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Mendes M, Nunes S, Cova T, Branco F, Dyrks M, Koksch B, Vale N, Sousa J, Pais A, Vitorino C. Charge-switchable cell-penetrating peptides for rerouting nanoparticles to glioblastoma treatment. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2024; 241:113983. [PMID: 38850741 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.113983] [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: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Glioblastoma (GB) is one of the most lethal types of neoplasms with unique anatomic, physiologic, and pathologic features that usually persist after exposure to standard therapeutic modalities. It is biologically aggressive, and the existence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits the efficacy of standard therapies. In this work, we hypothesize the potential of surface-functionalized ultra-small nanostructured lipid carriers (usNLCs) with charge-switchable cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) to overcome this biological barrier and improve targeted delivery to brain tumor tissues. The big question is: what is the potential of CPPs in directing nanoparticles toward brain tumor tissue? To answer this question, the usNLCs were functionalized with distinct biomolecules [five CPPs, c(RGDfK) and transferrin, Tf] through electrostatic interaction and its ability as a targeting approach to BBB (HBMEC) and glioma cells (U87 cells) evaluated in terms of physicochemical properties, cellular uptake, permeability in a 2D-BBB model, and tumor growth inhibition. Monte Carlo simulations elucidated CPP adsorption patterns. The permeability studies revealed that targeted usNLCs, especially usNLCsTf and usNLCsCPP4, exhibited an increased permeability coefficient compared to the non-targeted usNLCs. Functionalized usNLCs evidenced enhanced uptake in BBB cells, with smaller CPPs showing higher internalization (CPP1 and CPP2). Similarly, functionalized usNLCs exhibited more significant cytotoxicity in glioma cells, with specific CPPs promoting favorable internalization. Analysis of the endocytic pathway indicated that usNLCsCPPs were mainly internalized by direct translocation and caveolae-mediated endocytosis. Optimal usNLCs with dual targeting capabilities to both BBB and GB cells provide a promising therapeutic strategy for GB.
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- Maria Mendes
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Coimbra 3000-548, Portugal; Coimbra Chemistry Centre, Institute of Molecular Sciences - IMS, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-535, Portugal
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- Coimbra Chemistry Centre, Institute of Molecular Sciences - IMS, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-535, Portugal
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- Coimbra Chemistry Centre, Institute of Molecular Sciences - IMS, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-535, Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Coimbra 3000-548, Portugal
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arnimallee 20, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arnimallee 20, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- PerMed Research Group, Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Rua Doutor Plácido da Costa, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS@RISE, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto (FFUP), Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, Porto 4200-319, Portugal; Department of Community Medicine, Health Information and Decision (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Rua Doutor Plácido da Costa, Porto 4200-450, Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Coimbra 3000-548, Portugal; Coimbra Chemistry Centre, Institute of Molecular Sciences - IMS, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-535, Portugal
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- Coimbra Chemistry Centre, Institute of Molecular Sciences - IMS, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-535, Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Coimbra 3000-548, Portugal; Coimbra Chemistry Centre, Institute of Molecular Sciences - IMS, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-535, Portugal.
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Loiola RA, Hachani J, Duban-Deweer S, Sevin E, Bugno P, Kowalska A, Rizzi E, Shimizu F, Kanda T, Mysiorek C, Mazurek M, Gosselet F. Secretome of brain microvascular endothelial cells promotes endothelial barrier tightness and protects against hypoxia-induced vascular leakage. Mol Med 2024; 30:132. [PMID: 39187765 PMCID: PMC11348522 DOI: 10.1186/s10020-024-00897-6] [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: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024] Open
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Cell-based therapeutic strategies have been proposed as an alternative for brain and blood vessels repair after stroke, but their clinical application is hampered by potential adverse effects. We therefore tested the hypothesis that secretome of these cells might be used instead to still focus on cell-based therapeutic strategies. We therefore characterized the composition and the effect of the secretome of brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) on primary in vitro human models of angiogenesis and vascular barrier. Two different secretome batches produced in high scale (scHSP) were analysed by mass spectrometry. Human primary CD34+-derived endothelial cells (CD34+-ECs) were used as well as in vitro models of EC monolayer (CMECs) and blood-brain barrier (BBB). Cells were also exposed to oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) conditions and treated with scHSP during reoxygenation. Protein yield and composition of scHSP batches showed good reproducibility. scHSP increased CD34+-EC proliferation, tubulogenesis, and migration. Proteomic analysis of scHSP revealed the presence of growth factors and proteins modulating cell metabolism and inflammatory pathways. scHSP improved the integrity of CMECs, and upregulated the expression of junctional proteins. Such effects were mediated through the activation of the interferon pathway and downregulation of Wnt signalling. Furthermore, OGD altered the permeability of both CMECs and BBB, while scHSP prevented the OGD-induced vascular leakage in both models. These effects were mediated through upregulation of junctional proteins and regulation of MAPK/VEGFR2. Finally, our results highlight the possibility of using secretome from BMECs as a therapeutic alternative to promote brain angiogenesis and to protect from ischemia-induced vascular leakage.
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- Rodrigo Azevedo Loiola
- UR 2465, Laboratory of the Blood-Brain Barrier (LBHE), Sciences Faculty Jean Perrin, Artois University, 62300, Lens, France
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- UR 2465, Laboratory of the Blood-Brain Barrier (LBHE), Sciences Faculty Jean Perrin, Artois University, 62300, Lens, France
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- UR 2465, Laboratory of the Blood-Brain Barrier (LBHE), Sciences Faculty Jean Perrin, Artois University, 62300, Lens, France
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- UR 2465, Laboratory of the Blood-Brain Barrier (LBHE), Sciences Faculty Jean Perrin, Artois University, 62300, Lens, France
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- Pure Biologics S.A., Duńska 11, 54-427, Wroclaw, Poland
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- UR 2465, Laboratory of the Blood-Brain Barrier (LBHE), Sciences Faculty Jean Perrin, Artois University, 62300, Lens, France
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan
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- UR 2465, Laboratory of the Blood-Brain Barrier (LBHE), Sciences Faculty Jean Perrin, Artois University, 62300, Lens, France
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- UR 2465, Laboratory of the Blood-Brain Barrier (LBHE), Sciences Faculty Jean Perrin, Artois University, 62300, Lens, France.
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Ugodnikov A, Persson H, Simmons CA. Bridging barriers: advances and challenges in modeling biological barriers and measuring barrier integrity in organ-on-chip systems. LAB ON A CHIP 2024; 24:3199-3225. [PMID: 38689569 DOI: 10.1039/d3lc01027a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Biological barriers such as the blood-brain barrier, skin, and intestinal mucosal barrier play key roles in homeostasis, disease physiology, and drug delivery - as such, it is important to create representative in vitro models to improve understanding of barrier biology and serve as tools for therapeutic development. Microfluidic cell culture and organ-on-a-chip (OOC) systems enable barrier modelling with greater physiological fidelity than conventional platforms by mimicking key environmental aspects such as fluid shear, accurate microscale dimensions, mechanical cues, extracellular matrix, and geometrically defined co-culture. As the prevalence of barrier-on-chip models increases, so does the importance of tools that can accurately assess barrier integrity and function without disturbing the carefully engineered microenvironment. In this review, we first provide a background on biological barriers and the physiological features that are emulated through in vitro barrier models. Then, we outline molecular permeability and electrical sensing barrier integrity assessment methods, and the related challenges specific to barrier-on-chip implementation. Finally, we discuss future directions in the field, as well important priorities to consider such as fabrication costs, standardization, and bridging gaps between disciplines and stakeholders.
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- Alisa Ugodnikov
- Translational Biology & Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada.
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Translational Biology & Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada.
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- Translational Biology & Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada.
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, Canada
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Gopinadhan A, Hughes JM, Conroy AL, John CC, Canfield SG, Datta D. A human pluripotent stem cell-derived in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier in cerebral malaria. Fluids Barriers CNS 2024; 21:38. [PMID: 38693577 PMCID: PMC11064301 DOI: 10.1186/s12987-024-00541-9] [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: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption is a central feature of cerebral malaria (CM), a severe complication of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) infections. In CM, sequestration of Pf-infected red blood cells (Pf-iRBCs) to brain endothelial cells combined with inflammation, hemolysis, microvasculature obstruction and endothelial dysfunction mediates BBB disruption, resulting in severe neurologic symptoms including coma and seizures, potentially leading to death or long-term sequelae. In vitro models have advanced our knowledge of CM-mediated BBB disruption, but their physiological relevance remains uncertain. Using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived brain microvascular endothelial cells (hiPSC-BMECs), we aimed to develop a novel in vitro model of the BBB in CM, exhibiting enhanced barrier properties. METHODS hiPSC-BMECs were co-cultured with HB3var03 strain Pf-iRBCs up to 9 h. Barrier integrity was measured using transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) and sodium fluorescein permeability assays. Localization and expression of tight junction (TJ) proteins (occludin, zonula occludens-1, claudin-5), cellular adhesion molecules (ICAM-1, VCAM-1), and endothelial surface markers (EPCR) were determined using immunofluorescence imaging (IF) and western blotting (WB). Expression of angiogenic and cell stress markers were measured using multiplex proteome profiler arrays. RESULTS After 6-h of co-culture with Pf-iRBCs, hiPSC-BMECs showed reduced TEER and increased sodium fluorescein permeability compared to co-culture with uninfected RBCs, indicative of a leaky barrier. We observed disruptions in localization of occludin, zonula occludens-1, and claudin-5 by IF, but no change in protein expression by WB in Pf-iRBC co-cultures. Expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 but not EPCR was elevated in hiPSC-BMECs with Pf-iRBC co-culture compared to uninfected RBC co-culture. In addition, there was an increase in expression of angiogenin, platelet factor-4, and phospho-heat shock protein-27 in the Pf-iRBCs co-culture compared to uninfected RBC co-culture. CONCLUSION These findings demonstrate the validity of our hiPSC-BMECs based model of the BBB, that displays enhanced barrier integrity and appropriate TJ protein localization. In the hiPSC-BMEC co-culture with Pf-iRBCs, reduced TEER, increased paracellular permeability, changes in TJ protein localization, increase in expression of adhesion molecules, and markers of angiogenesis and cellular stress all point towards a novel model with enhanced barrier properties, suitable for investigating pathogenic mechanisms underlying BBB disruption in CM.
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- Adnan Gopinadhan
- Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, R4-402D 1044 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 620 Chestnut Street, Terre Haute, IN, 47809, USA
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- Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, R4-402D 1044 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, R4-402D 1044 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 620 Chestnut Street, Terre Haute, IN, 47809, USA.
