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Sharma DK, Pattnaik G, Behera A. Recent developments in nanoparticles for the treatment of diabetes. J Drug Target 2023; 31:908-919. [PMID: 37725445 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2023.2261077] [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: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Changes in the homeostasis of blood sugar levels are a hallmark of diabetes mellitus, an incurable metabolic condition, for which the first-line treatment is the subcutaneous injection of insulin. However, this method of administration is linked to low patient compliance because of the possibility of local infection, discomfort and pain. To enable the administration of the peptide through more palatable paths without requiring an injection, like by oral routes, the use of nanoparticles as insulin carriers has been suggested. The use of nanoparticles usually improves the bioavailability and physicochemical stability of the loaded medicine. The utilisation of several forms of nanoparticles (like lipid and polymeric nanoparticles, micelles, dendrimers, liposomes, niosomes, nanoemulsions and drug nanosuspensions) is discussed in this article as a way to improve the administration of various oral hypoglycaemic medications when compared to conventional treatments.
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- Dinesh Kumar Sharma
- School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India
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- School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India
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- School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India
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Engineered Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions Influence Protein Structural Integrity and Biological Significance. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12071214. [PMID: 35407332 PMCID: PMC9002493 DOI: 10.3390/nano12071214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) are artificially synthesized particles with unique physicochemical properties. ENPs are being extensively used in several consumer items, elevating the probability of ENP exposure to biological systems. ENPs interact with various biomolecules like lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, where proteins are most susceptible. The ENP-protein interactions are mostly studied for corona formation and its effect on the bio-reactivity of ENPs, however, an in-depth understanding of subsequent interactive effects on proteins, such as alterations in their structure, conformation, free energy, and folding is still required. The present review focuses on ENP-protein interactions and the subsequent effects on protein structure and function followed by the therapeutic potential of ENPs for protein misfolding diseases.
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Liu M, Fang X, Yang Y, Wang C. Peptide-Enabled Targeted Delivery Systems for Therapeutic Applications. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:701504. [PMID: 34277592 PMCID: PMC8281044 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.701504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Receptor-targeting peptides have been extensively pursued for improving binding specificity and effective accumulation of drugs at the site of interest, and have remained challenging for extensive research efforts relating to chemotherapy in cancer treatments. By chemically linking a ligand of interest to drug-loaded nanocarriers, active targeting systems could be constructed. Peptide-functionalized nanostructures have been extensively pursued for biomedical applications, including drug delivery, biological imaging, liquid biopsy, and targeted therapies, and widely recognized as candidates of novel therapeutics due to their high specificity, well biocompatibility, and easy availability. We will endeavor to review a variety of strategies that have been demonstrated for improving receptor-specificity of the drug-loaded nanoscale structures using peptide ligands targeting tumor-related receptors. The effort could illustrate that the synergism of nano-sized structures with receptor-targeting peptides could lead to enrichment of biofunctions of nanostructures.
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- Mingpeng Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Fu Y, Ding Y, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Liu J, Yu P. Poly ethylene glycol (PEG)-Related controllable and sustainable antidiabetic drug delivery systems. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 217:113372. [PMID: 33744689 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus is one of the most challenging threats to global public health. To improve the therapy efficacy of antidiabetic drugs, numerous drug delivery systems have been developed. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a polymeric family sharing the same skeleton but with different molecular weights which is considered as a promising material for drug delivery. In the delivery of antidiabetic drugs, PEG captures much attention in the designing and preparation of sustainable and controllable release systems due to its unique features including hydrophilicity, biocompatibility and biodegradability. Due to the unique architecture, PEG molecules are also able to shelter delivery systems to decrease their immunogenicity and avoid undesirable enzymolysis. PEG has been applied in plenty of delivery systems such as micelles, vesicles, nanoparticles and hydrogels. In this review, we summarized several commonly used PEG-contained antidiabetic drug delivery systems and emphasized the advantages of stimuli-responsive function in these sustainable and controllable formations.
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- Yupeng Fu
- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, 300457, Tianjin, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, 300457, Tianjin, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, 300457, Tianjin, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, 300457, Tianjin, China; Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IPCM, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, 300457, Tianjin, China.
