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He Q, Guo Z, Fu M, Tang H, Zhu H, Shen G, He Y, Lei P. Establishment of a hTfR mAb-functionalized HPPS theranostic nanoplatform. Nanotheranostics 2020; 4:119-128. [PMID: 32328439 PMCID: PMC7171386 DOI: 10.7150/ntno.41741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Rational: Many efforts have been made to develop ligand-directed nanotheranostics in cancer management which could afford both therapeutic and diagnostic functions as well as tumor-tailored targeting. Theranostic nanoplatform targeting transferrin receptor (TfR) is an effective system for favorable delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic agents to malignancy site. Methods: To enable amalgamation of therapy and diagnosis to many TfR+ tumor, hTfR (human TfR) monoclonal antibody (mAb)-functionalized HPPS nanoparticle (HPPS-mAb) was prepared with hTfR mAb on the shell and with fluorophore DiR-BOA in the core. The targeting specificity was investigated in vitro by immunostaining and in vivo using a double-tumor-engrafted mouse model. HPPS-mAb/siRNA effect on HepG2 cells was determined by RT-PCR and western blot. Results: HPPS-mAb could specifically target cancer cells through TfR and achieve tumor accumulation at an early valuable time node, thus efficiently delivering therapeutic survivin siRNA into TfR+ HepG2 cells and mediating cell apoptosis. DiR-BOA can act as an imaging tool to diagnose cancer. Conclusions: Our studies provide a promising TfR mAb-directed theranostic nanoplatform candidate in tumor molecular imaging and in TfR targeted tumor therapy.
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- Qi He
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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AL Qtaish N, Gallego I, Villate-Beitia I, Sainz-Ramos M, López-Méndez TB, Grijalvo S, Eritja R, Soto-Sánchez C, Martínez-Navarrete G, Fernández E, Puras G, Pedraz JL. Niosome-Based Approach for In Situ Gene Delivery to Retina and Brain Cortex as Immune-Privileged Tissues. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E198. [PMID: 32106545 PMCID: PMC7150807 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Non-viral vectors have emerged as a promising alternative to viral gene delivery systems due to their safer profile. Among non-viral vectors, recently, niosomes have shown favorable properties for gene delivery, including low toxicity, high stability, and easy production. The three main components of niosome formulations include a cationic lipid that is responsible for the electrostatic interactions with the negatively charged genetic material, a non-ionic surfactant that enhances the long-term stability of the niosome, and a helper component that can be added to improve its physicochemical properties and biological performance. This review is aimed at providing recent information about niosome-based non-viral vectors for gene delivery purposes. Specially, we will discuss the composition, preparation methods, physicochemical properties, and biological evaluation of niosomes and corresponding nioplexes that result from the addition of the genetic material onto their cationic surface. Next, we will focus on the in situ application of such niosomes to deliver the genetic material into immune-privileged tissues such as the brain cortex and the retina. Finally, as future perspectives, non-invasive administration routes and different targeting strategies will be discussed.
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- Nuseibah AL Qtaish
- NanoBioCel group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.Q.); (I.G.); (I.V.-B.); (M.S.-R.); (T.B.L.-M.)
- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- NanoBioCel group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.Q.); (I.G.); (I.V.-B.); (M.S.-R.); (T.B.L.-M.)
- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- NanoBioCel group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.Q.); (I.G.); (I.V.-B.); (M.S.-R.); (T.B.L.-M.)
- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- NanoBioCel group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.Q.); (I.G.); (I.V.-B.); (M.S.-R.); (T.B.L.-M.)
- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- NanoBioCel group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.Q.); (I.G.); (I.V.-B.); (M.S.-R.); (T.B.L.-M.)
- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-08034 Barcelona, Spain; (S.G.); (R.E.)
- Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, (IQAC-CSIC), E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-08034 Barcelona, Spain; (S.G.); (R.E.)
- Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, (IQAC-CSIC), E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Neuroprothesis and Neuroengineering Research Group, Miguel Hernández University, E-03202 Elche, Spain; (C.S.-S.); (G.M.-N.); (E.F.)
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- Neuroprothesis and Neuroengineering Research Group, Miguel Hernández University, E-03202 Elche, Spain; (C.S.-S.); (G.M.-N.); (E.F.)
- Networking Research Centre for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-03202 Elche, Spain
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- Neuroprothesis and Neuroengineering Research Group, Miguel Hernández University, E-03202 Elche, Spain; (C.S.-S.); (G.M.-N.); (E.F.)
- Networking Research Centre for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-03202 Elche, Spain
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- NanoBioCel group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.Q.); (I.G.); (I.V.-B.); (M.S.-R.); (T.B.L.-M.)
- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- NanoBioCel group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.Q.); (I.G.); (I.V.-B.); (M.S.-R.); (T.B.L.-M.)
- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), E-01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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Sahu AK, Mishra J, Mishra AK. Introducing Tween-curcumin niosomes: preparation, characterization and microenvironment study. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:1779-1791. [PMID: 31970372 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm02416f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In this work, we report unusual niosomes (non-ionic surfactant based vesicles), prepared using non-ionic surfactant Tween 80 (T80) as well as Tween 20 (T20) and curcumin. Conventional niosomes consist of non-ionic surfactant and cholesterol. We found that, despite being a probiotic, curcumin plays a similar role to cholesterol in the formation and stabilization of niosomes. The prepared Tween-curcumin niosomes were characterised using Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), zeta potential, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) techniques. The curcumin-induced micelle to vesicle transition in the Tween surfactants was investigated by DLS, zeta potential, fluorescence anisotropy, and fluorescence lifetime studies. At room temperature (298 K), the prepared niosomes were found to be stable; however, at a higher temperature (333 K), the niosomes degrade gradually and irreversibly to form micelles. The temperature-dependent vesicle to micelle degradation was monitored using fluorescence anisotropy, absorption, DLS and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) measurements. Further, the Tween-curcumin niosomes show a controlled release of curcumin, which could open up the possibility of multidrug therapy.
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- Anand Kumar Sahu
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India.
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Akel H, Ismail R, Csóka I. Progress and perspectives of brain-targeting lipid-based nanosystems via the nasal route in Alzheimer's disease. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2020; 148:38-53. [PMID: 31926222 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Since health care systems dedicate substantial resources to Alzheimer's disease (AD), it poses an increasing challenge to scientists and health care providers worldwide, especially that many decades of research in the medical field revealed no optimal effective treatment for this disease. The intranasal administration route seems to be a preferable route of anti-AD drug delivery over the oral one as it demonstrates an ability to overcome the related obstacles reflected in low bioavailability, limited brain exposure and undesired pharmacokinetics or side effects. This delivery route can bypass the systemic circulation through the intraneuronal and extraneuronal pathways, providing truly needleless and direct brain drug delivery of the therapeutics due to its large surface area, porous endothelial membrane, the avoidance of the first-pass metabolism, and ready accessibility. Among the different nano-carrier systems developed, lipid-based nanosystems have become increasingly popular and have proven to be effective in managing the common symptoms of AD when administered via the nose-to-brain delivery route, which provides an answer to circumventing the BBB. The design of such lipid-based nanocarriers could be challenging since many factors can contribute to the quality of the final product. Hence, according to the authors, it is recommended to follow the quality by design methodology from the early stage of development to ensure high product quality while saving efforts and costs. This review article aims to draw attention to the up-to-date findings in the field of lipid-based nanosystems and the potential role of developing such forms in the management of AD by means of the nose-to-brain delivery route, in addition to highlighting the significant role of applying QbD methodology in this development.