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
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- Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, R4-402D 1044 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
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Chebotarev O, Ugodnikov A, Simmons CA. Porous Membrane Electrical Cell-Substrate Impedance Spectroscopy for Versatile Assessment of Biological Barriers In Vitro. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2024; 7:2000-2011. [PMID: 38447196 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00114] [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] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Cell culture models of endothelial and epithelial barriers typically use porous membrane inserts (e.g., Transwell inserts) as a permeable substrate on which barrier cells are grown, often in coculture with other cell types on the opposite side of the membrane. Current methods to characterize barrier function in porous membrane inserts can disrupt the barrier or provide bulk measurements that cannot isolate barrier cell resistance alone. Electrical cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) addresses these limitations, but its implementation on porous membrane inserts has been limited by costly manufacturing, low sensitivity, and lack of validation for barrier assessment. Here, we present porous membrane ECIS (PM-ECIS), a cost-effective method to adapt ECIS technology to porous substrate-based in vitro models. We demonstrate high fidelity patterning of electrodes on porous membranes that can be incorporated into well plates of a variety of sizes with excellent cell biocompatibility with mono- and coculture set ups. PM-ECIS provided sensitive, real-time measurement of isolated changes in endothelial cell barrier impedance with cell growth and barrier disruption. Barrier function characterized by PM-ECIS resistance correlated well with permeability coefficients obtained from simultaneous molecular tracer permeability assays performed on the same cultures, validating the device. Integration of ECIS into conventional porous cell culture inserts provides a versatile, sensitive, and automated alternative to current methods to measure barrier function in vitro, including molecular tracer assays and transepithelial/endothelial electrical resistance.
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- Oleg Chebotarev
- Translational Biology & Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Translational Biology & Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Translational Biology & Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, Canada
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
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Badawi AH, Mohamad NA, Stanslas J, Kirby BP, Neela VK, Ramasamy R, Basri H. In Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Models for Neuroinfectious Diseases: A Narrative Review. Curr Neuropharmacol 2024; 22:1344-1373. [PMID: 38073104 PMCID: PMC11092920 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x22666231207114346] [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: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a complex, dynamic, and adaptable barrier between the peripheral blood system and the central nervous system. While this barrier protects the brain and spinal cord from inflammation and infection, it prevents most drugs from reaching the brain tissue. With the expanding interest in the pathophysiology of BBB, the development of in vitro BBB models has dramatically evolved. However, due to the lack of a standard model, a range of experimental protocols, BBB-phenotype markers, and permeability flux markers was utilized to construct in vitro BBB models. Several neuroinfectious diseases are associated with BBB dysfunction. To conduct neuroinfectious disease research effectively, there stems a need to design representative in vitro human BBB models that mimic the BBB's functional and molecular properties. The highest necessity is for an in vitro standardised BBB model that accurately represents all the complexities of an intact brain barrier. Thus, this in-depth review aims to describe the optimization and validation parameters for building BBB models and to discuss previous research on neuroinfectious diseases that have utilized in vitro BBB models. The findings in this review may serve as a basis for more efficient optimisation, validation, and maintenance of a structurally- and functionally intact BBB model, particularly for future studies on neuroinfectious diseases.
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- Ahmad Hussein Badawi
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Centre for Foundation Studies, Lincoln University College, 47301, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Parvez MM, Sadighi A, Ahn Y, Keller SF, Enoru JO. Uptake Transporters at the Blood-Brain Barrier and Their Role in Brain Drug Disposition. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2473. [PMID: 37896233 PMCID: PMC10610385 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15102473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Uptake drug transporters play a significant role in the pharmacokinetic of drugs within the brain, facilitating their entry into the central nervous system (CNS). Understanding brain drug disposition is always challenging, especially with respect to preclinical to clinical translation. These transporters are members of the solute carrier (SLC) superfamily, which includes organic anion transporter polypeptides (OATPs), organic anion transporters (OATs), organic cation transporters (OCTs), and amino acid transporters. In this systematic review, we provide an overview of the current knowledge of uptake drug transporters in the brain and their contribution to drug disposition. Here, we also assemble currently available proteomics-based expression levels of uptake transporters in the human brain and their application in translational drug development. Proteomics data suggest that in association with efflux transporters, uptake drug transporters present at the BBB play a significant role in brain drug disposition. It is noteworthy that a significant level of species differences in uptake drug transporters activity exists, and this may contribute toward a disconnect in inter-species scaling. Taken together, uptake drug transporters at the BBB could play a significant role in pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD). Continuous research is crucial for advancing our understanding of active uptake across the BBB.
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- Md Masud Parvez
- Department of Quantitative, Translational & ADME Sciences (QTAS), AbbVie Biotherapeutics, San Francisco, CA 94080, USA; (M.M.P.)
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- Department of Quantitative, Translational & ADME Sciences (QTAS), AbbVie Biotherapeutics, San Francisco, CA 94080, USA; (M.M.P.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 1300 S Coulter St., Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
- Center for Blood-Brain Barrier Research, Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
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- Department of Quantitative, Translational & ADME Sciences (QTAS), AbbVie Biotherapeutics, San Francisco, CA 94080, USA; (M.M.P.)
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- Department of Quantitative, Translational & ADME Sciences (QTAS), AbbVie Biotherapeutics, San Francisco, CA 94080, USA; (M.M.P.)
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Deng K, Lu Y, Finnema SJ, Vangjeli K, Huang J, Huang L, Goodearl A. Application of In vitro transcytosis models to brain targeted biologics. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0289970. [PMID: 37611031 PMCID: PMC10446226 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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The blood brain barrier (BBB) efficiently limits the penetration of biologics drugs from blood to brain. Establishment of an in vitro BBB model can facilitate screening of central nervous system (CNS) drug candidates and accelerate CNS drug development. Despite many established in vitro models, their application to biologics drug selection has been limited. Here, we report the evaluation of in vitro transcytosis of anti-human transferrin receptor (TfR) antibodies across human, cynomolgus and mouse species. We first evaluated human models including human cerebral microvascular endothelial cell line hCMEC/D3 and human colon epithelial cell line Caco-2 models. hCMEC/D3 model displayed low trans-epithelial electrical resistance (TEER), strong paracellular transport, and similar transcytosis of anti-TfR and control antibodies. In contrast, the Caco-2 model displayed high TEER value and low paracellular transport. Anti-hTfR antibodies demonstrated up to 70-fold better transcytosis compared to control IgG. Transcytosis of anti-hTfR.B1 antibody in Caco-2 model was dose-dependent and saturated at 3 μg/mL. Enhanced transcytosis of anti-hTfR.B1 was also observed in a monkey brain endothelial cell based (MBT) model. Importantly, anti-hTfR.B1 showed relatively high brain radioactivity concentration in a non-human primate positron emission tomography study indicating that the in vitro transcytosis from both Caco-2 and MBT models aligns with in vivo brain exposure. Typically, brain exposure of CNS targeted biologics is evaluated in mice. However, antibodies, such as the anti-human TfR antibodies, do not cross-react with the mouse target. Therefore, validation of a mouse in vitro transcytosis model is needed to better understand the in vitro in vivo correlation. Here, we performed transcytosis of anti-mouse TfR antibodies in mouse brain endothelial cell-based models, bEnd3 and the murine intestinal epithelial cell line mIEC. There is a good correlation between in vitro transcytosis of anti-mTfR antibodies and bispecifics in mIEC model and their mouse brain uptake. These data strengthen our confidence in the predictive power of the in vitro transcytosis models. Both mouse and human in vitro models will serve as important screening assays for brain targeted biologics selection in CNS drug development.
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- Kangwen Deng
- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, United States of America
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, United States of America
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, United States of America
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, United States of America
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, United States of America
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, United States of America
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Komesli Y, Karasulu E. Permeability of Olmesartan Medoxomil from Lipid Based and Suspension Formulations using an Optimized HDM-PAMPA Model. Pharm Dev Technol 2022; 27:749-757. [PMID: 35972198 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2022.2114495] [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] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Hexadecane membrane-parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (HDM-PAMPA) is based on an artificial hexadecane membrane that separates the two compartments (donor and acceptor compartment). This model is used to predict the permeability of drugs in gastrointestinal tract and to simulate the passive absorption. In vivo behaviour of the drugs can be estimated with these systems in drug development studies. In our study we optimized HDM-PAMPA model to determine permeability of olmesartan medoxomil (OM) lipid based drug delivery system (OM-LBDDS). In order to prove that LBDDS formulation facilitates the weak permeability of OM, permeation rates were compared with the OM suspension formula (containing 0.25% v/w CMC). The experiment was performed on a 96-well MultiScreen® PAMPA filter plate (MAIPN4510). The permeability of olmesartan formulations from the donor to acceptor compartment separated by a HDM membrane were determined by the previous validated HPLC method. We created positive control series without coating hexadecane membrane to present the LBDDS and suspension formulation permeability from uncoated plates. The effective permeability constant (Pe) was calculated by the formula and improvement of permeability of OM-LBDDS formulation from hexadecane membrane was confirmed. On the contrary there was no permeation of OM-Suspension in the hexadecane coated plates. As a result, the intestinal permeability of OM-LBDDS was calculated to be at least 100 times more than the suspension. OM-Suspension permeation was only observed in the hexadecane uncoated positive control plates. This was also manifestation of HDM-PAMPA mimicking permeability of intestines because of its lipidic construction.
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- Yelda Komesli
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Altinbas University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.,Center for Drug R&D and Pharmacokinetic Applications (ARGEFAR), Ege University, 35040, Izmir, Turkey
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Liu HJ, Wang M, Shi S, Hu X, Xu P. A Therapeutic Sheep in Metastatic Wolf's Clothing: Trojan Horse Approach for Cancer Brain Metastases Treatment. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:114. [PMID: 35482117 PMCID: PMC9050993 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00861-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Early-stage brain metastasis of breast cancer (BMBC), due to the existence of an intact blood-brain barrier (BBB), is one of the deadliest neurologic complications. To improve the efficacy of chemotherapy for BMBC, a Trojan horse strategy-based nanocarrier has been developed by integrating the cell membrane of a brain-homing cancer cell and a polymeric drug depot. With the camouflage of a MDA-MB-231/Br cell membrane, doxorubicin-loaded poly (D, L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticle (DOX-PLGA@CM) shows enhanced cellular uptake and boosted killing potency for MDA-MB-231/Br cells. Furthermore, DOX-PLGA@CM is equipped with naturally selected molecules for BBB penetration, as evidenced by its boosted capacity in entering the brain of both healthy and early-stage BMBC mouse models. Consequently, DOX-PLGA@CM effectively reaches the metastatic tumor lesions in the brain, slows down cancer progression, reduces tumor burden, and extends the survival time for the BMBC animal. Furthermore, the simplicity and easy scale-up of the design opens a new window for the treatment of BMBC and other brain metastatic cancers.
