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Steffens RC, Folda P, Fendler NL, Höhn M, Bücher-Schossau K, Kempter S, Snyder NL, Hartmann L, Wagner E, Berger S. GalNAc- or Mannose-PEG-Functionalized Polyplexes Enable Effective Lectin-Mediated DNA Delivery. Bioconjug Chem 2024; 35:351-370. [PMID: 38440876 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.3c00546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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A cationic, dendrimer-like oligo(aminoamide) carrier with four-arm topology based on succinoyl tetraethylene pentamine and histidines, cysteines, and N-terminal azido-lysines was screened for plasmid DNA delivery on various cell lines. The incorporated azides allow modification with various shielding agents of different polyethylene glycol (PEG) lengths and/or different ligands by copper-free click reaction, either before or after polyplex formation. Prefunctionalization was found to be advantageous over postfunctionalization in terms of nanoparticle formation, stability, and efficacy. A length of 24 ethylene oxide repetition units and prefunctionalization of ≥50% of azides per carrier promoted optimal polyplex shielding. PEG shielding resulted in drastically reduced DNA transfer, which could be successfully restored by active lectin targeting via novel GalNAc or mannose ligands, enabling enhanced receptor-mediated endocytosis of the carrier system. The involvement of the asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR) in the uptake of GalNAc-functionalized polyplexes was confirmed in the ASGPR-positive hepatocarcinoma cell lines HepG2 and Huh7. Mannose-modified polyplexes showed superior cellular uptake and transfection efficacy compared to unmodified and shielded polyplexes in mannose-receptor-expressing dendritic cell-like DC2.4 cells.
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- Ricarda C Steffens
- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
- Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, 80799 Munich, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina 28035, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics, LMU Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany
- Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, 80799 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina 28035, United States
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, University Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 31, 79104 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
- Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, 80799 Munich, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
- Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, 80799 Munich, Germany
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Hincapie R, Bhattacharya S, Baksh MM, Sanhueza CA, Echeverri ES, Kim H, Paunovska K, Podilapu AR, Xu M, Dahlman JE, Finn MG. Multivalent Targeting of the Asialoglycoprotein Receptor by Virus-Like Particles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2304263. [PMID: 37649182 PMCID: PMC10840735 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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The asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR) is expressed in high density on hepatocytes. Multivalent variants of galactosyl carbohydrates bind ASGPR with high affinity, enabling hepatic delivery of ligand-bound cargo. Virus-like particle (VLP) conjugates of a relatively high-affinity ligand were efficiently endocytosed by ASGPR-expressing cells in a manner strongly dependent on the nature and density of ligand display, with the best formulation using a nanomolar-, but not a picomolar-level, binder. Optimized particles were taken up by HepG2 cells with greater efficiency than competing small molecules or the natural multigalactosylated ligand, asialoorosomucoid. Upon systemic injection in mice, these VLPs were rapidly cleared to the liver and were found in association with sinusoidal endothelial cells, Kupffer cells, hepatocytes, dendritic cells, and other immune cells. Both ASGPR-targeted and nontargeted particles were distributed similarly to endothelial and Kupffer cells, but targeted particles were distributed to a greater number and fraction of hepatocytes. Thus, selective cellular trafficking in the liver is difficult to achieve: even with the most potent ASGPR targeting available, barrier cells take up much of the injected particles and hepatocytes are accessed only approximately twice as efficiently in the best case.
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- Robert Hincapie
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine, 313 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine, 313 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine, 313 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine, 313 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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Li X, Liu C, Zhu H, Wang K, Ren X, Ma L, Zhang X, Liu M, Zhu B. Recent advances in small-molecule fluorescent probes with the function of targeting cancer receptors. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 15:5947-5977. [PMID: 37909733 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay01387a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Cancer is "the sword of Damocles" that threatens human life and health. Therefore, the diagnosis and treatment of cancer have been receiving much attention. Many overexpressed receptors on the surface of cancer cells provide us with an effective way to specifically identify the cancer cells, and receptor targeting strategies are becoming one of the hot ideas to enhance the ability of fluorescent probes to target tumors. Fluorescent probes connected to ligands are targeted at cancer cell surfaces through receptor-mediated endocytosis. Receptor-targeting probes can image and track cancer cells, determine tumor boundaries, monitor deep lesions, and play a role in clinical medicine, such as fluorescent imaging-guided surgery. In this review, based on the perspective of small molecule fluorescent probes, we reviewed the design ideas, photophysical properties, and applications of receptor-targeting probes for detecting biomarkers in imaging and tracing cancer cells and prospected the future developmental direction of such probes. We hope that this review will provide more ideas for the design and development of active targeting probes for receptors and lead to more applications in the medical field.
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- Xinke Li
- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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Batheja S, Sahoo RK, Tarannum S, Vaiphei KK, Jha S, Alexander A, Goyal AK, Gupta U. Hepatocellular carcinoma: Preclinical and clinical applications of nanotechnology with the potential role of carbohydrate receptors. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2023; 1867:130443. [PMID: 37573973 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2023.130443] [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: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common types of liver cancer; accounts for 75-85% of cases. The treatment and management of HCC involve different sanative options like surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, etc. Recently, various advancements have been introduced for the diagnosis and targeting of hepatic tumor cells. Among these, biomarkers are considered the primary source for the diagnosis and differentiation of tumor cells. With the advancement in the field of nanotechnology, different types of nanocarriers have been witnessed in tumor targeting. Nanocarriers such as nanoparticles, liposomes, polymeric micelles, nanofibers, etc. are readily prepared for effective tumor targeting with minimal side-effects. The emergence of various approaches tends to improve the effectiveness of these nanocarriers as demonstrated in ample clinical trials. This review focuses on the significant role of carbohydrates such as mannose, galactose, fructose, etc. in the development, diagnosis, and therapy of HCC. Hence, the current focus of this review is to acknowledge various perspectives regarding the occurrence, diagnosis, treatment, and management of HCC.
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- Sanya Batheja
- Nanopolymeric Drug Delivery Lab, Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305817, India
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- Nanopolymeric Drug Delivery Lab, Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305817, India
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- Nanopolymeric Drug Delivery Lab, Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305817, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sila Katamur, Changsari, Kamrup, Guwahati, Assam 781101, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sila Katamur, Changsari, Kamrup, Guwahati, Assam 781101, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sila Katamur, Changsari, Kamrup, Guwahati, Assam 781101, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305817, India
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- Nanopolymeric Drug Delivery Lab, Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305817, India.
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Diaz-Dussan D, Peng YY, Rashed FB, Macdonald D, Weinfeld M, Kumar P, Narain R. Optimized Carbohydrate-Based Nanogel Formulation to Sensitize Hypoxic Tumors. Mol Pharm 2023. [PMID: 37148327 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Solid tumors are often poorly vascularized, which impairs oxygen supply and drug delivery to the cells. This often leads to genetic and translational adaptations that promote tumor progression, invasion, metastasis, and resistance to conventional chemo-/radiotherapy and immunotherapy. A hypoxia-directed nanosensitizer formulation of a hypoxia-activated prodrug (HAP) was developed by encapsulating iodoazomycin arabinofuranoside (IAZA), a 2-nitroimidazole nucleoside-based HAP, in a functionally modified carbohydrate-based nanogel, facilitating delivery and accrual selectively in the hypoxic head and neck and prostate cancer cells. Although IAZA has been reported as a clinically validated hypoxia diagnostic agent, recent studies have pointed to its promising hypoxia-selective anti-tumor properties, which make IAZA an excellent candidate for further exploration as a multimodal theranostic of hypoxic tumors. The nanogels are composed of a galactose-based shell with an inner core of thermoresponsive (di(ethylene glycol) methyl ethyl methacrylate) (DEGMA). Optimization of the nanogels led to high IAZA-loading capacity (≅80-88%) and a slow time-controlled release over 50 h. Furthermore, nanoIAZA (encapsulated IAZA) displayed superior in vitro hypoxia-selective cytotoxicity and radiosensitization in comparison to free IAZA in the head and neck (FaDu) and prostate (PC3) cancer cell lines. The acute systemic toxicity profile of the nanogel (NG1) was studied in immunocompromised mice, indicating no signs of toxicity. Additionally, growth inhibition of subcutaneous FaDu xenograft tumors was observed with nanoIAZA, demonstrating that this nanoformulation offers a significant improvement in tumor regression and overall survival compared to the control.
