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de Souza F, Gupta RK. Bacteria for Bioplastics: Progress, Applications, and Challenges. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:8666-8686. [PMID: 38434856 PMCID: PMC10905720 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
Bioplastics are one of the answers that can point society toward a sustainable future. Under this premise, the synthesis of polymers with competitive properties using low-cost starting materials is a highly desired factor in the industry. Also, tackling environmental issues such as nonbiodegradable waste generation, high carbon footprint, and consumption of nonrenewable resources are some of the current concerns worldwide. The scientific community has been placing efforts into the biosynthesis of polymers using bacteria and other microbes. These microorganisms can be convenient reactors to consume food and agricultural wastes and convert them into biopolymers with inherently attractive properties such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, and appreciable mechanical and chemical properties. Such biopolymers can be applied to several fields such as packing, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, medical, biomedical, and agricultural. Thus, intending to elucidate the science of microbes to produce polymers, this review starts with a brief introduction to bioplastics by describing their importance and the methods for their production. The second section dives into the importance of bacteria regarding the biochemical routes for the synthesis of polymers along with their advantages and disadvantages. The third section covers some of the main parameters that influence biopolymers' production. Some of the main applications of biopolymers along with a comparison between the polymers obtained from microorganisms and the petrochemical-based ones are presented. Finally, some discussion about the future aspects and main challenges in this field is provided to elucidate the main issues that should be tackled for the wide application of microorganisms for the preparation of bioplastics.
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- Felipe
Martins de Souza
- National
Institute for Materials Advancement, Pittsburgh
State University, 1204 Research Road, Pittsburgh, Kansas 66762, United States
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- National
Institute for Materials Advancement, Pittsburgh
State University, 1204 Research Road, Pittsburgh, Kansas 66762, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Pittsburgh State University, 1701 South Broadway Street, Pittsburgh, Kansas 66762, United States
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Verkhovskii RA, Ivanov AN, Lengert EV, Tulyakova KA, Shilyagina NY, Ermakov AV. Current Principles, Challenges, and New Metrics in pH-Responsive Drug Delivery Systems for Systemic Cancer Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15051566. [PMID: 37242807 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The paradigm of drug delivery via particulate formulations is one of the leading ideas that enable overcoming limitations of traditional chemotherapeutic agents. The trend toward more complex multifunctional drug carriers is well-traced in the literature. Nowadays, the prospectiveness of stimuli-responsive systems capable of controlled cargo release in the lesion nidus is widely accepted. Both endogenous and exogenous stimuli are employed for this purpose; however, endogenous pH is the most common trigger. Unfortunately, scientists encounter multiple challenges on the way to the implementation of this idea related to the vehicles' accumulation in off-target tissues, their immunogenicity, the complexity of drug delivery to intracellular targets, and finally, the difficulties in the fabrication of carriers matching all imposed requirements. Here, we discuss fundamental strategies for pH-responsive drug delivery, as well as limitations related to such carriers' application, and reveal the main problems, weaknesses, and reasons for poor clinical results. Moreover, we attempted to formulate the profiles of an "ideal" drug carrier in the frame of different strategies drawing on the example of metal-comprising materials and considered recently published studies through the lens of these profiles. We believe that this approach will facilitate the formulation of the main challenges facing researchers and the identification of the most promising trends in technology development.
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- Roman A Verkhovskii
- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Central Research Laboratory, Saratov State Medical University of V. I. Razumovsky, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Central Research Laboratory, Saratov State Medical University of V. I. Razumovsky, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 410012 Saratov, Russia
- Institute of Molecular Theranostics, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya Str., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin Ave., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin Ave., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Central Research Laboratory, Saratov State Medical University of V. I. Razumovsky, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 410012 Saratov, Russia
- Institute of Molecular Theranostics, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya Str., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Nejatian M, Darabzadeh N, Bodbodak S, Saberian H, Rafiee Z, Kharazmi MS, Jafari SM. Practical application of nanoencapsulated nutraceuticals in real food products; a systematic review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 305:102690. [PMID: 35525089 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
In recent decades, due to the increase in awareness, most consumers prefer foods that not only satisfy their primal urge of hunger but also include health-promoting effects on the body. Therefore, the food industry has an increasing tendency to apply the nutrients (like vitamins, essential fatty acids and minerals) and replace synthetic additives with natural bioactives (like phenolics and essential oils) to produce functional products. However, low dispersibility and shelf-stability as well as presenting unpleasant taste and odor are the most critical barriers for direct incorporation of these useful compounds into foods. In this context, nanoencapsulation has been proposed as a relatively new solution to overcome the mentioned limitations. However, fewer studies have focused on incorporating the bioactive-loaded nanocarriers into the food matrices. This study intends to help the development of functional food production by doing an exhaustive review on the incorporation of nanoencapsulated ingredients into the real food system and resulted interaction of nanocarriers and food products. According to the literature, incorporation of the nanoencapsulated bioactive ingredients into foods can be effectively used to enhance their stability during the processing and storage stage and their bioavailability as well as to delay lipid oxidation and microbial growth in food, without negatively affecting physicochemical, organoleptic and qualitative properties. However, some published results to date declared that food matrix might adversely affect the bioavailability and antimicrobial activity of nanoencapsulated ingredients. It seems that further studies are required to contribute to the choice of appropriate healthy ingredients and wall materials for incorporating into a given food structure.