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- Hai-Jun Liu
- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
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Huber I, Pandur E, Sipos K, Barna L, Harazin A, Deli MA, Tyukodi L, Gulyás-Fekete G, Kulcsár G, Rozmer Z. Novel cyclic C 5-curcuminoids penetrating the blood-brain barrier: Design, synthesis and antiproliferative activity against astrocytoma and neuroblastoma cells. Eur J Pharm Sci 2022; 173:106184. [PMID: 35413433 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2022.106184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Novel series of cyclic C5-curcuminoids 17a-j and 19-22 were prepared as cytotoxic agents and evaluated against human neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) or human grade IV astrocytoma (CCF-STTG1) cell lines in low (∼0.1 nM - 10 nM) concentrations. Among the tested 21 derivatives, 16 displayed potent antiproliferative activity with IC50 values in the low nanomolar to picomolar range (IC50 = 7.483-0.139 nM). Highly active compounds like N-monocarboxylic derivative 19b with IC50 = 0.139 nM value against neuroblastoma and N-alkyl substituted 11 with IC50 = 0.257 nM against astrocytoma proved some degree of selectivity toward non-cancerous astrocytes and kidney cells. This potent anticancer activity did not show a strong correlation with experimental logPTLC values, but the most potent antiproliferative molecules 11-13 and 19-22 are belonging to discrete subgroups of the cyclic C5-curcuminoids. Compounds 12, 17c and 19b were subjected to blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration studies, too. The BBB was revealed to be permeable for all of them but, as the apparent permeability coefficient (Papp) values mirrored, in different ratios. Lower toxicity of 12, 17c and 19b was observed toward primary rat brain endothelial cells of the BBB model, which means they remained undamaged under 10 µM concentrations. Penetration depends, at least in part, on albumin binding of 12, 17c and 19b and the presence of monocarboxylic acid transporters in the case of 19b. Permeation through the BBB and albumin binding, we described here, is the first example of cyclic C5-curcuminoids as to our knowledge.
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- Imre Huber
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Biological Barriers Research Group, Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Biological Barriers Research Group, Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Biological Barriers Research Group, Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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Piantino M, Louis F, Shigemoto-Mogami Y, Kitamura K, Sato K, Yamaguchi T, Kawabata K, Yamamoto S, Iwasaki S, Hirabayashi H, Matsusaki M. Brain microvascular endothelial cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells as in vitro model for assessing blood-brain barrier transferrin receptor-mediated transcytosis. Mater Today Bio 2022; 14:100232. [PMID: 35308041 PMCID: PMC8927846 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB), a selective barrier formed by brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMEC), represents a major challenge for the efficient accumulation of pharmaceutical drugs into the brain. The receptor-mediated transcytosis (RMT) has recently gained increasing interest for pharmaceutical industry as it shows a great potential to shuttle large-sized therapeutic cargos across the BBB. Confirming the presence of the RMT pathway by BMEC is therefore important for the screening of peptides or antibody libraries that bind RMT receptors. Herein, a comparative study was performed between a human cell line of BMEC (HBEC) and human induced pluripotent stem cells-derived BMEC-like cells (hiPS-BMEC). The significantly higher gene and protein expressions of transporters and tight junction proteins, excepting CD31 and VE-cadherin were exhibited by hiPS-BMEC than by HBEC, suggesting more biomimetic BBB features of hiPS-BMEC. The presence and functionality of transferrin receptor (TfR), known to use RMT pathway, were confirmed using hiPS-BMEC by competitive binding assays and confocal microscopy observations. Finally, cysteine-modified T7 and cysteine modified-Tfr-T12 peptides, previously reported to be ligands of TfR, were compared regarding their permeability using hiPS-BMEC. The hiPS-BMEC could be useful for the identification of therapeutics that can be transported across the BBB using RMT pathway.
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- Marie Piantino
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Joint Research Laboratory (TOPPAN INC.) for Advanced Cell Regulatory Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Regulation, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Regulation, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
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- Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Joint Research Laboratory (TOPPAN INC.) for Advanced Cell Regulatory Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Traditional in vitro models can replicate many essential features of drug transport/permeability across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) but are not entirely projecting in vivo central nervous system (CNS) uptake. Species differences fail to translate experimental therapeutics from the research laboratory to the clinic. Improved in vitro modeling of human BBB is vital for both CNS drug discovery and delivery. High-end human BBB models fabricated by microfluidic technologies offer some solutions to this problem. BBB's complex physiological microenvironment has been established by increasing device complexity in terms of multiple cells, dynamic conditions, and 3D designs. It is now possible to predict the therapeutic effects of a candidate drug and identify new druggable targets by studying multicellular interactions using the advanced in vitro BBB models. This chapter reviews the current as well as an ideal in vitro model of the BBB.
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- Snehal Raut
- Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA
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- Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA.
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Ettaoussi M, Laversin A, Vreulz B, Rami M, Lebegue N, Delagrange P, Caignard DH, Melnyk P, Liberelle M, Yous S. Synthesis and SAR Studies of Isoquinoline and Tetrahydroisoquinoline Derivatives as Melatonin Receptor Ligands. ChemMedChem 2021; 17:e202100658. [PMID: 34797951 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In our constant search for new successors of agomelatine, we report herein a new series of compounds resulting from bioisosteric modulation of the naphthalene ring. The isoquinoline and tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives were synthesized and pharmacologically evaluated. This isosteric replacement of the naphthalene group of agomelatine has led to potent agonist and partial agonist compounds with nanomolar melatonergic binding affinities. Overall, the presence of a nitrogen atom was accompanied with a decrease in the binding affinity toward both MT1 and MT2 and the loss of 5HT2C response, especially for tetrahydroisoquinoline in comparison with the parent compound. Interestingly, due to the presence of this nitrogen atom, a notable improvement in the pharmacokinetic properties was observed for all compounds.
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- Mohamed Ettaoussi
- UMR-S 1172-LiNC-Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- UMR-S 1172-LiNC-Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- UMR-S 1172-LiNC-Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- UMR-S 1172-LiNC-Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- UMR-S 1172-LiNC-Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- PEX Biotechnologie Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches Servier, 78290, Croissy sur Seine, France
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- PEX Biotechnologie Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches Servier, 78290, Croissy sur Seine, France
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- UMR-S 1172-LiNC-Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- UMR-S 1172-LiNC-Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- UMR-S 1172-LiNC-Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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Loiola RA, García-Gabilondo M, Grayston A, Bugno P, Kowalska A, Duban-Deweer S, Rizzi E, Hachani J, Sano Y, Shimizu F, Kanda T, Mysiorek C, Mazurek MP, Rosell A, Gosselet F. Secretome of endothelial progenitor cells from stroke patients promotes endothelial barrier tightness and protects against hypoxia-induced vascular leakage. Stem Cell Res Ther 2021; 12:552. [PMID: 34702368 PMCID: PMC8549346 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-021-02608-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cell-based therapeutic strategies have been proposed as an alternative for brain repair after stroke, but their clinical application has been hampered by potential adverse effects in the long term. The present study was designed to test the effect of the secretome of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) from stroke patients (scCM) on in vitro human models of angiogenesis and vascular barrier. METHODS Two different scCM batches were analysed by mass spectrometry and a proteome profiler. Human primary CD34+-derived endothelial cells (CD34+-ECs) were used for designing angiogenesis studies (proliferation, migration, and tubulogenesis) or in vitro models of EC monolayer (confluent monolayer ECs-CMECs) and blood-brain barrier (BBB; brain-like ECs-BLECs). Cells were treated with scCM (5 μg/mL) or protein-free endothelial basal medium (scEBM-control). CMECs or BLECs were exposed (6 h) to oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) conditions (1% oxygen and glucose-free medium) or normoxia (control-5% oxygen, 1 g/L of glucose) and treated with scCM or scEBM during reoxygenation (24 h). RESULTS The analysis of different scCM batches showed a good reproducibility in terms of protein yield and composition. scCM increased CD34+-EC proliferation, tubulogenesis, and migration compared to the control (scEBM). The proteomic analysis of scCM revealed the presence of growth factors and molecules modulating cell metabolism and inflammatory pathways. Further, scCM decreased the permeability of CMECs and upregulated the expression of the junctional proteins such as occludin, VE-cadherin, and ZO-1. Such effects were possibly mediated through the activation of the interferon pathway and a moderate downregulation of Wnt signalling. Furthermore, OGD increased the permeability of both CMECs and BLECs, while scCM prevented the OGD-induced vascular leakage in both models. These effects were possibly mediated through the upregulation of junctional proteins and the regulation of MAPK/VEGFR2 activity. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that scCM promotes angiogenesis and the maturation of newly formed vessels while restoring the BBB function in ischemic conditions. In conclusion, our results highlight the possibility of using EPC-secretome as a therapeutic alternative to promote brain angiogenesis and protect from ischemia-induced vascular leakage.
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Pure Biologics S.A., Duńska 11, 54-427, Wroclaw, Poland
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- UR 2465, Blood-Brain Barrier Laboratory (LBHE), Univ. Artois, 62300, Lens, France
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- UR 2465, Blood-Brain Barrier Laboratory (LBHE), Univ. Artois, 62300, Lens, France
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- UR 2465, Blood-Brain Barrier Laboratory (LBHE), Univ. Artois, 62300, Lens, France
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan
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- UR 2465, Blood-Brain Barrier Laboratory (LBHE), Univ. Artois, 62300, Lens, France
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- UR 2465, Blood-Brain Barrier Laboratory (LBHE), Univ. Artois, 62300, Lens, France.
- Laboratory of the Blood-Brain Barrier, Sciences Faculty Jean Perrin, Artois University, Lens, France.
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Neumaier F, Zlatopolskiy BD, Neumaier B. Drug Penetration into the Central Nervous System: Pharmacokinetic Concepts and In Vitro Model Systems. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:1542. [PMID: 34683835 PMCID: PMC8538549 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13101542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Delivery of most drugs into the central nervous system (CNS) is restricted by the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which remains a significant bottleneck for development of novel CNS-targeted therapeutics or molecular tracers for neuroimaging. Consistent failure to reliably predict drug efficiency based on single measures for the rate or extent of brain penetration has led to the emergence of a more holistic framework that integrates data from various in vivo, in situ and in vitro assays to obtain a comprehensive description of drug delivery to and distribution within the brain. Coupled with ongoing development of suitable in vitro BBB models, this integrated approach promises to reduce the incidence of costly late-stage failures in CNS drug development, and could help to overcome some of the technical, economic and ethical issues associated with in vivo studies in animal models. Here, we provide an overview of BBB structure and function in vivo, and a summary of the pharmacokinetic parameters that can be used to determine and predict the rate and extent of drug penetration into the brain. We also review different in vitro models with regard to their inherent shortcomings and potential usefulness for development of fast-acting drugs or neurotracers labeled with short-lived radionuclides. In this regard, a special focus has been set on those systems that are sufficiently well established to be used in laboratories without significant bioengineering expertise.
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- Felix Neumaier
- Institute of Radiochemistry and Experimental Molecular Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (B.D.Z.); (B.N.)
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Nuclear Chemistry (INM-5), Wilhelm-Johnen-Str., 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Radiochemistry and Experimental Molecular Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (B.D.Z.); (B.N.)
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Nuclear Chemistry (INM-5), Wilhelm-Johnen-Str., 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Radiochemistry and Experimental Molecular Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (B.D.Z.); (B.N.)
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Nuclear Chemistry (INM-5), Wilhelm-Johnen-Str., 52428 Jülich, Germany
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Hanafy AS, Dietrich D, Fricker G, Lamprecht A. Blood-brain barrier models: Rationale for selection. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 176:113859. [PMID: 34246710 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.113859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Brain delivery is a broad research area, the outcomes of which are far hindered by the limited permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Over the last century, research has been revealing the BBB complexity and the crosstalk between its cellular and molecular components. Pathologically, BBB alterations may precede as well as be concomitant or lead to brain diseases. To simulate the BBB and investigate options for drug delivery, several in vitro, in vivo, ex vivo, in situ and in silico models are used. Hundreds of drug delivery vehicles successfully pass preclinical trials but fail in clinical settings. Inadequate selection of BBB models is believed to remarkably impact the data reliability leading to unsatisfactory results in clinical trials. In this review, we suggest a rationale for BBB model selection with respect to the addressed research question and downstream applications. The essential considerations of an optimal BBB model are discussed.
