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Tskitishvili E, Palazzo C, Foidart JM, Piel G, Pequeux C. Use of Liposome-encapsulated estetrol for treatment of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic encephalopathy. Brain Res 2023; 1809:148369. [PMID: 37061081 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2023.148369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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Estetrol (E4) is a natural estrogen synthesized only during pregnancy. It has strong neuroprotective and antioxidative activities. The aim of the present study was to define the neuroprotective potency of E4 encapsulated either in liposome (Lipo-E4) or in drug-in cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) in liposome (DCL) system, and compare them with a single use of E4. In vitro studies were performed in an oxidative stress model of primary hippocampal neuronal cell cultures, followed by the lactate dehydrogenase activity and cell proliferation assays. In vivo studies were conducted by using a model of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in immature rat pups. Brain samples were studied by (immuno)histochemistry for the detection of survived cells, expression of microtubule-associated protein-2, myelin basic protein, doublecortin and vascular-endothelial growth factor. Concentrations of glial fibrillary acidic protein in blood serum were studied by ELISA. In vitro, cell proliferation was significantly up-regulated in cultures treated either by DCL-E4 or E4 compared to the control cells, whereas DCL-E4 treated cells had significantly higher survival rate than the cells treated by E4 alone. Evaluation of brain samples showed that DCL-E4 and a high dose of E4 alone significantly preserve the grey and the white matter loses, and diminish GFAP expression in blood. Although DCL-E4 and E4 have similar effect on neurogenesis in the hippocampus and the cortex, DCL-E4 treatment significantly up-regulates angiogenesis in the hippocampus compared to a single use of E4. Present work reveals for the first time that liposome-encapsulated E4 might be a better alternative to a single use of E4.
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- Ekaterine Tskitishvili
- Laboratory of Developmental Biology and Tumors, GIGA-Cancer, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, CIRM, University of Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Developmental Biology and Tumors, GIGA-Cancer, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, CIRM, University of Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Developmental Biology and Tumors, GIGA-Cancer, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium
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Lopes LB, Apolinário AC, Salata GC, Malagó ID, Passos JS. Lipid Nanocarriers for Breast Cancer Treatment. Cancer Nanotechnol 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17831-3_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Platinum-based nanocomposites loaded with MTH1 inhibitor amplify oxidative damage for cancer therapy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 218:112715. [PMID: 35932557 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising therapeutic strategy for tumor ablation by generating highly toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) to damage DNA and other biomacromolecules. However, the local hypoxic microenvironment of the tumor and the presence of ROS-defensing system, such as the mobilization of mutt homolog 1 (MTH1) to sanitize ROS-oxidized nucleotide pool, severely limit the efficiency of PDT. Therefore, a novel tumor ablation strategy was developed that not only focused on the enhancement of ROS generation but also weakened the ROS-defensing system by inhibiting MTH1 enzyme activity. In our work, a simple one-step reduction approach was applied to enable platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) with catalase activity to grow in situ in the nanochannels of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). After physical encapsulation of photosensitizer chlorin e6 (Ce6) and MTH1 inhibitor TH588, the drug loading nanoplatform was modified with an arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) functionalized liposome shell, resulting in the fabrication of amplified oxidative damage nanoplatform MSN-Pt@Ce6/TH588 @Liposome-RGD (MPCT@Li-R). The prepared MPCT@Li-R NPs could continuously catalyze the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into oxygen (O2) in tumor, thus promoting the generation of singlet oxygen during PDT process for improved oxidative damage of bases. Simultaneously, acid responsive released TH588 hindered MTH1-mediated scavenging of oxidative bases, further aggravating DNA oxidative damage. Consequently, this cascade therapy strategy exhibited excellent tumor suppression efficiency both in vitro and in vivo.
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Yamahira S, Misawa R, Kosaka T, Tan M, Izuta S, Yamashita H, Heike Y, Okamoto A, Nagamune T, Yamaguchi S. Photoactivatable Materials for Versatile Single-Cell Patterning Based on the Photocaging of Cell-Anchoring Moieties through Lipid Self-Assembly. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:13154-13162. [PMID: 35767880 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Versatile methods for patterning multiple types of cells with single-cell resolution have become an increasingly important technology for cell analysis, cell-based device construction, and tissue engineering. Here, we present a photoactivatable material based on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-lipids for patterning a variety of cells, regardless of their adhesion abilities. In this study, PEG-lipids bearing dual fatty acid chains were first shown to perfectly suppress cell anchoring on their coated substrate surfaces whereas those with single-chain lipids stably anchored cells through lipid-cell membrane interactions. From this finding, a PEG-lipid with one each of both normal and photocleavable fatty acid chains was synthesized as a material that could convert the chain number from two to one by exposure to light. On the photoconvertible PEG-lipid surface, cell anchoring was activated by light exposure. High-speed atomic force microscopy measurements revealed that this photocaging of the lipid-cell membrane interaction occurs because the hydrophobic dual chains self-assemble into nanoscale structures and cooperatively inhibit the anchoring. Light-induced dissociation of the lipid assembly achieved the light-guided fine patterning of multiple cells through local photoactivation of the anchoring interactions. Using this surface, human natural killer cells and leukemia cells could be positioned to interact one-by-one. The cytotoxic capacity of single immune cells was then monitored via microscopy, showing the proof-of-principle for applications in the high-throughput analysis of the heterogeneity in individual cell-cell communications. Thus, the substrate coated with our photoactivatable material can serve as a versatile platform for the accurate and rapid patterning of multiple-element cells for intercellular communication-based diagnostics.
