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Hassan MA, Basha AA, Eraky M, Abbas E, El-Samad LM. Advancements in silk fibroin and silk sericin-based biomaterial applications for cancer therapy and wound dressing formulation: A comprehensive review. Int J Pharm 2024; 662:124494. [PMID: 39038721 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124494] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
Abstract
Silks are a class of proteins generated naturally by different arthropods, including silkworms, spiders, scorpions, mites, wasps, and bees. This review discusses the silk fibroin and silk sericin fabricated by Bombyx mori silkworm as versatile fibers. This silk fiber is predominantly composed of hydrophobic silk fibroin and hydrophilic silk sericin. Fibroin is defined as a structural protein that bestows silk with strength, while sericin is characterized as a gum-like protein, tying the two fibrous proteins together and endowing silk proteins with elasticity. Due to their versatile structures, biocompatibility, and biodegradability, they could be tailored into intricate structures to warrant particular demands. The intrinsic functional groups of both proteins enable their functionalization and cross-linking with various biomaterials to endow the matrix with favorable antioxidant and antibacterial properties. Depending on the target applications, they can be integrated with other materials to formulate nanofibrous, hydrogels, films, and micro-nanoparticles. Given the outstanding biological and controllable physicochemical features of fibroin and sericin, they could be exploited in pharmaceutical applications involving tissue engineering, wound repair, drug delivery, and cancer therapy. This review comprehensively discusses the advancements in the implementation of different formulations of silk fibroin and sericin in wound healing and drug delivery systems, particularly for cancer treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohamed A Hassan
- Protein Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, P.O. Box: 21934 Alexandria, Egypt; University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Egypt
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- College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, China
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt
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Xu L, Zhao Q, Xie Y, Bai G, Liu H, Chen Q, Duan H, Wang L, Xu H, Sun Y, Ling G, Ge W, Zhu Y. Telmisartan loading thermosensitive hydrogel repairs gut epithelial barrier for alleviating inflammatory bowel disease. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2024; 236:113799. [PMID: 38367290 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.113799] [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: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains a global health concern with a complex and incompletely understood pathogenesis. In the course of IBD development, damage to intestinal epithelial cells and a reduction in the expression of tight junction (TJ) proteins compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, exacerbating inflammation. Notably, the renin-angiotensin system and angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1R) play a crucial role in regulating the pathological progression including vascular permeability, and immune microenvironment. Thus, Telmisartan (Tel), an AT1R inhibitor, loading thermosensitive hydrogel was constructed to investigate the potential of alleviating inflammatory bowel disease through rectal administration. The constructed hydrogel exhibits an advantageous property of rapid transformation from a solution to a gel state at 37°C, facilitating prolonged drug retention within the gut while mitigating irritation associated with rectal administration. Results indicate that Tel also exhibits a beneficial effect in ameliorating colon shortening, colon wall thickening, cup cell lacking, crypt disappearance, and inflammatory cell infiltration into the mucosa in colitis mice. Moreover, it significantly upregulates the expression of TJ proteins in colonic tissues thereby repairing the intestinal barrier damage and alleviating the ulcerative colitis (UC) disease process. In conclusion, Tel-loaded hydrogel demonstrates substantial promise as a potential treatment modality for IBD.
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- Lu Xu
- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China
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- Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR 999078, China; Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China; Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China; Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China.
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Wang S, Li S, Liang N, Li S, Li X, Yan P, Sun S. Sulfur dioxide-releasing polymeric micelles based on modified hyaluronic acid for combined cancer therapy. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126624. [PMID: 37657576 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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In this study, an amphiphilic polymer mPEG-HA(SA)-DNs was designed and synthesized to fabricate a multifunctional micellar system to enhance the therapeutic efficacy and reduce the toxic effect of paclitaxel (PTX). The polymer was prepared by introducing mPEG, stearic acid (SA) and 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (DNs) to the backbone of hyaluronic acid (HA). With above modifications, the fabricated micelles could encapsulate PTX in the core with high drug loading. The optimized PTX-loaded micelles had a mean size of 158.3 nm. Upon the effect of mPEG, the mPEG-HA(SA)-DNs micelles reduced the non-specific protein adsorption. In vitro drug release study revealed the excellent glutathione (GSH)-triggered PTX release behavior of the micelles. Moreover, GSH could trigger the detachment of DNs segment from mPEG-HA(SA)-DNs, and result in the release of SO2. In vitro and in vivo antitumor efficacy studies demonstrated that the PTX-loaded mPEG-HA(SA)-DNs micelles exhibited outstanding tumor suppression effect. The micelles would be potential carriers for combination cancer therapy by SO2 and PTX.
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- Sheng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China.
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Saad M, El-Samad LM, Gomaa RA, Augustyniak M, Hassan MA. A comprehensive review of recent advances in silk sericin: Extraction approaches, structure, biochemical characterization, and biomedical applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 250:126067. [PMID: 37524279 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Silks are natural polymers that have been widely used for centuries. Silk consists of a filament core protein, termed fibroin, and a glue-like coating substance formed of sericin (SER) proteins. This protein is extracted from the silkworm cocoons (particularly Bombyx mori) and is mainly composed of amino acids like glycine, serine, aspartic acid, and threonine. Silk SER can be obtained using numerous methods, including enzymatic extraction, high-temperature, autoclaving, ethanol precipitation, cross-linking, and utilizing acidic, alkali, or neutral aqueous solutions. Given the versatility and outstanding properties of SER, it is widely fabricated to produce sponges, films, and hydrogels for further use in diverse biomedical applications. Hence, many authors reported that SER benefits cell proliferation, tissue engineering, and skin tissue restoration thanks to its moisturizing features, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, and mitogenic effect on mammalian cells. Remarkably, SER is used in drug delivery depending on its chemical reactivity and pH-responsiveness. These unique features of SER enhance the bioactivity of drugs, facilitating the fabrication of biomedical materials at nano- and microscales, hydrogels, and conjugated molecules. This review thoroughly outlines the extraction techniques, biological properties, and respective biomedical applications of SER.
