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Hua C, Qiu L. Polymersomes for Therapeutic Protein and Peptide Delivery: Towards Better Loading Properties. Int J Nanomedicine 2024; 19:2317-2340. [PMID: 38476284 PMCID: PMC10929215 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s444910] [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: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Therapeutics based on proteins and peptides have profoundly transformed the landscape of treatment for diseases, from diabetes mellitus to cancers, yet the short half-life and low bioavailability of therapeutic proteins and peptides hinder their wide applications. To break through this bottleneck, biomolecules-loaded polymersomes with strong adjustability and versatility have attracted more and more attentions recently. Loading proteins or peptides into polymersomes is the first but extremely important step towards developing high-quality formulation products. However, increasing protein and peptide loading content is quite challenging due to the inherent nature of self-assembled vesicle formation mechanism and physiochemical characteristics of biomacromolecules. This review highlights the potential of polymersomes as the next-generation therapeutic proteins and peptides carrier and emphatically introduces novel approaches and recent progress to achieve satisfactory encapsulation capability of polymersomes for proteins and peptides. On the one hand, with the help of intermolecular interactions, such as electrostatic, lipid-protein, and hydrophobic interactions, the drug loading could be significantly improved. On the other hand, loading improvement could be attained through innovation of preparation methods, ranging from modified traditional film hydration techniques to the novel phase-guided assembly method.
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- Chengxu Hua
- Ministry of Educational (MOE) Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People’s Republic of China
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- Ministry of Educational (MOE) Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People’s Republic of China
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Yu F, Wei Z, Chen J, Long Y, Qing Q, Li B, Zhang X, Chen H, Lan T, Zhu P, Shen P, Zeng W, Lin J, Qi Z, Hong X, Chen XD. Preparation of curcumin-loaded MPEG-PTMC nanoparticles: Physicochemical properties, antioxidant activity, and in vivo pharmacokinetic behavior. POWDER TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Gouveia MG, Wesseler JP, Ramaekers J, Weder C, Scholten PBV, Bruns N. Polymersome-based protein drug delivery - quo vadis? Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:728-778. [PMID: 36537575 PMCID: PMC9890519 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00106c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Protein-based therapeutics are an attractive alternative to established therapeutic approaches and represent one of the fastest growing families of drugs. While many of these proteins can be delivered using established formulations, the intrinsic sensitivity of proteins to denaturation sometimes calls for a protective carrier to allow administration. Historically, lipid-based self-assembled structures, notably liposomes, have performed this function. After the discovery of polymersome-based targeted drug-delivery systems, which offer manifold advantages over lipid-based structures, the scientific community expected that such systems would take the therapeutic world by storm. However, no polymersome formulations have been commercialised. In this review article, we discuss key obstacles for the sluggish translation of polymersome-based protein nanocarriers into approved pharmaceuticals, which include limitations imparted by the use of non-degradable polymers, the intricacies of polymersome production methods, and the complexity of the in vivo journey of polymersomes across various biological barriers. Considering this complex subject from a polymer chemist's point of view, we highlight key areas that are worthy to explore in order to advance polymersomes to a level at which clinical trials become worthwhile and translation into pharmaceutical and nanomedical applications is realistic.
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- Micael G Gouveia
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK
- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
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Mendes BB, Conniot J, Avital A, Yao D, Jiang X, Zhou X, Sharf-Pauker N, Xiao Y, Adir O, Liang H, Shi J, Schroeder A, Conde J. Nanodelivery of nucleic acids. NATURE REVIEWS. METHODS PRIMERS 2022; 2:24. [PMID: 35480987 PMCID: PMC9038125 DOI: 10.1038/s43586-022-00104-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 95.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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There is growing need for a safe, efficient, specific and non-pathogenic means for delivery of gene therapy materials. Nanomaterials for nucleic acid delivery offer an unprecedented opportunity to overcome these drawbacks; owing to their tunability with diverse physico-chemical properties, they can readily be functionalized with any type of biomolecules/moieties for selective targeting. Nucleic acid therapeutics such as antisense DNA, mRNA, small interfering RNA (siRNA) or microRNA (miRNA) have been widely explored to modulate DNA or RNA expression Strikingly, gene therapies combined with nanoscale delivery systems have broadened the therapeutic and biomedical applications of these molecules, such as bioanalysis, gene silencing, protein replacement and vaccines. Here, we overview how to design smart nucleic acid delivery methods, which provide functionality and efficacy in the layout of molecular diagnostics and therapeutic systems. It is crucial to outline some of the general design considerations of nucleic acid delivery nanoparticles, their extraordinary properties and the structure-function relationships of these nanomaterials with biological systems and diseased cells and tissues.