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- Hussein Akel
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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Ghafari M, Haghiralsadat F, Khanamani Falahati-Pour S, Zavar Reza J. Development of a novel liposomal nanoparticle formulation of cisplatin to breast cancer therapy. J Cell Biochem 2020; 121:3584-3592. [PMID: 31907989 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cisplatin is one of the conventional drugs used in chemotherapy which has a potent antitumor function. However, due to the dangerous side effects, including the damage to DNA of the normal cells, its clinical use is limited. The aim of this study was to prepare and characterize nanoliposome containing cisplatin. We optimized liposome formulations through the modification of the proportion of SPC80 (soybeanphospholipids with 75% phosphatidylcholine) and cholesterol content. Then, novel PEGylated liposomal formulations containing SPC80: cholesterol: DSPE-mPEG (at ratios of 85:10:5) were designed and developed to serve as a therapy to achieve more improved pharmaceutical efficiency. Zeta Sizer showed that PEGylated nanoliposomes had a mean diameter of 119.7 ± 2.1 nm, a zeta potential of -26.03 ± 1.34 mV, and entrapment efficiency of 96.65 ± 3%. The optimum formulations represented sustained, thermo-sensitive release, and augmented cellular uptake. The cytotoxic effect of the liposomal drug was higher than the free medication drug that confirmed the efficiency of cellular uptake. This study suggests that nanoliposome-loaded cisplatin plays a vital role in improving drug efficacy and the reduction of dosage.
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- Mehrnaz Ghafari
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Medical Nanotechnology & Tissue Engineering Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.,Department of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.,Biotechnology Research Center, International Campus, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Borgheti-Cardoso LN, Viegas JSR, Silvestrini AVP, Caron AL, Praça FG, Kravicz M, Bentley MVLB. Nanotechnology approaches in the current therapy of skin cancer. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2020; 153:109-136. [PMID: 32113956 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Skin cancer is a high burden disease with a high impact on global health. Conventional therapies have several drawbacks; thus, the development of effective therapies is required. In this context, nanotechnology approaches are an attractive strategy for cancer therapy because they enable the efficient delivery of drugs and other bioactive molecules to target tissues with low toxic effects. In this review, nanotechnological tools for skin cancer will be summarized and discussed. First, pathology and conventional therapies will be presented, followed by the challenges of skin cancer therapy. Then, the main features of developing efficient nanosystems will be discussed, and next, the most commonly used nanoparticles (NPs) described in the literature for skin cancer therapy will be presented. Subsequently, the use of NPs to deliver chemotherapeutics, immune and vaccine molecules and nucleic acids will be reviewed and discussed as will the combination of physical methods and NPs. Finally, multifunctional delivery systems to codeliver anticancer therapeutic agents containing or not surface functionalization will be summarized.
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Faustino C, Pinheiro L. Lipid Systems for the Delivery of Amphotericin B in Antifungal Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:pharmaceutics12010029. [PMID: 31906268 PMCID: PMC7023008 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12010029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Amphotericin B (AmB), a broad-spectrum polyene antibiotic in the clinic for more than fifty years, remains the gold standard in the treatment of life-threatening invasive fungal infections and visceral leishmaniasis. Due to its poor water solubility and membrane permeability, AmB is conventionally formulated with deoxycholate as a micellar suspension for intravenous administration, but severe infusion-related side effects and nephrotoxicity hamper its therapeutic potential. Lipid-based formulations, such as liposomal AmB, have been developed which significantly reduce the toxic side effects of the drug. However, their high cost and the need for parenteral administration limit their widespread use. Therefore, delivery systems that can retain or even enhance antimicrobial efficacy while simultaneously reducing AmB adverse events are an active area of research. Among those, lipid systems have been extensively investigated due to the high affinity of AmB for binding lipids. The development of a safe and cost-effective oral formulation able to improve drug accessibility would be a major breakthrough, and several lipid systems for the oral delivery of AmB are currently under development. This review summarizes recent advances in lipid-based systems for targeted delivery of AmB focusing on non-parenteral nanoparticulate formulations mainly investigated over the last five years and highlighting those that are currently in clinical trials.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-21-7946-400; Fax: +351-21-7946-470
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García-Manrique P, Machado ND, Fernández MA, Blanco-López MC, Matos M, Gutiérrez G. Effect of drug molecular weight on niosomes size and encapsulation efficiency. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 186:110711. [PMID: 31864114 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Encapsulation into nanocarriers, such as niosomes, is a promising way to protect them from degradation, and allow controll and target delivery of bioactive compounds. For biotechnological applications, a tight control of particle size with acceptable encapsulation efficiencies (EE) is a technological challenge, especially for hydrophilic compounds due to its capability to diffuse across biological barriers. Niosomes formulated with mixture of surfactants represent promising nanocarriers due to the advantages of non-ionic surfactants, such as low cost, versatility and enhanced physico-chemical properties. In this work, the effect of both, composition of the hydrating solution and molecular weight of the loaded compound, on the particle size and EE of niosomes prepared by using the thin film hydration method was studied. Particularly, mili-Q water, glycerol solution and PEG-400 solution were tested for niosomes formulated with Span®80-Tween®80 with/without dodecanol as membrane stabilizer. It was found that particle size highly depends on hydration media composition and an interaction with compound MW could exist. Larger vesicles results in an increase in EE, which could be purely related with physical aspects such as vesicle loading volume capacity. The effect of hydration solution composition could be related with their ability to change the bilayer packing and physical properties, as observed by differential scanning calorimetry. Finally, it was possible to compare the suitability of dialysis and gel filtration as purification methods, demonstrating that gel filtration is not an adequate purification method when viscous solutions are used, since they could affect the particle vesicles retention and hence EE measurements would be misrepresentative.
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- Pablo García-Manrique
- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Oviedo, Spain
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), INFIQC, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), INFIQC, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Oviedo, Spain.
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Response Surface Methodology as a Useful Tool for Development and Optimization of Sustained Release Ketorolac Tromethamine Niosomal Organogels. J Pharm Innov 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12247-019-09421-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Schlich M, Lai F, Pireddu R, Pini E, Ailuno G, Fadda AM, Valenti D, Sinico C. Resveratrol proniosomes as a convenient nanoingredient for functional food. Food Chem 2019; 310:125950. [PMID: 31830712 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Proniosomes are free-flowing powders composed of water-soluble carriers blended with surfactants, which form niosomes upon hydration. In this work, proniosomal formulations containing the natural antioxidant resveratrol (RSV) were prepared and fully characterized. A pre-formulation study on RSV-loaded niosomes was carried out to determine the most promising ratio between the two surfactants, Tween 20 and Span 60, in terms of entrapment efficiency and antioxidant activity. The optimized formulae were subsequently adapted to be prepared as proniosomes by the slurry method, including lactose or maltodextrin as carriers. The impact of surfactants and carriers properties on size, entrapment efficiency and release kinetics of proniosomes were evaluated. In vitro release of RSV in simulated gastric and intestinal media was determined, as well as the vesicular stability. Moreover, the biocompatibility of the formulations was determined on intestinal cells in vitro. Overall, the developed proniosomes provide promising nanoingredient for functional food, improving resveratrol stability and bioavailability.