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- Marwa Saad
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Protein Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, 21934 Alexandria, Egypt.
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Fazal T, Murtaza BN, Shah M, Iqbal S, Rehman MU, Jaber F, Dera AA, Awwad NS, Ibrahium HA. Recent developments in natural biopolymer based drug delivery systems. RSC Adv 2023; 13:23087-23121. [PMID: 37529365 PMCID: PMC10388836 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03369d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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Targeted delivery of drug molecules to diseased sites is a great challenge in pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences. Fabrication of drug delivery systems (DDS) to target and/or diagnose sick cells is an effective means to achieve good therapeutic results along with a minimal toxicological impact on healthy cells. Biopolymers are becoming an important class of materials owing to their biodegradability, good compatibility, non-toxicity, non-immunogenicity, and long blood circulation time and high drug loading ratio for both macros as well as micro-sized drug molecules. This review summarizes the recent trends in biopolymer-based DDS, forecasting their broad future clinical applications. Cellulose chitosan, starch, silk fibroins, collagen, albumin, gelatin, alginate, agar, proteins and peptides have shown potential applications in DDS. A range of synthetic techniques have been reported to design the DDS and are discussed in the current study which is being successfully employed in ocular, dental, transdermal and intranasal delivery systems. Different formulations of DDS are also overviewed in this review article along with synthesis techniques employed for designing the DDS. The possibility of these biopolymer applications points to a new route for creating unique DDS with enhanced therapeutic qualities for scaling up creative formulations up to the clinical level.
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- Tanzeela Fazal
- Department of Chemistry, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Grand Asian University Sialkot Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences (SNS), National University of Science and Technology (NUST) H-12 Islamabad 46000 Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Abbottabad University of Science & Technology Pakistan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ajman University Ajman UAE
- Center of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University Ajman UAE
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University Abha Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University P.O. Box 9004 Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University P.O. Box 9004 Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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Zolqadri R, Heidari Damani M, Malekjani N, Saeed Kharazmi M, Mahdi Jafari S. Rice bran protein-based delivery systems as green carriers for bioactive compounds. Food Chem 2023; 420:136121. [PMID: 37086611 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136121] [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: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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Natural protein-based delivery systems have received special interest over the last few years. Different carriers are already developed in the food industry to protect, encapsulate and deliver bioactive compounds. Rice bran protein (RBP) is currently used as a carrier in encapsulating bioactives due to its excellent functional properties, great natural value, low price, good biodegradability, and biocompatibility. Recently, RBP-based carriers including emulsions, microparticles, nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, liposomes, and core-shell structures have been studied extensively in the literature. This study reviews the important characteristics of RBP in developing bioactive delivery systems. The recent progress in various modification approaches for improving RBP properties as carriers along with different types of RBP-based bioactive delivery systems is discussed. In the final part, the bioavailability and release profiles of bioactives from RBP-based carriers and the recent developments are described.
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- Roshanak Zolqadri
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Amol University of Special Modern Technologies, Amol, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
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- Department of Food Materials and Process Design Engineering, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.
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Pan P, Li J, Liu X, Hu C, Wang M, Zhang W, Li M, Liu Y. Plasmid containing VEGF-165 and ANG-1 dual genes packaged with fibroin-modified PEI to promote the regeneration of vascular network and dermal tissue. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2023; 224:113210. [PMID: 36841206 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113210] [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: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Reducing the cytotoxicity of cationic polymers is the major issue to their use as a gene delivery carrier. In this study, plasmids containing encoding vascular endothelial cell growth factor 165 and angiopoietin-1 were packaged with the conjugates of cationic fibroin (CSF) and polyethylenimine (PEI), instead of packaging pDNA with PEI alone, to prepare nanocomplexes (CSF+PEI)/pDNA. The complexes were loaded into a silk fibroin scaffold to enhance its function to induce microvascular network generation and dermal tissue regeneration. The results of transfecting EA.hy926 cells with the complexes in vitro showed that (CSF+PEI)/pDNA had a stronger transfection ability than PEI/pDNA. Importantly, compared with PEI as the gene carrier alone, the cell viability was significantly increased and the cytotoxicity was effectively reduced after the conjugate of CSF and PEI was used as the gene carrier. The results of angiogenesis in chick embryo chorioallantoic membranes showed that compared with scaffolds loaded with PEI/pDNA, the neovascularization ratio in scaffolds loaded with (CSF+PEI)/pDNA was significantly increased. In vivo experimental results of scaffolds implantation for full-thickness skin defects in SD rats showed that, compared with loading PEI/pDNA complex, loading (CSF+PEI)/pDNA complex in the scaffold more effectively promoted the formation of vascular network in the scaffold and accelerated the regeneration of dermal tissue. The gene delivery system established in this study has application potential not only in the regeneration of vascular-containing tissues, but also in tumor gene therapy.
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- Peng Pan
- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Mumtaz S, Ali S, Mumtaz S, Pervaiz A, Tahir HM, Farooq MA, Mughal TA. Advanced treatment strategies in breast cancer: A comprehensive mechanistic review. Sci Prog 2023; 106:368504231175331. [PMID: 37231668 PMCID: PMC10450270 DOI: 10.1177/00368504231175331] [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] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Breast cancer is a destructive lump type that affects women globally. Despite the availability of multi-directional therapeutic strategies, advanced stages of breast cancer are difficult to treat and impose major healthcare burdens. This situation reinforces the need to identify new potential therapeutic compounds with better clinical features. In this context, different treatment methods were included such as Endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, Radiation therapy, antimicrobial peptide-dependent growth inhibitor, liposome-based drug delivery, antibiotics used as a co-medication, photothermal, immunotherapy, and nano drug delivery systems such as Bombyx mori natural protein sericin and its mediated nanoparticles are promising biomedical agents. They have been tested as an anticancer agent against various malignancies in pre-clinical settings. The biocompatible and restricted breakdown properties of silk sericin and sericin-conjugated nanoparticles made them perfect contenders for a nanoscale drug-delivery system.