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- Bárbara B. Mendes
- NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centre for Toxicogenomics and Human Health, Genetics, Oncology and Human Toxicology, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- These authors contributed equally: Bárbara B. Mendes, João Conniot, Aviram Avital, Dongbao Yao, Xingya Jiang, Xiang Zhou, Noga Sharf-Pauker, Yuling Xiao, Omer Adir
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- NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centre for Toxicogenomics and Human Health, Genetics, Oncology and Human Toxicology, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- These authors contributed equally: Bárbara B. Mendes, João Conniot, Aviram Avital, Dongbao Yao, Xingya Jiang, Xiang Zhou, Noga Sharf-Pauker, Yuling Xiao, Omer Adir
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- The Norman Seiden Multidisciplinary Program for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- These authors contributed equally: Bárbara B. Mendes, João Conniot, Aviram Avital, Dongbao Yao, Xingya Jiang, Xiang Zhou, Noga Sharf-Pauker, Yuling Xiao, Omer Adir
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
- These authors contributed equally: Bárbara B. Mendes, João Conniot, Aviram Avital, Dongbao Yao, Xingya Jiang, Xiang Zhou, Noga Sharf-Pauker, Yuling Xiao, Omer Adir
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- These authors contributed equally: Bárbara B. Mendes, João Conniot, Aviram Avital, Dongbao Yao, Xingya Jiang, Xiang Zhou, Noga Sharf-Pauker, Yuling Xiao, Omer Adir
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
- These authors contributed equally: Bárbara B. Mendes, João Conniot, Aviram Avital, Dongbao Yao, Xingya Jiang, Xiang Zhou, Noga Sharf-Pauker, Yuling Xiao, Omer Adir
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- The Norman Seiden Multidisciplinary Program for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- These authors contributed equally: Bárbara B. Mendes, João Conniot, Aviram Avital, Dongbao Yao, Xingya Jiang, Xiang Zhou, Noga Sharf-Pauker, Yuling Xiao, Omer Adir
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- These authors contributed equally: Bárbara B. Mendes, João Conniot, Aviram Avital, Dongbao Yao, Xingya Jiang, Xiang Zhou, Noga Sharf-Pauker, Yuling Xiao, Omer Adir
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- The Norman Seiden Multidisciplinary Program for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- These authors contributed equally: Bárbara B. Mendes, João Conniot, Aviram Avital, Dongbao Yao, Xingya Jiang, Xiang Zhou, Noga Sharf-Pauker, Yuling Xiao, Omer Adir
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centre for Toxicogenomics and Human Health, Genetics, Oncology and Human Toxicology, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Ansari I, Singh P, Mittal A, Mahato RI, Chitkara D. 2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl) propionic acid based cyclic carbonate monomers and their (co)polymers as advanced materials for biomedical applications. Biomaterials 2021; 275:120953. [PMID: 34218051 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.120953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Designing grafted biodegradable polymers with tailored multi-functional properties is one of the most researched fields with extensive biomedical applications. Among many biodegradable polymers, polycarbonates have gained much attention due to their ease of synthesis, high drug loading, and excellent biocompatibility profiles. Among various monomers, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) propionic acid (bis-MPA) derived cyclic carbonate monomers have been extensively explored in terms of their synthesis as well as their polymerization. Since the late 90s, significant advancements have been made in the design of bis-MPA derived cyclic carbonate monomers as well as in their reaction schemes. Currently, bis-MPA derived polycarbonates have taken a form of an entire platform with a multitude of applications, the latest being in the field of nanotechnology, targeted drug, and nucleic acid delivery. The present review outlines an up to date developments that have taken place in the last two decades in the design, synthesis, and biomedical applications of bis-MPA derived cyclic carbonates and their (co)polymers.
