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Sun M, Guo M, He Z, Luo Y, He X, Huang C, Yuan Y, Zhao Y, Song X, Wang X. Enhanced Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Tilianin Based on the Novel Amorphous Nanocrystals. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:654. [PMID: 38794224 PMCID: PMC11125044 DOI: 10.3390/ph17050654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Tilianin (Til), a flavonoid glycoside, is well-known for its therapeutic promise in treating inflammatory disorders. Its poor water solubility and permeability limit its clinical applicability. In order to overcome these restrictions, an antisolvent precipitation and ultrasonication technique was used to prepare amorphous tilianin nanocrystals (Til NCs). We have adjusted the organic solvents, oil-to-water ratio, stabilizer composition, and ultrasonic power and time by combining single-factor and central composite design (CCD) methodologies. The features of Til NCs were characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning calorimetry (DSC), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Specifically, the optimized Til NCs were needle-like with a particle size ranging from 90 to 130 nm. PVA (0.3%, w/v) and TPGS (0.08%, w/v) stabilized them well. For at least two months, these Til NCs stayed amorphous and showed an impressive stability at 4 °C and 25 °C. Remarkably, Til NCs dissolved almost 20 times faster in simulated intestinal fluid (SIF) than they did in crude Til. In RAW264.7 cells, Til NCs also showed a better cellular absorption as well as safety and protective qualities. Til NCs were shown to drastically lower reactive oxygen species (ROS), TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in anti-inflammatory experiments, while increasing IL-10 levels and encouraging M1 macrophages to adopt the anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype. Our results highlight the potential of amorphous Til NCs as a viable approach to improve Til's anti-inflammatory effectiveness, solubility, and dissolving rate.
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- Min Sun
- Department of Pharmacy, First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi 832008, China; (M.S.); (C.H.); (Y.Y.); (Y.Z.)
- School of Pharmacy, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832008, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China; (M.G.); (Z.H.); (Y.L.); (X.H.)
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China; (M.G.); (Z.H.); (Y.L.); (X.H.)
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China; (M.G.); (Z.H.); (Y.L.); (X.H.)
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China; (M.G.); (Z.H.); (Y.L.); (X.H.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi 832008, China; (M.S.); (C.H.); (Y.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi 832008, China; (M.S.); (C.H.); (Y.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi 832008, China; (M.S.); (C.H.); (Y.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi 832008, China; (M.S.); (C.H.); (Y.Y.); (Y.Z.)
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China; (M.G.); (Z.H.); (Y.L.); (X.H.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi 832008, China; (M.S.); (C.H.); (Y.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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Wu J, Chi YQ, Yan YJ, Ji MZ, Chen X, Yang XQ, Gao Y, Zou Q, Zou L, Li XY. Investigation of the antibacterial effect, osteogenic activity, and tracing properties of hydroxyapatite co-doped with Tb 3+ and Zn 2. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:3940-3951. [PMID: 36723206 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06795a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a biomimetic biomaterial that has been widely used in bone repair for many years. However, the increased risk of infection after surgery and long-time tracing for the material distribution and degradation during bone reconstruction remain challenges in the clinic. Zinc (Zn) is considered as an indispensable microelement for humans and is characterized with antibacterial action and osteogenic activity. Terbium (Tb), a rare-earth element, emits stable fluorescence under ultraviolet light. Here, Tb3+/Zn2+ co-doped hydroxyapatite (HA:Tb/Zn) was prepared to synchronously realize the antibacterial effect, osteogenic activity, and long-time tracing property. We found that HA:Tb/Zn had a strong antibacterial effect on both Gram-positive and Gram-negative clinical infectious bacteria, as well as improved osteogenic activity. HA:Tb/Zn also displayed stable green fluorescence in vitro and in vivo, which indicated great potential for recognizing the material changes during the bone reconstruction process. The combination of the ternary functions is of great significance to control the overuse of antibiotics and realize long-time tracing, and provide a versatile design on biomaterials in bone repair.