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- Diana Diaz-Dussan
- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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Santo D, Mendonça PV, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ, Faneca H. Targeted downregulation of MYC mediated by a highly efficient lactobionic acid-based glycoplex to enhance chemosensitivity in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Int J Pharm 2023; 637:122865. [PMID: 36940837 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122865] [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: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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The chemosensitization of tumor cells by gene therapy represents a promising strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment. In this regard, HCC-specific and highly efficient gene delivery nanocarriers are urgently needed. For this purpose, novel lactobionic acid-based gene delivery nanosystems were developed to downregulate c-MYC expression and sensitize tumor cells to low concentration of sorafenib (SF). A library of tailor-made cationic glycopolymers, based on poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride) (PAMA) and poly(2-lactobionamidoethyl methacrylate) (PLAMA) were synthesized by a straightforward activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization. The nanocarriers prepared with PAMA114-co-PLAMA20 glycopolymer were the most efficient for gene delivery. These glycoplexes specifically bound to the asialoglycoprotein receptor and were internalized through the clathrin-coated pit endocytic pathway. c-MYC expression was significantly downregulated by MYC short-hairpin RNA (MYC shRNA), resulting in efficient inhibition of tumor cells proliferation and a high levels apoptosis in 2D and 3D HCC-tumor models. Moreover, c-MYC silencing increased the sensitivity of HCC cells to SF (IC50 for MYC shRNA+ SF 1.9 μM compared to 6.9 μM for control shRNA + SF). Overall, the data obtained demonstrated the great potential of PAMA114-co-PLAMA20/MYC shRNA nanosystems combined with low doses of SF for the treatment of HCC.
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- Daniela Santo
- University of Coimbra, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal; IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Santo D, Cordeiro RA, Mendonça P, Serra A, Coelho JFJ, Faneca H. Glycopolymers Mediate Suicide Gene Therapy in ASGPR-Expressing Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells in Tandem with Docetaxel. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:1274-1286. [PMID: 36780314 PMCID: PMC10015461 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Cationic glycopolymers stand out as gene delivery nanosystems due to their inherent biocompatibility and high binding affinity to the asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR), a target receptor overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. However, their synthesis procedure remains laborious and complex, with problems of solubilization and the need for protection/deprotection steps. Here, a mini-library of well-defined poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride-co-poly(2-lactobionamidoethyl methacrylate) (PAMA-co-PLAMA) glycopolymers was synthesized by activators regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET) ATRP to develop an efficient gene delivery nanosystem. The glycoplexes generated had suitable physicochemical properties and showed high ASGPR specificity and high transfection efficiency. Moreover, the HSV-TK/GCV suicide gene therapy strategy, mediated by PAMA144-co-PLAMA19-based nanocarriers, resulted in high antitumor activity in 2D and 3D culture models of HCC, which was significantly enhanced by the combination with small amounts of docetaxel. Overall, our results demonstrated the potential of primary-amine polymethacrylate-containing-glycopolymers as HCC-targeted suicide gene delivery nanosystems and highlight the importance of combined strategies for HCC treatment.
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- Daniela Santo
- Center
for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-504, Portugal
- Institute
for Interdisciplinary Research, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-789, Portugal
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- Center
for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-504, Portugal
- Institute
for Interdisciplinary Research, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-789, Portugal
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V. Mendonça
- Centre
for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal
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C. Serra
- Centre
for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal
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- Centre
for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal
- Associação
para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento Em Ciência
e Tecnologia, IPN—Instituto Pedro
Nunes, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center
for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-504, Portugal
- Institute
for Interdisciplinary Research, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-789, Portugal
- . Phone: +351-239-820-190. Fax: +351- 239-853-607
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Kim HH, Shim YR, Choi SE, Falana TE, Yoo JK, Ahn SH, Park M, Seo H, Choi C, Jeong WI. Exosome-Based Delivery of Super-Repressor IκBα Alleviates Alcohol-Associated Liver Injury in Mice. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15020636. [PMID: 36839957 PMCID: PMC9965399 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Activation of Kupffer cells (KCs) by gut-derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS) instigates nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)-mediated inflammatory responses in alcohol-associated liver diseases (ALD). Here, we utilized a novel optogenetically engineered exosome technology called 'exosomes for protein loading via optically reversible protein-protein interactions (EXPLOR)' to efficiently deliver the super-repressor IκB-loaded exosomes (Exo-srIκB) to the liver and examined its therapeutic potential in acute-on-chronic alcohol-associated liver injury. We detected enhanced uptake of DiI-labeled Exo-srIκB by LPS-treated inflammatory KCs, which suppressed LPS-induced inflammatory gene expression levels. In animal experiments, a single intravenous injection of Exo-srIκB prior to alcohol binge drinking significantly attenuated alcohol-associated hepatic steatosis and infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages but not a liver injury. Notably, three consecutive days of Exo-srIκB injection remarkably reduced alcohol-associated liver injury, steatosis, apoptosis of hepatocytes, fibrosis-related gene expression levels in hepatic stellate cells, infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages, and inflammatory gene expression levels in hepatocytes and KCs. In particular, the above effects occurred with inhibition of nuclear translocation of NF-κB in liver tissues, and these beneficial effects of Exo-srIκB on ALD were shown regardless of doses. Our results suggest an exosome-based modulation of NF-κB activity in KCs by Exo-srIκB as a novel and efficient therapeutic approach in ALD.
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- Hee-Hoon Kim
- Laboratory of Liver Research, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Liver Research, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Liver Research, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Liver Research, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Republic of Korea
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Republic of Korea
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Republic of Korea
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Republic of Korea
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: (C.C.); (W.-I.J.); Tel.: +82-42-863-4450 (C.C.); +82-42-450-4239 (W.-I.J.)
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- Laboratory of Liver Research, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: (C.C.); (W.-I.J.); Tel.: +82-42-863-4450 (C.C.); +82-42-450-4239 (W.-I.J.)
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Recent advance of fluorescent probes for detection of drug-induced liver injury markers. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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N-octadecyl lactose-amide modified microemulsions as targeting delivery carrier for α-linolenic acid: In vitro evaluation and interaction mechanism. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wang Y, Liu F, Yi Q, Wang M, Wang J. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel dual-targeting fluorescent probes for detection of Fe 3+ in the lysosomes of hepatocytes mediated by galactose-morpholine moieties. Talanta 2022; 243:123362. [PMID: 35276499 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
In this work, novel dual-targeting probes composed of galactose and morpholine were designed and synthesized for monitoring Fe3+ levels in the lysosome of hepatocyte. MP-Gal-1, MP-Gal-2 and MP-Gal-3 showed good selectivity and sensitivities toward Fe3+ with the detection limits of 9.40 × 10-8 M, 7.68 × 10-8 M and 7.10 × 10-8 M, respectively. 1:2 stoichiometry is the most likely recognition mode between probe and Fe3+. Low toxic MP-Gal-1, MP-Gal-2 and MP-Gal-3 exhibited favorable hepatic targeting effect in both cell and tissue levels, which was because the galactose group of probe could be recognized by ASGPR overexpressed on the hepatocytes. The hepatocyte-targeting capacity followed MP-Gal-1 < MP-Gal-2 < MP-Gal-3 trend, which was attributed to the galactose cluster effect. MP-Gal-1, MP-Gal-2 and MP-Gal-3 also displayed good lysosomes-targeting capacities, because the basic morpholine moiety of probes could be easily attracted by the acidic lysosome. Therefore, MP-Gal-1, MP-Gal-2 and MP-Gal-3 have good dual targeting capacities (liver and lysosome) and could be used to detect lysosomal Fe3+ in the liver, which is great significant for precise diagnosis and treatment of liver lysosomal iron-related diseases.