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- M Schlich
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, University of Cagliari, CNBS, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, University of Cagliari, CNBS, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, University of Cagliari, CNBS, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- DISMAB-Sezione di Chimica Organica ''A.Marchesini'', Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia (DIFAR), University of Genova, Genova 16148, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, University of Cagliari, CNBS, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, University of Cagliari, CNBS, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, University of Cagliari, CNBS, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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Hasibi F, Nasirpour A, Varshosaz J, García‐Manrique P, Blanco‐López MC, Gutiérrez G, Matos M. Formulation and Characterization of Taxifolin‐Loaded Lipid Nanovesicles (Liposomes, Niosomes, and Transfersomes) for Beverage Fortification. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201900105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Forough Hasibi
- Department of Food Science and TechnologyCollege of AgricultureIsfahan University of Technology Isfahan 84156‐83111 Iran
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental TechnologyUniversity of Oviedo, Faculty of Chemistry c/Julián Clavería 8 33006 Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Food Science and TechnologyCollege of AgricultureIsfahan University of Technology Isfahan 84156‐83111 Iran
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- Department of PharmaceuticsFaculty of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research CenterIsfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan 81746‐73461 Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental TechnologyUniversity of Oviedo, Faculty of Chemistry c/Julián Clavería 8 33006 Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical ChemistryUniversity of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain, Faculty of Chemistry c/Julián Clavería 8 33006 Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental TechnologyUniversity of Oviedo, Faculty of Chemistry c/Julián Clavería 8 33006 Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental TechnologyUniversity of Oviedo, Faculty of Chemistry c/Julián Clavería 8 33006 Oviedo Spain
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Riccardi C, Musumeci D, Trifuoggi M, Irace C, Paduano L, Montesarchio D. Anticancer Ruthenium(III) Complexes and Ru(III)-Containing Nanoformulations: An Update on the Mechanism of Action and Biological Activity. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2019; 12:E146. [PMID: 31561546 PMCID: PMC6958509 DOI: 10.3390/ph12040146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The great advances in the studies on metal complexes for the treatment of different cancer forms, starting from the pioneering works on platinum derivatives, have fostered an increasingly growing interest in their properties and biomedical applications. Among the various metal-containing drugs investigated thus far, ruthenium(III) complexes have emerged for their selective cytotoxic activity in vitro and promising anticancer properties in vivo, also leading to a few candidates in advanced clinical trials. Aiming at addressing the solubility, stability and cellular uptake issues of low molecular weight Ru(III)-based compounds, some research groups have proposed the development of suitable drug delivery systems (e.g., taking advantage of nanoparticles, liposomes, etc.) able to enhance their activity compared to the naked drugs. This review highlights the unique role of Ru(III) complexes in the current panorama of anticancer agents, with particular emphasis on Ru-containing nanoformulations based on the incorporation of the Ru(III) complexes into suitable nanocarriers in order to enhance their bioavailability and pharmacokinetic properties. Preclinical evaluation of these nanoaggregates is discussed with a special focus on the investigation of their mechanism of action at a molecular level, highlighting their pharmacological potential in tumour disease models and value for biomedical applications.
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- Claudia Riccardi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cintia 21, I-80126 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cintia 21, I-80126 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cintia 21, I-80126 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, I-80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cintia 21, I-80126 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cintia 21, I-80126 Naples, Italy.
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Ag Seleci D, Maurer V, Stahl F, Scheper T, Garnweitner G. Rapid Microfluidic Preparation of Niosomes for Targeted Drug Delivery. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20194696. [PMID: 31546717 PMCID: PMC6801367 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20194696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Niosomes are non-ionic surfactant-based vesicles with high promise for drug delivery applications. They can be rapidly prepared via microfluidics, allowing their reproducible production without the need of a subsequent size reduction step, by controlled mixing of two miscible phases of an organic (lipids dissolved in alcohol) and an aqueous solution in a microchannel. The control of niosome properties and the implementation of more complex functions, however, thus far are largely unknown for this method. Here we investigate microfluidics-based manufacturing of topotecan (TPT)-loaded polyethylene glycolated niosomes (PEGNIO). The flow rate ratio of the organic and aqueous phases was varied and optimized. Furthermore, the surface of TPT-loaded PEGNIO was modified with a tumor homing and penetrating peptide (tLyp-1). The designed nanoparticular drug delivery system composed of PEGNIO-TPT-tLyp-1 was fabricated for the first time via microfluidics in this study. The physicochemical properties were determined through dynamic light scattering (DLS) and zeta potential analysis. In vitro studies of the obtained formulations were performed on human glioblastoma (U87) cells. The results clearly indicated that tLyp-1-functionalized TPT-loaded niosomes could significantly improve anti-glioma treatment.
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- Didem Ag Seleci
- Institute for Particle Technology (iPAT), Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany.
- Centre for Pharmaceutical Engineering Research (PVZ), Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute for Particle Technology (iPAT), Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany.
- Centre for Pharmaceutical Engineering Research (PVZ), Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute for Particle Technology (iPAT), Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany.
- Centre for Pharmaceutical Engineering Research (PVZ), Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Moulahoum H, Sanli S, Timur S, Zihnioglu F. Potential effect of carnosine encapsulated niosomes in bovine serum albumin modifications. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 137:583-591. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 06/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Kapoor B, Gupta R, Gulati M, Singh SK, Khursheed R, Gupta M. The Why, Where, Who, How, and What of the vesicular delivery systems. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 271:101985. [PMID: 31351415 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Though vesicular delivery systems have been widely explored and reviewed, no comprehensive review exists that covers their development from the inception of the concept to its culmination in the form of regulated marketed formulations. With the advancement of scientific research in the field of nanomedicine, certain category of vesicular delivery systems have successfully reached the global market. Despite extensive research and highly encouraging results in a plethora of pathological conditions in the preclinical studies, translation of these nanomedicines from laboratory to market has been very limited. Aim of this review is to describe comprehensively the various colloidal delivery systems, focusing mainly on their conventional and advanced methods of preparation, different characterization techniques and main success stories of their journey from bench to bedside of the patient. The review also touches the finer nuances of the use of modern formulation approach of DoE (Design of Experiments) in their formulation and the status of regulatory guidelines for the approval of these nanomedicines.
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Chen S, Hanning S, Falconer J, Locke M, Wen J. Recent advances in non-ionic surfactant vesicles (niosomes): Fabrication, characterization, pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2019; 144:18-39. [PMID: 31446046 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Development of nanocarriers for drug delivery has received considerable attention due to their potential in achieving targeted delivery to the diseased site while sparing the surrounding healthy tissue. Safe and efficient drug delivery has always been a challenge in medicine. During the last decade, a large amount of interest has been drawn on the fabrication of surfactant-based vesicles to improve drug delivery. Niosomes are self-assembled vesicular nano-carriers formed by hydration of non-ionic surfactant, cholesterol or other amphiphilic molecules that serve as a versatile drug delivery system with a variety of applications ranging from dermal delivery to brain-targeted delivery. A large number of research articles have been published reporting their fabrication methods and applications in pharmaceutical and cosmetic fields. Niosomes have the same advantages as liposomes, such as the ability to incorporate both hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds. Besides, niosomes can be fabricated with simple methods, require less production cost and are stable over an extended period, thus overcoming the major drawbacks of liposomes. This review provides a comprehensive summary of niosomal research to date, it provides a detailed overview of the formulation components, types of niosomes, effects of components on the formation of niosomes, fabrication and purification methods, physical characterization techniques of niosomes, recent applications in pharmaceutical field such as in oral, ocular, topical, pulmonary, parental and transmucosal drug delivery, and cosmetic applications. Finally, limitations and the future outlook for this delivery system have also been discussed.
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- Shuo Chen
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence, Level 4, 20 Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland 1640, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand.
