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Tang M, Zhang X, Fei W, Xin Y, Zhang M, Yao Y, Zhao Y, Zheng C, Sun D. Advance in placenta drug delivery: concern for placenta-originated disease therapy. Drug Deliv 2023; 30:2184315. [PMID: 36883905 PMCID: PMC10003143 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2023.2184315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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In the therapy of placenta-originated diseases during pregnancy, the main challenges are fetal exposure to drugs, which can pass through the placenta and cause safety concerns for fetal development. The design of placenta-resident drug delivery system is an advantageous method to minimize fetal exposure as well as reduce adverse maternal off-target effects. By utilizing the placenta as a biological barrier, the placenta-resident nanodrugs could be trapped in the local placenta to concentrate on the treatment of this abnormal originated tissue. Therefore, the success of such systems largely depends on the placental retention capacity. This paper expounds on the transport mechanism of nanodrugs in the placenta, analyzes the factors that affect the placental retention of nanodrugs, and summarizes the advantages and concerns of current nanoplatforms in the treatment of placenta-originated diseases. In general, this review aims to provide a theoretical basis for the construction of placenta-resident drug delivery systems, which will potentially enable safe and efficient clinical treatment for placenta-originated diseases in the future.
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- Miao Tang
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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Kaumbekova S, Amouei Torkmahalleh M, Umezawa M, Wang Y, Shah D. Effect of carbonaceous ultrafine particles on the structure and oligomerization of Aβ 42 peptide. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 323:121273. [PMID: 36780974 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121273] [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] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The impact of pervasive air pollutants on human health is a growing concern in scientific communities. Among different air pollutants, ultrafine particles (UFPs; with aerodynamic diameter <100 nm) might pass through biological barriers and have a severe impact on human health, including early progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). A significant fraction of UFPs consists of carbonaceous compounds, composed of elemental and organic carbon (EC and OC). While in-vivo experimental studies showed the neurotoxicity of typical OC and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), the molecular interactions involved in the progression of AD remain unclear. In this study, molecular dynamics simulations were performed to investigate the impact of carbonaceous UFPs on the structure of the Aβ42 monomer and the oligomerization of four Aβ42 peptides, associated with the development of AD. For the simulations, a fullerene (C60) was used for the modeling of EC, while benzo [a]pyrene (B[a]P) was used for the modeling of OC. The results revealed that the presence of C60 accelerated the tetramerization of Aβ42 peptides by 2.5 times, while C60/B[a]P promoted the unfolding of the peptide monomer showing the strongest interactions with the Aβ42 monomer. Similarly, C60/4B[a]P decreased the number of helices in the secondary structure of the peptide monomer by 60%. The simplified UFP models in this study, promoted the early aggregation of peptides to dimers, suggesting the progression of AD.
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- Samal Kaumbekova
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr 53, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr 53, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr 53, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan.
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Landwehr KR, Nabi MN, Rasul MG, Kicic A, Mullins BJ. Biodiesel Exhaust Toxicity with and without Diethylene Glycol Dimethyl Ether Fuel Additive in Primary Airway Epithelial Cells Grown at the Air-Liquid Interface. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:14640-14648. [PMID: 36177943 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biodiesel usage is increasing steadily worldwide as the push for renewable fuel sources increases. The increased oxygen content in biodiesel fuel is believed to cause decreased particulate matter (PM) and increased nitrous oxides within its exhaust. The addition of fuel additives to further increase the oxygen content may contribute to even further benefits in exhaust composition. The aim of this study was to assess the toxicity of 10% (v/v) diethylene glycol dimethyl ether (DGDME) added as a biodiesel fuel additive. Primary human airway epithelial cells were grown at the air-liquid interface and exposed to diluted exhaust from an engine running on either grapeseed, bran, or coconut biodiesel or the same three biodiesels with 10% (v/v) DGDME added to them; mineral diesel and air were used as controls. Exhaust properties, culture permeability, epithelial cell damage, and IL-6 and IL-8 release were measured postexposure. The fuel additive DGDME caused a decrease in PM and nitrous oxide concentrations. However, exhaust exposure with DGDME also caused decreased permeability, increased epithelial cell damage, and increased release of IL-6 and IL-8 (p < 0.05). Despite the fuel additive having beneficial effects on the exhaust properties of the biodiesel, it was found to be more toxic.
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- Katherine R Landwehr
- Occupation, Environment & Safety, School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6102, Australia
- Respiratory Environmental Health, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
- Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Technology, Fuel and Energy Research Group, Central Queensland University, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Technology, Fuel and Energy Research Group, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland 4701, Australia
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- Occupation, Environment & Safety, School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6102, Australia
- Respiratory Environmental Health, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
- Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
- Department of of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
- Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Occupation, Environment & Safety, School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6102, Australia
- Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
- St. John of God Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia 6008, Australia
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Kaur K, Mohammadpour R, Jaramillo IC, Ghandehari H, Reilly C, Paine R, Kelly KE. Application of a Quartz Crystal Microbalance to Measure the Mass Concentration of Combustion Particle Suspensions. JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE 2019; 137:105445. [PMID: 32863423 PMCID: PMC7448758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2019.105445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Researchers studying the biological effects of combustion particles typically rely on suspending particles in de-ionized (DI) water, buffer, and/or media prior to in vitro or in vivo experiments. However, the hydrophobic nature of combustion particles makes it difficult to obtain well-suspended, evenly dispersed mixtures, which also makes it difficult to obtain equivalent dosing and endpoint comparisons. This study explored the use of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) to measure the mass concentration of combustion particle suspensions. It compared the QCM mass concentration to that estimated by placing a known mass of combustion particles in DI water. It also evaluated the effect of drop volume and combustion particle type on QCM measurements. The results showed that QCM is a promising direct method for measuring suspended combustion particle mass concentrations, and it is particularly effective for quantifying concentrations of difficult-to-suspend particles and for combustion particles placed in polystyrene containers, which can lead to substantial particle losses.
