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Tiboni M, Astolfi P, Verboni M, Benedetti S, Giorgini E, Notarstefano V, Vita F, Ranieri S, Duranti A, Lucarini S, Casettari L, Pisani M. The influence of mannose-based esters on the mesophase behaviour of lyotropic liquid crystalline nanosystems as drug delivery vectors. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2023; 232:113596. [PMID: 37918304 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline (LLC) nanoparticles represent an emerging class of smart, biocompatible, and biodegradable systems for the delivery of drugs. Among these, structures with complex 3D architectures such as cubosomes are of particular interest. These are non- lamellar assemblies having hydrophobic and hydrophilic portions able to carry drugs of different nature. They can further be modulated including suitable additives to control the release of the active payload, and to promote an active targeting. Starting from monoolein (GMO) cubic phase, different concentrations of mannose-based esters were added, and the eventual structural modifications were monitored to ascertain the effects of the presence of glycolipids. Moreover, the structural properties of these nanosystems loaded with Dexamethasone (DEX), a very well-known anti-inflammatory steroid, were also studied. Experiments were carried out by synchrotron Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS), Raman Microspectroscopy (RMS) and Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) measurements. The drug delivery potential (i.e. entrapment efficiency and release properties) of the obtained nanoparticles was evaluated. Finally, in vitro cytocompatibility and anti-inflammatory activity studies of the prepared formulations were carried out. Inclusion of mannose-based surfactants up to 10 mol% influenced the structural parameters of Im3m cubic phase and swollen cubic phases were obtained with the different glycolipids with lattice parameters significantly higher than GMO. A complete cytocompatibility and an increased DEX activity were observed, thus suggesting the possibility to use GMO/glycolipids nanoparticles to formulate innovative drug delivery systems.
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- Mattia Tiboni
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences - DISB, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza del Rinascimento, 6, I-61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning - SIMAU, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences - DISB, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza del Rinascimento, 6, I-61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences - DISB, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza del Rinascimento, 6, I-61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences - DISVA, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences - DISVA, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning - SIMAU, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning - SIMAU, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences - DISB, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza del Rinascimento, 6, I-61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences - DISB, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza del Rinascimento, 6, I-61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences - DISB, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza del Rinascimento, 6, I-61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning - SIMAU, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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Guedes MDV, Marques MS, Berlitz SJ, Facure MHM, Correa DS, Steffens C, Contri RV, Külkamp-Guerreiro IC. Lamivudine and Zidovudine-Loaded Nanostructures: Green Chemistry Preparation for Pediatric Oral Administration. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:770. [PMID: 36839138 PMCID: PMC9965208 DOI: 10.3390/nano13040770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Here, we report on the development of lipid-based nanostructures containing zidovudine (1 mg/mL) and lamivudine (0.5 mg/mL) for oral administration in the pediatric population, eliminating the use of organic solvents, which is in accordance with green chemistry principles. The formulations were obtained by ultrasonication using monoolein (MN) or phytantriol (PN), which presented narrow size distributions with similar mean particle sizes (~150 nm) determined by laser diffraction. The zeta potential and the pH values of the formulations were around -4.0 mV and 6.0, respectively. MN presented a slightly higher incorporation rate compared to PN. Nanoemulsions were obtained when using monoolein, while cubosomes were obtained when using phytantriol, as confirmed by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering. The formulations enabled drug release control and protection against acid degradation. The drug incorporation was effective and the analyses using an electronic tongue indicated a difference in palatability between the nanotechnological samples in comparison with the drug solutions. In conclusion, PN was considered to have the strongest potential as a novel oral formulation for pediatric HIV treatment.
