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Liu Y, Wang Y, Zhang J, Peng Q, Wang X, Xiao X, Shi K. Nanotherapeutics targeting autophagy regulation for improved cancer therapy. Acta Pharm Sin B 2024; 14:2447-2474. [PMID: 38828133 PMCID: PMC11143539 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2024.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
Abstract
The clinical efficacy of current cancer therapies falls short, and there is a pressing demand to integrate new targets with conventional therapies. Autophagy, a highly conserved self-degradation process, has received considerable attention as an emerging therapeutic target for cancer. With the rapid development of nanomedicine, nanomaterials have been widely utilized in cancer therapy due to their unrivaled delivery performance. Hence, considering the potential benefits of integrating autophagy and nanotechnology in cancer therapy, we outline the latest advances in autophagy-based nanotherapeutics. Based on a brief background related to autophagy and nanotherapeutics and their impact on tumor progression, the feasibility of autophagy-based nanotherapeutics for cancer treatment is demonstrated. Further, emerging nanotherapeutics developed to modulate autophagy are reviewed from the perspective of cell signaling pathways, including modulation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, autophagy-related (ATG) and its complex expression, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitophagy, interference with autophagosome-lysosome fusion, and inhibition of hypoxia-mediated autophagy. In addition, combination therapies in which nano-autophagy modulation is combined with chemotherapy, phototherapy, and immunotherapy are also described. Finally, the prospects and challenges of autophagy-based nanotherapeutics for efficient cancer treatment are envisioned.
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- Yunmeng Liu
- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Dowaidar M. Guidelines for the role of autophagy in drug delivery vectors uptake pathways. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30238. [PMID: 38707383 PMCID: PMC11066435 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
Abstract
The process of autophagy refers to the intracellular absorption of cytoplasm (such as proteins, nucleic acids, tiny molecules, complete organelles, and so on) into the lysosome, followed by the breakdown of that cytoplasm. The majority of cellular proteins are degraded by a process called autophagy, which is both a naturally occurring activity and one that may be induced by cellular stress. Autophagy is a system that can save cells' integrity in stressful situations by restoring metabolic basics and getting rid of subcellular junk. This happens as a component of an endurance response. This mechanism may have an effect on disease, in addition to its contribution to the homeostasis of individual cells and tissues as well as the control of development in higher species. The main aim of this study is to discuss the guidelines for the role of autophagy in drug delivery vector uptake pathways. In this paper, we discuss the meaning and concept of autophagy, the mechanism of autophagy, the role of autophagy in drug delivery vectors, autophagy-modulating drugs, nanostructures for delivery systems of autophagy modulators, etc. Later in this paper, we talk about how to deliver chemotherapeutics, siRNA, and autophagy inducers and inhibitors. We also talk about how hard it is to make a drug delivery system that takes nanocarriers' roles as autophagy modulators into account.
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- Moataz Dowaidar
- Bioengineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Biosystems and Machines Research Center, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Pinjari D, Patil Y, Misra R. Near-Infrared Absorbing Aza-BODIPY Dyes for Optoelectronic Applications. Chem Asian J 2024:e202400167. [PMID: 38733151 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400167] [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: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Organic dyes that absorb light in the visible to near-infrared region have garnered significant interest, owing to their extensive utility in organic photovoltaics and various biomedical applications. Aza-boron-dipyrromethene (Aza-BODIPY) dyes are a class of chromophores with impressive photophysical properties such as tunable absorption from the visible region towards near infrared (NIR) region, high molar absorptivity, and fluorescence quantum yield. In this review, we discuss the developments in the aza-BODIPYs, related to their synthetic routes, photophysical properties and their applications. Their design strategies, modifications in chemical structures, mode/position of attachment, and their impact on photo-physical properties are reviewed. The potential applications of aza-BODIPY derivatives such as organic solar cells, photodynamic therapy, boron-neutron capture therapy, fluorescence sensors, photo-redox catalysis, photoacoustic probes and optoelectronic devices are explained.
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- Dilip Pinjari
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, 453552, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58108, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, 453552, India
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Florance I, Cordani M, Pashootan P, Moosavi MA, Zarrabi A, Chandrasekaran N. The impact of nanomaterials on autophagy across health and disease conditions. Cell Mol Life Sci 2024; 81:184. [PMID: 38630152 PMCID: PMC11024050 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-024-05199-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Autophagy, a catabolic process integral to cellular homeostasis, is constitutively active under physiological and stress conditions. The role of autophagy as a cellular defense response becomes particularly evident upon exposure to nanomaterials (NMs), especially environmental nanoparticles (NPs) and nanoplastics (nPs). This has positioned autophagy modulation at the forefront of nanotechnology-based therapeutic interventions. While NMs can exploit autophagy to enhance therapeutic outcomes, they can also trigger it as a pro-survival response against NP-induced toxicity. Conversely, a heightened autophagy response may also lead to regulated cell death (RCD), in particular autophagic cell death, upon NP exposure. Thus, the relationship between NMs and autophagy exhibits a dual nature with therapeutic and environmental interventions. Recognizing and decoding these intricate patterns are essential for pioneering next-generation autophagy-regulating NMs. This review delves into the present-day therapeutic potential of autophagy-modulating NMs, shedding light on their status in clinical trials, intervention of autophagy in the therapeutic applications of NMs, discusses the potency of autophagy for application as early indicator of NM toxicity.