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- Shinya Yamahira
- Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.,Center for Medical Sciences, St Luke's International University, 9-1 Akashi-Cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.,Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Center for Medical Sciences, St Luke's International University, 9-1 Akashi-Cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan.,Graduate School of Public Health and Hospital, St Luke's International University, 9-1, Akashi-Cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.,Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.,Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan.,PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Recent advances in active targeting of nanomaterials for anticancer drug delivery. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 296:102509. [PMID: 34455211 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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One of the challenges in cancer chemotherapy is the low target to non-target ratio of therapeutic agents which incur severe adverse effect on the healthy tissues. In this regard, nanomaterials have tremendous potential for impacting cancer therapy by altering the toxicity profile of the drug. Some of the striking advantages provided by the nanocarriers mediated targeted drug delivery are relatively high build-up of drug concentration at the tumor site, improved drug content in the formulation and enhanced colloidal stability. Further, nanocarriers with tumor-specific moieties can be targeted to the cancer cell through cell surface receptors, tumor antigens and tumor vasculatures with high affinity and accuracy. Moreover, it overcomes the bottleneck of aimless drug biodistribution, undesired toxicity and heavy dosage of administration. This review discusses the recent developments in active targeting of nanomaterials for anticancer drug delivery through cancer cell surface targeting, organelle specific targeting and tumor microenvironment targeting strategies. Special emphasis has been given towards cancer cell surface and organelle specific targeting as delivery of anticancer drugs through these routes have made paradigm change in cancer management. Further, the current challenges and future prospects of nanocarriers mediated active drug targeting are also demonstrated.
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Dual cancer targeting using estrogen functionalized chitosan nanoparticles loaded with doxorubicin-estrone conjugate: A quality by design approach. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 164:2881-2894. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mamnoon B, Feng L, Froberg J, Choi Y, Venkatachalem S, Mallik S. Hypoxia-Responsive, Polymeric Nanocarriers for Targeted Drug Delivery to Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Cell Spheroids. Mol Pharm 2020; 17:4312-4322. [PMID: 32926627 PMCID: PMC8095663 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Uncontrolled cell growth, division, and lack of enough blood supply causes low oxygen content or hypoxia in cancerous tumor microenvironments. 17β-Estradiol (E2), an estrogen receptor (ER) ligand, can be incorporated on the surface of nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery to breast cancer cells overexpressing ER. In the present study, we synthesized estradiol-conjugated hypoxia-responsive polymeric nanoparticles (polymersomes) encapsulating the anticancer drug doxorubicin (E2-Dox-HRPs) for targeted delivery into the hypoxic niches of estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer microtumors. Estradiol-conjugated polymersomes released over 90% of their encapsulated Dox in a sustained manner within hypoxia (2% oxygen) after 12 h. However, they released about 30% of Dox in normal oxygen partial pressure (21% oxygen, normoxia) during this time. Fluorescence microscopic studies demonstrated higher cytosolic and nuclear internalization of E2-Dox-HRPs (targeted polymersomes) compared to those of Dox-HRPs (nontargeted polymersomes). Monolayer cell viability studies on ER-positive MCF7 cells showed higher cytotoxicity of targeted polymersomes in hypoxia compared to in normoxia. Cytotoxicity studies with hypoxic three-dimensional spheroid cultures of MCF7 cells treated with targeted polymersomes indicated significant differences compared to those of normoxic spheroids. The novel estradiol-conjugated hypoxia-responsive polymersomes described here have the potential for targeted drug delivery in estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer therapy.
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- Babak Mamnoon
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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Kurmi BD, Patel P, Paliwal R, Paliwal SR. Molecular approaches for targeted drug delivery towards cancer: A concise review with respect to nanotechnology. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chowdhury M, Sarkar S, Das PK. Photosensitizer Tailored Surface Functionalized Carbon Dots for Visible Light Induced Targeted Cancer Therapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:4953-4965. [PMID: 35021495 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Herein, a photosensitizer (riboflavin) tailored surface functionalized carbon dot (RCD1s) was designed to utilize it in visible light induced targeted cancer therapy. At first, phenylboronic acid appended biotinylated blue emitting carbon dot (CD1s) was synthesized. Riboflavin having "diol" moiety was covalently linked with this CD1s to prepare RCD1s by using complementary boronate-diol linkage. Lewis acid-base interaction facilitated the covalent linkage formation between the surface functionalizing agent of CD1s and riboflavin to develop water-soluble, green emitting RCD1s. Interestingly, this newly synthesized RCD1s has the ability to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as hydroxyl and superoxide radicals under exposure of visible light (wavelength: 460-490 nm). These ROS also can destroy the structure of DNA by oxidative pathway. Thus, under irradiation of visible light (wavelength: 460-490 nm), RCD1s was found to kill HeLa and B16F10 melanoma cells over noncancer cell NIH3T3 by ∼5-fold higher efficacy through ROS induced oxidative DNA damage. The presence of biotin on the surface of the riboflavin tethered carbon dot is essential for the selective killing of cancer cells over normal cells. In the presence of UV light (340-420 nm), RCD1s showed no notable killing of cancer cells as well as normal cells. Besides, RCD1s in the presence of visible light selectively stained HeLa and B16F10 cells over noncancerous cell NIH3T3 by exploiting its fluorescence and cancer cell targeting moiety, biotin. Hence, the newly developed RCD1s can be utilized in theranostic applications including bioimaging and selective killing of cancer cells in the presence of visible light (460-490 nm).