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- Imran Ansari
- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Vidya Vihar Campus, Pilani, 333 031, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Vidya Vihar Campus, Pilani, 333 031, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Vidya Vihar Campus, Pilani, 333 031, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Vidya Vihar Campus, Pilani, 333 031, Rajasthan, India.
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Welzen PLW, Martinez Ciriano SW, Cao S, Mason AF, Welzen‐Pijpers IAB, Hest JCM. Reversibly self‐assembled pH‐responsive PEG‐p(CL‐g‐TMC) polymersomes. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Pascal L. W. Welzen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
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Yu W, Maynard E, Chiaradia V, Arno MC, Dove AP. Aliphatic Polycarbonates from Cyclic Carbonate Monomers and Their Application as Biomaterials. Chem Rev 2021; 121:10865-10907. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Wei Yu
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT U.K
- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT U.K
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Torres J, Dhas N, Longhi M, García MC. Overcoming Biological Barriers With Block Copolymers-Based Self-Assembled Nanocarriers. Recent Advances in Delivery of Anticancer Therapeutics. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:593197. [PMID: 33329001 PMCID: PMC7734332 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.593197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cancer is one of the most common life-threatening illness and it is the world's second largest cause of death. Chemotherapeutic anticancer drugs have many disadvantages, which led to the need to develop novel strategies to overcome these shortcomings. Moreover, tumors are heterogenous in nature and there are various biological barriers that assist in treatment reisistance. In this sense, nanotechnology has provided new strategies for delivery of anticancer therapeutics. Recently, delivery platforms for overcoming biological barriers raised by tumor cells and tumor-bearing hosts have been reported. Among them, amphiphilic block copolymers (ABC)-based self-assembled nanocarriers have attracted researchers worldwide owing to their unique properties. In this work, we addressed different biological barriers for effective cancer treatment along with several strategies to overcome them by using ABC-based self-assembled nanostructures, with special emphasis in those that have the ability to act as responsive nanocarriers to internal or external environmental clues to trigger release of the payload. These nanocarriers have shown promising properties to revolutionize cancer treatment and diagnosis, but there are still challenges for their successful translation to clinical applications.
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- Jazmin Torres
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India
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- Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo en Tecnología Farmacéutica (UNITEFA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo en Tecnología Farmacéutica (UNITEFA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina
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Iqbal S, Blenner M, Alexander-Bryant A, Larsen J. Polymersomes for Therapeutic Delivery of Protein and Nucleic Acid Macromolecules: From Design to Therapeutic Applications. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:1327-1350. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Shoaib Iqbal
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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Peng Y, Bariwal J, Kumar V, Tan C, Mahato RI. Organic Nanocarriers for Delivery and Targeting of Therapeutic Agents for Cancer Treatment. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201900136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Yang Peng
- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha NE 68198 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha NE 68198 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha NE 68198 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug DeliveryUniversity of Mississippi University MS 38677 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha NE 68198 USA
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Lebleu C, Rodrigues L, Guigner JM, Brûlet A, Garanger E, Lecommandoux S. Self-Assembly of PEG- b-PTMC Copolymers: Micelles and Polymersomes Size Control. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:13364-13374. [PMID: 31550897 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Poly(ethylene glycol)45-b-poly(trimethylene carbonate)n PEG45-b-PTMCn diblock copolymers were synthesized with five different PTMC degrees of polymerization (n = 38, 96, 144, 170, 332) and their self-assembly properties in water were studied using a manual nanoprecipitation procedure. We confirmed that the copolymer's hydrophilic weight fraction (fPEG) is controlling nanoparticles morphology. We determined that the PEG45-b-PTMC96 with fPEG ≈ 17% is the optimal hydrophilic fraction for the stabilization of well-defined unilamellar vesicles with a membrane thickness of δ ≈ 14.6 nm. Maintaining this fraction constant and modulating the overall molar mass of the block copolymers allowed the establishment of a power law of [Formula: see text] which provides a robust correlation between the molar mass of PTMC and vesicles' membrane thickness. Finally, we proved that controlling nanoprecipitation's conditions by microfluidics allowed fine-tuning and control of the nanoparticles size and polydispersity index while maintaining their shape with a perfect batch-to-batch reproducibility.