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- Ida Florance
- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
- Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias San Carlos (IdISSC), 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O Box 14965/161, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O Box 14965/161, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, Istanbul, 34396, Turkey
- Department of Research Analytics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, 600 077, India
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
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Xu H, Zheng C, Zhang Z, Huang X. Tumor microenvironment-activatable nanocatalysts with chemodynamic therapy and enhanced autophagy for specific treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2024; 236:113713. [PMID: 38422665 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Adjuvant therapy following surgery is imperative for enhancing the prognosis of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in the clinical setting. Nevertheless, challenges such as treatment resistance mediated by the tumor microenvironment (TME), systemic toxicity, and adverse side effects hinder the effectiveness of conventional adjuvant therapy. In this context, we introduce a novel nanocatalyst denoted as MnO2-x@HA-CCM (MnHA@CCM NC) designed specifically for treating OSCC. This nanocatalyst exerts targeted anti-tumor effects through TME-activatable chemodynamic therapy (CDT) and tumoricidal autophagy. The MnHA@CCM NCs exploit the biocompatibility of hyaluronic acid (HA) coating and the homologous targeting effect of cancer cell membrane (CCM) camouflage, ensuring safe in vivo delivery and specific accumulation at tumor sites. Following intracellular uptake, Fenton-like Mn2+ is generated by consuming glutathione (GSH) within the TME. Subsequently, Mn2+ catalyzes the overproduced H2O2 to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), inducing cell apoptosis through mitochondrial damage. Additionally, phagocytized NCs and the resultant ROS accumulation in tumor cells elevate the autophagy flux, leading to autophagosome overload and consequent tumoricidal autophagy. Notably, normal cells without TME-catalytic CDT undergo mild protective autophagy to rebalance the stimulation of NCs. As a result, the TME-activatable MnHA@CCM NCs demonstrate a therapeutic efficacy in inhibiting cancer cell growth both in vitro and in vivo. This study presents a targeted treatment strategy for OSCC tumors while sparing normal cells, offering a potential alternative in the realm of adjuvant therapy.
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- Hongtao Xu
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, PR China; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University & National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, PR China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, PR China; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University & National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, PR China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, PR China; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University & National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, PR China.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, PR China; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University & National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, PR China.
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Guo Y, Tong Z, Huang Y, Tang J, Xue X, Yang D, Yao C. Dynamic Assembly of DNA Nanostructures in Cancer Cells Enables the Coupling of Autophagy Activating and Real-Time Tracking. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:3532-3540. [PMID: 38457281 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00552] [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: 03/10/2024]
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Developing dynamic nanostructures for in situ regulation of biological processes inside living cells is of great importance in biomedical research. Herein we report the cascaded assembly of Y-shaped branched DNA nanostructure (YDN) during intracellular autophagy. YDN contains one arm with semi-i-motif sequence and Cy3-BHQ2, and another arm with an apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) site and Cy5-BHQ3. Upon uptake by cancer cells, intermolecular i-motif structures are formed in response to lysosomal H+, causing the formation of YDN-dimer and the recovery of Cy3 fluorescence; when escapes occur from the lysosome to the cytoplasm, the YDN-dimer responds to the overexpressed APE1, leading to the assembly of YDN into the DNA network and the fluorescence recovery of Cy5. Simultaneously, the cascaded assembly activates autophagy, and thus the process of assembly of YDN and autophagy flux can be spatiotemporally coupled. This work illustrates the potential of DNA nanostructures for the in situ regulation of intracellular dynamic events with spatiotemporal control.
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- Yanfei Guo
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, P.R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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Liu J, Wu Y, Meng S, Xu P, Li S, Li Y, Hu X, Ouyang L, Wang G. Selective autophagy in cancer: mechanisms, therapeutic implications, and future perspectives. Mol Cancer 2024; 23:22. [PMID: 38262996 PMCID: PMC10807193 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-024-01934-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Eukaryotic cells engage in autophagy, an internal process of self-degradation through lysosomes. Autophagy can be classified as selective or non-selective depending on the way it chooses to degrade substrates. During the process of selective autophagy, damaged and/or redundant organelles like mitochondria, peroxisomes, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), lysosomes, nuclei, proteasomes, and lipid droplets are selectively recycled. Specific cargo is delivered to autophagosomes by specific receptors, isolated and engulfed. Selective autophagy dysfunction is closely linked with cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders, heart failure, etc. Through reviewing latest research, this review summarized molecular markers and important signaling pathways for selective autophagy, and its significant role in cancers. Moreover, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of small-molecule compounds targeting selective autophagy for their potential application in anti-tumor therapy, elucidating the underlying mechanisms involved. This review aims to supply important scientific references and development directions for the biological mechanisms and drug discovery of anti-tumor targeting selective autophagy in the future.