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- Samaira Mumtaz
- Medical Toxicology and Entomology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Medical Toxicology and Entomology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Medical Toxicology and Entomology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Medical Toxicology and Entomology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Medical Toxicology and Entomology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Medical Toxicology and Entomology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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Proteins and their functionalization for finding therapeutic avenues in cancer: Current status and future prospective. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2023; 1878:188862. [PMID: 36791920 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2023.188862] [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: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Despite the remarkable advancement in the health care sector, cancer remains the second most fatal disease globally. The existing conventional cancer treatments primarily include chemotherapy, which has been associated with little to severe side effects, and radiotherapy, which is usually expensive. To overcome these problems, target-specific nanocarriers have been explored for delivering chemo drugs. However, recent reports on using a few proteins having anticancer activity and further use of them as drug carriers have generated tremendous attention for furthering the research towards cancer therapy. Biomolecules, especially proteins, have emerged as suitable alternatives in cancer treatment due to multiple favourable properties including biocompatibility, biodegradability, and structural flexibility for easy surface functionalization. Several in vitro and in vivo studies have reported that various proteins derived from animal, plant, and bacterial species, demonstrated strong cytotoxic and antiproliferative properties against malignant cells in native and their different structural conformations. Moreover, surface tunable properties of these proteins help to bind a range of anticancer drugs and target ligands, thus making them efficient delivery agents in cancer therapy. Here, we discuss various proteins obtained from common exogenous sources and how they transform into effective anticancer agents. We also comprehensively discuss the tumor-killing mechanisms of different dietary proteins such as bovine α-lactalbumin, hen egg-white lysozyme, and their conjugates. We also articulate how protein nanostructures can be used as carriers for delivering cancer drugs and theranostics, and strategies to be adopted for improving their in vivo delivery and targeting. We further discuss the FDA-approved protein-based anticancer formulations along with those in different phases of clinical trials.
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Remiro PDFR, Nagahara MHT, Azoubel RA, Franz-Montan M, d’Ávila MA, Moraes ÂM. Polymeric Biomaterials for Topical Drug Delivery in the Oral Cavity: Advances on Devices and Manufacturing Technologies. Pharmaceutics 2022; 15:pharmaceutics15010012. [PMID: 36678640 PMCID: PMC9864928 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15010012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
There are several routes of drug administration, and each one has advantages and limitations. In the case of the topical application in the oral cavity, comprising the buccal, sublingual, palatal, and gingival regions, the advantage is that it is painless, non-invasive, allows easy application of the formulation, and it is capable of avoiding the need of drug swallowing by the patient, a matter of relevance for children and the elderly. Another advantage is the high permeability of the oral mucosa, which may deliver very high amounts of medication rapidly to the bloodstream without significant damage to the stomach. This route also allows the local treatment of lesions that affect the oral cavity, as an alternative to systemic approaches involving injection-based methods and oral medications that require drug swallowing. Thus, this drug delivery route has been arousing great interest in the pharmaceutical industry. This review aims to condense information on the types of biomaterials and polymers used for this functionality, as well as on production methods and market perspectives of this topical drug delivery route.
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- Paula de Freitas Rosa Remiro
- Department of Engineering of Materials and of Bioprocesses, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-852, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Engineering of Materials and of Bioprocesses, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-852, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-860, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biosciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba 13414-903, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-860, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Engineering of Materials and of Bioprocesses, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-852, SP, Brazil
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Zong Q, Li J, Xiao X, Du X, Yuan Y. Self-amplified chain-shattering cinnamaldehyde-based poly(thioacetal) boosts cancer chemo-immunotherapy. Acta Biomater 2022; 154:97-107. [PMID: 36210042 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.09.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The selective activation of stimuli-responsive polymers in the tumor microenvironment is a great concern to achieve intelligent cancer therapy, but most of them show inadequate response due to insufficient endogenous triggering agents. Herein, we rationally designed a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive cinnamaldehyde (CA)-based poly(thioacetal), consisting of ROS-responsive thioacetal (TA) and ROS-generating agent CA, with self-amplified chain-shattering polymer degradation. The mechanism of self-amplified chain-shattering is that endogenous ROS as a triggering agent facilitates chain cleavage of TA with the release of CA, which in turn produces more ROS through mitochondrial dysfunction, resulting in an exponential polymer degradation cascade. The polymer can be further modified with anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) for cooperative amplification of oxidative stress and immunogenic cell death (ICD) of tumor cells, thereby boosting the effect of chemo-immunotherapy. The self-amplified chain-shattering polymer designed in this work holds great promise in developing stimuli-responsive polymers for efficient drug delivery. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This study presented an approach to utilize self-amplified chain-shattering cinnamaldehyde-based poly (thioacetal) as a drug delivery system to restrain tumor growth and boost chemo-immunotherapy. The endogenous ROS as a triggering agent initiates the chain cleavage with the release of CA, which in turn produces ROS through mitochondria dysfunction, resulting in an exponential polymer degradation cascade and rapid drug release.
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- Qingyu Zong
- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou International Campus, Guangzhou, 511442, PR China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Ranote S, Musioł M, Kowalczuk M, Joshi V, Chauhan GS, Kumar R, Chauhan S, Kumar K. Functionalized Moringa oleifera Gum as pH-Responsive Nanogel for Doxorubicin Delivery: Synthesis, Kinetic Modelling and In Vitro Cytotoxicity Study. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14214697. [PMID: 36365689 PMCID: PMC9658875 DOI: 10.3390/polym14214697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Environment-responsive-cum-site-specific delivery of therapeutic drugs into tumor cells is a foremost challenge for chemotherapy. In the present work, Moringa oleifera gum-based pH-responsive nanogel (MOGN) was functionalized as a doxorubicin (DOX) carrier. It was synthesized via free radical polymerization through the γ-irradiation method using acrylamide and N,N'-MBA followed by hydrolysis, sonication, and ultracentrifugation. The swelling behavior of MOGN as a function of pH was assessed using a gravimetric method that revealed its superabsorbent nature (365.0 g/g). Furthermore, MOGN showed a very high loading efficiency (98.35 %L) of DOX by MOGN. In vitro release studies revealed that DOX release from DOX-loaded MOGN was 91.92% at pH 5.5 and 12.18% at 7.4 pH, thus favorable to the tumor environment. The drug release from nanogel followed Korsmeyer-Peppas model at pH 5.5 and 6.8 and the Higuchi model at pH 7.4. Later, the efficient DOX release at the tumor site was also investigated by cytotoxicity study using Rhabdomyosarcoma cells. Thus, the synthesized nanogel having high drug loading capacity and excellent pH-triggered disintegration and DOX release performance in a simulated tumor environment could be a promising candidate drug delivery system for the targeted and controlled release of anticancer drugs.
