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Wang Y, Tian G, Huang J, Wu W, Cui Z, Li H, Zhang L, Qi H. Mussel-inspired protein-based nanoparticles for curcumin encapsulation and promoting antitumor efficiency. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 273:132965. [PMID: 38851615 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132965] [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: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
Abstract
Curcumin demonstrated therapeutic potential for cancer. However, its medical application is limited due to low solubility, poor stability and low absorption rate. Here, we used the mussel-inspired functional protein (MPKE) to fabricate the curcumin-carrying nanoparticle (Cur-MPKE) for encapsulating and delivering curcumin. The protein MPKE is composed of the mussel module and zwitterionic peptide. The Dopa group bonding characteristic of the mussel module was leveraged for the self-assembly of nanoparticles, while the superhydrophilic property of the zwitterionic peptide was utilized to enhance the stability of nanoparticles. As expected, MPKE and Cur are tightly bound through hydrogen bonds and dynamic imide bonds to form nanoparticles. Cur-MPKE showed improved solubility and stability in aqueous solutions as well as excellent biocompatibility. Besides, Cur-MPKE also exhibited pH-triggered release and enhanced uptake of curcumin by tumor cells, promoting the antioxidant activity and antitumor effect of curcumin. Moreover, systemic experiments of Cur-MPKE to rats demonstrated that Cur-MPKE significantly inhibited tumor tissue growth and proliferation without causing obvious systemic toxicity. This work provides a new strategy for fabricating the delivery system of curcumin with improved stability, sustainability and bioavailability.
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- Yuefeng Wang
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Druggability Evaluation and Systematic Translational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin 300301, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Druggability Evaluation and Systematic Translational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin 300301, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China.
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Yu Z, Gao Y, Shang Z, Wang T, He X, Lei J, Tai F, Zhang L, Chen Y. A stable delivery system for curcumin: Fabrication and characterization of self-assembling acylated kidney bean protein isolate nanogels. Food Chem 2024; 443:138526. [PMID: 38290298 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138526] [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: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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The construction of protein-based nano-gels as curcumin delivery system effectively enhances the stability and bioavailability of curcumin. In this study, acylation modification and self-assembly techniques were jointly employed to construct acylated kidney bean protein isolate (AKBPI)-nanogels. Optimal conditions for AKBPI-nanogels were determined to be pH 7, concentration of 2 mg/mL, and temperature at 90℃ for 30 min. The optimized AKBPI-nanogels exhibited excellent uniformity as evidenced by decreasing average particle size (137.35 nm) and polydispersity index (0.38). Acylation enhanced the intermolecular interactions within the nanogel by reducing the polarity of tyrosine microenvironment and free sulfhydryl groups. AKBPI-nanogels demonstrated remarkable characteristics in terms of pH sensitivity, salt concentration, and storage tolerance. The curcumin-loaded AKBPI-nanogels exhibited an encapsulation efficiency of 92.30 % and maintained high antioxidant activity. In simulated gastrointestinal digestion, AKBPI-nanogels facilitated the controlled release and higher bioavailability of curcumin. Therefore, AKBPI-nanogels can be a stable tool for delivering curcumin.
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- Zhihui Yu
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China; Houji Laboratory in Shanxi Province, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China; Food Nutrition and Safety Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China; Food Nutrition and Safety Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China; Houji Laboratory in Shanxi Province, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China; Food Nutrition and Safety Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China.
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Hu S, Chen Y, Tao X, He R, Ju X, Wang Z. Enhanced emulsification performance and interfacial properties of Janus-like rapeseed cruciferin through asymmetric acylation modification. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 260:129467. [PMID: 38237834 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129467] [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: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Plant protein emulsifiers, particularly rapeseed protein isolate with its superior amino acid composition and predominantly globular protein, have captured significant interest in the food industry. Nonetheless, the application of these proteins has been stymied by their lackluster emulsification properties. Addressing this challenge, our study implements an innovative asymmetric acylation technique to modify the surface of rapeseed cruciferin (RC), morphing it into a structure resembling Janus nanoparticles. This alteration amplifies the emulsification prowess of RC by a remarkable 2.7 times compared to its natural form, and 1.43 times over its conventionally acylated counterpart. The asymmetrically acylated RC, marked by a distinctive three-phase contact angle of 90.4°, manifests an outstanding amphiphilic character. Moreover, it surpasses both the natural and conventionally acylated RC in terms of diffusion, penetration, and rearrangement rates, as well as protein concentration at the oil-water interface. Compared to commonly used emulsifiers in the food industry, such as lecithin and soy protein, the asymmetrically acylated RC stands out, stabilizing emulsions with the tiniest particle size and effectively staving off emulsion stratification over a longer duration. This study underscores that asymmetric acylation serves as a reliable methodology for producing efficient plant protein emulsifiers, considerably amplifying their utility in the food industry.
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- Shengqing Hu
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Patel H, Li J, Bo L, Mehta R, Ashby CR, Wang S, Cai W, Chen ZS. Nanotechnology-based delivery systems to overcome drug resistance in cancer. MEDICAL REVIEW (2021) 2024; 4:5-30. [PMID: 38515777 PMCID: PMC10954245 DOI: 10.1515/mr-2023-0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Cancer nanomedicine is defined as the application of nanotechnology and nanomaterials for the formulation of cancer therapeutics that can overcome the impediments and restrictions of traditional chemotherapeutics. Multidrug resistance (MDR) in cancer cells can be defined as a decrease or abrogation in the efficacy of anticancer drugs that have different molecular structures and mechanisms of action and is one of the primary causes of therapeutic failure. There have been successes in the development of cancer nanomedicine to overcome MDR; however, relatively few of these formulations have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of cancer. This is primarily due to the paucity of knowledge about nanotechnology and the fundamental biology of cancer cells. Here, we discuss the advances, types of nanomedicines, and the challenges regarding the translation of in vitro to in vivo results and their relevance to effective therapies.