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, 300457, Tianjin, China.
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Wilhelm J, Quiñones-Pérez M, Wang J, Wang X, Basava VS, Gao J. Antigen folding improves loading efficiency and antitumor efficacy of PC7A nanoparticle vaccine. J Control Release 2020; 329:353-360. [PMID: 33301836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cancer vaccines hold great promise to produce antigen-specific T cell immunity for personalized therapy of cancer. Previously, we reported an ultra-pH-sensitive nanoparticle, PC7A, capable of priming an efficacious immune response without significant systemic toxicity. Despite the early success, the relationship between antigen properties and encapsulation efficiency for downstream immune activation remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated a small library of melanoma antigens and the effects of several formulation methods on the efficiency of peptide loading inside PC7A nanoparticles. Results show loading efficiency is not highly dependent on the formulation methods, but instead mainly driven by the peptide antigen properties. In particular, we identified a phase transition event, namely the folding of antigenic peptides from random coils to α-helical structure, is important for antigen loading inside PC7A nanoparticles. Mutation of a peptide that abrogates the formation of helical structure resulted in poor loading efficiency. Antitumor efficacy studies in melanoma-bearing mice demonstrate the importance of peptide loading in vaccine-induced antitumor immunity. This study highlights the contribution of phase transition of peptide antigens on vaccine formulation in order to make widespread use of personalized nanoparticle vaccines feasible.
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- Jonathan Wilhelm
- Department of Pharmacology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Li C, Liu X, Zhang Y, Lv J, Huang F, Wu G, Liu Y, Ma R, An Y, Shi L. Nanochaperones Mediated Delivery of Insulin. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:1755-1765. [PMID: 32069419 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Insulin would undergo unfolding and fibrillation under stressed conditions, which may cause serious biotechnological and medical problems. Herein, by mimicking the structure and functions of natural chaperones HSP70s, self-assembled polymeric micelles are used as nanochaperones for the delivery of insulin. The confined hydrophobic domains on the surface of nanochaperones adsorb partially unfolded insulin, inhibiting the aggregation and fibrillation and enhancing the stability of insulin. The bioactivity of insulin is well-reserved after incubation with the nanochaperones at 37 °C for 7 d or heating at 70 °C for 1 h. The stealthy poly(ethylene glycol) chains around the confined domains protect the adsorbed insulin from enzymatic degradation and prolong the circulation time. More importantly, the excellent glucose sensitivity of the hydrophobic domains enables the nanochaperones to release and refold insulin in native form in response to hyperglycemia. This kind of nanochaperone may offer a hopeful strategy for the protection and delivery of insulin.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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Souto EB, Souto SB, Campos JR, Severino P, Pashirova TN, Zakharova LY, Silva AM, Durazzo A, Lucarini M, Izzo AA, Santini A. Nanoparticle Delivery Systems in the Treatment of Diabetes Complications. Molecules 2019; 24:E4209. [PMID: 31756981 PMCID: PMC6930606 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus, an incurable metabolic disease, is characterized by changes in the homeostasis of blood sugar levels, being the subcutaneous injection of insulin the first line treatment. This administration route is however associated with limited patient's compliance, due to the risk of pain, discomfort and local infection. Nanoparticles have been proposed as insulin carriers to make possible the administration of the peptide via friendlier pathways without the need of injection, i.e., via oral or nasal routes. Nanoparticles stand for particles in the nanometer range that can be obtained from different materials (e.g., polysaccharides, synthetic polymers, lipid) and are commonly used with the aim to improve the physicochemical stability of the loaded drug and thereby its bioavailability. This review discusses the use of different types of nanoparticles (e.g., polymeric and lipid nanoparticles, liposomes, dendrimers, niosomes, micelles, nanoemulsions and also drug nanosuspensions) for improved delivery of different oral hypoglycemic agents in comparison to conventional therapies.
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- Eliana B. Souto
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra (FFUC), Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal;
- CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital de São João, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra (FFUC), Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal;
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- Tiradentes Institute, University of Tiradentes (Unit) and Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Av. Murilo Dantas, 300, Aracaju-SE 49010-390, Brazil;
- Laboratory of Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine (LNMED), Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Av. Murilo Dantas, 300, Aracaju 49010-390, Brazil
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia; (T.N.P.); (L.Y.Z.)