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- Sunita Ranote
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34. M. Curie-Skłodowska St., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
- Department of Chemistry, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, SRT Campus, Tehri Garhwal, Srinagar 249199, Uttarakhand, India
- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Correspondence: (S.R.); (M.K.); Tel.: +48-734-801-150 (S.R.)
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34. M. Curie-Skłodowska St., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34. M. Curie-Skłodowska St., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
- Correspondence: (S.R.); (M.K.); Tel.: +48-734-801-150 (S.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, SRT Campus, Tehri Garhwal, Srinagar 249199, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Xu H, Nie W, Dai L, Luo R, Lin D, Zhang M, Zhang J, Gao F. Recent advances in natural polysaccharides-based controlled release nanosystems for anti-cancer phototherapy. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 301:120311. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pulsed Laser Photo-Crosslinking of Gelatin Methacryloyl Hydrogels for the Controlled Delivery of Chlorpromazine to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14102121. [PMID: 36297555 PMCID: PMC9610884 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Hydrogels are ideal candidates for the sustained local administration of antimicrobial drugs because they have customizable physicochemical properties that allow drug release kinetics to be controlled and potentially address the issue of systemic side effects. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to use 266 nm-pulsed laser beams to photo-crosslink gelatin methacryloyl hydrogels using Irgacure 2959 as a photo-initiator to reduce the curing time and to have an online method to monitor the process, such as laser-induced fluorescence. Additionally, irradiated chlorpromazine was loaded into the hydrogels to obtain a drug delivery system with antimicrobial activity. These hydrogels were investigated by UV–Vis and FTIR absorption spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy and their structural and morphological characteristics, swelling behavior, and drug release profile were obtained. As a result the morphology, swelling behavior, and drug release profile were influenced by both the energy of the laser beam and the exposure time. The optimal hydrogel was obtained after 1 min of laser irradiation for Irgacure 2959 at 0.05% w/v concentration and gelatin methacryloyl at 10% w/v concentration. The hydrogels loaded with irradiated chlorpromazine show significant antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA bacteria and a non-cytotoxic effect against L929 fibroblast cell lines.
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Shokrani H, Shokrani A, Sajadi SM, Khodadadi Yazdi M, Seidi F, Jouyandeh M, Zarrintaj P, Kar S, Kim SJ, Kuang T, Rabiee N, Hejna A, Saeb MR, Ramakrishna S. Polysaccharide-based nanocomposites for biomedical applications: a critical review. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2022; 7:1136-1160. [PMID: 35881463 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00214k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Polysaccharides (PSA) have taken specific position among biomaterials for advanced applications in medicine. Nevertheless, poor mechanical properties are known as the main drawback of PSA, which highlights the need for PSA modification. Nanocomposites PSA (NPSA) are a class of biomaterials widely used as biomedical platforms, but despite their importance and worldwide use, they have not been reviewed. Herein, we critically reviewed the application of NPSA by categorizing them into generic and advanced application realms. First, the application of NPSA as drug and gene delivery systems, along with their role in the field as an antibacterial platform and hemostasis agent is discussed. Then, applications of NPSA for skin, bone, nerve, and cartilage tissue engineering are highlighted, followed by cell encapsulation and more critically cancer diagnosis and treatment potentials. In particular, three features of investigations are devoted to cancer therapy, i.e., radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and photothermal therapy, are comprehensively reviewed and discussed. Since this field is at an early stage of maturity, some other aspects such as bioimaging and biosensing are reviewed in order to give an idea of potential applications of NPSA for future developments, providing support for clinical applications. It is well-documented that using nanoparticles/nanomaterials above a critical concentration brings about concerns of toxicity; thus, their effect on cellular interactions would become critical. We compared nanoparticles used in the fabrication of NPSA in terms of toxicity mechanism to shed more light on future challenging aspects of NPSA development. Indeed, the neutralization mechanisms underlying the cytotoxicity of nanomaterials, which are expected to be induced by PSA introduction, should be taken into account for future investigations.
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- Hanieh Shokrani
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, 210037 Nanjing, China.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi Ave., Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nutrition, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, 625, Erbil, Iraq
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- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, 210037 Nanjing, China.
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- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 420 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge, Crescent 119260, Singapore.
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Chauhan N, Saxena K, Jain U. Smart Nanomaterials Employed Recently for Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy: an Intelligent Approach. BIONANOSCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12668-022-01022-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liu J, Shi L, Deng Y, Zou M, Cai B, Song Y, Wang Z, Wang L. Silk sericin-based materials for biomedical applications. Biomaterials 2022; 287:121638. [PMID: 35921729 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Silk sericin, a natural protein extracted from silkworm cocoons, has been extensively studied and utilized in the biomedical field because of its superior biological activities and controllable chemical-physical properties. Sericin is biocompatible and naturally cell adhesive, enabling cell attachment, proliferation, and differentiation in sericin-based materials. Moreover, its abundant functional groups from variable amino acids composition allow sericin to be chemically modified and cross-linked to form versatile constructs serving as alternative matrixes for biomedical applications. Recently, sericin has been constructed into various types of biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, including various bulk constructions (films, hydrogels, scaffolds, conduits, and devices) and micro-nano formulations. In this review, we systemically summarize the properties of silk sericin, introduce its different forms, and demonstrate their newly-developed as well as potential biomedical applications.