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- Harsh Patel
- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John’s University, New York, NY, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John’s University, New York, NY, USA
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua, Hunan Province, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John’s University, New York, NY, USA
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- St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s University, New York, NY, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John’s University, New York, NY, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John’s University, New York, NY, USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua, Hunan Province, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John’s University, New York, NY, USA
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Ren J, Wu H, Lu Z, Qin Q, Jiao X, Meng G, Liu W, Li G. pH-driven preparation of pea protein isolate-curcumin nanoparticles effectively enhances antitumor activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 256:128383. [PMID: 38000617 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128383] [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: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Soluble pea protein isolate-curcumin nanoparticles were successfully prepared at a novel pH combination, with encapsulation efficiency and drug loading amount of 95.69 ± 1.63 % and 32.73 ± 0.56 μg/mg, respectively, resulting in >4000-fold increase in the water solubility of curcumin. The encapsulation propensity and interaction mechanism of pea protein isolates with curcumin and colchicine were comparatively evaluated by structural characterization, molecular dynamics simulations and molecular docking. The results showed that the nanoparticles formed by curcumin and colchicine with pea protein isolates were mainly driven by hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions, and the binding process did not alter the secondary structure of pea protein. In contrast, pea protein isolate-curcumin nanoparticles exhibited smaller particle size, lower RMSD value, lower binding Gibbs free energy and greater structural stability. Therefore, pea protein isolate is a suitable encapsulation material for hydrophobic compounds. Furthermore, the pea protein isolate-curcumin nanoparticles showed remarkably enhanced antitumor activity, as evidenced by a significant reduction in IC50, and the anti-tumor mechanism of it involved the ROS-induced mitochondria-mediated caspase cascade apoptosis pathway. These findings provide insights into the development of pea protein-based delivery systems and the possibility of a broader application of curcumin in antitumor activity.
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- Jie Ren
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Protein & Functional Peptides, China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industries, Beijing 100015, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Protein & Functional Peptides, China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industries, Beijing 100015, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Protein & Functional Peptides, China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industries, Beijing 100015, China
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- Engineering Laboratory for Agro Biomass Recycling & Valorizing, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Protein & Functional Peptides, China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industries, Beijing 100015, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Protein & Functional Peptides, China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industries, Beijing 100015, China
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- Engineering Laboratory for Agro Biomass Recycling & Valorizing, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Protein & Functional Peptides, China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industries, Beijing 100015, China.
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Shen J, Zhang J, Wu W, Banerjee P, Zhou S. Biocompatible Anisole-Nonlinear PEG Core-Shell Nanogels for High Loading Capacity, Excellent Stability, and Controlled Release of Curcumin. Gels 2023; 9:762. [PMID: 37754443 PMCID: PMC10529957 DOI: 10.3390/gels9090762] [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: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Curcumin, a nontoxic and cheap natural medicine, has high therapeutic efficacy for many diseases, including diabetes and cancers. Unfortunately, its exceedingly low water-solubility and rapid degradation in the body severely limit its bioavailability. In this work, we prepare a series of biocompatible poly(vinyl anisole)@nonlinear poly(ethylene glycol) (PVAS@PEG) core-shell nanogels with different PEG gel shell thickness to provide high water solubility, good stability, and controllable sustained release of curcumin. The PVAS nanogel core is designed to attract and store curcumin molecules for high drug loading capacity and the hydrophilic nonlinear PEG gel shell is designed to offer water dispersibility and thermo-responsive drug release. The nanogels prepared are monodispersed in a spherical shape with clear core-shell morphology. The size and shell thickness of the nanogels can be easily controlled by changing the core-shell precursor feeding ratios. The optimized PVAS@PEG nanogels display a high curcumin loading capacity of 38.0 wt%. The nanogels can stabilize curcumin from degradation at pH = 7.4 and release it in response to heat within the physiological temperature range. The nanogels can enter cells effectively and exhibit negligible cytotoxicity to both the B16F10 and HL-7702 cells at a concentration up to 2.3 mg/mL. Such designed PVAS@PEG nanogels have great potential to be used for efficient drug delivery.
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- Jing Shen
- Department of Chemistry of The College of Staten Island and PhD Program in Chemistry of Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA; (J.S.); (J.Z.); (P.B.)
- Department of Chemistry, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650092, China
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- Department of Chemistry of The College of Staten Island and PhD Program in Chemistry of Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA; (J.S.); (J.Z.); (P.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry and The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
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- Department of Chemistry of The College of Staten Island and PhD Program in Chemistry of Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA; (J.S.); (J.Z.); (P.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry of The College of Staten Island and PhD Program in Chemistry of Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA; (J.S.); (J.Z.); (P.B.)
