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Zhou Z, Li K, Guo Y, Liu P, Chen Q, Fan H, Sun T, Jiang C. ROS/Electro Dual-Reactive Nanogel for Targeting Epileptic Foci to Remodel Aberrant Circuits and Inflammatory Microenvironment. ACS NANO 2023; 17:7847-7864. [PMID: 37039779 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Medicinal treatment against epilepsy is faced with intractable problems, especially epileptogenesis that cannot be blocked by clinical antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) during the latency of epilepsy. Abnormal circuits of neurons interact with the inflammatory microenvironment of glial cells in epileptic foci, resulting in recurrent seizures and refractory epilepsy. Herein, we have selected phenytoin (PHT) as a model drug to derive a ROS-responsive and consuming prodrug, which is combined with an electro-responsive group (sulfonate sodium, SS) and an epileptic focus-recognizing group (α-methyl-l-tryptophan, AMT) to form hydrogel nanoparticles (i.e., a nanogel). The nanogel will target epileptic foci, release PHT in response to a high concentration of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the microenvironment, and inhibit overexcited circuits. Meanwhile, with the clearance of ROS, the nanogel can also reduce oxidative stress and alleviate microenvironment inflammation. Thus, a synergistic regulation of epileptic lesions will be achieved. Our nanogel is expected to provide a more comprehensive strategy for antiepileptic treatment.
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- Zheng Zhou
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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Pourmadadi M, Yazdian F, Koulivand A, Rahmani E. Green synthesized polyvinylpyrrolidone/titanium dioxide hydrogel nanocomposite modified with agarose macromolecules for sustained and pH-responsive release of anticancer drug. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 240:124345. [PMID: 37054860 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124345] [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: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Cancer, as one of the most challenging diseases of the last century, has a significant number of patients and deaths every year. Various strategies have been explored for the treatment of cancer. Chemotherapy is one of the methods of treating cancer. Doxorubicin is one of the compounds used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells. Due to their unique properties and low toxicity, metal oxide nanoparticles are effective in combination therapy and increase the effectiveness of anti-cancer compounds. The limited in vivo circulatory period, poor solubility, and inadequate penetration of doxorubicin (DOX) restrict its use in cancer treatment, notwithstanding its attractive characteristics. It is possible to circumvent some of the difficulties in cancer therapy by using green synthesized pH-responsive nanocomposite consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), titanium dioxide (TiO2) modified with agarose (Ag) macromolecules. TiO2 incorporation into the PVP-Ag nanocomposite resulted in limited increased loading and encapsulation efficiencies from 41 % to 47 % and 84 % to 88.5 %, respectively. DOX diffusion among normal cells is prevented by the PVP-Ag-TiO2 nanocarrier at pH = 7.4, though the acidic intracellular microenvironments activate the PVP-Ag-TiO2 nanocarrier at pH = 5.4. Characterization of the nanocarrier was performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometry, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and zeta potential. The average particle size and the zeta potential of the particles showed values of 349.8 nm and +57 mV, respectively. In vitro release after 96 h showed a release rate of 92 % at pH 7.4 and a release rate of 96 % at pH 5.4. Meanwhile, the initial release after 24 h was 42 % for pH 7.4 and 76 % for pH 5.4. As shown by an MTT analysis on MCF-7 cells, the toxicity of DOX-loaded PVP-Ag-TiO2 nanocomposite was substantially greater than that of unbound DOX and PVP-Ag-TiO2. After integrating TiO2 nanomaterials into the PVP-Ag-DOX nanocarrier, flow cytometry data showed a greater stimulation of cell death. These data indicate that the DOX-loaded nanocomposite is a suitable alternative for drug delivery systems.