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- Jia Liu
- Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China; Department of Clinical Laboratory, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China; Department of Clinical Laboratory, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China; Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China; Department of Clinical Laboratory, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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Zairov RR, Dovzhenko AP, Podyachev SN, Sudakova SN, Kornev TA, Shvedova AE, Masliy AN, Syakaev VV, Alekseev IS, Vatsouro IM, Mambetova GS, Lapaev DV, Nizameev IR, Enrichi F, Kuznetsov AM, Kovalev VV, Mustafina AR. Role of PSS-based assemblies in stabilization of Eu and Sm luminescent complexes and their thermoresponsive luminescence. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 217:112664. [PMID: 35780611 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The present work introduces self-assembled polystyrenesulfonate (PSS) molecules as soft nanocapsules for incorporation of Eu3+-Sm3+ complexes by the solvent exchange procedure. The high levels of Eu3+- and Sm3+-luminescence of the complexes derives from the ligand-to-metal energy transfer, in turn, resulted from the complex formation of Eu3+and Sm3+ ions with the three recently synthesized cyclophanic 1,3-diketones. The structural features of the ligands are optimized for the high thermal sensitivity of Eu3+- luminescence in DMF solutions. The PSS-nanocapsules (∼100 nm) provide both colloid and chemical stabilization of the ultrasmall (3-5 nm) nanoprecipitates of the complexes, although their luminescence spectra patterns and excited state lifetimes differ from the values measured for the complexes in DMF solutions. The specific concentration ratio of the Eu3+-Sm3+ complexes in the DMF solutions allows to tune the intensity ratio of the luminescence bands at 612 and 650 nm in the heterometallic Eu3+-Sm3+ colloids. The thermal sensitivity of the Eu3+- and Sm3+-luminescence of the complexes derives from the static quenching both in PSS-colloids and in DMF solutions, while the thermo-induced dynamic quenching of the luminescence is significant only in DMF solutions. The reversibility of thermo-induced luminescence changes of the Eu3+-Sm3+ colloids is demonstrated by six heating-cooling cycles. The DLS measurements before and after the six cycles reveal the invariance of the PSS-based capsule as the prerequisite for the recyclability of the temperature monitoring through the ratio of Eu3+-to- Sm3+ luminescence.
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- Rustem R Zairov
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation.
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- Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str., 18, 420008 Kazan, Russian Federation; Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin's Hills1, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation; Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin's Hills1, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kremlyovskaya str., 18, 420008 Kazan, Russian Federation; Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin's Hills1, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Kazan National Research Technological University, K. Marx Str., 68, 420015 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Kazan National Research Technological University, K. Marx Str., 68, 420015 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin's Hills1, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin's Hills1, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation; Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin's Hills1, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Zavoisky Physical-Technical Institute, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Sibirsky tract, 10/7, 420029 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Kazan National Research Technical University, A.N. Tupolev - KAI, 10, K. Marx str., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy; CNR-ISP, Institute of Polar Science of the National Research Council, via Torino 155, 30174 Mestre-Venezia, Italy
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- Kazan National Research Technological University, K. Marx Str., 68, 420015 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin's Hills1, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str., 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation
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Pourmanouchehri Z, Ebrahimi S, Limoee M, Jalilian F, Janfaza S, Vosoughi A, Behbood L. Controlled release of 5-fluorouracil to melanoma cells using a hydrogel/micelle composites based on deoxycholic acid and carboxymethyl chitosan. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 206:159-166. [PMID: 35218806 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.02.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is an antimetabolite drug widely used for the treatment of skin cancer. Despite its proven efficacy in treating malignancies, its systemic administration is limited due to severe side effects. To address this issue, topical delivery of 5-FU has been proposed as an alternative approach for the treatment of skin cancer, however, the poor permeability of 5-FU through the skin is still a challenge. Here, we introduced a pH-responsive micellar hydrogel system based on deoxycholic acid micelle (DCA Mic) and carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogel (CMC Hyd) to enhance 5-FU efficacy against skin cancer and reduce its systemic side effects by improving its delivery into the skin. The properties of the Mic/Hyd system were determined by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), zeta sizer, atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Drug release studies showed pH-dependent properties of the Hyd. The final formulation was demonstrated to have enhanced anticancer activity than 5-FU against the growth of melanoma cells. The 5-FU@Mic-Hyd could be a promising delivery platform with enhanced efficacy in the management of skin cancer without systemic toxicity.
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- Zahra Pourmanouchehri
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Nano Drug Delivery Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada; Departments of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran; Nano Drug Delivery Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Mehnath S, Chitra K, Jeyaraj M. An all-in-one nanomaterial derived from rGO-MoS 2 for photo/chemotherapy of tuberculosis. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj03549e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A combination of therapeutic modalities has recently emerged as an alternative technique for combating Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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- Sivaraj Mehnath
- Biomaterial and Nanomedicine Laboratory, National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai-25, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Translational Research Platform for Veterinary Biological, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai-51, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biomaterial and Nanomedicine Laboratory, National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai-25, Tamil Nadu, India
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Dhilip Kumar SS, Abrahamse H. Sericin-based nanomaterials and their applications in drug delivery. BIO-BASED NANOMATERIALS 2022:211-229. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-85148-0.00008-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Villarreal-Otalvaro C, Coburn JM. Fabrication Methods and Form Factors of Gellan Gum-Based Materials for Drug Delivery and Anti-Cancer Applications. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021. [PMID: 34898174 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Despite the success of cancer therapeutics, off target cell toxicity prevails as one of the main challenges of cancer treatment. Exploration of drug delivery methods is a growing field of research, which involves a variety of materials and processing techniques. A natural polymer, gellan gum presents physicochemical properties that enable drug loading for sustained release in a broad range of environmental conditions and anatomical locations. Gellan gum is an anionic exopolysaccharide, produced via fermentation by Sphingomonas elodea, which gels in the presence of cations. Additionally, it is biocompatible and nontoxic. Multiple physical and chemical gelation processes have been reported for the use of gellan gum in drug delivery applications to produced varying form factors, including hydrogels, nanohydrogels, beads, films, or patches, with tunable mechanical and physicochemical properties. The resulting formulations have shown promising outcomes for drug delivery including improving drug bioavailability, drug solubility, and drug release over time, without compromising biocompatibility or the introduction of adverse effects. This review presents studies in which gellan gum has been processed to enable the delivery of antibiotics, antiallergens, anti-inflammatory, or antifungal molecules with a special focus on drugs for anticancer applications.