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- Mohammad Nejatian
- Department of Nutrition Science and Food Hygiene, Faculty of Health, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Modares Science and Technology Park, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Ahar Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Technical Centre of Agriculture, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
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- Food Research and Development Center, Ofogh Dasht Arya Co, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Food Materials and Process Design Engineering, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran; Universidade de Vigo, Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, E-32004 Ourense, Spain.
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Guo C, Zhang Y, Yuan H, Zhang Y, Yin T, He H, Gou J, Tang X. Improved Core Viscosity Achieved by PDLLA 10kCo-Incorporation Promoted Drug Loading and Stability of mPEG 2k-b-PDLLA 2.4k Micelles. Pharm Res 2022; 39:369-379. [PMID: 35118566 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-022-03174-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE This study aims to investigate the effect of poly(D, L-lactic acid)10K (PDLLA10K) incorporation on the drug loading and stability of poly(ethylene glycol)2K-block-poly(D, L-lactide)2.4K (mPEG2k-b-PDLLA2.4k) micelles. In addition, a suitable lyophilization protector was screened for this micelle to obtain favorable lyophilized products. METHODS The incorporation ratios of PDLLA10k were screened based on the particle size and drug loading. The dynamic stability, core viscosity, drug release, stability in albumin, and in vivo pharmacokinetic characteristics of PDLLA10k incorporated micelles were compared with the original micelles. In addition, the particle size variation was used as an indicator to screen the most suitable lyophilization protectant for the micelles. DSC, FTIR, XRD were used to illustrate the mechanism of the lyophilized protectants. RESULTS After the incorporation of 5 wt% PDLLA10K, the maximum loading of mPEG2k-b-PDLLA2.4k micelles for TM-2 was increased from 26 wt% to 32 wt%, and the in vivo half-life was increased by 2.25-fold. Various stability of micelles was improved. Also, the micelles with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) as lyophilization protectants had minimal variation in particle size. CONCLUSIONS PDLLA10k incorporation can be employed as a strategy to increase the stability of mPEG2k-b-PDLLA2.4k micelles, which can be attributed to the viscosity building effect. HP-β-CD can be used as an effective lyophilization protectant since mPEG and HP-β-CD form the pseudopolyrotaxanesque inclusion complexes.
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- Chen Guo
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
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Anson F, Liu B, Kanjilal P, Wu P, Hardy JA, Thayumanavan S. Evaluating Endosomal Escape of Caspase-3-Containing Nanomaterials Using Split GFP. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:1261-1272. [PMID: 33591168 PMCID: PMC8477791 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
The ability for biologics to access intracellular targets hinges on the translocation of active, unmodified proteins. This is often achieved using nanoscale formulations, which enter cells through endocytosis. This uptake mechanism often limits the therapeutic potential of the biologics, as the propensity of the nanocarrier to escape the endosome becomes the key determinant. To appropriately evaluate and compare competing delivery systems of disparate compositions, it is therefore critical to assess endosomal escape efficiencies. Unfortunately, quantitative tools to assess endosomal escape are lacking, and standard approaches often lead to an erroneous interpretation of cytosolic localization. In this study we use a split-complementation endosomal escape (SEE) assay to evaluate levels of cytosolic caspase-3 following delivery by polymer nanogels and mesoporous silica nanoparticles. In particular, we use SEE as a means to enable the systematic investigation of the effect of polymer composition, polymer architecture (random vs block), hydrophobicity, and surface functionality. Although polymer structure had little influence on endosomal escape, nanogel functionalization with cationic and pH-sensitive peptides significantly enhanced endosomal escape levels and, further, significantly increased the amount of nanogel per endosome. This work serves as a guide for developing an optimal caspase-3 delivery system, as this caspase-3 variant can be easily substituted for a therapeutic caspase-3 cargo in any system that results in cytosolic accumulation and cargo release. In addition, these data provide a framework that can be readily applied to a wide variety of protein cargos to assess the independent contributions of both uptake and endosomal escape of a wide range of protein delivery vehicles.