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- Mehrab Pourmadadi
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Science and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Science and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
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Shamsabadipour A, Pourmadadi M, Rashedi H, Yazdian F, Navaei-Nigjeh M. Nanoemulsion carriers of porous γ-alumina modified by polyvinylpyrrolidone and carboxymethyl cellulose for pH-sensitive delivery of 5-fluorouracil. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 233:123621. [PMID: 36773864 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a cytotoxic drug with a low half-life. These features can cause some problems such as burst drug release and numerous side effects. In the present study, a pH-sensitive nanocomposite of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)/γ-alumina developed by using water in oil in water (W/O/W) double emulsion method. The fabricated emulsion has been employed as the 5-FU carrier to investigate its effects on drug half-life, side effects, drug loading efficiency (DLE), and drug entrapment efficiency (DEE). Analyzing the FTIR and XRD indicated the successful loading of 5-FU into the nanocarrier and affirmed the synthesized nanocomposite's chemical bonding and crystalline features. Furthermore, by using DLS and Zeta potential assessment, size and undersize distribution, as well as the stability of the drug-loaded nanocomposite were determined, which demonstrated the monodisperse and stable nanoparticles. Moreover, the nanocomposites with spherical shapes and homogeneous surfaces were shown in FE-SEM, which indicated good compatibility for the constituents of the nanocomposites. Moreover, by employing BET analysis the porosity has been investigated. Drug release pattern was studied, which indicated a controlled drug release behavior with above 96 h drug retention. Besides, the loading and entrapment efficiencies were obtained 44 % and 86 %, respectively. Furthermore, the curve fitting technique has been employed and the predominant release mechanism has been determined to evaluate the best-fitted kinetic models. MTT assay and flow cytometry assessment has been carried out to investigate the cytotoxic effects of the fabricated drug-loaded nanocomposite on MCF-7 and normal cells. The results showed enhanced cytotoxicity and late apoptosis for the PVP/CMC/γ-alumina/5-FU. Based on the MTT assay outcomes on normal cell lines (L929), which indicated above 90 % cell viability, the biocompatibility and biosafety of the synthesized nanocarrier have been confirmed. Moreover, due to the porosity of the PVP/CMC/γ-alumina, this nanocarrier can exploit from high specific surface area and be more sensitive to environmental conditions such as pH. These outcomes propose that the novel pH-sensitive PVP/CMC/γ-alumina nanocomposite can be a potential candidate for drug delivery applications, especially for cancer therapy.
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- Amin Shamsabadipour
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Science and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Toosi Moghadam F, Mamashli F, Khoobi M, Ghasemi A, Pirhaghi M, Delavari B, Mahmoudi Aznaveh H, Nikkhah M, Saboury AA. A dual responsive robust human serum albumin-based nanocarrier for doxorubicin. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2022; 69:2496-2506. [PMID: 34894353 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2299] [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: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Targeted drug therapy against cancer has been introduced as a smart strategy to combat the unwanted side effects due to systemic administration of chemotherapeutics. A human serum albumin (HSA)-based nanocarrier was fabricated with the aim to target reductive media and acidic pH of the tumor tissues. α-Lipoic acid (LA) was applied to increase the number of disulfide bonds in the nanocarrier to target higher glutathione concentrations present in tumor tissues and polyethylene glycol was used to target the acidic pH of tumors. UV illumination, ethanol desolvation, oxygen bubbling, and a mixture of redox buffers were employed to prepare doxorubicin-loaded HSA-LA nanoparticles. The nanocarrier was supposed to release the loaded doxorubicin in reductive and acidic pH media. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis indicated successful attachment of LA to HSA. The prepared nanoplatform presented improved doxorubicin loading efficiency and content and successfully released the loaded doxorubicin in the expected conditions. Protein corona study indicated that positively charged plasma proteins with molecular weights of nearly 80 kDa are absorbed to the surface of the nanoparticles. Furthermore, it showed desirable UV and storage stability, which implied its robustness and improved shelf life if applied in nanomedicine.