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- Jiaxi Liu
- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University /West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University /West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University /West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Emergency Department, Zigong Fourth People's Hospital, Zigong, 643000, China
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- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University /West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University /West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University /West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University /West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University /West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Li Y, Guo Y, Zhang K, Zhu R, Chen X, Zhang Z, Yang W. Cell Death Pathway Regulation by Functional Nanomedicines for Robust Antitumor Immunity. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2306580. [PMID: 37984863 PMCID: PMC10797449 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306580] [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: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
Abstract
Cancer immunotherapy has become a mainstream cancer treatment over traditional therapeutic modes. Cancer cells can undergo programmed cell death including ferroptosis, pyroptosis, autophagy, necroptosis, apoptosis and cuproptosis which are find to have intrinsic relationships with host antitumor immune response. However, direct use of cell death inducers or regulators may bring about severe side effects that can also be rapidly excreted and degraded with low therapeutic efficacy. Nanomaterials are able to carry them for long circulation time, high tumor accumulation and controlled release to achieve satisfactory therapeutic effect. Nowadays, a large number of studies have focused on nanomedicines-based strategies through modulating cell death modalities to potentiate antitumor immunity. Herein, immune cell types and their function are first summarized, and state-of-the-art research progresses in nanomedicines mediated cell death pathways (e.g., ferroptosis, pyroptosis, autophagy, necroptosis, apoptosis and cuproptosis) with immune response provocation are highlighted. Subsequently, the conclusion and outlook of potential research focus are discussed.
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- Yongjuan Li
- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesHenan Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical DiseasesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenan450001China
- Medical Research CenterThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenan450001China
- The center of Infection and ImmunityAcademy of Medical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenan450001China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesHenan Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical DiseasesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenan450001China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesHenan Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical DiseasesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenan450001China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesHenan Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical DiseasesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenan450001China
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, SurgeryChemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Biomedical EngineeringYong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Faculty of EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore119074Singapore
- Clinical Imaging Research CentreCentre for Translational MedicineYong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingapore117599Singapore
- Nanomedicine Translational Research ProgramNUS Center for NanomedicineYong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingapore117597Singapore
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesHenan Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical DiseasesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenan450001China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesHenan Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical DiseasesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenan450001China
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Zhou X, Jin W, Zhang R, Mao X, Jia J, Zhou H. Perturbation of autophagy pathways in murine alveolar macrophage by 2D TMDCs is chalcogen-dependent. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 135:97-107. [PMID: 37778845 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Increasing risks of incidental and occupational exposures to two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDCs) due to their broad application in various areas raised their public health concerns. While the composition-dependent cytotoxicity of 2D TMDCs has been well-recognized, how the outer chalcogenide atoms and inner transition metal atoms differentially contribute to their perturbation on cell homeostasis at non-lethal doses remains to be identified. In the present work, we compared the autophagy induction and related mechanisms in response to WS2, NbS2, WSe2 and NbSe2 nanosheets exposures in MH-S murine alveolar macrophages. All these 2D TMDCs had comparable physicochemical properties, overall cytotoxicity and capability in triggering autophagy in MH-S cells, but showed outer chalcogen-dependent subcellular localization and activation of autophagy pathways. Specifically, WS2 and NbS2 nanosheets adhered on the cell surface and internalized in the lysosomes, and triggered mTOR-dependent activation of autophagy. Meanwhile, WSe2 and NbSe2 nanosheets had extensive distribution in cytoplasm of MH-S cells and induced autophagy in an mTOR-independent manner. Furthermore, the 2D TMDCs-induced perturbation on autophagy aggravated the cytotoxicity of respirable benzo[a]pyrene. These findings provide a deeper insight into the potential health risk of environmental 2D TMDCs from the perspective of homeostasis perturbation.
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- Xiaofei Zhou
- College of Science & Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Huanghua 061100, China
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- College of Science & Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Huanghua 061100, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Mehta P, Shende P. Dual role of autophagy for advancements from conventional to new delivery systems in cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2023; 1867:130430. [PMID: 37506854 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2023.130430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
Abstract
Autophagy, a programmed cell-lysis mechanism, holds significant promise in the prevention and treatment of a wide range of conditions, including cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease. The successful utilization of autophagy modulation for therapeutic purposes hinges upon accurately determining the role of autophagy in disease progression, whether it acts as a cytotoxic or cytoprotective factor. This critical knowledge empowers scientists to effectively manipulate tumor sensitivity to anti-cancer therapies through autophagy modulation, while also circumventing drug resistance. However, conventional therapies face limitations such as low bioavailability, poor solubility, and a lack of controlled release mechanisms, hindering their clinical applicability. In this regard, innovative nanoplatforms including organic and inorganic systems have emerged as promising solutions to offer stimuli-responsive, theranostic-controlled drug delivery systems with active targeting and improved solubility. The review article explores a variety of organic nanoplatforms, such as lipid-based, polymer-based, and DNA-based systems, which incorporate autophagy-inhibiting drugs like hydroxychloroquine. By inhibiting the glycolytic pathway and depriving cells of essential nutrients, these platforms exhibit tumor-suppressive effects in advanced forms of cancer such as leukemia, colon cancer, and glioblastoma. Furthermore, metal-based, metal-oxide-based, silica-based, and quantum dot-based nanoplatforms selectively induce autophagy in tumors, leading to extensive cancer cell destruction. Additionally, this article discusses the current clinical status of autophagy-modulating drugs for cancer therapy with valuable insights of progress and potential of such approaches.
