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Guo J, O'Driscoll CM, Holmes JD, Rahme K. Bioconjugated gold nanoparticles enhance cellular uptake: A proof of concept study for siRNA delivery in prostate cancer cells. Int J Pharm 2016; 509:16-27. [PMID: 27188645 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The chemistry of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) facilitates surface modifications and thus these bioengineered NPs have been investigated as a means of delivering a variety of therapeutic cargos to treat cancer. In this study we have developed AuNPs conjugated with targeting ligands to enhance cell-specific uptake in prostate cancer cells, with a purpose of providing efficient non-viral gene delivery systems in the treatment of prostate cancer. As a consequence, two novel AuNPs were synthesised namely AuNPs-PEG-Tf (negatively charged AuNPs with the transferrin targeting ligands) and AuNPs-PEI-FA (positively charged AuNPs with the folate-receptor targeting ligands). Both bioconjugated AuNPs demonstrated low cytotoxicity in prostate cancer cells. The attachment of the targeting ligand Tf to AuNPs successfully achieved receptor-mediated cellular uptake in PC-3 cells, a prostate cancer cell line highly expressing Tf receptors. The AuNPs-PEI-FA effectively complexed small interfering RNA (siRNA) through electrostatic interaction. At the cellular level the AuNPs-PEI-FA specifically delivered siRNA into LNCaP cells, a prostate cancer cell line overexpressing prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA, exhibits a hydrolase enzymic activity with a folate substrate). Following endolysosomal escape the AuNPs-PEI-FA.siRNA formulation produced enhanced endogenous gene silencing compared to the non-targeted formulation. Our results suggest both formulations have potential as non-viral gene delivery vectors in the treatment of prostate cancer.
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- Jianfeng Guo
- Pharmacodelivery Group, School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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- Materials Chemistry and Analysis Group, Department of Chemistry and The Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Materials Chemistry and Analysis Group, Department of Chemistry and The Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Department of Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Applied Science, Notre Dame University (Louaize), Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon.
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Boge L, Bysell H, Ringstad L, Wennman D, Umerska A, Cassisa V, Eriksson J, Joly-Guillou ML, Edwards K, Andersson M. Lipid-Based Liquid Crystals As Carriers for Antimicrobial Peptides: Phase Behavior and Antimicrobial Effect. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:4217-4228. [PMID: 27033359 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is increasing worldwide, and the demand for novel antimicrobials is constantly growing. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) could be an important part of future treatment strategies of various bacterial infection diseases. However, AMPs have relatively low stability, because of proteolytic and chemical degradation. As a consequence, carrier systems protecting the AMPs are greatly needed, to achieve efficient treatments. In addition, the carrier system also must administrate the peptide in a controlled manner to match the therapeutic dose window. In this work, lyotropic liquid crystalline (LC) structures consisting of cubic glycerol monooleate/water and hexagonal glycerol monooleate/oleic acid/water have been examined as carriers for AMPs. These LC structures have the capability of solubilizing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances, as well as being biocompatible and biodegradable. Both bulk gels and discrete dispersed structures (i.e., cubosomes and hexosomes) have been studied. Three AMPs have been investigated with respect to phase stability of the LC structures and antimicrobial effect: AP114, DPK-060, and LL-37. Characterization of the LC structures was performed using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), dynamic light scattering, ζ-potential, and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM) and peptide loading efficacy by ultra performance liquid chromatography. The antimicrobial effect of the LCNPs was investigated in vitro using minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and time-kill assay. The most hydrophobic peptide (AP114) was shown to induce an increase in negative curvature of the cubic LC system. The most polar peptide (DPK-060) induced a decrease in negative curvature while LL-37 did not change the LC phase at all. The hexagonal LC phase was not affected by any of the AMPs. Moreover, cubosomes loaded with peptides AP114 and DPK-060 showed preserved antimicrobial activity, whereas particles loaded with peptide LL-37 displayed a loss in its broad-spectrum bactericidal properties. AMP-loaded hexosomes showed a reduction in antimicrobial activity.
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- Lukas Boge
- SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Drottning Kristinas väg 45, Box 5607, Stockholm SE 11486, Sweden
- Department of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology , Kemigården 4, Göteborg SE-41296, Sweden
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- SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Drottning Kristinas väg 45, Box 5607, Stockholm SE 11486, Sweden
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- SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Drottning Kristinas väg 45, Box 5607, Stockholm SE 11486, Sweden
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- SP Process Development, Forskargatan 18, Box 36, Södertälje SE 15121, Sweden
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- Inserm U1066, University of Angers , 4 rue Larrey, Cedex 9 Angers FR 49933, France
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, CHU Angers , 4 rue Larrey, Angers FR 49000, France
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- Department of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University , Husargatan 3, Box 579, Uppsala SE-75123, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University , Husargatan 3, Box 579, Uppsala SE-75123, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology , Kemigården 4, Göteborg SE-41296, Sweden
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Wang D, Cao Y, Cao M, Sun Y, Wang J, Hao J. Dual-Responsive Viscoelastic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Fluids to Control the Diffusion of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Molecules. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:2079-87. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Dong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing & Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology; China University of Petroleum (East China); Qingdao 266580 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing & Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology; China University of Petroleum (East China); Qingdao 266580 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing & Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology; China University of Petroleum (East China); Qingdao 266580 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing & Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology; China University of Petroleum (East China); Qingdao 266580 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing & Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology; China University of Petroleum (East China); Qingdao 266580 China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Shandong University), Ministry of Education; Jinan 250100 China
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Roy B, Satpathi S, Hazra P. Topological Influence of Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Systems on Excited-State Proton Transfer Dynamics. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:3057-3065. [PMID: 26953966 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In the present work, we have investigated the excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) dynamics inside lipid-based reverse hexagonal (HII), gyroid Ia3d, and diamond Pn3m LLC phases. Polarized light microscopy (PLM) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) techniques have been employed for the characterization of LLC systems. Time-resolved fluorescence results reveal the retarded ESPT dynamics inside liquid crystalline systems compared to bulk water, and it follows the order HII < Ia3d < Pn3m < H2O. The slower solvation, hampered "Grotthuss" proton transfer process, and most importantly, topological influence, of the LLC systems are believed to be mainly responsible for the slower and different extent of ESPT dynamics. Interestingly, recombination dynamics is found to be faster with respect to bulk water and it follows the order H2O < Pn3m < Ia3d < HII. Faster recombination dynamics arises due to lower dielectric constant and different channel diameters of these LLC systems. However, the dissociation dynamics is found to be slower than bulk water and it follows the order HII < Ia3d < Pn3m < H2O. Differences in critical packing parameter of LLC systems are believed to be the governing factors for the slower dissociation dynamics in these liquid crystalline systems.