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- Fatemeh Toosi Moghadam
- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Biomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Ali AA, Al-Othman A, Al-Sayah MH. Multifunctional stimuli-responsive hybrid nanogels for cancer therapy: Current status and challenges. J Control Release 2022; 351:476-503. [PMID: 36170926 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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With cancer research shifting focus to achieving multifunctionality in cancer treatment strategies, hybrid nanogels are making a rapid rise to the spotlight as novel, multifunctional, stimuli-responsive, and biocompatible cancer therapeutic strategies. They can possess cancer cell-specific cytotoxic effects themselves, carry drugs or enzymes that can produce cytotoxic effects, improve imaging modalities, and target tumor cells over normal cells. Hybrid nanogels bring together a wide range of desirable properties for cancer treatment such as stimuli-responsiveness, efficient loading and protection of molecules such as drugs or enzymes, and effective crossing of cellular barriers among other properties. Despite their promising abilities, hybrid nanogels are still far from being used in the clinic, and their available data remains relatively limited. However, many studies can be done to facilitate this clinical transition. This review is critically summarizing and analyzing the recent information and progress on the use of hybrid nanogels particularly inorganic nanoparticle-based and organic nanoparticle-based hybrid nanogels in the field of oncology and future directions to aid in transferring those results to the clinic. This work concludes that the future of hybrid nanogels is greatly impacted by therapeutic and non-therapeutic factors. Therapeutic factors include the lack of hemocompatibility studies, acute and chronic toxicological studies, and information on agglomeration capability and extent, tumor heterogeneity, interaction with proteins in physiological fluids, endocytosis-exocytosis, and toxicity of the nanogels' breakdown products. Non-therapeutic factors include the lack of clear regulatory guidelines and standardized assays, limitations of animal models, and difficulties associated with good manufacture practices (GMP).
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- Amaal Abdulraqeb Ali
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates.
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
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Ges Naranjo A, Viltres Cobas H, Kumar Gupta N, Rodríguez López K, Martínez Peña A, Sacasas D, Álvarez Brito R. 5-Fluorouracil uptake and release from pH-responsive nanogels: An experimental and computational study. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Novel Gels: An Emerging Approach for Delivering of Therapeutic Molecules and Recent Trends. Gels 2022; 8:gels8050316. [PMID: 35621614 PMCID: PMC9140900 DOI: 10.3390/gels8050316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Gels are semisolid, homogeneous systems with continuous or discrete therapeutic molecules in a suitable lipophilic or hydrophilic three-dimensional network base. Innovative gel systems possess multipurpose applications in cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and so forth. Formulating a gel-based delivery system is simple and the delivery system enables the release of loaded therapeutic molecules. Furthermore, it facilitates the delivery of molecules via various routes as these gel-based systems offer proximal surface contact between a loaded therapeutic molecule and an absorption site. In the past decade, researchers have potentially explored and established a significant understanding of gel-based delivery systems for drug delivery. Subsequently, they have enabled the prospects of developing novel gel-based systems that illicit drug release by specific biological or external stimuli, such as temperature, pH, enzymes, ultrasound, antigens, etc. These systems are considered smart gels for their broad applications. This review reflects the significant role of advanced gel-based delivery systems for various therapeutic benefits. This detailed discussion is focused on strategies for the formulation of different novel gel-based systems, as well as it highlights the current research trends of these systems and patented technologies.
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Yaghoubi F, Motlagh NSH, Naghib SM, Haghiralsadat F, Jaliani HZ, Moradi A. A functionalized graphene oxide with improved cytocompatibility for stimuli-responsive co-delivery of curcumin and doxorubicin in cancer treatment. Sci Rep 2022; 12:1959. [PMID: 35121783 PMCID: PMC8816945 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05793-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Nowadays, the usage of nanoparticles in various fields such as drug delivery, attracts the attention of many researchers in the treatment of cancers. Graphene oxide (GO) is one of the novel drug delivery systems which is used broadly owing to its unique features. In this survey, doxorubicin (DOX) was accompanied by natural medicine, curcumin (CUR), to diminish its side effects and enhance its efficiency. Cytotoxicity assay in human gastric cancer (AGS), prostate cancer (PC3), and ovarian cancer (A2780), was evaluated. Also, the uptake of DOX and CUR into cells, was assessed using a fluorescence microscope. Moreover, real-time PCR was applied for the evaluation of the expression of RB1 and CDK2 genes, which were involved in the cell cycle. In both separate and simultaneous forms, DOX and CUR were loaded with high efficiency and the release behavior of both drugs was pH-sensitive. The higher release rate was attained at pH 5.5 and 42 °C for DOX (80.23%) and CUR (13.06), respectively. The intensity of fluorescence in the free form of the drugs, was higher than the loaded form. In the same concentration, the free form of CUR and DOX were more toxic than the loaded form in all cell lines. Also, free drugs showed more impact on the expression of RB1 and CDK2 genes. Co-delivery of CUR and DOX into the mentioned cell lines, was more effective than the free form of CUR and DOX due to its lower toxicity to normal cells.