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- Center for Bioactive Delivery at the Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Center for Bioactive Delivery at the Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Slor G, Olea AR, Pujals S, Tigrine A, De La Rosa VR, Hoogenboom R, Albertazzi L, Amir RJ. Judging Enzyme-Responsive Micelles by Their Covers: Direct Comparison of Dendritic Amphiphiles with Different Hydrophilic Blocks. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:1197-1210. [PMID: 33512161 PMCID: PMC7944483 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
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Enzymatically
degradable polymeric micelles have great potential
as drug delivery systems, allowing the selective release of their
active cargo at the site of disease. Furthermore, enzymatic degradation
of the polymeric nanocarriers facilitates clearance of the delivery
system after it has completed its task. While extensive research is
dedicated toward the design and study of the enzymatically degradable
hydrophobic block, there is limited understanding on how the hydrophilic
shell of the micelle can affect the properties of such enzymatically
degradable micelles. In this work, we report a systematic head-to-head
comparison of well-defined polymeric micelles with different polymeric
shells and two types of enzymatically degradable hydrophobic cores.
To carry out this direct comparison, we developed a highly modular
approach for preparing clickable, spectrally active enzyme-responsive
dendrons with adjustable degree of hydrophobicity. The dendrons were
linked with three different widely used hydrophilic polymers—poly(ethylene
glycol), poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline), and poly(acrylic acid) using the
CuAAC click reaction. The high modularity and molecular precision
of the synthetic methodology enabled us to easily prepare well-defined
amphiphiles that differ either in their hydrophilic block composition
or in their hydrophobic dendron. The micelles of the different amphiphiles
were thoroughly characterized and their sizes, critical micelle concentrations,
drug loading, stability, and cell internalization were compared. We
found that the micelle diameter was almost solely dependent on the
hydrophobicity of the dendritic hydrophobic block, whereas the enzymatic
degradation rate was strongly dependent on the composition of both
blocks. Drug encapsulation capacity was very sensitive to the type
of the hydrophilic block, indicating that, in addition to the hydrophobic
core, the micellar shell also has a significant role in drug encapsulation.
Incubation of the spectrally active micelles in the presence of cells
showed that the hydrophilic shell significantly affects the micellar
stability, localization, cell internalization kinetics, and the cargo
release mechanism. Overall, the high molecular precision and the ability
of these amphiphiles to report their disassembly, even in complex
biological media, allowed us to directly compare the different types
of micelles, providing striking insights into how the composition
of the micelle shells and cores can affect their properties and potential
to serve as nanocarriers.
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- Gadi Slor
- Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel.,Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Physics, University of Barcelona, Carrer Martí I Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), Eindhoven 5612 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel.,Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel.,BLAVATNIK Center for Drug Discovery, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel.,ADAMA Center for Novel Delivery Systems in Crop Protection, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel.,The Center for Physics and Chemistry of Living Systems, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Liu Y, Fens MHAM, Capomaccio RB, Mehn D, Scrivano L, Kok RJ, Oliveira S, Hennink WE, van Nostrum CF. Correlation between in vitro stability and pharmacokinetics of poly(ε-caprolactone)-based micelles loaded with a photosensitizer. J Control Release 2020; 328:942-951. [PMID: 33098910 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Polymeric micelles are extensively investigated as drug delivery systems for hydrophobic drugs including photosensitizers (PSs). In order to benefit from micelles as targeted delivery systems for PS, rather than only solubilizers, the stability and cargo retention of the (PS-loaded) micelles should be properly assessed in biologically relevant media to get insight into the essential parameters predicting their in vivo performance (i.e., pharmacokinetics). In the present study, asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) was used to investigate the in vitro stability in human plasma of empty and meta-tetra(hydroxyphenyl)chlorin (mTHPC)-loaded dithiolane-crosslinked micelles based on poly(ɛ-caprolactone)-co-poly(1,2-dithiolane‑carbonate)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) (p(CL-co-DTC)-PEG) and non (covalently)-crosslinked micelles composed of poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) (pCL-PEG). AF4 allows separation of the micelles from plasma proteins, which showed that small non (covalently)-crosslinked pCL9-PEG (17 nm) and pCL15-PEG (22 nm) micelles had lower stability in plasma than pCL23-PEG micelles with larger size (43 nm) and higher degree of crystallinity of pCL, and had also lower stability than covalently crosslinked p(CL9-DTC3.9)-PEG and p(CL18-DTC7.5)-PEG micelles with similar small