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Pathak A, Jain NK, Jain K. Dendrimer-mediated targeting of angiogenic biomarkers: therapeutic intervention against cancer. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2024; 21:1235-1250. [PMID: 39161976 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2024.2394631] [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: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Development of novel vascular networks is a fundamental requirement for tumor growth and progression. In the last decade, biomarkers and underlying molecular pathways of angiogenesis have been intensely investigated to disrupt the initiation and progression of tumor angiogenesis. However, the clinical applications of anti-angiogenic agents are constrained due to toxic side effects, acquired drug resistance, and unavailability of validated biomarkers. AREA COVERED This review discusses the development of dendrimeric nanocarriers that could be a promising domain to explore for the eradication of current challenges associated with angiogenesis-based cancer therapy. Novel drug-delivery approaches with subtle readouts and better understanding of molecular mechanisms have revealed that dendrimers comprise innate anti-angiogenic activity and incorporation of anti-angiogenic agents or gene-silencing RNA could lead to synergistic anti-angiogenic and anticancer effects with reduced side effects. EXPERT OPINION Dendrimer-mediated targeting of angiogenic biomarkers has efficiently led to the vascular normalization, and rational linking of dendrimers with anti-angiogenic agent or siRNA or both might be a potential area to eradicate the current challenges of angiogenesis-based cancer therapy. However, drawbacks associated with the dendrimers-mediated targeting of angiogenic biomarkers, such as poor stability or small expression of these biomarkers on the normal cells, limit their application at market scale.
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- Anchal Pathak
- Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Raebareli, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H. S. Gour Central University, Sagar, India
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- Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Raebareli, Lucknow, India
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Garg B, Bisht T, Ling YC. A Heteroatom-Containing Functional Poly(Silylenevinylene): Synthesis, Anion Binding, and Sensing of Anion Extraction Processes. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024; 45:e2300527. [PMID: 37990851 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Catalytic hydrosilylation is one of the important synthetic approaches to prepare functional organosilicon polymers. Herein, a functional silicon copolymer is constructed by polyhydrosilylation reaction between a novel 3,7-bis(dimethyl silane)-10-(2-ethylhexyl)-10H-phenothiazine monomer and a neutral tetrapyrrolic macrocycle, namely, 5,5,10,15,15,20-hexamethyl-10α, 20α-bis(4-[ethynylphenyl]) calix[4]pyrrole. The as-constructed copolymer (Mn = 9609, PDI = 2.2) is investigated as an extractant for organic anions as their tetrabutylammonium salts under interfacial aqueous-organic (water-chloroform) conditions. In this context, a distinctive naked-eye colorimetric as well as fluorescence detection method is developed based on anion-directed hydrogen-bonding interactions. This kind of color/fluorescence monitoring serves as a handy tool for rapid screening of anion extraction processes. The copolymer exhibits high selectivity toward extraction of chloride anion. This study augments the field of polycarbosilanes, poly(silylenevinylene)s in particular, allowing access to a new application window that can be further advanced with good grace in near future.
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- Bhaskar Garg
- Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
- Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences and Technology, IIMT University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 250001, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indira Priyadarshini Government Girls P. G. College of Commerce, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, 263139, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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Gómez-Casanova N, Martín-Serrano Ortiz Á, Heredero-Bermejo I, Sánchez-Nieves J, Luis Copa-Patiño J, Javier de la Mata F. Potential anti-adhesion activity of novel carbosilane zwitterionic dendrimers against eukaryotic and prokaryotic pathogenic microorganisms. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2023; 191:158-165. [PMID: 37536578 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2023.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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The development of biofilms on different surfaces continues to be a major public health problem. The antimicrobial resistance and the difficulty of finding drugs capable of combating these established biofilms generates the urgent need to find compounds that prevent cells from settling and establishing of these complex communities of microorganisms. Zwitterionic modification of nanomaterials allows the formation of a hydration layer, and this highly hydrophilic surface provides antifouling properties as well as a good biocompatibility by preventing non-specific interactions. Thus, they are appropriate candidates to prevent microbial adhesion to different surfaces and, in consequence, avoid biofilm formation. For this reason, we have incorporated zwitterionic moieties in multivalent systems, as are carbosilane dendrimers. Characterization of these systems was performed using nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry. It has been analysed if the new molecules have capacity to inhibit the biofilm formation in Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The results showed that they were more effective against S. aureus, observing a biofilm reduction of 81.5% treating with 32 mg/L of G2SiZWsf dendrimer and by 72.5% using 32 mg/L of the G3SiZWsf dendrimer. Finally, the absence of cytotoxicity was verified by haemolysis and cytotoxicity studies in human cells lines.
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- Natalia Gómez-Casanova
- University of Alcalá, Department of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Madrid, Spain
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- University of Alcalá, Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Research Institute in Chemistry "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR), Madrid, Spain
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- University of Alcalá, Department of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Madrid, Spain
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- University of Alcalá, Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Research Institute in Chemistry "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR), Madrid, Spain; Institute "Ramón y Cajal" for Health Research (IRYCIS), Spain; Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Spain
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- University of Alcalá, Department of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Madrid, Spain.
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- University of Alcalá, Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Research Institute in Chemistry "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR), Madrid, Spain; Institute "Ramón y Cajal" for Health Research (IRYCIS), Spain; Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Spain.
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Žmudová Z, Šanderová Z, Liegertová M, Vinopal S, Herma R, Sušický L, Müllerová M, Strašák T, Malý J. Biodistribution and toxicity assessment of methoxyphenyl phosphonium carbosilane dendrimers in 2D and 3D cell cultures of human cancer cells and zebrafish embryos. Sci Rep 2023; 13:15477. [PMID: 37726330 PMCID: PMC10509138 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42850-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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The consideration of human and environmental exposure to dendrimers, including cytotoxicity, acute toxicity, and cell and tissue accumulation, is essential due to their significant potential for various biomedical applications. This study aimed to evaluate the biodistribution and toxicity of a novel methoxyphenyl phosphonium carbosilane dendrimer, a potential mitochondria-targeting vector for cancer therapeutics, in 2D and 3D cancer cell cultures and zebrafish embryos. We assessed its cytotoxicity (via MTT, ATP, and Spheroid growth inhibition assays) and cellular biodistribution. The dendrimer cytotoxicity was higher in cancer cells, likely due to its specific targeting to the mitochondrial compartment. In vivo studies using zebrafish demonstrated dendrimer distribution within the vascular and gastrointestinal systems, indicating a biodistribution profile that may be beneficial for systemic therapeutic delivery strategies. The methoxyphenyl phosphonium carbosilane dendrimer shows promise for applications in cancer cell delivery, but additional studies are required to confirm these findings using alternative labelling methods and more physiologically relevant models. Our results contribute to the growing body of evidence supporting the potential of carbosilane dendrimers as vectors for cancer therapeutics.
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- Zuzana Žmudová
- CENAB, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí Nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- CENAB, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí Nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- CENAB, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí Nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic.
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- CENAB, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí Nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- CENAB, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí Nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- CENAB, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí Nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- CENAB, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí Nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
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- CENAB, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí Nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
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- CENAB, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí Nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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Nader K, Shetta A, Saber S, Mamdouh W. The potential of carbon-based nanomaterials in hepatitis C virus treatment: a review of carbon nanotubes, dendrimers and fullerenes. DISCOVER NANO 2023; 18:116. [PMID: 37715929 PMCID: PMC10505122 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-023-03895-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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HCV, hepatitis C virus, is a virus that causes damage to the liver. Both chronic infection or lack of treatment increase morbidity except if it is an acute infection, as the body clears the virus without any intervention. Also, the virus has many genotypes, and until now, there has yet to be a single treatment capable of affecting and treating all these genotypes at once. This review will discuss the main and most used old treatments, IFN-a, PEG IFN-a, Ribavirin, Celgosvir, and sofosbuvir alone and with the combination of other drugs and their drawbacks. They should be given in combination to improve the effect on the virus compared with being administrated independently, as in the case of sofosbuvir. For these reasons, the need for new treatments and diagnostic tools arises, and the rule of nanotechnology comes here. The role of carbon nanotubes, dendrimers, and fullerenes will be discussed. CNTs, carbon nanotubes, are one-dimensional structures composed of a cylindrical sheet of graphite and are mainly used for diagnostic purposes against HCV. Dendrimers, three-dimensional highly branched structures, are macromolecules that provide better drug delivery and treatment options due to their unique structure that can be modified, producing versatile types; each has unique properties. Fullerenes which are cage like structures derived and closely related to CNTs, and composed of carbon atoms that can be substituted by other atoms which in return open unlimited usage for these carbon based materials. Fullerenes rule is unique since it has two mechanisms that prevent the virus from binding and acting on the virus-replicating enzyme. However, their charge needs to be determined; otherwise, it will lead to cytotoxicity. Lastly, no review has been done on the role of nanotechnology against HCV yet.