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- Carolina Villarreal-Otalvaro
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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Elbagory AM, Marima RM, Dlamini Z. Role and Merits of Green Based Nanocarriers in Cancer Treatment. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13225686. [PMID: 34830840 PMCID: PMC8616350 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13225686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The use of chemotherapy drugs against tumours is associated with various drawbacks such as poor solubility, low stability, high toxicity, lack of selectivity and rapid clearance. Nanocarriers can improve the safety and efficiency of drugs by increasing their solubility, enhance their circulation time and improve their uptake into cancer cells. Natural materials can be incorporated in the fabrication of nanocarriers as a substitute to synthetic ingredients. Several studies developed different types of green based nanocarriers using materials obtained from plant or microbial sources such as polysaccharides and polyphenols without the need of toxic chemicals in the synthesis. The green components can have many roles for example as mechanical support, trigger pH response for drug release, or act as a targeting ligand. The inclusion of these green components will support the cost effective and feasible large-scale production of nanocarriers with minimum negative impact on the environment. Abstract The use of nanocarriers for biomedical applications has been gaining interests from researchers worldwide for the delivery of therapeutics in a controlled manner. These “smart” vehicles enhance the dissolution and the bioavailability of drugs and enable their delivery to the target site. Taking the potential toxicity into consideration, the incorporation of natural “green” materials, derived from plants or microbial sources, in the nanocarriers fabrication, improve their safety and biocompatibility. These green components can be used as a mechanical platform or as targeting ligand for the payload or can play a role in the synthesis of nanoparticles. Several studies reported the use of green based nanocarriers for the treatment of diseases such as cancer. This review article provides a critical analysis of the different types of green nanocarriers and their synthesis mechanisms, characterization, and their role in improving drug delivery of anticancer drugs to achieve precision cancer treatment. Current evidence suggests that green-based nanocarriers can constitute an effective treatment against cancer.
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Arjama M, Mehnath S, Rajan M, Jeyaraj M. Engineered Hyaluronic Acid-Based Smart Nanoconjugates for Enhanced Intracellular Drug Delivery. J Pharm Sci 2021; 112:1603-1614. [PMID: 34678274 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bacterial polysaccharides can be easily modified to offer dual stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems with double targeting potential. In this research work, bacterial polysaccharides hyaluronic acid (HA) were functionalized with α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS) and cholic acid (CA) to form multifunctional polysaccharides nanoconjugates (TPGS-HA-CA). Smart nanoconjugates were synthesized by forming a redox-responsive disulfide bond, and it is composed of double targeting ligands. Doxorubicin (DOX) encapsulated smart nanoconjugates were exhibited an average size of 200 nm with a uniform core-shell structure. It serves the pH-responsive side chain modulation of TPGS-HA-CA, which affords a high degree of swelling at acidic pH. Under the pH 5.0 it shows 57% of release due to the side chain modulation of C-H/N-H. Polysaccharides nanoconjugates exhibited the double stimuli-responsive drug delivery by rapid disassembly of disulfide linkage, which exhibited 72% drug release (pH 5.0+GSH 10 mM). In cytotoxic studies, DOX@TPGS-HA-CA exhibited a higher cytotoxic effect compared to DOX. Hyaluronic acid functionalization with CA, TPGS increases cell internalization, and dual stimuli activity promotes more cell death. Overall, multifunctional polysaccharides hydrogel nanoconjugates is a prospective material that has great potential for targeting breast cancer therapy.
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- Mukherjee Arjama
- National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 25, Tamil Nadu, India
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- National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 25, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 21, Tamil Nadu, India
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- National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 25, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Stimuli-responsive natural gums-based drug delivery systems for cancer treatment. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 254:117422. [PMID: 33357903 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chemotherapy as the main cancer treatment method has non-specific effects and various side-effects. Accordingly, significant attempts have been conducted to enhance its efficacy through design and development of "smart" drug delivery systems (DDSs). In this context, natural gums, as a nice gift by the nature, can be exploited as stimuli-responsive DDSs for cancer treatment in part due to their renewability, availability, low cost, bioactivity, biocompatibility, low immunogenicity, biodegradability, and acceptable stability in both in vitro and in vivo conditions. However, some shortcomings (e.g., poor mechanical properties and high hydration rate) restrict their biomedical application ranges that can be circumvented through modification process (e.g., grafting of stimuli-responsive polymers or small molecules) to obtain tailored biomaterials. This review article aimed to compile the stimuli-responsive DDSs based on natural gums. In addition, different types of stimuli, the fundamental features of natural gums, as well as their chemical modification approaches are also shortly highlighted.
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Das G, Shin HS, Campos EVR, Fraceto LF, Del Pilar Rodriguez-Torres M, Mariano KCF, de Araujo DR, Fernández-Luqueño F, Grillo R, Patra JK. Sericin based nanoformulations: a comprehensive review on molecular mechanisms of interaction with organisms to biological applications. J Nanobiotechnology 2021. [PMID: 33482828 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00774-y.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The advances in products based on nanotechnology have directed extensive research on low-cost, biologically compatible, and easily degradable materials. MAIN BODY Sericin (SER) is a protein mainly composed of glycine, serine, aspartic acid, and threonine amino acids removed from the silkworm cocoon (particularly Bombyx mori and other species). SER is a biocompatible material with economic viability, which can be easily functionalized due to its potential crosslink reactions. Also, SER has inherent biological properties, which makes possible its use as a component of pharmaceutical formulations with several biomedical applications, such as anti-tumor, antimicrobials, antioxidants and as scaffolds for tissue repair as well as participating in molecular mechanisms attributed to the regulation of transcription factors, reduction of inflammatory signaling molecules, stimulation of apoptosis, migration, and proliferation of mesenchymal cells. CONCLUSION In this review, the recent innovations on SER-based nano-medicines (nanoparticles, micelles, films, hydrogels, and their hybrid systems) and their contributions for non-conventional therapies are discussed considering different molecular mechanisms for promoting their therapeutic applications.