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- Monalisa Chowdhury
- School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India
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Large DE, Soucy JR, Hebert J, Auguste DT. Advances in Receptor-Mediated, Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2019; 2:1800091. [PMID: 38699509 PMCID: PMC11064891 DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201800091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Receptor-mediated drug delivery presents an opportunity to enhance therapeutic efficiency by accumulating drug within the tissue of interest and reducing undesired, off-target effects. In cancer, receptor overexpression is a platform for binding and inhibiting pathways that shape biodistribution, toxicity, cell binding and uptake, and therapeutic function. This review will identify tumor-targeted drug delivery vehicles and receptors that show promise for clinical translation based on quantitative in vitro and in vivo data. The authors describe the rationale to engineer a targeted drug delivery vehicle based on the ligand, chemical conjugation method, and type of drug delivery vehicle. Recent advances in multivalent targeting and ligand organization on tumor accumulation are discussed. Revolutionizing receptor-mediated drug delivery may be leveraged in the therapeutic delivery of chemotherapy, gene editing tools, and epigenetic drugs.
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- Danielle E Large
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Salkho NM, Paul V, Kawak P, Vitor RF, Martins AM, Al Sayah M, Husseini GA. Ultrasonically controlled estrone-modified liposomes for estrogen-positive breast cancer therapy. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 46:462-472. [DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2018.1459634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Najla M. Salkho
- Department of Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Ganguly A, Rachamalla HKR, Bhattacharya D, Bhamidipati K, Pal A, Gora Ravuri H, Chakravarty S, Adhikari SS, Banerjee R. Oestrogen receptor-mediated liposomal drug delivery for treating melanoma. J Drug Target 2018; 26:481-493. [DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2018.1433679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Anirban Ganguly
- Chemical Biology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Chennai, India
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- Chemical Biology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Chennai, India
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- Chemical Biology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
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- Chemical Biology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
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- Chemical Biology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
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- Chemical Biology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Chennai, India
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Dinda S, Sarkar S, Das PK. Glucose oxidase mediated targeted cancer-starving therapy by biotinylated self-assembled vesicles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:9929-9932. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03599g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Glucose oxidase (GOx) mediated targeted cancer-starving therapy, by blocking the energy supply to cancer cells, has been demonstrated using GOx encapsulating monolayer vesicles of a trimesic acid based biotinylated amphiphile (TMB). GOx, loaded within the TMB vesicles, was selectively delivered inside the cancer cells, resulting in ∼6-fold higher killing of cancer cells compared to normal cells.
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- Soumik Dinda
- Department of Biological Chemistry
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata – 700 032
- India
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- Department of Biological Chemistry
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata – 700 032
- India
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- Department of Biological Chemistry
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata – 700 032
- India
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Naqvi A, Malasoni R, Gupta S, Srivastava A, Pandey RR, Dwivedi AK. In Silico and In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Isolated Novel Marker Compound from Chemically Modified Bioactive Fraction from Curcuma longa (NCCL). Pharmacogn Mag 2017; 13:S640-S644. [PMID: 29142426 PMCID: PMC5669109 DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_23_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is reported to possess wide array of biological activities. Herbal Medicament (HM) is a standardized hexane-soluble fraction of C. longa and is well known for its neuroprotective effect. OBJECTIVE In this study, we attempted to synthesize a novel chemically modified bioactive fraction from HM (NCCL) along with isolation and characterization of a novel marker compound (I). MATERIALS AND METHODS NCCL was prepared from HM. The chemical structure of the marker compound isolated from NCCL was determined from 1D/2D nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared. The compound so isolated was subjected to in silico and in vitro screenings to test its inhibitory effect on estrogen receptors. RESULTS Molecular docking studies revealed that the binding poses of the compound I was energetically favorable. Among NCCL and compound I taken for in vitro studies, NCCL had exhibited good anti-cancer activity over compound I against MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, DU-145, and PC-3 cells. CONCLUSION This is the first study about the synthesis of a chemically modified bioactive fraction which used a standardized extract since the preparation of the HM. It may be concluded that NCCL fraction having residual components induce more cell death than compound I alone. Thus, NCCL may be used as a potent therapeutic drug. SUMMARY In the present paper, a standardized hexane soluble fraction of Curcuma longa (HM) was chemically modified to give a novel bioactive fraction (NCCL). A novel marker compound was isolated from NCCL and was characerized using various spectral techniques. The compound so isolated was investigated for in-silico screenings. NCCL and isolated compound was subjected to in-vitro anti-cancer screenings against MCF 7, MDA MB 231 (breast adenocarcinoma) and DU 145 and PC 3 cell lines (androgen independent human prostate cancer cells). The virtual screenings reveals that isolated compound has shown favourable drug like properties. NCCL fraction having residual components induces more cell death in these four cancer cell lines than isolated compound alone. Abbreviations used: HM: Herbal Medicament; NCCL: Chemically modified HM; FT-IR: Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy; NMR: Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; MS: Mass spectroscopy; HPLC: High-performance liquid chromatography; ER: Estrogen receptor; MTT: 3-(4,5 dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide; MIC: Minimum inhibitory concentration; TAM: Tamoxifen KBr: Potassium bromide; DMSO: Dimethyl sulfoxide; ACN: Acetonitrile; PDB: Protein Data Bank; PDA: Photodiode array detector.
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- Arshi Naqvi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madina Al-Munawwara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Division of Pharmaceutics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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An anti-oxidant, α-lipoic acid conjugated oleoyl- sn -phosphatidylcholineas a helper lipid in cationic liposomal formulations. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 152:133-142. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 01/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kim JB, Lee YM, Ryu J, Lee E, Kim WJ, Keum G, Bang EK. Coordinative Amphiphiles as Tunable siRNA Transporters. Bioconjug Chem 2016; 27:1850-6. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Jin Bum Kim
- Center
for Neuro-Medicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center
for Self-Assembly and Complexity, Institute for Basic Science (IBS),
and Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate
School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate
School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Center
for Self-Assembly and Complexity, Institute for Basic Science (IBS),
and Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Center
for Neuro-Medicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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for Neuro-Medicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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Sharma P, Banerjee R, Narayan KP. Data for stable formulation of steroid hormone receptor-targeted liposomes for cancer therapeutics. Data Brief 2016; 7:428-31. [PMID: 27006974 PMCID: PMC4786751 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A detailed description of steroid hormone ligand containing liposomes and their stability has been given. Liposomes were complexed with β-gal DNA and used to transfect cancer and non-cancer cells. The stability of the liposomes and lipoplexes were analysed using dynamic light scattering and DNA-binding gel images. The formulations were used to assess the delivery of anticancer gene, p53 in cancer cells. The dataset consists of DNA-binding gel images, transfection, cytotoxicity and reverse transcriptase PCR images.