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- Marina D. V. Guedes
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nanotecnologia Farmacêutica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 35400-000, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Nanotecnologia para o Agronegócio (LNNA), Embrapa Instrumentação, São Carlos 70770-901, SP, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química (PPGQ), Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 66075-110, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Nanotecnologia para o Agronegócio (LNNA), Embrapa Instrumentação, São Carlos 70770-901, SP, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química (PPGQ), Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 66075-110, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e Missões, Erechim 99709-910, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, RS, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nanotecnologia Farmacêutica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 35400-000, RS, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia e Terapêutica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90050-170, RS, Brazil
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Ryan S, Shortall K, Dully M, Djehedar A, Murray D, Butler J, Neilan J, Soulimane T, Hudson SP. Long acting injectables for therapeutic proteins. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 217:112644. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Villalva DG, França CG, Loh W. Characterization of cubosomes immobilized in hydrogels of hyaluronic acid and their use for diclofenac controlled delivery. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 212:112352. [PMID: 35101824 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cubosomes are dispersions of bicontinuous surfactant phases that constitute an assertive option to carry and release drugs and biomolecules, offering high efficiency of entrapment and specificity towards biological targets. This paper reports, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, the immobilization and characterization of cubosomes in chemically cross-linked oxi-hyaluronic acid and the evaluation of their use for controlled delivery of diclofenac, which is chosen as a model drug. Immobilized cubosomes prepared with phytantriol and bearing either negative or positive charges (in this case due to the addition of a cationic surfactant) were characterized by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis and high-resolution confocal microscopy, confirming that their internal structure remains unaltered and that they appear uniformly distributed within the hydrogel matrix. Their release properties were assessed, and a limited leaching of the cubosomes from the hydrogel matrix with sustained release of the entrapped diclofenac was confirmed. These results enable the use of immobilized cubosomes as an attractive platform for biomedical applications, significantly extending the already promising features of cubosomes.
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- Department of Engineering of Materials and Bioprocesses, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-852 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Nanostructures as Drug Delivery Systems and Vaccine Platforms. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15040429. [PMID: 35455426 PMCID: PMC9028109 DOI: 10.3390/ph15040429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Lyotropic liquid crystals result from the self-assembly process of amphiphilic molecules, such as lipids, into water, being organized in different mesophases. The non-lamellar formed mesophases, such as bicontinuous cubic (cubosomes) and inverse hexagonal (hexosomes), attract great scientific interest in the field of pharmaceutical nanotechnology. In the present review, an overview of the engineering and characterization of non-lamellar lyotropic liquid crystalline nanosystems (LLCN) is provided, focusing on their advantages as drug delivery nanocarriers and innovative vaccine platforms. It is described that non-lamellar LLCN can be utilized as drug delivery nanosystems, as well as for protein, peptide, and nucleic acid delivery. They exhibit major advantages, including stimuli-responsive properties for the “on demand” drug release delivery and the ability for controlled release by manipulating their internal conformation properties and their administration by different routes. Moreover, non-lamellar LLCN exhibit unique adjuvant properties to activate the immune system, being ideal for the development of novel vaccines. This review outlines the recent advances in lipid-based liquid crystalline technology and highlights the unique features of such systems, with a hopeful scope to contribute to the rational design of future nanosystems.
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Notarstefano V, Pisani M, Bramucci M, Quassinti L, Maggi F, Vaccari L, Parlapiano M, Giorgini E, Astolfi P. A vibrational in vitro approach to evaluate the potential of monoolein nanoparticles as isofuranodiene carrier in MDA-MB 231 breast cancer cell line: New insights from Infrared and Raman microspectroscopies. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 269:120735. [PMID: 34923374 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Isofuranodiene (IFD) is a sesquiterpene occurring in several plant species, which proved to have multiple anticancer activities. IFD has a lipophilic nature and, hence, a very low water solubility and a poor bioavailability; moreover, it is not stable, undergoing the "Cope rearrangement" to the less active curzerene. The use of appropriate delivery systems can thus be considered as a valid tool to enhance IFD bioavailability, solubility, stability and at the same time also to improve its intracellular uptake and pharmacological activity. Within this frame, monoolein (GMO) nanoparticles loaded with IFD were prepared and their enhanced anticancer activity, compared to pristine IFD, was assessed. In this study, for the first time, an in vitro Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Microspectroscopy approaches were exploited to evaluate the effects of IFD, alone and loaded in GMO nanoparticles, on MDA-MB 231 breast cancer cell line. The anti-cancer effects of IFD were evidenced by both the spectroscopic techniques and discriminated from the GMO-induced changes in the culture environment; moreover, a synergistic effect of IFD and GMO administration can be envisaged by the experimental results.