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- Utah Center for Nanomedicine, Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah
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- Utah Center for Nanomedicine, Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Utah
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah
- Utah Center for Nanomedicine, Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah
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Kaur K, Jaramillo IC, Mohammadpour R, Sturrock A, Ghandehari H, Reilly C, Paine R, Kelly KE. Effect of collection methods on combustion particle physicochemical properties and their biological response in a human macrophage-like cell line. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2019; 54:1170-1185. [PMID: 31342848 PMCID: PMC6801061 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2019.1632626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In vitro studies are a first step toward understanding the biological effects of combustion-derived particulate matter (cdPM). A vast majority of studies expose cells to cdPM suspensions, which requires a method to collect cdPM and suspend it in an aqueous media. The consequences of different particle collection methods on particle physiochemical properties and resulting biological responses are not fully understood. This study investigated the effect of two common approaches (collection on a filter and a cold plate) and one relatively new (direct bubbling in DI water) approach to particle collection. The three approaches yielded cdPM with differences in particle size distribution, surface area, composition, and oxidative potential. The directly bubbled sample retained the smallest sized particles and the bimodal distribution observed in the gas-phase. The bubbled sample contained ∼50% of its mass as dissolved species and lower molecular weight compounds, not found in the other two samples. These differences in the cdPM properties affected the biological responses in THP-1 cells. The bubbled sample showed greater oxidative potential and cellular reactive oxygen species. The scraped sample induced the greatest TNFα secretion. These findings have implications for in vitro studies of air pollution and for efforts to better understand the underlying mechanisms.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Utah
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- Utah Center for Nanomedicine, Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah
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- Utah Center for Nanomedicine, Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Utah
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah
- Utah Center for Nanomedicine, Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah
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Pedata P, Stoeger T, Zimmermann R, Peters A, Oberdörster G, D'Anna A. "Are we forgetting the smallest, sub 10 nm combustion generated particles?". Part Fibre Toxicol 2015; 12:34. [PMID: 26521024 PMCID: PMC4628326 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-015-0107-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Although mass emissions of combustion-generated particulate matter have been substantially reduced by new combustion technology, there is still a great concern about the emissions of huge numbers of sub-10 nm particles with insignificant mass. These particles have up to orders of magnitude higher surface area to mass ratios compared to larger particles, have surfaces covered with adsorbed volatile and semi-volatile organic species or even are constituted by such species. Currently there is only very little information available on exposure and related health effects specific for smaller particles and first evidences for long-term health effects has only been recently published. However, the fact that these nanoparticles are not easily measured at the exhausts and in the atmosphere and that their biological activity is obscure does not mean that we can overlook them. There is an urgent need to develop i) reliable methods to measure sub-10 nm particles at the exhaust and in the atmosphere and ii) a robust correlation between the chemical structure of the molecules making up combustion-generated nanoparticles and health burden of new combustion technologies. Our attention has to turn to this new class of combustion-generated nanoparticles, which might be the future major constituents of air pollution.
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- Paola Pedata
- Department of Experimental Medicine - Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine - School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Via L. De Crecchio 7, 80138, Naples, Italy.
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Institute of Lung Biology and Disease (iLBD), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, D-85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Comprehensive Molecular Analytics/Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany. .,Analytical Chemistry/Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Dr-Lorenzweg 1, 18051, Rostock, Germany.
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- Institut of Epidemiology II, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Emeritus of Toxicology, University of Rochester, Rochester, 14642, NY, USA.
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- Department of Chemical, Material and Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", P. Tecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy.
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Feng X, Chen A, Zhang Y, Wang J, Shao L, Wei L. Central nervous system toxicity of metallic nanoparticles. Int J Nanomedicine 2015; 10:4321-40. [PMID: 26170667 PMCID: PMC4498719 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s78308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Nanomaterials (NMs) are increasingly used for the therapy, diagnosis, and monitoring of disease- or drug-induced mechanisms in the human biological system. In view of their small size, after certain modifications, NMs have the capacity to bypass or cross the blood–brain barrier. Nanotechnology is particularly advantageous in the field of neurology. Examples may include the utilization of nanoparticle (NP)-based drug carriers to readily cross the blood–brain barrier to treat central nervous system (CNS) diseases, nanoscaffolds for axonal regeneration, nanoelectromechanical systems in neurological operations, and NPs in molecular imaging and CNS imaging. However, NPs can also be potentially hazardous to the CNS in terms of nano-neurotoxicity via several possible mechanisms, such as oxidative stress, autophagy, and lysosome dysfunction, and the activation of certain signaling pathways. In this review, we discuss the dual effect of NMs on the CNS and the mechanisms involved. The limitations of the current research are also discussed.
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- Xiaoli Feng
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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