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Han M, Liu K, Liu X, Rashid MT, Zhang H, Wang M. Research Progress of Protein-Based Bioactive Substance Nanoparticles. Foods 2023; 12:2999. [PMID: 37627998 PMCID: PMC10453113 DOI: 10.3390/foods12162999] [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: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Bioactive substances exhibit various physiological activities-such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities-and have great potential for application in food, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals. However, the low solubility, chemical instability, and low bioavailability of bioactive substances limit their application in the food industry. Using nanotechnology to prepare protein nanoparticles to encapsulate and deliver active substances is a promising approach due to the abundance, biocompatibility, and biodegradability of proteins. Common protein-based nanocarriers include nano-emulsions, nano-gels, nanoparticles, and nano complexes. In this review, we give an overview of protein-based nanoparticle fabrication methods, highlighting their pros and cons. Additionally, we discuss the applications and current issues regarding the utilization of protein-based nanoparticles in the food industry. Finally, we provide perspectives on future development directions, with a focus on classifying bioactive substances and their functional properties.
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- Mengqing Han
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (M.H.); (X.L.); (M.T.R.); (M.W.)
- School of Food and Reserves Storage, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (M.H.); (X.L.); (M.T.R.); (M.W.)
- School of Food and Reserves Storage, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (M.H.); (X.L.); (M.T.R.); (M.W.)
- School of Food and Reserves Storage, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (M.H.); (X.L.); (M.T.R.); (M.W.)
- School of Food and Reserves Storage, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Zhengzhou Ruipu Biological Engineering Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450001, China;
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (M.H.); (X.L.); (M.T.R.); (M.W.)
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He M, Zhang M, Gao T, Liu Z, Chen L, Liu Y, Huang Y, Teng F, Li Y. Fabrication and characterization of succinylated and glycosylated soy protein isolate and its self-assembled nanogel. Int J Biol Macromol 2023:125104. [PMID: 37257536 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125104] [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: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this study, we used succinic anhydride (SA) acylation and dextran (DX) glycosylation modified soybean isolate protein (SPI) to develop self-assembled SPI-SA-DX adduct-based nanogels. Degree of modification, SDS-PAGE, and FT-IR studies showed that the amino group of the SPI was replaced by hydrophilic dextran and succinic acid carboxyl groups. Dextran chain and anhydride group attachment to the soybean protein surface enhanced hydrophilicity and spatial site blocking. Modification-induced protein structure unfolding, free sulfhydryl groups to be converted to disulfide bonds, and reduced surface hydrophobicity (H0). H0 was lowest at 33,750 ± 1008.29 when SA content = 10 % protein content (SPI-SA3-DX). The nanometer gel based on SPI-SA3-DX had the maximum turbidity and clear transparent solution without precipitation. Its particle size and polymer dispersibility index (PDI) were also the smallest, with values of (106.87 ± 4.51) nm and 0.21 ± 0.009, respectively. Transmission electron microscopy showed that nanogels had subspherical shell-core structures. Nanogels were stable under different pH, ionic strength, high temperature, and storage conditions.
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- Mingyu He
- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150028, China
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China.
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China.
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Hadidi M, Tan C, Assadpour E, Kharazmi MS, Jafari SM. Emerging plant proteins as nanocarriers of bioactive compounds. J Control Release 2023; 355:327-342. [PMID: 36731801 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.01.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
The high prevalence of chronic illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases has become a growing concern for modern society. Recently, various bioactive compounds (bioactives) are shown to have a diversity of health-beneficial impacts on a wide range of disorders. But the application of these bioactives in food and pharmaceutical formulations is limited due to their poor water solubility and low bioaccessibility/bioavailability. Plant proteins are green alternatives for designing biopolymeric nanoparticles as appropriate nanocarriers thanks to their amphiphilic nature compatible with many bioactives and unique functional properties. Recently, emerging plant proteins (EPPs) are employed as nanocarriers for protection and targeted delivery of bioactives and also improving their stability and shelf-life. EPPs could enhance the solubility, stability, and bioavailability of bioactives by different types of delivery systems. In addition, the use of EPPs in combination with other biopolymers like polysaccharides was found to make a favorable wall material for food bioactives. This review article covers the various sources and importance of EPPs along with different encapsulation techniques of bioactives. Characterization of EPPs for encapsulation is also investigated. Furthermore, the focus is on the application of EPPs as nanocarriers for food bioactives.
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- Milad Hadidi
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
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- China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Nutrition and Health (Beijing), School of Food and Health, Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China
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- Food Industry Research Co., Gorgan, Iran; Food and Bio-Nanotech International Research Center (Fabiano), Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Food Materials and Process Design Engineering, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences 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; College of Food Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China.