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Hydrophilic Silver Nanoparticles Loaded into Niosomes: Physical-Chemical Characterization in View of Biological Applications. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9081177. [PMID: 31426465 PMCID: PMC6724070 DOI: 10.3390/nano9081177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used as antibacterial agents and anticancer drugs, but often their low stability limits their mass production and broad applications. The use of niosomes as a carrier to protect and envelop AgNPs gives a new perspective to solve these problems. In this study, AgNPs were functionalized with sodium 3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonate (3MPS) to induce hydrophilic behavior, improving loading in Tween 20 and Span 20 niosomes (NioTw20 and NioSp20, respectively). Entrapment efficiency was evaluated by UV analyses and is around 1–4%. Dimensions were investigated by means of dynamic light scattering (DLS) (<2RH> = 140 ± 4 nm and <2RH> = 251 ± 1 nm respectively for NioTw20 + AgNPs and NioSp20 + AgNPs) and were compared with those by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and small angle X ray scattering (SAXS) analyses. Stability was assessed in water up to 90 days, and both in bovine serum and human serum for up to 8 h. In order to characterize the local structure of niosomes, SAXS measurements have been performed on Tween 20 and Span 20 empty niosomes and loaded with AgNPs. The release profiles of hydrophilic probe calcein and lipophilic probe Nile Red were performed in HEPES buffer and in human serum. All these features contribute to conclude that the two systems, NioTw20 + AgNPs and NioSp20 + AgNPs, are suitable and promising in the field of biological applications.
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Trinh LH, Takzare A, Ghafoor DD, Siddiqi AF, Ravali S, Shalbaf M, Bakhtiar M. Trachyspermum copticum essential oil incorporated niosome for cancer treatment. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2019.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Application of Box-Behnken Design in the Preparation, Optimization, and In Vitro Evaluation of Self-Assembly–Based Tamoxifen- and Doxorubicin-Loaded and Dual Drug–Loaded Niosomes for Combinatorial Breast Cancer Treatment. J Pharm Sci 2019; 108:2643-2653. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2019.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ghafelehbashi R, Akbarzadeh I, Tavakkoli Yaraki M, Lajevardi A, Fatemizadeh M, Heidarpoor Saremi L. Preparation, physicochemical properties, in vitro evaluation and release behavior of cephalexin-loaded niosomes. Int J Pharm 2019; 569:118580. [PMID: 31374239 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.118580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this study, optimized cephalexin-loaded niosomal formulations based on span 60 and tween 60 were prepared as a promising drug carrier system. The niosomal formulations were characterized using a series of techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and zeta potential measurement. The size and drug encapsulation efficiency are determined by the type and composition of surfactant. The developed niosomal formulations showed great storage stability up to 30 days with low change in size and drug entrapment during the storage, making them potential candidates for real applications. Moreover, the prepared niosomes showed negligible cytotoxicity for HepG2 cells, measured by MTT assay. The antibacterial properties of cephalexin-loaded niosome were investigated using S. aureus and E. coli as gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, respectively. The results showed that the encapsulation of antibiotic drug in niosomal formulation could enhance the antibacterial efficiency of the drug, where the minimum inhibitory concentration was droped from 8 µg/mL (cephalexin) to 4 µg/mL (cephalexin-loaded niosome) and from 4 µg/mL (cephalexin) to 1 µg/mL (cephalexin-loaded niosome) against E. coli and S. aureus, respectively. The findings of our study show that the improvement of cephalexin bioavailability and prolonged drug release profile could be obtained by niosomal formulation as a favorable antibiotic drug delivery system.
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- Department of Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore; Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis 138634, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran
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Continuous flow production of size-controllable niosomes using a thermostatic microreactor. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 182:110378. [PMID: 31352251 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The new roles of vesicular systems in advanced biomedical, analytical and food science applications demand novel preparation processes designed to reach the new standards. Particle size and monodispersity have become essential properties to control. In this work, key parameters, involved in a microfluidic reactor with hydrodynamic flow focusing, were investigated in order to quantify their effects on niosomes morphology. Particular attention was given to temperature, which is both a requirement to handle non-ionic surfactants with phase transition temperature above RT, and a tailoring variable for size and monodispersity control. With this aim, niosomes with two different sorbitan esters and cholesterol as stabilizer were formulated. High resolution and conventional 3D-printing technologies were employed for the fabrication of microfluidic reactor and thermostatic systems, since this additive technology has been essential for microfluidics development in terms of cost-effective and rapid prototyping. A customised device to control temperature and facilitate visualization of the process was developed, which can be easily coupled with commercial inverted microscopes. The results demonstrated the capability of microfluidic production of niosomes within the full range of non-ionic surfactants and membrane stabilizers.
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Gan C, Cai K, Qu X, Li H, Wei L, Cheng R. Glucose-based novel gemini surfactants: Surface activities, aggregation properties and a preliminary study as nanocarrier for resveratrol. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.03.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sadeghi Ghadi Z, Ebrahimnejad P. Curcumin entrapped hyaluronan containing niosomes: preparation, characterisation and in vitro/in vivo evaluation. J Microencapsul 2019; 36:169-179. [PMID: 31104531 DOI: 10.1080/02652048.2019.1617360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Curcumin, a natural polyphenolic compound, has numerous pharmacological activities; while it faces several bioavailability problems, due to its poor solubility and stability. So, many nanostructures have been designed to overcome these drawbacks. The aim of this study was to prepare a polymeric niosomal structure by incorporating hyaluronan to improve curcumin efficiencies. Hyaluronan containing niosomes were prepared by thin film hydration medium with slight modifications. In the formulation of hyaluronan containing niosomes size and zeta potential studies, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), in-vitro release test, DPPH antioxidant assay and in-vivo anti-inflammatory test were investigated. The results showed that hyaluronan containing niosomes were 249.83 ± 6.38 nm and the entrapment of curcumin was 98.28 ± 0.278% (w/w). In addition, the shape of the hyaluronan containing niosomes was spherical. 500 µl of the prepared formulation with 4.002 × 10-7 moles of curcumin showed 100% antioxidant effect. Moreover, the anti-inflammatory effect of the hyaluronan containing niosomes was higher than the anti-inflammatory effect of the simple suspension of curcumin.
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- Zaynab Sadeghi Ghadi
- a Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy , Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences , Sari , Iran.,b Student Research Committee, Faculty of Pharmacy , Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences , Sari , Iran
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- a Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy , Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences , Sari , Iran.,c Pharmaceutical Science Research Center , Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences , Sari , Iran
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Fernández MA, Silva OF, Vico RV, de Rossi RH. Complex systems that incorporate cyclodextrins to get materials for some specific applications. Carbohydr Res 2019; 480:12-34. [PMID: 31158527 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cyclodextrins (CDs) are a family of biodegradable cyclic hydrocarbons composed of α-(1,4) linked glucopyranose subunits, the more common containing 6, 7 or 8 glucose units are named α, β and γ-cyclodextrins respectively. Since the discovery of CDs, they have attracted interest among scientists and the first studies were about the properties of the native compounds and in particular their use as catalysts of organic reactions. Characteristics features of different types of cyclodextrins stimulated investigation in different areas of research, due to its non-toxic and non-inmunogenic properties and also to the development of an improved industrial production. In this way, many materials with important properties have been developed. This mini-review will focus on chemical systems that use cyclodextrins, whatever linked covalently or mediated by the non covalent interactions, to build complex systems developed mainly during the last five years.
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- Mariana A Fernández
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba, CONICET y Dpto. de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba, CONICET y Dpto. de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba, CONICET y Dpto. de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba, CONICET y Dpto. de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA, Córdoba, Argentina
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Morakul B, Teeranachaideekul V, Buraphacheep Junyaprasert V. Niosomal delivery of pumpkin seed oil: development, characterisation, and physical stability. J Microencapsul 2019; 36:120-129. [DOI: 10.1080/02652048.2019.1607597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Boontida Morakul
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Alopecia is the partial or total reduction of hair in a specific area of the skin that affects millions of men and women worldwide. Most common approved treatments present inconvenient therapeutic regimes and serious adverse effects. In this scenario, nanoencapsulation has emerged as a relatively simple technology for improving the therapeutic outcome of this pathology, promoting a targeted drug delivery with enhanced local bioavailability, which could reduce the adverse effects. Herein, we present some recent studies involving the nanosystems developed for the pharmacological treatment of alopecia, highlighting how each system represents an improvement in relation to conventional drug products and the future perspectives of these new technologies in reaching the market.