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- Bibhisan Roy
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) , Pune, 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) , Pune, 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) , Pune, 411008, Maharashtra, India
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Ramezanpour M, Leung SSW, Delgado-Magnero KH, Bashe BYM, Thewalt J, Tieleman DP. Computational and experimental approaches for investigating nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1858:1688-709. [PMID: 26930298 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Most therapeutic agents suffer from poor solubility, rapid clearance from the blood stream, a lack of targeting, and often poor translocation ability across cell membranes. Drug/gene delivery systems (DDSs) are capable of overcoming some of these barriers to enhance delivery of drugs to their right place of action, e.g. inside cancer cells. In this review, we focus on nanoparticles as DDSs. Complementary experimental and computational studies have enhanced our understanding of the mechanism of action of nanocarriers and their underlying interactions with drugs, biomembranes and other biological molecules. We review key biophysical aspects of DDSs and discuss how computer modeling can assist in rational design of DDSs with improved and optimized properties. We summarize commonly used experimental techniques for the study of DDSs. Then we review computational studies for several major categories of nanocarriers, including dendrimers and dendrons, polymer-, peptide-, nucleic acid-, lipid-, and carbon-based DDSs, and gold nanoparticles. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Membrane Proteins edited by J.C. Gumbart and Sergei Noskov.
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- M Ramezanpour
- Centre for Molecular Simulation, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Centre for Molecular Simulation, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada; Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Centre for Molecular Simulation, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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Patil-Sen Y, Sadeghpour A, Rappolt M, Kulkarni CV. Facile Preparation of Internally Self-assembled Lipid Particles Stabilized by Carbon Nanotubes. J Vis Exp 2016:53489. [PMID: 26967650 PMCID: PMC4828174 DOI: 10.3791/53489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We present a facile method to prepare nanostructured lipid particles stabilized by carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Single-walled (pristine) and multi-walled (functionalized) CNTs are used as stabilizers to produce Pickering type oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions. Lipids namely, Dimodan U and Phytantriol are used as emulsifiers, which in excess water self-assemble into the bicontinuous cubic Pn3m phase. This highly viscous phase is fragmented into smaller particles using a probe ultrasonicator in presence of conventional surfactant stabilizers or CNTs as done here. Initially, the CNTs (powder form) are dispersed in water followed by further ultrasonication with the molten lipid to form the final emulsion. During this process the CNTs get coated with lipid molecules, which in turn are presumed to surround the lipid droplets to form a particulate emulsion that is stable for months. The average size of CNT-stabilized nanostructured lipid particles is in the submicron range, which compares well with the particles stabilized using conventional surfactants. Small angle X-ray scattering data confirms the retention of the original Pn3m cubic phase in the CNT-stabilized lipid dispersions as compared to the pure lipid phase (bulk state). Blue shift and lowering of the intensities in characteristic G and G' bands of CNTs observed in Raman spectroscopy characterize the interaction between CNT surface and lipid molecules. These results suggest that the interactions between the CNTs and lipids are responsible for their mutual stabilization in aqueous solutions. As the concentrations of CNTs employed for stabilization are very low and lipid molecules are able to functionalize the CNTs, the toxicity of CNTs is expected to be insignificant while their biocompatibility is greatly enhanced. Hence the present approach finds a great potential in various biomedical applications, for instance, for developing hybrid nanocarrier systems for the delivery of multiple functional molecules as in combination therapy or polytherapy.
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- Yogita Patil-Sen
- Centre for Materials Science, School of Physical Sciences and Computing, University of Central Lancashire
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- Centre for Materials Science, School of Physical Sciences and Computing, University of Central Lancashire;
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Le BTC, Tran N, Mulet X, Winkler DA. Modeling the Influence of Fatty Acid Incorporation on Mesophase Formation in Amphiphilic Therapeutic Delivery Systems. Mol Pharm 2016; 13:996-1003. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- By Tu C. Le
- CSIRO Manufacturing, Clayton 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Clayton 3169, Australia
- Australian Synchrotron, Clayton 3168, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Clayton 3169, Australia
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parkville 3052, Australia
- Latrobe Institute for Molecular Science, Bundoora 3083, Australia
- School
of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park 5042, Australia
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Liu Y, An S, Li J, Kuang Y, He X, Guo Y, Ma H, Zhang Y, Ji B, Jiang C. Brain-targeted co-delivery of therapeutic gene and peptide by multifunctional nanoparticles in Alzheimer's disease mice. Biomaterials 2016; 80:33-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.11.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chang DP, Dabkowska AP, Campbell RA, Wadsäter M, Barauskas J, Tiberg F, Nylander T. Interfacial properties of POPC/GDO liquid crystalline nanoparticles deposited on anionic and cationic silica surfaces. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:26630-26642. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp04506e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Reversed lipid liquid crystalline nanoparticles (LCNPs) of the cubic micellar (I2) phase have high potential in drug delivery applications due to their ability to encapsulate both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drug molecules.
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- Debby P. Chang
- Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- Lund University
- SE-221 Lund
- Sweden
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- Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- Lund University
- SE-221 Lund
- Sweden
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- Camurus AB
- Ideon Science Park
- SE-22379 Lund
- Sweden
- Biomedical Science
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- Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- Lund University
- SE-221 Lund
- Sweden
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Che X, Wang Z, Liu Y, Sun Y, Liu H. Sustained release of nerve growth factor from highly homogenous cubosomes stabilized by β-casein with enhanced bioactivity and bioavailability. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra19887b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The bioactivity of NGF was improved when loaded in β-casein stabilized cubosomes and the cubosomes showed better transport through RWM as compared with free NGF.
