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Ling MX, Nguyen M, McFaul CA, Lee RC. Peroxidation of tetronic 1107 reduces protein chaperone effect. Phys Biol 2022; 19. [PMID: 35545073 DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/ac6eaf] [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: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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To enhance the stability of protein therapeutics, pharmaceutical companies have long used various copolymer surfactants as excipients. They act to stabilize proteins by adhering to the hydrophobic surface of the protein preventing denaturation and aggregation. However, some commonly used excipients possess polyoxyalkylene chains that are susceptible to oxidative degradation while in aqueous solution. We postulate that oxidation reactions involving the hydrophobic domains reduce the surfactant's ability to stabilize the native protein structure. We investigated the effect of UV (λ=254 nm) radiated Poloxamine T1107 (T1107) on its ability to disaggregate DTT denatured hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL). Peroxidation of UV irradiated T1107 was analyzed using FTIR spectroscopy, the Fe+2 to Fe+3 ion reduction assay method, and 1H NMR. Our results indicate that increased UV irradiation led to structural changes in T1107, specifically the addition of a carbonyl on the formate group. The structural change decreased T1107's ability to disaggregate HEWL. These results indicate that peroxide content is an important parameter to control in polyoxyalkylene-based excipients.
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- Michelle X Ling
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60637-5416, UNITED STATES
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60637-5416, UNITED STATES
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60637-5416, UNITED STATES
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- Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60637-5416, UNITED STATES
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Nigam P. Thermodynamic quantification of sodium dodecyl sulfate penetration in cholesterol and phospholipid monolayers. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 232:104974. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.104974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Nigam P. Equilibrium penetration of pluronic F-68 in lipid monolayers. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 228:104888. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.104888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Nittayacharn P, Yuan HX, Hernandez C, Bielecki P, Zhou H, Exner AA. Enhancing Tumor Drug Distribution With Ultrasound-Triggered Nanobubbles. J Pharm Sci 2019; 108:3091-3098. [PMID: 31095958 PMCID: PMC6708467 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Issues with limited intratumoral drug penetration and heterogeneous drug distribution continue to impede the therapeutic efficacy of nanomedicine-based delivery systems. Ultrasound (US)-enhanced drug delivery has emerged as one effective means of overcoming these challenges. Acoustic cavitation in the presence of nanoparticles has shown to increase the cellular uptake and distribution of chemotherapeutic agents in vivo. In this study, we investigated the potential of a drug-loaded echogenic nanoscale bubbles in combination with low frequency (3 MHz), high energy (2 W/cm2) US for antitumor therapy. The doxorubicin-loaded nanobubbles (Dox-NBs) stabilized with an interpenetrating polymer mesh were 171.5 ± 20.9 nm in diameter. When used in combination with therapeutic US, Dox-NBs combined with free drug showed significantly higher (*p < 0.05) intracellular uptake and therapeutic efficacy compared with free drug. When injected intravenously in vivo, Dox-NBs + therapeutic US showed significantly higher (*p < 0.05) accumulation and better distribution of Dox in tumors when compared with free drug. This strategy provides an effective and simple method to increase the local dose and distribution of otherwise systemically toxic chemotherapeutic agents for cancer therapies.
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- Pinunta Nittayacharn
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- GSK 1250 S. Collegeville Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426-0989
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106; Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
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Chen Q, Chen Y, Sun Y, He W, Han X, Lu E, Sha X. Leukocyte-mimicking Pluronic-lipid nanovesicle hybrids inhibit the growth and metastasis of breast cancer. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:5377-5394. [PMID: 30849160 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr08936a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Breast cancer is a severe threat to the health of women, and the metastasis of tumor cells leads to high mortality in female patients. Evidence shows that leukocytes are recruited by breast tumors through adhesion to inflammatory endothelial cells as well as tumor cells. Moreover, it is known that Pluronic P123 is effective in the reduction of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which play a key role in the degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM), therefore helping tumor cells to escape from the primary site. Inspired by these mechanisms, we established a leukocyte-mimicking Pluronic-lipid nanovesicle hybrid (LPL) through integrating the membrane proteins extracted from leukocytes with membrane-like vesicles, with Pluronic P123 hybridized in the lipid bilayer, while paclitaxel (PTX) was selected as the model drug. The hybrid vesicles were perfectly incorporated with the leukocyte membrane proteins, and no disruption to the lipid membrane was caused by P123, with the bio-targeting ability of leukocytes and the MMP-9-downregulation effect of P123 fully preserved in LPL. LPL exhibited enhanced cellular uptake and anti-metastasis efficacy in in vitro assays, while significant tumor targeting capabilities were also found through biodistribution assays. Moreover, the in vivo therapeutic effects of PTX-loaded LPL (PTX-LPL) were observed, with an 80.84% inhibition rate of tumor growth and a 10.62% metastatic rate of tumor foci in lung tissue. Furthermore, the amounts of MMP-9 and neutrophils in the tumor as well as in the lung were greatly reduced with PTX-LPL. In summary, LPL may have potential applications in metastatic breast cancer therapy.
