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Koruga D, Stanković I, Matija L, Kuhn D, Christ B, Dembski S, Jevtić N, Janać J, Pavlović V, De Wever B. Comparative Studies of the Structural and Physicochemical Properties of the First Fullerene Derivative FD-C 60 (Fullerenol) and Second Fullerene Derivate SD-C 60 (3HFWC). NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:480. [PMID: 38470808 DOI: 10.3390/nano14050480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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In order to maximally reduce the toxicity of fullerenol (the first derivative of C60, FD-C60), and increase its biomedical efficiency, the second derivative SD-C60 (3HFWC, Hyper-Harmonized Hydroxylated Fullerene Water Complex) was created. Several different methods were applied in the comparative characterization of FD-C60 and SD-C60 with the same OH groups in their core. FD-C60 as an individual structure was about 1.3 nm in size, while SD-C60 as an individual structure was 10-30 nm in size. Based on ten physicochemical methods and techniques, FD-C60 and SD-C60 were found to be two different substances in terms of size, structure, and physicochemical properties; FD-C60, at 100 °C, had endothermic characteristics, while SD-C60, at 133 °C, had exothermic characteristics; FD-C60 did not have water layers, while SD-C60 had water layers; the zeta potential of FD-C60 was -25.85 mV, while it was -43.29 mV for SD-C60. SD-C60 is a promising substance for use in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
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- Djuro Koruga
- NanoLab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11220 Belgrade, Serbia
- NanoWorld, 11043 Belgrade, Serbia
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- NanoLab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11220 Belgrade, Serbia
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- NanoLab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11220 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Fraunhofer, Institute for Silicate Research ISR, 97082 Würzburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer, Institute for Silicate Research ISR, 97082 Würzburg, Germany
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- TEM Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Ma WB, Wang LG, Chen SR, Zhang X, Xuan J, Li F. Synthesis of spiro[indolenine]-methanofullerenes via Deoxofluor promoted deoxygenative cyclopropanation of 1,2-(3-indole)-fullerenols. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:9459-9462. [PMID: 37997156 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01697h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Deoxofluor-promoted intramolecular cyclopropanation of 1,2-(3-indole)fullerenols has been developed as a straightforward and efficient protocol for the synthesis of various spiro[indolenine]-methanofullerenes. This approach exhibits low cost, operational simplicity, and convenient conditions, and thus has potential application value.
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- Wen-Bin Ma
- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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Di Y, Deng R, Liu Z, Mao Y, Gao Y, Zhao Q, Wang S. Optimized strategies of ROS-based nanodynamic therapies for tumor theranostics. Biomaterials 2023; 303:122391. [PMID: 37995457 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122391] [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: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a crucial role in regulating the metabolism of tumor growth, metastasis, death and other biological processes. ROS-based nanodynamic therapies (NDTs) are becoming attractive due to non-invasive, low side effects and tumor-specific advantages. NDTs have rapidly developed into numerous branches, such as photodynamic therapy, chemodynamic therapy, sonodynamic therapy and so on. However, the complexity of the tumor microenvironment and the limitations of existing sensitizers have greatly restricted the therapeutic effects of NDTs, which heavily rely on ROS levels. To address the limitations of NDTs, various strategies have been developed to increase ROS yield, which is an urgent aspect for the positive development of NDTs. In this review, the nanodynamic potentiation strategies in terms of unique properties and universalities of NDTs are comprehensively outlined. We mainly summarize the current dilemmas faced by each NDT and the respective solutions. Meanwhile, the NDTs universalities-based potentiation strategies and NDTs-based combined treatments are elaborated. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of the key issues and challenges faced in the development and clinical transformation of NDTs.
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- Yifan Di
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China
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- School of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China.
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Chavda J, Rajwar A, Bhatia D, Gupta I. Synthesis of novel zinc porphyrins with bioisosteric replacement of Sorafenib: Efficient theranostic agents for anti-cancer application. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 249:112384. [PMID: 37776828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Novel zinc porphyrins (trans-A2B2 and A3B type) are reported containing pharmacophoric groups derived from Sorafenib at the meso-positions. The pharmacophoric and bioisosteric modification of Sorafenib was done with 2-methyl-4-nitro-N-phenylaniline. The in-vitro photo-cytotoxicity studies of zinc porphyrins on HeLa cells revealed excellent PDT based autophagy inhibition of cancer cells, with IC50 values between 6.2 to 15.4 μM. The trans-A2B2 type zinc porphyrin with two bioisosteric groups gave better cytotoxicity than A3B type. Molecular docking studies revealed excellent binding with mTOR protein kinase of the designed porphyrins. The confocal studies indicated significant ER localization of trans-A2B2 type zinc porphyrin in HeLa cells along with ROS generation. trans-A2B2 type zinc porphyrin induced ER stress in cancer cells, thereby causing elevation of Ca+2 ions in cytoplasm, which led to cancer cell death via autophagy pathway. The studies suggested that trans-A2B2 and A3B type zinc porphyrins can be developed as theranostic agents for anti-cancer applications.
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- Jaydeepsinh Chavda
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj Campus, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
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- Department of Biological Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj Campus, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
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- Department of Biological Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj Campus, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj Campus, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India.
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Di Sante M, Kaltenbrunner A, Lombardo M, Danielli A, Costantini PE, Di Giosia M, Calvaresi M. Putting a "C 60 Ball" and Chain to Chlorin e6 Improves Its Cellular Uptake and Photodynamic Performances. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1329. [PMID: 37765138 PMCID: PMC10538216 DOI: 10.3390/ph16091329] [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: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Chlorin e6 (Ce6) and fullerene (C60) are among the most used photosensitizers (PSs) for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Through the combination of the chemical and photophysical properties of Ce6 and C60, in principle, we can obtain an "ideal" photosensitizer that is able to bypass the limitations of the two molecules alone, i.e., the low cellular uptake of Ce6 and the scarce solubility and absorption in the red region of the C60. Here, we synthesized and characterized a Ce6-C60 dyad. The UV-Vis spectrum of the dyad showed the typical absorption bands of both fullerene and Ce6, while a quenching of Ce6 fluorescence was observed. This behavior is typical in the formation of a fullerene-antenna system and is due to the intramolecular energy, or electron transfer from the antenna (Ce6) to the fullerene. Consequently, the Ce6-C60 dyad showed an enhancement in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Flow cytometry measurements demonstrated how the uptake of the Ce6 was strongly improved by the conjugation with C60. The Ce6-C60 dyad exhibited in A431 cancer cells low dark toxicity and a higher PDT efficacy than Ce6 alone, due to the enhancement of the uptake and the improvement of ROS generation.
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- Manuele Di Sante
- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (M.D.S.); (M.L.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (A.K.); (A.D.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (M.D.S.); (M.L.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (A.K.); (A.D.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (A.K.); (A.D.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (M.D.S.); (M.L.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (M.D.S.); (M.L.)
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Dreszer D, Szewczyk G, Szubka M, Maroń AM, Urbisz AZ, Małota K, Sznajder J, Rost-Roszkowska M, Musioł R, Serda M. Uncovering nanotoxicity of a water-soluble and red-fluorescent [70]fullerene nanomaterial. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 879:163052. [PMID: 36963679 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Engineered fullerene materials have attracted the attention of researchers in the biomedical sciences, especially when their synthetic methodology is developed to endow them with significant levels of water-solubility and bioavailability. In this study, we synthesized and characterized a water-soluble and red-fluorescent [70]fullerene nanomaterial, which fluoresced at 693 nm with a quantum yield of 0.065 and a large Stokes shift (around 300 nm). The fullerene nanomaterial generated mainly singlet oxygen after illumination with blue LED light, while superoxide anion radical production was minimal. The transmission electron microscopy as well as fluorescent studies of Drosophila melanogaster revealed that prepared [70]fullerene nanoparticles had better bioavailability than pristine [70]fullerene nanoparticles. The designed nanomaterials were observed in the apical, perinuclear, and basal regions of digestive cells, as well as the basal lamina of the digestive system's epithelium, with no damage to cell organelles and no activation of degenerative processes and cell death. Our findings provide a new perspective for understanding the in vivo behavior of fullerene nanomaterials and their future application in bioimaging and light-activated nanotherapeutics.