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- Xin Che
- School of Pharmacy
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang 110016
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang 110016
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang 110016
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang 110016
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang 110016
- P. R. China
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Simon LC, Stout RW, Sabliov C. Bioavailability of Orally Delivered Alpha-Tocopherol by Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic) Acid (PLGA) Nanoparticles and Chitosan Covered PLGA Nanoparticles in F344 Rats. Nanobiomedicine (Rij) 2016; 3:8. [PMID: 29942383 PMCID: PMC5998269 DOI: 10.5772/63305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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It is hypothesized that the bioavailability of αT (alpha-tocopherol), an antioxidant, can be improved when delivered by poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) nanoparticles (NPs) and chitosan covered PLGA nanoparticles (PLGA-Chi NPs), and that the mucoadhesive properties of chitosan may enhance absorption of αT. PLGA and PLGA-Chi NPs were characterized by measuring entrapment efficiency, size, polydispersity, and zeta potential. Nanoparticle physical stability, chemical stability of entrapped αT, and release kinetics were also measured. Pharmacokinetic studies were conducted by administering PLGA (αT) NPs, PLGA-Chi (αT) NPs, and free αT via oral gavage in rats. The size and zeta potential of the two particle systems were 97.87 ± 2.63 nm and -36.2 ± 1.31 mV for PLGA(αT) NPs, and 134 ± 2.05 nm and 38.0 ± 2.90 mV for PLGA-Chi (αT) nanoparticles in DI water. The particle systems showed to be stable during various in vitro assays. Bioavailability of nanodelivered αT was improved compared to the free αT, by 170% and 121% for PLGA and PLGA-Chi NPs, respectively. It was concluded that while chitosan did not further improved bioavailability of αT, PLGA NPs protected the entrapped drug from the GI environment degradation and proved to be an effective delivery system for αT.
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- Lacey C. Simon
- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University A&M and LSU Agricultural Center, USA
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University A&M, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University A&M and LSU Agricultural Center, USA
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Góźdź WT. Cubosome Topologies at Various Particle Sizes and Crystallographic Symmetries. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:13321-13326. [PMID: 26587642 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The nanoparticles built of bicontinuos lyotropic phases of cubic symmetry are studied within the framework of the Landau-Brazovskii functional that correctly predicts the structure of soft monocrystals and thin films of bicontinuos lyotropic phases. A detailed description of the geometry and topology of cubosomes is presented. This level of description of the internal structure of cubosomes is not easily accessible by experimental techniques. I show that the internal structure of the cubosomes may be extremely rich.
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- W T Góźdź
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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van 't Hag L, Shen HH, Lu J, Hawley AM, Gras SL, Drummond CJ, Conn CE. Deconvoluting the Effect of the Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Domains of an Amphiphilic Integral Membrane Protein in Lipid Bicontinuous Cubic Mesophases. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:12025-12034. [PMID: 26488819 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Lipidic bicontinuous cubic mesophases with encapsulated amphiphilic proteins are widely used in a range of biological and biomedical applications, including in meso crystallization, as drug delivery vehicles for therapeutic proteins, and as biosensors and biofuel cells. However, the effect of amphiphilic protein encapsulation on the cubic phase nanostructure is not well-understood. In this study, we illustrate the effect of incorporating the bacterial amphiphilic membrane protein Ag43, and its individual hydrophobic β(43) and hydrophilic α(43) domains, in bicontinuous cubic mesophases. For the monoolein, monoalmitolein, and phytantriol cubic phases with and without 8% w/w cholesterol, the effect of the full length amphiphilic protein Ag43 on the cubic phase nanostructure was more significant than the sum of the individual hydrophobic β(43) and hydrophilic α(43) domains. Several factors were found to potentially influence the impact of the hydrophobic β(43) domain on the cubic phase internal nanostructure. These include the size of the hydrophobic β(43) domain relative to the thickness of the lipid bilayer, as well as its charge and diameter. The size of the hydrophilic α(43) domain relative to the water channel radius of the cubic mesophase was also found to be important. The secondary structure of the Ag43 proteins was affected by the hydrophobic thickness and physicochemical properties of the lipid bilayer and the water channel diameter of the cubic phase. Such structural changes may be small but could potentially affect membrane protein function.
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship , Clayton, Victoria 3169, Australia
- School of Applied Sciences, College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University , Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University , Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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Citrem modulates internal nanostructure of glyceryl monooleate dispersions and bypasses complement activation: Towards development of safe tunable intravenous lipid nanocarriers. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2015; 11:1909-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zhai J, Hinton TM, Waddington LJ, Fong C, Tran N, Mulet X, Drummond CJ, Muir BW. Lipid-PEG conjugates sterically stabilize and reduce the toxicity of phytantriol-based lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoparticles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:10871-10880. [PMID: 26362479 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoparticle dispersions are of interest as delivery vectors for biomedicine. Aqueous dispersions of liposomes, cubosomes, and hexosomes are commonly stabilized by nonionic amphiphilic block copolymers to prevent flocculation and phase separation. Pluronic stabilizers such as F127 are commonly used; however, there is increasing interest in using chemically reactive stabilizers for enhanced functionalization and specificity in therapeutic delivery applications. This study has explored the ability of 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine conjugated with poly(ethylene glycol) (DSPE-PEGMW) (2000 Da ≤ MW ≤ 5000 Da) to engineer and stabilize phytantriol-based lyotropic liquid crystalline dispersions. The poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) moiety provides a tunable handle to the headgroup hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity to allow access to a range of nanoarchitectures in these systems. Specifically, it was observed that increasing PEG molecular weight promotes greater interfacial curvature of the dispersions, with liposomes (Lα) present at lower PEG molecular weight (MW 2000 Da), and a propensity for cubosomes (QII(P) or QII(D) phase) at MW 3400 Da or 5000 Da. In comparison to Pluronic F127-stabilized cubosomes, those made using DSPE-PEG3400 or DSPE-PEG5000 had enlarged internal water channels. The toxicity of these cubosomes was assessed in vitro using A549 and CHO cell lines, with cubosomes prepared using DSPE-PEG5000 having reduced cytotoxicity relative to their Pluronic F127-stabilized analogues.
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- Jiali Zhai
- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, Private Bag 10, Clayton, VIC 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Biosecurity Flagship, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, 5 Portarlington Road, East Geelong, VIC 3219, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, Private Bag 10, Clayton, VIC 3169, Australia
- School of Applied Sciences, College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University , GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, Private Bag 10, Clayton, VIC 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, Private Bag 10, Clayton, VIC 3169, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University , GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, Private Bag 10, Clayton, VIC 3169, Australia
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Chemelli A, Conde-Valentín B, Uhlig F, Glatter O. Amino Acid Induced Modification of Self-Assembled Monoglyceride-Based Nanostructures. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:10377-10381. [PMID: 26334484 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Self-assembled phases based on monoglycerides are promising candidates for drug delivery systems. Alterations of these phases need to be performed by addition of substances which are biocompatible. Inverse bicontinuous cubic phases are altered by the addition of five amino acids, namely, glycine, phenylalanine, alanine, glutamine, and tryptophan. These natural molecules have a diversity of side chains which predicts their polarity and subsequently their interaction with the interfacial region. Whereas polar amino acids cause a slight shrinking of the fully hydrated phase, amino acids with a nonpolar side chain expand it. Tryptophan is also able to provoke a growth of inverse hexagonal, micellar cubic, and micellar structures. Amino acid concentrations in the aqueous phase, even above the amino acid's solubility, further affect all aforementioned structures and cause a significant enlargement of up to 26%. Besides the amino acids' impact on the structural sizes, they also affect the phase transition temperatures.