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Sokolov AV, Kostin NN, Ovchinnikova LA, Lomakin YA, Kudriaeva AA. Targeted Drug Delivery in Lipid-like Nanocages and Extracellular Vesicles. Acta Naturae 2019; 11:28-41. [PMID: 31413877 PMCID: PMC6643341 DOI: 10.32607/20758251-2019-11-2-28-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The possibility of targeted drug delivery to a specific tissue, organ, or cell has opened new promising avenues in treatment development. The technology of targeted delivery aims to create multifunctional carriers that are capable of long circulation in the patient's organism and possess low toxicity at the same time. The surface of modern synthetic carriers has high structural similarity to the cell membrane, which, when combined with additional modifications, also promotes the transfer of biological properties in order to penetrate physiological barriers effectively. Along with artificial nanocages, further efforts have recently been devoted to research into extracellular vesicles that could serve as natural drug delivery vehicles. This review provides a detailed description of targeted delivery systems that employ lipid and lipid-like nanocages, as well as extracellular vesicles with a high level of biocompatibility, highlighting genetically encoded drug delivery vehicles.
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- A. V. Sokolov
- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 16 /10, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 16 /10, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 16 /10, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 16 /10, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 16 /10, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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Yeo LK, Chaw CS, Elkordy AA. The Effects of Hydration Parameters and Co-Surfactants on Methylene Blue-Loaded Niosomes Prepared by the Thin Film Hydration Method. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2019; 12:ph12020046. [PMID: 30934834 PMCID: PMC6631696 DOI: 10.3390/ph12020046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 03/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This work aimed to investigate and optimise the effects of co-surfactants, hydration volume, and time on the entrapment of methylene blue (MB) within niosomes and the vesicle sizes of MB-loaded niosomes upon different storage temperatures. Niosomes were prepared by the thin film hydration method followed by gel permeation chromatography to obtain purified niosome suspensions. The probe sonication method was used to reduce the niosome vesicle size and distribution. Highest entrapment efficiencies (%EE) were determined for niosomal formulations containing Span® 60, cholesterol, and Cremophor® ELP (E2 and E3), which were prepared with a hydration volume of 5 mL. The hydration time was 15 min for E2 and 60 min for E3 (%EE = 40.1 ± 7.9% and 32.9 ± 10.1% for E3 and E2, respectively). The final lipid contents in the formulations were shown to have an impact on %EE.
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- Li Key Yeo
- University of Sunderland, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK.
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- University of Sunderland, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK.
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- University of Sunderland, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK.
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Chiodoni C, Di Martino MT, Zazzeroni F, Caraglia M, Donadelli M, Meschini S, Leonetti C, Scotlandi K. Cell communication and signaling: how to turn bad language into positive one. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2019; 38:128. [PMID: 30867009 PMCID: PMC6417210 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-019-1122-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Cell-to-cell communication has a critical role during tumor development and progression, allowing cancer cell to re-program not only the surrounding tumor microenvironment, but also cells located at distant sites. The crosstalk between neoplastic cells and accessory elements, such as immune and stromal cells, fosters several processes that are necessary for tumor progression and dissemination, such as angiogenesis, immune-escape, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, invasion and multi-drug resistance. There are several means by which cells communicate to each other, either by direct cell interactions through membrane receptors and ligands, or by releasing soluble molecules, such as growth factors, cytokines and chemokines. More recently, additional means of cell communication have been identified, such as microRNAs and extracellular vesicles. These two peculiar ways of cell-to-cell interaction were the focus of the 31st Annual Conference of the Italian Association of Cell Cultures (AICC).
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- Claudia Chiodoni
- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD SAFU, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Experimental Oncology Lab, CRS Development of Biomolecular Therapies, Orthopaedic Rizzoli Institute, Bologna, Italy
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Machado ND, Fernández MA, Häring M, Saldías C, Díaz DD. Niosomes encapsulated in biohydrogels for tunable delivery of phytoalexin resveratrol. RSC Adv 2019; 9:7601-7609. [PMID: 35521173 PMCID: PMC9061210 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09655d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A series of biohydrogels based on mixtures of kappa-carrageenan (κ-carrageenan, κ-C) and gelatin were evaluated as potential soft delivery vehicles for the encapsulation and subsequent release of non-ionic surfactant vesicles (niosomes) loaded with resveratrol (RSV). The niosomes were prepared using a mixture of amphiphilic lipids Tween 80 and Span 80 in water. The results showed that RSV-niosomes did not significantly affect the hydrogelation properties of the biopolymer mixture. Moreover, in vitro drug release experiments from biohydrogels containing RSV-niosomes were successfully carried out under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. The RSV-niosomal liberation profiles from hydrogels were fitted using first order kinetics, Higuchi, Korsmeyer-Peppas and Weibull drug release models, showing the prevalence of diffusion mechanisms in each case. In addition, the RSV release was easily tuned by adjusting the total concentration of κ-C : gelatin. Interestingly, the niosomal-hydrogel system was also found to prevent the trans-to-cis photoisomerization of RSV.
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- Noelia D Machado
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-Química de Córdoba (INFIQC-CONICET), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria X5000HUA Córdoba Argentina
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg Universitätstrasse. 31 93040 Regensburg Germany
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-Química de Córdoba (INFIQC-CONICET), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria X5000HUA Córdoba Argentina
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg Universitätstrasse. 31 93040 Regensburg Germany
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Macul Santiago Chile
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg Universitätstrasse. 31 93040 Regensburg Germany
- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3 38206 La Laguna Tenerife Spain
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Lozano-Andrés E, Libregts SF, Toribio V, Royo F, Morales S, López-Martín S, Valés-Gómez M, Reyburn HT, Falcón-Pérez JM, Wauben MH, Soto M, Yáñez-Mó M. Tetraspanin-decorated extracellular vesicle-mimetics as a novel adaptable reference material. J Extracell Vesicles 2019; 8:1573052. [PMID: 30863514 PMCID: PMC6407598 DOI: 10.1080/20013078.2019.1573052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Features like small size, low refractive index and polydispersity pose challenges to the currently available detection methods for Extracellular Vesicles (EVs). In addition, the lack of appropriate standards to set up the experimental conditions makes it difficult to compare analyses obtained by different technical approaches. By modifying synthetic nanovesicles with recombinant antigenic regions of EV-enriched tetraspanins, we aimed to construct an EV-mimetic that can be used as a suitable standard for EV analyses. To this end, the sequences of the large extracellular loops of the tetraspanins CD9, CD63 and CD81 were tagged with a target sequence for the biotin ligase BirA, and co-transformed with a BirA expression plasmid into Escherichia coli. GST fusion proteins were then isolated by affinity chromatography and released using thrombin. Biotinylated recombinant tetraspanin-loops were then coupled to (strept)avidin-coated synthetic nanovesicles and analysed and characterised by Dot-blot, Western-blot, Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, Flow Cytometry and Transmission Electron Microscopy. With this method, we were able to efficiently produce tetraspanin-domain decorated nanovesicles that share biophysical properties with natural EVs, can be detected using specific antibodies against common EV markers such as tetraspanins, and can be used as robust reference materials for detection techniques that are often used in the EV field.