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- Fatemeh Yaghoubi
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.,Herbal Medicine Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Department, School of Advanced Technologies, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), P.O. Box 16846-13114, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.,Medical Nanotechnology & Tissue Engineering Research Center, Department of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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Tewari M, Pareek P, Kumar S. Correlating Amino Acid Interaction with Graphene-Based Materials Regulating Cell Function. J Indian Inst Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s41745-021-00272-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Sonker M, Bajpai S, Khan MA, Yu X, Tiwary SK, Shreyash N. Review of Recent Advances and Their Improvement in the Effectiveness of Hydrogel-Based Targeted Drug Delivery: A Hope for Treating Cancer. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:8080-8109. [PMID: 35005919 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Using hydrogels for delivering cancer therapeutics is advantageous in pharmaceutical usage as they have an edge over traditional delivery, which is tainted due to the risk of toxicity that it imbues. Hydrogel usage leads to the development of a more controlled drug release system owing to its amenability for structural metamorphosis, its higher porosity to seat the drug molecules, and its ability to shield the drug from denaturation. The thing that makes its utility even more enhanced is that they make themselves more recognizable to the body tissues and hence can stay inside the body for a longer time, enhancing the efficiency of the delivery, which otherwise is negatively affected since the drug is identified by the human immunity as a foreign substance, and thus, an attack of the immunity begins on the drug injected. A variety of hydrogels such as thermosensitive, pH-sensitive, and magnetism-responsive hydrogels have been included and their potential usage in drug delivery has been discussed in this review that aims to present recent studies on hydrogels that respond to alterations under a variety of circumstances in "reducing" situations that mimic the microenvironment of cancerous cells.
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- Muskan Sonker
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30318, United States
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi 229304, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi 229304, India
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi 229304, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi 229304, India
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Ahmadi M, Pourmadadi M, Ghorbanian SA, Yazdian F, Rashedi H. Ultra pH-sensitive nanocarrier based on Fe 2O 3/chitosan/montmorillonite for quercetin delivery. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 191:738-745. [PMID: 34517028 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Harmful side effects of the chemotherapeutic agent have been investigated in many recent studies. Since Fe2O3 nanoparticles have proper porosity, they are capable for loading noticeable amount of drugs and controlled release. We developed Fe2O3/chitosan/montmorillonite nanocomposite. Quercetin (QC) nanoparticles, which have fewer side effects than chemical anti-tumor drugs, were encapsulated in the synthesized nanocarrier and were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and zeta potential. For quercetin, the encapsulation efficiency and the loading efficiency of the drug in Fe2O3-CS-MMT@QC were found to be about 94% and 57%, respectively. The release profile of QC in different mediums indicated pH-dependency and controlled release of the nanocomposite, adhering to The Weibull kinetic model. Biocompatibility of the Fe2O3/CS/MMT nanoparticles against the MCF-7 cells was shown by MTT assay and confirmed by flow cytometry. These data demonstrate that the designed Fe2O3-CS-MMT@QC would have potential drug delivery to treat cancer cells.