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- Angela Chemelli
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology , Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology , Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology , Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology , Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Ruocco N, Frielinghaus H, Vitiello G, D’Errico G, Leal LG, Richter D, Ortona O, Paduano L. How hydrophobically modified chitosans are stabilized by biocompatible lipid aggregates. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 452:160-168. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Chang DP, Barauskas J, Dabkowska AP, Wadsäter M, Tiberg F, Nylander T. Non-lamellar lipid liquid crystalline structures at interfaces. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 222:135-47. [PMID: 25435157 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 11/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The self-assembly of lipids leads to the formation of a rich variety of nano-structures, not only restricted to lipid bilayers, but also encompassing non-lamellar liquid crystalline structures, such as cubic, hexagonal, and sponge phases. These non-lamellar phases have been increasingly recognized as important for living systems, both in terms of providing compartmentalization and as regulators of biological activity. Consequently, they are of great interest for their potential as delivery systems in pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic applications. The compartmentalizing nature of these phases features mono- or bicontinuous networks of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains. To utilize these non-lamellar liquid crystalline structures in biomedical devices for analyses and drug delivery, it is crucial to understand how they interact with and respond to different types of interfaces. Such non-lamellar interfacial layers can be used to entrap functional biomolecules that respond to lipid curvature as well as the confinement. It is also important to understand the structural changes of deposited lipid in relation to the corresponding bulk dispersions. They can be controlled by changing the lipid composition or by introducing components that can alter the curvature or by deposition on nano-structured surface, e.g. vertical nano-wire arrays. Progress in the area of liquid crystalline lipid based nanoparticles opens up new possibilities for the preparation of well-defined surface films with well-defined nano-structures. This review will focus on recent progress in the formation of non-lamellar dispersions and their interfacial properties at the solid/liquid and biologically relevant interfaces.
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Kumar M, Kumaraswamy G. Phase behaviour of the ternary system: monoolein-water-branched polyethylenimine. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:5705-5711. [PMID: 26081120 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01082a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Addition of a branched polymer, polyethyleneimine, significantly alters the organization of a glycerol monooleate (GMO) lipid-water system. We present detailed data over a wide range of compositions (water content from 10 to 40%, relative to GMO and PEI fractions from 0 to 4%) and temperatures (25-80 °C). The PEI molecular weight effects are examined using polymers over a range from 0.8 to 25 kDa. Addition of PEI induces the formation of higher curvature reverse phases. In particular, PEI induces the formation of the Fd3m phase: a discontinuous phase comprising reverse micelles of two different sizes stacked in a cubic AB2 crystal. The formation of the Fd3m phase at room temperature, upon addition of polar, water soluble PEI is unusual, since such phases typically are formed only upon addition of apolar oils. The largest stability window for the Fd3m phase is observed for PEI with a molecular weight = 2 kDa. We discuss how PEI influences the formation and stability of high curvature phases.
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- Manoj Kumar
- Complex Fluids and Polymer Engineering Group, Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India.
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Tran N, Mulet X, Hawley AM, Conn CE, Zhai J, Waddington LJ, Drummond CJ. First Direct Observation of Stable Internally Ordered Janus Nanoparticles Created by Lipid Self-Assembly. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:4229-4233. [PMID: 25984944 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b01751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We present the first observation of Janus nanoparticles consisting of stable, coexisting ordered mesophases in discrete particles created by lipid self-assembly. Cryo-TEM images provided visual identification of the multicompartment Janus nanoparticles and, combined with SAXS data, confirmed the presence of mixed cubic phases and mixed cubic/hexagonal phases within individual nanoparticles. We further investigated computer visualization models to interpret the potential interface between the interconnected coexisting nanostructured domains within a single nanoparticle.
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- Nhiem Tran
- †CSIRO, Manufacturing Flagship, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
- ‡SAXS/WAXS Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- †CSIRO, Manufacturing Flagship, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- ‡SAXS/WAXS Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- ∥School of Applied Sciences, College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
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- †CSIRO, Manufacturing Flagship, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- ∥School of Applied Sciences, College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
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An injectable liquid crystal system for sustained delivery of entecavir. Int J Pharm 2015; 490:265-72. [PMID: 26004002 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.05.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Liquid crystal (LC) technology has attracted much interest for new injectable sustained-release (SR) formulations. In this study, an injectable liquid crystal-forming system (LCFS) including entecavir was prepared for the treatment of hepatitis B. In particular, an anchoring effect was introduced because LCFSs are relatively hydrophobic while entecavir is a slightly charged drug. The physicochemical properties of LCFSs were investigated by cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), polarized optical microscopy, and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), showing typical characteristics of the liquid crystalline phase, which was classified as the hexagonal phase. A pharmacokinetic study in rats showed sustained release of entecavir for 3-5 days with a basic LCFS formulation composed of sorbitan monooleate (SMO), phosphatidyl choline (PC), and tocopherol acetate (TA) as the main LC components. 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidic acid (DPPA), an anionic phospholipid, was added to increase the anchoring effect between the cationic entecavir and the anionic DPPA, which resulted in a 1.5-times increase in half-life in rats. In addition, anchoring was strengthened by optimizing the pH to 2.5-4.5, increasing the half-life in the rat and dog. Also, due to the increasing terminal half-life from rat to dog resulting from species differences, LCFS produced one week delivery of entecavir in rat and two weeks delivery in dog. Therefore, LCFS injection using the anchoring effect for entecavir can potentially be used to deliver the drug over more than 2 weeks or even 1 month for the treatment of hepatitis B.