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- Amira Sayed Hanafy
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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Magrì A, Risiglione P, Caccamo A, Formicola B, Tomasello MF, Arrigoni C, Zimbone S, Guarino F, Re F, Messina A. Small Hexokinase 1 Peptide against Toxic SOD1 G93A Mitochondrial Accumulation in ALS Rescues the ATP-Related Respiration. Biomedicines 2021; 9:948. [PMID: 34440152 PMCID: PMC8392704 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9080948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations in Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase (SOD1) gene represent one of the most common causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that specifically affects motor neurons (MNs). The dismutase-active SOD1 G93A mutant is responsible for the formation of toxic aggregates onto the mitochondrial surface, using the Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1 (VDAC1) as an anchor point to the organelle. VDAC1 is the master regulator of cellular bioenergetics and by binding to hexokinases (HKs) it controls apoptosis. In ALS, however, SOD1 G93A impairs VDAC1 activity and displaces HK1 from mitochondria, promoting organelle dysfunction, and cell death. Using an ALS cell model, we demonstrate that a small synthetic peptide derived from the HK1 sequence (NHK1) recovers the cell viability in a dose-response manner and the defective mitochondrial respiration profile relative to the ADP phosphorylation. This correlates with an unexpected increase of VDAC1 expression and a reduction of SOD1 mutant accumulation at the mitochondrial level. Overall, our findings provide important new insights into the development of therapeutic molecules to fight ALS and help to better define the link between altered mitochondrial metabolism and MNs death in the disease.
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- Andrea Magrì
- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.M.); (S.Z.)
- we.MitoBiotech S.R.L., C.so Italia 172, 95125 Catania, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- BioNanoMedicine Center NANOMIB, School of Medicine & Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy; (B.F.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.M.); (S.Z.)
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- we.MitoBiotech S.R.L., C.so Italia 172, 95125 Catania, Italy;
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- BioNanoMedicine Center NANOMIB, School of Medicine & Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy; (B.F.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.M.); (S.Z.)
- we.MitoBiotech S.R.L., C.so Italia 172, 95125 Catania, Italy;
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Pizzocri M, Re F, Stanzani E, Formicola B, Tamborini M, Lauranzano E, Ungaro F, Rodighiero S, Francolini M, Gregori M, Perin A, DiMeco F, Masserini M, Matteoli M, Passoni L. Radiation and adjuvant drug-loaded liposomes target glioblastoma stem cells and trigger in-situ immune response. Neurooncol Adv 2021; 3:vdab076. [PMID: 34377986 PMCID: PMC8349181 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdab076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background The radio- and chemo-resistance of glioblastoma stem-like cells (GSCs), together with their innate tumor-initiating aptitude, make this cell population a crucial target for effective therapies. However, targeting GSCs is hardly difficult and complex, due to the presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and the infiltrative nature of GSCs arousing their dispersion within the brain parenchyma. Methods Liposomes (LIPs), surface-decorated with an Apolipoprotein E-modified peptide (mApoE) to enable BBB crossing, were loaded with doxorubicin (DOXO), as paradigm of cytotoxic drug triggering immunogenic cell death (ICD). Patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) obtained by GSC intracranial injection were treated with mApoE-DOXO-LIPs alone or concomitantly with radiation. Results Our results indicated that mApoE, through the engagement of the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), promotes mApoE-DOXO-LIPs transcytosis across the BBB and confers target specificity towards GSCs. Irradiation enhanced LDLR expression on both BBB and GSCs, thus further promoting LIP diffusion and specificity. When administered in combination with radiations, mApoE-DOXO-LIPs caused a significant reduction of in vivo tumor growth due to GSC apoptosis. GSC apoptosis prompted microglia/macrophage phagocytic activity, together with the activation of the antigen-presenting machinery crucially required for anti-tumor adaptive immune response. Conclusions Our results advocate for radiotherapy and adjuvant administration of drug-loaded, mApoE-targeted nanovectors as an effective strategy to deliver cytotoxic molecules to GSCs at the surgical tumor margins, the forefront of glioblastoma (GBM) recurrence, circumventing BBB hurdles. DOXO encapsulation proved in situ immune response activation within GBM microenvironment.
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- Marco Pizzocri
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- BioNanoMedicine Center NANOMIB, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854 Vedano al Lambro, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- BioNanoMedicine Center NANOMIB, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854 Vedano al Lambro, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy.,CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Immunopathology, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- BioNanoMedicine Center NANOMIB, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854 Vedano al Lambro, Italy
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico "C.Besta" Milano, Italy
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico "C.Besta" Milano, Italy.,Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Italy.,Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- BioNanoMedicine Center NANOMIB, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854 Vedano al Lambro, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy.,CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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Blood–Brain Barrier Dynamic Device with Uniform Shear Stress Distribution for Microscopy and Permeability Measurements. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11125584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Neurology has always been one of the therapeutic areas with higher attrition rates. One of the main difficulties is the presence of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) that restricts access to the brain for major drugs. This low success rate has led to an increasing demand for in vitro tools. The shear stress, which positively affects endothelial cell differentiation by mimicking blood flow, is required for a more physiological in vitro BBB model. We created an innovative device specifically designed for cell culture under shear stress to investigate drug permeability. Our dynamic device encompasses two compartments communicating together via a semi-permeable membrane, on which human cerebral microvascular endothelial (hCMEC/D3) cells were seeded. The fluidic controlled environment ensures a laminar and homogenous flow to culture cells for at least seven days. Cell differentiation was characterized by immunodetection of inter-endothelial junctions directly in the device by confocal microscopy. Finally, we performed permeability assay with lucifer yellow in both static and dynamic conditions in parallel. Our dynamic device is suited to the evaluation of barrier function and the study of drug transport across the BBB, but it could also be used with other human cell types to reproduce intestinal or kidney barriers.
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Castro Dias M, Odriozola Quesada A, Soldati S, Bösch F, Gruber I, Hildbrand T, Sönmez D, Khire T, Witz G, McGrath JL, Piontek J, Kondoh M, Deutsch U, Zuber B, Engelhardt B. Brain endothelial tricellular junctions as novel sites for T cell diapedesis across the blood-brain barrier. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:237782. [PMID: 33912914 PMCID: PMC8121105 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.253880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The migration of activated T cells across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a critical step in central nervous system (CNS) immune surveillance and inflammation. Whereas T cell diapedesis across the intact BBB seems to occur preferentially through the BBB cellular junctions, impaired BBB integrity during neuroinflammation is accompanied by increased transcellular T cell diapedesis. The underlying mechanisms directing T cells to paracellular versus transcellular sites of diapedesis across the BBB remain to be explored. By combining in vitro live-cell imaging of T cell migration across primary mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells (pMBMECs) under physiological flow with serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM), we have identified BBB tricellular junctions as novel sites for T cell diapedesis across the BBB. Downregulated expression of tricellular junctional proteins or protein-based targeting of their interactions in pMBMEC monolayers correlated with enhanced transcellular T cell diapedesis, and abluminal presence of chemokines increased T cell diapedesis through tricellular junctions. Our observations assign an entirely novel role to BBB tricellular junctions in regulating T cell entry into the CNS. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper. Highlighted Article: Ultrastructural analysis of T cell migration across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) under physiological flow identifies BBB tricellular junctions as sites of T cell diapedesis.
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- Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 270168, USA
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- Microscopy Imaging Center (MIC), University of Bern, Bern CH-3012, Switzerland.,Science IT Support (ScITS), Mathematical Institute, University of Bern, Bern CH-3012, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 270168, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin 10117, Germany
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern CH-3012, Switzerland
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Correia Carreira S, Taghavi M, Pavez Loriè E, Rossiter J. FleXert: A Soft, Actuatable Multiwell Plate Insert for Cell Culture under Stretch. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 7:2225-2245. [PMID: 33843187 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01448] [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] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Porous multiwell plate inserts are widely used in biomedical research to study transport processes or to culture cells/tissues at the air-liquid interface. These inserts are made of rigid materials and used under static culture conditions, which are unrepresentative of biological microenvironments. Here, we present FleXert, a soft, actuatable cell culture insert that interfaces with six-well plates. It is made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and comprises a porous PDMS membrane as cell/tissue support. FleXerts can be pneumatically actuated using a standard syringe pump, imparting tensile strains of up to 30%. A wide range of actuation patterns can be achieved by varying the air pressure and pumping rate. Facile surface functionalization of FleXert's porous PDMS membrane with fibronectin enables adhesion of human dermal fibroblasts and strains developing on FleXert's membrane are successfully transduced to the cell layer. 3D tissue models, such as fibroblast-laden collagen gels, can also be anchored to PDMS following polydopamine coating. Furthermore, collagen-coated FleXert membranes support the establishment of a human skin model, demonstrating the material's excellent biocompatibility required for tissue engineering. In contrast to existing technologies, FleXerts do not require costly fabrication equipment or custom-built culture chambers, making them a versatile and low-cost solution for tissue engineering and biological barrier penetration studies under physiological strain. This paper is an extensive toolkit for multidisciplinary mechanobiology studies, including detailed instructions for a wide variety of methods such as device fabrication, theoretical modeling, cell culture, and image analysis techniques.