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- Yan Wang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Medical College, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Medical College, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
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- Medical College, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
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Galactose-imidazole mediated dual-targeting fluorescent probe for detecting Fe3+ in the lysosomes of hepatocytes: Design, synthesis and evaluation. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 204:114083. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Jin W, Chen Z, Yang S, Qu Y, Pei Y, Pei Z. A disulfide-induced supra-amphiphilic co-assembly for glycosylated pro-drug-photosensitizer nanoparticles in combination therapies. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:12584-12587. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04777b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We reported an intermolecular chalcogen bonding interaction (S⋯S contacts) induced supra-amphiphilic co-assembly strategy to construct glycosylated pro-drug-photosensitizer nanoparticles (BG-L NPs) in combination therapies.
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- Wenjuan Jin
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, P. R. China
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Sharma R, Porterfield JE, An HT, Jimenez AS, Lee S, Kannan S, Sharma A, Kannan RM. Rationally Designed Galactose Dendrimer for Hepatocyte-Specific Targeting and Intracellular Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Liver Disorders. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:3574-3589. [PMID: 34324818 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Over two million people die of liver disorders every year globally. Hepatocytes are the key cells affected in several acute and chronic liver diseases. The current clinical outcomes of liver-targeted nanoparticles are limited, necessitating the need to develop smart hepatocyte-targeted drug delivery systems. Here, we present the rational design and development of a hepatocyte-targeting glycodendrimer (GAL-24) built from biocompatible building blocks, using expedite and facile chemical methodology. GAL-24 is designed to inherently target asialoglycoprotein receptor 1 (ASGP-R) on hepatocytes and shows significant accumulation in the liver (20% of injected dose), just 1 h after systemic administration. This is highly specific to hepatocytes, with over 80% of hepatocytes showing GAL-24-Cy5 signal at 24 h. GAL-24-Cy5 maintains hepatocyte-targeting capabilities in both a mouse model of severe acetaminophen poisoning-induced hepatic necrosis and a rat model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). This GAL-24 nanoplatform holds great promise for improved drug delivery to hepatocytes to combat many liver disorders.
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- Rishi Sharma
- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States.,Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States.,Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States.,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States.,Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States.,Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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Garofalo M, Bellato F, Magliocca S, Malfanti A, Kuryk L, Rinner B, Negro S, Salmaso S, Caliceti P, Mastrotto F. Polymer Coated Oncolytic Adenovirus to Selectively Target Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13070949. [PMID: 34202714 PMCID: PMC8309094 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13070949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Despite significant advances in chemotherapy, the overall prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains extremely poor. HCC targeting strategies were combined with the tumor cell cytotoxicity of oncolytic viruses (OVs) to develop a more efficient and selective therapeutic system. OVs were coated with a polygalactosyl-b-agmatyl diblock copolymer (Gal32-b-Agm29), with high affinity for the asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR) expressed on the liver cell surface, exploiting the electrostatic interaction of the positively charged agmatine block with the negatively charged adenoviral capsid surface. The polymer coating altered the viral particle diameter (from 192 to 287 nm) and zeta-potential (from -24.7 to 23.3 mV) while hiding the peculiar icosahedral symmetrical OV structure, as observed by TEM. Coated OVs showed high potential therapeutic value on the human hepatoma cell line HepG2 (cytotoxicity of 72.4% ± 4.96), expressing a high level of ASGPRs, while a lower effect was attained with ASPGR-negative A549 cell line (cytotoxicity of 54.4% ± 1.59). Conversely, naked OVs showed very similar effects in both tested cell lines. Gal32-b-Agm29 OV coating enhanced the infectivity and immunogenic cell death program in HepG2 cells as compared to the naked OV. This strategy provides a rationale for future studies utilizing oncolytic viruses complexed with polymers toward effective treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Mariangela Garofalo
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.B.); (S.M.); (S.S.); (P.C.)
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (F.M.); Tel.: +39-04-9827-5710 (M.G.); +39-04-9827-5708 (F.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.B.); (S.M.); (S.S.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.B.); (S.M.); (S.S.); (P.C.)
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- Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Advanced Drug Delivery and Biomaterials, Avenue Mounier, 73 bte B1 73.12, 1200 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Public Health—National Institute of Hygiene, Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland;
- Clinical Science, Targovax Oy, Saukonpaadenranta 2, 00180 Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Biomedical Research, Medical University of Graz, Roseggerweg 48, 8036 Graz, Austria;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.B.); (S.M.); (S.S.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.B.); (S.M.); (S.S.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.B.); (S.M.); (S.S.); (P.C.)
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (F.M.); Tel.: +39-04-9827-5710 (M.G.); +39-04-9827-5708 (F.M.)
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Yang Q, Li AP. Messenger RNA Expression of Albumin, Transferrin, Transthyretin, Asialoglycoprotein Receptor, Cytochrome P450 Isoform, Uptake Transporter, and Efflux Transporter Genes as a Function of Culture Duration in Prolonged Cultured Cryopreserved Human Hepatocytes as Collagen-Matrigel Sandwich Cultures: Evidence for Redifferentiation upon Prolonged Culturing. Drug Metab Dispos 2021; 49:790-802. [PMID: 34135090 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.121.000424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Hepatic gene expression as a function of culture duration was evaluated in prolonged cultured human hepatocytes. Human hepatocytes from seven donors were maintained as near-confluent collagen-Matrigelsandwich cultures, with messenger RNA expression for genes responsible for key hepatic functions quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction at culture durations of 0 (day of plating), 2, 7, 9, 16, 23, 26, 29, 36, and 43 days. Key hepatocyte genes were evaluated, including the differentiation markers albumin, transferrin, and transthyretin; the hepatocyte-specific asialoglycoprotein receptor 1 cytochrome P450 isoforms CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, and CYP3A7; uptake transporter isoforms SLC10A1, SLC22A1, SLC22A7, SLCO1B1, SLCO1B3, and SLCO2B1; efflux transporter isoforms ATP binding cassette (ABC)B1, ABCB11, ABCC2, ABCC3, ABCC4, and ABCG2; and the nonspecific housekeeping gene hypoxanthine ribosyl transferase 1 (HPRT1). The well established dedifferentiation phenomenon was observed on day 2, with substantial (>80%) decreases in gene expression in day 2 cultures observed for all genes evaluated except HPRT1 and efflux transporters ABCB1, ABCC2, ABCC3 (<50% decrease in expression), ABCC4 (>400% increase in expression), and ABCG2 (no decrease in expression). All genes with a >80% decrease in expression were found to have increased levels of expression on day 7, with peak expression observed on either day 7 or day 9, followed by a gradual decrease in expression up to the longest duration evaluated of 43 days. Our results provide evidence that cultured human hepatocytes undergo redifferentiation upon prolonged culturing. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: This study reports that although human hepatocytes underwent dedifferentiation upon 2 days of culture, prolonged culturing resulted in redifferentiation based on gene expression of differentiation markers, uptake and efflux transporters, and cytochrome P450 isoforms. The observed redifferentiation suggests that prolonged (>7 days) culturing of human hepatocyte cultures may represent an experimental approach to overcome the initial dedifferentiation process, resulting in "stabilized" hepatocytes that can be applied toward the evaluation of drug properties requiring an extended period of treatment and evaluation.