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- Dominik Dreszer
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
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Dissecting the Interactions between Chlorin e6 and Human Serum Albumin. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052348. [PMID: 36903592 PMCID: PMC10005744 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Chlorin e6 (Ce6) is among the most used sensitizers in photodynamic (PDT) and sonodynamic (SDT) therapy; its low solubility in water, however, hampers its clinical exploitation. Ce6 has a strong tendency to aggregate in physiological environments, reducing its performance as a photo/sono-sensitizer, as well as yielding poor pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. The interaction of Ce6 with human serum albumin (HSA) (i) governs its biodistribution and (ii) can be used to improve its water solubility by encapsulation. Here, using ensemble docking and microsecond molecular dynamics simulations, we identified the two Ce6 binding pockets in HSA, i.e., the Sudlow I site and the heme binding pocket, providing an atomistic description of the binding. Comparing the photophysical and photosensitizing properties of Ce6@HSA with respect to the same properties regarding the free Ce6, it was observed that (i) a red-shift occurred in both the absorption and emission spectra, (ii) a maintaining of the fluorescence quantum yield and an increase of the excited state lifetime was detected, and (iii) a switch from the type II to the type I mechanism in a reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, upon irradiation, took place.
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Recent advances on organelle specific Ru(II)/Ir(III)/Re(I) based complexes for photodynamic therapy. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Li D, Liu P, Tan Y, Zhang Z, Kang M, Wang D, Tang BZ. Type I Photosensitizers Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission: A Rising Star in Photodynamic Therapy. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12090722. [PMID: 36140107 PMCID: PMC9496375 DOI: 10.3390/bios12090722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT), emerging as a minimally invasive therapeutic modality with precise controllability and high spatiotemporal accuracy, has earned significant advancements in the field of cancer and other non-cancerous diseases treatment. Thereinto, type I PDT represents an irreplaceable and meritorious part in contributing to these delightful achievements since its distinctive hypoxia tolerance can perfectly compensate for the high oxygen-dependent type II PDT, particularly in hypoxic tissues. Regarding the diverse type I photosensitizers (PSs) that light up type I PDT, aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active type I PSs are currently arousing great research interest owing to their distinguished AIE and aggregation-induced generation of reactive oxygen species (AIE-ROS) features. In this review, we offer a comprehensive overview of the cutting-edge advances of novel AIE-active type I PSs by delineating the photophysical and photochemical mechanisms of the type I pathway, summarizing the current molecular design strategies for promoting the type I process, and showcasing current bioapplications, in succession. Notably, the strategies to construct highly efficient type I AIE PSs were elucidated in detail from the two aspects of introducing high electron affinity groups, and enhancing intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) intensity. Lastly, we present a brief conclusion, and a discussion on the current limitations and proposed opportunities.
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- Danxia Li
- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Correspondence: (M.K.); (D.W.)
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Correspondence: (M.K.); (D.W.)
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China
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Moghassemi S, Dadashzadeh A, de Azevedo RB, Amorim CA. Secure transplantation by tissue purging using photodynamic therapy to eradicate malignant cells. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2022; 234:112546. [PMID: 36029759 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2022.112546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The field of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treating various malignant neoplasms has been given researchers' attention due to its ability to be a selective and minimally invasive cancer therapy strategy. The possibility of tumor cell infection and hence high recurrence rates in cancer patients tends to restrict autologous transplantation. So, the photodynamic tissue purging process, which consists of selective photoinactivation of the malignant cells in the graft, is defined as a compromising strategy to purify contaminated tissues before transplantation. In this strategy, the direct malignant cells' death results from the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation through the activation of a photosensitizer (PS) by light exposure in the presence of oxygen. Since new PS generations can effectively penetrate the tissue, PDT could be an ideal ex vivo tissue purging protocol that eradicates cancer cells derived from various malignancies. The challenge is that the applied pharmacologic ex vivo tissue purging should efficiently induce tumor cells with minor influence on normal tissue cells. This review aims to provide an overview of the current status of the most effective PDT strategies and PS development concerning their potential application in ex vivo purging before hematopoietic stem cell or ovarian tissue transplantation.
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- Saeid Moghassemi
- Pôle de Recherche en Physiopathologie de la Reproduction, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pôle de Recherche en Physiopathologie de la Reproduction, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Department of Genetics and Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília DF, Brazil
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- Pôle de Recherche en Physiopathologie de la Reproduction, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
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Fernandes NB, Shenoy RUK, Kajampady MK, DCruz CEM, Shirodkar RK, Kumar L, Verma R. Fullerenes for the treatment of cancer: an emerging tool. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:58607-58627. [PMID: 35790637 PMCID: PMC9399030 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21449-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cancer is a most common cause of mortality globally. Available medicines possess severe side effects owing to their non-specific targeting. Hence, there is a need of an alternative in the healthcare system that should have high efficacy with the least side effects, also having the ability to achieve site-specific targeting and be reproducible. This is possible with the help of fullerenes. Fullerenes are having the unique physicochemical and photosensitizer properties. This article discusses the synthesis, functionalization, mechanism, various properties, and applications of C60 fullerenes in the treatment of cancer. The review article also addresses the various factors influencing the activity of fullerenes including the environmental conditions, toxicity profile, and future prospective.
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- Neha Benedicta Fernandes
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Udupi, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Udupi, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Udupi, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Goa College of Pharmacy, 18th June Road, Panaji, 403 001, Goa, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Goa College of Pharmacy, 18th June Road, Panaji, 403 001, Goa, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Udupi, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Udupi, Karnataka, India
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Kitano K, Ishihara K, Yusa SI. Formation of Water-Soluble Complexes from Fullerene with Biocompatible Block Copolymers Bearing Pendant Glucose and Phosphorylcholine. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:5744-5751. [PMID: 35481764 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Double-hydrophilic diblock copolymers, PMPC100-block-PGEMAn (M100Gn), were synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer radical polymerization using glycosyloxyethyl methacrylate and 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine. The degree of polymerization (DP) of the poly(2-(methacryloyloxy) ethylphosphorylcholine) (PMPC) block was 100, whereas the DPs (n) of the poly(glycosyloxyethyl methacrylate) PGEMA block were 18, 48, and 90. Water-soluble complexes of C70/M100Gn and fullerene (C70) were prepared by grinding M100Gn and C70 powders in a mortar and adding phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) solution. PMPC can form a water-soluble complex with hydrophobic C70 using the same method. Therefore, the C70/M100Gn complexes have a core-shell micelle-like particle structure possessing a C70/PMPC core and PGEMA shells. The maximum amounts of solubilization of C70 in PBS solutions using 2 g/L each of M100G18, M100G48, and M100G90 were 0.518, 0.358, and 0.257 g/L, respectively. The hydrodynamic radius (Rh) of C70/M100Gn in PBS solutions was 55-75 nm. Spherical aggregates with a similar size to the Rh were observed by transmission electron microscopy. When the C70/M100Gn PBS solutions were irradiated with visible light, singlet oxygen was generated from C70 in the core. It is expected that the C70/M100Gn complexes can be applied to photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy treatments.
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- Kohei Kitano
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280, Japan
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Combined Action of Hyper-Harmonized Hydroxylated Fullerene Water Complex and Hyperpolarized Light Leads to Melanoma Cell Reprogramming In Vitro. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12081331. [PMID: 35458039 PMCID: PMC9033139 DOI: 10.3390/nano12081331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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(1) Background: Their unique structure and electron deficiency have brought fullerenes into the focus of research in many fields, including medicine. The hyper-harmonized hydroxylated fullerene water complex (3HFWC) formulation has solved the limitations of the poor solubility and bioavailability of fullerenes. To achieve better antitumor activity, 3HFWC was combined with short-term irradiation of cells with hyperpolarized light (HPL) generated by the application of a nanophotonic fullerene filter in a Bioptron® device. The benefits of HPL were confirmed in the microcirculation, wound healing and immunological function. (2) Methods: B16, B16-F10 and A375 melanoma cells were exposed to a wide spectrum of 3HFWC doses and to a single short-term HPL irradiation. (3) Results: Apart from the differences in the redox status and level of invasiveness, the effects of the treatments were quite similar. Decreased viability, morphological alteration, signs of melanocytic differentiation and cellular senescence were observed upon the successful internalization of the nanoquantum substance. (4) Conclusions: Overall, 3HFWC/HPL promoted melanoma cell reprogramming toward a normal phenotype.