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- Karim Nader
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, 11835, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, 11835, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa, 11152, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, 11835, Egypt.
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Pricl S. The Spicy Science of Dendrimers in the Realm of Cancer Nanomedicine: A Report from the COST Action CA17140 Nano2Clinic. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2013. [PMID: 37514199 PMCID: PMC10384593 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15072013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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COST Action CA17140 Cancer Nanomedicine-from the bench to the bedside (Nano2Clinic,) is the first, pan-European interdisciplinary network of representatives from academic institutions and small and medium enterprises including clinical research organizations (CROs) devoted to the development of nanosystems carrying anticancer drugs from their initial design, preclinical testing of efficacy, pharmacokinetics and toxicity to the preparation of detailed protocols needed for the first phase of their clinical studies. By promoting scientific exchanges, technological implementation, and innovative solutions, the action aims at providing a timely instrument to rationalize and focus research efforts at the European level in dealing with the grand challenge of nanomedicine translation in cancer, one of the major and societal-burdening human pathologies. Within CA17140, dendrimers in all their forms (from covalent to self-assembling dendrons) play a vital role as powerful nanotheranostic agents in oncology; therefore, the purpose of this review work is to gather and summarize the major results in the field stemming from collaborative efforts in the framework of the European Nano2Clinic COST Action.
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- Sabrina Pricl
- Molecular Biology and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MolBNL@UniTS), Department of Engineering and Architecture (DEA), University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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Shtykalova S, Deviatkin D, Freund S, Egorova A, Kiselev A. Non-Viral Carriers for Nucleic Acids Delivery: Fundamentals and Current Applications. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:903. [PMID: 37109432 PMCID: PMC10142071 DOI: 10.3390/life13040903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Over the past decades, non-viral DNA and RNA delivery systems have been intensively studied as an alternative to viral vectors. Despite the most significant advantage over viruses, such as the lack of immunogenicity and cytotoxicity, the widespread use of non-viral carriers in clinical practice is still limited due to the insufficient efficacy associated with the difficulties of overcoming extracellular and intracellular barriers. Overcoming barriers by non-viral carriers is facilitated by their chemical structure, surface charge, as well as developed modifications. Currently, there are many different forms of non-viral carriers for various applications. This review aimed to summarize recent developments based on the essential requirements for non-viral carriers for gene therapy.
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- Sofia Shtykalova
- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- Faculty of Biology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Embankment 7-9, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- Faculty of Biology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Embankment 7-9, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- Faculty of Biology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Embankment 7-9, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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Kaurav M, Ruhi S, Al-Goshae HA, Jeppu AK, Ramachandran D, Sahu RK, Sarkar AK, Khan J, Ashif Ikbal AM. Dendrimer: An update on recent developments and future opportunities for the brain tumors diagnosis and treatment. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1159131. [PMID: 37006997 PMCID: PMC10060650 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1159131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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A brain tumor is an uncontrolled cell proliferation, a mass of tissue composed of cells that grow and divide abnormally and appear to be uncontrollable by the processes that normally control normal cells. Approximately 25,690 primary malignant brain tumors are discovered each year, 70% of which originate in glial cells. It has been observed that the blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits the distribution of drugs into the tumour environment, which complicates the oncological therapy of malignant brain tumours. Numerous studies have found that nanocarriers have demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy in brain diseases. This review, based on a non-systematic search of the existing literature, provides an update on the existing knowledge of the types of dendrimers, synthesis methods, and mechanisms of action in relation to brain tumours. It also discusses the use of dendrimers in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours and the future possibilities of dendrimers. Dendrimers are of particular interest in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours because they can transport biochemical agents across the BBB to the tumour and into the brain after systemic administration. Dendrimers are being used to develop novel therapeutics such as prolonged release of drugs, immunotherapy, and antineoplastic effects. The use of PAMAM, PPI, PLL and surface engineered dendrimers has proven revolutionary in the effective diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours.
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- Monika Kaurav
- Department of Pharmaceutics, KIET Group of Institutions (KIET School of Pharmacy), Delhi NCR, Ghaziabad, India
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, IMS, Management and Science University, University Drive, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Anantomy, IMS, Management and Science University, University Drive, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biochemistry, IMS, Management and Science University, University Drive, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, IMS, Management and Science University, University Drive, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (A Central University), Chauras Campus, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
- *Correspondence: Ram Kumar Sahu,
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- School of Pharmacy, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assam University (A Central University), Silchar, Assam, India
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Fatullaev EI, Shavykin OV, Neelov IM. Molecular Dynamics of Lysine Dendrigrafts in Methanol-Water Mixtures. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043063. [PMID: 36834474 PMCID: PMC9963150 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The molecular dynamics method was used to study the structure and properties of dendrigrafts of the first and second generations in methanol-water mixtures with various volume fractions of methanol. At a small volume fraction of methanol, the size and other properties of both dendrigrafts are very similar to those in pure water. A decrease in the dielectric constant of the mixed solvent with an increase in the methanol fraction leads to the penetration of counterions into the dendrigrafts and a reduction of the effective charge. This leads to a gradual collapse of dendrigrafts: a decrease in their size, and an increase in the internal density and the number of intramolecular hydrogen bonds inside them. At the same time, the number of solvent molecules inside the dendrigraft and the number of hydrogen bonds between the dendrigraft and the solvent decrease. At small fractions of methanol in the mixture, the dominant secondary structure in both dendrigrafts is an elongated polyproline II (PPII) helix. At intermediate volume fractions of methanol, the proportion of the PPII helix decreases, while the proportion of another elongated β-sheet secondary structure gradually increases. However, at a high fraction of methanol, the proportion of compact α-helix conformations begins to increase, while the proportion of both elongated conformations decreases.
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- Emil I. Fatullaev
- School of Computer Technologies and Control, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- School of Computer Technologies and Control, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia
- Physics Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-2, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Mathematics, Tver State University, Sadoviy per. 35, 170102 Tver, Russia
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- School of Computer Technologies and Control, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia
- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia
- Correspondence:
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Sojdeh S, Banitalebi Dehkordi A, Badiei A, Zarrabi A, Makvandi P, Ashrafizadeh M, Saeb MR, Lima EC, Rabiee M, Asadnia M, Webster TJ, Rabiee N. N-doped carbon nanospheres as selective fluorescent probes for mercury detection in contaminated aqueous media: chemistry, fluorescence probing, cell line patterning, and liver tissue interaction. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:40327-40339. [PMID: 36609970 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-25068-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A precise nano-scale biosensor was developed here to detect Hg2+ in aqueous media. Nitrogen-doped carbon nanospheres (NCS) created from the pyrolysis of melamine-formaldehyde resin were characterized by FESEM, XRD, Raman spectra, EDS, PL, UV-vis spectra, and N2 adsorption-desorption, and were used as a highly selective and sensitive probe for detecting Hg2+ in aqueous media. The sensitivity of NCS to Hg2+ was evaluated by photoluminescence intensity fluctuations under fluorescence emission in the vicinity of 390 nm with a λexc of 350 nm. The fluorescence intensity of the NCS probe weakened in the presence of Hg2+ owing to the effective fluorescence quenching by that, which is not corresponding to the special covalent liking between the ligand and the metal. The effects of the fluorescence nanoprobe concentration, pH, and sensing time were monitored to acquire the best conditions for determining Hg2+. Surprisingly, NCS revealed excellent selectivity and sensitivity towards Hg2+ in the samples containing Co2+, Na+, K+, Fe2+, Mn2+, Al3+, Pb2+, Ni2+, Ca2+, Cu2+, Mg2+, Cd2+, Cr3+, Li+, Cs+, and Ba2+. The fluorescence response was linearly proportional to Hg2+ concentration in 0.013-0.046 µM with a limit of detection of 9.58 nM. The in vitro and in vivo toxicological analyses confirmed the completely safe and biocompatible features of NCS, which provides promise for use for water, fruit, vegetable, and/or other forms of natural-connected materials exposed to Hg2+, with no significant toxicity noticed toward different cells/organs/tissues.
