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Zhang H, He Y, Zhang Y, Pan J, Guo T, Huang H, Dai M, Shang J, Gong G, Guo J. Direct Assembly of Bioactive Nanoparticles Constructed from Polyphenol-Nanoengineered Albumin. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:2852-2862. [PMID: 38574372 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Albumin nanoparticles are widely used in biomedicine due to their safety, low immunogenicity, and prolonged circulation. However, incorporating therapeutic molecules into these carriers faces challenges due to limited binding sites, restricting drug conjugation efficiency. We introduce a universal nanocarrier platform (X-UNP) using polyphenol-based engineering to incorporate phenolic moieties into albumin nanoparticles. Integration of catechol or galloyl groups significantly enhances drug binding and broadens the drug conjugation possibilities. Our study presents a library of X-UNP nanoparticles with improved drug-loading efficiency, achieving up to 96% across 10 clinically used drugs, surpassing conventional methods. Notably, ibuprofen-UNP nanoparticles exhibit a 5-fold increase in half-life compared with free ibuprofen, enhancing in vivo analgesic and anti-inflammatory effectiveness. This research establishes a versatile platform for protein-based nanosized materials accommodating various therapeutic agents in biotechnological applications.
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- Haojie Zhang
- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan 610065, China
- Bioproducts Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Li C, Zhang D, Pan Y, Chen B. Human Serum Albumin Based Nanodrug Delivery Systems: Recent Advances and Future Perspective. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:3354. [PMID: 37631411 PMCID: PMC10459149 DOI: 10.3390/polym15163354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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With the success of several clinical trials of products based on human serum albumin (HSA) and the rapid development of nanotechnology, HSA-based nanodrug delivery systems (HBNDSs) have received extensive attention in the field of nanomedicine. However, there is still a lack of comprehensive reviews exploring the broader scope of HBNDSs in biomedical applications beyond cancer therapy. To address this gap, this review takes a systematic approach. Firstly, it focuses on the crystal structure and the potential binding sites of HSA. Additionally, it provides a comprehensive summary of recent progresses in the field of HBNDSs for various biomedical applications over the past five years, categorized according to the type of therapeutic drugs loaded onto HSA. These categories include small-molecule drugs, inorganic materials and bioactive ingredients. Finally, the review summarizes the characteristics and current application status of HBNDSs in drug delivery, and also discusses the challenges that need to be addressed for the clinical transformation of HSA formulations and offers future perspectives in this field.
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- Changyong Li
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China;
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology & Institute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology & Institute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology & Institute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China;
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology & Institute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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Zheng Y, Shen Y, Meng X, Wu Y, Zhao Y, Wu C. Stabilizing p-Dithiobenzyl Urethane Linkers without Rate-Limiting Self-Immolation for Traceless Drug Release. ChemMedChem 2019; 14:1196-1203. [PMID: 31020782 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Exploiting the redox sensitivity of disulfide bonds is a prevalent strategy in targeted prodrug designs. In contrast to aliphatic disulfides, p-thiobenzyl-based disulfides have rarely been used for prodrug designs, given their intrinsic instability caused by the low pKa of aromatic thiols. Here, we examined the interplay between steric hindrance and the low-pKa effect on thiol-disulfide exchange reactions and uncovered a new thiol-disulfide exchange process for the self-immolation of p-thiobenzyl-based disulfides. We observed a central leaving group shifting effect in the α,α-dimethyl-substituted p-dithiobenzyl urethane linkers (DMTB linkers), which leads to increased disulfide stability by more than two orders of magnitude, an extent that is significantly greater than that observed with typical aliphatic disulfides. In particular, the DMTB linkers display not only high stability, but also rapid self-immolation kinetics due to the low pKa of the aromatic thiol, which can be used as a general and robust linkage between targeting reagents and cytotoxic drugs for targeted prodrug designs. The unique and promising stability characteristics of the present DMTB linker will likely inspire the development of novel targeted prodrugs to achieve traceless release of drugs into cells.