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Wang Z, Chen Y, Zhang N, Zhang RX, He R, Ju X, Mamadalieva NZ. Plant protein nanogel–based patchy Janus particles with tunable anisotropy for perishable food preservation. FOOD FRONTIERS 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/fft2.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023] Open
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- Zhigao Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing Nanjing University of Finance and Economics Nanjing China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing Nanjing University of Finance and Economics Nanjing China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing Nanjing University of Finance and Economics Nanjing China
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- Institute of Medical Research Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing Nanjing University of Finance and Economics Nanjing China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing Nanjing University of Finance and Economics Nanjing China
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- Laboratory of Chemistry of Glycosides Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances AS RUz Tashkent Uzbekistan
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Zou Z, Ismail BB, Zhang X, Yang Z, Liu D, Guo M. Improving barrier and antibacterial properties of chitosan composite films by incorporating lignin nanoparticles and acylated soy protein isolate nanogel. Food Hydrocoll 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.108091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Liu Y, Li X, Sun H, Zhang J, Cai C, Xu N, Feng J, Nan B, Wang Y, Liu J. Whey protein concentrate/pullulan gel as a novel microencapsulated wall material for astaxanthin with improving stability and bioaccessibility. Food Hydrocoll 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Tong S, Li Q, Liu Q, Song B, Wu J. Recent advances of the nanocomposite hydrogel as a local drug delivery for diabetic ulcers. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:1039495. [PMID: 36267448 PMCID: PMC9577098 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1039495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Diabetic ulcer is a serious complication of diabetes. Compared with that of healthy people, the skin of patients with a diabetic ulcer is more easily damaged and difficult to heal. Without early intervention, the disease will become increasingly serious, often leading to amputation or even death. Most current treatment methods cannot achieve a good wound healing effect. Numerous studies have shown that a nanocomposite hydrogel serves as an ideal drug delivery method to promote the healing of a diabetic ulcer because of its better drug loading capacity and stability. Nanocomposite hydrogels can be loaded with one or more drugs for application to chronic ulcer wounds to promote rapid wound healing. Therefore, this paper reviews the latest progress of delivery systems based on nanocomposite hydrogels in promoting diabetic ulcer healing. Through a review of the recent literature, we put forward the shortcomings and improvement strategies of nanocomposite hydrogels in the treatment of diabetic ulcers.
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- Sen Tong
- School of Basic Medical, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Basic Medical, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- School of Basic Medical, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- *Correspondence: Bo Song, ; Junzi Wu,
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- School of Basic Medical, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- *Correspondence: Bo Song, ; Junzi Wu,
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Li M, He X, Zhao R, Shi Q, Nian Y, Hu B. Hydrogels as promising carriers for the delivery of food bioactive ingredients. Front Nutr 2022; 9:1006520. [PMID: 36238460 PMCID: PMC9551458 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1006520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The burden of public health challenges associated with the western dietary and living style is growing. Nutraceuticals have been paid increasing attentions due to their effects in promotion of health. However, in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the nutraceuticals suffer from not only the harsh acidic environment of the stomach and a variety of digestive enzymes, but also the antibacterial activity of intestinal bile salts and the action of protease from the gut microbiota. The amount of the nutraceuticals arriving at the sites in GI tract for absorption or exerting the bioactivities is always unfortunately limited, which puts forward high requirements for protection of nutraceuticals in a certain high contents during oral consumption. Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymeric porous networks formed by the cross-linking of polymer chains, which can hold huge amounts of water. Compared with other carries with the size in microscopic scale such as nanoparticle and microcapsules, hydrogels could be considered to be more suitable delivery systems in food due to their macroscopic bulk properties, adjustable viscoelasticity and large spatial structure for embedding nutraceuticals. Regarding to the applications in food, natural polymer-based hydrogels are commonly safe and popular due to their source with the appealing characteristics of affordability, biodegradability and biocompatibility. Although chemical crosslinking has been widely utilized in preparation of hydrogels, it prefers the physical crosslinking in the researches in food. The reasonable design for the structure of natural polymeric hydrogels is essential for seeking the favorable functionalities to apply in the delivery system, and it could be possible to obtain the enhanced adhesive property, acid stability, resistant to bile salt, and the controlled release behavior. The hydrogels prepared with proteins, polysaccharides or the mix of them to deliver the functional ingredients, mainly the phenolic components, vitamins, probiotics are discussed to obtain inspiration for the wide applications in delivery systems. Further efforts might be made in the in situ formation of hydrogels in GI tract through the interaction among food polymers and small-molecular ingredients, elevation of the loading contents of nutraceuticals in hydrogels, development of stomach adhesive hydrogels as well as targeting modification of gut microbiota by the hydrogels.
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- Min Li
- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Nanonutraceuticals — Challenges and Novel Nano-based Carriers for Effective Delivery and Enhanced Bioavailability. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-022-02807-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fabrication of soy protein isolate-succinic anhydride-dextran nanogels: Properties, performance, and controlled release of curcumin. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Oral delivery of decanoic acid conjugated plant protein shell incorporating hybrid nanosystem leverage intestinal absorption of polyphenols. Biomaterials 2022; 281:121373. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hu G, Ma M, Batool Z, Sheng L, Cai Z, Liu Y, Jin Y. Gel properties of heat-induced transparent hydrogels from ovalbumin by acylation modifications. Food Chem 2022; 369:130912. [PMID: 34479008 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In this paper, the effects of acylation modification on the gel behavior of ovalbumin (OVA) under heating induction have been investigated. From the obtained results, the acylated OVA hydrogels exhibited superior gelation properties than the native OVA hydrogels (NOVA-G) in terms of light transmission, gel hardness, resilience and water holding capacity. SEM revealed acylation modifications effectively promoted the formation of uniform and dense network structure of OVA hydrogels. The main intermolecular forces of the acylation-modified OVA hydrogels were hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonding. FTIR showed that acylation modifications caused 26.2% decrease in α-helix and 59.2% increase in β-sheet content compared to NOVA-G. Furthermore, in-vitro release experiments showed that the release rate of curcumin from acylated OVA hydrogels was significantly delayed. Moreover, the above results have shown that acylation modifications can be considered as an effective method to improve the gelation as well as drug release properties of protein hydrogels.