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- Qinyue Chen
- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Lane 826, Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China.
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Hädicke A, Schwieger C, Blume A. Cospreading of Anionic Phospholipids with Peptides of the Structure (KX) 4K at the Air-Water Interface: Influence of Lipid Headgroup Structure and Hydrophobicity of the Peptide on Monolayer Behavior. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:12204-12217. [PMID: 28968121 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Mixtures of anionic phospholipids (PG, PA, PS, and CL) with cationic peptides were cospread from a common organic solvent at the air-water interface. The compression of the mixed film was combined with epifluorescence microscopy or infrared reflection adsorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) to gain information on the interactions of the peptide with the different lipids. To evaluate the influence of the amino acid X of peptides with the sequence (KX)4K on the binding, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol (DPPG) was mixed with different peptides with increasing hydrophobicity of the uncharged amino acid X. The monolayer isotherms of DPPG/(KX)4K mixtures show an increased area for the lift-off due to incorporation of the peptide into the liquid-expanded (LE) state of the lipid. The surface pressure for the transition from LE to the liquid-condensed (LC) state is slightly increased for peptides with amino acids X with moderate hydrophobicity. For the most hydrophobic peptide (KL)4K two plateaus are seen at a charge ratio PG to K of 5:1, and a strongly increased transition pressure is observed for a charge ratio of 1:1. Epifluorescence microscopy images and infrared spectroscopy show that the lower plateau corresponds to the LE-LC phase transition of the lipid. The upper plateau is connected with a squeeze-out of the peptide into the subphase. To test the influence of the lipid headgroup structure on peptide binding (KL)4K was cospread with different anionic phospholipids. The shift of the isotherm to larger areas for lift-off and to higher surface pressure for the LE-LC phase transition was observed for all tested anionic lipids. Epifluorescence microscopy reveals the formation of LC domains with extended filaments indicating a decrease in line tension due to accumulation of the peptides at the LC-domain boundaries. This effect depends on the size of the headgroup of the anionic phospholipid.
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- André Hädicke
- Institute of Chemistry , MLU Halle-Wittenberg, von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry , MLU Halle-Wittenberg, von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry , MLU Halle-Wittenberg, von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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Shah SWH, Schwieger C, Li Z, Kressler J, Blume A. Effect of Perfluoroalkyl Endgroups on the Interactions of Tri-Block Copolymers with Monofluorinated F-DPPC Monolayers. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:polym9110555. [PMID: 30965858 PMCID: PMC6418721 DOI: 10.3390/polym9110555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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We studied the interaction of amphiphilic and triphilic polymers with monolayers prepared from F-DPPC (1-palmitoyl-2-(16-fluoropalmitoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine), a phospholipid with a single fluorine atom at the terminus of the sn-2 chain, an analogue of dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC). The amphiphilic block copolymers contained a hydrophobic poly(propylene oxide) block flanked by hydrophilic poly(glycerol monomethacrylate) blocks (GP). F-GP was derived from GP by capping both termini with perfluoro-n-nonyl segments. We first studied the adsorption of GP and F-GP to lipid monolayers of F-DPPC. F-GP was inserted into the monolayer up to a surface pressure Π of 42.4 mN m−1, much higher than GP (32.5 mN m−1). We then studied isotherms of lipid-polymer mixtures co-spread at the air-water interface. With increasing polymer content in the mixture a continuous shift of the onset of the liquid-expanded (LE) to liquid-condensed (LC) transition towards higher molecular and higher area per lipid molecule was observed. F-GP had a larger effect than GP indicating that it needed more space. At a Π-value of 32 mN m−1, GP was excluded from the mixed monolayer, whereas F-GP stayed in F-DPPC monolayers up to 42 mN m−1. F-GP is thus more stably anchored in the monolayer up to higher surface pressures. Images of mixed monolayers were acquired using different fluorescent probes and showed the presence of perfluorinated segments of F-GP at LE-LC domain boundaries.
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- Syed W H Shah
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D 06099 Halle, Germany.
- Chemistry Department, Hazara University, 21120 Mansehra, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D 06099 Halle, Germany.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D 06099 Halle, Germany.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D 06099 Halle, Germany.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D 06099 Halle, Germany.