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- Valentina Notarstefano
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, I-62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, I-62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, I-62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, SISSI Beamline, s.s. 14 km 163,500 in Area Science Park, I-34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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Lai X, Han ML, Ding Y, Chow SH, Le Brun AP, Wu CM, Bergen PJ, Jiang JH, Hsu HY, Muir BW, White J, Song J, Li J, Shen HH. A polytherapy based approach to combat antimicrobial resistance using cubosomes. Nat Commun 2022; 13:343. [PMID: 35039508 PMCID: PMC8763928 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28012-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A depleted antimicrobial drug pipeline combined with an increasing prevalence of Gram-negative ‘superbugs’ has increased interest in nano therapies to treat antibiotic resistance. As cubosomes and polymyxins disrupt the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria via different mechanisms, we herein examine the antimicrobial activity of polymyxin-loaded cubosomes and explore an alternative strategy via the polytherapy treatment of pathogens with cubosomes in combination with polymyxin. The polytherapy treatment substantially increases antimicrobial activity compared to polymyxin B-loaded cubosomes or polymyxin and cubosomes alone. Confocal microscopy and neutron reflectometry suggest the superior polytherapy activity is achieved via a two-step process. Firstly, electrostatic interactions between polymyxin and lipid A initially destabilize the outer membrane. Subsequently, an influx of cubosomes results in further membrane disruption via a lipid exchange process. These findings demonstrate that nanoparticle-based polytherapy treatments may potentially serve as improved alternatives to the conventional use of drug-loaded lipid nanoparticles for the treatment of “superbugs”. An increasing prevalence of Gram-negative bacteria increases the interest in nanotherapies to treat antibiotic resistance. Here, the authors examine the antimicrobial activity of polymyxin-loaded cubosomes and explore a polytherapy treatment of pathogens with cubosomes in combination with polymyxin.
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- Xiangfeng Lai
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.,Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW, 2232, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW, 2232, Australia.,National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- School of Energy and Environment & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.,Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, 518057, Shenzhen, China
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia. .,Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
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Maiti B, Bhattacharya S. Liposomal nanoparticles based on steroids and isoprenoids for nonviral gene delivery. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 14:e1759. [PMID: 34729941 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Natural lipid molecules are an essential part of life as they constitute the membrane of cells and organelle. In most of these cases, the hydrophobicity of natural lipids is contributed by alkyl chains. Although natural lipids with a nonfatty acid hydrophobic backbone are quite rare, steroids and isoprenoids have been strong candidates as part of a lipid. Over the years, these natural molecules (steroid and isoprenoids) have been used to make either lipid-based nanoparticle or functionalize in such a way that it could form nano assembly alone for therapeutic delivery. Here we mainly focus on the synthetic functionalized version of these natural molecules which forms cationic liposomal nanoparticles (LipoNPs). These cationic LipoNPs were further used to deliver various negatively charged genetic materials in the form of pDNA, siRNA, mRNA (nucleic acids), and so on. This article is categorized under: Biology-Inspired Nanomaterials > Lipid-Based Structures.
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- Bappa Maiti
- Technical Research Centre, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
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- Technical Research Centre, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India.,School of Applied & Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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Astolfi P, Giorgini E, Perinelli DR, Vita F, Adamo FC, Logrippo S, Parlapiano M, Bonacucina G, Pucciarelli S, Francescangeli O, Vaccari L, Pisani M. Cubic and Hexagonal Mesophases for Protein Encapsulation: Structural Effects of Insulin Confinement. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:10166-10176. [PMID: 34369787 PMCID: PMC8397388 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Monoolein-based cubic and hexagonal mesophases were investigated as matrices for insulin loading, at low pH, as a function of temperature and in the presence of increasing amounts of oleic acid, as a structural stabilizer for the hexagonal phase. Synchrotron small angle X-ray diffraction, rheological measurements, and attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to study the effects of insulin loading on the lipid mesophases and of the effect of protein confinement in the 2D- and 3D-lipid matrix water channels on its stability and unfolding behavior. We found that insulin encapsulation has only little effects both on the mesophase structures and on the viscoelastic properties of lipid systems, whereas protein confinement affects the response of the secondary structure of insulin to thermal changes in a different manner according to the specific mesophase: in the cubic structure, the unfolding toward an unordered structure is favored, while the prevalence of parallel β-sheets, and nuclei for fibril formation, is observed in hexagonal structures.