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- Soheil Sojdeh
- School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box, Tehran, 14155-6455, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box, Tehran, 14155-6455, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box, Tehran, 14155-6455, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Centre for Materials Interfaces, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, 56025, Pisa, Italy
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- Sabanci University, Orta Mahalle, Üniversite Caddesi No. 27, Orhanlı, Tuzla, 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Goncalves 9500, Postal Box, 15003, Porto Alegre, ZIP, 91501-970, Brazil.
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- Biomaterials Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, New South Wales, 2109, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tijian, 300130, China.,School of Engineering, Saveetha University, Chennai, 602105, India.,Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Materials (LIMAV), Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, 64049-550, Brazil
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Perth, 6150, Australia
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Jalilinejad N, Rabiee M, Baheiraei N, Ghahremanzadeh R, Salarian R, Rabiee N, Akhavan O, Zarrintaj P, Hejna A, Saeb MR, Zarrabi A, Sharifi E, Yousefiasl S, Zare EN. Electrically conductive carbon-based (bio)-nanomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering. Bioeng Transl Med 2023; 8:e10347. [PMID: 36684103 PMCID: PMC9842069 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A proper self-regenerating capability is lacking in human cardiac tissue which along with the alarming rate of deaths associated with cardiovascular disorders makes tissue engineering critical. Novel approaches are now being investigated in order to speedily overcome the challenges in this path. Tissue engineering has been revolutionized by the advent of nanomaterials, and later by the application of carbon-based nanomaterials because of their exceptional variable functionality, conductivity, and mechanical properties. Electrically conductive biomaterials used as cell bearers provide the tissue with an appropriate microenvironment for the specific seeded cells as substrates for the sake of protecting cells in biological media against attacking mechanisms. Nevertheless, their advantages and shortcoming in view of cellular behavior, toxicity, and targeted delivery depend on the tissue in which they are implanted or being used as a scaffold. This review seeks to address, summarize, classify, conceptualize, and discuss the use of carbon-based nanoparticles in cardiac tissue engineering emphasizing their conductivity. We considered electrical conductivity as a key affecting the regeneration of cells. Correspondingly, we reviewed conductive polymers used in tissue engineering and specifically in cardiac repair as key biomaterials with high efficiency. We comprehensively classified and discussed the advantages of using conductive biomaterials in cardiac tissue engineering. An overall review of the open literature on electroactive substrates including carbon-based biomaterials over the last decade was provided, tabulated, and thoroughly discussed. The most commonly used conductive substrates comprising graphene, graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, and carbon nanofibers in cardiac repair were studied.
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- Negin Jalilinejad
- Biomaterial Group, Department of Biomedical EngineeringAmirkabir University of TechnologyTehranIran
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- Biomaterial Group, Department of Biomedical EngineeringAmirkabir University of TechnologyTehranIran
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- Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences Division, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medical SciencesTarbiat Modares UniversityTehranIran
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- Biomedical Engineering DepartmentMaziar UniversityRoyanMazandaranIran
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- Department of PhysicsSharif University of TechnologyTehranIran
- School of EngineeringMacquarie UniversitySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam‐ro, Nam‐guPohangGyeongbukSouth Korea
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- Department of PhysicsSharif University of TechnologyTehranIran
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- School of Chemical EngineeringOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahomaUSA
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of ChemistryGdańsk University of TechnologyGdańskPoland
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of ChemistryGdańsk University of TechnologyGdańskPoland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural SciencesIstinye UniversityIstanbulTurkey
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and TechnologiesHamadan University of Medical SciencesHamadanIran
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- School of DentistryHamadan University of Medical SciencesHamadanIran
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Arumugam GS, Damodharan K, Doble M, Thennarasu S. Significant perspectives on various viral infections targeted antiviral drugs and vaccines including COVID-19 pandemicity. MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE 2022; 3:21. [PMID: 35838929 PMCID: PMC9283561 DOI: 10.1186/s43556-022-00078-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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A virus enters a living organism and recruits host metabolism to reproduce its own genome and proteins. The viral infections are intricate and cannot be completely removed through existing antiviral drugs. For example, the herpes, influenza, hepatitis and human immunodeficiency viruses are a few dreadful ones amongst them. Significant studies are needed to understand the viral entry and their growth in host cells to design effective antivirals. This review emphasizes the range of therapeutical antiviral drugs, inhibitors along with vaccines to fight against viral pathogens, especially for combating COVID-19. Moreover, we have provided the basic and in depth information about viral targets, drugs availability, their mechanisms of action, method of prevention of viral diseases and highlighted the significances of anticoagulants, convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment, scientific details of airborne transmission, characteristics of antiviral drug delivery using nanoparticles/carriers, nanoemulsions, nanogels, metal based nanoparticles, alike the future nanosystems through nanobubbles, nanofibers, nanodiamonds, nanotraps, nanorobots and eventually, the therapeutic applications of micro- and nanoparticulates, current status for clinical development against COVID-19 together with environmental implications of antivirals, gene therapy etc., which may be useful for repurposing and designing of novel antiviral drugs against various dreadful diseases, especially the SARS-CoV-2 and other associated variants.
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de la Mata FJ, Gómez R, Cano J, Sánchez‐Nieves J, Ortega P, Gallego SG. Carbosilane dendritic nanostructures, highly versatile platforms for pharmaceutical applications. WIRES NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 15:e1871. [PMID: 36417901 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dendrimers are multifunctional molecules with well-defined size and structure due to the step-by-step synthetic procedures required in their preparation. Dendritic constructs based on carbosilane scaffolds present carbon-carbon and carbon-silicon bonds, which results in stable, lipophilic, inert, and flexible structures. These properties are highly appreciated in different areas, including the pharmaceutical field, as they can increase the interaction with cell membranes and improve the therapeutic action. This article summarizes the most recent advances in the pharmaceutical applications of carbosilane dendritic molecules, from therapeutics to diagnostics and prevention tools. Dendrimers decorated with cationic, anionic, or other moieties, including metallodendrimers; supramolecular assemblies; dendronized nanoparticles and surfaces; as well as dendritic networks like hydrogels are described. The collected examples confirm the potential of carbosilane dendrimers and dendritic materials as antiviral or antibacterial agents; in therapy against cancer, neurodegenerative disease, or oxidative stress; or many other biomedical applications. This article is categorized under: Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in Biology Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Infectious Disease Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease.
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- Francisco Javier de la Mata
- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, and Research Institute in Chemistry “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR) Universidad de Alcala Alcalá de Henares Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Institute Ramón y Cajal for Health Research (IRYCIS) Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, and Research Institute in Chemistry “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR) Universidad de Alcala Alcalá de Henares Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Institute Ramón y Cajal for Health Research (IRYCIS) Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, and Research Institute in Chemistry “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR) Universidad de Alcala Alcalá de Henares Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Institute Ramón y Cajal for Health Research (IRYCIS) Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, and Research Institute in Chemistry “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR) Universidad de Alcala Alcalá de Henares Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Institute Ramón y Cajal for Health Research (IRYCIS) Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, and Research Institute in Chemistry “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR) Universidad de Alcala Alcalá de Henares Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Institute Ramón y Cajal for Health Research (IRYCIS) Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, and Research Institute in Chemistry “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR) Universidad de Alcala Alcalá de Henares Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Institute Ramón y Cajal for Health Research (IRYCIS) Madrid Spain
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Li H, Zha S, Li H, Liu H, Wong KL, All AH. Polymeric Dendrimers as Nanocarrier Vectors for Neurotheranostics. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203629. [PMID: 36084240 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Dendrimers are polymers with well-defined 3D branched structures that are vastly utilized in various neurotheranostics and biomedical applications, particularly as nanocarrier vectors. Imaging agents can be loaded into dendrimers to improve the accuracy of diagnostic imaging processes. Likewise, combining pharmaceutical agents and anticancer drugs with dendrimers can enhance their solubility, biocompatibility, and efficiency. Practically, by modifying ligands on the surface of dendrimers, effective therapeutic and diagnostic platforms can be constructed and implemented for targeted delivery. Dendrimer-based nanocarriers also show great potential in gene delivery. Since enzymes can degrade genetic materials during their blood circulation, dendrimers exhibit promising packaging and delivery alternatives, particularly for central nervous system (CNS) treatments. The DNA and RNA encapsulated in dendrimers represented by polyamidoamine that are used for targeted brain delivery, via chemical-structural adjustments and appropriate generation, significantly improve the correlation between transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity. This article reports a comprehensive review of dendrimers' structures, synthesis processes, and biological applications. Recent progress in diagnostic imaging processes and therapeutic applications for cancers and other CNS diseases are presented. Potential challenges and future directions in the development of dendrimers, which provide the theoretical basis for their broader applications in healthcare, are also discussed.