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- Qian Yang
- In Vitro ADMET Laboratories Inc., Columbia, Maryland
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- In Vitro ADMET Laboratories Inc., Columbia, Maryland
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Li T, Yu P, Chen Y, Sun B, Dong P, Zhu T, Meng X. N-acetylgalactosamine-decorated nanoliposomes for targeted delivery of paclitaxel to hepatocellular carcinoma. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 222:113605. [PMID: 34126457 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In this study, we designed and developed a novel asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR)-targeted PEGylated paclitaxel (PTX) nanoliposome for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). N-acetylgalactosamine with α configuration (Tn) was synthesized and used as the active targeting ligand. Notably, Tn modified nanoliposomes loaded with PTX (Tn-Lipo-PTX) showed a narrow distribution (PDI = 0.18-0.20) with 74 ± 0.36 nm of average sizes. Tn-Lipo-PTX has a high encapsulation efficiency of more than 93.0% and 13% of drug loading (DL). Compared with no targeted Con-Lipo-PTX, Tn-Lipo-PTX showed lower and sustained release characteristic in PBS in vitro. Tn targeting ASGPR was confirmed by HepG-2 cells uptake experiment by fluorescence microscopy analysis. Tn-Lipo-PTX accumulated in HepG-2 cells and this process was inhibited by adding Tn ligand, supporting receptor-mediated endocytosis mechanism. MTT assays was implemented in four cell lines. Tn-Lipo-PTX exhibited superior inhibition against ASGPR on over-expressing HepG-2 (IC50 = 1.93 nM). The cell cycle experiments showed that Tn-Lipo-PTX could efficiently increase the percentage of cells arrest in the G2/M phase. Through western blotting analysis, the β-tubulin and cyclin B1 expression in the Tn-Lipo-PTX group were significantly higher compared with other groups and the CDK1 was down-regulated compared with PTX group, which indicated that targeting liposome delivery system could not only change periodic proteins expression, but also improve the killing effect of PTX on hepatocarcinoma cell. Tn-installed PEGylated nanoliposomes have a great potential for targeted cancer chemotherapy.
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- Tingshen Li
- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Sino-French Joint Lab of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Sino-French Joint Lab of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Sino-French Joint Lab of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Sino-French Joint Lab of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Sino-French Joint Lab of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Sino-French Joint Lab of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300457, China; CanSino Biologics Inc., Tianjin Enterprise Key Laboratory of Respiratory Bacterial Recombination and Conjugated Vaccine, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Sino-French Joint Lab of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300457, China.
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Qin Q, Lang S, Huang X. Synthetic linear glycopolymers and their biological applications. J Carbohydr Chem 2021; 40:1-44. [DOI: 10.1080/07328303.2021.1928156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Qian Qin
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan StateUniversity, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan StateUniversity, East Lansing, MI, USA
- Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan StateUniversity, East Lansing, MI, USA
- Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Manzari MT, Shamay Y, Kiguchi H, Rosen N, Scaltriti M, Heller DA. Targeted drug delivery strategies for precision medicines. NATURE REVIEWS. MATERIALS 2021; 6:351-370. [PMID: 34950512 PMCID: PMC8691416 DOI: 10.1038/s41578-020-00269-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 304] [Impact Index Per Article: 101.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Progress in the field of precision medicine has changed the landscape of cancer therapy. Precision medicine is propelled by technologies that enable molecular profiling, genomic analysis, and optimized drug design to tailor treatments for individual patients. Although precision medicines have resulted in some clinical successes, the use of many potential therapeutics has been hindered by pharmacological issues, including toxicities and drug resistance. Drug delivery materials and approaches have now advanced to a point where they can enable the modulation of a drug's pharmacological parameters without compromising the desired effect on molecular targets. Specifically, they can modulate a drug's pharmacokinetics, stability, absorption, and exposure to tumours and healthy tissues, and facilitate the administration of synergistic drug combinations. This Review highlights recent progress in precision therapeutics and drug delivery, and identifies opportunities for strategies to improve the therapeutic index of cancer drugs, and consequently, clinical outcomes.
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- Mandana T. Manzari
- Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- These authors have contributed equally to this work
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- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- These authors have contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- These authors have contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer, New York, NY, USA
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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Clauss ZS, Kramer JR. Design, synthesis and biological applications of glycopolypeptides. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 169:152-167. [PMID: 33352223 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Carbohydrates play essential structural and biochemical roles in all living organisms. Glycopolymers are attractive as well-defined biomimetic analogs to study carbohydrate-dependent processes, and are widely applicable biocompatible materials in their own right. Glycopolypeptides have shown great promise in this area since they are closer structural mimics of natural glycoproteins than other synthetic glycopolymers and can serve as carriers for biologically active carbohydrates. This review highlights advances in the area of design and synthesis of such materials, and their biomedical applications in therapeutic delivery, tissue engineering, and beyond.
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Bockman MR, Dalal RJ, Kumar R, Reineke TM. Facile synthesis of GalNAc monomers and block polycations for hepatocyte gene delivery. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00250c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Here, we present a facile synthetic route for a monomer displaying N-acetyl-d-galactosamine and subsequent copolymerization in a block format with cationic subunits readily accessing liver-targeted polymeric pDNA delivery vehicles with low toxicity.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- USA
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Feng Z, Guo J, Liu X, Song H, Zhang C, Huang P, Dong A, Kong D, Wang W. Cascade of reactive oxygen species generation by polyprodrug for combinational photodynamic therapy. Biomaterials 2020; 255:120210. [PMID: 32592871 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The redox status of cancer cells is well regulated by the balance between the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and elimination. Thus, the overall elevation of ROS level above the cellular tolerability threshold would lead to apoptotic or necrotic cell death. Herein, cinnamaldehyde (CA), a kind of oxidative stress amplified agent, was combined with photosensitizer pheophorbide A (PA) to promote the generation of ROS though synergistically endogenous and exogenous pathways. Firstly, acid-responsive polygalactose-co-polycinnamaldehyde polyprodrug (termed as PGCA) was synthesized, which could self-assemble into stable nanoparticles for the delivery of PA (termed as PGCA@PA NPs). The abundant expression of galactose receptor on tumor cells facilitated the positive targeting and cellular uptake efficiency of PGCA@PA NPs, after which PA could be synchronously released in company with the intracellular disassembly of PGCA NPs, due to the detaching of CA moieties under acidic microenvironment in endo/lysosomal compartment. Significantly increased ROS level was induced by the combined action of CA and PA with light irradiation, resulting in dramatically enhanced apoptosis of cancer cells. Importantly, intravenous injection of PGCA@PA NPs potently inhibited the tumor growth in hepatocellular carcinoma with negligible adverse effects. Moreover, combined with anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (anti-PD-1) therapy, PGCA@PA NPs treatment elicited anti-melanoma T-cell immune response and significantly promoted T cells infiltration in tumors. Hence, this novel polyprodrug nano delivery system was able to target and modulate the unique redox regulatory mechanisms of cancer cells through endogenous and exogenous pathways, providing a feasible approach to achieve synergetic therapeutic activity and selectivity.
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- Zujian Feng
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, 300192, China.
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education; College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, 300192, China.