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- Mohammadjavad Ahmadi
- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Science and Technology, University of Tehran, Iran
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Science and Technology, University of Tehran, Iran.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Gooneh-Farahani S, Naghib SM, Naimi-Jamal MR, Seyfoori A. A pH-sensitive nanocarrier based on BSA-stabilized graphene-chitosan nanocomposite for sustained and prolonged release of anticancer agents. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17404. [PMID: 34465842 PMCID: PMC8408197 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97081-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Smart nanomaterials with stimuli-responsive behavior are considered as promising platform for various drug delivery applications. Regarding their specific conditions, such as acidic pH, drug carriers to treatment of tumor microenvironment need some criteria to enhance drug delivery efficiency. In this study, for the first time, pH-sensitive BSA-stabilized graphene (BSG)/chitosan nanocomposites were synthesized through electrostatic interactions between the positively charged chitosan nanoparticles and negatively charged BSG and used for Doxorubicin (DOX) encapsulation as a general anticancer drug. Physicochemical characterization of the nanocomposites with different concentrations of BSG (0.5, 2, and 5wt%) showed effective decoration of chitosan nanoparticles on BSG. Comparing DOX release behavior from the nanocomposites and free BSG-chitosan nanoparticles were evaluated at two pHs of 7.4 and 4.5 in 28 days. It was shown that the presence of BSG significantly reduced the burst release observed in chitosan nanoparticles. The nanocomposite of 2wt% BSG was selected as the optimal nanocomposite with a release of 84% in 28 days and with the most uniform release in 24 h. Furthermore, the fitting of release data with four models including zero-order, first-order, Higuchi, and Korsmeyer-Peppas indicated that the addition of BSG changed the release mechanism of the drug, enabling uniform release for the optimal nanocomposite in first 24 h, compared to that for pure chitosan nanoparticles. This behavior was proved using metabolic activity assay of the SKBR-3 breast cancer cell spheroids exposed to DOX release supernatant at different time intervals. It was also demonstrated that DOX released from the nanocomposite had a significant effect on the suppression of cancer cell proliferation at acidic pH.
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- Sahar Gooneh-Farahani
- Research Laboratory of Green Organic Synthesis and Polymers, Chemistry Department, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Department, School of New Technologies, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran.
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- Research Laboratory of Green Organic Synthesis and Polymers, Chemistry Department, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran
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- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
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Ding M, Liu J, Yang J, Wang H, Xie X, Yang X, Li Y, Guo N, Ouyang R, Miao Y. How do bismuth-based nanomaterials function as promising theranostic agents for the tumor diagnosis and therapy? Curr Med Chem 2021; 29:1866-1890. [PMID: 34365944 DOI: 10.2174/0929867328666210806123008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The complexity of tumor microenvironment and the diversity of tumors seriously affect the therapeutic effect, the focus, therefore, has gradually been shifted from monotherapy to combination therapy in clinical research in order to improve the curative effect. The synergistic enhancement interactions among multiple monotherapies majorly contribute to the birth of the multi-mode cooperative therapy, whose effect of the treatment is clearly stronger than that of any single therapy. In addition, the accurate diagnosis of the tumour location is also crucial to the treatment. Bismuth-based nanomaterials (NMs) hold great properties as promising theranostic platforms based on their many unique features that include low toxicity, excellent photothermal conversion efficiency as well as high ability of X-ray computed tomography imaging and photoacoustic imaging. In this review, we will introduce briefly the main features of tumor microenvironment first and its effect on the mechanism of nanomedicine actions and present the recent advances of bismuth-based NMs for diagnosis and photothermal therapy-based combined therapies using bismuth-based NMs are presented, which may provide a new way for overcoming drug resistance and hypoxia. At the end, further challenges and outlooks regarding this promising field are discussed accompanied with some design tips for bismuth-based NMs, hoping to provide researchers some inspirations to design safe and effective nanotherapeutic agents for the clinical treatments of cancers.
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- Mengkui Ding
- Institute of Bismuth Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093. China
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- Institute of Bismuth Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093. China
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- Institute of Bismuth Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093. China
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- Institute of Bismuth Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093. China
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- Institute of Bismuth Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093. China
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- Institute of Bismuth Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093. China
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- Institute of Bismuth Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093. China
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- Institute of Bismuth Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093. China
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- Institute of Bismuth Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093. China
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- Institute of Bismuth Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093. China
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Cui G, Wu J, Lin J, Liu W, Chen P, Yu M, Zhou D, Yao G. Graphene-based nanomaterials for breast cancer treatment: promising therapeutic strategies. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:211. [PMID: 34266419 PMCID: PMC8281664 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00902-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, and its incidence increases annually. Traditional therapies have several side effects, leading to the urgent need to explore new smart drug-delivery systems and find new therapeutic strategies. Graphene-based nanomaterials (GBNs) are potential drug carriers due to their target selectivity, easy functionalization, chemosensitization and high drug-loading capacity. Previous studies have revealed that GBNs play an important role in fighting breast cancer. Here, we have summarized the superior properties of GBNs and modifications to shape GBNs for improved function. Then, we focus on the applications of GBNs in breast cancer treatment, including drug delivery, gene therapy, phototherapy, and magnetothermal therapy (MTT), and as a platform to combine multiple therapies. Their advantages in enhancing therapeutic effects, reducing the toxicity of chemotherapeutic drugs, overcoming multidrug resistance (MDR) and inhibiting tumor metastasis are highlighted. This review aims to help evaluate GBNs as therapeutic strategies and provide additional novel ideas for their application in breast cancer therapy.