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia; (T.N.P.); (L.Y.Z.)
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kazan State Technological University, ul. Karla Marksa 68, Kazan 420015, Russia
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- Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB-UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal;
- Department of Biology and Environment, University of Trás-os Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina, 546, 00178 Rome, Italy; (A.D.); (M.L.)
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- CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina, 546, 00178 Rome, Italy; (A.D.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Mohsen AM. Nanotechnology Advanced Strategies for the Management of Diabetes Mellitus. Curr Drug Targets 2019; 20:995-1007. [DOI: 10.2174/1389450120666190307101642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background:Medications currently available for the management of diabetes mellitus are inconvenient and have some limitations. Thus, investigations for novel approaches are needed to deliver and target antidiabetics safely to the site of action.Objective:The present review emphasizes the limitations of conventional antidiabetics and provides the recent progresses of nanotechnology in the treatment of diabetes mellitus with a special highlight on the novel nanocarriers methodologies employed as antidiabetic drug delivery systems.Methods:The potential nanocarriers employed for the treatment of diabetes comprise liposomes, niosomes, self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems, polymeric nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, dendrimers and micelles. Herbal nanomedicine has also emerged to be a promising way for adequate delivery of herbal compounds. Other nanotechnology approaches involve the usage of oral insulin, inhalable insulin, artificial pancreas, and nanopump.Results:Nanocarriers have proved to lead a successful delivery of antidiabetic medications, aiming at drug targeting for enhanced efficacy and safety.Conclusion:These innovative generations of drug delivery systems have important benefits over conventionally existing ones. The future of nanotechnology in the management of diabetes is still open with several prospects and will be of pronounced significance.
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- Amira Mohamed Mohsen
- Pharmaceutical Technology Department, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Giza, Egypt
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The oligomerization and fibrillation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) play a central role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Strategies for remodelling the formation of hIAPP oligomers and fibrils have promising application potential in type 2 diabetes therapy. Herein, we demonstrated that PEG-PE micelle could inhibit hIAPP oligomerization and fibrillation through blocking the hydrophobic interaction and the conformational change from random coil to β-sheet structures of hIAPP. In addition, we also found that PEG-PE micelle could remodel the preformed hIAPP fibrils allowing the formation of short fibrils and co-aggregates. Taken together, PEG-PE micelle could rescue hIAPP-induced cytotoxicity by decreasing the content of hIAPP oligomers and fibrils that are related to the oxidative stress and cell membrane permeability. This study could be beneficial for the design and development of antiamyloidogenic agents.
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Banasik B, Nadala C, Samadpour M. An Economical and Scalable Preparation of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Methyl Ether Amine, M.W. 5,000. ORG PREP PROCED INT 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00304948.2018.1405333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Brent Banasik
- Molecular Epidemiology, Inc., 15300 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155, USA
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- Molecular Epidemiology, Inc., 15300 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155, USA
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- Molecular Epidemiology, Inc., 15300 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155, USA
- Institute for Environmental Health, Inc., Laboratories and Consulting Group, 15300 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155, USA
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Kesharwani P, Gorain B, Low SY, Tan SA, Ling ECS, Lim YK, Chin CM, Lee PY, Lee CM, Ooi CH, Choudhury H, Pandey M. Nanotechnology based approaches for anti-diabetic drugs delivery. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2018; 136:52-77. [PMID: 29196152 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Revised: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Nanotechnology science has been diverged its application in several fields with the advantages to operate with nanometric range of objects. Emerging field of nanotechnology has been also being approached and applied in medical biology for improved efficacy and safety. Increased success in therapeutic field has focused several approaches in the treatment of the common metabolic disorder, diabetes. The development of nanocarriers for improved delivery of different oral hypoglycemic agents compared to conventional therapies includes nanoparticles (NPs), liposomes, dendrimer, niosomes and micelles, which produces great control over the increased blood glucose level and thus becoming an eye catching and most promising technology now-a-days. Besides, embellishment of nanocarriers with several ligands makes it more targeted delivery with the protection of entrapped hypoglycaemic agents against degradation, thereby optimizing prolonged blood glucose lowering effect. Thus, nanocarriers of hypoglycemic agents provide the aim towards improved diabetes management with minimized risk of acute and chronic complications. In this review, we provide an overview on distinctive features of each nano-based drug delivery system for diabetic treatment and current NPs applications in diabetes management.