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Chou P, Kim L, Marzouk SM, Sun R, Hartnett AC, Dogutan DK, Zheng SL, Nocera DG. Synthesis, Characterization, and Hydrogen Evolution Activity of Metallo- meso-(4-fluoro-2,6-dimethylphenyl)porphyrin Derivatives. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:8988-8994. [PMID: 35309414 PMCID: PMC8928552 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Zn(II), Cu(II), and Ni(II) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-fluoro-2,6-dimethylphenyl)porphyrins (TFPs) have been synthesized and characterized. The electronic spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry of these compounds, along with the free-base macrocycle (2H-TFP), have been determined; 2H-TFP was also structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The Cu(II)TFP exhibits catalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The analysis of linear sweep voltammograms shows that the HER reaction of Cu(II)TFP with benzoic acid is first-order in proton concentration with an average apparent rate constant for HER catalysis of k app = 5.79 ± 0.47 × 103 M-1 s-1.
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Rahmani S, Li M, Karimi Z, Zhao X. Novel modified BODIPY−C60 as photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Delcanale P, Abbruzzetti S, Viappiani C. Photodynamic treatment of pathogens. LA RIVISTA DEL NUOVO CIMENTO 2022; 45:407-459. [PMCID: PMC8921710 DOI: 10.1007/s40766-022-00031-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The current viral pandemic has highlighted the compelling need for effective and versatile treatments, that can be quickly tuned to tackle new threats, and are robust against mutations. Development of such treatments is made even more urgent in view of the decreasing effectiveness of current antibiotics, that makes microbial infections the next emerging global threat. Photodynamic effect is one such method. It relies on physical processes proceeding from excited states of particular organic molecules, called photosensitizers, generated upon absorption of visible or near infrared light. The excited states of these molecules, tailored to undergo efficient intersystem crossing, interact with molecular oxygen and generate short lived reactive oxygen species (ROS), mostly singlet oxygen. These species are highly cytotoxic through non-specific oxidation reactions and constitute the basis of the treatment. In spite of the apparent simplicity of the principle, the method still has to face important challenges. For instance, the short lifetime of ROS means that the photosensitizer must reach the target within a few tens nanometers, which requires proper molecular engineering at the nanoscale level. Photoactive nanostructures thus engineered should ideally comprise a functionality that turns the system into a theranostic means, for instance, through introduction of fluorophores suitable for nanoscopy. We discuss the principles of the method and the current molecular strategies that have been and still are being explored in antimicrobial and antiviral photodynamic treatment.
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- Pietro Delcanale
- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Kitano K, Ishihara K, Yusa SI. Preparation of a thermo-responsive drug carrier consisting of a biocompatible triblock copolymer and fullerene. J Mater Chem B 2021; 10:2551-2560. [PMID: 34860236 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02183d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A triblock copolymer (PEG-b-PUEM-b-PMPC; EUM) comprising poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), thermo-responsive poly(2-ureidoethyl methacrylate) (PUEM), and poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC) blocks was synthesized via controlled radical polymerization. PEG and PMPC blocks exhibit hydrophilicity and biocompatibility. The PUEM block exhibits an upper critical solution temperature (UCST). PMPC can dissolve hydrophobic fullerenes in water to form a complex by grinding PMPC and fullerene powders. Fullerene-C70 (C70) and EUM were ground in a mortar and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) was added to synthesize a water-soluble complex (C70/EUM). C70/EUM has a core-shell-corona structure, whose core is a complex of C70 and PMPC, the shell is PUEM, and corona is PEG. The maximum C70 concentration dissolved in PBS was 0.313 g L-1 at an EUM concentration of 2 g L-1. The C70/EUM hydrodynamic radius (Rh) was 34 nm in PBS at 10 °C, which increased due to the PUEM block's UCST phase transition with increasing temperature, and Rh attained a constant value of 38 nm above 36 °C. An anticancer drug, doxorubicin, was encapsulated in the PUEM shell by hydrophobic interactions in C70/EUM at room temperature, which can be released by heating. The generation of singlet oxygen (1O2) from C70/EUM upon visible-light irradiation was confirmed using the singlet oxygen sensor green indicator. Water-soluble C70/EUM may be used as a carrier that releases encapsulated drugs when heated and as a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy.
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- Kohei Kitano
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280, Japan.
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Younis MR, He G, Qu J, Lin J, Huang P, Xia X. Inorganic Nanomaterials with Intrinsic Singlet Oxygen Generation for Photodynamic Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2102587. [PMID: 34561971 PMCID: PMC8564446 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Inorganic nanomaterials with intrinsic singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) generation capacity, are emerged yet dynamically developing materials as nano-photosensitizers (NPSs) for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Compared to previously reported nanomaterials that have been used as either carriers to load organic PSs or energy donors to excite the attached organic PSs through a Foster resonance energy transfer process, these NPSs possess intrinsic 1 O2 generation capacity with extremely high 1 O2 quantum yield (e.g., 1.56, 1.3, 1.26, and 1.09) than any classical organic PS reported to date, and thus are facilitating to make a revolution in PDT. In this review, the recent advances in the development of various inorganic nanomaterials as NPSs, including metal-based (gold, silver, and tungsten), metal oxide-based (titanium dioxide, tungsten oxide, and bismuth oxyhalide), metal sulfide-based (copper and molybdenum sulfide), carbon-based (graphene, fullerene, and graphitic carbon nitride), phosphorus-based, and others (hybrids and MXenes-based NPSs) are summarized, with an emphasis on the design principle and 1 O2 generation mechanism, and the photodynamic therapeutic performance against different types of cancers. Finally, the current challenges and an outlook of future research are also discussed. This review may provide a comprehensive account capable of explaining recent progress as well as future research of this emerging paradigm.
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- Muhammad Rizwan Younis
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer CenterLaboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Health Science CenterShenzhen518060China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong ProvinceCollege of Optoelectronic EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060China
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life SciencesSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing UniversityNanjing210093P.R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer CenterLaboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Health Science CenterShenzhen518060China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong ProvinceCollege of Optoelectronic EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer CenterLaboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Health Science CenterShenzhen518060China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer CenterLaboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Health Science CenterShenzhen518060China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life SciencesSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing UniversityNanjing210093P.R. China
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Lu H, Luan X, Wu X, Meng L, Zhang X, Wang Y, Han Y, Wang X, Sun L, Bi L. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapeutic effects of cationic amino acid-porphyrin conjugate 4i on Porphyromonas gingivalis in vitro. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2021; 36:102539. [PMID: 34555533 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) is considered to be among the principal pathogens in periodontal disease. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) mediated by cationic amino acid-porphyrin conjugate 4i on P. gingivalis METHODS: The uptake of 4i by P. gingivalis over different times of incubation was evaluated by optical density using a microplate reader. Laser radiation at λ=650nm-660nm with I =50 mW/cm2 at doses of 0, 3.0, 6.0, 9.0, and 12 J/cm2 was used for aPDT. A colony-counting method and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) were used to observe the neutralization of P. gingivalis. The fluorescent molecular probe 3'(p-hydroxyphenyl)-fluorescein and the reagent Singlet Oxygen Sensor Green were used to measure the quantities of •OH and 1O2 produced by 4i after irradiation with different light energies. RESULTS The 4i conjugate was absorbed gradually by P. gingivalis, reaching a maximum at 30 min. A clear cytotoxic effect on P. gingivalis was observed with aPDT using 62.5 µM 4i, with colony counts dropping by a factor of 3.35 log10, indicating a sterilization rate of 99.95%. Light irradiation resulted principally in the production of • OHby 4i. A live/dead viability assay demonstrated substantial red fluorescence in P. gingivalis treated with aPDT. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that 4i-aPDT caused substantial cytotoxicity in P. gingivalis.
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- Haiyan Lu
- Department of Stomatology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China.