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Guan S, Zhang Q, Bao J, Hu R, Czech T, Tang J. Recognition Sites for Cancer-targeting Drug Delivery Systems. Curr Drug Metab 2020; 20:815-834. [PMID: 31580248 DOI: 10.2174/1389200220666191003161114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Target-homing drug delivery systems are now gaining significant attention for use as novel therapeutic approaches in antitumor targeting for cancer therapy. Numerous targeted drug delivery systems have been designed to improve the targeting effects because these systems can display a range of favorable properties, thus, providing suitable characteristics for clinical applicability of anticancer drugs, such as increasing the solubility, and improving the drug distribution at target sites. The majority of these targeting systems are designed with respect to differences between cancerous and normal tissues, for instance, the low pH of tumor tissues or overexpressed receptors on tumor cell membranes. Due to the growing number of targeting possibilities, it is important to know the tumor-specific recognition strategies for designing novel, targeted, drug delivery systems. Herein, we identify and summarize literature pertaining to various recognition sites for optimizing the design of targeted drug delivery systems to augment current chemotherapeutic approaches. OBJECTIVE This review focuses on the identification of the recognition sites for developing targeted drug delivery systems for use in cancer therapeutics. METHODS We have reviewed and compiled cancer-specific recognition sites and their abnormal characteristics within tumor tissues (low pH, high glutathione, targetable receptors, etc.), tumor cells (receptor overexpression or tumor cell membrane changes) and tumor cell organelles (nuclear and endoplasmic reticular dysregulation) utilizing existing scientific literature. Moreover, we have highlighted the design of some targeted drug delivery systems that can be used as homing tools for these recognition sites. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Targeted drug delivery systems are a promising therapeutic approach for tumor chemotherapy. Additional research focused on finding novel recognition sites, and subsequent development of targeting moieties for use with drug delivery systems will aid in the evaluation and clinical application of new and improved chemotherapeutics.
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- Siyu Guan
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of R&D of Chinese Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Anhui "115" Xin'an Medicine Research & Development Innovation Team, Hefei 230038, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH 44272, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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Dehshahri A, Sadeghpour H, Mohazzabieh E, Saatchi Avval S, Mohammadinejad R. Targeted double domain nanoplex based on galactosylated polyethylenimine enhanced the delivery ofIL‐12 plasmid. Biotechnol Prog 2020; 36:e3002. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Ali Dehshahri
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Shiraz School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shiraz School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Shiraz School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Shiraz School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Pharmaceutics Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology Kerman University of Medical Sciences Kerman Iran
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Xia X, Pollock N, Zhou J, Rossi J. Tissue-Specific Delivery of Oligonucleotides. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2036:17-50. [PMID: 31410789 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9670-4_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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From the initial discovery of short-interfering RNA (siRNA) and antisense oligonucleotides for specific gene knockdown at the posttranscriptional level to the current CRISPR-Cas9 system offering gene editing at the genomic level, oligonucleotides, in addition to their biological functions in storing and conveying genetic information, provide the most prominent solutions to targeted gene therapies. Nonetheless, looking into the future of curing cancer and acute diseases, researchers are only cautiously optimistic as the cellular delivery of these polyanionic biomacromolecules is still the biggest hurdle for their therapeutic realization. To overcome the delivery obstacle, oligonucleotides have been encapsulated within or conjugated with delivery vehicles for enhanced membrane penetration, improved payload, and tissue-specific delivery. Such delivery systems include but not limited to virus-based vehicles, gold-nanoparticle vehicles, formulated liposomes, and synthetic polymers. In this chapter, delivery challenges imposed by biological barriers are briefly discussed; followed by recent advances in tissue-specific oligonucleotide delivery utilizing both viral and nonviral delivery vectors, discussing their advantages, and how judicious design and formulation could improve and expand their potential as delivery vehicles.
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- Xin Xia
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA.
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Li M, Wang Y, Jiang S, Gao Y, Zhang W, Hu S, Cheng X, Zhang C, Sun P, Ke W, Wang G, Song Z, Zhang Y, Zheng QC. Biodistribution and biocompatibility of glycyrrhetinic acid and galactose-modified chitosan nanoparticles as a novel targeting vehicle for hepatocellular carcinoma. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2019; 15:145-161. [PMID: 31782335 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2018-0455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Aim: The dual-ligand glycyrrhetinic acid and galactose-modified chitosan nanoparticles were designed to further improve the targeting capability to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Materials & methods: The dual-ligand glycyrrhetinic acid and galactose-modified chitosan nanoparticles were fabricated by using ionic gelation method and their characteristics have been measured. Furthermore, the biodistribution and biocompatibility of this targeting vehicle were investigated in vitro and in vivo, respectively. Results: The targeting vehicle was specifically internalized into hepatoma cells in vitro and accumulated into tumor tissue in vivo with high efficacy. Moreover, the vehicle did not induce inflammation reaction and affect morphologies and organ functions. Conclusion: The targeting accumulation in HCC tissue and great biocompatibility of the dual-ligand modified chitosan nanoparticles highlight the potential of delivering anticancer agents into HCC cells.
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- Min Li
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China.,Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an 223002, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
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Chen F, Huang G. Application of glycosylation in targeted drug delivery. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 182:111612. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Chaemsawang W, Prasongchean W, Papadopoulos KI, Ritthidej G, Sukrong S, Wattanaarsakit P. The Effect of Okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Seed Extract on Human Cancer Cell Lines Delivered in Its Native Form and Loaded in Polymeric Micelles. Int J Biomater 2019. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9404383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cancer is a noncommunicable disease with a high worldwide incidence and mortality rate. The National Cancer Institute of Thailand reports increasing cumulative incidence of breast, colorectal, liver, lung, and cervical cancers, accounting for more than 60% of all cancers in the kingdom. In this current work, we attempt to elucidate the phytochemical composition of the okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) seed extract (OSE) and study its anticancer activity, delivered in its native form as well as in the form of polymeric micelles with enhanced solubility, in three carcinoma cell lines (MCF-7, HeLa, and HepG2). The presence of flavonoid compounds in the OSE was successfully confirmed, and direct delivery had the highest cytotoxic effect on the breast cancer cell line (MCF-7), followed by the hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and cervical carcinoma (HeLa) cell lines in that order, while its delivery in polymeric micelles further increased this effect only in the HepG2 cell line. The OSE’s observed cytotoxic effects on cancer cell lines demonstrated a dose and time-dependent cell proliferation and migration inhibition plausibly due to VEGF production inhibition, leading to apoptosis and cell death, conceivably due to the four flavonoid compounds noted in the current study, one of which was isoquercitrin. However, in view of the latter compound’s isolated effects being inferior to those observed by the OSE, we hypothesize that either isoquercitrin requires the biological synergy of any one or all of the observed flavonoids or any of the three in isolation or all in concert are responsible. Further studies are required to elucidate the nature of the three unknown compounds. Furthermore, as we encountered significant problems in dissolving the okra seed extract and creating the polymeric micelles, further studies are needed to devise a clinically beneficial delivery and targeting system.