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- Estefanía Lozano-Andrés
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM) Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM) Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Exosomes Lab., CIC bioGUNE, CIBERehd, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM-SO) and Unidad de Investigación Hospital Santa Cristina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM) Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM-SO) and Unidad de Investigación Hospital Santa Cristina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Immunology and Oncology Department, National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Immunology and Oncology Department, National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Exosomes Lab., CIC bioGUNE, CIBERehd, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM) Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM) Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM-SO) and Unidad de Investigación Hospital Santa Cristina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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Exploitation of the bilosome platform technology to formulate antibiotics and enhance efficacy of melioidosis treatments. J Control Release 2019; 298:202-212. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Yadav KS, Rajpurohit R, Sharma S. Glaucoma: Current treatment and impact of advanced drug delivery systems. Life Sci 2019; 221:362-376. [PMID: 30797820 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The human eye being a complex and a very sensitive organ makes the drug delivery task challenging. An increase in the intra-ocular pressure at the aqueous humour leads to glaucoma which is not only indecipherable but can also be the reason of blindness for many. The presently available marketed formulations using anti-glaucoma drugs have issues of either difficulty in crossing the blood- retinal barrier or lower systemic bioavailability. Hence, the drugs having lower therapeutic index would need to be administered frequently, which eventually lead to deposition of concentrated solutions at ocular site, producing toxic effects and cellular damage to the eye. To overcome these drawbacks the novel drug delivery systems like In-situ gels, liposomes, niosomes, hydrogel, dendrimers, nanoparticles, solid lipid nanoparticles, Microneedles or ocular inserts play an important role to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of the anti-glaucomic drugs. The present review briefs the current treatments in terms of drugs used and in detail the impact of utilizing the above mentioned novel drug delivery systems in the treatment of glaucoma.
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- Khushwant S Yadav
- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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De Silva L, Fu JY, Htar TT, Muniyandy S, Kasbollah A, Wan Kamal WHB, Chuah LH. Characterization, optimization, and in vitro evaluation of Technetium-99m-labeled niosomes. Int J Nanomedicine 2019; 14:1101-1117. [PMID: 30863048 PMCID: PMC6391155 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s184912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background and purpose Niosomes are nonionic surfactant-based vesicles that exhibit certain unique features which make them favorable nanocarriers for sustained drug delivery in cancer therapy. Biodistribution studies are critical in assessing if a nanocarrier system has preferential accumulation in a tumor by enhanced permeability and retention effect. Radiolabeling of nanocarriers with radioisotopes such as Technetium-99m (99mTc) will allow for the tracking of the nanocarrier noninvasively via nuclear imaging. The purpose of this study was to formulate, characterize, and optimize 99mTc-labeled niosomes. Methods Niosomes were prepared from a mixture of sorbitan monostearate 60, cholesterol, and synthesized D-α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (synthesis confirmed by 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy). Niosomes were radiolabeled by surface chelation with reduced 99mTc. Parameters affecting the radiolabeling efficiency such as concentration of stannous chloride (SnCl2·H2O), pH, and incubation time were evaluated. In vitro stability of radiolabeled niosomes was studied in 0.9% saline and human serum at 37°C for up to 8 hours. Results Niosomes had an average particle size of 110.2±0.7 nm, polydispersity index of 0.229±0.008, and zeta potential of −64.8±1.2 mV. Experimental data revealed that 30 µg/mL of SnCl2·H2O was the optimal concentration of reducing agent required for the radiolabeling process. The pH and incubation time required to obtain high radiolabeling efficiency was pH 5 and 15 minutes, respectively. 99mTc-labeled niosomes exhibited high radiolabeling efficiency (>90%) and showed good in vitro stability for up to 8 hours. Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first study published on the surface chelation of niosomes with 99mTc. The formulated 99mTc-labeled niosomes possessed high radiolabeling efficacy, good stability in vitro, and show good promise for potential use in nuclear imaging in the future.
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- Leanne De Silva
- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia,
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- Nutrition Unit, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia,
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia,
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fatima College of Health Sciences, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Medical Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia, .,Advanced Engineering Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia,
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Marzoli F, Marianecci C, Rinaldi F, Passeri D, Rossi M, Minosi P, Carafa M, Pieretti S. Long-Lasting, Antinociceptive Effects of pH-Sensitive Niosomes Loaded with Ibuprofen in Acute and Chronic Models of Pain. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:pharmaceutics11020062. [PMID: 30717144 PMCID: PMC6410004 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11020062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Ibuprofen is one of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) widely used to treat pain conditions. NSAIDs encounter several obstacles to passing across biological membranes. To overcome these constraints, we decided to study the effects of a new pH-sensitive formulation of niosomes containing Polysorbate 20 derivatized by Glycine and loaded with ibuprofen (NioIbu) in several animal models of pain in mice. We performed two tests commonly used to study acute antinociceptive activity, namely the writhing test and the capsaicin test. Our results demonstrated that NioIbu, administered 2 h before testing, reduced nociception, whereas the free form of ibuprofen was ineffective. In a model of inflammatory pain, hyperalgesia induced by zymosan, NioIbu induced a long-lasting reduction in hyperalgesia in treated mice. In a model of neuropathic pain induced by sciatic nerve chronic constriction, NioIbu reduced both neuropathy-induced allodynia and hyperalgesia. The results obtained in our experiments suggest that pH-sensitive niosomes containing Polysorbate 20 derivatized by Glycine is an effective model for NSAIDs delivery, providing durable antinociceptive effects and reducing the incidence of side effects.
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- Francesca Marzoli
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (ITT), 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
- Research Center for Nanotechnology Applied to Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome (CNIS), 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Illa R, Radhakrishnan SG. Phase evolution, structural characteristics and mechanism of vesicle formation from a synthetic amphiphile: Controlled morphology by tuning solution phase parameters. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2018.1467779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Ramakanth Illa
- Department of Chemistry, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, IIIT Nuzvid, Nuzvid, India
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A homologous series of apoptosis-inducing N‑acylserinols: Thermotropic phase behavior, interaction with cholesterol and characterization of cationic N‑myristoylserinol-cholesterol-CTAB niosomes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2019; 1861:504-513. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 12/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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El-Ridy MS, Yehia SA, Elsayed I, Younis MM, Abdel-Rahman RF, El-Gamil MA. Metformin hydrochloride and wound healing: from nanoformulation to pharmacological evaluation. J Liposome Res 2019; 29:343-356. [PMID: 30526146 DOI: 10.1080/08982104.2018.1556291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Niosomes as drug delivery systems have the ability to decrease drugs' side effects and increase their therapeutic effectiveness. Metformin HCl is an oral antihyperglycemic agent belonging to biguanides. It is the most commonly chosen drug as a startup therapy for patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This study aims to encapsulate metformin HCl inside niosomes to be used as a transdermal formulation helping to prolong its antidiabetic effect and investigate its ability to enhance wound healing in diabetic patients. Thin film hydration method was used to prepare metformin HCl niosomes using different proportions of Span 60, Span 40, Tween 80, and cholesterol. All formulations were characterized using transmission electron microscope, zeta potential, and vesicle size. In vitro release studies, stability studies and in vivo evaluation were conducted on selected niosomal formulations. The results of entrapment efficiency ranged from 13% to 32%. Vesicle sizes were determined in nano-range. The in vitro release profile of metformin HCl from niosomes occurred in two consecutive phases. Biological evaluation on diabetic rats revealed that metformin HCl niosomal gel given every 2 days showed a better sustained antidiabetic effect than oral doses given daily. It also showed an improvement in wound healing for diabetic rats given metformin formulations compared to nontreated ones.
