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Wang X, Yang Y, Zhang G, Tang CY, Law WC, Yu C, Wu X, Li S, Liao Y. NIR-Cleavable and pH-Responsive Polymeric Yolk-Shell Nanoparticles for Controlled Drug Release. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:2009-2021. [PMID: 37104701 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Responsive drug release and low toxicity of drug carriers are important for designing controlled release systems. Here, a double functional diffractive o-nitrobenzyl, containing multiple electron-donating groups as a crosslinker and methacrylic acid (MAA) as a monomer, was used to decorate upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) to produce robust poly o-nitrobenzyl@UCNP nanocapsules using the distillation-precipitation polymerization and templating method. Poly o-nitrobenzyl@UCNP nanocapsules with a robust yolk-shell structure exhibited near-infrared (NIR) light-/pH-responsive properties. When the nanocapsules were exposed to 980 nm NIR irradiation, the loaded drug was efficiently released by altering the shell of the nanocapsules. The photodegradation kinetics of the poly o-nitrobenzyl@UCNP nanocapsules were studied. The anticancer drug, doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX), was loaded at pH 8.0 with a loading efficiency of 13.2 wt %. The Baker-Lonsdale model was used to determine the diffusion coefficients under different release conditions to facilitate the design of dual-responsive drug release devices or systems. Additionally, cytotoxicity studies showed that the drug release of DOX could be efficiently triggered by NIR to kill cancer cells in a controlled manner.
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- Xiaotao Wang
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Key Laboratory for Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Bharadwaj V, Rahman MS, Sampson P, Seed AJ, Brasch NE. Exploring the Potential of 2-(2-Nitrophenyl)ethyl-Caged N-Hydroxysulfonamides for the Photoactivated Release of Nitroxyl (HNO). J Org Chem 2021; 86:16448-16463. [PMID: 34797664 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The emergence of nitroxyl (HNO) as a biological signaling molecule is attracting increasing attention. HNO-based prodrugs show considerable potential in treating congestive heart failure, with HNO reacting rapidly with metal centers and protein-bound and free thiols. A new class of 2-(2-nitrophenyl)ethyl (2-NPE)-photocaged N-hydroxysulfonamides has been developed, and the mechanisms of photodecomposition have been investigated. Three photodecomposition pathways are observed: the desired concomitant C-O/N-S bond cleavage to generate HNO, sulfinate, and 2-nitrostyrene, C-O bond cleavage to give the parent sulfohydroxamic acid and 2-nitrostyrene, and O-N bond cleavage to release a sulfonamide and 2-nitrophenylacetaldehyde. Laser flash photolysis experiments provide support for a Norrish type II mechanism involving 1,5-hydrogen atom abstraction to generate an aci-nitro species. A mechanism is proposed in which the (Z)-aci-nitro intermediate undergoes either C-O bond cleavage to release RSO2NHO(H), concerted C-O/N-S bond cleavage to generate sulfinate and HNO, or isomerization to the (E)-isomer prior to O-N bond cleavage. The pKa of the N(H) of the N-hydroxysulfonamide plays a key role in determining whether C-O or concerted C-O/N-S bond cleavage occurs. Deprotonating this site favors the desired C-O/N-S bond cleavage at the expense of an increased level of undesired O-N bond cleavage. Triplet state quenchers have no effect on the observed photoproducts.
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- Vinay Bharadwaj
- School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.,The Dodd-Walls Centre for Quantum and Photonic Technologies, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.,The Dodd-Walls Centre for Quantum and Photonic Technologies, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.,The Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Cink RB, Zhou Y, Du L, Rahman MS, Phillips DL, Simpson MC, Seed AJ, Sampson P, Brasch NE. Mechanistic Insights into Rapid Generation of Nitroxyl from a Photocaged N-Hydroxysulfonamide Incorporating the (6-Hydroxynaphthalen-2-yl)methyl Chromophore. J Org Chem 2021; 86:8056-8068. [PMID: 34107217 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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HNO is a highly reactive molecule that shows promise in treating heart failure. Molecules that rapidly release HNO with precise spatial and temporal control are needed to investigate the biology of this signaling molecule. (Hydroxynaphthalen-2-yl)methyl-photocaged N-hydroxysulfonamides are a new class of photoactive HNO generators. Recently, it was shown that a (6-hydroxynaphthalen-2-yl)methyl (6,2-HNM)-photocaged derivative of N-hydroxysulfonamide incorporating the trifluoromethanesulfonamidoxy group (1) quantitatively generates HNO. Mechanistic studies have now been carried out on this system and reveal that the ground state protonation state plays a key role in whether concerted heterolytic C-O/N-S bond cleavage to release HNO occurs versus undesired O-N bond cleavage. N-Deprotonation of 1 can be achieved by adding an aqueous buffer or a carboxylate salt to an aprotic solvent. Evidence is presented for C-O/N-S bond heterolysis occurring directly from the singlet excited state of the N-deprotonated parent molecule on the picosecond time scale, using femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy, to give a carbocation and 1NO-. This is consistent with the observation of significant fluorescence quenching when HNO is generated. The carbocation intermediate reacts rapidly with nucleophiles including water, MeOH, or even (H)NO in the absence of a molecule that reacts rapidly with (H)NO to give an oxime.
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- Ruth B Cink
- School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.,The Photon Factory, School of Chemical Sciences and Department of Physics, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.,The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6012, New Zealand.,The Dodd-Walls Centre for Quantum and Photonic Technologies, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR 99077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR 99077, P. R. China
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- The Photon Factory, School of Chemical Sciences and Department of Physics, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.,The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6012, New Zealand.,The Dodd-Walls Centre for Quantum and Photonic Technologies, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.,The Dodd-Walls Centre for Quantum and Photonic Technologies, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.,The Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, Auckland, New Zealand
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