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Chen D, Xu Q, Wang W, Shao J, Huang W, Dong X. Type I Photosensitizers Revitalizing Photodynamic Oncotherapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2006742. [PMID: 34038611 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown great potential for tumor treatment with merits of non-invasiveness, high selectivity, and minimal side effects. However, conventional type II PDT relying on 1 O2 presents poor therapeutic efficacy for hypoxic tumors due to the oxygen-dependent manner. Alternatively, emerging researches have demonstrated that type I PDT exhibits superiority over type II PDT in tumor treatment owing to its diminished oxygen-dependence. In this review, state-of-the-art studies concerning recent progress in type I photosensitizers are scrutinized, emphasizing the strategies to construct highly effective type I photosensitizers. As the foundation, basic principles of type I PDT are presented, and up-to-date type I photosensitizers are summarized and classified based on their attributes. Then, a literature review of representative type I photosensitizers (including nanomaterials and small molecules) is presented with impetus to delineate their novel designs, action mechanisms, as well as anticancer PDT applications. Finally, the remaining challenges and development directions of type I photosensitizers are outlined, highlighting key scientific issues toward clinical translations.
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- Dapeng Chen
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China
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- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 210009, China
- Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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Zheng Y, Ye J, Li Z, Chen H, Gao Y. Recent progress in sono-photodynamic cancer therapy: From developed new sensitizers to nanotechnology-based efficacy-enhancing strategies. Acta Pharm Sin B 2021; 11:2197-2219. [PMID: 34522584 PMCID: PMC8424231 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2020.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Many sensitizers have not only photodynamic effects, but also sonodynamic effects. Therefore, the combination of sonodynamic therapy (SDT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) using sensitizers for sono-photodynamic therapy (SPDT) provides alternative opportunities for clinical cancer therapy. Although significant advances have been made in synthesizing new sensitizers for SPDT, few of them are successfully applied in clinical settings. The anti-tumor effects of the sensitizers are restricted by the lack of tumor-targeting specificity, incapability in deep intratumoral delivery, and the deteriorating tumor microenvironment. The application of nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems (NDDSs) can solve the above shortcomings, thereby improving the SPDT efficacy. This review summarizes various sensitizers as sono/photosensitizers that can be further used in SPDT, and describes different strategies for enhancing tumor treatment by NDDSs, such as overcoming biological barriers, improving tumor-targeted delivery and intratumoral delivery, providing stimuli-responsive controlled-release characteristics, stimulating anti-tumor immunity, increasing oxygen supply, employing different therapeutic modalities, and combining diagnosis and treatment. The challenges and prospects for further development of intelligent sensitizers and translational NDDSs for SPDT are also discussed.
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- Yilin Zheng
- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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Tandon A, Singh SJ, Chaturvedi RK. Nanomedicine against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. Curr Pharm Des 2021; 27:1507-1545. [PMID: 33087025 DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666201021140904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are the two most rampant neurodegenerative disorders worldwide. Existing treatments have a limited effect on the pathophysiology but are unable to fully arrest the progression of the disease. This is due to the inability of these therapeutic molecules to efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier. We discuss how nanotechnology has enabled researchers to develop novel and efficient nano-therapeutics against these diseases. The development of nanotized drug delivery systems has permitted an efficient, site-targeted, and controlled release of drugs in the brain, thereby presenting a revolutionary therapeutic approach. Nanoparticles are also being thoroughly studied and exploited for their role in the efficient and precise diagnosis of neurodegenerative conditions. We summarize the role of different nano-carriers and RNAi-conjugated nanoparticle-based therapeutics for their efficacy in pre-clinical studies. We also discuss the challenges underlying the use of nanomedicine with a focus on their route of administration, concentration, metabolism, and any toxic effects for successful therapeutics in these diseases.
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- Ankit Tandon
- Developmental Toxicology Laboratory, Systems Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Developmental Toxicology Laboratory, Systems Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Developmental Toxicology Laboratory, Systems Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Ye L, Kollie L, Liu X, Guo W, Ying X, Zhu J, Yang S, Yu M. Antitumor Activity and Potential Mechanism of Novel Fullerene Derivative Nanoparticles. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26113252. [PMID: 34071369 PMCID: PMC8198614 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The development of novel nanoparticles as a new generation therapeutic drug platform is an active field of chemistry and cancer research. In recent years, fullerene nanoparticles have received extensive attention due to their unique physical and chemical properties. Properly modified fullerene nanoparticles have excellent biocompatibility and significant anti-tumor activity, which makes them have broad application prospects in the field of cancer therapy. Therefore, understanding the anti-tumor mechanism of fullerene nanoparticles is of great significance for the design and development of anti-tumor drugs with low toxicity and high targeting. This review has focused on various anti-tumor mechanisms of fullerene derivatives and discusses their toxicity and their distribution in organisms. Finally, the review points out some urgent problems that need solution before fullerene derivatives as a new generation of anti-tumor nano-drug platform enter clinical research.
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- Lianjie Ye
- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (L.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (W.G.)
- Shaoxing Academy of Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Shaoxing 312030, China;
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (L.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (W.G.)
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (L.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (W.G.)
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (L.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (W.G.)
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China;
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- Hangzhou Wahaha Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310018, China;
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- Shaoxing Academy of Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Shaoxing 312030, China;
- Hangzhou Wahaha Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310018, China;
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; (L.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (W.G.)
- Shaoxing Academy of Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Shaoxing 312030, China;
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Hamida RS, Ali MA, Abdelmeguid NE, Al-Zaban MI, Baz L, Bin-Meferij MM. Lichens-A Potential Source for Nanoparticles Fabrication: A Review on Nanoparticles Biosynthesis and Their Prospective Applications. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:291. [PMID: 33921411 PMCID: PMC8069866 DOI: 10.3390/jof7040291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Green synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) is a safe, eco-friendly, and relatively inexpensive alternative to conventional routes of NPs production. These methods require natural resources such as cyanobacteria, algae, plants, fungi, lichens, and naturally extracted biomolecules such as pigments, vitamins, polysaccharides, proteins, and enzymes to reduce bulk materials (the target metal salts) into a nanoscale product. Synthesis of nanomaterials (NMs) using lichen extracts is a promising eco-friendly, simple, low-cost biological synthesis process. Lichens are groups of organisms including multiple types of fungi and algae that live in symbiosis. Until now, the fabrication of NPs using lichens has remained largely unexplored, although the role of lichens as natural factories for synthesizing NPs has been reported. Lichens have a potential reducible activity to fabricate different types of NMs, including metal and metal oxide NPs and bimetallic alloys and nanocomposites. These NPs exhibit promising catalytic and antidiabetic, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities. To the best of our knowledge, this review provides, for the first time, an overview of the main published studies concerning the use of lichen for nanofabrication and the applications of these NMs in different sectors. Moreover, the possible mechanisms of biosynthesis are discussed, together with the various optimization factors influencing the biological synthesis and toxicity of NPs.
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- Reham Samir Hamida
- Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21500, Egypt; (R.S.H.); (N.E.A.)
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- Biotechnology Unit, Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia;
- Plant Production Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt
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- Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21500, Egypt; (R.S.H.); (N.E.A.)
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia;
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Chen S, Yang WW, Hou HL, Li ZJ, Gao X. Reactions of [60]Fullerene with Acetone under Basic Condition: Nucleophilic Ring Opening of the [5,6]-Cyclopropane in C 60 and Formation of the Substituted Methano[60]Fulleroids. J Org Chem 2021; 86:4843-4848. [PMID: 33630594 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The reactions of C60 with acetone were carried out under basic condition in the presence of 1.0 M TBAOH (tetra-n-butylammonium hydroxide) methanol solution and ArCH2Br (Ar = Ph or o-BrPh), where methano[60]fulleroids with a novel 1,1,4,9,9,25-configuration were obtained and structurally characterized by single crystal diffraction. The product was formed via the ring-opening reaction of the [5,6]-cyclopropane by the nucleophilic addition of MeO-, which is different from the reactions of other ketones reported previously.
