Individual complexes between six different chitosan oligomers (6-, 8-, 10-, 12-, 14- and 24-mers) and fluorescence-labeled T4 DNA were visualized and classified into six physical shapes using video-enhanced fluorescence microscopy. The effects of chitosan chain length, charge ratio (+/-) and solvent properties (pH and ionic strength) on the stability and structure of the complexes were studied. Gene expression in vitro and in vivo were studied using a luciferase reporter gene. RESULTS Free DNA appeared as extended coils. Chitosan complexes had a variety of physical shapes depending on the experimental conditions. In general, the fraction of complexes that had nonaggregated, globular structures increased with increasing chain length of the chitosan oligomer, increasing charge ratio and reduction of pH (from 6.5 to 3.5). A further increase in charge ratio for globular complexes or a further reduction in pH (to 2.5) increased the fraction of aggregates, indicating a window where pharmaceutically desirable globules are obtained. Gene transfection efficiencies in vitro and in vivo were related to the physical shape and stability of the complexes. Only the 24-mer formed stable complexes that gave a high level of gene expression comparable to that of high molecular weight ultrapure chitosan (UPC) in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSIONS Chitosan oligomers form complexes with DNA in a structure-dependent manner. We conclude that the 24-mer, which has more desirable physical properties than UPC, is more attractive as a gene delivery system than the conventional high molecular weight chitosans.
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Guang Liu W, De Yao K. Chitosan and its derivatives--a promising non-viral vector for gene transfection. J Control Release 2002; 83:1-11. [PMID: 12220833 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-3659(02)00144-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The ability of a vector to ferry gene into targeted cells is the premise of improving gene-transfer efficiency. Chitosan, a naturally occurring cationic polysaccharide, has been shown to excel in transcellular transport. This attribute has been fully reflected in chitosan-mediated gene transfection systems. The objective of this review is to summarize the recent encouraging advances in unveiling the mechanism of cell entry and application of chitosan and its derivatives as novel non-viral vectors. It is our belief that researchers will uncover more truth about chitosan-based vector and realize the long-term goal of gene transfection--produce the desired clinical effect.
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- Wen Guang Liu
- Research Institute of Polymeric Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Yang F, Cui X, Yang X. Interaction of low-molecular-weight chitosan with mimic membrane studied by electrochemical methods and surface plasmon resonance. Biophys Chem 2002; 99:99-106. [PMID: 12223242 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4622(02)00134-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Chitosan has shown its potential as a non-viral gene carrier and an adsorption enhancer for subsequent drug delivery to cells. These results showed that chitosan acted as a membrane perturbant. However, there is currently a lack of direct experimental evidence of this membrane perturbance effect, especially for chitosans with low molecular weight (LMW). In this report, the interaction between a lipid (didodecyl dimethylammonium bromide; DDAB) bilayer and chitosan with molecular weight (MW) of 4200 Da was studied with cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). A lipid bilayer was formed by fusion of oppositely charged lipid vesicles on a mercaptopropionic acid (MPA)-modified gold surface to mimic a cell membrane. The results showed that the LMW chitosan could disrupt the lipid bilayer, and the effect seemed to be in a concentration-dependent manner.
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- Fan Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry and National Analytical Research Center of Electrochemistry and Spectroscopy, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, Changchun, PR China
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