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- Parth Mehta
- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM'S NMIMS, V. L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai, India
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- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM'S NMIMS, V. L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai, India.
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Bhagya N, Chandrashekar KR. Liposome encapsulated anticancer drugs on autophagy in cancer cells - current and future perspective. Int J Pharm 2023:123105. [PMID: 37279869 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123105] [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: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Autophagy act as a double-edged sword in cancer with both tumor promoting and inhibiting roles. Under normal conditions of autophagy, the damaged cell organelles and other debris degrade inside the lysosome to provide energy and macromolecular precursors. However, enhanced autophagy can lead to apoptosis and programmed cell death highlighting its significance in cancer therapy. Liposome-based drug delivery systems for treating cancer patients have significant advantages over their non-formulated or free drug counterparts which could be effectively used to manipulate autophagy pathway in cancer patients. In the current review, drug uptake by the cells and its role in autophagy-mediated cancer cell death are discussed. Besides, the challenges and translational difficulties associated with the use of liposome-based chemotherapeutic drugs in clinical trials and in biomedical applications are also discussed.
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- N Bhagya
- Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka 575018, India.
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- Yenepoya Pharmacy and Ayush Research Centre (YEN PARC), Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka 575018, India
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Wächter S, Knauff F, Roth S, Keber C, Holzer K, Manoharan J, Maurer E, Bartsch DK, Di Fazio P. Synergic Induction of Autophagic Cell Death in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. Cancer Invest 2023; 41:405-421. [PMID: 36811581 DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2023.2183027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) has poor prognosis, high mortality rate and lack of effective therapy. A synergic combination of PD-L1 antibody together with cell death promoting substances like deacetylase inhibitors (DACi) and multi-kinase inhibitors (MKI) could sensitize ATC cells and promote decay by autophagic cell death. The PD-L1-inhibitor atezolizumab synergized with panobinostat (DACi) and sorafenib (MKI) leading to significant reduction of the viability, measured by real time luminescence, of three different patient-derived primary ATC cells, of C643 cells and follicular epithelial thyroid cells too. Solo administration of these compounds caused a significant over-expression of autophagy transcripts; meanwhile autophagy proteins were almost not detectable after the single administration of panobinostat, thus supporting a massive autophagy degradation process. Instead, the administration of atezolizumab caused an accumulation of autophagy proteins and the cleavage of the active caspases 8 and 3. Interestingly, only panobinostat and atezolizumab were able to exacerbate the autophagy process by increasing the synthesis, the maturation and final fusion with the lysosomes of the autophagosome vesicles. Despite ATC cells could be sensitized by atezolizumab via the cleavage of the caspases, no reduction of cell proliferation or promotion of cell death was observed. The apoptosis assay evidenced the ability of panobinostat alone and in combination with atezolizumab to induce the phosphatidil serine exposure (early apoptosis) and further the secondary necrosis. Instead, sorafenib was only able to cause necrosis. The increase of caspases activity induced by atezolizumab, the apoptosis and autophagy processes promoted by panobinostat synergize thus promoting cell death in well-established and primary anaplastic thyroid cancer cells. The combined therapy could represent a future clinical application for the treatment of such lethal and untreatable solid cancer.
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- Sabine Wächter
- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Wang Y, Huang Y, Fu Y, Guo Z, Chen D, Cao F, Ye Q, Duan Q, Liu M, Wang N, Han D, Qu C, Tian Z, Qu Y, Zheng Y. Reductive damage induced autophagy inhibition for tumor therapy. NANO RESEARCH 2022; 16:5226-5236. [PMID: 36465522 PMCID: PMC9684861 DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-5139-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Numerous therapeutic anti-tumor strategies have been developed in recent decades. However, their therapeutic efficacy is reduced by the intrinsic protective autophagy of tumors. Autophagy plays a key role in tumorigenesis and tumor treatment, in which the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is recognized as the direct cause of protective autophagy. Only a few molecules have been employed as autophagy inhibitors in tumor therapy to reduce protective autophagy. Among them, hydroxychloroquine is the most commonly used autophagy inhibitor in clinics, but it is severely limited by its high therapeutic dose, significant toxicity, poor reversal efficacy, and nonspecific action. Herein, we demonstrate a reductive-damage strategy to enable tumor therapy by the inhibition of protective autophagy via the catalytic scavenging of ROS using porous nanorods of ceria (PN-CeO2) nanozymes as autophagy inhibitor. The antineoplastic effects of PN-CeO2 were mediated by its high reductive activity for intratumoral ROS degradation, thereby inhibiting protective autophagy and activating apoptosis by suppressing the activities of phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways in human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Further investigation highlighted PN-CeO2 as a safe and efficient anti-tumor autophagy inhibitor. Overall, this study presents a reductive-damage strategy as a promising anti-tumor approach that catalytically inhibits autophagy and activates the intrinsic antioxidant pathways of tumor cells and also shows its potential for the therapy of other autophagy-related diseases. Electronic Supplementary Material Supplementary material (cellular uptake of PN-CeO2, effects of PN-CeO2 on several common malignant tumor models, viability of HaCaT cells treated with PN-CeO2 at different concentrations, time-dependent body-weight curves of SCL-1 tumor-bearing nude mice, the biodistribution of Ce element in main tissues and tumors after injection of PN-CeO2, measurement of Ce element concentration in urine and feces samples, H&E-stained images of main organs, and measurement of liver and kidney function in mice after different treatment) is available in the online version of this article at 10.1007/s12274-022-5139-z.