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- Si Chen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, 30 Qingquan Road, Yantai, Shandong 264005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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Zakir M, Khurshid A, Khan MI, Khattak A, Khan MA. The application of aluminium phthalocyanine AlPs-4-mediated photodynamic therapy against human soft tissue sarcoma (RMS) cell line. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2020. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424621500012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The main challenge in the cancer treatment is the on-target drug delivery to the affected cells. Various therapies have been designed to target the affected cells efficiently but still the success is awaited. An iron and cobalt nanocomposite for the effective drug delivery to target cells was designed. The photodynamic effect of anticancer drugs loaded with iron oxide and cobalt ferrite nanomaterials coated with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was studied. The iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) and cobalt ferrite (CF) NPs without the loaded drugs were characterized by UV, XRD, FTIR, SEM and EDX techniques. The photodynamic effect of the photosensitizer, doxorubicin, and dacarbazine loaded nanomaterials were screened against human rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) cells after incubation for 3 h, 24 h, and 48 h using MTT assay. The combination of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with chemo drugs is studied over different doses. When RMS cells were exposed to nanomaterials loaded with chemo drugs and PDT alone, it resulted in less cell killing compared to chemo drugs followed by PDT. These results revealed that in the case of combined treatment (combination therapy) the cell viability decreases as compared to individual treatment (monotherapy). The in vitro studies showed positive results which give a new pathway for the in vivo studies.
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- Muhammad Zakir
- Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat-26000, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied, Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat-26000, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat-26000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat-26000, Pakistan
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Dias LD, Mfouo-Tynga IS. Learning from Nature: Bioinspired Chlorin-Based Photosensitizers Immobilized on Carbon Materials for Combined Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy. Biomimetics (Basel) 2020; 5:E53. [PMID: 33066431 PMCID: PMC7709684 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics5040053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Chlorophylls, which are chlorin-type photosensitizers, are known as the key building blocks of nature and are fundamental for solar energy metabolism during the photosynthesis process. In this regard, the utilization of bioinspired chlorin analogs as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy constitutes an evolutionary topic of research. Moreover, carbon nanomaterials have been widely applied in photodynamic therapy protocols due to their optical characteristics, good biocompatibility, and tunable systematic toxicity. Herein, we review the literature related to the applications of chlorin-based photosensitizers that were functionalized onto carbon nanomaterials for photodynamic and photothermal therapies against cancer. Rather than a comprehensive review, we intended to highlight the most important and illustrative examples over the last 10 years.
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- Lucas D. Dias
- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13566-590, Brazil;
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Sannikova NE, Timofeev IO, Chubarov AS, Lebedeva NS, Semeikin AS, Kirilyuk IA, Tsentalovich YP, Fedin MV, Bagryanskaya EG, Krumkacheva OA. Application of EPR to porphyrin-protein agents for photodynamic therapy. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2020; 211:112008. [PMID: 32932136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.112008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recently, a new type of spin labels based on photoexcited triplet molecules was proposed for nanometer scale distance measurements by pulsed dipolar electron paramagnetic resonance (PD EPR). However, such molecules are also actively used within biological complexes as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. Up to date, the idea of using the photoexcited triplets simultaneously as PDT agents and as spin labels for PD EPR has never been employed. In this work, we demonstrate that PD EPR in conjunction with other methods provides valuable information on the structure and function of PDT candidate complexes, exemplified here with porphyrins bound to human serum albumin (HSA). Two distinct porphyrins with different properties were used: amphiphilic meso-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin (mTHPP) and water soluble cationic meso-tetrakis(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphyrin (TMPyP4); HSA was singly nitroxide-labeled to provide a second tag for PD EPR measurements. We found that TMPyP4 locates in a cavity at the center of the four-helix bundle of HSA subdomain IB, close to the interface with solvent, thus being readily accessible to oxygen. As a result, the photolysis of the complex leads to photooxidation of HSA by generated singlet oxygen and causes structural perturbation of the protein. Contrary, in case of mTHPP porphyrin, the binding occurs at the proton-rich pocket of HSA subdomain IIIA, where the access of oxygen to a photosensitizer is hindered. Structural data of PD EPR were supported by other EPR techniques, laser flash photolysis and protein photocleavage studies. Therefore, pulsed EPR on complexes of proteins with photoexcited triplets is a promising approach for gaining structural and functional insights into such PDT agents.
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- N.N. Vorozhtsov Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- N.N. Vorozhtsov Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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Serda M, Szewczyk G, Krzysztyńska-Kuleta O, Korzuch J, Dulski M, Musioł R, Sarna T. Developing [60]Fullerene Nanomaterials for Better Photodynamic Treatment of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:5930-5940. [PMID: 33320587 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00932] [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] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S.A. and Europe. Its subtype, squamous skin carcinoma (SCC), if allowed to grow, has the potential to metastasize and can become deadly. Currently, carbon nanomaterials are being developed to treat cancer due to their attractive physicochemical and biological properties such as an enhanced permeability effect and their ability to produce reactive oxygen species. Here, we describe the synthesis of two water-soluble aminofullerenes (MonoaminoC60 and HexakisaminoC60), which were evaluated as novel [60]fullerene based photosentizers exhibiting anticancer properties. Moreover, the previously described neutral glycofullerene GF1 and its peracetylated lipophilic precursor MMS48 were compared with the aminofullerenes for their ability to generate reactive oxygen species and oxidize lipids. Remarkably, the generation of singlet oxygen and a superoxide radical by HexakisaminoC60 was found to be markedly elevated in the presence of bovine serum albumin and NADH, respectively. Mechanistic studies of lipid peroxidation using cholesterol as a unique reporter molecule revealed that although all four fullerene nanomaterials primarily generated singlet oxygen, superoxide anion was also formed, which suggest a mixed mechanism of action (in which Type I and Type II photochemistry is involved). The [60]fullerene derivative HexakisaminoC60 was also studied for its phototoxicity in squamous skin cancer cell line (A431) using the MTT test and propidium iodide staining.
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- Maciej Serda
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice 40-007, Poland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków 30-387, Poland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków 30-387, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice 40-007, Poland
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- Institute of Materials Engineering, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pulku Piechoty 1A, Chorzów 41-500, Poland.,Silesian Center for Education and Interdisciplinary Research, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pulku Piechoty 1A, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice 40-007, Poland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków 30-387, Poland
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Zhang ZJ, Wang KP, Mo JG, Xiong L, Wen Y. Photodynamic therapy regulates fate of cancer stem cells through reactive oxygen species. World J Stem Cells 2020; 12:562-584. [PMID: 32843914 PMCID: PMC7415247 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v12.i7.562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective and promising cancer treatment. PDT directly generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) through photochemical reactions. This oxygen-dependent exogenous ROS has anti-cancer stem cell (CSC) effect. In addition, PDT may also increase ROS production by altering metabolism, endoplasmic reticulum stress, or potential of mitochondrial membrane. It is known that the half-life of ROS in PDT is short, with high reactivity and limited diffusion distance. Therefore, the main targeting position of PDT is often the subcellular localization of photosensitizers, which is helpful for us to explain how PDT affects CSC characteristics, including differentiation, self-renewal, apoptosis, autophagy, and immunogenicity. Broadly speaking, excess ROS will damage the redox system and cause oxidative damage to molecules such as DNA, change mitochondrial permeability, activate unfolded protein response, autophagy, and CSC resting state. Therefore, understanding the molecular mechanism by which ROS affect CSCs is beneficial to improve the efficiency of PDT and prevent tumor recurrence and metastasis. In this article, we review the effects of two types of photochemical reactions on PDT, the metabolic processes, and the biological effects of ROS in different subcellular locations on CSCs.
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- Zi-Jian Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University Hospital), Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University Hospital), Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China.
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Pucelik B, Sułek A, Barzowska A, Dąbrowski JM. Recent advances in strategies for overcoming hypoxia in photodynamic therapy of cancer. Cancer Lett 2020; 492:116-135. [PMID: 32693200 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2020.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The selectivity of photodynamic therapy (PDT) derived from the tailored accumulation of photosensitizing drug (photosensitizer; PS) in the tumor microenvironment (TME), and from local irradiation, turns it into a "magic bullet" for the treatment of resistant tumors without sparing the healthy tissue and possible adverse effects. However, locally-induced hypoxia is one of the undesirable consequences of PDT, which may contribute to the emergence of resistance and significantly reduce therapeutic outcomes. Therefore, the development of strategies using new approaches in nanotechnology and molecular biology can offer an increased opportunity to eliminate the disadvantages of hypoxia. Emerging evidence indicates that wisely designed phototherapeutic procedures, including: (i) ROS-tunable photosensitizers, (ii) organelle targeting, (iii) nano-based photoactive drugs and/or PS delivery nanosystems, as well as (iv) combining them with other strategies (i.e. PTT, chemotherapy, theranostics or the design of dual anticancer drug and photosensitizers) can significantly improve the PDT efficacy and overcome the resistance. This mini-review addresses the role of hypoxia and hypoxia-related molecular mechanisms of the HIF-1α pathway in the regulation of PDT efficacy. It also discusses the most recent achievements as well as future perspectives and potential challenges of PDT application against hypoxic tumors.