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Angelov B, Angelova A, Drechsler M, Garamus VM, Mutafchieva R, Lesieur S. Identification of large channels in cationic PEGylated cubosome nanoparticles by synchrotron radiation SAXS and Cryo-TEM imaging. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:3686-92. [PMID: 25820228 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm00169b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Extra-large nanochannel formation in the internal structure of cationic cubosome nanoparticles results from the interplay between charge repulsion and steric stabilization of the lipid membrane interfaces and is evidenced by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM) and synchrotron radiation small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The swollen cubic symmetry of the lipid nanoparticles emerges through a shaping transition of onion bilayer vesicle intermediates containing a fusogenic nonlamellar lipid. Cationic amphiphile cubosome particles, thanks to the advantages of their liquid crystalline soft porous nanoarchitecture and capability for multi-drug nanoencapsulation, appear to be of interest for the design of mitochondrial targeting devices in anti-cancer therapies and as siRNA nanocarriers for gene silencing.
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- Borislav Angelov
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovskeho Nam. 2, 16206 Prague, Czech Republic
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Azmi IDM, Wu L, Wibroe PP, Nilsson C, Østergaard J, Stürup S, Gammelgaard B, Urtti A, Moghimi SM, Yaghmur A. Modulatory effect of human plasma on the internal nanostructure and size characteristics of liquid-crystalline nanocarriers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:5042-5049. [PMID: 25884233 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The inverted-type liquid-crystalline dispersions comprising cubosomes and hexosomes hold much potential for drug solubilization and site-specific targeting on intravenous administration. Limited information, however, is available on the influence of plasma components on nanostructural and morphological features of cubosome and hexosome dispersions, which may modulate their stability in the blood and their overall biological performance. Through an integrated approach involving SAXS, cryo-TEM, and nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) we have studied the time-dependent effect of human plasma (and the plasma complement system) on the integrity of the internal nanostructure, morphology, and fluctuation in size distribution of phytantriol (PHYT)-based nonlamellar crystalline dispersions. The results indicate that in the presence of plasma the internal nanostructure undergoes a transition from the biphasic phase (a bicontinuous cubic phase with symmetry Pn3m coexisting with an inverted-type hexagonal (H2) phase) to a neat hexagonal (H2) phase, which decreases the median particle size. These observations were independent of a direct effect by serum albumin and dispersion-mediated complement activation. The implication of these observations in relation to soft nanocarrier design for intravenous drug delivery is discussed.
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- §Centre for Drug Research, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- ∥School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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Hubčík L, Funari SS, Pullmannová P, Devínsky F, Uhríková D. Stimuli responsive polymorphism of C12NO/DOPE/DNA complexes: Effect of pH, temperature and composition. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1848:1127-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2014] [Revised: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Preparation and characterization of quercetin-loaded lipid liquid crystalline systems. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 128:296-303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Revised: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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An TH, La Y, Cho A, Jeong MG, Shin TJ, Park C, Kim KT. Solution self-assembly of block copolymers containing a branched hydrophilic block into inverse bicontinuous cubic mesophases. ACS NANO 2015; 9:3084-3096. [PMID: 25731603 DOI: 10.1021/nn507338s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Solution self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers into inverse bicontinuous cubic mesophases is an emerging strategy for directly creating highly ordered triply periodic porous polymer nanostructures with large pore networks and desired surface functionalities. Although there have been recent reports on the formation of highly ordered triply periodic minimal surfaces of self-assembled block copolymer bilayers, the structural requirements for block copolymers in order to facilitate the preferential formation of such inverse mesophases in solution have not been fully investigated. In this study, we synthesized a series of model block copolymers, namely, branched poly(ethylene glycol)-block-polystyrene (bPEG-PS), to investigate the effect of the architecture of the block copolymers on their solution self-assembly into inverse mesophases consisting of the block copolymer bilayer. On the basis of the results, we suggest that the branched architecture of the hydrophilic block is a crucial structural requirement for the preferential self-assembly of the resulting block copolymers into inverse bicontinuous cubic phases. The internal crystalline lattice of the inverse bicontinuous cubic structure can be controlled via coassembly of branched and linear block copolymers. The results presented here provide design criteria for amphiphilic block copolymers to allow the formation of inverse bicontinuous cubic mesophases in solution. This may contribute to the direct synthesis of well-defined porous polymers with desired crystalline order in the porous networks and surface functionalities.
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- Tae Hyun An
- †Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- †Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- †Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- †Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- ‡Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- †Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- †Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
- §KIST-UNIST-Ulsan Center for Convergence Materials, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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Zhai J, Scoble JA, Li N, Lovrecz G, Waddington LJ, Tran N, Muir BW, Coia G, Kirby N, Drummond CJ, Mulet X. Epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted lipid nanoparticles retain self-assembled nanostructures and provide high specificity. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:2905-2913. [PMID: 25516406 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr05200e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Next generation drug delivery utilising nanoparticles incorporates active targeting to specific sites. In this work, we combined targeting with the inherent advantages of self-assembled lipid nanoparticles containing internal nano-structures. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeting, PEGylated lipid nanoparticles using phytantriol and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-PEG-maleimide amphiphiles were created. The self-assembled lipid nanoparticles presented here have internal lyotropic liquid crystalline nano-structures, verified by synchrotron small angle X-ray scattering and cryo-transmission electron microscopy, that offer the potential of high drug loading and enhanced cell penetration. Anti-EGFR Fab' fragments were conjugated to the surface of nanoparticles via a maleimide-thiol reaction at a high conjugation efficiency and retained specificity following conjugation to the nanoparticles. The conjugated nanoparticles were demonstrated to have high affinity for an EGFR target in a ligand binding assay.
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- Jiali Zhai
- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, Private Bag 10, Clayton, VIC 3169, Australia.
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Transdermal baicalin delivery using diethylene glycol monoethyl ether-mediated cubic phase gel. Int J Pharm 2015; 479:219-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Revised: 11/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kulkarni CV, Moinuddin Z, Patil-Sen Y, Littlefield R, Hood M. Lipid-hydrogel films for sustained drug release. Int J Pharm 2015; 479:416-21. [PMID: 25578369 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2014] [Revised: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report a hybrid system, fabricated from nanostructured lipid particles and polysaccharide based hydrogel, for sustained release applications. Lipid particles were prepared by kinetically stabilizing self-assembled lipid nanostructures whereas the hydrogel was obtained by dissolving kappa-carrageenan (KC) in water. The drug was incorporated in native as well as lipid particles loaded hydrogels, which upon dehydration formed thin films. The kinetics of drug release from these films was monitored by UV-vis spectroscopy while the films were characterized by Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy and small angle X-ray scattering techniques. Pre-encapsulation of a drug into lipid particles is demonstrably advantageous in certain ways; for instance, direct interactions between KC and drug molecules are prohibited due to the mediation of hydrophobic forces generated by lipid tails. Rapid diffusion of small drug molecules from porous hydrogel network is interrupted by their encapsulation into rather large sized lipid particles. The drug release from the lipid-hydrogel matrix was sustained by an order of magnitude timescale with respect to the release from native hydrogel films. These studies form a strong platform for the development of combined carrier systems for controlled therapeutic applications.