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- Yuqian Wang
- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710061 China
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710004 China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710004 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
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- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710061 China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710004 China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710004 China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710004 China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710061 China
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- Xi’an People’s Hospital (Xi’an Fourth Hospital), Shaanxi Eye Hospital, Affiliated Guangren Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710004 China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710061 China
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Zhou X, Jin W, Sun H, Li C, Jia J. Perturbation of autophagy: An intrinsic toxicity mechanism of nanoparticles. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 823:153629. [PMID: 35131247 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) have been widely used for various purposes due to their unique physicochemical properties. Such widespread applications greatly increase the possibility of human exposure to NPs in various ways. Once entering the human body, NPs may interfere with cellular homeostasis and thus affect the physiological system. As a result, it is necessary to evaluate the potential disturbance of NPs to multiple cell functions, including autophagy. Autophagy is an important cell function to maintain cellular homeostasis, and minimizing the disturbance caused by NP exposures to autophagy is critical to nanosafety. Herein, we summarized the recent research progress in nanotoxicity with particular focuses on the perturbation of NPs to cell autophagy. The basic processes of autophagy and complex relationships between autophagy and major human diseases were further discussed to emphasize the importance of keeping autophagy under control. Moreover, the most recent advances on perturbation of different types of NPs to autophagy were also reviewed. Last but not least, we also discussed major research challenges and potential coping strategies and proposed a safe-by-design strategy towards safer applications of NPs.
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- Xiaofei Zhou
- College of Science & Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Huanghua 061100, China
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- College of Science & Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Huanghua 061100, China
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- Shandong Vocational College of Light Industry, Zibo 255300, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Zhu X, Su T, Wang S, Zhou H, Shi W. New Advances in Nano-Drug Delivery Systems: Helicobacter pylori and Gastric Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:834934. [PMID: 35619913 PMCID: PMC9127958 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.834934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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With the development of materials science and biomedicine, the application of nanomaterials in the medical field is further promoted. In the process of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, a variety of drugs need to be used. It is an ideal state to make these drugs arrive at a specific location at a specific time and release at a specific speed, which can improve the bioavailability of drugs and reduce the adverse effects of drugs on normal tissues. Traditional drug delivery methods such as tablets, capsules, syrups, and ointments have certain limitations. The emergence of a new nano-drug delivery system further improves the accuracy of drug delivery and the efficacy of drugs. It is well known that the development of the cancer of the stomach is the most serious consequence for the infection of Helicobacter pylori. For the patients who are suffering from gastric cancer, the treatments are mainly surgery, chemotherapy, targeted and immune therapy, and other comprehensive treatments. Although great progress has been made, the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer are still poor with patients usually diagnosed with cancer at an advanced stage. Current treatments are of limited benefits for patients, resulting in a poor 5-year survival rate. Nanomaterials may play a critical role in early diagnosis. A nano-drug delivery system can significantly improve the chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy of advanced gastric cancer, reduce the side effects of the original treatment plan and provide patients with better benefits. It is a promising treatment for gastric cancer. This article introduces the application of nanomaterials in the diagnosis and treatment of H. pylori and gastric cancer.
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- Xiang Zhu
- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Chen H, Wang W, Yu S, Wang H, Tian Z, Zhu S. Procyanidins and Their Therapeutic Potential against Oral Diseases. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27092932. [PMID: 35566283 PMCID: PMC9104295 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27092932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Procyanidins, as a kind of dietary flavonoid, have excellent pharmacological properties, such as antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor properties, and so they can be used to treat various diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, tumors, and obesity. Given the low bioavailability of procyanidins, great efforts have been made in drug delivery systems to address their limited use. Nowadays, the heavy burden of oral diseases such as dental caries, periodontitis, endodontic infections, etc., and their consequences on the patients’ quality of life indicate a strong need for developing effective therapies. Recent years, plenty of efforts are being made to develop more effective treatments. Therefore, this review summarized the latest researches on versatile effects and enhanced bioavailability of procyanidins resulting from innovative drug delivery systems, particularly focused on its potential against oral diseases.
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- Huan Chen
- Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (H.C.); (S.Y.); (H.W.); (Z.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China;
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (H.C.); (S.Y.); (H.W.); (Z.T.)
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (H.C.); (S.Y.); (H.W.); (Z.T.)
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (H.C.); (S.Y.); (H.W.); (Z.T.)