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- Barbara Pucelik
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 30-387, Kraków, Poland; Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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PREVENTION OF CISPLATIN TOXICITY AGAINST NORMAL CELLS BY COMPLEXATION WITH C60 FULLERENE. BIOTECHNOLOGIA ACTA 2020. [DOI: 10.15407/biotech13.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Zahin N, Anwar R, Tewari D, Kabir MT, Sajid A, Mathew B, Uddin MS, Aleya L, Abdel-Daim MM. Nanoparticles and its biomedical applications in health and diseases: special focus on drug delivery. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:19151-19168. [PMID: 31079299 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05211-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Nanotechnology is an emerging technology that deals with nanosized particles possessing crucial research roles and application. Disciplines like chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, materials science, and health sciences provide an accumulated knowledge of nanotechnology. Nonetheless, it has vast submissions precisely in biology, electronics, and medicine. Aimed at drug delivery system, nanoparticles are based on the mechanism of entrapment of the drugs or biomolecules into the interior structure of the particles; another mechanism could be that the drugs or the biomolecules can be absorbed onto the exterior surfaces of the particles. Currently, nanoparticles (NPs) are used in the delivery of drugs, proteins, genes, vaccines, polypeptides, nucleic acids, etc. In recent years, various applications of the drug delivery system via NPs have encountered an enormous position sector like pharmaceutical, medical, biological, and others. Considering the impact of NPs in drug delivery systems, this review focuses on the detailed profile of NPs, its impact on biology and medicine, and their commercialization prospects.
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- Nuzhat Zahin
- Department of Pharmacy, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry Research Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Ahalia School of Pharmacy, Palakkad, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Chrono-Environnement Laboratory, CNRS 6249, Bourgogne Franche-Comté University, Besançon, France
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Yetisgin AA, Cetinel S, Zuvin M, Kosar A, Kutlu O. Therapeutic Nanoparticles and Their Targeted Delivery Applications. Molecules 2020; 25:E2193. [PMID: 32397080 PMCID: PMC7248934 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25092193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 286] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Nanotechnology offers many advantages in various fields of science. In this regard, nanoparticles are the essential building blocks of nanotechnology. Recent advances in nanotechnology have proven that nanoparticles acquire a great potential in medical applications. Formation of stable interactions with ligands, variability in size and shape, high carrier capacity, and convenience of binding of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances make nanoparticles favorable platforms for the target-specific and controlled delivery of micro- and macromolecules in disease therapy. Nanoparticles combined with the therapeutic agents overcome problems associated with conventional therapy; however, some issues like side effects and toxicity are still debated and should be well concerned before their utilization in biological systems. It is therefore important to understand the specific properties of therapeutic nanoparticles and their delivery strategies. Here, we provide an overview on the unique features of nanoparticles in the biological systems. We emphasize on the type of clinically used nanoparticles and their specificity for therapeutic applications, as well as on their current delivery strategies for specific diseases such as cancer, infectious, autoimmune, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, ocular, and pulmonary diseases. Understanding of the characteristics of nanoparticles and their interactions with the biological environment will enable us to establish novel strategies for the treatment, prevention, and diagnosis in many diseases, particularly untreatable ones.
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- Abuzer Alp Yetisgin
- Materials Science and Nano-Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey;
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- Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey;
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- Mechatronics Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey; (M.Z.); (A.K.)
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- Mechatronics Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey; (M.Z.); (A.K.)
- Center of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano Diagnostics (EFSUN), Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey;
- Center of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano Diagnostics (EFSUN), Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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Nalepa P, Gawecki R, Szewczyk G, Balin K, Dulski M, Sajewicz M, Mrozek-Wilczkiewicz A, Musioł R, Polanski J, Serda M. A [60]fullerene nanoconjugate with gemcitabine: synthesis, biophysical properties and biological evaluation for treating pancreatic cancer. Cancer Nanotechnol 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s12645-020-00058-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background
The first-line chemotherapy drug that is used to treat pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is gemcitabine. Unfortunately, its effectiveness is hampered by its chemo-resistance, low vascularization and drug biodistribution limitations in the tumor microenvironment. Novel nanotherapeutics must be developed in order to improve the prognosis for patients with pancreatic cancer.
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We developed a synthetic methodology for obtaining a water-soluble nanoconjugate of a [60]fullerene-glycine derivative with the FDA-approved drug gemcitabine (nanoC60GEM). The proposed synthetic protocol enables a highly water-soluble [60]fullerene-glycine derivative (6) to be obtained, which was next successfully conjugated with gemcitabine using the EDCI/NHS carbodiimide protocol. The desired nanoconjugate was characterized using mass spectrometry and DLS, IR and XPS techniques. The photogeneration of singlet oxygen and the superoxide anion radical were studied by measuring 1O2 near-infrared luminescence at 1270 nm, followed by spin trapping of the DMPO adducts by EPR spectroscopy. The biological assays that were performed indicate that there is an inhibition of the cell cycle in the S phase and the induction of apoptosis by nanoC60GEM.
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In this paper, we present a robust approach for synthesizing a highly water-soluble [60]fullerene nanoconjugate with gemcitabine. The performed biological assays on pancreatic cancer cell lines demonstrated cytotoxic effects of nanoC60GEM, which were enhanced by the generation of reactive oxygen species after blue LED irradiation of synthesized fullerene nanomaterial.
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Alejandro VC, Mónica FP, Xelha AP, Mario R, Gabriel RO, Norberto F, Eva RG. Brominated BODIPYs as potential photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy using a low irradiance excitation. Polyhedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2019.114207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Hashimoto A, Takamura-Enya T, Oda Y. Synthesis and In Vitro Biological Evaluation of Psoralen-Linked Fullerenes. Photochem Photobiol 2019; 95:1403-1411. [PMID: 31242323 DOI: 10.1111/php.13138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a widely used medicinal treatment for the cancer therapy that utilizes the combination of a photosensitizer (PS) and light irradiation. In this study, we synthesized two novel C60 fullerene derivatives, compounds 1 and 2, with a psoralen moiety that can covalently bind to DNA molecules via cross-linking to pyrimidine under photoirradiation. Along with several fullerene derivatives, the biological properties of several novel compounds have been evaluated. Compounds 1 and 2, which have been shown to induce the production of hydroxyl radicals using several ROS detecting reagents, induced DNA strand breaks with relatively weak activities in the in vitro detection system using a supercoiled plasmid. However, the psoralen-bound fullerene with carboxyl groups (2) only showed genotoxicity in the genotoxicity assay system of the umu test. Compound 2 was also seen to have cytotoxic activities in several cancer cell lines at higher doses compared to water-soluble fullerenes.
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- Akiko Hashimoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Shin-Ai College, Osaka, Japan
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Franskevych D, Prylutska S, Grynyuk I, Pasichnyk G, Drobot L, Matyshevska O, Ritter U. Mode of photoexcited C 60 fullerene involvement in potentiating cisplatin toxicity against drug-resistant L1210 cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 9:211-217. [PMID: 31799157 PMCID: PMC6879712 DOI: 10.15171/bi.2019.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Introduction: C60 fullerene has received great attention as a candidate for biomedical applications. Due to unique structure and properties, C60 fullerene nanoparticles are supposed to be useful in drug delivery, photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer, and reversion of tumor cells’ multidrug resistance. The aim of this study was to elucidate the possible molecular mechanisms involved in photoexcited C60 fullerene-dependent enhancement of cisplatin toxicity against leukemic cells resistant to cisplatin.
Methods: Stable homogeneous pristine C60 fullerene aqueous colloid solution (10-4 М, purity 99.5%) was used in the study. The photoactivation of C60 fullerene accumulated by L1210R cells was done by irradiation in microplates with light-emitting diode lamp (420-700 nm light, 100 mW·cm-2). Cells were further incubated with the addition of Cis-Pt to a final concentration of 1 μg/mL. Activation of p38 MAPK was visualized by Western blot analysis. Flow cytometry was used for the estimation of cells distribution on cell cycle. Mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) was estimated with the use of fluorescent potential-sensitive probe TMRE (Tetramethylrhodamine Ethyl Ester).