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- Coralie Lebleu
- Université Bordeaux, CNRS , Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629 , F-33600 , Pessac , France
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- Université Bordeaux, CNRS , Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629 , F-33600 , Pessac , France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC) , Sorbonne Universités, IRD, CNRS UMR 7590, MNHN , 75252 Paris Cedex 05 , France
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- Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (LLB) , CEA-Saclay, CNRS UMR 12 , 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex , France
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- Université Bordeaux, CNRS , Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629 , F-33600 , Pessac , France
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Fang Y, Vadlamudi M, Huang Y, Guo X. Lipid-Coated, pH-Sensitive Magnesium Phosphate Particles for Intracellular Protein Delivery. Pharm Res 2019; 36:81. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-019-2607-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Puiggalí-Jou A, Del Valle LJ, Alemán C. Biomimetic hybrid membranes: incorporation of transport proteins/peptides into polymer supports. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:2722-2736. [PMID: 30869096 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm02513d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Molecular sensing, water purification and desalination, drug delivery, and DNA sequencing are some striking applications of biomimetic hybrid membranes. These devices take advantage of biomolecules, which have gained excellence in their specificity and efficiency during billions of years, and of artificial materials that load the purified biological molecules and provide technological properties, such as robustness, scalability, and suitable nanofeatures to confine the biomolecules. Recent methodological advances allow more precise control of polymer membranes that support the biomacromolecules, and are expected to improve the design of the next generation of membranes as well as their applicability. In the first section of this review we explain the biological relevance of membranes, membrane proteins, and the classification used for the latter. After this, we critically analyse the different approaches employed for the production of highly selective hybrid membranes, focusing on novel materials made of self-assembled block copolymers and nanostructured polymers. Finally, a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the different methodologies is presented and the main characteristics of biomimetic hybrid membranes are highlighted.
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- Anna Puiggalí-Jou
- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany, 10-14, Ed. I2, 08019, Barcelona, Spain. and Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany, 10-14, Ed. C, 08019, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany, 10-14, Ed. I2, 08019, Barcelona, Spain. and Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany, 10-14, Ed. C, 08019, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany, 10-14, Ed. I2, 08019, Barcelona, Spain. and Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany, 10-14, Ed. C, 08019, Barcelona, Spain
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Cheng L, Yang L, Meng F, Zhong Z. Protein Nanotherapeutics as an Emerging Modality for Cancer Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:e1800685. [PMID: 30240152 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201800685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Protein drugs are a unique and versatile class of biotherapeutics that have not only high biological activity but also superb specificity. This rapidly evolving biotechnology has rendered it possible to produce various proteins in a large scale and reproducible way. Many proteins have demonstrated striking anticancer activities and have emerged as advanced alternatives to cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents for cancer therapy. The clinical translation of anticancer proteins with intracellular targets is, nevertheless, severely hindered by their fast degradation in vivo, poor cell penetration, and inefficient intracellular transportation. The past few years have witnessed tremendous effort and progress in developing polymeric protein delivery nanosystems, ranging from nanoparticles, nanocapsules, nanogels, micelles, to polymersomes, for the treatment of different tumors such as lung tumors, breast tumors, ovarian cancers, and glioblastoma. These proof-of-concept studies point out that protein nanotherapeutics, with rationally designed nanovehicles, are able to overcome the extracellular barriers, cell membrane barriers, and intracellular barriers, and systemically deliver proteins into targeted cancer cells, resulting in effective cancer protein therapy. Protein nanotherapeutics appear to be a novel modality for safe and efficient cancer treatment.