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- Juan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Gu M, Li W, Jiang L, Li X. Recent Progress of Rare Earth Doped Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles: Luminescence Properties, Synthesis and Biomedical Applications. Acta Biomater 2022; 148:22-43. [PMID: 35675891 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HAP NPs) are host materials and can be modified with various substrates and dopants. Among them, rare earth (RE) ions doped HAP NPs have gathered attention due to their unique physicochemical and imaging properties. Compared to other fluorescence probes, RE-doped HAP NPs display advantages in high brightness, high contrast, photostability, nonblinking, and narrow emission bands. Meanwhile, their intrinsic features (composition, morphology, size, crystallinity, and luminescence intensity) can be adjusted by changing the dopant ratio, synthesizing temperature, reaction time, and techniques. And they have been used in various biomedical applications, including imaging probe, drug delivery, bone tissue engineering, and antibacterial studies. This review surveys the luminescent properties, fluorescence enhancement, synthetic methods, and biocompatibility of various RE-doped HAP NPs consolidated from different research works, for their employments in biomedical applications. For this literature review, an electronic search was conducted in the Pubmed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scopus and SciFinder databases, using the keywords: hydroxyapatite, rare earth, lanthanide, fluorescence, and imaging. Literature searches of English-language publications from 1979 with updates through April, 2022, and a total of 472 potential papers were identified. In addition, a few references were located by noting their citation in other studies reviewed. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HAP NPs) have a broad range of promising biological applications. Although prospective biomedical applications are not limited to rare earth-doped hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (RE-doped HAP NPs), some cases do make use of the distinctive features of RE-elements to achieve the expected functions for HAP families. This review surveys the luminescent properties, synthetic methods, and biocompatibility of various RE-doped HAP NPs consolidated from different research works, for their employments in biomedical applications, including imaging probe, drug delivery, bone tissue repair and tracking, and anti-bacteria. Overall, we expect to shed some light on broadening the research and application of RE-doped HAP NPs in biomedical field.
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Huang Y, Zhai X, Ma T, Zhang M, Pan H, Weijia Lu W, Zhao X, Sun T, Li Y, Shen J, Yan C, Du Y. Rare earth-based materials for bone regeneration: Breakthroughs and advantages. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery: Physicochemistry and Applications. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13101642. [PMID: 34683935 PMCID: PMC8537309 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13101642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hydroxyapatite (HAP) has been the gold standard in the biomedical field due to its composition and similarity to human bone. Properties such as shape, size, morphology, and ionic substitution can be tailored through the use of different synthesis techniques and compounds. Regardless of the ability to determine its physicochemical properties, a conclusion for the correlation with the biological response it is yet to be found. Hence, a special focus on the most desirable properties for an appropriate biological response needs to be addressed. This review provides an overview of the fundamental properties of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles and the characterization of physicochemical properties involved in their biological response and role as a drug delivery system. A summary of the main chemical properties and applications of hydroxyapatite, the advantages of using nanoparticles, and the influence of shape, size, functional group, morphology, and crystalline phase in the biological response is presented. A special emphasis was placed on the analysis of chemical and physical interactions of the nanoparticles and the cargo, which was explained through the use of spectroscopic and physical techniques such as FTIR, Raman, XRD, SEM, DLS, and BET. We discuss the properties tailored for hydroxyapatite nanoparticles for a specific biomolecule based on the compilation of studies performed on proteins, peptides, drugs, and genetic material.
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Regenerative engineering has pioneered several novel biomaterials to treat critical-sized bone injuries. However, despite significant improvement in synthetic materials research, some limitations still exist. The constraints correlated with the current grafting methods signify a treatment paradigm shift to osteoinductive regenerative engineering approaches. Because of their intrinsic potential, inductive biomaterials may represent alternative approaches to treating critical bone injuries. Osteoinductive scaffolds stimulate stem cell differentiation into the osteoblastic lineage, enhancing bone regeneration. Inductive biomaterials comprise polymers, calcium phosphate ceramics, metals, and graphene family materials. This review will assess the cellular behavior toward properties of inductive materials.
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- F S Hosseini
- Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Department of Skeletal Biology and Regeneration, UConn Health, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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Liu JW, Yang YG, Wang K, Wang G, Shen CC, Chen YH, Liu YF, James TD, Jiang K, Zhang H. Activation and Monitoring of mtDNA Damage in Cancer Cells via the "Proton-Triggered" Decomposition of an Ultrathin Nanosheet. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:3669-3678. [PMID: 33435678 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c20060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage is a very important molecular event, which has significant effects on living organisms. Therefore, a particularly important challenge for biomaterials research is to develop functionalized nanoparticles that can activate and monitor mtDNA damage and instigate cancer cell apoptosis, and as such eliminate the negative effects on living organisms. Toward that goal, with this research, we have developed a hydroxyapatite ultrathin nanosheet (HAP-PDCns)-a high Ca2+ content biomaterial. HAP-PDCns undergoes proton-triggered decomposition after entering cancer cells via clathrin-mediated endocytosis, and then, it selectively concentrates in the charged mitochondrial membrane. This kind of proton-triggered decomposition phenomenon facilitates mtDNA damage by causing instantaneous local calcium overload in the mitochondria of cancer cells, and inhibits tumor growth. Importantly, at the same time, a real-time green-red-green fluorescence change occurs that correlates with the degree of mtDNA deterioration because of the changes in the highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy gaps during this process. Significantly, the decomposition and the fluorescence changes cannot be triggered in normal cells. Thus, HAP-PDCns can selectively induce apoptosis and the death of a cancer cell by facilitating mtDNA damage, but does not affect normal cells. In addition, HAP-PDCns can simultaneously monitor the degree of mtDNA damage. We anticipate that this design strategy can be generalized to develop other functionalized biomaterials that can be used to instigate the positive effects of mtDNA damage on living organisms while eliminating any negative effects.