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (H.C.); (S.Y.); (H.W.); (Z.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-135-7878-5725
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Zeng Z, Gao H, Chen C, Xiao L, Zhang K. Bioresponsive Nanomaterials: Recent Advances in Cancer Multimodal Imaging and Imaging-Guided Therapy. Front Chem 2022; 10:881812. [PMID: 35372260 PMCID: PMC8971282 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.881812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Cancer is a serious health problem which increasingly causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. It causes abnormal and uncontrolled cell division. Traditional cancer treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and so on. These traditional therapies suffer from high toxicity and arouse safety concern in normal area and have difficulty in accurately targeting tumour. Recently, a variety of nanomaterials could be used for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Nanomaterials have several advantages, e.g., high concentration in tumour via targeting design, reduced toxicity in normal area and controlled drug release after various rational designs. They can combine with many types of biomaterials in order to improve biocompatibility. In this review, we outlined the latest research on the use of bioresponsive nanomaterials for various cancer imaging modalities (magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and phototacoustic imaging) and imaging-guided therapy means (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy), followed by discussing the challenges and future perspectives of this bioresponsive nanomaterials in biomedicine.
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- Zeng Zeng
- Orthopedic Surgery Department, Institute of Arthritis Research in Integrative Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guanghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Cancer Center, Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Orthopedic Surgery Department, Institute of Arthritis Research in Integrative Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guanghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Cancer Center, Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Orthopedic Surgery Department, Institute of Arthritis Research in Integrative Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guanghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Lianbo Xiao, ; Kun Zhang,
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Lianbo Xiao, ; Kun Zhang,
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Eshraghi M, Ahmadi M, Afshar S, Lorzadeh S, Adlimoghaddam A, Rezvani Jalal N, West R, Dastghaib S, Igder S, Torshizi SRN, Mahmoodzadeh A, Mokarram P, Madrakian T, Albensi BC, Łos MJ, Ghavami S, Pecic S. Enhancing autophagy in Alzheimer's disease through drug repositioning. Pharmacol Ther 2022; 237:108171. [PMID: 35304223 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2022.108171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the biggest human health threats due to increases in aging of the global population. Unfortunately, drugs for treating AD have been largely ineffective. Interestingly, downregulation of macroautophagy (autophagy) plays an essential role in AD pathogenesis. Therefore, targeting autophagy has drawn considerable attention as a therapeutic approach for the treatment of AD. However, developing new therapeutics is time-consuming and requires huge investments. One of the strategies currently under consideration for many diseases is "drug repositioning" or "drug repurposing". In this comprehensive review, we have provided an overview of the impact of autophagy on AD pathophysiology, reviewed the therapeutics that upregulate autophagy and are currently used in the treatment of other diseases, including cancers, and evaluated their repurposing as a possible treatment option for AD. In addition, we discussed the potential of applying nano-drug delivery to neurodegenerative diseases, such as AD, to overcome the challenge of crossing the blood brain barrier and specifically target molecules/pathways of interest with minimal side effects.
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- Mehdi Eshraghi
- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran; Autophagy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada
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- Autophagy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Winnipeg, MB R2H2A6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Fullerton, United States of America
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6734667149, Iran
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- Autophagy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran; Autophagy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Winnipeg, MB R2H2A6, Canada; Nova Southeastern Univ. College of Pharmacy, Davie, FL, United States of America; University of Manitoba, College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada
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- Biotechnology Center, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada; Autophagy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Research Institutes of Oncology and Hematology, Cancer Care Manitoba-University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada; Biology of Breathing Theme, Children Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada; Faculty of Medicine in Zabrze, University of Technology in Katowice, Academia of Silesia, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Fullerton, United States of America.
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Liu H, Zou Q, Qiao Z, Jang YO, Koo B, Kim MG, Lee HJ, Kim SH, Shin Y. Facile Homobifunctional Imidoester Modification of Advanced Nanomaterials for Enhanced Antibiotic Synergistic Effect. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:40401-40414. [PMID: 34405670 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Resistance to antibiotics because of misuse and overuse is one of the greatest public health challenges worldwide. Despite the introduction of advanced nanotechnology in the production of antibiotics, the choice of appropriate medicines is limited due to side effects such as blood coagulation, toxicity, low efficacy, and low biocompatibility; therefore, novel nanomaterial composites are required to counter these repercussions. We first introduce a facile method for synthesizing a homobifunctional imidoester-coated nanospindle (HINS) zinc oxide composite for enhancement of antibiotic efficacy and reduction of toxicity and blood coagulation. The antibiotic efficacy of the composites is twice that of commercialized zinc nanoparticles; in addition, they have good biocompatibility, have increased surface charge and solubility owing to the covalent acylation groups of HI, and produce a large number of Zn+ ions and defensive reactive oxygen species (ROS) that effectively kill bacteria and fungi. The synergistic effect of a combination therapy with the HINS composite and itraconazole shows more than 90% destruction of fungi in treatments with low dosage with no cytotoxicity or coagulation evident in intravenous administration in in vitro and in vivo experiments. Thus, HINS composites are useful in reducing the effect of misuse and overuse of antibiotics in the medical field.