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- Yiwu Zheng
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, China
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Larsen MT, Rawsthorne H, Schelde KK, Dagnæs-Hansen F, Cameron J, Howard KA. Cellular recycling-driven in vivo half-life extension using recombinant albumin fusions tuned for neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) engagement. J Control Release 2018; 287:132-141. [PMID: 30016735 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Recombinant albumin-drug genetic fusions are an effective technology to prolong the serum half-life of therapeutics that has resulted in marketed products. Indirect evidence suggests albumin fusions' long circulation is controlled by engagement with the cellular recycling neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) in addition to reduced kidney filtration. In this work, we have used a panel of recombinant fusions, engineered with different human FcRn (hFcRn) affinity, including a novel high binding albumin variant (HBII), to directly define and importantly, control the intracellular mechanism as a half-life extension tuning method. mNeonGreen or mCherry fusion to the N-terminal of the recombinant human albumin (rHA) variants null-binder (rHA NB), wild-type (rHA WT), high-binder I (rHA HBI), and high-binder II (rHA HBII) did not generally interfere with hFcRn interaction determined by Biolayer Interferometry. Co-localisation of the albumins with endosomal, but not lysosomal, markers was shown by confocal microscopy for high, but not low, hFcRn binders in a human microvascular endothelial hFcRn overexpressing cell line (HMEC-1 FcRn) suggestive of endosomal compartmentalisation. Furthermore, a cellular recycling assay revealed increased recycling of albumin fusions for the high binding variants (mNeonGreen WT; ~1, mNeonGreen HBI; 5.26-fold higher, and mNeonGreen HBII; 5.77-fold higher) in the hFcRn overexpressing cell line. In vivo experiments demonstrated a direct in vitro recycling/in vivo half-life correlation with a longer circulation for the mCherry fusions engineered with high hFcRn affinity that was highest with the HBII variant of 30.1 h compared to 18.2 h for the mCherry WT. This work gives the first direct evidence for an FcRn-driven endosomal cellular recycling pathway for recombinant albumin fusions that correlates with half-life extension controlled by the affinity to hFcRn; promoting a versatile method to tune the pharmacokinetics of albumin fusion-based therapeutics not met by current technologies.
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- Maja Thim Larsen
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Albumedix Ltd, Castle Court, 59 Castle Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 1FD, United Kingdom
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Albumedix Ltd, Castle Court, 59 Castle Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 1FD, United Kingdom
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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An FF, Zhang XH. Strategies for Preparing Albumin-based Nanoparticles for Multifunctional Bioimaging and Drug Delivery. Theranostics 2017; 7:3667-3689. [PMID: 29109768 PMCID: PMC5667340 DOI: 10.7150/thno.19365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Biosafety is the primary concern in clinical translation of nanomedicine. As an intrinsic ingredient of human blood without immunogenicity and encouraged by its successful clinical application in Abraxane, albumin has been regarded as a promising material to produce nanoparticles for bioimaging and drug delivery. The strategies for synthesizing albumin-based nanoparticles could be generally categorized into five classes: template, nanocarrier, scaffold, stabilizer and albumin-polymer conjugate. This review introduces approaches utilizing albumin in the preparation of nanoparticles and thereby provides scientists with knowledge of goal-driven design on albumin-based nanomedicine.
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- Fei-Fei An
- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Carbon-based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P.R. China
- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Innovations Institute (MI3), Weill Cornell Medicine, 413 E 69th St, New York, NY, 10065
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Carbon-based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P.R. China
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Sadowsky JD, Pillow TH, Chen J, Fan F, He C, Wang Y, Yan G, Yao H, Xu Z, Martin S, Zhang D, Chu P, dela Cruz-Chuh J, O’Donohue A, Li G, Del Rosario G, He J, Liu L, Ng C, Su D, Lewis Phillips GD, Kozak KR, Yu SF, Xu K, Leipold D, Wai J. Development of Efficient Chemistry to Generate Site-Specific Disulfide-Linked Protein– and Peptide–Payload Conjugates: Application to THIOMAB Antibody–Drug Conjugates. Bioconjug Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Jack D. Sadowsky
- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd, 288
Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, PR China
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- WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd, 288
Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, PR China
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- WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd, 288
Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, PR China
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- WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd, 288
Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, PR China
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- WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd, 288
Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, PR China
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- WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd, 288
Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, PR China
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- WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd, 288
Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, PR China
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd, 288
Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, PR China
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Schmidt EGW, Hvam ML, Antunes F, Cameron J, Viuff D, Andersen B, Kristensen NN, Howard KA. Direct demonstration of a neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn)-driven endosomal sorting pathway for cellular recycling of albumin. J Biol Chem 2017. [PMID: 28637874 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.794248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Albumin is the most abundant plasma protein involved in the transport of many compounds, such as fatty acids, bilirubin, and heme. The endothelial cellular neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) has been suggested to play a central role in maintaining high albumin plasma levels through a cellular recycling pathway. However, direct mapping of this process is still lacking. This work presents the use of wild-type and engineered recombinant albumins with either decreased or increased FcRn affinity in combination with a low or high FcRn-expressing endothelium cell line to clearly define the FcRn involvement, intracellular pathway, and kinetics of albumin trafficking by flow cytometry, quantitative confocal microscopy, and an albumin-recycling assay. We found that cellular albumin internalization was proportional to FcRn expression and albumin-binding affinity. Albumin accumulation in early endosomes was independent of FcRn-binding affinity, but differences in FcRn-binding affinities significantly affected the albumin distribution between late endosomes and lysosomes. Unlike albumin with low FcRn-binding affinity, albumin with high FcRn-binding affinity was directed less to the lysosomes, suggestive of FcRn-directed albumin salvage from lysosomal degradation. Furthermore, the amount of recycled albumin in cell culture media corresponded to FcRn-binding affinity, with a ∼3.3-fold increase after 1 h for the high FcRn-binding albumin variant compared with wild-type albumin. Together, these findings uncover an FcRn-dependent endosomal cellular-sorting pathway that has great importance in describing fundamental mechanisms of intracellular albumin recycling and the possibility to tune albumin-based therapeutic effects by FcRn-binding affinity.