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- Chandrashekhar V Kulkarni
- Centre for Materials Science, School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom.
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- Centre for Materials Science, School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Materials Science, School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom; School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Stetson University, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, FL 32723, USA
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- Centre for Materials Science, School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom; School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
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Rezvantalab H, Drazer G, Shojaei-Zadeh S. Molecular simulation of translational and rotational diffusion of Janus nanoparticles at liquid interfaces. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:014701. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4904549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Chen Y, Angelova A, Angelov B, Drechsler M, Garamus VM, Willumeit-Römer R, Zou A. Sterically stabilized spongosomes for multidrug delivery of anticancer nanomedicines. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:7734-7744. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb01193k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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SAXS patterns of drug-loaded lipid nanocarriers stabilized by polysorbate P80 (left); cryo-TEM image of BAI-BJO-spongosomes-2 (right).
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- Yiyin Chen
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- China
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- CNRS UMR8612 Institut Galien Paris-Sud
- Univ Paris Sud
- LabEx LERMIT
- Châtenay-Malabry
- F-92296 France
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- 16206 Prague
- Czech Republic
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- Laboratory for Soft Matter Electron Microscopy
- Bayreuth Institute of Macromolecular Research (BIMF)
- University of Bayreuth
- D-95440 Bayreuth
- Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
- Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
- D-21502 Geesthacht
- Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
- Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
- D-21502 Geesthacht
- Germany
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- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- China
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Tran N, Mulet X, Hawley AM, Hinton TM, Mudie ST, Muir BW, Giakoumatos EC, Waddington LJ, Kirby NM, Drummond CJ. Nanostructure and cytotoxicity of self-assembled monoolein–capric acid lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra02604k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Monoolein–capric acid combinations form into particles with internal nanostructures, including inverse hexagonal and bicontinuous cubic mesophases, with differing cytotoxicity.
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- Nhiem Tran
- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship
- Clayton
- 3168 Australia
- SAXS/WAXS beamline
- Australian Synchrotron
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship
- Clayton
- 3168 Australia
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- CSIRO Animal, Food and Health Sciences
- Australian Animal Health Laboratory
- East Geelong
- 3219 Australia
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- SAXS/WAXS beamline
- Australian Synchrotron
- Clayton
- 3168 Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship
- Clayton
- 3168 Australia
- School of Applied Sciences
- College of Science, Engineering and Health
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Angelova A, Angelov B, Mutafchieva R, Lesieur S. Biocompatible Mesoporous and Soft Nanoarchitectures. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-014-0143-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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High-internal phase emulsions stabilized by colloidal Zr-based solid clusters. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cohen-Avrahami M, Shames AI, Ottaviani MF, Aserin A, Garti N. On the correlation between the structure of lyotropic carriers and the delivery profiles of two common NSAIDs. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 122:231-240. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Revised: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Lohmeier T, Bredol M, Schreiner E, Hintze-Bruening H. Ordered liquids and hydrogels from alkenyl succinic ester terminated bola-amphiphiles for large-scale applications. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:6237-6248. [PMID: 25017950 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm01102c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The present study describes an economic and scalable approach to aqueous mesophases from bola-amphiphiles (BA) obtained via nucleophilic addition of dimer fatty acid based α,ω-polyesterdiols (PES) on cyclic acid anhydrides and conversion of the carboxylic end groups into ammonium salts. Novel bola-amphiphilic head groups are introduced using alkenyl succinic anhydrides (ASA). The additional terminal hydrophobic side chains favour the self-assembly of polymeric BA of different molecular weights into nanoscale anisotropic objects, their shape and ordering into nematic or lamellar-like phases being dependent on the length and structural uniformity of the ASA chains. Corresponding diester based on C15 (hydrogenated bisphenol-A, HBA) and C8 (1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, CHDM) spacers have been prepared and the self-assembly of the resulting BA in water has been studied using SAXS, (2)H-NMR and optical polarization microscopy. While the rigid C8 spacer impedes any ordering, ASA capped C15 tends to form ordered hydrogels over extended regions of the phase diagram that resemble mesh phases and L(α)/L(3) polymorphism. Rheological and simulation results confirm the presence of elastically responding bicontinuous morphologies and biased porous assemblies resembling interconnected mesh phases. Both the use of the dimer fatty acid based spacer as well as of ASA head groups open up large-scale applications of ordered liquids (or hydrogels) as a formulation basis for e.g. films, coatings and adhesives.
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- Thomas Lohmeier
- BASF Coatings GmbH, Glasuritstrasse 1, 48165 Muenster, Germany.
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Zerkoune L, Angelova A, Lesieur S. Nano-Assemblies of Modified Cyclodextrins and Their Complexes with Guest Molecules: Incorporation in Nanostructured Membranes and Amphiphile Nanoarchitectonics Design. NANOMATERIALS 2014; 4:741-765. [PMID: 28344245 PMCID: PMC5304703 DOI: 10.3390/nano4030741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 07/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A variety of cyclodextrin-based molecular structures, with substitutions of either primary or secondary faces of the natural oligosaccharide macrocycles of α-, β-, or γ-cyclodextrins, have been designed towards innovative applications of self-assembled cyclodextrin nanomaterials. Amphiphilic cyclodextrins have been obtained by chemical or enzymatic modifications of their macrocycles using phospholipidyl, peptidolipidyl, cholesteryl, and oligo(ethylene oxide) anchors as well as variable numbers of grafted hydrophobic hydrocarbon or fluorinated chains. These novel compounds may self-assemble in an aqueous medium into different types of supramolecular nanoassemblies (vesicles, micelles, nanorods, nanospheres, and other kinds of nanoparticles and liquid crystalline structures). This review discusses the supramolecular nanoarchitectures, which can be formed by amphiphilic cyclodextrin derivatives in mixtures with other molecules (phospholipids, surfactants, and olygonucleotides). Biomedical applications are foreseen for nanoencapsulation of drug molecules in the hydrophobic interchain volumes and nanocavities of the amphiphilic cyclodextrins (serving as drug carriers or pharmaceutical excipients), anticancer phototherapy, gene delivery, as well as for protection of instable active ingredients through inclusion complexation in nanostructured media.