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- Guangman Cui
- Breast Center, Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Breast Center, Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, China.
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- Breast Center, Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Graphene-based materials: A new tool to fight against breast cancer. Int J Pharm 2021; 603:120644. [PMID: 33964335 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors among women population on a global scale, with a huge number of new cases and deaths each year. In recent years, there has been an increasing number of literatures on the discovery and development of novel anti-breast cancer drugs and materials, aiming to increase the survival rate of breast cancer patients. One of the newest tools used for the therapy of breast cancer is graphene-based materials, which have ultra-high surface area as well as unique physical, chemical and mechanical properties. It is reported that graphene-based materials could induce apoptosis in cancer cells while showing low toxicity due to their carbon structure. Therefore, they can be used as nano-drugs or biological carriers to introduce small molecules such as nucleic acids, drugs, or photosensitizers into the human body to achieve treatment goals. This article introduces the synthetic methods for graphene-based materials, as well as the current status and the future prospects of graphene-based materials' application in the treatment of breast cancer.
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Samadi A, Pourmadadi M, Yazdian F, Rashedi H, Navaei-Nigjeh M, Eufrasio-da-Silva T. Ameliorating quercetin constraints in cancer therapy with pH-responsive agarose-polyvinylpyrrolidone -hydroxyapatite nanocomposite encapsulated in double nanoemulsion. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 182:11-25. [PMID: 33775763 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.03.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Despite quercetin (QC) promising features for cancer therapy, low solubility, poor permeability, and short biological half-life time significantly confine its application in cancer therapy. In this study, a novel approach is developed to improve loading efficiency and attain quercetin sustained-release concurrently. In this direction, hydrogel nanocomposite of agarose (AG)-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-hydroxyapatite (HAp) was loaded with QC. Incorporating HAp nanoparticles in the AG-PVP hydrogel improved the loading efficiency up to 61%. Also, the interactions between nanoparticle, drug, and hydrogel polymers rendered the nanocomposite pH-responsive at acidic conditions and controlled the burst release at neutral conditions. Then, QC-loaded hydrogel was encapsulated into the water in oil in water nanoemulsions to further sustain the drug release. As a result, the pH-responsive release of QC with prolonged-release over 96 h was observed. In more detail, according to the Korsmeyer-Peppas mathematical model, the mechanism of release was anomalous (diffusion-controlled) at pH 7.4 and anomalous transport (dissolution-controlled) at pH 5.4. The presence of all nanocomposite components was confirmed with FTIR analysis, and XRD results approved the incorporation of QC in the fabricated nanocomposite. The homogeneous surface of the nanocomposite in FESEM images showed good compatibility between components. The zeta potential analysis confirmed the good stability of the nanocarriers. Besides, the fabricated AG-PVP-HAp-QC platform showed significant cytotoxicity on MCF-7 cells compared to QC as a free drug (p < 0.001) and to quercetin-loaded AG-PVP (AG-PVP-QC) (p < 0.001) with enhanced apoptosis induction after the addition of HAp. Accordingly, this delivery platform ameliorated loading and sustained-release of QC, as well as its anticancer activity by releasing the drug at an effective therapeutic level over a long period to induce apoptosis. Thus, turning this drug delivery system into a potential candidate for further biomedical applications.