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Effect of three pluronic polymers on the transport of an organic cation across a POPG bilayer studied by Second Harmonic spectroscopy. Chem Phys Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Poellmann MJ, Lee RC. Repair and Regeneration of the Wounded Cell Membrane. REGENERATIVE ENGINEERING AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40883-017-0031-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Pinzón Barrantes JJ, Maggio B, de Rossi RH, Vico RV. Cavity Orientation Regulated by Mixture Composition and Clustering of Amphiphilic Cyclodextrins in Phospholipid Monolayers. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:4482-4491. [PMID: 28399625 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b01247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Artificial supramolecular-hierarchical structures that emulate nature represent an overcoming alternative for the design of new drug delivery systems. Thermodynamic and topographic properties of films formed by a monoacylated amphiphilic β-cyclodextrin (βCD-C16) with the phospholipid 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) at the air/water interface were studied. βCD-C16 formed stable mixed films with POPC at several proportions when spread together at the air/water interface. The orientation of βCD-C16 cavity at the interface depends on its mole fraction in the film as reveled by the analysis of partial mean molecular areas as a function of composition. Furthermore, βCD-C16 was able to penetrate POPC preformed films in a broad range of initial surface pressures, including that near the collapse pressure of the phospholipid. These results demonstrated the strong tendency of βCD-C16 to be inserted into this lipid matrix commonly used in liposome formulations. Topography studies show that βCD-C16 segregate from POPC forming clusters enriched in βCD-C16. Segregation of βCD-C16 was especially noticeable when βCD-C16 were incorporated by themselves into a preformed POPC matrix leading to ordered and highly birefringent structures that suggest the formation of hierarchical stacked βCD-C16 arrangement at the interface.
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- John J Pinzón Barrantes
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba (INFIQC-UNC-CONICET), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, Ciudad Universitaria , X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba (CIQUIBIC-UNC-CONICET), Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, Ciudad Universitaria , X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba (INFIQC-UNC-CONICET), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, Ciudad Universitaria , X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba (INFIQC-UNC-CONICET), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, Ciudad Universitaria , X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
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Ileri Ercan N, Stroeve P, Tringe JW, Faller R. Understanding the Interaction of Pluronics L61 and L64 with a DOPC Lipid Bilayer: An Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:10026-10033. [PMID: 27623289 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We investigate the interactions of Pluronics L61 and L64 with a dioleylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) lipid bilayer by atomistic molecular dynamics simulations using the all-atom OPLS force field. Our results show that the initial configuration of the polymer with respect to the bilayer determines its final conformation within the bilayer. When the polymer is initially placed at the lipid/water interface, we observe partial insertion of the polymer in a U-shaped conformation. On the other hand, when the polymer is centered at the bilayer, it stabilizes to a transmembrane state, which facilitates water transport across the bilayer. We show that membrane thickness decreases while its fluidity increases in the presence of Pluronics. When the polymer concentration inside the bilayer is high, pore formation is initiated with L64. Our results show good agreement with existing experimental data and reveal that the hydrophilic/lipophilic balance of the polymer plays a critical role in the interaction mechanisms as well as in the dynamics of Pluronics with and within the bilayer.
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- Nazar Ileri Ercan
- Chemical Engineering Department, University of California, Davis , One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94551, United States
- Chemical Engineering Department, Bogazici University , Bebek, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Chemical Engineering Department, University of California, Davis , One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Chemical Engineering Department, University of California, Davis , One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Schwieger C, Blaffert J, Li Z, Kressler J, Blume A. Perfluorinated Moieties Increase the Interaction of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers with Lipid Monolayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:8102-15. [PMID: 27442444 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The interaction of amphiphilic and triphilic block copolymers with lipid monolayers has been studied. Amphiphilic triblock copolymer PGMA20-PPO34-PGMA20 (GP) is composed of a hydrophobic poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) middle block that is flanked by two hydrophilic poly(glycerol monomethacrylate) (PGMA) side blocks. The attachment of a perfluoro-n-nonyl residue (F9) to either end of GP yields a triphilic polymer with the sequence F9-PGMA20-PPO34-PGMA20-F9 (F-GP). The F9 chains are fluorophilic, i.e., they have a tendency to demix in hydrophilic as well as in lipophilic environments. We investigated (i) the adsorption of both polymers to differently composed lipid monolayers and (ii) the compression behavior of mixed polymer/lipid monolayers. The lipid monolayers are composed of phospholipids with PC or PE headgroups and acyl chains of different length and saturation. Both polymers interact with lipid monolayers by inserting their hydrophobic moieties (PPO, F9). The interaction is markedly enhanced in the presence of F9 chains, which act as membrane anchors. GP inserts into lipid monolayers up to a surface pressure of 30 mN/m, whereas F-GP inserts into monolayers at up to 45 mN/m, suggesting that F-GP also inserts into lipid bilayer membranes. The adsorption of both polymers to lipid monolayers with short acyl chains is favored. Upon compression, a two-step squeeze-out of F-GP occurs, with PPO blocks being released into the aqueous subphase at 28 mN/m and the F9 chains being squeezed out at 48 mN/m. GP is squeezed out in one step at 28 mN/m because of the lack of F9 anchor groups. The liquid expanded (LE) to liquid condensed (LC) phase transition of DPPC and DMPE is maintained in the presence of the polymers, indicating that the polymers can be accommodated in LE- and LC-phase monolayers. These results show how fluorinated moieties can be included in the rational design of membrane-binding polymers.