sizes (~20 nm). In addition, PS (re)distribution to specific plasma proteins was observed by AF4, giving strong indications for the (in)stability of PS-loaded micelles in plasma. Nevertheless, fluorescence spectroscopy in human plasma showed that the retention of mTHPC in non (covalently)-crosslinked but semi-crystalline pCL23-PEG micelles (>8 h) was much longer than that in covalently crosslinked p(CL18-DTC7.5)-PEG micelles (~4 h). In line with this, in vivo circulation kinetics showed that pCL23-PEG micelles loaded with mTHPC had significantly longer half-life values (t½-β of micelles and mTHPC was 14 and 18 h, respectively) than covalently crosslinked p(CL18-DTC7.5)-PEG micelles (t½-β of both micelles and mTHPC was ~2 h). As a consequence, long circulating pCL23-PEG micelles resulted in significantly higher tumor accumulation of both the micelles and loaded mTHPC as compared to short circulating p(CL18-DTC7.5)-PEG micelles. These in vivo data were in good agreement with the in vitro stability studies. In conclusion, the present study points out that AF4 and fluorescence spectroscopy are excellent tools to evaluate the (in)stability of nanoparticles in biological media and thus predict the (in)stability of drug loaded nanoparticles after i.v. administration, which is favorable to screen promising delivery systems with reduced experimental time and costs and without excessive use of animals.
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- Yanna Liu
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Division of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Liu B, Wu R, Gong S, Xiao H, Thayumanavan S. In Situ Formation of Polymeric Nanoassemblies Using an Efficient Reversible Click Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:15135-15140. [PMID: 32410309 PMCID: PMC7666047 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Polymer-drug conjugates are promising as strategies for drug delivery, because of their high drug loading capacity and low premature release profile. However, the preparation of these conjugates is often tedious. In this paper, we report an efficient method for polymer-drug conjugates using an ultrafast and reversible click reaction in a post-polymerization functionalization strategy. The reaction is based on the rapid condensation of boronic acid functionalities with salicylhydroxamates. The polymer, bearing the latter functionality, has been designed such that the reaction with boronic acid bearing drugs induces an in situ self-assembly of the conjugates to form well-defined nanostructures. We show that this method is not only applicable for molecules with an intrinsic boronic acid group, but also for the other molecules that can be linked to aryl boronic acids through a self-immolative linker. The linker has been designed to cause traceless release of the attached drug molecules, the efficiency of which has been demonstrated through intracellular delivery.
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- Bin Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
- Center for Bioactive Delivery, Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
- Center for Bioactive Delivery, Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Liu B, Wu R, Gong S, Xiao H, Thayumanavan S. In Situ Formation of Polymeric Nanoassemblies Using an Efficient Reversible Click Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Bin Liu
- Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
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- Department of Food Science University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
- Center for Bioactive Delivery Institute for Applied Life Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
- Center for Bioactive Delivery Institute for Applied Life Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
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Narancic T, Cerrone F, Beagan N, O’Connor KE. Recent Advances in Bioplastics: Application and Biodegradation. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E920. [PMID: 32326661 PMCID: PMC7240402 DOI: 10.3390/polym12040920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The success of oil-based plastics and the continued growth of production and utilisation can be attributed to their cost, durability, strength to weight ratio, and eight contributions to the ease of everyday life. However, their mainly single use, durability and recalcitrant nature have led to a substantial increase of plastics as a fraction of municipal solid waste. The need to substitute single use products that are not easy to collect has inspired a lot of research towards finding sustainable replacements for oil-based plastics. In addition, specific physicochemical, biological, and degradation properties of biodegradable polymers have made them attractive materials for biomedical applications. This review summarises the advances in drug delivery systems, specifically design of nanoparticles based on the biodegradable polymers. We also discuss the research performed in the area of biophotonics and challenges and opportunities brought by the design and application of biodegradable polymers in tissue engineering. We then discuss state-of-the-art research in the design and application of biodegradable polymers in packaging and emphasise the advances in smart packaging development. Finally, we provide an overview of the biodegradation of these polymers and composites in managed and unmanaged environments.
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- Tanja Narancic
- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland; (T.N.); (F.C.); (N.B.)