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- Gan Hu
- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China.
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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Huang J, Sui X, Qi H, Lan X, Liu S, Zhang L. Zwitterionic peptide-functionalized highly dispersed carbon nanotubes for efficient wastewater treatment. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:2661-2669. [PMID: 35043824 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02348a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have displayed great potential as catalyst carriers due to their nanoscale structure and large specific surface area. However, their hydrophobicity and poor dispersibility in water restrict their applications in aqueous environments. Herein, the dispersibility of MWCNTs was significantly enhanced with a chimeric protein MPKE which consisted of a zwitterionic peptide unit and a mussel adhesive protein unit. The MPKE could be easily attached to MWCNTs (MPKE-MWCNTs) by a simple stirring process due to the versatile adhesion ability of mussel adhesive unit. As expected, the MPKE-MWCNTs displayed outstanding dispersibility in water (>7 months), as well as in alkaline solutions (pH = 12) and organic solvents (DMSO and ethanol) due to the hydrophilicity of the zwitterionic peptide unit. Moreover, the MPKE-MWCNTs were used as silver nanoparticle carriers for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol in wastewater, with the normalized rate constant knor up to 32.9 s-1 mmol-1. Meanwhile, they also exhibited excellent biocompatibility and antibacterial activity, which were favorable for wastewater treatment. This work provides a facile strategy for MWCNT modification, functionalization and applications in aqueous environments.
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- Jie Huang
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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Tagde P, Tagde P, Islam F, Tagde S, Shah M, Hussain ZD, Rahman MH, Najda A, Alanazi IS, Germoush MO, Mohamed HRH, Algandaby MM, Nasrullah MZ, Kot N, Abdel-Daim MM. The Multifaceted Role of Curcumin in Advanced Nanocurcumin Form in the Treatment and Management of Chronic Disorders. Molecules 2021; 26:7109. [PMID: 34885693 PMCID: PMC8659038 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Curcumin is the primary polyphenol in turmeric's curcuminoid class. It has a wide range of therapeutic applications, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, antibacterial, and anticancer effects against various cancers, but has poor solubility and low bioavailability. Objective: To improve curcumin's bioavailability, plasma concentration, and cellular permeability processes. The nanocurcumin approach over curcumin has been proven appropriate for encapsulating or loading curcumin (nanocurcumin) to increase its therapeutic potential. Conclusion: Though incorporating curcumin into nanocurcumin form may be a viable method for overcoming its intrinsic limitations, and there are reasonable concerns regarding its toxicological safety once it enters biological pathways. This review article mainly highlights the therapeutic benefits of nanocurcumin over curcumin.
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- Priti Tagde
- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Noida 201303, India
- PRISAL Foundation (Pharmaceutical Royal International Society), Bhopa l462026, India;
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- Practice of Medicine Department, Government Homeopathy College, Bhopa l462016, India;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh;
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- PRISAL Foundation (Pharmaceutical Royal International Society), Bhopa l462026, India;
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- Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southeast University, Banani, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh
- Department of Global Medical Science, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Wonju 26426, Korea
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- Department of Vegetable and Herbal Crops, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 50A Doświadczalna Street, 20-280 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin 39524, Saudi Arabia;
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- Biology Department, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka P.O. Box 2014, Saudi Arabia;
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt;
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Life Science in Lublin, 28 Gleboka Street, 20-612 Lublin, Poland;
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- Pharmacy Program, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia
- Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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Ghavidel N, Fatehi P. Recent Developments in the Formulation and Use of Polymers and Particles of Plant-based Origin for Emulsion Stabilizations. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:4850-4877. [PMID: 34424605 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The main scope of this Review was the recent progress in the use of plant-based polymers and particles for the stabilization of Pickering and non-Pickering emulsion systems. Due to their availability and promising performance, it was discussed how the source, modification, and formulation of cellulose, starch, protein, and lignin-based polymers and particles would impact their emulsion stabilization. Special attention was given toward the material synthesis in two forms of polymeric surfactants and particles and the corresponding formulated emulsions. Also, the effects of particle size, degree of aggregation, wettability, degree of substitution, and electrical charge in stabilizing oil/water systems and micro- and macro-structures of oil droplets were discussed. The wide range of applications using such plant-based stabilizers in different technologies as well as their challenge and future perspectives were described.
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- Nasim Ghavidel
- Chemical Engineering Department, Green Processes Research Centre, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, P7B5E1 ON, Canada
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Green Processes Research Centre, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, P7B5E1 ON, Canada
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Yuan D, Zhou F, Shen P, Zhang Y, Lin L, Zhao M. Self-assembled soy protein nanoparticles by partial enzymatic hydrolysis for pH-Driven Encapsulation and Delivery of Hydrophobic Cargo Curcumin. Food Hydrocoll 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.106759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Recent advances in colloidal technology for the improved bioavailability of the nutraceuticals. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Zhang RX, Dong K, Wang Z, Miao R, Lu W, Wu XY. Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Strategies to Address Intestinal Cytochrome P450 CYP3A4 Metabolism towards Personalized Medicine. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:1261. [PMID: 34452222 PMCID: PMC8399842 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13081261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Drug dosing in clinical practice, which determines optimal efficacy, toxicity or ineffectiveness, is critical to patients' outcomes. However, many orally administered therapeutic drugs are susceptible to biotransformation by a group of important oxidative enzymes, known as cytochrome P450s (CYPs). In particular, CYP3A4 is a low specificity isoenzyme of the CYPs family, which contributes to the metabolism of approximately 50% of all marketed drugs. Induction or inhibition of CYP3A4 activity results in the varied oral bioavailability and unwanted drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-herb interactions. This review explores the need for addressing intestinal CYP3A4 metabolism and investigates the opportunities to incorporate lipid-based oral drug delivery to enable precise dosing. A variety of lipid- and lipid-polymer hybrid-nanoparticles are highlighted to improve drug bioavailability. These drug carriers are designed to target different intestinal regions, including (1) local saturation or inhibition of CYP3A4 activity at duodenum and proximal jejunum; (2) CYP3A4 bypass via lymphatic absorption; (3) pH-responsive drug release or vitamin-B12 targeted cellular uptake in the distal intestine. Exploitation of lipidic nanosystems not only revives drugs removed from clinical practice due to serious drug-drug interactions, but also provide alternative approaches to reduce pharmacokinetic variability.