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, and
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, and
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Xu Z, Hou M, Shi X, Gao YE, Xue P, Liu S, Kang Y. Rapidly cell-penetrating and reductive milieu-responsive nanoaggregates assembled from an amphiphilic folate-camptothecin prodrug for enhanced drug delivery and controlled release. Biomater Sci 2017; 5:444-454. [DOI: 10.1039/c6bm00800c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Self-assembled small molecular prodrug loaded with camptothecin in response to glutathione and folate receptors for combined tumour detection and treatment.
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- Zhigang Xu
- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials
- Faculty for Materials and Energy
- Southwest University
- Chongqing
- P. R. China
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- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials
- Faculty for Materials and Energy
- Southwest University
- Chongqing
- P. R. China
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- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials
- Faculty for Materials and Energy
- Southwest University
- Chongqing
- P. R. China
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- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials
- Faculty for Materials and Energy
- Southwest University
- Chongqing
- P. R. China
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- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials
- Faculty for Materials and Energy
- Southwest University
- Chongqing
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore 637459
- Singapore
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- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials
- Faculty for Materials and Energy
- Southwest University
- Chongqing
- P. R. China
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Smith AAA, Zuwala K, Pilgram O, Johansen KS, Tolstrup M, Dagnæs-Hansen F, Zelikin AN. Albumin-Polymer-Drug Conjugates: Long Circulating, High Payload Drug Delivery Vehicles. ACS Macro Lett 2016; 5:1089-1094. [PMID: 35658186 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Albumin is an exquisite tool of nature used in biomedicine to achieve long blood residence time for drugs, but the payload it can carry is typically limited to one molecule per protein. In contrast, synthetic macromolecular prodrugs contain multiple copies of drugs per polymer chain but offer only a marginal increase in the circulation lifetime of the drugs. We combine the benefits of the two platforms and at the same time overcome their respective limitations. Specifically, we develop the synthesis of albumin-polymer-drug conjugates to obtain long circulating, high payload drug delivery vehicles. In vivo data validate that albumin endows the conjugate with a blood residence time similar to that of the protein and well exceeding that of the polymer. Therapeutic activity of the conjugates is validated using prodrugs of panobinostat, an HIV latency reversal agent, in which case the conjugates matched the drug in terms of efficacy of treatment.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Peng W, Ding F, Peng YK. In vitro evaluation of the conjugations of neonicotinoids with transport protein: photochemistry, ligand docking and molecular dynamics studies. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra14661e] [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 flexibility of ligand structures and the property of substituents in neonicotinoids play a pivotal role in protein–neonicotinoid and this type of biorecognition may have a great impact on the potential toxicity of these widely used agrochemicals.