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- Liang Cheng
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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Wu W, Luo L, Wang Y, Wu Q, Dai HB, Li JS, Durkan C, Wang N, Wang GX. Endogenous pH-responsive nanoparticles with programmable size changes for targeted tumor therapy and imaging applications. Theranostics 2018; 8:3038-3058. [PMID: 29896301 PMCID: PMC5996358 DOI: 10.7150/thno.23459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Nanotechnology-based antitumor drug delivery systems, known as nanocarriers, have demonstrated their efficacy in recent years. Typically, the size of the nanocarriers is around 100 nm. It is imperative to achieve an optimum size of these nanocarriers which must be designed uniquely for each type of delivery process. For pH-responsive nanocarriers with programmable size, changes in pH (~6.5 for tumor tissue, ~5.5 for endosomes, and ~5.0 for lysosomes) may serve as an endogenous stimulus improving the safety and therapeutic efficacy of antitumor drugs. This review focuses on current advanced pH-responsive nanocarriers with programmable size changes for anticancer drug delivery. In particular, pH-responsive mechanisms for nanocarrier retention at tumor sites, size reduction for penetrating into tumor parenchyma, escaping from endo/lysosomes, and swelling or disassembly for drug release will be highlighted. Additional trends and challenges of employing these nanocarriers in future clinical applications are also addressed.
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- Wei Wu
- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FF, UK
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- The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FF, UK
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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Zhang N, Chen H, Fan Y, Zhou L, Trépout S, Guo J, Li MH. Fluorescent Polymersomes with Aggregation-Induced Emission. ACS NANO 2018; 12:4025-4035. [PMID: 29617555 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b01755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fluorescent polymersomes are interesting systems for cell/tissue imaging and in vivo study of drug distribution and delivery. We report on bright fluorescent polymersomes with aggregation-induced emission self-assembled by a series of tetraphenylethylene (TPE)-containing amphiphilic biodegradable block copolymers, where the hydrophilic block is a polyethylene glycol and hydrophobic block is a TPE-substituted trimethylenecarbonate polymer P(TPE-TMC). Their self-assemblies in water were prepared by nanoprecipitation using dioxane or tetrahydrofuran as co-solvent, and the self-assembling processes were studied in detail by cryo-electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and spectrofluorometer. The polymersomes are formed via the closure of bilayer lamellae self-assembled first by amphiphilic block copolymers. The polymersome membrane affords a nanosize bright fluorescent system with self-assembly induced emission in the thickness scale of 10-15 nm. The control of the whole size of polymersome is achieved by the choice of co-solvent for self-assembling and by the design of a suitable hydrophilic/hydrophobic ratio of block copolymers. These polymersomes can be potentially used as a stable fluorescent tool to monitor the transportation and distribution of drugs and bioconjugates in living cells.
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- Nian Zhang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 15 North Third Ring Road , Chaoyang District, 100029 Beijing , P. R. China
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, and UMR8247 , 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie , 75005 Paris , France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, and UMR8247 , 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie , 75005 Paris , France
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 15 North Third Ring Road , Chaoyang District, 100029 Beijing , P. R. China
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- Institut Curie, INSERM U1196, and CNRS UMR9187 , 91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 15 North Third Ring Road , Chaoyang District, 100029 Beijing , P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 15 North Third Ring Road , Chaoyang District, 100029 Beijing , P. R. China
- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, and UMR8247 , 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie , 75005 Paris , France