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- Watcharaphong Chaemsawang
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- THAI StemLife, 566/3 Soi Ramkhamhaeng 39 (Thepleela 1), Prachaouthit Rd, Wang Thonglang, Bangkok 10310, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Research Unit of DNA Barcoding of Thai Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Xia X, Zhou Z, DeSantis C, Rossi JJ, Bong D. Triplex Hybridization of siRNA with Bifacial Glycopolymer Nucleic Acid Enables Hepatocyte-Targeted Silencing. ACS Chem Biol 2019; 14:1310-1318. [PMID: 31141333 PMCID: PMC7001860 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Herein, we describe a versatile non-covalent strategy for packaging nucleic acid cargo with targeting modalities, based on triplex hybridization of oligo-uridylate RNA with bifacial polymer nucleic acid (bPoNA). Polyacrylate bPoNA was prepared and side chain-functionalized with N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), which is known to enable delivery to hepatocytes and liver via binding to the asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR). Polymer binding resulted in successful delivery of both native and synthetically modified siRNAs to HepG2 cells in culture, yielding in low nanomolar IC50 silencing of the endogenous ApoB target, in line with observations of expected Dicer processing of the polymer-siRNA targeting complex. Indeed, in vitro Dicer treatment of the polymer complex indicated that triplex hybridization does not impede RNA processing and release from the polymer. The complex itself elicited a quiescent immunostimulation profile relative to free RNA in a cytokine screen, setting the stage for a preliminary in vivo study in a high-calorie-diet mouse model. Gratifyingly, we observed significant ApoB silencing in a preliminary animal study, validating bPoNA as an in vivo carrier platform for systemic siRNA delivery. Thus, this new siRNA carrier platform exhibits generally useful function and is accessible through scalable synthesis. In addition to its utility as a carrier, the triplex-hybridizing synthetic platform could be useful for optimization screens of siRNA sequences using the identical polymer carriers, thus alleviating the need for covalent ligand modification of each RNA substrate.
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- Xin Xia
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Chen Y, Diaz-Dussan D, Peng YY, Narain R. Hydroxyl-Rich PGMA-Based Cationic Glycopolymers for Intracellular siRNA Delivery: Biocompatibility and Effect of Sugar Decoration Degree. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:2068-2074. [PMID: 30970212 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The ErbB family of proteins, structurally related to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), is found to be overexpressed in many cancers such as gliomas, a lung and cervical carcinomas. Gene therapy allows to modify the expression of genes like ErbB and has been a promising strategy to target oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. In the current work, novel hydroxyl-rich poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA)-based cationic glycopolymers were designed for intracellular small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery to silence the EGFR gene. The cationic polymers with different sugar decoration degrees (0, 9, and 33%) were synthesized by ring-opening reaction of PGMA with ethanolamine and a lactobionic acid-derived aminosaccharide (Lac-NH2). Specific EGFR knockdown of the protein tyrosine kinase ErbB-overexpressing HeLa cells was achieved using these hydroxyl-rich polycation/siRNA complexes. Higher sugar content improved the biocompatibility of the polymers, but it also seems to decrease the EGFR knockdown capability, which should mainly be related to the surface charge of polyplexes. An optimum balance was observed with PGEL-1 (9% sugar content) formulation, achieving ∼52% knockdown efficiency as well as high cell viability. Considering the specific recognition between galactose residues and asialoglycoprotein receptor in hepatocytes, our novel PGMA-based cationic glycopolymers exhibited promising future to serve as a safe and targeting gene delivery vector to hepatoma cell line like HepG2.
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- Yangjun Chen
- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital , Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou 325027 , Zhejiang , China.,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton T6G 2G6 , Alberta , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton T6G 2G6 , Alberta , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton T6G 2G6 , Alberta , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton T6G 2G6 , Alberta , Canada
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Cao J, Gao X, Cheng M, Niu X, Li X, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Wang W, Yuan Z. Reversible Shielding between Dual Ligands for Enhanced Tumor Accumulation of ZnPc-Loaded Micelles. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:1665-1674. [PMID: 30801190 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b04645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Herein, we report a ligand-reversible-shielding strategy based on the mutual shielding of dual ligands tethered to the surface of nanoparticles. To exemplify this concept, phenylboronic acid-functionalized poly(ethylene glycol)- b-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PBA-PEG-PCL) and galactose-functionalized diblock polymer (Gal-PEG-PCL) were mixed to form dual-ligand micelles (PBA/Gal). PBA and Gal residues could form a complex at pH 7.4 and mutually shield their targeting function. At pH 6.8, the binding affinity between PBA and Gal weakened, and PBA preferred to bind with the sialic acid residues on the tumor cell surface rather than to Gal on the micellar surface; furthermore, the unbound Gal recovered its targeting ability toward the asialoglycoprotein receptor. When the pH decreased from 7.4 to 6.8, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays exhibited that the percentage of exposed Gal on the micellar surface increased 1.9-fold, and flow cytometry showed that HepG2 cellular uptake increased 4.3-fold. More importantly, this process was reversible, confirming the reversible shielding and deshielding of dual ligands. With the encapsulation of a photosensitizer, zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc), the reversible-shielding micelles showed a 48% improvement in the half-life ( t1/2) in blood circulation, a 54% decrease in liver capture, a 40% increase in tumor accumulation, and a 10.3% improvement in the tumor inhibition rate compared to the Gal-coated irreversible micelles. This dual-ligand mutual-shielding strategy provides a new perspective on reversible tumor targeting.
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- Jing Cao
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300071 , China
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Gene and cell therapy on the acquisition and relapse-like binge drinking in a model of alcoholism: translational options. Gene Ther 2019; 26:407-417. [DOI: 10.1038/s41434-019-0064-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chaemsawang W, Prasongchean W, Papadopoulos KI, Ritthidej G, Sukrong S, Wattanaarsakit P. The Effect of Okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Seed Extract on Human Cancer Cell Lines Delivered in Its Native Form and Loaded in Polymeric Micelles. Int J Biomater 2019; 2019:9404383. [PMID: 31781223 PMCID: PMC6855069 DOI: 10.1155/2019/9404383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Cancer is a noncommunicable disease with a high worldwide incidence and mortality rate. The National Cancer Institute of Thailand reports increasing cumulative incidence of breast, colorectal, liver, lung, and cervical cancers, accounting for more than 60% of all cancers in the kingdom. In this current work, we attempt to elucidate the phytochemical composition of the okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) seed extract (OSE) and study its anticancer activity, delivered in its native form as well as in the form of polymeric micelles with enhanced solubility, in three carcinoma cell lines (MCF-7, HeLa, and HepG2). The presence of flavonoid compounds in the OSE was successfully confirmed, and direct delivery had the highest cytotoxic effect on the breast cancer cell line (MCF-7), followed by the hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and cervical carcinoma (HeLa) cell lines in that order, while its delivery in polymeric micelles further increased this effect only in the HepG2 cell line. The OSE's observed cytotoxic effects on cancer cell lines demonstrated a dose and time-dependent cell proliferation and migration inhibition plausibly due to VEGF production inhibition, leading to apoptosis and cell death, conceivably due to the four flavonoid compounds noted in the current study, one of which was isoquercitrin. However, in view of the latter compound's isolated effects being inferior to those observed by the OSE, we hypothesize that either isoquercitrin requires the biological synergy of any one or all of the observed flavonoids or any of the three in isolation or all in concert are responsible. Further studies are required to elucidate the nature of the three unknown compounds. Furthermore, as we encountered significant problems in dissolving the okra seed extract and creating the polymeric micelles, further studies are needed to devise a clinically beneficial delivery and targeting system.