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- Mohamed S El-Ridy
- Pharmaceutical Technology Department, Pharmaceutical industries Research Division, National Research Centre , Dokki, Cairo , Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University , Cairo , Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University , Cairo , Egypt.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University , Ajman , UAE
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Department, Pharmaceutical industries Research Division, National Research Centre , Dokki, Cairo , Egypt
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- Pharmacology Department, Medical Research Division, National Research Centre , Dokki, Cairo , Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Department, Pharmaceutical industries Research Division, National Research Centre , Dokki, Cairo , Egypt
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Ge X, Wei M, He S, Yuan WE. Advances of Non-Ionic Surfactant Vesicles (Niosomes) and Their Application in Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:pharmaceutics11020055. [PMID: 30700021 PMCID: PMC6410054 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11020055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Non-Ionic surfactant based vesicles, also known as niosomes, have attracted much attention in pharmaceutical fields due to their excellent behavior in encapsulating both hydrophilic and hydrophobic agents. In recent years, it has been discovered that these vesicles can improve the bioavailability of drugs, and may function as a new strategy for delivering several typical of therapeutic agents, such as chemical drugs, protein drugs and gene materials with low toxicity and desired targeting efficiency. Compared with liposomes, niosomes are much more stable during the formulation process and storage. The required pharmacokinetic properties can be achieved by optimizing components or by surface modification. This novel delivery system is also easy to prepare and scale up with low production costs. In this paper, we summarize the structure, components, formulation methods, quality control of niosome and its applications in chemical drugs, protein drugs and gene delivery.
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- Xuemei Ge
- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical College, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Pippa N, Naziris N, Stellas D, Massala C, Zouliati K, Pispas S, Demetzos C, Forys A, Marcinkowski A, Trzebicka B. PEO-b-PCL grafted niosomes: The cooperativilty of amphiphilic components and their properties in vitro and in vivo. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 177:338-345. [PMID: 30772668 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Niosomes belong to drug delivery systems and consist mainly of non-ionic surfactants and cholesterol. In this study, we designed and developed systems composed of non-ionic surfactants i.e. Tween 80, Span 80 and cholesterol with and without poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PEO-b-PCL) block copolymer, using different molar ratios of the above components. The nanosystems were formed by the thin-film hydration method with purified water as dispersion medium. Several physicochemical techniques were utilized in order to study the physicochemical and morphological characteristics of the prepared assemblies. The results showed that the presence of the block copolymer alters significantly the size and morphology of neat surfactant/cholesterol niosomes. The ageing studies also revealed that the stability is strongly dependent on the nature and the molar ratios of the components. Moreover, neither of the studied nanosystems exhibited elevated signs of cellular toxicity in vitro nor acute systemic toxicity in vivo short-term experiments. This investigation covers a new field of drug delivery platforms those of niosomes composed by different biomaterials i.e. surfactants and block copolymers.
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- Natassa Pippa
- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece; Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece.
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece; Vaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederic, MD, USA
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
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Hunthayung K, Klinkesorn U, Hongsprabhas P, Chanput W. Controlled release and macrophage polarizing activity of cold-pressed rice bran oil in a niosome system. Food Funct 2019; 10:3272-3281. [DOI: 10.1039/c8fo01884g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Phytosterols, α-tocopherol and γ-oryzanol are scientifically recognized as major health promoting compounds found in cold-pressed rice bran oil (CRBO).
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- Kwanchanok Hunthayung
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Faculty of Agro-industry
- Kasetsart University
- Bangkok 10900
- Thailand
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- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Faculty of Agro-industry
- Kasetsart University
- Bangkok 10900
- Thailand
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- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Faculty of Agro-industry
- Kasetsart University
- Bangkok 10900
- Thailand
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- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Faculty of Agro-industry
- Kasetsart University
- Bangkok 10900
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Obeid MA, Dufès C, Somani S, Mullen AB, Tate RJ, Ferro VA. Proof of concept studies for siRNA delivery by nonionic surfactant vesicles: in vitro and in vivo evaluation of protein knockdown. J Liposome Res 2019; 29:229-238. [DOI: 10.1080/08982104.2018.1531424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Mohammad A. Obeid
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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Drug-Loaded Biocompatible Nanocarriers Embedded in Poloxamer 407 Hydrogels as Therapeutic Formulations. MEDICINES 2018; 6:medicines6010007. [PMID: 30597953 PMCID: PMC6473859 DOI: 10.3390/medicines6010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hydrogels are three-dimensional networks of hydrophilic polymers able to absorb and retain a considerable amount of water or biological fluid while maintaining their structure. Among these, thermo-sensitive hydrogels, characterized by a temperature-dependent sol–gel transition, have been massively used as drug delivery systems for the controlled release of various bioactives. Poloxamer 407 (P407) is an ABA-type triblock copolymer with a center block of hydrophobic polypropylene oxide (PPO) between two hydrophilic polyethyleneoxide (PEO) lateral chains. Due to its unique thermo-reversible gelation properties, P407 has been widely investigated as a temperature-responsive material. The gelation phenomenon of P407 aqueous solutions is reversible and characterized by a sol–gel transition temperature. The nanoencapsulation of drugs within biocompatible delivery systems dispersed in P407 hydrogels is a strategy used to increase the local residence time of various bioactives at the injection site. In this mini-review, the state of the art of the most important mixed systems made up of colloidal carriers localized within a P407 hydrogel will be provided in order to illustrate the possibility of obtaining a controlled release of the entrapped drugs and an increase in their therapeutic efficacy as a function of the biomaterial used.
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Arafa MG, Ghalwash D, El-Kersh DM, Elmazar MM. Propolis-based niosomes as oromuco-adhesive films: A randomized clinical trial of a therapeutic drug delivery platform for the treatment of oral recurrent aphthous ulcers. Sci Rep 2018; 8:18056. [PMID: 30575794 PMCID: PMC6303391 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37157-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Oromuco-adhesive films for buccal delivery of Propolis extract (PPE) entrapped in niosomes, were prepared to treat oral recurrent aphthous ulcer (RAU). PPE was investigated for antimicrobial compounds. Niosomes composed of span60 and cholesterol were evaluated for particles size, polydispersity index (PDI), zeta-potential, entrapment efficiency and in vitro release. The formed oromuco-adhesive films containing niosomal PPE were evaluated for swelling, mucoadhesion and elasticity. 24 patients suffering from RAU were divided equally into medicated and placebo groups and participated in this study to examine the onset of ulcer size reduction, complete healing and pain relief. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry revealed the presence of pinocembrin, pinobanksin, chrysin and galangin as antimicrobial flavonoids with total content of 158.7 ± 0.15 µg quercetin equivalents and phenolic content of 180.8 ± 0.11 µg gallic acid equivalents/mg. Multilamellar niosomes of 176-333 nm displayed entrapment efficiency of 91 ± 0.48%, PDI of 0.676 and zeta potential of -4.99. In vitro release after 8 h from niosomal dispersion and films were 64.05% and 29.09 ± 0.13% respectively. Clinical results revealed duration of film adherence from 2-4 h in the two groups. The onset of ulcer size reduction in medicated group was attained within second and third day, complete healing was achieved within first 10 days of treatment and pain relief lasted for more than 4-5 h, in contrast to the placebo group. This oromuco-adhesive films which offer controlled and targeting drug delivery can be proposed as a new therapeutic strategy in the treatment of oral recurrent aphthous ulcer.
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- Mona G Arafa
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk city, Cairo, 11837, Egypt.