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- Huifang Liu
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympicro-43gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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Li Y, Gao S, Du X, Ji J, Xi Y, Zhai G. Advances in autophagy as a target in the treatment of tumours. J Drug Target 2021; 30:166-187. [PMID: 34319838 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2021.1961792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Autophagy is a multi-step lysosomal degradation process, which regulates energy and material metabolism and has been used to maintain homeostasis. Autophagy has been shown to be involved in the regulation of health and disease. But at present, there is no consensus on the relationship between autophagy and tumour, and we consider that it plays a dual role in the occurrence and development of tumour. That is to say, under certain conditions, it can inhibit the occurrence of tumour, but it can also promote the process of tumour. Therefore, autophagy could be used as a target for tumour treatment. The regulation of autophagy plays a synergistic role in the radiotherapy, chemotherapy, phototherapy and immunotherapy of tumour, and nano drug delivery system provides a promising strategy for improving the efficacy of autophagy regulation. This review summarised the progress in the regulatory pathways and factors of autophagy as well as nanoformulations as carriers for the delivery of autophagy modulators.
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- Yingying Li
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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Nguyen LN, Kaushik N, Bhartiya P, Gurmessa SK, Kim HJ, Nguyen LQ, Kaushik NK, Choi EH. Plasma-synthesized mussel-inspired gold nanoparticles promote autophagy-dependent damage-associated molecular pattern release to potentiate immunogenic cancer cell death. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Peng Z, Yuan L, XuHong J, Tian H, Zhang Y, Deng J, Qi X. Chiral nanomaterials for tumor therapy: autophagy, apoptosis, and photothermal ablation. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:220. [PMID: 34294083 PMCID: PMC8299636 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00965-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Chirality is a fundamental characteristic of natural molecules and a crucial factor in the biochemical reactions of living cells and organisms. Recently, researchers have successfully introduced chiral molecules to the surfaces of nanomaterials, creating chiral nanomaterials that exhibit an upscaling of chiral behavior from the molecular scale to the nanoscale. These chiral nanomaterials can selectively induce autophagy, apoptosis, and photothermal ablation in tumor cells based on their chirality, making them promising for application in anti-tumor therapy. However, these interesting and important phenomena have hitherto received little attention. Accordingly, we herein present a review of recent research progress in the field of chiral nanomaterials for tumor therapy along with brief looks at the mechanistic details of their actions. Finally, the current challenges and future perspectives of chiral nanomaterials in terms of maximizing their potential in tumor therapy are discussed. Thus, this review provides a helpful introduction to the design of chiral nanomaterials and will hopefully highlight the importance of chirality in tumor therapy. ![]()
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- Zaihui Peng
- Department of Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
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- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, State Key Lab of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
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Yadav M, Niveria K, Sen T, Roy I, Verma AK. Targeting nonapoptotic pathways with functionalized nanoparticles for cancer therapy: current and future perspectives. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2021; 16:1049-1065. [PMID: 33970686 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2020-0443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Apoptotic death evasion is a hallmark of cancer progression. In this context, past decades have witnessed cytotoxic agents targeting apoptosis. However, owing to cellular defects in the apoptotic machinery, tumors develop resistance to apoptosis-based cancer therapies. Hence, targeting nonapoptotic cell-death pathways displays enhanced therapeutic success in apoptosis-defective tumor cells. Exploitation of multifunctional properties of engineered nanoparticles may allow cancer therapeutics to target yet unexplored pathways such as ferroptosis, autophagy and necroptosis. Necroptosis presents a programmed necrotic death initiated by same apoptotic death signals that are caspase independent, whereas autophagy is self-degradative causing vacuolation, and ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form driven by lipid peroxidation. Targeting these tightly regulated nonapoptotic pathways may emerge as a new direction in cancer drug development, diagnostics and novel cancer nanotherapeutics. This review highlights the current challenges along with the advancement in this field of research and finally summarizes the future perspective in terms of their clinical merits.
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- Monika Yadav
- Nanobiotech Lab, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Nanobiotech Lab, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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- School of Natural Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, PR1 2HE, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Nanobiotech Lab, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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Rai A, Noor S, Ahmad SI, Alajmi MF, Hussain A, Abbas H, Hasan GM. Recent Advances and Implication of Bioengineered Nanomaterials in Cancer Theranostics. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2021; 57:91. [PMID: 33494239 PMCID: PMC7909769 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57020091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cancer is one of the most common causes of death and affects millions of lives every year. In addition to non-infectious carcinogens, infectious agents contribute significantly to increased incidence of several cancers. Several therapeutic techniques have been used for the treatment of such cancers. Recently, nanotechnology has emerged to advance the diagnosis, imaging, and therapeutics of various cancer types. Nanomaterials have multiple advantages over other materials due to their small size and high surface area, which allow retention and controlled drug release to improve the anti-cancer property. Most cancer therapies have been known to damage healthy cells due to poor specificity, which can be avoided by using nanosized particles. Nanomaterials can be combined with various types of biomaterials to make it less toxic and improve its biocompatibility. Based on these properties, several nanomaterials have been developed which possess excellent anti-cancer efficacy potential and improved diagnosis. This review presents the latest update on novel nanomaterials used to improve the diagnostic and therapeutic of pathogen-associated and non-pathogenic cancers. We further highlighted mechanistic insights into their mode of action, improved features, and limitations.
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- Ayushi Rai
- Department of Nanoscience, Central University of Gujarat, Sector 29, Gandhinagar 382030, India;
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India;
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- Department of Chemistry, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110002, India;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.F.A.); (A.H.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.F.A.); (A.H.)