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- Watcharaphong Chaemsawang
- 1Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- 2Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- 3THAI StemLife, 566/3 Soi Ramkhamhaeng 39 (Thepleela 1), Prachaouthit Rd, Wang Thonglang, Bangkok 10310, Thailand
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- 1Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- 4Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- 5Research Unit of DNA Barcoding of Thai Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- 1Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Peng YY, Diaz-Dussan D, Kumar P, Narain R. Acid Degradable Cationic Galactose-Based Hyperbranched Polymers as Nanotherapeutic Vehicles for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Knockdown in Cervical Carcinoma. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:4052-4058. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Yi-Yang Peng
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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Natural low- and high-density lipoproteins as mighty bio-nanocarriers for anticancer drug delivery. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2018; 82:371-382. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-018-3626-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Jung S, Lodge TP, Reineke TM. Structures and Protonation States of Hydrophilic–Cationic Diblock Copolymers and Their Binding with Plasmid DNA. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:2449-2461. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b07902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Seyoung Jung
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Stuhr-Hansen N, Risinger C, Engholm E, Blixt O. Synthesis of Oligo-(alkyne-triplet)peptide Constructs. Org Lett 2017; 19:6522-6525. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Nicolai Stuhr-Hansen
- Department of Chemistry,
Chemical Biology, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry,
Chemical Biology, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry,
Chemical Biology, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry,
Chemical Biology, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Williams EGL, Hutt OE, Hinton TM, Larnaudie SC, Le T, MacDonald JM, Gunatillake P, Thang SH, Duggan PJ. Glycosylated Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymers with Varying Polyethylene Glycol Linkers Produce Different Short Interfering RNA Uptake, Gene Silencing, and Toxicity Profiles. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:4099-4112. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Port Arlington Rd, East Geelong, Victoria 3219, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
- School
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Diaz-Dussan D, Nakagawa Y, Peng YY, C LVS, Ebara M, Kumar P, Narain R. Effective and Specific Gene Silencing of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors Mediated by Conjugated Oxaborole and Galactose-Based Polymers. ACS Macro Lett 2017; 6:768-774. [PMID: 35650860 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Oxaborole-based polymers are stimuli-responsive materials that can reversibly interact with diols at pH values higher than their pKa. The strong binding of the oxaborole with cis-hydroxyl groups allow rapid cross-linking of the polymer chains. In this study, we exploited this phenomenon to develop a novel delivery system for the complexation, protection, and delivery of epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) siRNA (small interfering RNA). Galactose and oxaborole polymers were first synthesized by the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) process, and they were found to show a robust interaction with each other via the oxaborole-diol effect, which allowed the formation of stable polyplexes with siRNA. Although complexes were successfully formed between the neutral galactose and oxaborole-based polymers, these complexes were insufficient in the protection of the siRNA. Therefore, cationic glycopolymers and oxaborole polymers were investigated showing superior complexation with siRNA and exhibiting effective gene silencing in HeLa (cervical) cancer cells, while showing low toxicity. Gene silencing of up to 60% was achieved with these new complexes in the presence and absence of serum. The excellent stability of the complexes under physiological conditions and the observed low cytotoxicity 48 h post-transfection demonstrated the high potential of this new system for gene silencing therapy application in clinics.
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- Diana Diaz-Dussan
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta Canada
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Ibaraki, Japan and Graduate School of Pure and Applied Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Ibaraki, Japan and Graduate School of Pure and Applied Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta Canada
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Li B, Guo W, Zhang F, Liu M, Wang S, Liu Z, Xiang S, Zeng Y. Synthesis and evaluation of L-arabinose-based cationic glycolipids as effective vectors for pDNA and siRNA in vitro. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180276. [PMID: 28672000 PMCID: PMC5495346 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Glycolipids might become a new type of promising non-viral gene delivery systems because of their low cytotoxicity, structural diversity, controllable aqua- and lipo-solubility, appropriate density and distribution of positive charges, high transfer efficiency and potential targeting function. In this study, four kinds of L-arabinose-based cationic glycolipids (Ara-DiC12MA, Ara-DiC14MA, Ara-DiC16MA and Ara-DiC18MA) containing quaternary ammonium as hydrophilic headgroup and two alkane chains as hydrophobic domain were synthesized and characterized. They were observed to have strong affinities for plasmid DNA (pDNA) and siRNA, the pDNA can be completely condensed at N/P ratio less than 2, and the siRNA can be completely retarded at N/P ratio less than 3. The dynamic light scattering (DLS) experiment and atomic force microscopy (AFM) experiment demonstrated that cationic lipids and their lipoplexes possessed suitable particle sizes with near-spherical shape and proper ζ-potentials for cell transfection. The Ara-DiC16MA liposome was found to have good transfection efficacy in HEK293, PC-3 and Mat cells compared with other three kinds of liposomes, and also maintain low cytotoxicity and better uptake capability in vitro. Furthermore, the gene silencing assay showed that Ara-DiC14MA and Ara-DiC16MA liposomes have demonstrated effective delivery and higher gene knockdown activity (>80%) in the above mentioned cells than Lipofectamine 2000. These results indicated Ara-DiC16MA can be developed for efficient and low toxic gene delivery.
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- Bo Li
- National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of State Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- The National &Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of State Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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Lou S, Zhang X, Zhang M, Ji S, Wang W, Zhang J, Li C, Kong D. Preparation of a dual cored hepatoma-specific star glycopolymer nanogel via arm-first ATRP approach. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:3653-3664. [PMID: 28553105 PMCID: PMC5439995 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s134367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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A reductase-cleavable and thermo-responsive star-shaped polymer nanogel was prepared via an "arm-first" atom transfer radical polymerization approach. The nanogel consists of a thermo- and redox-sensitive core and a zwitterionic copolymer block. The dual sensitive core is composed of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) that is formed by disulfide crosslinking of N-isopropylacrylamide. The zwitterionic copolymer block contains a poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) component, a known anti-adsorptive moiety that extends blood circulation time, and a lactose motif of poly(2-lactobionamidoethyl methacrylamide) that specifically targets the asialoglycoprotein receptors (ASGP-Rs) of hepatoma. Doxorubicin (DOX) was encapsulated into the cross-linked nanogels via solvent extraction/evaporation method and dialysis; average diameter of both blank and DOX-loaded nanogels was ~120 nm. The multi-responsiveness of nanogel drug release in different temperatures and redox conditions was assessed. After 24 h, DOX release was only ~20% at 30°C with 0 mM glutathione (GSH), whereas over 90% DOX release was observed at 40°C and 10 mM GSH, evidence of dual responsiveness to temperature and reductase GSH. The IC50 value of DOX-loaded nanogels was much lower in human hepatoma (HepG2) cells compared to non-hepatic HeLa cells. Remarkably, DOX uptake of HepG2 cells differed substantially in the presence and absence of galactose (0.31 vs 1.42 µg/mL after 48 h of incubation). The difference was non-detectable in HeLa cells (1.21 vs 1.57 µg/mL after 48 h of incubation), indicating that the overexpression of ASGP-Rs leads to the DOX-loaded lactosylated nanogels actively targeting hepatoma. Our data indicate that the lactose-decorated star-shaped nanogels are dual responsive and hepatoma targeted, and could be employed as hepatoma-specific anti-cancer drug delivery vehicle for cancer chemotherapy.
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- Shaofeng Lou
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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Sun Y, Zhang J, Han J, Tian B, Shi Y, Ding Y, Wang L, Han J. Galactose-Containing Polymer-DOX Conjugates for Targeting Drug Delivery. AAPS PharmSciTech 2017; 18:749-758. [PMID: 27287244 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-016-0557-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A novel multifunctional drug delivery system was fabricated by conjugating galactose-based polymer, methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(6-O-methacryloyl-D-galactopyranose) (mPEG-b-PMAGP) with doxorubicin (DOX) via an acid-labile carbamate linkage. The mPEG-b-PMAGP-co-DOX nanoparticles were spherical in shape, and the diameter determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS) was 54.84 ± 0.58 nm, larger than that characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The in vitro drug release profiles were studied, and the release of DOX from the nanoparticles was pH-responsive. The cellular uptake behavior of free-DOX and mPEG-b-PMAGP-co-DOX nanoparticles by asialoglycoprotein (ASGP) receptor-positive cancer cell line (HepG2) and ASGP receptor-negative cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and A549 cells) was evaluated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and flow cytometry (FCM), respectively. The mPEG-b-PMAGP-co-DOX nanoparticles which contain galactose functional groups exhibited higher cellular uptake behavior via ASGP receptor-mediated endocytosis in HepG2 cells than in other two cancer cells. The in vitro cytotoxicity assay manifested that the mPEG-b-PMAGP-co-DOX nanoparticles exhibited higher anticancer efficacy against HepG2 cells than MCF-7 cells. These results indicated that the multifunctional mPEG-b-PMAGP-co-DOX nanoparticles possessing pH-responsible and hepatoma-targeting function have great potential to be used as a targeting drug delivery system for hepatoma therapy.