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Zashikhina NN, Volokitina MV, Korzhikov-Vlakh VA, Tarasenko II, Lavrentieva A, Scheper T, Rühl E, Orlova RV, Tennikova TB, Korzhikova-Vlakh EG. Self-assembled polypeptide nanoparticles for intracellular irinotecan delivery. Eur J Pharm Sci 2017; 109:1-12. [PMID: 28735041 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this research poly(l-lysine)-b-poly(l-leucine) (PLys-b-PLeu) polymersomes were developed. It was shown that the size of nanoparticles depended on pH of self-assembly process and varied from 180 to 650nm. The biodegradation of PLys-b-PLeu nanoparticles was evaluated using in vitro polypeptide hydrolysis in two model enzymatic systems, as well as in human blood plasma. The experiments on the visualization of cellular uptake of rhodamine 6g-loaded and fluorescein-labeled nanoparticles were carried out and the possibility of their penetration into the cells was approved. The cytotoxicity of polymersomes obtained was tested using three cell lines, namely, HEK, NIH-3T3 and A549. It was shown that tested nanoparticles did not demonstrate any cytotoxicity in the concentrations up to 2mg/mL. The encapsulation of specific to colorectal cancer anti-tumor drug irinotecan into developed nanocontainers was performed by means of pH gradient method. The dispersion of drug-loaded polymersomes in PBS was stable at 4°C for a long time (at least 1month) without considerable drug leakage. The kinetics of drug release was thoroughly studied using two model enzymatic systems, human blood serum and PBS solution. The approximation of irinotecan release profiles with different mathematical drug release models was carried out and allowed identification of the release mechanism, as well as the morphological peculiarities of developed particles. The dependence of encapsulation efficiency, as well as maximal loading capacity, on initial drug concentration was studied. The maximal drug loading was found as 320±55μg/mg of polymersomes. In vitro anti-tumoral activity of irinotecan-loaded polymersomes on a colon cancer cell line (Caco-2) was measured and compared to that for free drug.
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- N N Zashikhina
- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetsky pr. 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstrasse 5, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstrasse 5, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Free University of Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Saint-Petersburg State University, Line 22, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetsky pr. 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Hu X, Zhang Y, Xie Z, Jing X, Bellotti A, Gu Z. Stimuli-Responsive Polymersomes for Biomedical Applications. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:649-673. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Xiuli Hu
- Joint
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
- State
Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, People’s Republic of China
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- Joint
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- State
Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, People’s Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, People’s Republic of China
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- Joint
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
- Department
of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Joint
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
- Center
for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery and Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics,
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department
of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Murugan C, Rayappan K, Thangam R, Bhanumathi R, Shanthi K, Vivek R, Thirumurugan R, Bhattacharyya A, Sivasubramanian S, Gunasekaran P, Kannan S. Combinatorial nanocarrier based drug delivery approach for amalgamation of anti-tumor agents in breast cancer cells: an improved nanomedicine strategy. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34053. [PMID: 27725731 PMCID: PMC5057072 DOI: 10.1038/srep34053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Combination therapy of multiple drugs through a single system is exhibiting high therapeutic effects. We investigate nanocarrier mediated inhibitory effects of topotecan (TPT) and quercetin (QT) on triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) (MDA-MB-231) and multi drug resistant (MDR) type breast cancer cells (MCF-7) with respect to cellular uptake efficiency and therapeutic mechanisms as in vitro and in vivo. The synthesized mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN) pores used for loading TPT; the outer of the nanoparticles was decorated with poly (acrylic acid) (PAA)-Chitosan (CS) as anionic inner-cationic outer layer respectively and conjugated with QT. Subsequently, grafting of arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (cRGD) peptide on the surface of nanocarrier (CPMSN) thwarted the uptake by normal cells, but facilitated their uptake in cancer cells through integrin receptor mediated endocytosis and the dissociation of nanocarriers due to the ability to degrade of CS and PAA in acidic pH, which enhance the intracellular release of drugs. Subsequently, the released drugs induce remarkable molecular activation as well as structural changes in tumor cell endoplasmic reticulum, nucleus and mitochondria that can trigger cell death. The valuable CPMSNs may open up new avenues in developing targeted therapeutic strategies to treat cancer through serving as an effective drug delivery podium.