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- Rui Xue Zhang
- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an 710072, China; (R.X.Z.); (R.M.); (W.L.)
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- Advanced Pharmaceutics & Drug Delivery Laboratory, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3M2, Canada;
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210003, China;
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an 710072, China; (R.X.Z.); (R.M.); (W.L.)
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an 710072, China; (R.X.Z.); (R.M.); (W.L.)
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- Advanced Pharmaceutics & Drug Delivery Laboratory, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3M2, Canada;
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Chander S, Kulkarni GT, Dhiman N, Kharkwal H. Protein-Based Nanohydrogels for Bioactive Delivery. Front Chem 2021; 9:573748. [PMID: 34307293 PMCID: PMC8299995 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.573748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hydrogels possess a unique three-dimensional, cross-linked network of polymers capable of absorbing large amounts of water and biological fluids without dissolving. Nanohydrogels (NGs) or nanogels are composed of diverse types of polymers of synthetic or natural origin. Their combination is bound by a chemical covalent bond or is physically cross-linked with non-covalent bonds like electrostatic interactions, hydrophobic interactions, and hydrogen bonding. Its remarkable ability to absorb water or other fluids is mainly attributed to hydrophilic groups like hydroxyl, amide, and sulphate, etc. Natural biomolecules such as protein- or peptide-based nanohydrogels are an important category of hydrogels which possess high biocompatibility and metabolic degradability. The preparation of protein nanohydrogels and the subsequent encapsulation process generally involve use of environment friendly solvents and can be fabricated using different proteins, such as fibroins, albumin, collagen, elastin, gelatin, and lipoprotein, etc. involving emulsion, electrospray, and desolvation methods to name a few. Nanohydrogels are excellent biomaterials with broad applications in the areas of regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and drug delivery due to certain advantages like biodegradability, biocompatibility, tunable mechanical strength, molecular binding abilities, and customizable responses to certain stimuli like ionic concentration, pH, and temperature. The present review aims to provide an insightful analysis of protein/peptide nanohydrogels including their preparation, biophysiochemical aspects, and applications in diverse disciplines like in drug delivery, immunotherapy, intracellular delivery, nutraceutical delivery, cell adhesion, and wound dressing. Naturally occurring structural proteins that are being explored in protein nanohydrogels, along with their unique properties, are also discussed briefly. Further, the review also covers the advantages, limitations, overview of clinical potential, toxicity aspects, stability issues, and future perspectives of protein nanohydrogels.
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- Subhash Chander
- Amity Institute of Phytochemistry and Phytomedicine, Amity University, Noida, India
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- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Noida, India
- Gokaraju Rangaraju College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, India
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- Amity Institute of Phytochemistry and Phytomedicine, Amity University, Noida, India
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Charan TR, Bhutto MA, Bhutto MA, Tunio AA, Khuhro GM, Khaskheli SA, Mughal AA. “Nanomaterials of curcumin-hyaluronic acid”: their various methods of formulations, clinical and therapeutic applications, present gap, and future directions. FUTURE JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1186/s43094-021-00281-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Nanomaterials of curcumin with hyaluronic acid have gained a lot of attention for potential therapeutic applications of curcumin and hyaluronic acid with or without other additional drugs. Overall studies of curcumin and hyaluronic acid show that nanomaterials of curcumin with hyaluronic acid accelerate the efficacy of curcumin in the treatment of various disorders like arthritis, cancer, hepatic fibrosis, neural disorders, wound healing, and skin regeneration, it is largely due to the combined effect of hyaluronic acid and curcumin. However, due to limited clinical trials and experiments on humans and animals, there is a substantial gap in research for the safety and efficacy of nanomaterials of curcumin-hyaluronic acid in the treatment of curcumin and hyaluronic acid targeted diseases and disorders.
Main body of the abstract
In this current review, we have first described various reported synthetic nanomaterials of curcumin-hyaluronic acid, then in the next section, we have described various fields, disorders, and diseases where these are being applied and in the final section of this review, we discussed the research gap, and future research directions needed to propose the fabricated nanocurcumin-hyaluronic acid biomaterials.
Short conclusion
There are substantial gaps in research for the safety and efficacy of nanomaterials of curcumin with hyaluronic acid due to limited available data of clinical trials and experiments of nanocurcumin-hyaluronic acid biomaterials on humans and animals. So, it entirely requires serious and committed efforts through the well-organized system of practical and clinical trials which provide results, data, and detections that lead to the formulation of the best drug from curcumin with hyaluronic acid for the treatment of curcumin and hyaluronic acid targeted diseases and disorders.