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- Gitishree Das
- Research Institute of Biotechnology & Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC. Av. Dos Estados, 5001. Bl. A, T3, Lab. 503-3. Bangú, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Três de março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, São Paulo, 18087-180, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ingenieria Molecular de Materiales, Centro de Fisica Aplicada y Tecnologia Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Blvd. Juriquilla 3001, 76230, Queretaro, Qro, Mexico
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC. Av. Dos Estados, 5001. Bl. A, T3, Lab. 503-3. Bangú, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC. Av. Dos Estados, 5001. Bl. A, T3, Lab. 503-3. Bangú, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Sustainability of Natural Resources and Energy Programs, Cinvestav-Saltillo, 25900, Coahuila, C.P., Mexico
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Avenida Brasil, 56, Centro, Ilha Solteira, SP, 15385-000, Brazil
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- Research Institute of Biotechnology & Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, 10326, Republic of Korea.
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Das G, Shin HS, Campos EVR, Fraceto LF, Del Pilar Rodriguez-Torres M, Mariano KCF, de Araujo DR, Fernández-Luqueño F, Grillo R, Patra JK. Sericin based nanoformulations: a comprehensive review on molecular mechanisms of interaction with organisms to biological applications. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:30. [PMID: 33482828 PMCID: PMC7821414 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00774-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The advances in products based on nanotechnology have directed extensive research on low-cost, biologically compatible, and easily degradable materials. MAIN BODY Sericin (SER) is a protein mainly composed of glycine, serine, aspartic acid, and threonine amino acids removed from the silkworm cocoon (particularly Bombyx mori and other species). SER is a biocompatible material with economic viability, which can be easily functionalized due to its potential crosslink reactions. Also, SER has inherent biological properties, which makes possible its use as a component of pharmaceutical formulations with several biomedical applications, such as anti-tumor, antimicrobials, antioxidants and as scaffolds for tissue repair as well as participating in molecular mechanisms attributed to the regulation of transcription factors, reduction of inflammatory signaling molecules, stimulation of apoptosis, migration, and proliferation of mesenchymal cells. CONCLUSION In this review, the recent innovations on SER-based nano-medicines (nanoparticles, micelles, films, hydrogels, and their hybrid systems) and their contributions for non-conventional therapies are discussed considering different molecular mechanisms for promoting their therapeutic applications.
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- Gitishree Das
- Research Institute of Biotechnology & Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC. Av. Dos Estados, 5001. Bl. A, T3, Lab. 503-3. Bangú, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Três de março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, São Paulo, 18087-180, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ingenieria Molecular de Materiales, Centro de Fisica Aplicada y Tecnologia Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Blvd. Juriquilla 3001, 76230, Queretaro, Qro, Mexico
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC. Av. Dos Estados, 5001. Bl. A, T3, Lab. 503-3. Bangú, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC. Av. Dos Estados, 5001. Bl. A, T3, Lab. 503-3. Bangú, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Sustainability of Natural Resources and Energy Programs, Cinvestav-Saltillo, 25900, Coahuila, C.P., Mexico
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Avenida Brasil, 56, Centro, Ilha Solteira, SP, 15385-000, Brazil
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- Research Institute of Biotechnology & Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, 10326, Republic of Korea.
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Hao X, Gai W, Wang L, Zhao J, Sun D, Yang F, Jiang H, Feng Y. 5-Boronopicolinic acid-functionalized polymeric nanoparticles for targeting drug delivery and enhanced tumor therapy. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 119:111553. [PMID: 33321617 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Strong specificity for cancer cells is still the main challenge to deliver drugs for the therapy of cancer. Herein, we developed a convenient strategy to prepare a series of 5-boronopicolinic acid (BA) modified tumor-targeting drug delivery systems (T-DDSs) with strong tumor targeting function. An anti-tumor drug of camptothecin (CPT) was encapsulated into poly(lactide-co-glycolide)-g-polyethylenimine (PLGA-PEI) to form drug-loaded nanoparticles (NP/CPT). Then, the surface of NP/CPT was coated by BA with different polymer and BA molar ratios of 1:1, 1:5, 1:10 and 1:20 via electrostatic interaction to obtain T-DDSs with enhanced biocompatibility and specificity for tumor cells. The introduced BA can endow drug-loaded NPs with high targeting ability to tumor cells because of the overexpression of sialic acids (SA) in tumor cells, which possessed strong interaction with BA. Those T-DDSs exhibited good biocompatibility according to the results of MTT assay, hemolysis test and cellular uptake. Moreover, they were capable of decreasing the viability of breast cancer cell line 4T1 and MCF-7 cells with no obvious cytotoxicity for endothelial cells. Especially, T-DDS with 1:20 molar ratio displayed much higher cellular uptake than other groups, and also exhibited highly efficient in vivo anti-tumor effect. The significantly high targeting function and biocompatibility of T-DDSs improved their drug delivery efficiency and achieved good anti-tumor effect. The BA decorated T-DDSs provides a simple and robust strategy for the design and preparation of DDSs with good biocompatibility and strong tumor-specificity to promote drug delivery efficiency.
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- Xuefang Hao
- Nano Innovation Institute, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, China.