Results: Cis-Pt applied alone at 1 μg/mL concentration failed to affect mitochondrial membrane potential in L1210R cells or cell cycle distribution as compared with untreated cells. Activation of ROS-sensitive proapoptotic p38 kinase and enhanced content of cells in subG1 phase were detected after irradiation of L1210R cells treated with 10-5M C60 fullerene. Combined treatment with photoexcited C60 fullerene and Cis-Pt was followed by the dissipation of Δψm at early-term period, blockage of cell transition into S phase, and considerable accumulation of cells in proapoptotic subG1 phase at prolonged incubation.
Conclusion: The effect of the synergic cytotoxic activity of both agents allowed to suppose that photoexcited C60 fullerene promoted Cis-Pt accumulation in leukemic cells resistant to Cis-Pt. The data obtained could be useful for the development of new approaches to overcome drug-resistance of leukemic cells.
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- Daria Franskevych
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Str., 64, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Str., 64, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Str., 64, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Leontovicha Str, 9, Kyiv 01030, Ukraine
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- Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Leontovicha Str, 9, Kyiv 01030, Ukraine
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Str., 64, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine.,Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Leontovicha Str, 9, Kyiv 01030, Ukraine
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- Technical University Ilmenau, Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Weimarer Str., 25, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
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Utembe W, Wepener V, Yu IJ, Gulumian M. An assessment of applicability of existing approaches to predicting the bioaccumulation of conventional substances in nanomaterials. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2018; 37:2972-2988. [PMID: 30117187 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The experimental determination of bioaccumulation is challenging, and a number of approaches have been developed for its prediction. It is important to assess the applicability of these predictive approaches to nanomaterials (NMs), which have been shown to bioaccumulate. The octanol/water partition coefficient (KOW ) may not be applicable to some NMs that are not found in either the octanol or water phases but rather are found at the interface. Thus the KOW values obtained for certain NMs are shown not to correlate well with the experimentally determined bioaccumulation. Implementation of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) for NMs is also challenging because the bioaccumulation of NMs depends on nano-specific properties such as shape, size, and surface area. Thus there is a need to develop new QSAR models based on these new nanodescriptors; current efforts appear to focus on digital processing of NM images as well as the conversion of surface chemistry parameters into adsorption indices. Water solubility can be used as a screening tool for the exclusion of NMs with short half-lives. Adaptation of fugacity/aquivalence models, which include physicochemical properties, may give some insights into the bioaccumulation potential of NMs, especially with the addition of a biota component. The use of kinetic models, including physiologically based pharmacokinetic models, appears to be the most suitable approach for predicting bioaccumulation of NMs. Furthermore, because bioaccumulation of NMs depends on a number of biotic and abiotic factors, it is important to take these factors into account when one is modeling bioaccumulation and interpreting bioaccumulation results. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:2972-2988. © 2018 SETAC.
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- Wells Utembe
- National Institute for Occupational Health, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- National Institute for Occupational Health, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Haematology and Molecular Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Serda M, Ware MJ, Newton JM, Sachdeva S, Krzykawska-Serda M, Nguyen L, Law J, Anderson AO, Curley SA, Wilson LJ, Corr SJ. Development of photoactive Sweet-C 60 for pancreatic cancer stellate cell therapy. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2018; 13:2981-2993. [PMID: 30501557 PMCID: PMC6462851 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2018-0239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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AIM Glycoconjugated C60 derivatives are of particular interest as potential cancer targeting agents due to an upregulated metabolic glucose demand, especially in the case of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and its dense stroma, which is known to be driven by a subset of pancreatic stellate cells. MATERIALS & METHODS Herein, we describe the synthesis and biological characterization of a hexakis-glucosamine C60 derivative (termed 'Sweet-C60'). RESULTS Synthesized fullerene derivative predominantly accumulates in the nucleus of pancreatic stellate cells; is inherently nontoxic up to concentrations of 1 mg/ml; and is photoactive when illuminated with blue and green light, allowing its use as a photodynamic therapy agent. CONCLUSION Obtained glycoconjugated nanoplatform is a promising nanotherapeutic for pancreatic cancer.
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- Maciej Serda
- Department of Chemistry & Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, 40-006, Poland
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, 30-387, Poland
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston 77204, TX, USA
- School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PP, UK
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Antoku D, Sugikawa K, Ikeda A. Photodynamic Activity of Fullerene Derivatives Solubilized in Water by Natural-Product-Based Solubilizing Agents. Chemistry 2018; 25:1854-1865. [PMID: 30133024 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Water-soluble fullerenes prepared by using solubilizing agents based on natural products are promising photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy. Cyclodextrin, β-1,3-glucan, lysozyme, and liposomes can stably solubilize not only C60 and C70 , but also some C60 derivatives in water. To improve the solubilities of fullerenes, specific methods have been developed for each solubilizing agent. Water-soluble C60 and C70 exhibit photoinduced cytotoxicity under near-ultraviolet irradiation, but not at wavelengths over 600 nm, which are the appropriate wavelengths for photodynamic therapy. However, dyad complexes of solubilized C60 derivatives combined with light-harvesting antenna molecules improve the photoinduced cytotoxicities at wavelengths over 600 nm. Furthermore, controlling the fullerene and antenna molecule positions within the solubilizing agents affects the performance of the photosensitizer.
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- Daiki Antoku
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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Kozinska A, Zadlo A, Labuz P, Broniec A, Pabisz P, Sarna T. The Ability of Functionalized Fullerenes and Surface-Modified TiO 2 Nanoparticles to Photosensitize Peroxidation of Lipids in Selected Model Systems. Photochem Photobiol 2018; 95:227-236. [PMID: 30466182 DOI: 10.1111/php.13053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Photochemical properties of a new class of inorganic nanoparticles, namely a cationic C60 fullerene substituted with three quaternary pyrrolidinium groups (BB6) and a surface-modified nanocrystalline TiO2 with bromopyrogallol red (Brp@TiO2 ) were examined for their effectiveness in photogenerating singlet oxygen and free radicals. In particular, their ability to photosensitize peroxidation of unsaturated lipids was analyzed in POPC:cholesterol liposomes and B16 mouse melanoma cells employing a range of spectroscopic and analytical methods. Because melanoma cells typically are pigmented, we examined the effect of melanin on the photosensitized peroxidation of lipids in liposomes and B16 melanoma cells, mediated by BB6 and Brp@TiO2 nanoparticles. The obtained results suggest that peroxidation of unsaturated lipids, photosensitized by BB6 occurs mainly, although not exclusively, via Type II mechanism involving singlet oxygen. On the other hand, if surface-modified TiO2 is used as a photosensitizer, Type I mechanism of lipid peroxidation dominates, as indicated by the predominant formation of the free radical-dependent cholesterol oxidation products. The protective effect of melanin was particularly evident when BB6 was used as a photosensitizer, suggesting that melanin could efficiently interfere with Type II processes.
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- Anna Kozinska
- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Li Q, Huang C, Liu L, Hu R, Qu J. Enhancing Type I Photochemistry in Photodynamic Therapy Under Near Infrared Light by Using Antennae-Fullerene Complexes. Cytometry A 2018; 93:997-1003. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.23596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Qian Li
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering; Shenzhen University; Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering; Shenzhen University; Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering; Shenzhen University; Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering; Shenzhen University; Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering; Shenzhen University; Shenzhen 518060 China
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Zhang Y, Wu M, Wu M, Zhu J, Zhang X. Multifunctional Carbon-Based Nanomaterials: Applications in Biomolecular Imaging and Therapy. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:9126-9145. [PMID: 31459047 PMCID: PMC6644613 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Molecular imaging has been widely used not only as an important detection technology in the field of medical imaging for cancer diagnosis but also as a theranostic approach for cancer in recent years. Multifunctional carbon-based nanomaterials (MCBNs), characterized by unparalleled optical, electronic, and thermal properties, have attracted increasing interest and demonstrably hold the greatest promise in biomolecular imaging and therapy. As such, it should come as no surprise that MCBNs have already revealed a great deal of potential applications in biomedical areas, such as bioimaging, drug delivery, and tumor therapy. Carbon nanomaterials can be categorized as graphene, single-walled carbon nanotubes, mesoporous carbon, nanodiamonds, fullerenes, or carbon dots on the basis of their morphologies. In this article, reports of the use of MCBNs in various chemical conjugation/functionalization strategies, focusing on their applications in cancer molecular imaging and imaging-guided therapy, will be comprehensively summarized. MCBNs show the possibility to serve as optimal candidates for precise cancer biotheranostics.
