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Nsanzamahoro S, Nan F, Shen L, Iradukunda Y, Li B, Yu WW. Designing a Hypoxia-Activated Sensing Platform Using an Azo Group-Triggered Reaction with the Formation of Silicon Nanoparticles. Anal Chem 2024; 96:11977-11984. [PMID: 38975827 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
Abstract
Hypoxia is known as a specific signal of various diseases, such as liver fibrosis. We designed a hypoxia-sensitive fluorometric approach that cleaved the azo bond (N═N) in the presence of hypoxia-controlled agents (sodium dithionite and azoreductase). 4-(2-Pyridylazo) resorcinol (Py-N═N-RC) bears a desirable hypoxia-responsive linker (N═N), and its azo bond breakup can only occur in the presence of sodium dithionite and azoreductase and leads to the release of 2,4-dihydroxyaniline, which can react with 3-[2-(2-aminoethylamino)ethylamino]propyltrimethoxysilane to generate yellow fluorescent silicon nanoparticles. This approach exhibited high selectivity and sensitivity toward both sodium dithionite and azoreductase over other potential interferences. The mouse liver microsome, which is known to contain azoreductase, was applied and confirmed the feasibility of the designed platform. Py-N═N-RC is expected to be a practical substrate for hypoxia-related biological analyses. Furthermore, silicon nanoparticles were successfully applied for Hela cell imaging owing to their negligible cytotoxicity and superb biocompatibility.
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- Stanislas Nsanzamahoro
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Organosilicon Materials and Technologies, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Organosilicon Materials and Technologies, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Organosilicon Materials and Technologies, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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Hu Y, Wei J, Shen Y, Chen S, Chen X. Barrier-breaking effects of ultrasonic cavitation for drug delivery and biomarker release. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2023; 94:106346. [PMID: 36870921 PMCID: PMC10040969 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Recently, emerging evidence has demonstrated that cavitation actually creates important bidirectional channels on biological barriers for both intratumoral drug delivery and extratumoral biomarker release. To promote the barrier-breaking effects of cavitation for both therapy and diagnosis, we first reviewed recent technical advances of ultrasound and its contrast agents (microbubbles, nanodroplets, and gas-stabilizing nanoparticles) and then reported the newly-revealed cavitation physical details. In particular, we summarized five types of cellular responses of cavitation in breaking the plasma membrane (membrane retraction, sonoporation, endocytosis/exocytosis, blebbing and apoptosis) and compared the vascular cavitation effects of three different types of ultrasound contrast agents in breaking the blood-tumor barrier and tumor microenvironment. Moreover, we highlighted the current achievements of the barrier-breaking effects of cavitation in mediating drug delivery and biomarker release. We emphasized that the precise induction of a specific cavitation effect for barrier-breaking was still challenged by the complex combination of multiple acoustic and non-acoustic cavitation parameters. Therefore, we provided the cutting-edge in-situ cavitation imaging and feedback control methods and suggested the development of an international cavitation quantification standard for the clinical guidance of cavitation-mediated barrier-breaking effects.
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- Yaxin Hu
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China; National-regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China; National-regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China; National-regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China; National-regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China; National-regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China.
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Przystupski D, Ussowicz M. Landscape of Cellular Bioeffects Triggered by Ultrasound-Induced Sonoporation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911222. [PMID: 36232532 PMCID: PMC9569453 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sonoporation is the process of transient pore formation in the cell membrane triggered by ultrasound (US). Numerous studies have provided us with firm evidence that sonoporation may assist cancer treatment through effective drug and gene delivery. However, there is a massive gap in the body of literature on the issue of understanding the complexity of biophysical and biochemical sonoporation-induced cellular effects. This study provides a detailed explanation of the US-triggered bioeffects, in particular, cell compartments and the internal environment of the cell, as well as the further consequences on cell reproduction and growth. Moreover, a detailed biophysical insight into US-provoked pore formation is presented. This study is expected to review the knowledge of cellular effects initiated by US-induced sonoporation and summarize the attempts at clinical implementation.
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Wang F, Dong L, Liang S, Wei X, Wang Y, Chang L, Guo K, Wu H, Chang Y, Yin Y, Wang L, Shi Y, Yan F, Li N. Ultrasound-triggered drug delivery for glioma therapy through gambogic acid-loaded nanobubble-microbubble complexes. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 150:113042. [PMID: 35658212 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Glioma is one of the most common primary brain tumors. Gambogic acid (GA) is widely used in tumor chemotherapy. However, GA has poor water solubility, low bioavailability, and difficult permeability across the blood-brain barrier (BBB), leading to poor efficacy against brain tumors. In our study, we developed negatively charged GA-loaded PLGA nanobubbles [GA/poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)] and conjugated them onto the surface of cationic lipid microbubbles (CMBs) through electrostatic interactions. The resulting GA/PLGA-CMB complex was characterized for its particle size, distribution, drug encapsulation efficiency, and ultrasound imaging property, revealing a high drug encapsulation efficiency and excellent contrast imaging capability. Importantly, significantly enhanced GA delivery into the brain could be observed after the intravenous administration of GA/PLGA-CMBs combined with low-intensity focused ultrasound (FUS) due to the cavitation from CMBs, which mediated blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening. Taking advantage of the opened BBB, GA/PLGA nanobubbles could be delivered into the tumor. Then, the second FUS irradiation at higher energy was used to induce the cavitation of GA/PLGA nanobubbles, producing the second cavitation on tumor cells, significantly enhancing the ability of GA to enter tumor cells and inhibit tumor growth inhibition efficacy.
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- Feng Wang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Medical Tissue Regeneration, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Medical Tissue Regeneration, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- The Sixth Clinical Medical College, Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Fu-tian), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453002, China
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- Department of Oncology, The third affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453002, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Medical Tissue Regeneration, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Medical Tissue Regeneration, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China.
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