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- Nano Innovation Institute, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, China
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- Nano Innovation Institute, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, China
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- Nano Innovation Institute, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Nano Innovation Institute, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, China
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- Analysis and Testing Center of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300350, China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Localized delivery of active targeting micelles from nanofibers patch for effective breast cancer therapy. Int J Pharm 2020; 584:119412. [PMID: 32418898 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Nanofibers based transdermal drug delivery is a promising platform, and it effectively delivers the drug to tumor sites. The objective of the study was to fabricate stimuli-responsive polymeric nanofibers encapsulated with an active targeting micellar system for in situ drug delivery. Stimuli-responsive core-shell nanofibers release thedrug at target sites with minimum side effects to the other organs, decrease the drug administration concentration. Initially, we prepared CA conjugated PCPP polymeric micelles loaded with PTX. Then, core-shell nanofibers were prepared using PHM with coaxial electrospinning and distinct core-shell nanofibers formation confirm by SEM and TEM. Nanofibers showed a homogenous distribution of micelles inside the fiber mesh, diffusion, and erosion processes lead to a controlled release of PTX.In vitro drug release and swelling, revealed the pH based sustained release of the drug for 180 h from the nanofibers mat. Functional and stimuli-responsive nanofibers highly absorb H+ ions and repulsion of cations promoting maximum swelling to release more drugs in acidic pH. An increased transportation rate of 70% drug release through epidermis for 120 h. Nanofibers effectively internalize to the skin, and it confirmed by confocal microscopy. MCF-7 cells grown and spread over the nanofibers, which show the biocompatibility of nanofibers. Compared to PTX, drug-loaded nanofibers exhibited higher cytotoxicity for 8 days which was confirmed by the flow cytometry. These promising results confirm, the novel stimuli-responsive core-shell nanofibers actively target breast cancer cells and lead the way to safe cancer therapy.
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Zhang H, Pei M, Liu P. pH-Activated surface charge-reversal double-crosslinked hyaluronic acid nanogels with feather keratin as multifunctional crosslinker for tumor-targeting DOX delivery. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 150:1104-1112. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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He H, Cheng M, Liang Y, Zhu H, Sun Y, Dong D, Wang S. Intelligent Cellulose Nanofibers with Excellent Biocompatibility Enable Sustained Antibacterial and Drug Release via a pH-Responsive Mechanism. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:3518-3527. [PMID: 32091890 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Novel nanosized biomass-based pH-responsive cellulose nanofibers (CNF-PEI) with excellent biocompatibility were tailored by grafting polyethylenimine (PEI) onto carboxylated cellulose nanofibers (CNF-COOH); the active site (-COOH, 0.96 mmol/g) was anchored on cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) to introduce PEI with a high density (10.57 mmol/g) of amino groups. The as-prepared CNF-PEI not only maintained the good properties of CNFs but also possessed excellent biocompatibility and pH-responsive properties, offering interesting possibilities for pH-induced sustained drug release and medical dressing. The CNF-PEI showed rapid wettability conversion from hydrophilic, underwater superoleophobic (WCA = 20.7°, OCA = 159.3°) to hydrophobic, superoleophilic (WCA = 129.6°, OCA = 29.7°) in response to pH change from acidic conditions to alkaline conditions. The antibacterial activity of CNF-PEI toward Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes was 100% and 94.6% under acidic conditions, respectively. Furthermore, the pH-responsive mechanism of CNF-PEI was revealed by XPS, 13C NMR, 1H NMR, and AFM analyses.
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- Hui He
- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, PR China
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Palumbo FS, Federico S, Pitarresi G, Fiorica C, Giammona G. Gellan gum-based delivery systems of therapeutic agents and cells. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 229:115430. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Muthukumar T, Song JE, Khang G. Biological Role of Gellan Gum in Improving Scaffold Drug Delivery, Cell Adhesion Properties for Tissue Engineering Applications. Molecules 2019; 24:E4514. [PMID: 31835526 PMCID: PMC6943741 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24244514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Over the past few decades, gellan gum (GG) has attracted substantial research interest in several fields including biomedical and clinical applications. The GG has highly versatile properties like easy bio-fabrication, tunable mechanical, cell adhesion, biocompatibility, biodegradability, drug delivery, and is easy to functionalize. These properties have put forth GG as a promising material in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine fields. Nevertheless, GG alone has poor mechanical strength, stability, and a high gelling temperature in physiological conditions. However, GG physiochemical properties can be enhanced by blending them with other polymers like chitosan, agar, sodium alginate, starch, cellulose, pullulan, polyvinyl chloride, xanthan gum, and other nanomaterials, like gold, silver, or composites. In this review article, we discuss the comprehensive overview and different strategies for the preparation of GG based biomaterial, hydrogels, and scaffolds for drug delivery, wound healing, antimicrobial activity, and cell adhesion. In addition, we have given special attention to tissue engineering applications of GG, which can be combined with another natural, synthetic polymers and nanoparticles, and other composites materials. Overall, this review article clearly presents a summary of the recent advances in research studies on GG for different biomedical applications.
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- Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Department of Polymer Nano Science & Technology and Polymer BIN Research Center, Chonbuk National University, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju 561-756, Korea; (T.M.); (J.E.S.)
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Concentration-dependent rheological behavior and gelation mechanism of high acyl gellan aqueous solutions. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 131:959-970. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.03.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mehnath S, Ayisha Sithika MA, Arjama M, Rajan M, Amarnath Praphakar R, Jeyaraj M. Sericin-chitosan doped maleate gellan gum nanocomposites for effective cell damage in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 122:174-184. [PMID: 30393136 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.10.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Polysaccharides are increasingly used as biodegradable nanocarrier to selectively deliver therapeutic agents to specific cells. In this study, maleate gellan gum (MA-GG) formed by addition of free radical polymerizable groups, which can be polymerized presence of acetone to design biodegradable three-dimensional networks, were synthesized by esterification. Natural silk sericin was grafted over the maleate gellan gum surface. Maleate Gellan Gum- Silk Sericin-Chitosan (MA-GG-SS-CS) nanocomposites loaded with rifampicin (RF) and pyrazinamide (PZA) to overcome the problems associated with Tuberculosis (TB) therapy. The pH responsive behavior of gellan gum nanocomposites was reposed by silk sericin and exhibited sustained release of 79% RF and 82% PZA for 120 h at pH 4.0. The designed formulations shows higher antimycobacterial activity and rapid delivery of drugs at TB infected macrophage. Nanomaterial effectively aggregated and internalized into the bacterial cells and MH-S cells. Dual drug release inside the cells makes damage in the cell membrane. Green nanocomposites studies pave the way for important use of macromolecules in pulmonary delivery TB drugs.
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- Sivaraj Mehnath
- University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 25, Tamil Nadu, India
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- University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 25, Tamil Nadu, India
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