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- Jun W Liu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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Liu P, Li Z, Yuan L, Sun X, Zhou Y. Pourbaix-Guided Mineralization and Site-Selective Photoluminescence Properties of Rare Earth Substituted B-Type Carbonated Hydroxyapatite Nanocrystals. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26030540. [PMID: 33494216 PMCID: PMC7864488 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Rare-earth labeling in biological apatite could provide critical information for the pathologic transition (osteoclastic) and physiologic regeneration (osteogenesis) of bone and teeth because of their characteristic site-sensitive fluorescence in different coordinative conditions of various tissues in many biological processes. However, the rare-earth labeling method for biological apatites, i.e., carbonated-hydroxyapatite, has been rarely found in the literature. In this paper, we report a Pourbaix-diagram guided mineralizing strategy to controllable carbonation and doping of rare-earth ions in the hydroxyapatite (HA) lattice. The carbonation process of hydroxyapatite was achieved by controllable mineralization in hydrothermal condition with K2CO3 as the carbonate source, which results into the pure B-type carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA) with tunable carbonate substitution degree. All of the as-synthesized materials crystalized into P63/m (No. 176) space group with the lattice parameter of a decreases and c increases with the increasing of carbonate content in the reactants. Structural refinement results revealed that the substitution of planar CO32− is superimposed on one of the faces of PO43− tetrahedral sub-units with a rotation angle of 30° in reference to c-axis. All of the hydrothermally synthesized CHA nanocrystals show hexagonal rod-like morphology with the length of 70–110 nm and diameter of 21–35 nm, and the decreasing length/diameter ratio from 3.61 to 2.96 from low to high carbonated level of the samples. Five rare-earth cations, of Pr3+, Sm3+, Eu3+, Tb3+, and Ho3+, were used as possible probe ions that can be doped into either HA or CHA lattice. The site-preference of Tb3+ doping is the same in the crystallographic site of HA and CHA according to characteristic emission peaks of 5D4–7Fj (j = 3–6) transitions in their photoluminescent spectroscopy. Our work provides a controllable carbonation method for rare-earth labeling hydroxyapatite nanomaterials with potential biologically active implant powders for bone repair and tissue regeneration.
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- Peng Liu
- School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (P.L.); (Z.L.); (X.S.)
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- School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (P.L.); (Z.L.); (X.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China
- Correspondence: (L.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (P.L.); (Z.L.); (X.S.)
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- School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (P.L.); (Z.L.); (X.S.)
- Correspondence: (L.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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Gu M, Jiang L, Hao L, Lu J, Liu Z, Lei Z, Li Y, Hua C, Li W, Li X. A novel theranostic nanoplatform for imaging-guided chemo-photothermal therapy in oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:6006-6016. [PMID: 34282440 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb01136g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is highly malignant and invasive, and current treatments are limited due to serious side effects and unsatisfactory outcomes. Here, we reported the terbium ion-doped hydroxyapatite (HATb) nanoparticle as a luminescent probe to encapsulate both the near-infrared (NIR) photothermal agent polydopamine (PDA) and anticancer doxorubicin (DOX) for imaging-guided chemo-photothermal therapy. The morphology, crystal structure, fluorescence, and composition of HATb-PDA-DOX were characterized. HATb-PDA showed a high DOX loading capacity. A theranostic nanoplatform showed pH/NIR responsive release properties and better antitumor outcomes in OSCC cells than monomodal chemotherapy or photothermal therapy, while keeping side effects at a minimum. Also, the luminescence signal was confirmed to be tracked and the increase of the red/green (R/G) ratio caused by the DOX release could be used to monitor the DOX release content. Furthermore, HATb-PDA-DOX plus NIR treatment synergistically promoted in vitro cell death through the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), cell cycle arrest, and increased cell apoptosis. Overall, this work presents an innovative strategy in designing a multifunctional nano-system for imaging-guided cancer treatment.