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- Paola Astolfi
- Dipartimento
SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle
Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento
DISVA, Università Politecnica delle
Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Scuola
di Scienze del Farmaco e dei Prodotti della Salute, Università di Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Dipartimento
SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle
Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento
SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle
Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento
SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle
Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento
SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle
Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Scuola
di Scienze del Farmaco e dei Prodotti della Salute, Università di Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Scuola
di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria, Università
di Camerino, Via Gentile
III da Varano, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Dipartimento
SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle
Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone
Trieste S.C.p.A., S.S. 14—km
163.5, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento
SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle
Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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Stability of cubic phase and curvature tuning in the lyotropic system of branched chain galactose-based glycolipid by amphiphilic additives. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Synchrotron Characterization of Hexagonal and Cubic Lipidic Phases Loaded with Azolate/Phosphane Gold(I) Compounds: A New Approach to the Uploading of Gold(I)-Based Drugs. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10091851. [PMID: 32947840 PMCID: PMC7558674 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Gold(I) phosphane compounds have recently attracted a renewed interest as potential new protagonists in cancer therapy. A class of phosphane gold(I) complexes containing azolate ligands has been successfully tested against several cancer cell lines and, in particular, against basal-like breast (BLB) cancer, a form characterized by strongly severe diagnosis and short life lapse after classic chemotherapy. Even though the anticancer activity of gold(I) phosphane compounds is thoroughly ascertained, no study has been devoted to the possibility of their delivery in nanovectors. Herein, nonlamellar lyotropic liquid crystalline lipid nanosystems, a promising class of smart materials, have been used to encapsulate gold(I) azolate/phosphane complexes. In particular, ((triphenylphosphine)-gold(I)-(4,5-dichloroimidazolyl-1H-1yl)) (C-I) and ((triphenylphosphine)-gold(I)-(4,5-dicyanoimidazolyl-1H-1yl)) (C-II) have been encapsulated in three different lipid matrices: monoolein (GMO), phytantriol (PHYT) and dioleoyl-phosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE). An integrated experimental approach involving X-ray diffraction and UV resonant Raman (UVRR) spectroscopy, based on synchrotron light and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, has been employed to establish the effects of drug encapsulation on the structure and phase behavior of the host mesophases. The results indicate that gold(I) complexes C-I and C-II are successfully encapsulated in the three lipid matrices as evidenced by the drug-induced phase transitions or by the changes in the mesophase lattice parameters observed in X-ray diffraction experiments and by the spectral changes occurring in UV resonant Raman spectra upon loading the lipid matrices with C-I and C-II.
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Vita F, Adamo FC, Pisani M, Francescangeli O. Nanostructure of Unconventional Liquid Crystals Investigated by Synchrotron Radiation. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E1679. [PMID: 32859117 PMCID: PMC7558469 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The macroscopic properties of novel liquid crystal (LC) systems-LCs with unconventional molecular structure as well as conventional LCs in unconventional geometries-directly descend from their mesoscopic structural organization. While X-ray diffraction (XRD) is an obvious choice to investigate their nanoscale structure, conventional diffractometry is often hampered by experimental difficulties: the low scattering power and short-range positional order of the materials, resulting in weak and diffuse diffraction features; the need to perform measurements in challenging conditions, e.g., under magnetic and/or electric fields, on thin films, or at high temperatures; and the necessity to probe micron-sized volumes to tell the local structural properties from their macroscopic average. Synchrotron XRD allows these problems to be circumvented thanks to the superior diffraction capabilities (brilliance, q-range, energy and space resolution) and advanced sample environment available at synchrotron beamlines. Here, we highlight the potentiality of synchrotron XRD in the field of LCs by reviewing a selection of experiments on three unconventional LC systems: the potentially biaxial and polar nematic phase of bent-core mesogens; the very high-temperature nematic phase of all-aromatic LCs; and polymer-dispersed liquid crystals. In all these cases, synchrotron XRD unveils subtle nanostructural features that are reflected into macroscopic properties of great interest from both fundamental and technological points of view.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria della Materia, dell’Ambiente ed Urbanistica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (F.V.); (F.C.A.); (M.P.)