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- Prashant Kesharwani
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Lincoln University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Malaysia
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Liu Z, Zhou C, Qin Y, Wang Z, Wang L, Wei X, Zhou Y, Li Q, Zhou H, Wang W, Fu YX, Zhu M, Liang W. Coordinating antigen cytosolic delivery and danger signaling to program potent cross-priming by micelle-based nanovaccine. Cell Discov 2017; 3:17007. [PMID: 28417012 PMCID: PMC5379745 DOI: 10.1038/celldisc.2017.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Although re-activating cytotoxic T-cell (CTLs) response inside tumor tissues by checkpoint blockade has demonstrated great success in tumor immunotherapy, active induction of efficient endogenous CTL response by therapeutic vaccines has been largely hampered by inefficient cytosolic delivery of antigens and coordinated activation of dendritic cells (DCs) in lymph nodes. Here we show that polyethylene glycol-phosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-PE) micelles transform soluble peptides into α-helix to enable their efficient cytosolic delivery. The same PEG-PE micelles also serve as chaperon of TLR4 signaling to coordinate its adjuvant effect on the same DCs. Furthermore, these nanovaccines effectively target lymph node DCs. Thus, PEG-PE micelle vaccines program at multiple key aspects for inducing strong CTL responses and build up a foundation for combinational tumor therapy.
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- Zhida Liu
- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,The Department of Pathology and Immunology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Protein and Peptide Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Protein and Peptide Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Protein and Peptide Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Protein and Peptide Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Protein and Peptide Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Protein and Peptide Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Protein and Peptide Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,The Department of Pathology and Immunology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Protein and Peptide Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Gao W, Ye G, Duan X, Yang X, Yang VC. Transferrin receptor-targeted pH-sensitive micellar system for diminution of drug resistance and targetable delivery in multidrug-resistant breast cancer. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:1047-1064. [PMID: 28223798 PMCID: PMC5304995 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s115215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The emergence of drug resistance is partially associated with overproduction of transferrin receptor (TfR). To overcome multidrug resistance (MDR) and achieve tumor target delivery, we designed a novel biodegradable pH-sensitive micellar system modified with HAIYPRH, a TfR ligand (7pep). First, the polymers poly(l-histidine)-coupled polyethylene glycol-2000 (PHIS-PEG2000) and 7pep-modified 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-polyethylene glycol-2000 (7pep-DSPE-PEG2000) were synthesized, and the mixed micelles were prepared by blending of PHIS-PEG2000 and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-polyethylene glycol-2000 (DSPE-PEG2000) or 7pep-DSPE-PEG2000 (7-pep HD micelles). The micelles exhibited good size uniformity, high encapsulation efficiency, and a low critical micelle concentration. By changing the polymer ratio in the micellar formulation, the pH response range was specially tailored to pH ~6.0. When loaded with antitumor drug doxorubicin (DOX), the micelle showed an acid pH-triggering drug release profile. The cellular uptake and cytotoxicity study demonstrated that 7-pep HD micelles could significantly enhance the intracellular level and antitumor efficacy of DOX in multidrug-resistant cells (MCF-7/Adr), which attributed to the synergistic effect of poly(l-histidine)-triggered endolysosom escape and TfR-mediated endocytosis. Most importantly, the in vivo imaging study confirmed the target-ability of 7-pep HD micelles to MDR tumor. These findings indicated that 7-pep HD micelles would be a promising drug delivery system in the treatment of drug-resistant tumors.