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- Sara Correia Carreira
- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University Walk, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of Bristol, T Block, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, United Kingdom
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- Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of Bristol, T Block, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, United Kingdom
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Turning the spotlight on the oligosaccharide chain of GM1 ganglioside. Glycoconj J 2021; 38:101-117. [PMID: 33620588 PMCID: PMC7917043 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-021-09974-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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It is well over a century that glycosphingolipids are matter of interest in different fields of research. The hydrophilic oligosaccharide and the lipid moiety, the ceramide, both or separately have been considered in different moments as the crucial portion of the molecule, responsible for the role played by the glycosphingolipids associated to the plasma-membranes or to any other subcellular fraction. Glycosphingolipids are a family of compounds characterized by thousands of structures differing in both the oligosaccharide and the ceramide moieties, but among them, the nervous system monosialylated glycosphingolipid GM1, belonging to the group of gangliosides, has gained particular attention by a multitude of Scientists. In recent years, a series of studies have been conducted on the functional roles played by the hydrophilic part of GM1, its oligosaccharide, that we have named “OligoGM1”. These studies allowed to shed new light on the mechanisms underlying the properties of GM1 defining the role of the OligoGM1 in determining precise interactions with membrane proteins instrumental for the neuronal functions, leaving to the ceramide the role of correctly positioning the GM1 in the membrane crucial for the oligosaccharide-protein interactions. In this review we aim to report the recent studies on the cascade of events modulated by OligoGM1, as the bioactive portion of GM1, to support neuronal differentiation and trophism together with preclinical studies on its potential to modify the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
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Piantino M, Figarol A, Matsusaki M. Three-Dimensional in vitro Models of Healthy and Tumor Brain Microvasculature for Drug and Toxicity Screening. FRONTIERS IN TOXICOLOGY 2021; 3:656254. [PMID: 35295158 PMCID: PMC8915870 DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2021.656254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Tissue vascularization is essential for its oxygenation and the homogenous diffusion of nutrients. Cutting-edge studies are focusing on the vascularization of three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models of human tissues. The reproduction of the brain vasculature is particularly challenging as numerous cell types are involved. Moreover, the blood-brain barrier, which acts as a selective filter between the vascular system and the brain, is a complex structure to replicate. Nevertheless, tremendous advances have been made in recent years, and several works have proposed promising 3D in vitro models of the brain microvasculature. They incorporate cell co-cultures organized in 3D scaffolds, often consisting of components of the native extracellular matrix (ECM), to obtain a micro-environment similar to the in vivo physiological state. These models are particularly useful for studying adverse effects on the healthy brain vasculature. They provide insights into the molecular and cellular events involved in the pathological evolutions of this vasculature, such as those supporting the appearance of brain cancers. Glioblastoma multiform (GBM) is the most common form of brain cancer and one of the most vascularized solid tumors. It is characterized by a high aggressiveness and therapy resistance. Current conventional therapies are unable to prevent the high risk of recurrence of the disease. Most of the new drug candidates fail to pass clinical trials, despite the promising results shown in vitro. The conventional in vitro models are unable to efficiently reproduce the specific features of GBM tumors. Recent studies have indeed suggested a high heterogeneity of the tumor brain vasculature, with the coexistence of intact and leaky regions resulting from the constant remodeling of the ECM by glioma cells. In this review paper, after summarizing the advances in 3D in vitro brain vasculature models, we focus on the latest achievements in vascularized GBM modeling, and the potential applications for both healthy and pathological models as platforms for drug screening and toxicological assays. Particular attention will be paid to discuss the relevance of these models in terms of cell-cell, cell-ECM interactions, vascularization and permeability properties, which are crucial parameters for improving in vitro testing accuracy.
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- Marie Piantino
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institut Jean Lamour, UMR 7198 CNRS, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- *Correspondence: Michiya Matsusaki
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Curtaz CJ, Schmitt C, Blecharz-Lang KG, Roewer N, Wöckel A, Burek M. Circulating MicroRNAs and Blood-Brain-Barrier Function in Breast Cancer Metastasis. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 26:1417-1427. [PMID: 32175838 PMCID: PMC7475800 DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200316151720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Brain metastases are a major cause of death in breast cancer patients. A key event in the metastatic progression of breast cancer in the brain is the migration of cancer cells across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The BBB is a natural barrier with specialized functions that protect the brain from harmful substances, including anti-tumor drugs. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) sequestered by cells are mediators of cell-cell communication. EVs carry cellular components, including microRNAs that affect the cellular processes of target cells. Here, we summarize the knowledge about microRNAs known to play a significant role in breast cancer and/or in the BBB function. In addition, we describe previously established in vitro BBB models, which are a useful tool for studying molecular mechanisms involved in the formation of brain metastases.
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- Carolin J Curtaz
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Neurosurgery, Charite - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Morofuji Y, Nakagawa S. Drug Development for Central Nervous System Diseases Using In vitro Blood-brain Barrier Models and Drug Repositioning. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 26:1466-1485. [PMID: 32091330 PMCID: PMC7499354 DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200224112534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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An important goal of biomedical research is to translate basic research findings into practical clinical implementation. Despite the advances in the technology used in drug discovery, the development of drugs for central nervous system diseases remains challenging. The failure rate for new drugs targeting important central nervous system diseases is high compared to most other areas of drug discovery. The main reason for the failure is the poor penetration efficacy across the blood-brain barrier. The blood-brain barrier represents the bottleneck in central nervous system drug development and is the most important factor limiting the future growth of neurotherapeutics. Meanwhile, drug repositioning has been becoming increasingly popular and it seems a promising field in central nervous system drug development. In vitro blood-brain barrier models with high predictability are expected for drug development and drug repositioning. In this review, the recent progress of in vitro BBB models and the drug repositioning for central nervous system diseases will be discussed.
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- Yoichi Morofuji
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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García-Salvador A, Domínguez-Monedero A, Gómez-Fernández P, García-Bilbao A, Carregal-Romero S, Castilla J, Goñi-de-Cerio F. Evaluation of the Influence of Astrocytes on In Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Models. Altern Lab Anim 2020; 48:184-200. [PMID: 33136430 DOI: 10.1177/0261192920966954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In vitro blood-brain barrier (BBB) models are a useful tool to screen the permeability and toxicity of new drugs. Currently, many different in vitro BBB models coexist, but none stands out as being notably better than the rest. Therefore, there is still a need to evaluate the quality of BBB models under various conditions and assess their ability to mimic the in vivo situation. In this study, two brain endothelial cell lines (bEnd.3 and hCMEC/D3) and two epithelial-like cell lines (MDCKII and Caco-2) were selected for BBB modelling purposes. They were grown as monolayers of a single cell type, under the following conditions: in coculture with either primary or immortalised astrocytes; or in the presence of primary or immortalised astrocyte-derived conditioned media. A total of 20 different BBB models were established in this manner, in order to assess the effects of the astroglial components on the BBB phenotype in each case. To this end, six parameters were studied: the expression of selected tight junction proteins; the enzyme activities of alkaline phosphatase and of gamma glutamyl transpeptidase; the transendothelial/transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER); restriction in paracellular transport; and efflux transporter inhibition were each evaluated and correlated. The results showed that coculturing with either primary or immortalised astrocytes led to a general improvement in all parameters studied, evidencing the contribution of this cell type to effective BBB formation. Furthermore, the permeability coefficient (P e) of the tracer molecule, Lucifer Yellow, correlated with three of the six parameters studied. In addition, this study highlights the potential for the use of the Lucifer Yellow P e value as an indicator of barrier integrity in in vitro BBB models, which could be useful for screening the permeability of new drugs.
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- Adrián García-Salvador
- 73049GAIKER Technology Centre, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Zamudio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- 73049GAIKER Technology Centre, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Zamudio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- 73049GAIKER Technology Centre, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Zamudio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- 73049GAIKER Technology Centre, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Zamudio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Molecular and Functional Biomarkers Group, 90216CIC biomaGUNE (BRTA), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain
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- 73038CIC bioGUNE (BRTA), Derio, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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- 73049GAIKER Technology Centre, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Zamudio, Bizkaia, Spain
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Paul A, Huber A, Rand D, Gosselet F, Cooper I, Gazit E, Segal D. Naphthoquinone–Dopamine Hybrids Inhibit α‐Synuclein Aggregation, Disrupt Preformed Fibrils, and Attenuate Aggregate‐Induced Toxicity. Chemistry 2020; 26:16486-16496. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Ashim Paul
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Ramat Gan 52621 Israel
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- UR 2465 Blood-brain barrier Laboratory (LBHE) Artois University 62300 Lens France
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Ramat Gan 52621 Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
- Sagol Interdisciplinary School of Neuroscience Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
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Viswanathan GK, Shwartz D, Losev Y, Arad E, Shemesh C, Pichinuk E, Engel H, Raveh A, Jelinek R, Cooper I, Gosselet F, Gazit E, Segal D. Purpurin modulates Tau-derived VQIVYK fibrillization and ameliorates Alzheimer's disease-like symptoms in animal model. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 77:2795-2813. [PMID: 31562564 PMCID: PMC11104911 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03312-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Neurofibrillary tangles of the Tau protein and plaques of the amyloid β peptide are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is characterized by the conversion of monomeric proteins/peptides into misfolded β-sheet rich fibrils. Halting the fibrillation process and disrupting the existing aggregates are key challenges for AD drug development. Previously, we performed in vitro high-throughput screening for the identification of potent inhibitors of Tau aggregation using a proxy model, a highly aggregation-prone hexapeptide fragment 306VQIVYK311 (termed PHF6) derived from Tau. Here we have characterized a hit molecule from that screen as a modulator of Tau aggregation using in vitro, in silico, and in vivo techniques. This molecule, an anthraquinone derivative named Purpurin, inhibited ~ 50% of PHF6 fibrillization in vitro at equimolar concentration and disassembled pre-formed PHF6 fibrils. In silico studies showed that Purpurin interacted with key residues of PHF6, which are responsible for maintaining its β-sheets conformation. Isothermal titration calorimetry and surface plasmon resonance experiments with PHF6 and full-length Tau (FL-Tau), respectively, indicated that Purpurin interacted with PHF6 predominantly via hydrophobic contacts and displayed a dose-dependent complexation with FL-Tau. Purpurin was non-toxic when fed to Drosophila and it significantly ameliorated the AD-related neurotoxic symptoms of transgenic flies expressing WT-FL human Tau (hTau) plausibly by inhibiting Tau accumulation and reducing Tau phosphorylation. Purpurin also reduced hTau accumulation in cell culture overexpressing hTau. Importantly, Purpurin efficiently crossed an in vitro human blood-brain barrier model. Our findings suggest that Purpurin could be a potential lead molecule for AD therapeutics.
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- Guru Krishnakumar Viswanathan
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Ilse Katz Institute (IKI) for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501, Beer Sheva, Israel
- Department of Chemistry, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Blavatnik Center for Drug Discovery, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Blavatnik Center for Drug Discovery, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Blavatnik Center for Drug Discovery, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Ilse Katz Institute (IKI) for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501, Beer Sheva, Israel
- Department of Chemistry, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Herzliya, Israel
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- Blood-Brain Barrier Laboratory (LBHE), Université d'Artois, Lens, France
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Blavatnik Center for Drug Discovery, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- The Interdisciplinary Sagol School of Neurosciences, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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GM1 Oligosaccharide Crosses the Human Blood-Brain Barrier In Vitro by a Paracellular Route. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21082858. [PMID: 32325905 PMCID: PMC7215935 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Ganglioside GM1 (GM1) has been reported to functionally recover degenerated nervous system in vitro and in vivo, but the possibility to translate GM1′s potential in clinical settings is counteracted by its low ability to overcome the blood–brain barrier (BBB) due to its amphiphilic nature. Interestingly, the soluble and hydrophilic GM1-oligosaccharide (OligoGM1) is able to punctually replace GM1 neurotrophic functions alone, both in vitro and in vivo. In order to take advantage of OligoGM1 properties, which overcome GM1′s pharmacological limitations, here we characterize the OligoGM1 brain transport by using a human in vitro BBB model. OligoGM1 showed a 20-fold higher crossing rate than GM1 and time–concentration-dependent transport. Additionally, OligoGM1 crossed the barrier at 4 °C and in inverse transport experiments, allowing consideration of the passive paracellular route. This was confirmed by the exclusion of a direct interaction with the active ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters using the “pump out” system. Finally, after barrier crossing, OligoGM1 remained intact and able to induce Neuro2a cell neuritogenesis by activating the TrkA pathway. Importantly, these in vitro data demonstrated that OligoGM1, lacking the hydrophobic ceramide, can advantageously cross the BBB in comparison with GM1, while maintaining its neuroproperties. This study has improved the knowledge about OligoGM1′s pharmacological potential, offering a tangible therapeutic strategy.