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- Priyanka Sharma
- Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Telangana 500078, India
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- Biomaterials Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Telangana 500078, India
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Meka RR, Godeshala S, Marepally S, Thorat K, Reddy Rachamalla HK, Dhayani A, Hiwale A, Banerjee R, Chaudhuri A, Vemula PK. Asymmetric cationic lipid based non-viral vectors for an efficient nucleic acid delivery. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra07256a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cationic lipids have been extensively studied for their ability to complex with nucleic acids to condense and consequently deliver them into the cells.
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- Rakeshchandra R. Meka
- Biomaterials Group
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007
- India
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- Biomaterials Group
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007
- India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem)
- Bangalore 560065
- India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem)
- Bangalore 560065
- India
- Manipal University
- Manipal
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem)
- Bangalore 560065
- India
- SASTRA University
- Thanjavur-613401
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem)
- Bangalore 560065
- India
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- Biomaterials Group
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007
- India
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- Biomaterials Group
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007
- India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem)
- Bangalore 560065
- India
- Ramalingaswami Re-Entry Fellow
- Dept of Biotechnology
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Wang Q, Sun Y, Zhang Z, Duan Y. Targeted polymeric therapeutic nanoparticles: Design and interactions with hepatocellular carcinoma. Biomaterials 2015; 56:229-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Andey T, Sudhakar G, Marepally S, Patel A, Banerjee R, Singh M. Lipid nanocarriers of a lipid-conjugated estrogenic derivative inhibit tumor growth and enhance cisplatin activity against triple-negative breast cancer: pharmacokinetic and efficacy evaluation. Mol Pharm 2015; 12:1105-20. [PMID: 25661724 DOI: 10.1021/mp5008629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Breast cancer is the leading cause of malignancies among women globally. The triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) subtype is the most difficult to treat and accounts for 15% of all cases. Targeted therapies have been developed for TNBC but come short of clinical translation due to acquired tumor resistance. An effective therapy against TNBC must combine properties of target specificity, efficient tumor killing, and translational relevance. The objective of this study was to formulate a nontoxic, cationic, lipid-conjugated estrogenic derivative (ESC8), with demonstrated anticancer activity, for oral delivery in mice bearing triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) as xenograft tumors. The in vitro cell viability, Caco-2 permeability, and cell cycle dynamics of ESC8-treated TNBC cells were investigated. ESC8 was formulated as liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) and characterized for size, zeta potential, entrapment efficiency, size stability, and tumor biodistribution. Pharmacokinetic modeling of plasma concentration-time course data was carried out following intravenous and oral administration in Sprague-Dawley rats. In vivo efficacy investigation of ESC8-SLNC was carried out in Nu/Nu mice bearing MDA-MB-231 TNBC as xenograft tumors, and the molecular dynamics modulating tumor growth inhibition was analyzed by Western blot. In vitro ESC8 inhibited TNBC and non-TNBC cell viability with IC50 ranging from 1.81 to 3.33 μM. ESC8 was superior to tamoxifen and Cisplatin in inhibiting MDA-MB-231 cell viability; and at 2.0 μM ESC8 enhanced Cisplatin cytotoxicity 16-fold. Intravenous ESC8 (2.0 mg/kg) was eliminated at a rate of 0.048 ± 0.01 h(-1) with a half-life of 14.63 ± 2.95 h in rats. ESC8 was orally bioavailable (47.03%) as solid lipid nanoparticles (ESC8-SLN). ESC8-SLN (10 mg/kg/day, ×14 days, p.o.) inhibited breast tumor growth by 74% (P < 0.0001 vs control) in mice bearing MDA-MB-231 cells as xenografts; and when given in combination with Cisplatin (2.0 mg/kg/biweekly, ×2 weeks, IV), tumor growth was inhibited by 87% (P = 0.0002, vs ESC8-SLN; 10 mg/kg/day, ×14 days, p.o). ESC8-SLN tumor growth inhibition was associated with increased expression of p21 and Caspase-9; as well as by inhibition of EGFR, Slug, p-Akt1, Vimentin, NFkβ, and IKKγ. These results show the promise of ESC8 as an oral adjuvant or neoadjuvant against triple negative breast cancer.
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- Terrick Andey
- †Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 19 Foster Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608, United States
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- ‡Biomaterials Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500007, India
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- §Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), NCBS-TIFR, UAS-GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560067, India
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- ‡Biomaterials Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500007, India
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Adhikari C, Das A, Chakraborty A. Controlled release of a sparingly water-soluble anticancer drug through pH-responsive functionalized gold-nanoparticle-decorated liposomes. Chemphyschem 2015; 16:866-71. [PMID: 25586408 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The binding and detachment of carboxyl-modified gold nanoparticles from liposomes is used for controlled drug delivery. This study reveals that the binding and detachment of nanoparticles from liposomes depends on the degree of hydration of the liposomes. Liposomes with a lower hydration level undergo stronger electrostatic interactions with negatively charged gold nanoparticles, thus leading to a slower detachment of the carboxyl-modified gold nanoparticles under gastric conditions. Therefore, under gastric conditions, gold-nanoparticle-decorated dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) liposomes exhibit an at least ten-times-slower drug release compared to gold-nanoparticle-decorated 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) liposomes, although both liposomes in the bare state fail to pursue controlled release. Our study also reveals that one can modulate the drug-release rate by simply varying the concentration of nanoparticles. This study highlights a novel strategy for the controlled release of drug molecules from liposomes.