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- Hengde Li
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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Plekhanova YV, Reshetilov AN. Nanomaterials for Controlled Adjustment of the Parameters of Electrochemical Biosensors and Biofuel Cells. BIOL BULL+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359022040124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Synthesis of Carbosilane and Carbosilane-Siloxane Dendrons Based on Limonene. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14163279. [PMID: 36015536 PMCID: PMC9416742 DOI: 10.3390/polym14163279] [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: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this work, carbosilane dendrons of the first, second, and third generations were obtained on the basis of a natural terpenoid, limonene. Previously, we have shown the possibility of selective hydrosilylation and hydrothiolation of limonene. It is proved that during hydrosilylation, only the isoprenyl double bond reacts, while the cyclohexene double bond does not undergo into the hydrosilylation reaction. However, the cyclohexene double bond reacts by hydrothiolation. This selectivity makes it possible to use limonene as a dendron growth center, while maintaining a useful function—a double bond at the focal point. Thus, the sequence of hydrosilylation and Grignard reactions based on limonene formed carbosilane dendrons. After that, the end groups were blocked by heptamethyltrisiloxane or butyllithium. The obtained substances were characterized using NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and GPC. Thus, the proposed methodology for the synthesis of carbosilane dendrons based on the natural terpenoid limonene opens up wide possibilities for obtaining various macromolecules: dendrimers, Janus dendrimers, dendronized polymers, and macroinitiators.
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Mehta S, Suresh A, Nayak Y, Narayan R, Nayak UY. Hybrid nanostructures: Versatile systems for biomedical applications. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Poellmann MJ, Rawding P, Kim D, Bu J, Kim Y, Hong S. Branched, dendritic, and hyperbranched polymers in liquid biopsy device design. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 14:e1770. [PMID: 34984833 PMCID: PMC9480505 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The development of minimally invasive tests for cancer diagnosis and prognosis will aid in the research of new treatments and improve survival rates. Liquid biopsies seek to derive actionable information from tumor material found in routine blood samples. The relative scarcity of tumor material in this complex mixture makes isolating and detecting cancerous material such as proteins, circulating tumor DNA, exosomes, and whole circulating tumor cells a challenge for device engineers. This review describes the chemistry and applications of branched and hyperbranched to improve the performance of liquid biopsy devices. These polymers can improve the performance of a liquid biopsy through several mechanisms. For example, polymers designed to increase the affinity of capture enhance device sensitivity. On the other hand, polymers designed to increase binding avidity or repel nonspecific adsorption enhance device specificity. Branched and hyperbranched polymers can also be used to amplify the signal from small amounts of detected material. The further development of hyperbranched polymers in liquid biopsy applications will enhance device capabilities and help these critical technologies reach the oncology clinic where they are sorely needed. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > Biosensing Diagnostic Tools > Diagnostic Nanodevices.
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- Michael J Poellmann
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Capio Biosciences, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Capio Biosciences, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, South Korea
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Mazraeh M, Eshrati Yeganeh F, Yousefi M, Baniyaghoob S, Farasati Far B, Akbarzadeh I, Bigham A, Ashrafizadeh M, Rabiee N, Makvandi P, Saeb MR. Multifunctional Tetracycline-Loaded Silica-Coated Core-Shell Magnetic Nanoparticles: Antibacterial, Antibiofilm, and Cytotoxic Activities. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:1731-1743. [PMID: 35380779 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In the current study, the physicochemical and biological properties of tetracycline-loaded core-shell nanoparticles (Tet/Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4/SiO2 and Tet/CoFe2O4/SiO2) were investigated. The antibacterial activity of nanoparticles alone and in combination with tetracycline was investigated against a number of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria for determining minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values. The MIC of Tet/Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4/SiO2 nanoparticles turned out to be significantly higher than that of Tet/CoFe2O4/SiO2 nanoparticles. Furthermore, Tet/Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4/SiO2 nanoparticles exhibited potent antibiofilm activity against pathogenic bacteria compared to Tet/CoFe2O4/SiO2 nanoparticles. The drug delivery potential of both carriers was assessed in vitro up to 124 h at different pH levels and it was found that the drug release rate was increased in acidic conditions. The cytotoxicity of nanoparticles was evaluated against a skin cancer cell line (melanoma A375) and a normal cell line (HFF). Our findings showed that Tet/Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4/SiO2 had greater cytotoxicity than CoFe2O4/SiO2 against the A375 cell line, whereas both synthesized nanoparticles had no significant cytotoxic effects on the normal cell line. Nonetheless, the biocompatibility of nanoparticles was assessed in vivo and the interaction of nanoparticles with the kidney was scrutinized up to 14 days. The overall results of the present study implied that the synthesized multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles with drug delivery potential, anticancer activity, and antibacterial activity are promising for biomedical applications.
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- Maryam Mazraeh
- Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1477893855, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1477893855, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 19395-1495, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1477893855, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 1458889694, Iran
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- Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council (IPCB-CNR), Viale J.F. Kennedy 54, Mostra D'Oltremare pad. 20, Naples 80125, Italy
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Orta Mahalle, Universite Caddesi No. 27, Orhanli, Tuzla, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9161, Iran.,School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Materials Interfaces, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, Pisa 56025, Italy
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza, 11/12, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland
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Ramezani Farani M, Aminzadeh Jahromi N, Ali V, Ebrahimpour A, Salehian E, Shafiee Ardestani M, Seyedhamzeh M, Ahmadi S, Sharifi E, Ashrafizadeh M, Rabiee N, Makvandi P. Detection of Dopamine Receptors Using Nanoscale Dendrimer for Potential Application in Targeted Delivery and Whole-Body Imaging: Synthesis and In Vivo Organ Distribution. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:1744-1755. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Marzieh Ramezani Farani
- Toxicology and Diseases Group (TDG), Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Islamic Azad University, 19585-466 Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radio-pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radio-pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radio-pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 19839-63113 Tehran, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 19839-63113 Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council (IPCB-CNR), Naples, 80078, Italy
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Orta Mahalle, Üniversite Caddesi No. 27, Orhanlı, Tuzla, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9161, Tehran, Iran
- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Centre for Materials Interfaces, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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Jafari Z, Bigham A, Sadeghi S, Dehdashti SM, Rabiee N, Abedivash A, Bagherzadeh M, Nasseri B, Karimi-Maleh H, Sharifi E, Varma RS, Makvandi P. Nanotechnology-Abetted Astaxanthin Formulations in Multimodel Therapeutic and Biomedical Applications. J Med Chem 2022; 65:2-36. [PMID: 34919379 PMCID: PMC8762669 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Astaxanthin (AXT) is one of the most important fat-soluble carotenoids that have abundant and diverse therapeutic applications namely in liver disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer treatment, protection of the nervous system, protection of the skin and eyes against UV radiation, and boosting the immune system. However, due to its intrinsic reactivity, it is chemically unstable, and therefore, the design and production processes for this compound need to be precisely formulated. Nanoencapsulation is widely applied to protect AXT against degradation during digestion and storage, thus improving its physicochemical properties and therapeutic effects. Nanocarriers are delivery systems with many advantages─ease of surface modification, biocompatibility, and targeted drug delivery and release. This review discusses the technological advancement in nanocarriers for the delivery of AXT through the brain, eyes, and skin, with emphasis on the benefits, limitations, and efficiency in practice.