- BiOrbic - Bioeconomy Research Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland; (T.N.); (F.C.); (N.B.)
- BiOrbic - Bioeconomy Research Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland; (T.N.); (F.C.); (N.B.)
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- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland; (T.N.); (F.C.); (N.B.)
- BiOrbic - Bioeconomy Research Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland
- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences, Earth Institute, O’Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland
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Palanikumar L, Al-Hosani S, Kalmouni M, Nguyen VP, Ali L, Pasricha R, Barrera FN, Magzoub M. pH-responsive high stability polymeric nanoparticles for targeted delivery of anticancer therapeutics. Commun Biol 2020; 3:95. [PMID: 32127636 PMCID: PMC7054360 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-0817-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The practical application of nanoparticles (NPs) as chemotherapeutic drug delivery systems is often hampered by issues such as poor circulation stability and targeting inefficiency. Here, we have utilized a simple approach to prepare biocompatible and biodegradable pH-responsive hybrid NPs that overcome these issues. The NPs consist of a drug-loaded polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) core covalently 'wrapped' with a crosslinked bovine serum albumin (BSA) shell designed to minimize interactions with serum proteins and macrophages that inhibit target recognition. The shell is functionalized with the acidity-triggered rational membrane (ATRAM) peptide to facilitate internalization specifically into cancer cells within the acidic tumor microenvironment. Following uptake, the unique intracellular conditions of cancer cells degrade the NPs, thereby releasing the chemotherapeutic cargo. The drug-loaded NPs showed potent anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo while exhibiting no toxicity to healthy tissue. Our results demonstrate that the ATRAM-BSA-PLGA NPs are a promising targeted cancer drug delivery platform.
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- L Palanikumar
- Biology Program, Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Biology Program, Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Biology Program, Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Core Technology Platforms, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Core Technology Platforms, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Biology Program, Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Synthesis, aqueous aggregation, hydrophobic guest encapsulation, non-covalent encapsulation stability and glutathione responsive degradation of amphiphilic hyperbranched polydisulfides have been reported.
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- Raju Bej
- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata
- India
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- Technical Research Center
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata
- India
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- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata
- India
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- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata
- India
- Technical Research Center
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Three-Component Sequential Reactions for Polymeric Nanoparticles with Tailorable Core and Surface Functionalities. Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lin W, Yin L, Sun T, Wang T, Xie Z, Gu J, Jing X. The Effect of Molecular Structure on Cytotoxicity and Antitumor Activity of PEGylated Nanomedicines. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:1625-1634. [PMID: 29608275 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fundamental studies on the cellular uptake and drug release of PEGylated nanomedicines are beneficial to understand their fate in vivo and construct ideal nanoparticle formulations. In this work, the detailed metabolic process of PEGylated doxorubicin (Dox) nanomedicines were investigated via confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), flow cytometry (FCM), cytotoxicity test, fluorescence imaging in vivo (FLIV) and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Among them, only LC-MS/MS could accurately determine the content of PEGylated Dox and Dox in vitro and in vivo. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first time the PEGylated Dox and released Dox were simultaneously quantified. The interplay of molecular structures, cellular uptake, drug release, and antitumor effect was well characterized. PEG with high molecular weight impeded the cellular uptake of nanoparticles, and the acid-labile hydrazone bond between Dox and PEG promoted Dox release significantly. Cellular uptake and drug release play decisive roles in cytotoxicity and antitumor effect, as evidenced by LC-MS/MS. We emphasized that LC-MS/MS would be a practicable method to quantify PEGylated drugs without complex tags, which could be more in-depth to understand the interaction between PEGylated nanomedicines and their antitumor efficacy.
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- Wenhai Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 5625 Renmin Street , Changchun, Jilin 130022 , People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life Sciences , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China.,Clinical Pharmacology Center, Research Institute of Translational Medicine , The First Hospital of Jilin University , Dongminzhu Street , Changchun 130061 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 5625 Renmin Street , Changchun, Jilin 130022 , People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life Sciences , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China.,Clinical Pharmacology Center, Research Institute of Translational Medicine , The First Hospital of Jilin University , Dongminzhu Street , Changchun 130061 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 5625 Renmin Street , Changchun, Jilin 130022 , People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life Sciences , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China.,Clinical Pharmacology Center, Research Institute of Translational Medicine , The First Hospital of Jilin University , Dongminzhu Street , Changchun 130061 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 5625 Renmin Street , Changchun, Jilin 130022 , People's Republic of China
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