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- Amirmasoud Samadi
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Science and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Department of Dentistry - Regenerative Biomaterials, Philips van Leydenlaan 25, 6525EX Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Chitosan/carbon quantum dot/aptamer complex as a potential anticancer drug delivery system towards the release of 5-fluorouracil. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 165:1422-1430. [PMID: 32987067 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.09.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Nowadays, nanotechnology contributes diminishing side effects rather than traditional therapeutic methods like chemotherapy. Thus, designing a biocompatible specific targeted nanocarrier with prolonged half-life and enhanced bio-availability using simultaneous cell imaging seems urgent. To meet this demand, 5-fluorouracil-chitosan‑carbon quantum dot-aptamer (5-FU-CS-CQD-Apt) nanoparticle was successfully synthesized for specific targeted delivery of 5-FU anti-cancer drug used in breast cancer treatment and this was done by following facile water-in-oil (W/O) emulsification method. Physicochemical properties were characterized and high drug loading and entrapment efficiency were achieved. The average size and zeta potential of the nanoparticle were 122.7 nm and + 31.2 mV, respectively. According to the in-vitro drug release profile, 5-FU-CS-CQD-Apt released the drug in a controlled manner. MTT assay, flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, and gene expression results demonstrated that the blank nanoparticle was biocompatible, and 5-FU-CS-CQD-Apt could kill tumor cells efficiently. Bcl-2/Bax ratio was decreased after 5-FU-CS-CQD-Apt treatment in MCF-7 cells. It was concluded that 5-FU-CS-CQD-Apt could be used as a potential nanocarrier in breast cancer treatment.
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Malmir S, Karbalaei A, Pourmadadi M, Hamedi J, Yazdian F, Navaee M. Antibacterial properties of a bacterial cellulose CQD-TiO 2 nanocomposite. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 234:115835. [PMID: 32070499 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.115835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Revised: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Antibacterial dressing can prevent the occurrence of many infections of wounds. Bacterial cellulose (BC) has the ability to carry and transfer the medicine to achieve a wound healing bandage. In this study, Carbon Quantum Dots-Titanium dioxide (CQD-TiO2) nanoparticles (NP) were added to BC as antibacterial agents. FTIR Spectroscopy illuminated that NPs were well-bonded to BC. Interestingly, MIC test proved that BC/CQD-TiO2 nanostructure (NS) has anti-bacterial properties against Staphylococcus aureus. The findings indicated that, CQD-TiO2 NPs have stronger antibacterial properties with better tensile strength compared to CQD NPs, in a concentration-dependent manner. Toxicity of CQD-TiO2 NPs on human L929 fibroblast cells was also evaluated. Most importantly, the results of the scratch test indicated that the NS was effective in wound healing in L929 cells. The approach in this study may provide an alternative to make an antibacterial wound dressing to achieve an effective drug-based bandage.
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- Samira Malmir
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Protein Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, GC, Tehran, Iran.
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- Microbial Technology and Products (MTP) Research Center, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Science and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, School of Biology and Centre of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Sun Z, Song C, Wang C, Hu Y, Wu J. Hydrogel-Based Controlled Drug Delivery for Cancer Treatment: A Review. Mol Pharm 2020; 17:373-391. [PMID: 31877054 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b01020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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As an emerging drug carrier, hydrogels have been widely used for tumor drug delivery. A hydrogel drug carrier can cause less severe side effects than systemic chemotherapy and can achieve sustained delivery of a drug at tumor sites. In addition, hydrogels have excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability and lower toxicity than nanoparticle carriers. Smart hydrogels can respond to stimuli in the environment (e.g., heat, pH, light, and ultrasound), enabling in situ gelation and controlled drug release, which greatly enhance the convenience and efficiency of drug delivery. Here, we summarize the different sizes of hydrogels used for cancer treatment and their related delivery routes, discuss the design strategies for stimuli-responsive hydrogels, and review the research concerning smart hydrogels reported in the past few years.
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- Zhaoyi Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , 210046 Nanjing , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School of Nanjing University and School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210093 Nanjing , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School of Nanjing University and School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210093 Nanjing , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School of Nanjing University and School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210093 Nanjing , China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology , Nanjing University , 210093 Nanjing , China.,Institute of Drug R&D , Medical School of Nanjing University , 210093 Nanjing , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School of Nanjing University and School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210093 Nanjing , China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology , Nanjing University , 210093 Nanjing , China.,Institute of Drug R&D , Medical School of Nanjing University , 210093 Nanjing , China
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