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Kuruvilla SP, Tiruchinapally G, ElAzzouny M, ElSayed MEH. N-Acetylgalactosamine-Targeted Delivery of Dendrimer-Doxorubicin Conjugates Influences Doxorubicin Cytotoxicity and Metabolic Profile in Hepatic Cancer Cells. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 28085993 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201601046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This study describes the development of targeted, doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded generation 5 (G5) polyamidoamine dendrimers able to achieve cell-specific DOX delivery and release into the cytoplasm of hepatic cancer cells. G5 is functionalized with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) brushes displaying N-acetylgalactosamine (NAcGal) ligands to target hepatic cancer cells. DOX is attached to G5 through one of two aromatic azo-linkages, L3 or L4, achieving either P1 ((NAcGalβ -PEGc)16.6 -G5-(L3-DOX)11.6 ) or P2 ((NAcGalβ -PEGc)16.6 -G5-(L4-DOX)13.4 ) conjugates. After confirming the conjugates' biocompatibility, flow cytometry studies show P1/P2 achieve 100% uptake into hepatic cancer cells at 30-60 × 10-9 m particle concentration. This internalization correlates with cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells with 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50 ) values of 24.8, 1414.0, and 237.8 × 10-9 m for free DOX, P1, and P2, respectively. Differences in cytotoxicity prompted metabolomics analysis to identify the intracellular release behavior of DOX. Results show that P1/P2 release alternative DOX metabolites than free DOX. Stable isotope tracer studies show that the different metabolites induce different effects on metabolic cycles. Namely, free DOX reduces glycolysis and increases fatty acid oxidation, while P1/P2 increase glycolysis, likely as a response to high oxidative stress. Overall, P1/P2 conjugates offer a platform drug delivery technology for improving hepatic cancer therapy.
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- Sibu P. Kuruvilla
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Michigan 2300 Hayward St. Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan 1101 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Michigan Medical School 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan 1101 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering University of Michigan 2300 Hayward Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
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Du AW, Lu H, Stenzel MH. Cationic glycopolymers through controlled polymerisation of a glucosamine-based monomer mimicking the behaviour of chitosan. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00082k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A newly synthesised glucosamine-based monomer was able to undergo controlled polymerisation and retain amine functionality. The resulting polymer had mucoadhesive properties similar to chitosan.
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- Alice W. Du
- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD)
- School of Chemistry
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD)
- School of Chemistry
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD)
- School of Chemistry
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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Wang B, Chen P, Zhang J, Chen XC, Liu YH, Huang Z, Yu QY, Zhang JH, Zhang W, Wei X, Yu XQ. Self-assembled core–shell-corona multifunctional non-viral vector with AIE property for efficient hepatocyte-targeting gene delivery. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01520h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Core–shell-corona multifunctional nanoparticles were prepared and used for cell imaging and cell-targeting delivery of genes toward hepatocytes.
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Li M, Zhang W, Wang B, Gao Y, Song Z, Zheng QC. Ligand-based targeted therapy: a novel strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Nanomedicine 2016; 11:5645-5669. [PMID: 27920520 PMCID: PMC5127222 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s115727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer with high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Chemotherapy is recommended to patients with intermediate or advanced stage cancer. However, the conventional chemotherapy yields low desired response rates due to multidrug resistance, fast clearance rate, nonspecific delivery, severe side effects, low drug concentration in cancer cells, and so on. Nanoparticle-mediated targeted drug delivery system can surmount the aforementioned obstacles through enhanced permeability and retention effect and active targeting as a novel approach of therapeutics for HCC in recent years. The active targeting is triggered by ligands on the delivery system, which recognize with and internalize into hepatoma cells with high specificity and efficiency. This review focuses on the latest targeted delivery systems for HCC and summarizes the ligands that can enhance the capacity of active targeting, to provide some insight into future research in nanomedicine for HCC.
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- Min Li
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital
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- The First Clinic Institute, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Puai Hospital, Wuhan, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital
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Obata M, Otobuchi R, Kuroyanagi T, Takahashi M, Hirohara S. Synthesis of amphiphilic block copolymer consisting of glycopolymer and poly(l-lactide) and preparation of sugar-coated polymer aggregates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Makoto Obata
- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering; University of Yamanashi; 4-4-37 Takeda Kofu 400-8510 Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering; University of Yamanashi; 4-4-37 Takeda Kofu 400-8510 Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering; University of Yamanashi; 4-4-37 Takeda Kofu 400-8510 Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering; University of Yamanashi; 4-4-37 Takeda Kofu 400-8510 Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; National Institute of Technology, Ube College; 2-14-1 Tokiwadai Ube 755-8555 Japan
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Oh HR, Jo HY, Park JS, Kim DE, Cho JY, Kim PH, Kim KS. Galactosylated Liposomes for Targeted Co-Delivery of Doxorubicin/Vimentin siRNA to Hepatocellular Carcinoma. NANOMATERIALS 2016; 6:nano6080141. [PMID: 28335269 PMCID: PMC5224624 DOI: 10.3390/nano6080141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2016] [Revised: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The combination of therapeutic nucleic acids and chemotherapeutic drugs has shown great promise for cancer therapy. In this study, asialoglycoprotein receptors (ASGPR) targeting-ligand-based liposomes were tested to determine whether they can co-deliver vimentin siRNA and doxorubicin to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) selectively. To achieve this goal, we developed an ASGPR receptor targeted co-delivery system called gal-doxorubicin/vimentin siRNA liposome (Gal-DOX/siRNA-L). The Gal-DOX/siRNA-L was created via electrostatic interaction of galactose linked-cationic liposomal doxorubicin (Gal-DOX-L) on vimentin siRNA. Previous studies have shown that Gal-DOX/siRNA-L inhibited tumor growth by combined effect of DOX and vimentin siRNA than single delivery of either DOX or vimentin siRNA. These Gal-DOX/siRNA-Ls showed stronger affinity to human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (Huh7) than other cells (lung epithelial carcinoma, A549). These liposomes also have demonstrated that novel hepatic drug/gene delivery systems composed of cationic lipid (DMKE: O,O'-dimyristyl-N-lysyl glutamate), cholesterol, galactosylated ceramide, POPC (1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine), and PEG2000-DSPE (distearoyl phosphatidyl ethanolamine) at 2:1:1:1:0.2 (moral ratios) can be used as an effective drug/gene carrier specifically targeting the liver in vivo. These results suggest that Gal-DOX-siRNA-L could effectively target tumor cells, enhance transfection efficacy and subsequently achieve the co-delivery of DOX and siRNA, demonstrating great potential for synergistic anti-tumor therapy.
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- Hea Ry Oh
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea.
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea.
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Ganda S, Jiang Y, Thomas DS, Eliezar J, Stenzel MH. Biodegradable Glycopolymeric Micelles Obtained by RAFT-controlled Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Sylvia Ganda
- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular
Design, School of Chemistry, ‡NMR Facility, Mark
Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular
Design, School of Chemistry, ‡NMR Facility, Mark
Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular
Design, School of Chemistry, ‡NMR Facility, Mark
Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular
Design, School of Chemistry, ‡NMR Facility, Mark
Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular
Design, School of Chemistry, ‡NMR Facility, Mark
Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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