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- Wei Gao
- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Yang J, Ju Z, Dong S. Cisplatin and paclitaxel co-delivered by folate-decorated lipid carriers for the treatment of head and neck cancer. Drug Deliv 2016; 24:792-799. [PMID: 28494629 PMCID: PMC8241145 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2016.1236849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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CONTEXT For head and neck cancer therapy, co-delivery of two drugs, cisplatin (DDP) plus paclitaxel (PTX), are more effective than single drug therapy. Lipid carriers are promising drug carriers for anti-cancer delivery. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to construct a folate (FA) decorated nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) as nanocarriers for DDP and PTX delivery. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, DDP and PTX were incorporated into NLCs. Folate-PEG-DSPE (FA-PEG-DSPE) was synthesized and decorated the drugs-loaded NLCs (FA-DDP/PTX NLCs). Their average size, zeta potential, drug encapsulation efficiency, drug loading capacity, and in vitro drug release were evaluated. Head and neck cancer cells (FaDu cells) were used for the testing of in vitro cytotoxicity, and in vivo transfection efficiency of NLC was evaluated on mice bearing FaDu cells model. RESULTS The size of FA-DDP/PTX NLCs was around 127 nm, with a positive zeta potential of 26.7 mV. FA-DDP/PTX NLCs showed the highest cytotoxicity and synergistic effect of two drugs in head and neck cancer cells (FaDu cells) in vitro. The in vivo study revealed the greatest anti-tumor activity than all the other formulations in murine-bearing head and neck cancer model. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION FA-DDP/PTX NLCs effectively improves anticancer efficiency for head and neck cancer in vitro and in vivo. The constructed NLCs could be used as a novel carrier to co-delivery DDP and PTX for head and neck cancer therapy.
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- Jiying Yang
- Department of Pharmacy, Linyi People’s Hospital, Linyi, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Linyi People’s Hospital, Linyi, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Linyi People’s Hospital, Linyi, Shandong Province, PR China
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Dong K, Yan Y, Wang P, Shi X, Zhang L, Wang K, Xing J, Dong Y. Biodegradable mixed MPEG-SS-2SA/TPGS micelles for triggered intracellular release of paclitaxel and reversing multidrug resistance. Int J Nanomedicine 2016; 11:5109-5123. [PMID: 27785018 PMCID: PMC5063596 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s111930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study, a type of multifunctional mixed micelles were prepared by a novel biodegradable amphiphilic polymer (MPEG-SS-2SA) and a multidrug resistance (MDR) reversal agent (d-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate, TPGS). The mixed micelles could achieve rapid intracellular drug release and reversal of MDR. First, the amphiphilic polymer, MPEG-SS-2SA, was synthesized through disulfide bonds between poly (ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether (MPEG) and stearic acid (SA). The structure of the obtained polymer was similar to poly (ethylene glycol)-phosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-PE). Then the mixed micelles, MPEG-SS-2SA/TPGS, were prepared by MPEG-SS-2SA and TPGS through the thin film hydration method and loaded paclitaxel (PTX) as the model drug. The in vitro release study revealed that the mixed micelles could rapidly release PTX within 24 h under a reductive environment because of the breaking of disulfide bonds. In cell experiments, the mixed micelles significantly inhibited the activity of mitochondrial respiratory complex II, also reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential, and the content of adenosine triphosphate, thus effectively inhibiting the efflux of PTX from cells. Moreover, in the confocal laser scanning microscopy, cellular uptake and 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide assays, the MPEG-SS-2SA/TPGS micelles achieved faster release and more uptake of PTX in Michigan Cancer Foundation-7/PTX cells and showed better antitumor effects as compared with the insensitive control. In conclusion, the biodegradable mixed micelles, MPEG-SS-2SA/TPGS, could be potential vehicles for delivering hydrophobic chemotherapeutic drugs in MDR cancer therapy.
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- Kai Dong
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
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Liu Y, Chi W, Zhao D, Liu H, Deng Y. Molecular-Cage Method: An Improvement of the Precipitation Method in Synthesizing Nanoparticles. Ind Eng Chem Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b01714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional
Polymers, National Carbon Fiber Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional
Polymers, National Carbon Fiber Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional
Polymers, National Carbon Fiber Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional
Polymers, National Carbon Fiber Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional
Polymers, National Carbon Fiber Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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