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- Chandan Adhikari
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, IET, M-Block, Indore, 452017 (India)
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2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine-based nanoliposomes as an effective delivery platform for 17β-estradiol. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2014; 86:369-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2013.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Revised: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Jain AS, Goel PN, Shah SM, Dhawan VV, Nikam Y, Gude RP, Nagarsenker MS. Tamoxifen guided liposomes for targeting encapsulated anticancer agent to estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells: in vitro and in vivo evaluation. Biomed Pharmacother 2014; 68:429-38. [PMID: 24721327 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Tamoxifen (TMX), an estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist, incorporated at surface of liposomes loaded with Doxorubicin (DOX), was hypothesized to serve as ligand for targeting overexpressed ERs on surface and cytosol of breast cancer cells, in addition to its synergism with DOX in killing MCF-7 cells. The TMX-DOX liposomes demonstrated mean size of 188.8±2.2nm and positive potential of+47mV, both suitable for better cellular interaction. TMX-DOX liposomes sustained DOX release in vitro (25.9%) in pH 7.4 at 48h, in comparison with 64.5% DOX release at pH 5.5. In vitro cell line studies demonstrated that TMX-DOX liposomes were more cytotoxic to ER+ve MCF-7 cells as compared to DOX liposomes, DOX solution and TMX-DOX solution (P<0.05). However, there was no statistical difference in cyto-toxicity of TMX-DOX liposomes and DOX liposomes towards ER-ve MDA-MB-231 cells. Flow cytometry and confocal studies in MCF-7 cells revealed greater cell and nuclear uptake of DOX, with TMX guided liposomes as compared to DOX liposomes and DOX solution. TMX-DOX liposomes demonstrated significantly increased inhibition of MCF-7 cell based tumor growth in nude mice (P<0.05) in comparison to DOX solution and DOX liposomes, indicative of target specificity and higher DOX accumulation at tumor site.
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- Ankitkumar S Jain
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Bombay College of Pharmacy, Kalina, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400098, India
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- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai 410210, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Bombay College of Pharmacy, Kalina, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400098, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Bombay College of Pharmacy, Kalina, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400098, India
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- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai 410210, India
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- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai 410210, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Bombay College of Pharmacy, Kalina, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400098, India.
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Rational approaches, design strategies, structure activity relationship and mechanistic insights for anticancer hybrids. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 77:422-87. [PMID: 24685980 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 306] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Revised: 03/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A Hybrid drug which comprises the incorporation of two drug pharmacophores in one single molecule are basically designed to interact with multiple targets or to amplify its effect through action on another bio target as one single molecule or to counterbalance the known side effects associated with the other hybrid part(.) The present review article offers a detailed account of the design strategies employed for the synthesis of anticancer agents via molecular hybridization techniques. Over the years, the researchers have employed this technique to discover some promising chemical architectures displaying significant anticancer profiles. Molecular hybridization as a tool has been particularly utilized for targeting tubulin protein as exemplified through the number of research papers. The microtubule inhibitors such as taxol, colchicine, chalcones, combretasatin, phenstatins and vinca alkaloids have been utilized as one of the functionality of the hybrids and promising results have been obtained in most of the cases with some of the tubulin based hybrids exhibiting anticancer activity at nanomolar level. Linkage with steroids as biological carrier vector for anticancer drugs and the inclusion of pyrrolo [2,1-c] [1,4]benzodiazepines (PBDs), a family of DNA interactive antitumor antibiotics derived from Streptomyces species in hybrid structure based drug design has also emerged as a potential strategy. Various heteroaryl based hybrids in particular isatin and coumarins have also been designed and reported to posses' remarkable inhibitory potential. Apart from presenting the design strategies, the article also highlights the structure activity relationship along with mechanistic insights revealed during the biological evaluation of the hybrids.
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Pal A, Ganguly A, Ghosh A, Yousuf M, Rathore B, Banerjee R, Adhikari S. Bis-arylidene Oxindoles as Anti-Breast-Cancer Agents Acting via the Estrogen Receptor. ChemMedChem 2014; 9:727-32. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201400003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Das A, Thakur R, Dagar A, Chakraborty A. A spectroscopic investigation and molecular docking study on the interaction of hen egg white lysozyme with liposomes of saturated and unsaturated phosphocholines probed by an anticancer drug ellipticine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:5368-81. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp54247e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Kraft JC, Freeling JP, Wang Z, Ho RJY. Emerging research and clinical development trends of liposome and lipid nanoparticle drug delivery systems. J Pharm Sci 2014; 103:29-52. [PMID: 24338748 PMCID: PMC4074410 DOI: 10.1002/jps.23773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 352] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Liposomes are spherical-enclosed membrane vesicles mainly constructed with lipids. Lipid nanoparticles are loaded with therapeutics and may not contain an enclosed bilayer. The majority of those clinically approved have diameters of 50-300 nm. The growing interest in nanomedicine has fueled lipid-drug and lipid-protein studies, which provide a foundation for developing lipid particles that improve drug potency and reduce off-target effects. Integrating advances in lipid membrane research has enabled therapeutic development. At present, about 600 clinical trials involve lipid particle drug delivery systems. Greater understanding of pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and disposition of lipid-drug particles facilitated particle surface hydration technology (with polyethylene glycol) to reduce rapid clearance and provide sufficient blood circulation time for drug to reach target tissues and cells. Surface hydration enabled the liposome-encapsulated cancer drug doxorubicin (Doxil) to gain clinical approval in 1995. Fifteen lipidic therapeutics are now clinically approved. Although much research involves attaching lipid particles to ligands selective for occult cells and tissues, preparation procedures are often complex and pose scale-up challenges. With emerging knowledge in drug target and lipid-drug distribution in the body, a systems approach that integrates knowledge to design and scale lipid-drug particles may further advance translation of these systems to improve therapeutic safety and efficacy.