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Mertins O, Mathews PD, Angelova A. Advances in the Design of pH-Sensitive Cubosome Liquid Crystalline Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E963. [PMID: 32443582 PMCID: PMC7281514 DOI: 10.3390/nano10050963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Nanostructure bicontinuous cubic phase self-assembled materials are receiving expanding applications as biocompatible delivery systems in various therapeutic fields. The functionalization of cubosome, spongosome, hexosome and liposome nanocarriers by pH-sensitive lipids and/or pH-sensitive polymer shells offers new opportunities for oral and topical drug delivery towards a new generation of cancer therapies. The electrochemical behavior of drug compounds may favor pH-triggered drug release as well. Here, we highlight recent investigations, which explore the phase behavior of mixed nonlamellar lipid/fatty acid or phospholipid systems for the design of pH-responsive and mucoadhesive drug delivery systems with sustained-release properties. X-ray diffraction and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) techniques are widely used in the development of innovative delivery assemblies through detailed structural analyses of multiple amphiphilic compositions from the lipid/co-lipid/water phase diagrams. pH-responsive nanoscale materials and nanoparticles are required for challenging therapeutic applications such as oral delivery of therapeutic proteins and peptides as well as of poorly water-soluble substances. Perspective nanomedicine developments with smart cubosome nanocarriers may exploit compositions elaborated to overcome the intestinal obstacles, dual-drug loaded pH-sensitive liquid crystalline architectures aiming at enhanced therapeutic efficacy, as well as composite (lipid/polyelectrolyte) types of mucoadhesive controlled release colloidal cubosomal formulations for the improvement of the drugs' bioavailability.
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- Omar Mertins
- Institut Galien Paris-Saclay UMR8612, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France;
- Laboratory of Nano Bio Materials (LNBM), Department of Biophysics, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo 04023-062, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Nano Bio Materials (LNBM), Department of Biophysics, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo 04023-062, Brazil;
- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Université, CP 26, 75231 Paris, France
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- Institut Galien Paris-Saclay UMR8612, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France;
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Pisani M, Quassinti L, Bramucci M, Galassi R, Maggi F, Rossi B, Damin A, Carloni P, Astolfi P. Nanostructured liquid crystalline particles as delivery vectors for isofuranodiene: Characterization and in-vitro anticancer activity. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 192:111050. [PMID: 32344164 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Isofuranodiene is an oxygenated sesquiterpene containing a furan ring isolated from the essential oil of Smyrnium olusatrum L. (Apiaceae) owning notable anticancer activity. Despite its biological potential, the high lipophilicity along with a relatively low stability due to Cope rearrangement giving rise to a less active compound, make the perspective of its therapeutical use unlikely. On this basis, in the present work we evaluated bulk and dispersed non lamellar liquid crystalline phases as effective delivery vectors for isofuranodiene, and capable of preserving its structure and enhancing the biological activity. Small-angle X-ray scattering, dynamic light scattering, and UV resonance Raman spectroscopy were used to characterize the nanosystems in an integrated experimental approach. Encapsulation of isofuranodiene in the lipid matrix resulted in a transition from a cubic Im3m to a reversed hexagonal phase because of the highly lipophilic character of the drug, as obtained in SAXS measurements, and in significant shifts in the components of the Raman spectrum of isofuranodiene. The anticancer activity of isofuranodiene-loaded lipidic nanoparticles was assessed on MDA-MB 231 cell line by MTT assay and was found to be higher than that of pristine isofuranodiene.
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- Michela Pisani
- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning - SIMAU, Marche Polythecnic University, Via Brecce Bianche 12, I- 60131 Ancona, Italy.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, I-62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, I-62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University of Camerino, Via Sant'Agostino 1, I-62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, I-62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Elettra - Synchrotron Trieste S.C.p.A., S.S. 14 - Km 163.5, Basovizza, I-34149, Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, NIS Centre and INSTM Reference Centre University of Turin, Via G. Quarello 15, I-10135 Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences - D3A, Marche Polythecnic University, Via Brecce Bianche, I- 60131 Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning - SIMAU, Marche Polythecnic University, Via Brecce Bianche 12, I- 60131 Ancona, Italy.
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