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- Zohreh Jafari
- Department
of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 19857-17443 Tehran, Iran
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- Institute
of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials
- National Research Council (IPCB-CNR), Viale J.F. Kennedy 54 - Mostra D’Oltremare
pad. 20, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 19857-17443 Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular
and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid
Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 19857-17443 Tehran, Iran
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- Department
of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, 11155-9161 Tehran, Iran
- Department
of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, 11155-9161 Tehran, Iran
- School
of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department
of Basic Sciences, Sari Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources University, 48181-68984 Sari, Iran
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- Department
of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, 11155-9161 Tehran, Iran
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- Department
of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advance Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 51664 Tabriz, Iran
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- School
of Resources and Environment, University
of Electronic Science and Technology of China, P.O. Box 611731, Xiyuan Avenue, 610054 Chengdu, PR China
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Nanotechnology,
Quchan University of Technology, 94771-67335 Quchan, Iran
- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein Campus,
2028, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute
of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials
- National Research Council (IPCB-CNR), Viale J.F. Kennedy 54 - Mostra D’Oltremare
pad. 20, 80125 Naples, Italy
- Department
of Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, School of Advanced Medical
Sciences and Technologies, Hamadan University
of Medical Sciences, 6517838736 Hamadan, Iran
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Centre for
Materials Interfaces, Istituto Italiano
di Tecnologia, viale
Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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Jiang Y, Zhao W, Xu S, Wei J, López Lasaosa F, He Y, Mao H, Bolea Bailo RM, Kong D, Gu Z. Bioinspired design of mannose-decorated globular lysine dendrimers promotes diabetic wound healing by orchestrating appropriate macrophage polarization. Biomaterials 2022; 280:121323. [PMID: 34942563 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A large number of cytokines or growth factors have been used in the treatment of inflammation. However, they are highly dependent on an optimal delivery system with sufficient loading efficiency and protection of growth factors from proteolytic degradation. To develop the immunotherapy capacity of peptide dendrimers themselves, inspired by the structure and immunoregulatory functions of mannose-capped lipoarabinomannan (ManLAM), we thus propose a hypothesis that mannose-decorated globular lysine dendrimers (MGLDs) with precise molecular design can elicit anti-inflammatory activity through targeting and reprogramming macrophages to M2 phenotype. To achieve this, a series of mannose-decorated globular lysine dendrimers (MGLDs) was developed. Size-controlled MGLDs obtained were spherical with positive surface charges. The mean size ranged from 50-200 nm in varying generations and modification degrees. The initial screening study revealed that MGLDs have superior biocompatibility. When cocultured with MGLDs, mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) acquired an anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype characterized by significant mannose receptor (MR) clustering on the cell surface and the elongated shape, an increased production of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10, a downregulated secretory of IL-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and increased ability to induce fibroblast proliferation. Then in vivo studies further demonstrated that topical administration of optimized MGLDs accelerates wound repair of full-thickness cutaneous defects in type 2 diabetic mice via M2 macrophage polarization. Mechanistically, MGLDs treatment showed an enhanced closure rate, collagen deposition, and angiogenesis, along with mitigated inflammation modulated by a suppressed secretory of pro-inflammation cytokines, and increased production of TGF-β1. These findings provide the first evidence that the bioinspired design of MGLDs can direct M2 macrophage polarization, which may be beneficial in the therapy of injuries and inflammation.
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- Yuhang Jiang
- Research Institute for Biomaterials, Tech Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, NJTech-BARTY Joint Research Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Suqian Advanced Materials Industry Technology Innovation Center, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China
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- Research Institute for Biomaterials, Tech Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, NJTech-BARTY Joint Research Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Suqian Advanced Materials Industry Technology Innovation Center, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China
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- Research Institute for Biomaterials, Tech Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, NJTech-BARTY Joint Research Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Suqian Advanced Materials Industry Technology Innovation Center, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China
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- Research Institute for Biomaterials, Tech Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, NJTech-BARTY Joint Research Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Suqian Advanced Materials Industry Technology Innovation Center, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China
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- Research Institute for Biomaterials, Tech Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, NJTech-BARTY Joint Research Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Suqian Advanced Materials Industry Technology Innovation Center, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China; Department of Animal Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50013, Spain
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- Research Institute for Biomaterials, Tech Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, NJTech-BARTY Joint Research Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Suqian Advanced Materials Industry Technology Innovation Center, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China.
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- Research Institute for Biomaterials, Tech Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, NJTech-BARTY Joint Research Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Suqian Advanced Materials Industry Technology Innovation Center, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50013, Spain
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials for the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Research Institute for Biomaterials, Tech Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, NJTech-BARTY Joint Research Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Suqian Advanced Materials Industry Technology Innovation Center, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China.
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Garg Y, Kapoor DN, Sharma AK, Bhatia A. Drug Delivery Systems and Strategies to Overcome the Barriers of Brain. Curr Pharm Des 2021; 28:619-641. [PMID: 34951356 DOI: 10.2174/1381612828666211222163025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The transport of drugs to the central nervous system is the most challenging task for conventional drug delivery systems. Reduced permeability of drugs through the blood-brain barrier is a major hurdle in delivering drugs to the brain. Hence, various strategies for improving drug delivery through the blood-brain barrier are currently being explored. Novel drug delivery systems (NDDS) offer several advantages, including high chemical and biological stability, suitability for both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs, and can be administered through different routes. Furthermore, the conjugation of suitable ligands with these carriers tend to potentiate targeting to the endothelium of the brain and could facilitate the internalization of drugs through endocytosis. Further, the intranasal route has also shown potential, as a promising alternate route, for the delivery of drugs to the brain. This can deliver the drugs directly to the brain through the olfactory pathway. In recent years, several advancements have been made to target and overcome the barriers of the brain. This article deals with a detailed overview of the diverse strategies and delivery systems to overcome the barriers of the brain for effective delivery of drugs.
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- Yogesh Garg
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab, Pin. 151001. India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, Pin. 173229. India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, Pin. 173229. India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab, Pin. 151001. India
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Rahimnejad M, Rabiee N, Ahmadi S, Jahangiri S, Sajadi SM, Akhavan O, Saeb MR, Kwon W, Kim M, Hahn SK. Emerging Phospholipid Nanobiomaterials for Biomedical Applications to Lab-on-a-Chip, Drug Delivery, and Cellular Engineering. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:8110-8128. [PMID: 35005915 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The design of advanced nanobiomaterials to improve analytical accuracy and therapeutic efficacy has become an important prerequisite for the development of innovative nanomedicines. Recently, phospholipid nanobiomaterials including 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) have attracted great attention with remarkable characteristics such as resistance to nonspecific protein adsorption and cell adhesion for various biomedical applications. Despite many recent reports, there is a lack of comprehensive review on the phospholipid nanobiomaterials from synthesis to diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Here, we review the synthesis and characterization of phospholipid nanobiomaterials focusing on MPC polymers and highlight their attractive potentials for applications in micro/nanofabricated fluidic devices, biosensors, lab-on-a-chip, drug delivery systems (DDSs), COVID-19 potential usages for early diagnosis and even treatment, and artificial extracellular matrix scaffolds for cellular engineering.
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- Maedeh Rahimnejad
- Biomedical Engineering Institute, School of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H2X 0A9, Canada.,Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9161, Tehran , Iran
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9161, Tehran , Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19857-17443, Iran.,Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19857-17443, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9161, Tehran , Iran.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Department of Nutrition, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil 44001, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.,Department of Phytochemistry, SRC, Soran University, Soran City 44008, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9161, Tehran , Iran
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12 80-233, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, 100 Cheongpa-ro 47-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04310, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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Saeb MR, Rabiee N, Mozafari M, Verpoort F, Voskressensky LG, Luque R. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Cancer Therapy. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:7277. [PMID: 34885431 PMCID: PMC8658485 DOI: 10.3390/ma14237277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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MOFs exhibit inherent extraordinary features for diverse applications ranging from catalysis, storage, and optics to chemosensory and biomedical science and technology. Several procedures including solvothermal, hydrothermal, mechanochemical, electrochemical, and ultrasound techniques have been used to synthesize MOFs with tailored features. A continued attempt has also been directed towards functionalizing MOFs via "post-synthetic modification" mainly by changing linkers (by altering the type, length, functionality, and charge of the linkers) or node components within the MOF framework. Additionally, efforts are aimed towards manipulating the size and morphology of crystallite domains in the MOFs, which are aimed at enlarging their applications window. Today's knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning has opened new pathways to elaborate multiple nanoporous complex MOFs and nano-MOFs (NMOFs) for advanced theranostic, clinical, imaging, and diagnostic purposes. Successful accumulation of a photosensitizer in cancerous cells was a significant step in cancer therapy. The application of MOFs as advanced materials and systems for cancer therapy is the main scope beyond this perspective. Some challenging aspects and promising features in MOF-based cancer diagnosis and cancer therapy have also been discussed.