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Liu L, Luan S, Zhang C, Wang R, Zhang Y, Zhang M, Sheng Q, Han G, Wang T, Song S. Encapsulation and pH-responsive release of bortezomib by dopamine grafted hyaluronate nanogels. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 183:369-378. [PMID: 33932413 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.04.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hydrophobic drugs loaded nanogels were always associated with low encapsulation efficiency and immature burst release. In this work, dopamine grafted hyaluronate nanogels were designed for bortezomib (BTZ), a hydrophobic anticancer drug and a proteasome inhibitor. It was found that there was a more efficient loading and pH-controlled release of BTZ due to the presence of dopamine groups on the skeleton of the nanogels. The drug loading content (DLC) were up to 8.58% as the nanogels modified with 29% dopamine, compared to the DLC of less than 1% for nanogels without dopamine modification. It was the pH-sensitive nature of the borated bonds between BTZ and catechol groups that endowed the pH-responsive release behavior of BTZ in vitro. In vitro study proved good biocompatibility and efficient cell uptake of the nanogels. In vivo anti-tumor experiments demonstrated that bortezomib loading into the nanogel significantly enhanced the therapeutic effect of the drug. After 14-day treatment, the average tumor volume of BTZ loaded nanogel group was reduced by 200% more than that of free BTZ group. Combined with CD44 receptor targeting ability of hyaluronate and the merits of nanogel, the catechol modified hyaluronate nanogel exhibited as an efficient chemotherapeutic formulation of BTZ for cancer treatment.
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- Lei Liu
- Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Department of Health Service and Management, Henan Technician College of Medicine & Health, Kaifeng 475000, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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Wang Y, Ding R, Zhang Z, Zhong C, Wang J, Wang M. Curcumin-loaded liposomes with the hepatic and lysosomal dual-targeted effects for therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Pharm 2021; 602:120628. [PMID: 33892061 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Curcumin can induce cancer cell apoptosis through lysosomal permeabilization pathway. However, the poor selectivity of curcumin restricts its use in the therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma. Because galactose group can recognize ASGPR overexpressed on hepatoma cells and morpholine group can target to the lysosome, they are integrated into a dual-targeted lipid material with low toxicity. The corresponding galactose-morpholine modified liposomes loaded with curcumin (Gal-Mor-LPs) were prepared and evaluated in comparison with conventional liposomes (LPs) and galactose modified liposomes (Gal-LPs). The in vitro and in vivo hepatic targeting capacity of liposomes followed a trend of LPs < Gal-LPs < Gal-Mor-LPs. The endocytosis of Gal-Mor-LPs was competitively inhibited by galactose, which confirmed the galactose modified liposomes entered hepatoma cells via ASGPR-mediated pathway. Gal-Mor-LPs displayed more excellent lysosomal targeting efficacy than LPs and Gal-LPs due to the attraction of acidic lysosome on basic morpholine group of Gal-Mor-LPs. The in vivo tumor inhibition effects of formulations also followed a trend of free curcumin < LPs < Gal-LPs < Gal-Mor-LPs, confirming that hepatic and lysosomal dual-targeting vehicle can improve the antitumor efficacy of curcumin. Moreover, the curcumin-loaded liposomes modified with galactose and morpholine moieties show good biocompatibility in vivo.
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- Yan Wang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China; Medical College, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- Guangxi Institute for Food and Drug Control, Nanning 530021, PR China
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- School of Computer, Electronics and Information, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- Medical College, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China.
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Hu G, Batool Z, Cai Z, Liu Y, Ma M, Sheng L, Jin Y. Production of self-assembling acylated ovalbumin nanogels as stable delivery vehicles for curcumin. Food Chem 2021; 355:129635. [PMID: 33780798 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In this study, we evaluated potential usage of acylated ovalbumin (AOVA) nanogels fabricated via acylation modification and heat-induced self-assembly process as novel delivery systems for curcumin. Compared to native ovalbumin (NOVA) nanogels without chemical acylation, the obtained AOVA nanogels have shown smaller average hydrodynamic diameter (155.73 nm), relatively uniform size distribution (polydispersity index around 0.28), enhanced negative surface charge (-24.3 mV), and an improved stability under the conditions of high ionic strength, different pH and storage time. Moreover, AOVA nanogels exhibited a remarkable conformational change in secondary and tertiary structures, improved surface hydrophobicity, and increased free sulfhydryl content compared with NOVA nanogels. Moreover, curcumin encapsulated in AOVA nanogels displayed higher encapsulation efficiency (93.64%) and slower sustained release under simulated gastrointestinal conditions as compared with NOVA nanogels. Hence, we have suggested that AOVA nanogels successfully fabricated with improved physicochemical properties as a novel ideal carrier for hydrophobic active compounds.
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- Gan Hu
- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China.