- Chemotheraputic Unit, Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of dentistry, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk city, Cairo, 11837, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk city, Cairo, 11837, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk city, Cairo, 11837, Egypt
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Potential of nanoparticulate carriers for improved drug delivery via skin. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL INVESTIGATION 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s40005-018-00418-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Rinaldi F, Hanieh PN, Del Favero E, Rondelli V, Brocca P, Pereira MC, Andreev OA, Reshetnyak YK, Marianecci C, Carafa M. Decoration of Nanovesicles with pH (Low) Insertion Peptide (pHLIP) for Targeted Delivery. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2018; 13:391. [PMID: 30515583 PMCID: PMC6279677 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-018-2807-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Acidity at surface of cancer cells is a hallmark of tumor microenvironments, which does not depend on tumor perfusion, thus it may serve as a general biomarker for targeting tumor cells. We used the pH (low) insertion peptide (pHLIP) for decoration of liposomes and niosomes. pHLIP senses pH at the surface of cancer cells and inserts into the membrane of targeted cells, and brings nanomaterial to close proximity of cellular membrane. DMPC liposomes and Tween 20 or Span 20 niosomes with and without pHLIP in their coating were fully characterized in order to obtain fundamental understanding on nanocarrier features and facilitate the rational design of acidity sensitive nanovectors. The samples stability over time and in presence of serum was demonstrated. The size, ζ-potential, and morphology of nanovectors, as well as their ability to entrap a hydrophilic probe and modulate its release were investigated. pHLIP decorated vesicles could be useful to obtain a prolonged (modified) release of biological active substances for targeting tumors and other acidic diseased tissues.
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- Federica Rinaldi
- Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Regina Elena, 291, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, P.le A. Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, LITA, Via F.lli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, LITA, Via F.lli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, LITA, Via F.lli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate, Italy
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- Physics Department, University of Rhode Island, 2 Lippitt Rd, Kingston, RI 02811 USA
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- Physics Department, University of Rhode Island, 2 Lippitt Rd, Kingston, RI 02811 USA
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- Physics Department, University of Rhode Island, 2 Lippitt Rd, Kingston, RI 02811 USA
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, P.le A. Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, P.le A. Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Zhou X, Hao Y, Yuan L, Pradhan S, Shrestha K, Pradhan O, Liu H, Li W. Nano-formulations for transdermal drug delivery: A review. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ali I, Rehman JU, Ullah S, Imran M, Javed I, El-Haj BM, Saad Ali H, Arfan M, Shah MR. Preliminary investigation of novel tetra-tailed macrocycle amphiphile based nano-vesicles for amphotericin B improved oral pharmacokinetics. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 46:S1204-S1214. [PMID: 30453792 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2018.1536061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Supramolecular macrocycles-based drug delivery systems are receiving wider recognition due to their self-assembly into nanostructures with unique characteristics. This study reports synthesis of resorcinarene-based novel and biocompatible amphiphilic supramolecular macrocycle that self-assembles into nano-vesicular system for Amphotericin B (Am-B) delivery, a model hydrophobic drug. The macrocycle was synthesized through a two-step reaction and was characterized with 1 H NMR and mass spectrometric techniques. Its biocompatibility was assessed in cancer cell lines, blood and animals. Its critical micelle concentration (CMC) was determined using UV spectrophotometer. Am-B loaded in novel macrocycle-based vesicles were examined according to their shape, size, surface charge, drug entrapment efficiency and excepients compatibility using atomic force microscope (AFM), Zetasizer, HPLC and FT-IR spectroscopy. Drug-loaded vesicles were also investigated for their in-vitro release, stability and in-vivo oral bioavailability in rabbits. The macrocycle was found to be nontoxic against cancer cells, haemo-compatible and safe in mice and revealed lower CMC. It formed mono-dispersed spherical shape vesicles of 174.4 ± 3.78 nm in mean size. Vesicles entrapped 92.05 ± 4.39% drug and were stable upon storage with gastric-simulated fluid and increased the drug oral bioavailability in rabbits. Results confirmed novel macrocycle as biocompatible vesicular nanocarrier for enhancing the oral bioavailability of lipophilic drugs.
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- Imdad Ali
- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences , Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences , Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences , Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences , Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- b ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Department of Drug Delivery , Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University , Parkville , Australia
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- c Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , College of Pharmacy, Ajman University , Ajman , UAE
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- d Department of Pharmaceutics , Dubai Pharmacy College , Dubai , UAE
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences , Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences , Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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Mokhtary P, Javan B, Sharbatkhari M, Soltani A, Erfani-Moghadam V. Cationic vesicles for efficient shRNA transfection in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. Int J Nanomedicine 2018; 13:7107-7121. [PMID: 30464462 PMCID: PMC6228047 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s177674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Novel and safe delivery solutions for RNAi therapeutics are essential to obtain the full potential of cancer gene therapy. METHODS In this study, cationic vesicular nanocarrier was applied for delivering lnc urothelial carcinoma-associated 1 (lnc UCA1) shRNA expression vector to MCF-7 cells. The physicochemical characteristics, cytotoxicity, and transfection efficiency of cationic vesicles prepared from various molar ratios of amphiphilic surfactant Tween 80 (T), squalene (S), cationic charge lipid didodecyldimethylammonium bromide, and polyethylenimine were investigated. The particle sizes of the vesicles in the nanosize range were determined by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS Gel protection assay with agarose gel electrophoresis showed cationic vesicles can protect the shRNA plasmid from DNase 1 enzyme. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H tetrazolium, inner salt result showed no significant cytotoxicity was caused in MCF-7 cancer cell line by (T:S):polyethylenimine cationic vesicles. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H tetrazolium, inner salt assay, fluorescence microscope images, and flow cytometry analyses confirmed that (T:S)1,040 μM with 4.3 μg/mL of PEI vesicles provided effective transfection without significant cytotoxicity. Furthermore, we found efficient UCA1 shRNA transfection and significant (P<0.05) cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in MCF-7 cancer cells. CONCLUSION The novel nonviral vesicular nanocarrier, (T:S)1,040 μM with 4.3 μg/mL of PEI, might be safe and efficient for cancer gene therapy and can be used in further in vitro and in vivo studies.
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- Pardis Mokhtary
- Medical Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran,
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran,
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- Medical Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran,
- Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Golestan Rheumatology Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Medical Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran,
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran,
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Almasi A, Shahhosseini S, Haeri A, Daha FJ, Geramifar P, Dadashzadeh S. Radiolabeling of Preformed Niosomes with [ 99mTc]: In Vitro Stability, Biodistribution, and In Vivo Performance. AAPS PharmSciTech 2018; 19:3859-3870. [PMID: 30291544 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-018-1182-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Nanocarriers radiolabeled with [99mTc] can be used for diagnostic imaging and radionuclide therapy, as well as tracking their pharmacokinetic and biodistribution characteristics. Due to the advantages of niosomes as an ideal drug delivery system, in this study, the radiolabeling procedure of niosomes by [99mTc]-HMPAO complexes was investigated and optimized. Glutathione (GSH)-loaded niosomes were prepared using a thin-film hydration method. To label the niosomes with [99mTc], the preformed GSH-loaded niosomes were incubated with the [99mTc]-HMPAO complex and were characterized for particle size, size distribution, zeta potential, morphology, and radiolabeling efficiency (RE). The effects of GSH concentration, incubation time, incubation temperature, and niosomal composition on RE were investigated. The biodistribution profile and in vivo SPECT/CT imaging of the niosomes and free [99mTc]-HMPAO were also studied. Based on the results, all vesicles had nano-sized structure (160-235 nm) and negative surface charge. Among the different experimental conditions that were tested, including various incubation times, incubation temperatures, and GSH concentrations, the optimum condition that resulted in a RE of 92% was 200-mM GSH and 15-min incubation at 40°C. The in vitro release study in plasma showed that about 20% of radioactivity was released after 24 h, indicating an acceptable radiolabeling stability in plasma. The biodistribution of niosomes was clearly different from the free radiolabel. Niosomes carrying radionuclide were successfully used for tracking the in vivo disposition of these carriers and SPECT/CT imaging in rats. Furthermore, biodistribution studies in tumor-bearing mice revealed higher tumor accumulation of the niosomal formulation as compared with [99mTc]-HMPAO.
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