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- Christian Schwieger
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , D-06099 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , D-06099 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , D-06099 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , D-06099 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , D-06099 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Hädicke A, Blume A. Binding of the Cationic Peptide (KL)4K to Lipid Monolayers at the Air–Water Interface: Effect of Lipid Headgroup Charge, Acyl Chain Length, and Acyl Chain Saturation. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:3880-7. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b01558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- André Hädicke
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, von-Danckelmann-Platz
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, von-Danckelmann-Platz
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Hädicke A, Blume A. Binding of Short Cationic Peptides (KX)4K to Negatively Charged DPPG Monolayers: Competition between Electrostatic and Hydrophobic Interactions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:12203-12214. [PMID: 26479457 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The influence of the peptide sequence on the binding of short cationic peptides composed of five lysines alternating with uncharged amino acids within the series (KX)4K to negatively charged monolayers of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol (DPPG) was investigated by adsorption experiments in combination with epifluorescence microscopy. To evaluate the impact of electrostatic and hydrophobic contributions, different uncharged amino acids X with increasing hydrophobicity, where X = G (glycine), A (alanine), Abu (α-aminobutyric acid), V (valine), or L (leucine) were introduced into the peptide sequence to tune the peptide hydrophobicity. The adsorption kinetics of these peptides to a DPPG monolayer always showed two superimposed processes, one leading to an increase and another to a decrease of the surface pressure Π. Thus, the plots of the change in Π after peptide binding vs initial surface pressure of the monolayer showed an unusual behavior with maxima and negative changes in Π at high initial Π values. Epifluorescence microscopy confirmed that electrostatic binding of the peptides with a concomitant decrease in Π leads to a condensation of the lipid monolayer and the formation of liquid-condensed (LC) domains even at Π values where the monolayer is supposedly in the liquid-expanded (LE) state. An increase in hydrophobicity of the amino acid X was found to counteract the condensation and an increase in Π upon peptide binding is observed at low Π values, also concomitant with the formation of LC-domains. Compression of monolayers after peptide adsorption at low surface pressure for 4 h leads to a change of the isotherms compared to pure DPPG isotherms. The phase transition of DPPG from LE to LC state is smeared out or is shifted to higher surface pressure. Considerable changes in the shapes of LC-domains were observed after peptide binding. Growth of the LC-domains was hindered in most cases and regular domain patterns were formed. Binding of (KL)4K leads to a decrease in line tension and the formation of extended filaments protruding from initially circular domains.
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- André Hädicke
- Institute of Chemistry, MLU Halle-Wittenberg , von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, MLU Halle-Wittenberg , von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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Scholtysek P, Shah SWH, Müller SS, Schöps R, Frey H, Blume A, Kressler J. Unusual triskelion patterns and dye-labelled GUVs: consequences of the interaction of cholesterol-containing linear-hyperbranched block copolymers with phospholipids. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:6106-6117. [PMID: 26133098 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01017a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Cholesterol (Ch) linked to a linear-hyperbranched block copolymer composed of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(glycerol) (hbPG) was investigated for its membrane anchoring properties. Two polyether-based linear-hyperbranched block copolymers with and without a covalently attached rhodamine fluorescence label (Rho) were employed (Ch-PEG30-b-hbPG23 and Ch-PEG30-b-hbPG17-Rho). Compression isotherms of co-spread 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) or 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) with the respective polymers were measured on the Langmuir trough and the morphology development of the liquid-condensed (LC) domains was studied by epi-fluorescence microscopy. LC domains were strongly deformed due to the localization of the polymers at the domain interface, indicating a line activity for both block copolymers. Simultaneously, it was observed that the presence of the fluorescence label significantly influences the domain morphology, the rhodamine labelled polymer showing higher line activity. Adsorption isotherms of the polymers to the water surface or to monolayers of DPPC and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC), respectively, were collected. Again the rhodamine labelled polymer showed higher surface activity and a higher affinity for insertion into lipid monolayers, which was negligibly affected when the sub-phase was changed to aqueous sodium chloride solution or phosphate buffer. Calorimetric investigations in bulk confirmed the results found using tensiometry. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) also confirmed the polymers' fast adsorption to and insertion into phospholipid membranes.
