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Alvi SB, Pracha N, Shalaan M, Dholaniya PS, Mergaye M, Sridharan D, Khan M. Fabrication and Optimization of Poly(ε-caprolactone) Microspheres Loaded with S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine for Nitric Oxide Delivery. Biomedicines 2024; 12:1363. [PMID: 38927571 PMCID: PMC11201505 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12061363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and throughout the world. While there are different techniques for reducing or preventing the impact of heart disease, nitric oxide (NO) is administered as nitroglycerin for reversing angina or chest pain. Unfortunately, due to its gaseous and short-lived half-life, NO can be difficult to study or even administer. Therefore, controlled delivery of NO is desirable for therapeutic use. In the current study, the goal was to fabricate NO-releasing microspheres (MSs) using a donor molecule, S-Nitroso-N-Acetyl penicillamine, (SNAP), and encapsulating it in poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) using a single-emulsion technique that can provide sustained delivery of NO to cells over time without posing any toxicity risks. Optimization of the fabrication process was performed by varying the duration of homogenization (5, 10, and 20 min) and its effect on entrapment efficiency and size. The optimized SNAP-MS had an entrapment efficiency of ˃50%. Furthermore, we developed a modified method for NO detection by using NO microsensors to detect the NO release from SNAP-MSs in real time, showing sustained release behavior. The fabricated SNAP-MSs were tested for biocompatibility with HUVECs (human umbilical vein endothelial cells), which were found to be biocompatible. Lastly, we tested the effect of controlled NO delivery to human induced pluripotent stem-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) via SNAP-MSs, which showed a significant improvement in the electrophysiological parameters and alleviated anoxic stress.
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Affiliation(s)
- Syed Baseeruddin Alvi
- Division of Basic and Translational Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Basic and Translational Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Basic and Translational Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Basic and Translational Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Division of Basic and Translational Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Basic and Translational Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Basic and Translational Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Oliveira AD, Moreira TFM, Paes Silva B, Oliveira G, Teixeira VMC, Watanabe LS, Lucy Nixdorf S, Eloísa Leal L, Pessoa LGA, Seixas FAV, Gonçalves OH, Paula Peron A, Sá-Nakanishi AB, Leimann FV, Bracht A, Bracht L, Comar JF. Characterization and bioactivities of coffee husks extract encapsulated with polyvinylpyrrolidone. Food Res Int 2024; 178:113878. [PMID: 38309896 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113878] [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: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
Abstract
Coffee processing generates large amounts of residues of which a portion still has bioactive properties due to their richness in phenolic compounds. This study aimed to obtain a coffee husks extract (CHE) and to encapsulate it (ECHE) with polyvinylpyrrolidone using a one-step procedure of solid dispersion. The extraction and encapsulation yields were 9.1% and 92%, respectively. Thermal analyses revealed that the encapsulation increased the thermal stability of CHE and dynamic light scattering analyses showed a bimodal distribution of size with 81% of the ECHE particles measuring approximately 711 nm. Trigonelline and caffeine were the main alkaloids and quercetin the main phenolic compound in CHE, and the encapsulation tripled quercetin extraction. The total phenolics content and the antioxidant activity of ECHE, assayed with three different procedures, were higher than those of CHE. The antioxidant activity and the bioaccessibility of the phenolic compounds of ECHE were also higher than those of CHE following simulated gastrointestinal digestion (SGID). Both CHE and ECHE were not toxic against Alliumcepa cells and showed similar capacities for inhibiting the pancreatic α-amylase in vitro. After SGID, however, ECHE became a 1.9-times stronger inhibitor of the α-amylase activity in vitro (IC50 = 8.5 mg/mL) when compared to CHE. Kinetic analysis revealed a non-competitive mechanism of inhibition and in silico docking simulation suggests that quercetin could be contributing significantly to the inhibitory action of both ECHE and CHE. In addition, ECHE (400 mg/kg) was able to delay by 50% the increases of blood glucose in vivo after oral administration of starch to rats. This finding shows that ECHE may be a candidate ingredient in dietary supplements used as an adjuvant for the treatment of diabetes.
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- Post-Graduation Program of Food Technology, Federal University of Technology (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Textile Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Blumenau, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biodiversity and Nature Conservation, Federal University of Technology (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, PR, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program of Food Technology, Federal University of Technology (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, PR, Brazil.
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