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- Leïla Zerkoune
- CNRS UMR 8612 Institut Galien Paris-Sud, Paris-Sud 11 University, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry, France.
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- CNRS UMR 8612 Institut Galien Paris-Sud, Paris-Sud 11 University, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry, France.
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- CNRS UMR 8612 Institut Galien Paris-Sud, Paris-Sud 11 University, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry, France.
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Zabara A, Mezzenga R. Controlling molecular transport and sustained drug release in lipid-based liquid crystalline mesophases. J Control Release 2014; 188:31-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Revised: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ki MH, Lim JL, Ko JY, Park SH, Kim JE, Cho HJ, Park ES, Kim DD. A new injectable liquid crystal system for one month delivery of leuprolide. J Control Release 2014; 185:62-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Revised: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Sun W, Vallooran JJ, Zabara A, Mezzenga R. Controlling enzymatic activity and kinetics in swollen mesophases by physical nano-confinement. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:6853-6859. [PMID: 24831024 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr01394h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Bicontinuous lipid cubic mesophases are widely investigated as hosting matrices for functional enzymes to build biosensors and bio-devices due to their unique structural characteristics. However, the enzymatic activity within standard mesophases (in-meso) is severely hindered by the relatively small diameter of the mesophase aqueous channels, which provide only limited space for enzymes, and restrict them into a highly confined environment. We show that the enzymatic activity of a model enzyme, horseradish peroxidase (HRP), can be accurately controlled by relaxing its confinement within the cubic phases' water channels, when the aqueous channel diameters are systematically swollen with varying amount of hydration-enhancing sugar ester. The in-meso activity and kinetics of HRP are then systematically investigated by UV-vis spectroscopy, as a function of the size of the aqueous mesophase channels. The enzymatic activity of HRP increases with the swelling of the water channels. In swollen mesophases with water channel diameter larger than the HRP size, the enzymatic activity is more than double that measured in standard mesophases, approaching again the enzymatic activity of free HRP in bulk water. We also show that the physically-entrapped enzymes in the mesophases exhibit a restricted-diffusion-induced initial lag period and report the first observation of in-meso enzymatic kinetics significantly deviating from the normal Michaelis-Menten behaviour observed in free solutions, with deviations vanishing when enzyme confinement is released by swelling the mesophase.
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- Wenjie Sun
- ETH Zurich, Food and Soft Materials Science, Institute of Food, Nutrition & Health, Department of Health Science and Technology, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Nilsson C, Østergaard J, Larsen SW, Larsen C, Urtti A, Yaghmur A. PEGylation of phytantriol-based lyotropic liquid crystalline particles--the effect of lipid composition, PEG chain length, and temperature on the internal nanostructure. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:6398-6407. [PMID: 24833115 DOI: 10.1021/la501411w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Poly(ethylene glycol)-grafted 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamines (DSPE-mPEGs) are a family of amphiphilic lipopolymers attractive in formulating injectable long-circulating nanoparticulate drug formulations. In addition to long circulating liposomes, there is an interest in developing injectable long-circulating drug nanocarriers based on cubosomes and hexosomes by shielding and coating the dispersed particles enveloping well-defined internal nonlamellar liquid crystalline nanostructures with hydrophilic PEG segments. The present study attempts to shed light on the possible PEGylation of these lipidic nonlamellar liquid crystalline particles by using DSPE-mPEGs with three different block lengths of the hydrophilic PEG segment. The effects of lipid composition, PEG chain length, and temperature on the morphology and internal nanostructure of these self-assembled lipidic aqueous dispersions based on phytantriol (PHYT) were investigated by means of synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering and Transmission Electron Cryo-Microscopy. The results suggest that the used lipopolymers are incorporated into the water-PHYT interfacial area and induce a significant effect on the internal nanostructures of the dispersed submicrometer-sized particles. The hydrophilic domains of the internal liquid crystalline nanostructures of these aqueous dispersions are functionalized, i.e., the hydrophilic nanochannels of the internal cubic Pn3m and Im3m phases are significantly enlarged in the presence of relatively small amounts of the used DSPE-mPEGs. It is evident that the partial replacement of PHYT by these PEGylated lipids could be an attractive approach for the surface modification of cubosomal and hexosomal particles. These PEGylated nanocarriers are particularly attractive in designing injectable cubosomal and hexosomal nanocarriers for loading drugs and/or imaging probes.
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- Christa Nilsson
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Angelov B, Angelova A, Filippov SK, Drechsler M, Štěpánek P, Lesieur S. Multicompartment lipid cubic nanoparticles with high protein upload: millisecond dynamics of formation. ACS NANO 2014; 8:5216-26. [PMID: 24742149 DOI: 10.1021/nn5012946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Membrane shapes, produced by dynamically assembled lipid/protein architectures, are crucial for both physiological functions and the design of therapeutic nanotechnologies. Here we investigate the dynamics of lipid membrane-neurotrophic BDNF protein complexes formation and ordering in nanoparticles, with the purpose of innovation in nanostructure-based neuroprotection and biomimetic nanoarchitectonics. The kinetic pathway of membrane states associated with rapidly occurring nonequilibrium self-assembled lipid/protein nanoarchitectures was determined by millisecond time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) at high resolution. The neurotrophin binding and millisecond trafficking along the flexible membranes induced an unusual overlay of channel-network architectures including two coexisting cubic lattices epitaxially connected to lamellar membrane stacks. These time-resolved membrane processes, involving intercalation of discrete stiff proteins in continuous soft membranes, evidence stepwise curvature control mechanisms. The obtained three-phase liquid-crystalline nanoparticles of neurotrophic composition put forward important advancements in multicompartment soft-matter nanostructure design.
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- Borislav Angelov
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Heyrovsky Sq. 2, CZ-16206 Prague, Czech Republic
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Fong WK, Salentinig S, Prestidge CA, Mezzenga R, Hawley A, Boyd BJ. Generation of geometrically ordered lipid-based liquid-crystalline nanoparticles using biologically relevant enzymatic processing. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:5373-5377. [PMID: 24783947 DOI: 10.1021/la5003447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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High-symmetry lipid nanoparticles with internal bicontinuous cubic phase structure (cubosomes) are prepared from a simple emulsion containing a mixture of a nondigestible lipid (phytantriol) and a digestible short-chained triglyceride using enzymatic lipolysis of the incorporated short-chained triglyceride. The lipolytic products partition away from the nondigestible lipid, resulting in crystallization of the cubic-phase internal structure. Time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering revealed the kinetics of the disorder-to-order transition, with cryo-transmission electron microscopy showing an absence of liposomes. The new approach offers a new "sideways" method for the generation of lipid-based nanostructured materials that avoids the problems of top-down and bottom-up approaches.