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- Department of Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK;
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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Raj EN, Lin Y, Chen C, Liu K, Chao J. Selective Autophagy Pathway of Nanoparticles and Nanodrugs: Drug Delivery and Pathophysiological Effects. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202000085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Emmanuel Naveen Raj
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
- Center For Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio‐devices National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
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Chen D, Zhong Z, Ma Q, Shao J, Huang W, Dong X. Aza-BODIPY-Based Nanomedicines in Cancer Phototheranostics. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:26914-26925. [PMID: 32463220 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c05021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Cancer phototheranostics, composed of optical diagnosis and phototherapy (including photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy), is a promising strategy for precise tumor treatment. Due to the unique properties of near-infrared absorption/emission, high reactive oxygen species generation, and photothermal conversion efficiency, aza-boron-dipyrromethene (aza-BODIPY), as an emerging organic photosensitizer, has shown great potential for tumor phototheranostics. By encapsulating aza-BODIPY photosensitizers within functional amphiphilic polymers, we can afford hydrophilic nanomedicines that selectively target tumor sites via an enhanced permeability and retention effect, thereby efficiently improving diagnosis and therapeutic efficacy. Herein, in this spotlight article, we attempt to highlight our recent contributions in the development of aza-BODIPY-based nanomedicines, which comprises three main sections: (1) to elucidate the design strategy of aza-BODIPY photosensitizers and corresponding nanomedicines; (2) to overview their photophysical properties and biomedical applications in phototheranostics, including fluorescence imaging, photoacoustic imaging, photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, and synergistic therapy; and (3) to depict the challenges and future perspectives of aza-BODIPY nanomedicines. It is believed that this Spotlight on Applications article would illuminate the way of developing new aza-BODIPY nanomedicines as well as other organic photosensitizer-based nanomedicines for future clinical translation.
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- Dapeng Chen
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211800, China
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- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211800, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Yang L, Hua S, Fan J, Zhou Z, Wang G, Jiang F, Xie Z, Xiao Q, Liu Y. Inhibition of Autophagy via Lysosomal Impairment Enhances Cytotoxicity of Fullerenol under Starvation Condition. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:977-985. [PMID: 35019299 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b01001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Autophagy is well-known as a common cellular response to nanomaterials. As one of the most comprehensively studied carbon-based nanomaterials, fullerene and its derivatives have been reported to bring about autophagic features in various cell lines, but little is known about the role of fullerenol (C60(OH)44) on the modulation of autophagy in human gastric tumor cell line SGC-7901. Fullerenol treatment led to the accumulation of autophagosomes, as evidenced by the increased fluorescent intensity of monodansylcadaverine (MDC) staining cells, an elevated level of LC3 protein, and the observation of auotphagosomes in cytoplasm. Subsequent results of the p62 level demonstrated that the accumulation of autophagosomes resulted from the blockade of autophagic flux rather than the activation of autophagy. Fullerenol disrupted autophagic flux by impairing lysosomal function, including lysosome membrane permeabilization (LMP), alkaline of lysosomes, and reduced activity of capthesin B. Interestingly, fullerenol treatment was noncytotoxic under a nutrient-rich condition. When serum was deprived, cytotoxicity occurred in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, along with massive vacuoles in cytoplasm, a large amount of ROS generation, and finally cell death, which can be ascribed to the disruption of essential autophagy in cells. Taken together, understanding this autophagy-lysosome pathway will shed light on the potential anticancer application of fullerenol.
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- Liyun Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Virology & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan University; Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan University; Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, P. R. China
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Tavakol S, Ashrafizadeh M, Deng S, Azarian M, Abdoli A, Motavaf M, Poormoghadam D, Khanbabaei H, Afshar EG, Mandegary A, Pardakhty A, Yap CT, Mohammadinejad R, Kumar AP. Autophagy Modulators: Mechanistic Aspects and Drug Delivery Systems. Biomolecules 2019; 9:E530. [PMID: 31557936 PMCID: PMC6843293 DOI: 10.3390/biom9100530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 09/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Autophagy modulation is considered to be a promising programmed cell death mechanism to prevent and cure a great number of disorders and diseases. The crucial step in designing an effective therapeutic approach is to understand the correct and accurate causes of diseases and to understand whether autophagy plays a cytoprotective or cytotoxic/cytostatic role in the progression and prevention of disease. This knowledge will help scientists find approaches to manipulate tumor and pathologic cells in order to enhance cellular sensitivity to therapeutics and treat them. Although some conventional therapeutics suffer from poor solubility, bioavailability and controlled release mechanisms, it appears that novel nanoplatforms overcome these obstacles and have led to the design of a theranostic-controlled drug release system with high solubility and active targeting and stimuli-responsive potentials. In this review, we discuss autophagy modulators-related signaling pathways and some of the drug delivery strategies that have been applied to the field of therapeutic application of autophagy modulators. Moreover, we describe how therapeutics will target various steps of the autophagic machinery. Furthermore, nano drug delivery platforms for autophagy targeting and co-delivery of autophagy modulators with chemotherapeutics/siRNA, are also discussed.
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- Shima Tavakol
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of basic science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (IBB), Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Hepatitis and AIDS, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Sciences & Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran.
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- Medical Physics Department, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- Pharmaceutics Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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