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Nishihara H, Soldati S, Mossu A, Rosito M, Rudolph H, Muller WA, Latorre D, Sallusto F, Sospedra M, Martin R, Ishikawa H, Tenenbaum T, Schroten H, Gosselet F, Engelhardt B. Human CD4 + T cell subsets differ in their abilities to cross endothelial and epithelial brain barriers in vitro. Fluids Barriers CNS 2020; 17:3. [PMID: 32008573 PMCID: PMC6996191 DOI: 10.1186/s12987-019-0165-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background The brain barriers establish compartments in the central nervous system (CNS) that significantly differ in their communication with the peripheral immune system. In this function they strictly control T-cell entry into the CNS. T cells can reach the CNS by either crossing the endothelial blood–brain barrier (BBB) or the epithelial blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB) of the choroid plexus (ChP). Objective Analysis of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the migration of different human CD4+ T-cell subsets across the BBB versus the BCSFB. Methods Human in vitro models of the BBB and BCSFB were employed to study the migration of circulating and CNS-entry experienced CD4+ T helper cell subsets (Th1, Th1*, Th2, Th17) across the BBB and BCSFB under inflammatory and non-inflammatory conditions in vitro. Results While under non-inflammatory conditions Th1* and Th1 cells preferentially crossed the BBB, under inflammatory conditions the migration rate of all Th subsets across the BBB was comparable. The migration of all Th subsets across the BCSFB from the same donor was 10- to 20-fold lower when compared to their migration across the BBB. Interestingly, Th17 cells preferentially crossed the BCSFB under both, non-inflamed and inflamed conditions. Barrier-crossing experienced Th cells sorted from CSF of MS patients showed migratory characteristics indistinguishable from those of circulating Th cells of healthy donors. All Th cell subsets could additionally cross the BCSFB from the CSF to ChP stroma side. T-cell migration across the BCSFB involved epithelial ICAM-1 irrespective of the direction of migration. Conclusions Our observations underscore that different Th subsets may use different anatomical routes to enter the CNS during immune surveillance versus neuroinflammation with the BCSFB establishing a tighter barrier for T-cell entry into the CNS compared to the BBB. In addition, CNS-entry experienced Th cell subsets isolated from the CSF of MS patients do not show an increased ability to cross the brain barriers when compared to circulating Th cell subsets from healthy donors underscoring the active role of the brain barriers in controlling T-cell entry into the CNS. Also we identify ICAM-1 to mediate T cell migration across the BCSFB.
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- Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Transcure Bioservices, Archamps, France
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- Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Center for Life Nanoscience, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland.,Institute for Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland.,Institute for Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Neuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Neuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Clinical Regenerative Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Blood Brain Barrier Laboratory, University of Artois, Lens, France
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Raimondi I, Izzo L, Tunesi M, Comar M, Albani D, Giordano C. Organ-On-A-Chip in vitro Models of the Brain and the Blood-Brain Barrier and Their Value to Study the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Neurodegeneration. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 7:435. [PMID: 31998702 PMCID: PMC6965718 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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We are accumulating evidence that intestinal microflora, collectively named gut microbiota, can alter brain pathophysiology, but researchers have just begun to discover the mechanisms of this bidirectional connection (often referred to as microbiota-gut-brain axis, MGBA). The most noticeable hypothesis for a pathological action of gut microbiota on the brain is based on microbial release of soluble neurotransmitters, hormones, immune molecules and neuroactive metabolites, but this complex scenario requires reliable and controllable tools for its causal demonstration. Thanks to three-dimensional (3D) cultures and microfluidics, engineered in vitro models could improve the scientific knowledge in this field, also from a therapeutic perspective. This review briefly retraces the main discoveries linking the activity of gut microbiota to prevalent brain neurodegenerative disorders, and then provides a deep insight into the state-of-the-art for in vitro modeling of the brain and the blood-brain barrier (BBB), two key players of the MGBA. Several brain and BBB microfluidic devices have already been developed to implement organ-on-a-chip solutions, but some limitations still exist. Future developments of organ-on-a-chip tools to model the MGBA will require an interdisciplinary approach and the synergy with cutting-edge technologies (for instance, bioprinting) to achieve multi-organ platforms and support basic research, also for the development of new therapies against neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Ilaria Raimondi
- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- SSD of Advanced Translational Microbiology, IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Department of Medical Sciences (DMS), University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Transport Studies Using Blood-Brain Barrier In Vitro Models: A Critical Review and Guidelines. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2020; 273:187-204. [PMID: 33037909 DOI: 10.1007/164_2020_394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Permeation is one of the most evaluated parameters using preclinical in vitro blood-brain barrier models, as it has long been considered to be one of the major factors influencing central nervous system drug delivery. Blood-brain barrier permeability can be defined as the speed at which a compound crosses the brain endothelial cell barrier and is employed to assess barrier tightness, which is a crucial feature of brain capillaries in vivo. In addition, it is used to assess brain drug penetration. We review traditionally used methods to assess blood-brain barrier permeability in vitro and summarize often neglected in vivo (e.g., plasma protein and brain tissue binding) or in vitro (e.g., culture insert materials or methodology) factors that influence this property. These factors are crucial to consider when performing BBB permeability assessments, and especially when comparing permeability data obtained from different models, since model diversification significantly complicates inter-study comparisons. Finally, measuring transendothelial electrical resistance can be used to describe blood-brain barrier tightness; however, several parameters should be considered while comparing these measurements to the blood-brain barrier permeability to paracellular markers.
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Gomez-Zepeda D, Taghi M, Scherrmann JM, Decleves X, Menet MC. ABC Transporters at the Blood-Brain Interfaces, Their Study Models, and Drug Delivery Implications in Gliomas. Pharmaceutics 2019; 12:pharmaceutics12010020. [PMID: 31878061 PMCID: PMC7022905 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12010020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Drug delivery into the brain is regulated by the blood-brain interfaces. The blood-brain barrier (BBB), the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB), and the blood-arachnoid barrier (BAB) regulate the exchange of substances between the blood and brain parenchyma. These selective barriers present a high impermeability to most substances, with the selective transport of nutrients and transporters preventing the entry and accumulation of possibly toxic molecules, comprising many therapeutic drugs. Transporters of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily have an important role in drug delivery, because they extrude a broad molecular diversity of xenobiotics, including several anticancer drugs, preventing their entry into the brain. Gliomas are the most common primary tumors diagnosed in adults, which are often characterized by a poor prognosis, notably in the case of high-grade gliomas. Therapeutic treatments frequently fail due to the difficulty of delivering drugs through the brain barriers, adding to diverse mechanisms developed by the cancer, including the overexpression or expression de novo of ABC transporters in tumoral cells and/or in the endothelial cells forming the blood-brain tumor barrier (BBTB). Many models have been developed to study the phenotype, molecular characteristics, and function of the blood-brain interfaces as well as to evaluate drug permeability into the brain. These include in vitro, in vivo, and in silico models, which together can help us to better understand their implication in drug resistance and to develop new therapeutics or delivery strategies to improve the treatment of pathologies of the central nervous system (CNS). In this review, we present the principal characteristics of the blood-brain interfaces; then, we focus on the ABC transporters present on them and their implication in drug delivery; next, we present some of the most important models used for the study of drug transport; finally, we summarize the implication of ABC transporters in glioma and the BBTB in drug resistance and the strategies to improve the delivery of CNS anticancer drugs.
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- David Gomez-Zepeda
- Inserm, UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, 75006 Paris, France; (M.T.); (J.-M.S.); (X.D.)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, 75013 Paris, France
- Correspondence: (D.G.-Z.); (M.-C.M.)
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- Inserm, UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, 75006 Paris, France; (M.T.); (J.-M.S.); (X.D.)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, 75013 Paris, France
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- Inserm, UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, 75006 Paris, France; (M.T.); (J.-M.S.); (X.D.)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, 75013 Paris, France
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- Inserm, UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, 75006 Paris, France; (M.T.); (J.-M.S.); (X.D.)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, 75013 Paris, France
- UF Biologie du médicament et toxicologie, Hôpital Cochin, AP HP, 75006 Paris, France
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- Inserm, UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, 75006 Paris, France; (M.T.); (J.-M.S.); (X.D.)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, 75013 Paris, France
- UF Hormonologie adulte, Hôpital Cochin, AP HP, 75006 Paris, France
- Correspondence: (D.G.-Z.); (M.-C.M.)
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Ghosh S, Lalani R, Patel V, Bhowmick S, Misra A. Surface engineered liposomal delivery of therapeutics across the blood brain barrier: recent advances, challenges and opportunities. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2019; 16:1287-1311. [DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2019.1676721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Saikat Ghosh
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan Campus, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
- Formulation Development Department-Novel Drug Delivery Systems, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan Campus, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
- Formulation Development Department-Novel Drug Delivery Systems, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan Campus, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan Campus, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
- Formulation Development Department-Novel Drug Delivery Systems, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan Campus, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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Formicola B, Dal Magro R, Montefusco-Pereira CV, Lehr CM, Koch M, Russo L, Grasso G, Deriu MA, Danani A, Bourdoulous S, Re F. The synergistic effect of chlorotoxin-mApoE in boosting drug-loaded liposomes across the BBB. J Nanobiotechnology 2019; 17:115. [PMID: 31711496 PMCID: PMC6844026 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-019-0546-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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We designed liposomes dually functionalized with ApoE-derived peptide (mApoE) and chlorotoxin (ClTx) to improve their blood–brain barrier (BBB) crossing. Our results demonstrated the synergistic activity of ClTx-mApoE in boosting doxorubicin-loaded liposomes across the BBB, keeping the anti-tumour activity of the drug loaded: mApoE acts promoting cellular uptake, while ClTx promotes exocytosis of liposomes.
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- Beatrice Formicola
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854, Vedano al Lambro, MB, Italy.
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854, Vedano al Lambro, MB, Italy
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- Department of Drug Delivery, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Drug Delivery, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Bio Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854, Vedano al Lambro, MB, Italy
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- Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi Sull'Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA), Scuola Universitaria Professionale Della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Università Della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Manno, Switzerland
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10128, Turin, Italy
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- Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi Sull'Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA), Scuola Universitaria Professionale Della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Università Della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Manno, Switzerland
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854, Vedano al Lambro, MB, Italy
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Crampton AL, Cummins KA, Wood DK. A high-throughput microtissue platform to probe endothelial function in vitro. Integr Biol (Camb) 2019; 10:555-565. [PMID: 30140833 DOI: 10.1039/c8ib00111a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A critical role of vascular endothelium is as a semi-permeable barrier, dynamically regulating the flux of solutes between blood and the surrounding tissue. Existing platforms that quantify endothelial function in vitro are either significantly throughput limited or overlook physiologically relevant extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions and thus do not recapitulate in vivo function. Leveraging droplet microfluidics, we developed a scalable platform to measure endothelial function in nanoliter-volume, ECM-based microtissues. In this study, we describe our high-throughput method for fabricating endothelial-coated collagen microtissues that incorporate physiologically relevant cell-ECM interactions. We showed that the endothelial cells had characteristic morphology, expressed tight junction proteins, and remodeled the ECM via compaction and deposition of basement membrane. We also measured macromolecular permeability using two optical modalities, and found the cell layers: (1) had permeability values comparable to in vivo measurements and (2) were responsive to physiologically-relevant modulators of endothelial permeability (TNF-α and TGF-β). This is the first demonstration, to the authors' knowledge, of high-throughput assessment (n > 150) of endothelial permeability on natural ECM. Additionally, this technology is compatible with standard cell culture equipment (e.g. multi-well plates) and could be scaled up further to be integrated with automated liquid handling systems and automated imaging platforms. Overall, this platform recapitulates the functions of traditional transwell inserts, but extends application to high-throughput studies and introduces new possibilities for interrogating cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions.