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- John C Kraft
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Bang EK, Jeon EM, Kim W, Lee KH, Kim KT, Kim BH. Tissue specific delivery of estrone-conjugated siRNAs. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2013; 9:974-7. [PMID: 23037688 DOI: 10.1039/c2mb25258a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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An estrone phosphoramidite, synthesized in a single step, was directly incorporated at the 5' ends of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). The resulting estrone-conjugated siRNAs readily pass through cellular membranes and down-regulate the target protein, and show specific distributions in vivo.
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- Eun-Kyoung Bang
- Department of Chemistry, BK School of Molecular Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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Squire JS, Durand G, Waddington L, Sutti A, Henderson LC. Temperature-Responsive Self-Assemblies of ‘Kinked' Amphiphiles. Aust J Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1071/ch13278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The synthesis of novel norbornane-based amphiphiles and the thermal response of their corresponding colloids is presented. It was found that the hydrodynamic diameter (DH) expansion or contraction of 1–4 in response to increasing temperature was governed by the length of the hydrophobic region possessed by the amphiphile (a 12 or 16 carbon chain). These data were used as a starting point to extend into an active tumour targeting system whereby two amphiphiles were modified to incorporate the oestrogen receptor antagonist Tamoxifen at the polar head group. This was achieved by a triazole moiety while both the C12 (18) or C16 (19) hydrophobic chains were incorporated as the hydrophobic region in an attempt to retain the response to thermal stimuli observed in our preliminary findings. These functionalised novel amphiphiles possessed critical aggregation concentration values of 510 and 19 µM, while aqueous self-assemblies of 56 and 106 nm for 18 and 19 were observed. Imaging by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy showed 18 to possess liposomal morphology, while 19, bearing a C16 hydrophobic portion, formed non-defined amorphous aggregates. Finally, the response to temperature of these assemblies was investigated with only the C12 variant 18 displaying a temperature response in the 5–55°C thermal window investigated.
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Sashidhara KV, Avula SR, Sharma K, Palnati GR, Bathula SR. Discovery of coumarin-monastrol hybrid as potential antibreast tumor-specific agent. Eur J Med Chem 2012; 60:120-7. [PMID: 23287057 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Revised: 11/10/2012] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Development of new, targeted antibreast cancer drug which can treat both the hormone receptor (positive and negative) breast cancers is a very challenging task. The concept of molecular hybridization led us to discover a novel class of coumarin-monastrol hybrid, as a novel breast cancer agent which selectively induce apoptosis in both primary and metastatic breast cancer cell lines.
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- Koneni V Sashidhara
- Department of Medicinal and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Liu M, Gan L, Chen L, Xu Z, Zhu D, Hao Z, Chen L. Supramolecular core-shell nanosilica@liposome nanocapsules for drug delivery. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:10725-10732. [PMID: 22746205 DOI: 10.1021/la3021645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The fabrication of core-shell structural nanosilica@liposome nanocapsules as a drug delivery vehicle is reported. SiO(2) nanoparticles are encapsulated within liposomes by a W/O/W emulsion approach to form supramolecular assemblies with a core of colloidal particles enveloped by a lipid bilayer shell. A nanosilica core provides charge compensation and architectural support for the lipid bilayer, which significantly improves their physical stability. A preliminary application of these core-shell nanocapsules for hemoglobin (Hb) delivery is described. Through the H-bonding interaction between the hydroxyl groups on nanosilicas and the amino nitrogens of Hb, Hb-SiO(2) nanocomplexes in which the saturated adsorption amount of Hb on SiO(2) is 0.47 g g(-1) are coated with lipids to generate core-shell Hb-SiO(2)@liposome nanocapsules with mean diameters of 60-500 nm and Hb encapsulation efficiency of 48.4-87.9%. Hb-SiO(2)@liposome supramolecular nanovehicles create a mode of delivery that stabilizes the encapsulated Hb and achieves long-lasting release, thereby improving the efficacy of the drug. Compared with liposome-encapsulated Hb and Hb-loaded SiO(2) particles, such core-shell nanovehicles show substantially enhanced release performance of Hb in vitro. This finding opens up a new window of liposome-based formulations as drug delivery nanovehicles for widespread pharmaceutical applications.
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- Mingxian Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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The treatment of breast cancer using liposome technology. JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY 2012; 2012:212965. [PMID: 22506119 PMCID: PMC3312267 DOI: 10.1155/2012/212965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2011] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Liposome-based chemotherapeutics used in the treatment of breast cancer can in principle enhance the therapeutic index of otherwise unencapsulated anticancer drugs. This is partially attributed to the fact that encapsulation of cytotoxic agents within liposomes allows for increased concentrations of the drug to be delivered to the tumor site. In addition, the presence of the phospholipid bilayer prevents the encapsulated active form of the drug from being broken down in the body prior to reaching tumor tissue and also serves to minimize exposure of the drug to healthy sensitive tissue. While clinically approved liposome-based chemotherapeutics such as Doxil have proven to be quite effective in the treatment of breast cancer, significant challenges remain involving poor drug transfer between the liposome and cancerous cells. In this review, we discuss the recent advancements made in the development of liposome-based chemotherapeutics with respect to improved drug transfer for use in breast cancer therapy.