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- Chandran Murugan
- Proteomics and Molecular Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Periyar University, Salem-636011, TamilNadu, INDIA
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- Proteomics and Molecular Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Periyar University, Salem-636011, TamilNadu, INDIA
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- King Institute of Preventive Medicine &Research, Guindy, Chennai 600 032, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
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- Proteomics and Molecular Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Periyar University, Salem-636011, TamilNadu, INDIA
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- Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200 240, CHINA
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- Department of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
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- Nanotechnology Section, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Hebbal, Bangalore, 560 032, Karnataka, INDIA
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- King Institute of Preventive Medicine &Research, Guindy, Chennai 600 032, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
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- Proteomics and Molecular Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Periyar University, Salem-636011, TamilNadu, INDIA
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Thomas AW, Dove AP. Postpolymerization Modifications of Alkene-Functional Polycarbonates for the Development of Advanced Materials Biomaterials. Macromol Biosci 2016; 16:1762-1775. [PMID: 27654885 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Functional aliphatic polycarbonates have attracted significant attention as materials for use as biomedical polymers in recent years. The incorporation of pendent functionality offers a facile method of modifying materials postpolymerization, thus enabling functionalities not compatible with ring-opening polymerization (ROP) to be introduced into the polymer. In particular, polycarbonates bearing alkene-terminated functional groups have generated considerable interest as a result of their ease of synthesis, and the wide range of materials that can be obtained by performing simple postpolymerization modifications on this functionality, for example, through radical thiol-ene addition, Michael addition, and epoxidation reactions. This review presents an in-depth appraisal of the methods used to modify alkene-functional polycarbonates postpolymerization, and the diversity of practical applications for which these materials and their derivatives have been used.
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- Anthony W Thomas
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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Ajiro H, Haramiishi Y, Chanthaset N, Akashi M. Polymer design using trimethylene carbonate with ethylene glycol units for biomedical applications. Polym J 2016. [DOI: 10.1038/pj.2016.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Fukushima K. Poly(trimethylene carbonate)-based polymers engineered for biodegradable functional biomaterials. Biomater Sci 2016; 4:9-24. [DOI: 10.1039/c5bm00123d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This review presents recent examples of applications and functionalization strategies of poly(trimethylene carbonate), its copolymers, and its derivatives to exploit the unique physicochemical properties of the aliphatic polycarbonate backbone.
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- K. Fukushima
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering
- Yamagata University
- Yamagata 992-8510
- Japan
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This review focuses on stimuli-responsive polymersomes for cancer therapy, which can be disintegrated by recognizing the specific environments of cancer (e.g., low pH, bioreductive environment, over-expressed enzymes,etc.).
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- Thavasyappan Thambi
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Suwon 440-746
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Suwon 440-746
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Suwon 440-746
- Republic of Korea
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WITHDRAWN: Polymer assembly: Promising carriers as co-delivery systems for cancer therapy. Prog Polym Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lu L, Zou Y, Yang W, Meng F, Deng C, Cheng R, Zhong Z. Anisamide-Decorated pH-Sensitive Degradable Chimaeric Polymersomes Mediate Potent and Targeted Protein Delivery to Lung Cancer Cells. Biomacromolecules 2015; 16:1726-35. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ling Lu
- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory,
and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and
Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People’s Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory,
and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and
Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People’s Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory,
and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and
Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People’s Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory,
and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and
Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People’s Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory,
and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and
Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People’s Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory,
and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and
Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People’s Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory,
and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and
Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People’s Republic of China
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Varbiro G. Enhancement of the Cytotoxic Effect of Anticancer Agent by Cytochrome c Functionalised Hybrid Nanoparticles in Hepatocellular Cancer Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.15406/jnmr.2014.01.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chen W, Meng F, Cheng R, Deng C, Feijen J, Zhong Z. Advanced drug and gene delivery systems based on functional biodegradable polycarbonates and copolymers. J Control Release 2014; 190:398-414. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Design and processing of nanogels as delivery systems for peptides and proteins. Ther Deliv 2014; 5:691-708. [DOI: 10.4155/tde.14.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Nanogels, cross-linked networks of >1 μm in size, are attractive drug-delivery systems, as they not only possess the potential advantages of nanoscale formulations, but also the attractive abilities of a hydrogel; high hydrophilicity, high loading capacity and the potential for biocompatibility and controlled release. The focus of this review is to provide an overview of the recent developments within the nanogel field, and how the chemical design of the nanogel polymer has been found to influence the properties of the nanogel system. Novel nanogel systems are discussed with respect to their type of cross-linkage and their suitability as therapeutic delivery systems, as well as their ability to stabilize the protein/peptide drug.