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- Alexandra L Crampton
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA.
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Cox A, Vinciguerra D, Re F, Magro RD, Mura S, Masserini M, Couvreur P, Nicolas J. Protein-functionalized nanoparticles derived from end-functional polymers and polymer prodrugs for crossing the blood-brain barrier. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2019; 142:70-82. [PMID: 31176723 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Nanoparticles may provide a viable way for neuroprotective drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which limits the passage of most drugs from the peripheral circulation to the brain. Heterotelechelic polymer prodrugs comprising a neuroprotective model drug (adenosine) and a maleimide functionality were synthesized by the "drug-initiated" approach and subsequent nitroxide exchange reaction. Nanoparticles were obtained by nanoprecipitation and exhibited high colloidal stability with diameters in the 162-185 nm range and narrow size distributions. Nanoparticles were then covalently surface-conjugated to different proteins (albumin, α2-macroglobulin and fetuin A) to test their capability of enhancing BBB translocation. Their performances in terms of endothelial permeability and cellular uptake in an in vitro BBB model were compared to that of similar nanoparticles with surface-adsorbed proteins, functionalized or not with the drug. It was shown that bare NPs (i.e., NPs not surface-functionalized with proteins) without the drug exhibited significant permeability and cellular uptake, which were further enhanced by NP surface functionalization with α2-macroglobulin. However, the presence of the drug at the polymer chain-end prevented efficient passage of all types of NPs through the BBB model, likely due to adecrease in the hydrophobicity of the nanoparticle surface and alteration of the protein binding/coupling, respectively. These results established a new and facile synthetic approach for the surface-functionalization of polymer nanoparticles for brain delivery purposes.
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- Alysia Cox
- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854 Vedano al Lambro, MB, Italy
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- Institut Galien Paris-Sud, UMR CNRS 8612, Univ Paris-Sud, Faculté de Pharmacie, 5 rue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry cedex, France
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854 Vedano al Lambro, MB, Italy.
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854 Vedano al Lambro, MB, Italy
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- Institut Galien Paris-Sud, UMR CNRS 8612, Univ Paris-Sud, Faculté de Pharmacie, 5 rue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry cedex, France
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Raoul Follereau 3, 20854 Vedano al Lambro, MB, Italy
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- Institut Galien Paris-Sud, UMR CNRS 8612, Univ Paris-Sud, Faculté de Pharmacie, 5 rue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry cedex, France
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- Institut Galien Paris-Sud, UMR CNRS 8612, Univ Paris-Sud, Faculté de Pharmacie, 5 rue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry cedex, France.
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Sato K. [Consideration for future in vitro BBB models - technical development to investigate the drug delivery to the CNS]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2019; 152:287-294. [PMID: 30531099 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.152.287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Blood vessels in the central nervous system (CNS) limit the material exchange between blood and parenchyma by blood brain barrier (BBB). At present, no appropriate in vitro BBB models are available for the investigation whether or not the candidate compounds for new drugs could be delivered to the CNS. This causes huge difficulties of the development of CNS drugs and prediction of CNS adverse effects. In this review, I first outline the structures and functions of BBB, together with the parameters used for the quantification of BBB functions. I also introduce the history of in vitro BBB models used in the drug development so far, i.e., the transition from non-cell models to the models using primary culture of rodent cells, porcine, bovine, cell lines, etc. More recently, the application of human cells differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells and microfluidic engineering have already started. BBB is essential for the maintenance of brain homeostasis and the mechanisms of the BBB development will be clarified by reproducing functional BBB on the dish. The new in vitro models and the data may provide accurate prediction of drug delivery to the CNS and the improvement of the evaluation system for toxicity and safety, thereby leading to successful launch of new drugs on the market.
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Ligustilide Ameliorates the Permeability of the Blood–Brain Barrier Model In Vitro During Oxygen–Glucose Deprivation Injury Through HIF/VEGF Pathway. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2019; 73:316-325. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Prieto P, Blaauboer BJ, de Boer AG, Boveri M, Cecchelli R, Clemedson C, Coecke S, Forsby A, Galla HJ, Garberg P, Greenwood J, Price A, Tähti H. Blood-Brain Barrier In Vitro Models and Their Application in Toxicology: The Report and Recommendations of ECVAM Workshop 49,. Altern Lab Anim 2019; 32:37-50. [PMID: 15603552 DOI: 10.1177/026119290403200107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Pilar Prieto
- ECVAM, Institute for Health & Consumer Protection, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 21020 Ispra (VA), Italy.
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Mossu A, Rosito M, Khire T, Li Chung H, Nishihara H, Gruber I, Luke E, Dehouck L, Sallusto F, Gosselet F, McGrath JL, Engelhardt B. A silicon nanomembrane platform for the visualization of immune cell trafficking across the human blood-brain barrier under flow. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2019; 39:395-410. [PMID: 30565961 PMCID: PMC6421249 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x18820584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Here we report on the development of a breakthrough microfluidic human in vitro cerebrovascular barrier (CVB) model featuring stem cell-derived brain-like endothelial cells (BLECs) and nanoporous silicon nitride (NPN) membranes (µSiM-CVB). The nanoscale thinness of NPN membranes combined with their high permeability and optical transparency makes them an ideal scaffold for the assembly of an in vitro microfluidic model of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) featuring cellular elements of the neurovascular unit (NVU). Dual-chamber devices divided by NPN membranes yield tight barrier properties in BLECs and allow an abluminal pericyte-co-culture to be replaced with pericyte-conditioned media. With the benefit of physiological flow and superior imaging quality, the µSiM-CVB platform captures each phase of the multi-step T-cell migration across the BBB in live cell imaging. The small volume of <100 µL of the µSiM-CVB will enable in vitro investigations of rare patient-derived immune cells with the human BBB. The µSiM-CVB is a breakthrough in vitro human BBB model to enable live and high-quality imaging of human immune cell interactions with the BBB under physiological flow. We expect it to become a valuable new tool for the study of cerebrovascular pathologies ranging from neuroinflammation to metastatic cancer.
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- Adrien Mossu
- 1 Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- 1 Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- 1 Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- 3 Blood Brain Barrier Laboratory, University of Artois, Lens, France
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- 4 Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland.,5 Institute for Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- 3 Blood Brain Barrier Laboratory, University of Artois, Lens, France
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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Boutin JA, Bouillaud F, Janda E, Gacsalyi I, Guillaumet G, Hirsch EC, Kane DA, Nepveu F, Reybier K, Dupuis P, Bertrand M, Chhour M, Le Diguarher T, Antoine M, Brebner K, Da Costa H, Ducrot P, Giganti A, Goswami V, Guedouari H, Michel PP, Patel A, Paysant J, Stojko J, Viaud-Massuard MC, Ferry G. S29434, a Quinone Reductase 2 Inhibitor: Main Biochemical and Cellular Characterization. Mol Pharmacol 2018; 95:269-285. [PMID: 30567956 DOI: 10.1124/mol.118.114231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Quinone reductase 2 (QR2, E.C. 1.10.5.1) is an enzyme with a feature that has attracted attention for several decades: in standard conditions, instead of recognizing NAD(P)H as an electron donor, it recognizes putative metabolites of NADH, such as N-methyl- and N-ribosyl-dihydronicotinamide. QR2 has been particularly associated with reactive oxygen species and memory, strongly suggesting a link among QR2 (as a possible key element in pro-oxidation), autophagy, and neurodegeneration. In molecular and cellular pharmacology, understanding physiopathological associations can be difficult because of a lack of specific and powerful tools. Here, we present a thorough description of the potent, nanomolar inhibitor [2-(2-methoxy-5H-1,4b,9-triaza(indeno[2,1-a]inden-10-yl)ethyl]-2-furamide (S29434 or NMDPEF; IC50 = 5-16 nM) of QR2 at different organizational levels. We provide full detailed syntheses, describe its cocrystallization with and behavior at QR2 on a millisecond timeline, show that it penetrates cell membranes and inhibits QR2-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production within the 100 nM range, and describe its actions in several in vivo models and lack of actions in various ROS-producing systems. The inhibitor is fairly stable in vivo, penetrates cells, specifically inhibits QR2, and shows activities that suggest a key role for this enzyme in different pathologic conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Jean A Boutin
- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
| | - Daniel A Kane
- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
| | - Françoise Nepveu
- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
| | - Karine Reybier
- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
| | - Philippe Dupuis
- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
| | - Marc Bertrand
- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
| | - Monivan Chhour
- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
| | - Thierry Le Diguarher
- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
| | - Mathias Antoine
- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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- Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie & Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Croissy-sur-Seine, France (J.A.B., M.A., Pi.D., A.G., J.S., G.F.); Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS-UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (F.B., H.G.); Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy (E.J.); Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Budapest, Hungary (I.G.); Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d'Orléans, UMR CNRS 7311, Orléans Cedex 2, France (G.G., H.D.C.); Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (E.C.H., P.P.M.); Departments of Human Kinetics (D.A.K.) and Psychology (K.B.), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France (F.N., K.R., M.C.); EUROFINS-CEREP SA, Celle L'Evescault, France (Ph.D.); Technologie Servier, Orléans, France (M.B., T.L.D.); CNRS-UMR 7292, GICC Innovation Moléculaire et Thérapeutique, Université de Tours, Tours, France (H.D.C., M.-C.V.-M.); Oxygen Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (V.G., A.P.); and Pôle d'Innovation Thérapeutique de Cardiologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Suresnes, France (J.P.)