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- Mohammad Reza Saeb
- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdánsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdánsk, Poland;
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran P.O. Box 11155-9161, Iran
- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada;
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- Laboratory of Organometallics, Catalysis and Ordered Materials, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
- National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Avenue 30, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
- Global Campus Songdo, Ghent University, 119 Songdomunhwa-Ro, Ywonsu-Gu, Incheon 21985, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Str., 117198 Moscow, Russia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Str., 117198 Moscow, Russia;
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, E14014 Cordoba, Spain
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Rabiee N, Rabiee M, Sojdeh S, Fatahi Y, Dinarvand R, Safarkhani M, Ahmadi S, Daneshgar H, Radmanesh F, Maghsoudi S, Bagherzadeh M, Varma RS, Mostafavi E. Porphyrin Molecules Decorated on Metal-Organic Frameworks for Multi-Functional Biomedical Applications. Biomolecules 2021; 11:1714. [PMID: 34827712 PMCID: PMC8615380 DOI: 10.3390/biom11111714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely used as porous nanomaterials for different applications ranging from industrial to biomedicals. An unpredictable one-pot method is introduced to synthesize NH2-MIL-53 assisted by high-gravity in a greener media for the first time. Then, porphyrins were deployed to adorn the surface of MOF to increase the sensitivity of the prepared nanocomposite to the genetic materials and in-situ cellular protein structures. The hydrogen bond formation between genetic domains and the porphyrin' nitrogen as well as the surface hydroxyl groups is equally probable and could be considered a milestone in chemical physics and physical chemistry for biomedical applications. In this context, the role of incorporating different forms of porphyrins, their relationship with the final surface morphology, and their drug/gene loading efficiency were investigated to provide a predictable pattern in regard to the previous works. The conceptual phenomenon was optimized to increase the interactions between the biomolecules and the substrate by reaching the limit of detection to 10 pM for the Anti-cas9 protein, 20 pM for the single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), below 10 pM for the single guide RNA (sgRNA) and also around 10 nM for recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen. Also, the MTT assay showed acceptable relative cell viability of more than 85% in most cases, even by increasing the dose of the prepared nanostructures.
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- Navid Rabiee
- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9161, Iran
- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Biomaterial Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15875-4413, Iran;
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- School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 14155-6455, Iran;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Iran; (Y.F.); (R.D.)
- Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Iran; (Y.F.); (R.D.)
- Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-3516, Iran; (M.S.); (H.D.); (M.B.)
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19857-17443, Iran;
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19857-17443, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-3516, Iran; (M.S.); (H.D.); (M.B.)
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- Uro-Oncology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14197-33141, Iran;
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 0G1, Canada;
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-3516, Iran; (M.S.); (H.D.); (M.B.)
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Bezrodnyi VV, Mikhtaniuk SE, Shavykin OV, Neelov IM, Sheveleva NN, Markelov DA. Size and Structure of Empty and Filled Nanocontainer Based on Peptide Dendrimer with Histidine Spacers at Different pH. Molecules 2021; 26:6552. [PMID: 34770963 PMCID: PMC8588109 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Novel peptide dendrimer with Lys-2His repeating units was recently synthesized, studied by NMR (Molecules, 2019, 24, 2481) and tested as a nanocontainer for siRNA delivery (Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2020, 21, 3138). Histidine amino acid residues were inserted in the spacers of this dendrimer. Increase of their charge with a pH decrease turns a surface-charged dendrimer into a volume-charged one and should change all properties. In this paper, the molecular dynamics simulation method was applied to compare the properties of the dendrimer in water with explicit counterions at two different pHs (at normal pH with neutral histidines and at low pH with fully protonated histidines) in a wide interval of temperatures. We obtained that the dendrimer at low pH has essentially larger size and size fluctuations. The electrostatic properties of the dendrimers are different but they are in good agreement with the theoretical soft sphere model and practically do not depend on temperature. We have shown that the effect of pairing of side imidazole groups is much stronger in the dendrimer with neutral histidines than in the dendrimer with protonated histidines. We also demonstrated that the capacity of a nanocontainer based on this dendrimer with protonated histidines is significantly larger than that of a nanocontainer with neutral histidines.
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- Valeriy V. Bezrodnyi
- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.B.); (N.N.S.); (D.A.M.)
- St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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- St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.B.); (N.N.S.); (D.A.M.)
- St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia;
- Tver State University, Zhelyabova St., 33, 170100 Tver, Russia
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- St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.B.); (N.N.S.); (D.A.M.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.B.); (N.N.S.); (D.A.M.)
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Rahimnejad M, Nasrollahi Boroujeni N, Jahangiri S, Rabiee N, Rabiee M, Makvandi P, Akhavan O, Varma RS. Prevascularized Micro-/Nano-Sized Spheroid/Bead Aggregates for Vascular Tissue Engineering. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2021; 13:182. [PMID: 34409511 PMCID: PMC8374027 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-021-00697-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Efficient strategies to promote microvascularization in vascular tissue engineering, a central priority in regenerative medicine, are still scarce; nano- and micro-sized aggregates and spheres or beads harboring primitive microvascular beds are promising methods in vascular tissue engineering. Capillaries are the smallest type and in numerous blood vessels, which are distributed densely in cardiovascular system. To mimic this microvascular network, specific cell components and proangiogenic factors are required. Herein, advanced biofabrication methods in microvascular engineering, including extrusion-based and droplet-based bioprinting, Kenzan, and biogripper approaches, are deliberated with emphasis on the newest works in prevascular nano- and micro-sized aggregates and microspheres/microbeads.
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- Maedeh Rahimnejad
- Biomedical Engineering Institute, School of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Research Centre, Centre Hospitalier de L'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Canada
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- Research Centre, Centre Hospitalier de L'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Canada
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9161, Tehran, Iran.
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- Biomaterial Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Centre for Materials Interfaces, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56 025, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9161, Tehran, Iran.
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Rabiee N, Bagherzadeh M, Ghadiri AM, Fatahi Y, Aldhaher A, Makvandi P, Dinarvand R, Jouyandeh M, Saeb MR, Mozafari M, Shokouhimehr M, Hamblin MR, Varma RS. Turning Toxic Nanomaterials into a Safe and Bioactive Nanocarrier for Co-delivery of DOX/pCRISPR. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:5336-5351. [PMID: 35007014 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hybrid bioactive inorganic-organic carbon-based nanocomposites of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets enlarged with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were decorated to provide a suitable space for in situ growth of CoNi2S4 and green-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles. The ensuing nanocarrier supplied π-π interactions between the DOX drug and a stabilizing agent derived from leaf extracts on the surface of ZnO nanoparticles and hydrogen bonds; gene delivery of (p)CRISPR was also facilitated by chitosan and alginate renewable macromolecules. Also, these polymers can inhibit the potential interactions between the inorganic parts and cellular membranes to reduce the potential cytotoxicity. Nanocomposite/nanocarrier analyses and sustained DOX delivery (cytotoxicity analyses on HEK-293, PC12, HepG2, and HeLa cell lines after 24, 48, and 72 h) were indicative of an acceptable cell viability of up to 91.4 and 78.8% after 48 at low and high concentrations of 0.1 and 10 μg/mL, respectively. The MTT results indicate that by addition of DOX to the nanostructures, the relative cell viability increased after 72 h of treatment; since the inorganic compartments, specifically CoNi2S4, are toxic, this is a promising route to increase the bioavailability of the nanocarrier before reaching the targeted cells. Nanosystems were tagged with (p)CRISPR for co-transfer of the drug/genes, where confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) pictures of the 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) were indicative of appropriate localization of DOX into the nanostructure with effective cell and drug delivery at varied pH. Also, the intrinsic toxicity of CoNi2S4 does not affect the morphology of the cells, which is a breakthrough. Furthermore, the CLSM images of the HEK-293 and HeLa cell displayed effective transport of (p)CRISPR into the cells with an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) of up to 8.3% for the HEK-293 cell line and 21.4% for the HeLa cell line, a record. Additionally, the specific morphology of the nanosystems before and after the drug/gene transport events, via images by TEM and FESEM, revealed an intact morphology for these biopolymers and their complete degradation after long-time usage.