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Sun H, Meng F, Cheng R, Deng C, Zhong Z. Reduction and pH dual-bioresponsive crosslinked polymersomes for efficient intracellular delivery of proteins and potent induction of cancer cell apoptosis. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:2159-68. [PMID: 24440420 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Revised: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The clinical applications of protein drugs are restricted because of the absence of viable protein delivery vehicles. Here, we report on reduction- and pH--sensitive crosslinked polymersomes based on the poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(acrylic acid)-poly(2-(diethyl amino)ethyl methacrylate) (PEG-PAA-PDEA) triblock copolymer for efficient intracellular delivery of proteins and the potent induction of cancer cell apoptosis. PEG-PAA-PDEA (1.9-0.8-8.2kgmol(-1)) was synthesized by controlled reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization and further modified with cysteamine to yield the thiol-containing PEG-PAA(SH)-PDEA copolymer. PEG-PAA(SH)-PDEA was water-soluble at acidic and physiological pH but formed robust and monodisperse polymersomes with an average size of ∼35nm upon increasing the pH to 7.8 or above followed by oxidative crosslinking. These disulfide-crosslinked polymersomes, while exhibiting excellent colloidal stability, were rapidly dissociated in response to 10mM glutathione at neutral or mildly acidic conditions. Notably, these polymersomes could efficiently load proteins like bovine serum albumin and cytochrome C (CC). The in vitro release studies revealed that protein release was fast and nearly quantitative under the intracellular-mimicking reducing environment. Confocal microscopy observations showed that these dual-sensitive polymersomes efficiently released fluorescein isothiocyanate-CC into MCF-7 cells in 6h. Most remarkably, MTT assays showed that CC-loaded dual-sensitive polymersomes induced potent cancer cell apoptosis, in which markedly decreased cell viabilities of 11.3%, 8.1% and 52.7% were observed for MCF-7, HeLa and 293T cells, respectively, at a CC dosage of 160μgml(-1). In contrast, free CC caused no cell death under otherwise the same conditions. These dual-bioresponsive polymersomes have appeared as a multifunctional platform for active intracellular protein release.
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- Huanli Sun
- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China.
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China.
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Facile preparation of pH-sensitive micelles self-assembled from amphiphilic chondroitin sulfate-histamine conjugate for triggered intracellular drug release. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 115:331-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2013] [Revised: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Kowal J, Zhang X, Dinu IA, Palivan CG, Meier W. Planar Biomimetic Membranes Based on Amphiphilic Block Copolymers. ACS Macro Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/mz400590c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Justyna Kowal
- Chemistry Department, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Chemistry Department, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Chemistry Department, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Chemistry Department, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Chemistry Department, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Wang X, Sun H, Meng F, Cheng R, Deng C, Zhong Z. Galactose-Decorated Reduction-Sensitive Degradable Chimaeric Polymersomes as a Multifunctional Nanocarrier To Efficiently Chaperone Apoptotic Proteins into Hepatoma Cells. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:2873-82. [DOI: 10.1021/bm4007248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Xiaoyan Wang
- Biomedical
Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional
Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123,
P. R. China
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- Biomedical
Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional
Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123,
P. R. China
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- Biomedical
Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional
Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123,
P. R. China
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- Biomedical
Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional
Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123,
P. R. China
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- Biomedical
Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional
Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123,
P. R. China
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- Biomedical
Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional
Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123,
P. R. China
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Wu L, Zou Y, Deng C, Cheng R, Meng F, Zhong Z. Intracellular release of doxorubicin from core-crosslinked polypeptide micelles triggered by both pH and reduction conditions. Biomaterials 2013; 34:5262-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pippa N, Merkouraki M, Pispas S, Demetzos C. DPPC:MPOx chimeric advanced Drug Delivery nano Systems (chi-aDDnSs): Physicochemical and structural characterization, stability and drug release studies. Int J Pharm 2013; 450:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.03.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Najer A, Wu D, Vasquez D, Palivan CG, Meier W. Polymer nanocompartments in broad-spectrum medical applications. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2013; 8:425-47. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.13.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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