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- Mengqin Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. and Department of General Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of General Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. and Med-X Center for Materials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Li X, Ma B, Li J, Shang L, Liu H, Ge S. A method to visually observe the degradation-diffusion-reconstruction behavior of hydroxyapatite in the bone repair process. Acta Biomater 2020; 101:554-564. [PMID: 31683017 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nanostructured hydroxyapatite (HAp) has been applied widely as a scaffold material for bone tissue engineering for its good osteoinduction and biodegradability. However, the degradation process and the distribution of degraded HAp within the bone-defect cavity is still not clear. To visually study the behavior of HAp in bone repair process, a membrane of HAp/terbium (Tb)-HAp nanowires (NWs) was prepared with a concentric circle structure (CCS), of which the inner circle and the outer ring were constructed with Tb-HAp and HAp NWs, respectively. HAp/Tb-HAp CCS membrane possessed good osteogenic capacity and efficient fluorescence in the center for visualization. The in vitro experimental results proved that the Tb-HAp and HAp NWs membranes both presented high cytocompatibility and adequate efficiency to induce osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs). HAp/Tb-HAp CCS membranes were then implanted into a rat calvarial bone-defect model to study the behavior of HAp in bone repair process in vivo by tracking the fluorescence distribution. The results showed that the fluorescence of Tb-HAp diffused gradually from the inner circle to the outer ring, which suggested that the HAp was first degraded, and then the degraded product was diffused and finally reconstructed. Further, the histological results proved that the doping of Tb did not impair the promotive effect of HAp on bone repair process. Therefore, this study provided a visual method to observe the degradation-diffusion-reconstruction behavior of HAp nanomaterials in bone repair process. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The study of dynamic degradation process of implanted hydroxyapatite (HAp) materials in bone-defect cavity is of great significance to bone tissue engineering applications. Here, we designed a HAp/Tb-HAp nanowires (NWs) membrane with concentric circle structure (CCS) to visibly observe the behavior of HAp during bone repair process. HAp/Tb-HAp CCS membrane possessed both osteoinduction ability and fluorescence property. Calvarial bone-defect repair experiments in vivo showed that the fluorescence of Tb-HAp diffused gradually from inner circle to outer ring, which suggested that HAp was first degraded, then diffused and finally reconstructed. Therefore, this invention provides not only a visible method to observe the degradation-diffusion-reconstruction behavior of HAp-based biomaterials, but also a basic understanding of the dynamic change of HAp-based biomaterials.
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- Xiaoyuan Li
- Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shandong University and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, China
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- Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shandong University and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shandong University and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, China.
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- Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shandong University and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China.
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Li X, Zou Q, Chen H, Li W. In vivo changes of nanoapatite crystals during bone reconstruction and the differences with native bone apatite. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2019; 5:eaay6484. [PMID: 31763458 PMCID: PMC6853771 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay6484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Hydroxyapatite (HA) plays an important role in clinical bone repair. However, it remains a challenge to accurately determine its changes during bone reconstruction and to identify its differences from native bone apatite. Here, terbium (Tb) doped uniform HA nanocrystals were implanted into bone tissue and compared with native bone apatite. These comparisons demonstrated the occurrence of compositional and structural alteration of the implanted HA nanocrystals, and their gradual degradation, during bone reconstruction. They also revealed notable differences between HA nanocrystals and bone apatite crystals in crystal size, distribution pattern, and state of existence in bone tissue. Although synthetic HA nanocrystals could osteointegrate with bone tissue, they still seemed to be treated as foreign material in this tissue and thus were gradually degraded. These findings can help to identify and rethink the function of synthetic apatite and bone apatite, which will benefit future design and application of biomimetic bone repair materials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiyu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Li X, Zou Q, Man Y, Li W. Synergistic Effects of Novel Superparamagnetic/Upconversion HA Material and Ti/Magnet Implant on Biological Performance and Long-Term In Vivo Tracking. SMALL 2019; 15:e1901617. [PMID: 31187930 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201901617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
To solve the clinical challenges presented by the long-term tracking of implanted hydroxyapatite (HA) bone repair material and to investigate the synergistic effects of superparamagnetic HA and a static magnetic field (SMF) on the promotion of osteogenesis, herein a new type of superparamagnetic/upconversion-generating HA material (HYH-Fe) is developed via a two-step doping method, as well as a specially-designed titanium implant with a built-in magnet to provide a local static magnetic field in vivo. The results show that the prepared HYH-Fe material maintains the crystal structure of HA and exhibits good cytocompatibility. The combined use of the superparamagnetic HYH-Fe material and SMF can effectively and synergistically promote osteogenesis/osteointegration surrounding the Ti implants. In addition, the HYH-Fe material exhibits distinct advantages in terms of both long-term fluorescence tracking and microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) tracking. The new material and tracking strategy in this study provide scientific feasibility and will have important clinical value for long-term tracking and evaluation of implanted materials and the bone repair effect.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiyu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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