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- Wye Khay Fong
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University , 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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Wang N, Zhang X, Zheng W, Ouyang D, Yang R. Fabrication and morphology control of the electrostatic self-assembled system containing porphyrin electrolytes and sulfonated fullerene derivatives. Supramol Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2014.909043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Ning Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, P.R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, P.R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, P.R. China
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Negrini R, Sánchez-Ferrer A, Mezzenga R. Influence of electrostatic interactions on the release of charged molecules from lipid cubic phases. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:4280-4288. [PMID: 24673189 DOI: 10.1021/la5008439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The release of positive, negative, and neutral hydrophilic drugs from pH responsive bicontinuous cubic phases was investigated under varying conditions of electrostatic interactions. A weak acid, linoleic acid (LA), or a weak base, pyridinylmethyl linoleate (PML), were added to the neutral monolinolein (ML) in order to form lyotropic liquid-crystalline (LLC) phases, which are negatively charged at neutral pH and positively charged at acidic pH. Release studies at low ionic strength (I = 20 mM) and at different pH values (3 and 7) revealed that electrostatic attraction between a positive drug, proflavine (PF), and the negatively charged LLC at pH = 7 or between a negative drug, antraquinone 2-sulfonic acid sodium salt (AQ2S), and the positively charged LLC at pH = 3 did delay the release behavior, while electrostatic repulsion affects the transport properties only to some extent. Release profiles of a neutral drug, caffeine, were not affected by the surface charge type and density in the cubic LLCs. Moreover, the influence of ionic strength was also considered up to 150 mM, corresponding to a Debye length smaller than the LLC water channels radius, which showed that efficient screening of electrostatic attractions occurring within the LLC water domains results in an increased release rate. Four transport models were applied to fit the release data, providing an exhaustive, quantitative insight on the role of electrostatic interactions in transport properties from pH responsive bicontinuous cubic phases.
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- Renata Negrini
- ETH Zurich Food & Soft Materials Science, Institute of Food Nutrition & Health , Department of Health Science & Technology, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, LFO E23, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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1,2,4-Oxadiazole-Based Bent-Core Liquid Crystals with Cybotactic Nematic Phases. Chemphyschem 2014; 15:1323-35. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201301070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Lancelot A, Sierra T, Serrano JL. Nanostructured liquid-crystalline particles for drug delivery. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2014; 11:547-64. [DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2014.884556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Hinton TM, Grusche F, Acharya D, Shukla R, Bansal V, Waddington LJ, Monaghan P, Muir BW. Bicontinuous cubic phase nanoparticle lipid chemistry affects toxicity in cultured cells. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3tx50075f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Iglesias GR, Pirolt F, Sadeghpour A, Tomšič M, Glatter O. Lipid transfer in oil-in-water isasome emulsions: influence of arrested dynamics of the emulsion droplets entrapped in a hydrogel. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:15496-15502. [PMID: 24274164 DOI: 10.1021/la4032255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The transfer kinetics of lipids between internally self-assembled droplets of O/W emulsions is studied. The droplets (isasomes) consist of various liquid-crystalline phases or W/O microemulsions stabilized by a polymeric stabilizer F127. The various internal phases were identified by the relative peak positions in the small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) curves. An arrested system composed of isasomes embedded in a gel matrix actually provides an additional possibility to control these systems in terms of the release of various host molecules. These experiments have been applied to examine the kinetics of the internal phase reorganization imposed by the lipids' release and uptake by the droplets embedded in a κ-carrageenan (KC) hydrogel network. Increasing the concentration of the gelling agent slows down the transfer from one droplet to the other through the aqueous phase. We examined the region where the free diffusion is stopped. i.e., the point where the system changes from the ergodic to the nonergodic state and the kinetics is essentially slowed down. This effect can be balanced by the addition of small amounts of free polymeric stabilizer, which speeds up the kinetics. This is even possible in the case of highly arrested dynamics of the emulsion droplets, as found for the highest KC hydrogel concentrations forming nonergodic systems.
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Sun S, Liu M, Dong F, Fan S, Yao Y. A histone-like protein induces plasmid DNA to form liquid crystals in vitro and gene compaction in vivo. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:23842-57. [PMID: 24322443 PMCID: PMC3876081 DOI: 10.3390/ijms141223842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 11/17/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The liquid crystalline state is a universal phenomenon involving the formation of an ordered structure via a self-assembly process that has attracted attention from numerous scientists. In this study, the dinoflagellate histone-like protein HCcp3 is shown to induce super-coiled pUC18 plasmid DNA to enter a liquid crystalline state in vitro, and the role of HCcp3 in gene condensation in vivo is also presented. The plasmid DNA (pDNA)-HCcp3 complex formed birefringent spherical particles with a semi-crystalline selected area electronic diffraction (SAED) pattern. Circular dichroism (CD) titrations of pDNA and HCcp3 were performed. Without HCcp3, pUC18 showed the characteristic B conformation. As the HCcp3 concentration increased, the 273 nm band sharply shifted to 282 nm. When the HCcp3 concentration became high, the base pair (bp)/dimer ratio fell below 42/1, and the CD spectra of the pDNA-HCcp3 complexes became similar to that of dehydrated A-form DNA. Microscopy results showed that HCcp3 compacted the super-coiled gene into a condensed state and that inclusion bodies were formed. Our results indicated that HCcp3 has significant roles in gene condensation both in vitro and in histone-less eukaryotes in vivo. The present study indicates that HCcp3 has great potential for applications in non-viral gene delivery systems, where HCcp3 may compact genetic material to form liquid crystals.
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- Shiyong Sun
- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle & Fundamental Science on Nuclear Waste and Environmental Security Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, Sichuan, China; E-Mail:
- School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (S.F.); (Y.Y.)
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (S.S.); (F.D.); Tel./Fax: +86-816-2419569 (S.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle & Fundamental Science on Nuclear Waste and Environmental Security Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, Sichuan, China; E-Mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle & Fundamental Science on Nuclear Waste and Environmental Security Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, Sichuan, China; E-Mail:
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (S.S.); (F.D.); Tel./Fax: +86-816-2419569 (S.S.)
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- School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (S.F.); (Y.Y.)
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- School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (S.F.); (Y.Y.)
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