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Paliwal SR, Paliwal R, Agrawal GP, Vyas SP. Liposomal nanomedicine for breast cancer therapy. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2011; 6:1085-100. [PMID: 21955078 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.11.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Liposomes are well-established nanocarriers for improving the therapeutic index of anticancer agents. A remarkable understanding in the pathophysiology of breast cancer progression has emerged with information on the involved specific biomolecules, which may serve as molecular targets for its therapy. Hormonal and nonhormonal receptors can both be exploited for targeting to breast cancer cells. Targeted delivery of cytotoxic drugs using liposomes is a novel approach for breast cancer therapy. In the present article, we summarize molecular targets present on the breast cancer cells. Recent developments in liposome-based delivery of bioactives for selective treatments of breast cancer are discussed. In addition, utilization of bioenvironmental conditions of tumor for liposome-based targeted delivery is also summed up.
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- Shivani Rai Paliwal
- Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H. S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, M.P., India
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Roy S, Reddy BS, Sudhakar G, Kumar JM, Banerjee R. 17β-estradiol-linked nitro-L-arginine as simultaneous inducer of apoptosis in melanoma and tumor-angiogenic vascular endothelial cells. Mol Pharm 2011; 8:350-9. [PMID: 21291219 DOI: 10.1021/mp2000346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aggressive melanoma is commonly associated with rapid angiogenic growth in tumor mass, tumor cells acquiring apoptosis resistance, inhibition of cellular differentiation etc. Designing a single anticancer molecule which will target all these factors simultaneously is challenging. In the pretext of inciting anticancer effect through inhibiting nitric oxide synthase (NOS) via estrogen receptors (ER) in ER-expressing skin cancer cells, we developed an estrogen-linked L-nitro-arginine molecule (ESAr) for inciting anticancer effect in melanoma cells. ESAr showed specific anticancer effect through diminishing aggressiveness and metastatic behavior in melanoma cells and tumor. In comparison, ESAr showed significantly higher antiproliferative effect than parent molecule L-nitroarginine methyl ester (L-NAME, a NOS inhibitor) through induction of prominent apoptosis in melanoma cells. ESAr-pretreated aggressive melanoma cells could not form tumor possibly because of transformation/differentiation into epithelial-type cells. Furthermore, its antiangiogenic effect was demonstrated through ESAr-induced antiproliferation in HUVEC cells and apoptosis-induction in tumor-associated vascular endothelial cells, thereby significantly restricting severe growth in melanoma tumor. The targeting moiety, estrogen, at the therapeutic concentration of ESAr has apparently no effect in tumor-growth reduction. Albeit, no specific NOS-inhibition was observed, but ESAr could simultaneously induce these three cancer-specific antiaggressiveness factors, which the parent molecule could not induce. Our data rationalize and establish a new use of estrogen as a ligand for potentially targeting multiple cellular factors for treating aggressive cancers.
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- Sayantani Roy
- Division of Lipid Science & Technology, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500007, India
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Sinha S, Roy S, Reddy BS, Pal K, Sudhakar G, Iyer S, Dutta S, Wang E, Vohra PK, Roy KR, Reddanna P, Mukhopadhyay D, Banerjee R. A lipid-modified estrogen derivative that treats breast cancer independent of estrogen receptor expression through simultaneous induction of autophagy and apoptosis. Mol Cancer Res 2011; 9:364-74. [PMID: 21289296 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-10-0526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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It is a challenge to develop a universal single drug that can treat breast cancer at single- or multiple-stage complications, yet remains nontoxic to normal cells. The challenge is even greater when breast cancer-specific, estrogen-based drugs are being developed that cannot act against multistaged breast cancer complications owing to the cells differential estrogen receptor (ER) expression status and their possession of drug-resistant and metastatic phenotypes. We report here the development of a first cationic lipid-conjugated estrogenic derivative (ESC8) that kills breast cancer cells independent of their ER expression status. This ESC8 molecule apparently is nontoxic to normal breast epithelial cells, as well as to other noncancer cells. ESC8 induces apoptosis through an intrinsic pathway in ER-negative MDA-MB-231 cells. In addition, ESC8 treatment induces autophagy in these cells by interfering with the mTOR activity. This is the first example of an estrogen structure-based molecule that coinduces apoptosis and autophagy in breast cancer cells. Further in vivo study confirms the role of this molecule in tumor regression. Together, our results open new perspective of breast cancer chemotherapy through a single agent, which could provide the therapeutic benefit across all stages of breast cancer.
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- Sutapa Sinha
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 1321, 200 First St. S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Donkuru M, Badea I, Wettig S, Verrall R, Elsabahy M, Foldvari M. Advancing nonviral gene delivery: lipid- and surfactant-based nanoparticle design strategies. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2010; 5:1103-27. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.10.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Gene therapy is a technique utilized to treat diseases caused by missing, defective or overexpressing genes. Although viral vectors transfect cells efficiently, risks associated with their use limit their clinical applications. Nonviral delivery systems are safer, easier to manufacture, more versatile and cost effective. However, their transfection efficiency lags behind that of viral vectors. Many groups have dedicated considerable effort to improve the efficiency of nonviral gene delivery systems and are investigating complexes composed of DNA and soft materials such as lipids, polymers, peptides, dendrimers and gemini surfactants. The bottom-up approach in the design of these nanoparticles combines components essential for high levels of transfection, biocompatibility and tissue-targeting ability. This article provides an overview of the strategies employed to improve in vitro and in vivo transfection, focusing on the use of cationic lipids and surfactants as building blocks for nonviral gene delivery systems.