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- Wei Peng
- College of Agriculture and Plant Protection
- Qingdao Agricultural University
- Qingdao 266109
- China
- College of Food Science and Engineering
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- College of Agriculture and Plant Protection
- Qingdao Agricultural University
- Qingdao 266109
- China
- Department of Biological Engineering
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- Center for Food Quality Supervision & Testing
- Ministry of Agriculture
- College of Food Science & Engineering
- Northwest A&F University
- Yangling 712100
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Peng W, Ding F, Xie Y. Biointeractions of C.I. Acid Red 2 and its structural analogues with transporter albumin: Fluorescence, circular dichroism, and ligand docking approaches. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2016; 154:40-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2015] [Revised: 11/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Liu J, Liu W, Weitzhandler I, Bhattacharyya J, Li X, Wang J, Qi Y, Bhattacharjee S, Chilkoti A. Ring-opening polymerization of prodrugs: a versatile approach to prepare well-defined drug-loaded nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:1002-6. [PMID: 25427831 PMCID: PMC4293338 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201409293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The synthesis of polymer-drug conjugates from prodrug monomers consisting of a cyclic polymerizable group that is appended to a drug through a cleavable linker is achieved by organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization. The monomers polymerize into well-defined polymer prodrugs that are designed to self-assemble into nanoparticles and release the drug in response to a physiologically relevant stimulus. This method is compatible with structurally diverse drugs and allows different drugs to be copolymerized with quantitative conversion of the monomers. The drug loading can be controlled by adjusting the monomer(s)/initiator feed ratio and drug release can be encoded into the polymer by the choice of linker. Initiating these monomers from a poly(ethylene glycol) macroinitiator results in amphiphilic diblock copolymers that spontaneously self-assemble into micelles with a long plasma circulation, which is useful for systemic therapy.
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- Jinyao Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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Chen B, Wu C, Zhuo RX, Cheng SX. A self-assembled albumin based multiple drug delivery nanosystem to overcome multidrug resistance. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra12802h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A self-assembled nano-sized albumin based drug delivery system co-loaded with an anti-tumor drug and a drug resistance inhibitor has promising applications in overcoming multidrug resistance (MDR).
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- Bin Chen
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- People's Republic of China
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Liu J, Liu W, Weitzhandler I, Bhattacharyya J, Li X, Wang J, Qi Y, Bhattacharjee S, Chilkoti A. Ring-Opening Polymerization of Prodrugs: A Versatile Approach to Prepare Well-Defined Drug-Loaded Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201409293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Novo L, Rizzo LY, Golombek SK, Dakwar GR, Lou B, Remaut K, Mastrobattista E, van Nostrum CF, Jahnen-Dechent W, Kiessling F, Braeckmans K, Lammers T, Hennink WE. Decationized polyplexes as stable and safe carrier systems for improved biodistribution in systemic gene therapy. J Control Release 2014; 195:162-175. [PMID: 25204289 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Many polycation-based gene delivery vectors show high transfection in vitro, but their cationic nature generally leads to significant toxicity and poor in vivo performance which significantly hampers their clinical applicability. Unlike conventional polycation-based systems, decationized polyplexes are based on hydrophilic and neutral polymers. They are obtained by a 3-step process: charge-driven condensation followed by disulfide crosslinking stabilization and finally polyplex decationization. They consist of a disulfide-crosslinked poly(hydroxypropyl methacrylamide) (pHPMA) core stably entrapping plasmid DNA (pDNA), surrounded by a shell of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). In the present paper the applicability of decationized polyplexes for systemic administration was evaluated. Cy5-labeled decationized polyplexes were evaluated for stability in plasma by fluorescence single particle tracking (fSPT), which technique showed stable size distribution for 48 h unlike its cationic counterpart. Upon the incubation of the polymers used for the formation of polyplexes with HUVEC cells, MTT assay showed excellent cytocompatibility of the neutral polymers. The safety was further demonstrated by a remarkable low teratogenicity and mortality activity of the polymers in a zebrafish assay, in great contrast with their cationic counterpart. Near infrared (NIR) dye-labeled polyplexes were evaluated for biodistribution and tumor accumulation by noninvasive optical imaging when administered systemically in tumor bearing mice. Decationized polyplexes exhibited an increased circulation time and higher tumor accumulation, when compared to their cationic precursors. Histology of tumors sections showed that decationized polyplexes induced reporter transgene expression in vivo. In conclusion, decationized polyplexes are a platform for safer polymeric vectors with improved biodistribution properties when systemically administered.
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- Luís Novo
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Nanomedicines and Theranostics, Department for Experimental Molecular Imaging, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Nanomedicines and Theranostics, Department for Experimental Molecular Imaging, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Laboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines, Harelbekestraat 72, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines, Harelbekestraat 72, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Biointerface Laboratory, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Nanomedicines and Theranostics, Department for Experimental Molecular Imaging, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Laboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines, Harelbekestraat 72, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.,Centre for Nano- and Biophotonics, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Nanomedicines and Theranostics, Department for Experimental Molecular Imaging, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.,Department of Targeted Therapeutics, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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