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In Vitro Cell Models of the Human Blood-Brain Barrier: Demonstrating the Beneficial Influence of Shear Stress on Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cell Phenotype. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8946-1_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Torres-Vergara P, Escudero C, Penny J. Drug Transport at the Brain and Endothelial Dysfunction in Preeclampsia: Implications and Perspectives. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1502. [PMID: 30459636 PMCID: PMC6232255 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Transport of drugs across biological barriers has been a subject of study for decades. The discovery and characterization of proteins that confer the barrier properties of endothelia and epithelia, including tight junction proteins and membrane transporters belonging to the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) and Solute Carrier (SLC) families, represented a significant step forward into understanding the mechanisms that govern drug disposition. Subsequently, numerous studies, including both pre-clinical approaches and clinical investigations, have been carried out to determine the influence of physiological and pathological states on drug disposition. Importantly, there has been increasing interest in gaining a better understanding of drug disposition during pregnancy, since epidemiological and clinical studies have demonstrated that the use of medications by pregnant women is significant and this condition embodies a series of significant anatomical and physiological modifications, particularly at excretory organs and barrier sites (e.g., placenta, breast) expressing transporter proteins which influence pharmacokinetics. Currently, most of the research in this field has focused on the expression profiling of transporter proteins in trophoblasts and endothelial cells of the placenta, regulation of drug-resistance mechanisms in disease states and pharmacokinetic studies. However, little attention has been placed on the influence that the cerebrovascular dysfunction present in pregnancy-related disorders, such as preeclampsia, might exert on drug disposition in the mother’s brain. This issue is particularly important since recent findings have demonstrated that preeclamptic women suffer from long-term alterations in the integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In this review we aim to analyze the available evidence regarding the influence of pregnancy on the expression of transporters and TJ proteins in brain endothelial cells, as well the mechanisms that govern the pathophysiological alterations in the BBB of women who experience preeclampsia. Future research efforts should be focused not only on achieving a better understanding of the influence of preeclampsia-associated endothelial dysfunction on drug disposition, but also in optimizing the pharmacological treatments of women suffering pregnancy-related disorders, its comorbidities and to develop new therapies aiming to restore the integrity of the BBB.
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- Pablo Torres-Vergara
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.,Group of Research and Innovation in Vascular Health (GRIVAS Health), Chillán, Chile
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- Group of Research and Innovation in Vascular Health (GRIVAS Health), Chillán, Chile.,Vascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile.,Red Iberoamericana de Alteraciones Vasculares Asociadas a Trastornos del Embarazo (RIVA-TREM), Chillán, Chile
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- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Hersom M, Helms HC, Schmalz C, Pedersen TÅ, Buckley ST, Brodin B. The insulin receptor is expressed and functional in cultured blood-brain barrier endothelial cells but does not mediate insulin entry from blood to brain. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2018; 315:E531-E542. [PMID: 29584446 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00350.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Insulin and its receptor are known to be present and functional in the brain. Insulin cerebrospinal fluid concentrations have been shown to correlate with plasma levels of insulin in a nonlinear fashion, indicative of a saturable transport pathway from the blood to the brain interstitial fluid. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether insulin was transported across brain endothelial cells in vitro via an insulin receptor-dependent pathway. The study showed that the insulin receptor was expressed at both the mRNA and protein levels in bovine brain endothelial cells. Luminally applied radiolabeled insulin showed insulin receptor-mediated binding to the endothelial cells. This caused a dose-dependent increase in Akt-phosphorylation, which was inhibited by coapplication of an insulin receptor inhibitor, s961, demonstrating activation of insulin receptor signaling pathways. Transport of insulin across the blood-brain barrier in vitro was low and comparable to that of a similarly sized paracellular marker. Furthermore, insulin transport was not inhibited by coapplication of an excess of unlabeled insulin or an insulin receptor inhibitor. The insulin transport and uptake studies were repeated in mouse brain endothelial cells demonstrating similar results. Although it cannot be ruled out that culture-induced changes in the cell model could have impaired a potential insulin transport mechanism, these in vitro data indicate that peripheral insulin must reach the brain parenchyma through alternative pathways rather than crossing the blood-brain barrier via receptor mediated transcytosis.
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- Maria Hersom
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
- Discovery ADME, Global Research, Novo Nordisk, Måløv, Denmark
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- Insulin Metabolism and Safety Biology, Global Research, Novo Nordisk, Måløv, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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Absorption Characteristics of Combination Medication of Realgar and Indigo Naturalis: In Vitro Transport across MDCK-MDR1 Cells and In Vivo Pharmacokinetics in Mice after Oral Administration. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2018; 2018:6493630. [PMID: 30258467 PMCID: PMC6146668 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6493630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Realgar and indigo naturalis are clinically combined to treat varieties of leukemia. Exploring the drug-drug interactions might be beneficial to find active substances and develop new targeted drugs. This study aimed at exploring the change of arsenic concentration in mice and across MDCK-MDR1 cells and the cytotoxicity on K562 cells when realgar and indigo naturalis were combined. In the presence or absence of indigo naturalis, pharmacokinetics and cell-based permeability assays were used to evaluate the change of arsenic concentration, and K562 cell line was applied to evaluate the change of cytotoxicity. The drug concentration-time profiles exhibited that the combination medication group generated higher AUC, thalf, and longer MRT for arsenic, compared with the single administration of realgar. The apparent permeability coefficients (Papp) of bidirectional transport in MDCK-MDR1 cell permeability experiments showed that arsenic permeability obviously went up when indigo naturalis was incubated together. The combination medication significantly decreased the cell viability of K562 cells when both the concentration of realgar and the concentration of indigo naturalis were nontoxic. The pharmacokinetic research, the MDCK-MDR1 based permeability study, and the K562 cytotoxicity study were united together to verify the combination medication of realgar and indigo naturalis enhanced the absorption and the permeability across cells for arsenic and effectively inhibited the proliferation of K562 cell line. The molecular binding of As4S4 and indirubin was analyzed by computational study. It is predicted that the formation of the complex [As4S4 …Indirubin] involves noncovalent interaction that changes the concentration of arsenic.
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Dos Santos Rodrigues B, Oue H, Banerjee A, Kanekiyo T, Singh J. Dual functionalized liposome-mediated gene delivery across triple co-culture blood brain barrier model and specific in vivo neuronal transfection. J Control Release 2018; 286:264-278. [PMID: 30071253 PMCID: PMC6138570 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Gene therapy has become a promising approach for neurodegenerative disease treatment, however there is an urgent need to develop an efficient gene carrier to transport gene across the blood brain barrier (BBB). In this study, we strategically designed dual functionalized liposomes for efficient neuronal transfection by combining transferrin (Tf) receptor targeting and enhanced cell penetration utilizing penetratin (Pen). A triple cell co-culture model of BBB confirmed the ability of the liposomes to cross the barrier layer and transfect primary neuronal cells. In vivo quantification of PenTf-liposomes demonstrated expressive accumulation in the brain (12%), without any detectable cellular damage or morphological change. The efficacy of these nanoparticles containing plasmid β-galactosidase in modulating transfection was assessed by β-galactosidase expression in vivo. As a consequence of accumulation in the brain, PenTf-liposomes significantly induced gene expression in mice. Immunofluorescence studies of brain sections of mice after tail vein injection of liposomes encapsulating pDNA encoding GFP (pGFP) illustrate the superior ability of dual-functionalized liposomes to accumulate in the brain and transfect neurons. Taken together, the multifunctional liposomes provide an excellent gene delivery platform for neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Bruna Dos Santos Rodrigues
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA.
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Cox A, Andreozzi P, Dal Magro R, Fiordaliso F, Corbelli A, Talamini L, Chinello C, Raimondo F, Magni F, Tringali M, Krol S, Jacob Silva P, Stellacci F, Masserini M, Re F. Evolution of Nanoparticle Protein Corona across the Blood-Brain Barrier. ACS NANO 2018; 12:7292-7300. [PMID: 29953205 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b03500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Engineered nanoparticles offer the chance to improve drug transport and delivery through biological barriers, exploiting the possibility to leave the blood circulation and traverse the endothelial vascular bed, blood-brain barrier (BBB) included, to reach their target. It is known that nanoparticles gather molecules on their surface upon contact with biological fluids, forming the "protein corona", which can affect their fate and therapeutic/diagnostic performance, yet no information on the corona's evolution across the barrier has been gathered so far. Using a cellular model of the BBB and gold nanoparticles, we show that the composition of the corona undergoes dramatic quantitative and qualitative molecular modifications during passage from the "blood" to the "brain" side, while it is stable once beyond the BBB. Thus, we demonstrate that the nanoparticle corona dynamically and drastically evolves upon crossing the BBB and that its initial composition is not predictive of nanoparticle fate and performance once beyond the barrier at the target organ.
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- Alysia Cox
- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB , University of Milano-Bicocca , Via Raoul Follereau 3 , 20854 Vedano al Lambro (MB) , Italy
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- IFOM-FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology , IFOM-IEO Campus , Milan 20139 , Italy
- CICbiomaGUNE, Soft Matter Nanotechnology Group , San Sebastian-Donostia , 20014 Guipuzcoa , Spain
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB , University of Milano-Bicocca , Via Raoul Follereau 3 , 20854 Vedano al Lambro (MB) , Italy
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- IRCCS Institute of Pharmacological Research "Mario Negri″ , Milan 20139 , Italy
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- IRCCS Institute of Pharmacological Research "Mario Negri″ , Milan 20139 , Italy
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- IRCCS Institute of Pharmacological Research "Mario Negri″ , Milan 20139 , Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB , University of Milano-Bicocca , Via Raoul Follereau 3 , 20854 Vedano al Lambro (MB) , Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB , University of Milano-Bicocca , Via Raoul Follereau 3 , 20854 Vedano al Lambro (MB) , Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB , University of Milano-Bicocca , Via Raoul Follereau 3 , 20854 Vedano al Lambro (MB) , Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences , University of Milano-Bicocca , Milan 20126 , Italy
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- IRCCS Foundation Institute for Neurology "Carlo Besta" , IFOM-IEO Campus , Milan 20139 , Italy
- IRCCS Cancer Institute "Giovanni Paolo II" , Bari 70021 , Italy
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- Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Lausanne 1000 , Switzerland
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- Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Lausanne 1000 , Switzerland
- Interfaculty Bioengineering Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Lausanne 1000 , Switzerland
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB , University of Milano-Bicocca , Via Raoul Follereau 3 , 20854 Vedano al Lambro (MB) , Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB , University of Milano-Bicocca , Via Raoul Follereau 3 , 20854 Vedano al Lambro (MB) , Italy
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Lamartinière Y, Boucau MC, Dehouck L, Krohn M, Pahnke J, Candela P, Gosselet F, Fenart L. ABCA7 Downregulation Modifies Cellular Cholesterol Homeostasis and Decreases Amyloid-β Peptide Efflux in an in vitro Model of the Blood-Brain Barrier. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 64:1195-1211. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-170883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Yordenca Lamartinière
- Université d’Artois, EA 2465, Laboratoire de la Barrière Hémato-Encéphalique (LBHE), France
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- Université d’Artois, EA 2465, Laboratoire de la Barrière Hémato-Encéphalique (LBHE), France
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- Université d’Artois, EA 2465, Laboratoire de la Barrière Hémato-Encéphalique (LBHE), France
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- Department of Neuro-/Pathology, University of Oslo (UiO) & Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neuro-/Pathology, University of Oslo (UiO) & Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo, Norway
- University of Lübeck (UzL), LIED, Lübeck, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), Halle, Germany
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- Université d’Artois, EA 2465, Laboratoire de la Barrière Hémato-Encéphalique (LBHE), France
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- Université d’Artois, EA 2465, Laboratoire de la Barrière Hémato-Encéphalique (LBHE), France
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- Université d’Artois, EA 2465, Laboratoire de la Barrière Hémato-Encéphalique (LBHE), France
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