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- Navid Rabiee
- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-3516, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-3516, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Iran.,Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Iran.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran 15875-4413, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-3516, Iran
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- Centre for Materials Interface, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera 56025, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Iran.,Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Iran
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- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417466191, Iran
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON M5S, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laser Research Centre, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacky University, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc 783 71, Czech Republic
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Rabiee N, Bagherzadeh M, Jouyandeh M, Zarrintaj P, Saeb MR, Mozafari M, Shokouhimehr M, Varma RS. Natural Polymers Decorated MOF-MXene Nanocarriers for Co-delivery of Doxorubicin/pCRISPR. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:5106-5121. [PMID: 35007059 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A one-pot and facile method with assistance of high gravity was applied for the synthesis of inorganic two-dimensional MOF-5 embedded MXene nanostructures. The innovative inorganic MXene/MOF-5 nanostructure was applied in co-delivery of drug and gene, and to increase its bioavailability and interaction with the pCRISPR, the nanomaterial was coated with alginate and chitosan. The polymer-coated nanosystems were fully characterized, and the sustained DOX delivery and comprehensive cytotoxicity studies were conducted on the HEK-293, PC12, HepG2, and HeLa cell lines, demonstrating acceptable and excellent cell viability at both very low (0.1 μg.mL-1) and high (10 μg·mL-1) concentrations. The chitosan-coated nanocarriers showed superior relative cell viability compared to others, more than 60% on average of relative cell viability in all of the cell lines. Then, alginate-coated nanocarriers ranked at second place on the higher relative cell viability, more than 50% on average for all of the cell lines. Also, MTT results showed a complete dose-dependence, and by increasing the time of treatment from 24 to 72 h, the relative cell viability decreased by a meaningful slope; however, this decrease was optimized by coating the nanocarrier with chitosan and alginate. The nanosystems were also tagged with pCRISPR to analyze the potential application in the co-delivery of drug/gene. CLSM images of the HEK-293 and HeLa cell lines unveiled successful delivery of pCRISPR into the cells, and the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) reached up to ca. 26% for the HeLa cell line. Also, a considerable drug payload of 35.7% was achieved, which would be because of the interactions between the nanocarrier and the doxorubicin. In this unprecedented report pertaining to the synthesis of MXene assisted by a MOF and high-gravity technique, the methodology and the optimized ensuing MXene/MOF-5 nanosystems can be further developed for the co-delivery of drug/gene in animal models.
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- Navid Rabiee
- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-3516, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-3516, Iran
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- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran142411, Iran
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 420 Engineering North, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique & Systèms (LMOPS), Université de Lorraine, CentraleSupélec, F-57000 Metz, France
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Regional Center of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Martins I, Tomás H, Lahoz F, Rodrigues J. Engineered Fluorescent Carbon Dots and G4-G6 PAMAM Dendrimer Nanohybrids for Bioimaging and Gene Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2021. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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- Ivo Martins
- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física, IUdEA, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
- School of Materials Science and Engineering/Center for Nano Energy Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072 Xi’an, China
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Martins I, Tomás H, Lahoz F, Rodrigues J. Engineered Fluorescent Carbon Dots and G4-G6 PAMAM Dendrimer Nanohybrids for Bioimaging and Gene Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:2436-2450. [PMID: 34009977 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Carbon dots (CDs) and G4-G6 (polyamidoamine)PAMAM-NH2 dendrimers were self-assembled to produce CDs@PAMAM nanohybrids for transfection and bioimaging purposes. CDs were synthesized by the hydrothermal method, using ascorbic acid as a starting precursor and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, UV-Vis, and fluorescence (in solution and solid-state) techniques. CDs were electrostatically combined with PAMAM dendrimers at room temperature, and the UV-Vis, fluorescence, and NMR spectroscopies were used to confirm the self-assembly. When compared to pristine CDs, nanohybrids were more photostable, resisting high acidic and basic pH. Moreover, they were considerably internalized by cells, as assessed by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy, and, when excited, displayed multi-color emission easily quantified and visualized. These nanoscale hybrids, coined hybridplexes, can condense pDNA and transfecting cells successfully, particularly the G5 CDs@PAMAM nanohybrids. In summary, CDs prepared in mild and smooth lab conditions, showing good optical properties, were used to prepare elegantly CDs@PAMAM nanohybrids with promising biomedical applications.
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- Ivo Martins
- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física, IUdEA, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
- School of Materials Science and Engineering/Center for Nano Energy Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072 Xi'an, China
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Martins I, Tomás H, Lahoz F, Rodrigues J. Engineered Fluorescent Carbon Dots and G4-G6 PAMAM Dendrimer Nanohybrids for Bioimaging and Gene Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2021. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Ivo Martins
- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física, IUdEA, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
- School of Materials Science and Engineering/Center for Nano Energy Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072 Xi’an, China
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Understanding Physico-chemical Interactions of Dendrimers with Guest Molecules for Efficient Drug and Gene Delivery. CURRENT PATHOBIOLOGY REPORTS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40139-021-00221-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Folliero V, Zannella C, Chianese A, Stelitano D, Ambrosino A, De Filippis A, Galdiero M, Franci G, Galdiero M. Application of Dendrimers for Treating Parasitic Diseases. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:343. [PMID: 33808016 PMCID: PMC7998910 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13030343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Despite advances in medical knowledge, parasitic diseases remain a significant global health burden and their pharmacological treatment is often hampered by drug toxicity. Therefore, drug delivery systems may provide useful advantages when used in combination with conventional therapeutic compounds. Dendrimers are three-dimensional polymeric structures, characterized by a central core, branches and terminal functional groups. These nanostructures are known for their defined structure, great water solubility, biocompatibility and high encapsulation ability against a wide range of molecules. Furthermore, the high ratio between terminal groups and molecular volume render them a hopeful vector for drug delivery. These nanostructures offer several advantages compared to conventional drugs for the treatment of parasitic infection. Dendrimers deliver drugs to target sites with reduced dosage, solving side effects that occur with accepted marketed drugs. In recent years, extensive progress has been made towards the use of dendrimers for therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic purposes for the management of parasitic infections. The present review highlights the potential of several dendrimers in the management of parasitic diseases.
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- Veronica Folliero
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.F.); (C.Z.); (A.C.); (D.S.); (A.A.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.F.); (C.Z.); (A.C.); (D.S.); (A.A.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.F.); (C.Z.); (A.C.); (D.S.); (A.A.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.F.); (C.Z.); (A.C.); (D.S.); (A.A.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.F.); (C.Z.); (A.C.); (D.S.); (A.A.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.F.); (C.Z.); (A.C.); (D.S.); (A.A.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.F.); (C.Z.); (A.C.); (D.S.); (A.A.); (M.G.)
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Pędziwiatr-Werbicka E, Gorzkiewicz M, Horodecka K, Lach D, Barrios-Gumiel A, Sánchez-Nieves J, Gómez R, de la Mata FJ, Bryszewska M. PEGylation of Dendronized Gold Nanoparticles Affects Their Interaction with Thrombin and siRNA. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:1196-1206. [PMID: 33481607 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c10177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The use of nonviral carriers based on nanomaterials is a promising strategy for modern gene therapy aimed at protecting the genetic material against degradation and enabling its efficient cellular uptake. To improve the effectiveness of nanocarriers in vivo, they are often modified with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) to reduce their toxicity, limit nonspecific binding by proteins in the bloodstream, and extend blood half-life. Thus, the selection of an appropriate degree of surface PEGylation is crucial to preserve the interaction of nanoparticles with the genetic material and to ensure its efficient transport to the site of action. Our research focuses on the use of innovative gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) coated with cationic carbosilane dendrons as carriers of siRNA. In this study, using dynamic light scattering and zeta potential measurements, circular dichroism, and gel electrophoresis, we investigated dendronized AuNPs modified to varying degrees with PEG in terms of their interactions with siRNA and thrombin to select the most promising PEGylated carrier for further research.