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- Yanyan Zhang
- Department
of Medical Imaging, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, P. R. China
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- Department
of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University
Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for
Cancer, Tianjin’s Clinical Research Center for Cancer Key Laboratory
of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, P. R.
China
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- Institut
National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux
et Télécommunications, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanjing Tech
University, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- Department
of Medical Imaging, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, P. R. China
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Low power blue LED exposure increases effects of doxorubicin on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2018; 24:250-255. [PMID: 30063989 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Patients with triple negative breast cancer can develop side effects as a result of chemotherapy. Photodynamic therapy may reduce these side effects if the chemotherapy agent could also act as a photosensitizer. Thus, the aim of this work was to evaluate cytotoxicity and reactive oxygen species production induced by doxorubicin and low power blue LED in breast cancer cultures. Cell viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in MDA-MB-231 cultures were evaluated in response to different doxorubicin concentrations and blue LED fluences. Compared with control, cell cultures only incubated with doxorubicin at 25 nM showed 23% of cell viability reduction while its combination with blue LED at 640 J/cm2 reduced 40% of cell viability after 24 h. After 48 h, reduction of cell viability raises to 40% in cell cultures only incubated with doxorubicin and 55% when combined with blue LED. Evaluation 30 min after treatment showed that cells incubated with doxorubicin and exposed to blue LED generated 22% more ROS than controls. Those results show that incubation with doxorubicin combined with exposure to low power blue LED is more cytotoxic and more effective to increase ROS levels in MDA-MB-231 cultures than incubation with doxorubicin alone.
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Antoku D, Satake S, Mae T, Sugikawa K, Funabashi H, Kuroda A, Ikeda A. Improvement of Photodynamic Activity of Lipid-Membrane-Incorporated Fullerene Derivative by Combination with a Photo-Antenna Molecule. Chemistry 2018. [PMID: 29512833 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The weak absorbance of pristine C60 , C70 , and fullerene derivatives at wavelengths over 600 nm hampers the use of these molecules as photosensitizers (PSs) for photodynamic therapy (PDT). The coexistence of light-harvesting antenna molecules with a fullerene derivative in lipid membrane bilayers solved this issue. By controlling the location of the C60 derivative in the lipid membrane, the liposomal dyad system for PDT improved the photodynamic activity via an efficient photoenergy transfer from antenna molecules to the fullerene derivative. The photodynamic activity was found to be much higher than those of dyad systems using pristine C60 and C70 .
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- Daiki Antoku
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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Zhao CY, Cheng R, Yang Z, Tian ZM. Nanotechnology for Cancer Therapy Based on Chemotherapy. Molecules 2018; 23:E826. [PMID: 29617302 PMCID: PMC6017446 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23040826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Chemotherapy has been widely applied in clinics. However, the therapeutic potential of chemotherapy against cancer is seriously dissatisfactory due to the nonspecific drug distribution, multidrug resistance (MDR) and the heterogeneity of cancer. Therefore, combinational therapy based on chemotherapy mediated by nanotechnology, has been the trend in clinical research at present, which can result in a remarkably increased therapeutic efficiency with few side effects to normal tissues. Moreover, to achieve the accurate pre-diagnosis and real-time monitoring for tumor, the research of nano-theranostics, which integrates diagnosis with treatment process, is a promising field in cancer treatment. In this review, the recent studies on combinational therapy based on chemotherapy will be systematically discussed. Furthermore, as a current trend in cancer treatment, advance in theranostic nanoparticles based on chemotherapy will be exemplified briefly. Finally, the present challenges and improvement tips will be presented in combination therapy and nano-theranostics.
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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Franskevych D, Palyvoda K, Petukhov D, Prylutska S, Grynyuk I, Schuetze C, Drobot L, Matyshevska O, Ritter U. Fullerene C 60 Penetration into Leukemic Cells and Its Photoinduced Cytotoxic Effects. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2017; 12:40. [PMID: 28091953 PMCID: PMC5236044 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1819-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Fullerene C60 as a representative of carbon nanocompounds is suggested to be promising agent for application in photodynamic therapy due to its unique physicochemical properties. The goal of this study was to estimate the accumulation of fullerene C60 in leukemic cells and to investigate its phototoxic effect on parental and resistant to cisplatin leukemic cells. Stable homogeneous water colloid solution of pristine C60 with average 50-nm diameter of nanoparticles was used in experiments. Fluorescent labeled C60 was synthesized by covalent conjugation of C60 with rhodamine B isothiocyanate. The results of confocal microscopy showed that leukemic Jurkat cells could effectively uptake fullerene C60 from the medium. Light-emitting diode lamp (100 mW cm-2, λ = 420-700 nm) was used for excitation of accumulated C60. A time-dependent decrease of viability was detected when leukemic Jurkat cells were exposed to combined treatment with C60 and visible light. The cytotoxic effect of photoexcited C60 was comparable with that induced by H2O2, as both agents caused 50% decrease of cell viability at 24 h at concentrations about 50 μM. Using immunoblot analysis, protein phosphotyrosine levels in cells were estimated. Combined action of C60 and visible light was followed by decrease of cellular proteins phosphorylation on tyrosine residues though less intensive as compared with that induced by H2O2 or protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor staurosporine. All tested agents reduced phosphorylation of 55, 70, and 90 kDa proteins while total suppression of 26 kDa protein phosphorylation was specific only for photoexcited C60.The cytotoxic effect of C60 in combination with visible light irradiation was demonstrated also on leukemic L1210 cells both sensitive and resistant to cisplatin. It was shown that relative value of mitochondrial membrane potential measured with tetramethylrhodamine ethyl ester perchlorate (TMRE) probe was lower in resistant cells in comparison with sensitive cells and the drop of mitochondrial potential corresponded to further decrease of resistant cell viability after C60 photoexcitation. The data obtained allow to suggest that C60-mediated photodynamic treatment is a candidate for restoration of drug-resistant leukemic cell sensitivity to induction of mitochondrial way of apoptosis.
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- D. Franskevych
- National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, 64/13 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv, 01601 Ukraine
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- National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, 64/13 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv, 01601 Ukraine
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- Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 9 Leontovicha Street, Kyiv, 01030 Ukraine
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- National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, 64/13 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv, 01601 Ukraine
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- National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, 64/13 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv, 01601 Ukraine
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- Ilmenau University of Technology, 29 Ehrenbergstrasse, Ilmenau, 98693 Germany
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- Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 9 Leontovicha Street, Kyiv, 01030 Ukraine
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- National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, 64/13 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv, 01601 Ukraine
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- Ilmenau University of Technology, 29 Ehrenbergstrasse, Ilmenau, 98693 Germany
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Potassium Iodide Potentiates Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation Mediated by Rose Bengal in In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2017; 61:AAC.00467-17. [PMID: 28438946 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00467-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Rose bengal (RB) is a halogenated xanthene dye that has been used to mediate antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation for several years. While RB is highly active against Gram-positive bacteria, it is largely inactive in killing Gram-negative bacteria. We have discovered that addition of the nontoxic salt potassium iodide (100 mM) potentiates green light (540-nm)-mediated killing by up to 6 extra logs with the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the Gram-positive bacterium methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and the fungal yeast Candida albicans The mechanism is proposed to be singlet oxygen addition to iodide anion to form peroxyiodide, which decomposes into radicals and, finally, forms hydrogen peroxide and molecular iodine. The effects of these different bactericidal species can be teased apart by comparing the levels of killing achieved in three different scenarios: (i) cells, RB, and KI are mixed together and then illuminated with green light; (ii) cells and RB are centrifuged, and then KI is added and the mixture is illuminated with green light; and (iii) RB and KI are illuminated with green light, and then cells are added after illumination with the light. We also showed that KI could potentiate RB photodynamic therapy in a mouse model of skin abrasions infected with bioluminescent P. aeruginosa.
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