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- McDonald Donkuru
- College of Pharmacy & Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada
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- College of Pharmacy & Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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He ZY, Zheng X, Wu XH, Song XR, He G, Wu WF, Yu S, Mao SJ, Wei YQ. Development of glycyrrhetinic acid-modified stealth cationic liposomes for gene delivery. Int J Pharm 2010; 397:147-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2010] [Revised: 06/11/2010] [Accepted: 06/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The steroidal receptors play a key role in protein synthesis and maintain the homeostasis in normal and diseased state, including tumorigenesis at the target tissues when overactivated. Thus steroidal receptors may act as potential targets for selective delivery of different therapeutic agents as they are overexpressed by a number of endocrinal tumors. The selective delivery of these agents may be a better treatment strategy for endocrinal cancer as it may also result in cytosolic and nuclear delivery of cytotoxic agents. In this review, the targeting potential of steroidal receptors for the drug or bioactive(s) delivery is discussed. The ligands that have been proven to be effective for specific steroidal receptors can be used as vectors for carrying the drug or drug-delivery system to the desired site of drug action in an optimum concentration. This strategy will not only minimize the undesired side effects associated with nonspecific delivery of drug, but will also maximize the drug utilization. Ligand-conjugated liposomes as a carrier of bioactives prevent passive diffusion of the encapsulated drug to normal cells, increase the time of circulation and reduce the undesirable side effects of a drug.
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Kang JH, Toita R, Katayama Y. Bio and nanotechnological strategies for tumor-targeted gene therapy. Biotechnol Adv 2010; 28:757-63. [PMID: 20541598 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Revised: 05/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Gene therapy is a new medical approach for the treatment of tumors. For safe and efficient gene therapy, therapeutic genes need to be delivered efficiently into the target tumor cells. Development of gene delivery systems to specifically recognize and target tumor cells and to distinguish them from normal cells, especially in the same tissue or organ, is one of the most important issues regarding the present gene delivery methodologies. The enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect using the characteristics of angiogenic tumor blood vessels, as well as gene delivery systems recognizing hyperactivated receptors or intracellular signals, is broadly applied to tumor-targeted gene therapy. In addition, bacterial vectors can be a useful means for targeting hypoxic or anoxic regions of a tumor.
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- Jeong-Hun Kang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Mishra PK, Gulbake A, Jain A, Vyas SP, Jain SK. Targeted delivery of an anti-cancer agent via steroid coupled liposomes. Drug Deliv 2009; 16:437-47. [DOI: 10.3109/10717540903271391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Selective cancer targeting via aberrant behavior of cancer cell-associated glucocorticoid receptor. Mol Ther 2009; 17:623-31. [PMID: 19223869 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2009.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) are ubiquitous, nuclear hormone receptors residing in cell types of both cancer and noncancerous origin. It is not known whether cancer cell-associated GR alone can be selectively manipulated for delivery of exogenous genes to its nucleus for eliciting anticancer effect. We find that GR ligand, dexamethasone (Dex) in association with cationic lipoplex (termed as targeted lipoplex) could selectively manipulate GR in cancer cells alone for the delivery of transgenes in the nucleus, a phenomenon that remained unobserved in normal cells. The targeted lipoplex (i) showed GR-targeted transfections in all cancer cells experimented (P < 0.01), (ii) significantly diminished transfection in cancer cells when GR is downregulated (P < 0.01), and (iii) elicited specific nuclear translocation of targeted lipoplex in cancer cells, followed by upregulated transactivation of glucocorticoid response element (GRE)- promoted gene. Using anticancer gene, targeted lipoplex induced significant tumor growth retardation in mice in comparison to different control groups (P < 0.05). Interestingly, cell surface-associated Hsp90 in cancer cells assisted the intracellular uptake of GR-targeted lipoplex. Moreover, selective inhibition of Hsp90 in noncancer cells resulted in cancer cell-like, aberrant, GR activation. The current study discovers a therapeutically important, unique property of cancer cell associated-GR that may be linked to a compromised role of Hsp90.Molecular Therapy (2009) 17 4, 623-631 doi:10.1038/mt.2009.4.
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Bhattacharya S, Bajaj A. Advances in gene delivery through molecular design of cationic lipids. Chem Commun (Camb) 2009:4632-56. [DOI: 10.1039/b900666b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Rai S, Paliwal R, Vaidya B, Khatri K, Goyal AK, Gupta PN, Vyas SP. Targeted delivery of doxorubicin via estrone-appended liposomes. J Drug Target 2008; 16:455-63. [DOI: 10.1080/10611860802088481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Karmali PP, Chaudhuri A. Cationic liposomes as non-viral carriers of gene medicines: resolved issues, open questions, and future promises. Med Res Rev 2007; 27:696-722. [PMID: 17022036 DOI: 10.1002/med.20090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The clinical success of gene therapy is critically dependent on the development of efficient and safe gene delivery reagents, popularly known as "transfection vectors." The transfection vectors commonly used in gene therapy are mainly of two types: viral and non-viral. The efficiencies of viral transfection vectors are, in general, superior to their non-viral counterparts. However, the myriads of potentially adverse immunogenic aftermaths associated with the use of viral vectors are increasingly making the non-viral gene delivery reagents as the vectors of choice. Among the existing arsenal of non-viral gene delivery reagents, the distinct advantages associated with the use of cationic transfection lipids include their: (a) robust manufacture; (b) ease in handling and preparation techniques; (c) ability to inject large lipid:DNA complexes; and (d) low immunogenic response. The present review highlights the major achievements in the area of designing efficacious cationic transfection lipids, some of the more recent advances in the field of cationic liposomes-mediated gene transfer and targeted gene delivery, some unresolved issues and challenges in liposomal gene delivery, and future promises of cationic liposomes as gene-carriers in non-viral gene therapy.
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- Priya Prakash Karmali
- Division of Lipid Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India
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