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- Elżbieta Pędziwiatr-Werbicka
- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska Street, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska Street, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska Street, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska Street, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and Research Chemistry Institute "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR), University of Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.,Networking Research Center for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain.,Institute "Ramón y Cajal" for Health Research (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and Research Chemistry Institute "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR), University of Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.,Networking Research Center for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain.,Institute "Ramón y Cajal" for Health Research (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and Research Chemistry Institute "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR), University of Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.,Networking Research Center for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain.,Institute "Ramón y Cajal" for Health Research (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and Research Chemistry Institute "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR), University of Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.,Networking Research Center for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain.,Institute "Ramón y Cajal" for Health Research (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska Street, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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Rabiee N, Ahmadi S, Fatahi Y, Rabiee M, Bagherzadeh M, Dinarvand R, Bagheri B, Zarrintaj P, Saeb MR, Webster TJ. Nanotechnology-assisted microfluidic systems: from bench to bedside. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2021; 16:237-258. [PMID: 33501839 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2020-0353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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With significant advancements in research technologies, and an increasing global population, microfluidic and nanofluidic systems (such as point-of-care, lab-on-a-chip, organ-on-a-chip, etc) have started to revolutionize medicine. Devices that combine micron and nanotechnologies have increased sensitivity, precision and versatility for numerous medical applications. However, while there has been extensive research on microfluidic and nanofluidic systems, very few have experienced wide-spread commercialization which is puzzling and deserves our collective attention. For the above reasons, in this article, we review research advances that combine micro and nanotechnologies to create the next generation of nanomaterial-based microfluidic systems, the latest in their commercialization success and failure and highlight the value of these devices both in industry and in the laboratory.
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- Navid Rabiee
- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Cellular & Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biomaterial Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 420 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Bagherzadeh M, Rabiee N, Fatahi Y, Dinarvand R. Zn-rich (GaN)1−x(ZnO)x: a biomedical friend? NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj06310j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The synthesis of (GaN)1−x(ZnO)x with the assistance of high-gravity using a green approach for the first time, with the application of delivering pCRISPR.
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- Department of Chemistry
- Sharif University of Technology
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Tehran 14155-6451
- Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Tehran 14155-6451
- Iran
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Bezrodnyi VV, Shavykin OV, Mikhtaniuk SE, Neelov IM, Sheveleva NN, Markelov DA. Why the Orientational Mobility in Arginine and Lysine Spacers of Peptide Dendrimers Designed for Gene Delivery Is Different? Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E9749. [PMID: 33371242 PMCID: PMC7766995 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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New peptide dendrimer with Lys-2Arg repeating units was recently studied experimentally by NMR (RSC Advances, 2019, 9, 18018) and tested as gene carrier successfully (Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2020, 21, 3138). The unusual slowing down of the orientational mobility of 2Arg spacers in this dendrimer was revealed. It has been suggested that this unexpected behavior is caused by the Arg-Arg pairing effect in water, which leads to entanglements between dendrimer branches. In this paper, we determine the reason for this slowing down using atomistic molecular dynamics simulation of this dendrimer. We present that the structural properties of Lys-2Arg dendrimer are close to those of the Lys-2Lys dendrimer at all temperatures (Polymers, 2020, 12, 1657). However, the orientational mobility of the H-H vector in CH2-N groups of 2Arg spacers in Lys-2Arg dendrimer is significantly slower than the mobility of the same vector in the Lys-2Lys dendrimer. This result is in agreement with the recent NMR experiments for the same systems. We revealed that this difference is not due to the arginine-arginine pairing, but is due to the semiflexibility effect associated with the different contour length from CH2-N group to the end of the side arginine or lysine segment in spacers.
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- Valeriy V. Bezrodnyi
- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.B.); (N.N.S.)
- Faculty of Applied Optics and Bioengineering Institute, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia; (S.E.M.); (I.M.N.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.B.); (N.N.S.)
- Faculty of Applied Optics and Bioengineering Institute, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia; (S.E.M.); (I.M.N.)
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- Faculty of Applied Optics and Bioengineering Institute, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia; (S.E.M.); (I.M.N.)
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- Faculty of Applied Optics and Bioengineering Institute, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Kronverkskiy pr. 49, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia; (S.E.M.); (I.M.N.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.B.); (N.N.S.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.B.); (N.N.S.)
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Zarghami Dehaghani M, Bagheri B, Nasiriasayesh A, Mashhadzadeh AH, Zarrintaj P, Rabiee N, Bagherzadeh M, Habibzadeh S, Abida O, Saeb MR, Jang HW, Shokouhimehr M. Insight into the Self-Insertion of a Protein Inside the Boron Nitride Nanotube. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:32051-32058. [PMID: 33344859 PMCID: PMC7745416 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Nanotubes have been considered as promising candidates for protein delivery purposes due to distinct features such as their large enough volume of cavity to encapsulate the protein, providing the sustain and target release. Moreover, possessing the properties of suitable cell viabilities, and biocompatibility on the wide range of cell lines as a result of structural stability, chemical inertness, and noncovalent wrapping ability, boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) have caught further attention as protein nanocarriers. However, to assess the encapsulation process of the protein into the BNNT, it is vital to comprehend the protein-BNNT interaction. In the present work, the self-insertion process of the protein SmtA, metallothionein, into the BNNT has been verified by means of the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation under NPT ensemble. It was revealed that the protein was self-inserted into the BNNT through the protein-BNNT van der Waals (vdW) interaction, which descended and reached the average value of -189.63 kcal·mol-1 at 15 ns of the simulation time. The potential mean force (PMF) profile of the encapsulated protein with increasing trend, which was obtained via the pulling process unraveled that the encapsulation of the protein into the BNNT cavity proceeded spontaneously and the self-inserted protein had reasonable stability. Moreover, due to the strong hydrogen interactions between the nitrogen atoms of BNNT and hydrogen atoms of SmtA, there was no evidence of an energy barrier in the vicinity of the BNNT entrance, which resulted in the rapid adsorption of this protein into the BNNT.
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- Maryam Zarghami Dehaghani
- School
of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 11365-4563, Tehran, Iran
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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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, Oklahoma 74078, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University
of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
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- College
of Engineering and Technology, American
University of the Middle East, Kuwait
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- Center
of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of
Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced
Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced
Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Design of Organoiron Dendrimers Containing Paracetamol for Enhanced Antibacterial Efficacy. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 25:molecules25194514. [PMID: 33023084 PMCID: PMC7583835 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25194514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is a common painkiller and antipyretic drug used globally. Attachment of paracetamol to a series of organoiron dendrimers was successfully synthesized. The aim of this study is to combine the benefits of the presence of these redox-active organoiron dendrimers, their antimicrobial activities against some human pathogenic Gram-positive, and the therapeutic characteristics of paracetamol. The antimicrobial activity of these dendrimers was investigated and tested with a minimum inhibitory concentration and this has been reported. Some of these newly synthesized dendrimers exhibited the highest inhibitory activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), and Staphylococcus warneri compared to reference drugs. The results of this study indicate that the antimicrobial efficacy of the dendrimers is dependent on the size of the redox-active organoiron dendrimer and its terminal functionalities. The best result has been recorded for the fourth-generation dendrimer 11, which attached to 48 paracetamol end groups and has 90 units composed of the η6-aryl-η5-cyclopentadienyliron (II) complex. This dendrimer presented inhibition of 50% of the growth (IC50) of 0.52 μM for MRSA, 1.02 μM for VRE, and 0.73 μM for Staphylococcus warneri. The structures of the dendrimers were characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR), and 13C-NMR spectroscopic techniques. In addition, all synthesized dendrimers displayed good thermal stability in the range of 300–350 °C following the degradation of the cationic iron moieties which occurred around 200 °C.
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