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- Peggy Scholtysek
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Werner S, Ebert H, Lechner BD, Lange F, Achilles A, Bärenwald R, Poppe S, Blume A, Saalwächter K, Tschierske C, Bacia K. Dendritic domains with hexagonal symmetry formed by x-shaped bolapolyphiles in lipid membranes. Chemistry 2015; 21:8840-50. [PMID: 25940233 PMCID: PMC4517157 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
A novel class of bolapolyphile (BP) molecules are shown to integrate into phospholipid bilayers and self-assemble into unique sixfold symmetric domains of snowflake-like dendritic shapes. The BPs comprise three philicities: a lipophilic, rigid, π–π stacking core; two flexible lipophilic side chains; and two hydrophilic, hydrogen-bonding head groups. Confocal microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, XRD, and solid-state NMR spectroscopy confirm BP-rich domains with transmembrane-oriented BPs and three to four lipid molecules per BP. Both species remain well organized even above the main 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine transition. The BP molecules only dissolve in the fluid membrane above 70 °C. Structural variations of the BP demonstrate that head-group hydrogen bonding is a prerequisite for domain formation. Independent of the head group, the BPs reduce membrane corrugation. In conclusion, the BPs form nanofilaments by π stacking of aromatic cores, which reduce membrane corrugation and possibly fuse into a hexagonal network in the dendritic domains.
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- Stefan Werner
- Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany).,ZIK HALOmem, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany)
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- Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany)
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- Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany)
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- Institut für Physik - NMR, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany)
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- Institut für Physik - NMR, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany)
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- Institut für Physik - NMR, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany)
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- Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany)
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- Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany)
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- Institut für Physik - NMR, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany).
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- Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany).
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- Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany). .,ZIK HALOmem, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale) (Germany).
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Hädicke A, Blume A. Interactions of Pluronic block copolymers with lipid vesicles depend on lipid phase and Pluronic aggregation state. Colloid Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-014-3414-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kiss É, Gyulai G, Pénzes CB, Idei M, Horváti K, Bacsa B, Bősze S. Tuneable surface modification of PLGA nanoparticles carrying new antitubercular drug candidate. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cosco D, Federico C, Maiuolo J, Bulotta S, Molinaro R, Paolino D, Tassone P, Fresta M. Physicochemical features and transfection properties of chitosan/poloxamer 188/poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoplexes. Int J Nanomedicine 2014; 9:2359-72. [PMID: 24876772 PMCID: PMC4035313 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s58362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was the evaluation of the effects of two emulsifiers on the physicochemical and technological properties of low molecular weight chitosan/poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoplexes and their transfection efficiency. Nanospheres were prepared using the nanoprecipitation method of the preformed polymer. The mean diameter and surface charge of the nanospheres were investigated by photocorrelation spectroscopy. The degree of binding of the plasmid with the nanoplexes was qualitatively and quantitatively determined. MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) testing was performed using HeLa, RPMI8226, and SKMM1 cell lines. Flow cytometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy were used to determine the degree of cellular transfection and internalization of the nanoplexes into cells, respectively. The nanoplexes had a positive zeta potential, and low amounts of PLGA and poloxamer 188 showed a mean colloidal size of ~200 nm with a polydispersity index of ~0.14. The nanoplexes had suitable entrapment efficiency (80%). In vitro experiments showed that the colloidal nanodevices did not induce significant cytotoxicity. The nanoplexes investigated in this study could represent efficient and useful nonviral devices for gene delivery. Use of low amounts of PLGA and poloxamer 188 enabled development of a nanosphere able to transfect cells efficiently. These nanosystems are a helpful platform for delivery of genetic material while preserving therapeutic efficacy.
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- Donato Cosco
- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy ; Interregional Research Center for Food Safety and Health, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy ; Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy ; Department of NanoMedicine, The Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy ; Interregional Research Center for Food Safety and Health, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy ; Medical Oncology, Tommaso Campanella Cancer Center, Viale S Venuta, Germaneto, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy ; Interregional Research Center for Food Safety and Health, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Catanzaro, Italy
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