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Research and Development Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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Paolino D, Mancuso A, Cristiano MC, Froiio F, Lammari N, Celia C, Fresta M. Nanonutraceuticals: The New Frontier of Supplementary Food. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:792. [PMID: 33808823 PMCID: PMC8003744 DOI: 10.3390/nano11030792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In the last few decades, the combination between nanotechnology and nutraceutics has gained the attention of several research groups. Nutraceuticals are considered as active compounds, abundant in natural products, showing beneficial effects on human health. Unfortunately, the uses, and consequently the health benefits, of many nutraceutical products are limited by their unsuitable chemico-physical features. For example, many nutraceuticals are characterized by low water solubility, low stability and high susceptibility to light and oxygen, poor absorption and potential chemical modifications after their administration. Based on the potential efficacy of nutraceuticals and on their limiting features, nanotechnology could be considered a revolutionary innovation in empowering the beneficial properties of nutraceuticals on human health, thus enhancing their efficacy in several diseases. For this reason, nanotechnology could represent a new frontier in supplementary food. In this review, the most recent nanotechnological approaches are discussed, focusing on their ability to improve the bioavailability of the most common nutraceuticals, providing an overview regarding both the advantages and the possible limitations of the use of several nanodelivery systems. In fact, although the efficacy of smart nanocarriers in improving health benefits deriving from nutraceuticals has been widely demonstrated, the conflicting opinions on the mechanism of action of some nanosystems still reduce their applicability in the therapeutic field.
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- Donatella Paolino
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Viale Europa s.n.c., I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (D.P.); (M.C.C.); (F.F.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Viale Europa s.n.c., I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Viale Europa s.n.c., I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (D.P.); (M.C.C.); (F.F.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Viale Europa s.n.c., I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (D.P.); (M.C.C.); (F.F.)
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- Environmental Process Engineering Laboratory, University Constantine 3, Salah Boubnider, 25000 Constantine, Algeria;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Viale Europa s.n.c., I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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pH-Driven formation of soy peptide nanoparticles from insoluble peptide aggregates and their application for hydrophobic active cargo delivery. Food Chem 2021; 355:129509. [PMID: 33813157 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The insoluble soy peptide aggregates formed upon proteolysis are generally considered as "ready to be discarded", which placed additional burden on related industries. In this study, with the aim of promoting sustainable utilization of these large aggregates, novel soy peptide-based nanoparticles (SPN) were successfully fabricated from these aggregates via a controlled pH-shifting method, and the obtained SPN exhibited good storage stability and antioxidant activity. Furthermore, the pH-shifting process also provided a driven force for loading and delivering curcumin, which significantly improved its water solubility (up to 105 folds), storage and simulated gastric-intestinal digestive stability, as well as in vitro bioavailability and antioxidant activity. These results indicated that controlled pH-shifting could be an effective and facile method to trigger the assembly of insoluble aggregates into functional peptide nanoparticles for the delivery of bioactive cargoes, which provided a new strategy for the sustainable and high-value application of these low-value peptide byproducts.
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Potential Role of Curcumin and Its Nanoformulations to Treat Various Types of Cancers. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11030392. [PMID: 33800000 PMCID: PMC8001478 DOI: 10.3390/biom11030392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cancer is a major burden of disease globally. Each year, tens of millions of people are diagnosed with cancer worldwide, and more than half of the patients eventually die from it. Significant advances have been noticed in cancer treatment, but the mortality and incidence rates of cancers are still high. Thus, there is a growing research interest in developing more effective and less toxic cancer treatment approaches. Curcumin (CUR), the major active component of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), has gained great research interest as an antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory agent. This natural compound shows its anticancer effect through several pathways including interfering with multiple cellular mechanisms and inhibiting/inducing the generation of multiple cytokines, enzymes, or growth factors including IκB kinase β (IκKβ), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), signal transducer, and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), cyclooxygenase II (COX-2), protein kinase D1 (PKD1), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), epidermal growth factor, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Interestingly, the anticancer activity of CUR has been limited primarily due to its poor water solubility, which can lead to low chemical stability, low oral bioavailability, and low cellular uptake. Delivering drugs at a controlled rate, slow delivery, and targeted delivery are other very attractive methods and have been pursued vigorously. Multiple CUR nanoformulations have also been developed so far to ameliorate solubility and bioavailability of CUR and to provide protection to CUR against hydrolysis inactivation. In this review, we have summarized the anticancer activity of CUR against several cancers, for example, gastrointestinal, head and neck, brain, pancreatic, colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers. In addition, we have also focused on the findings obtained from multiple experimental and clinical studies regarding the anticancer effect of CUR in animal models, human subjects, and cancer cell lines.
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Zhang Y, Khan AR, Yang X, Fu M, Wang R, Chi L, Zhai G. Current advances in versatile metal-organic frameworks for cancer therapy. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.102266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Panzarini E, Mariano S, Tacconi S, Carata E, Tata AM, Dini L. Novel Therapeutic Delivery of Nanocurcumin in Central Nervous System Related Disorders. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 11:nano11010002. [PMID: 33374979 PMCID: PMC7822042 DOI: 10.3390/nano11010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nutraceuticals represent complementary or alternative beneficial products to the expensive and high-tech therapeutic tools in modern medicine. Nowadays, their medical or health benefits in preventing or treating different types of diseases is widely accepted, due to fewer side effects than synthetic drugs, improved bioavailability and long half-life. Among herbal and natural compounds, curcumin is a very attractive herbal supplement considering its multipurpose properties. The potential effects of curcumin on glia cells and its therapeutic and protective properties in central nervous system (CNS)-related disorders is relevant. However, curcumin is unstable and easily degraded or metabolized into other forms posing limits to its clinical development. This is particularly important in brain pathologies determined blood brain barrier (BBB) obstacle. To enhance the stability and bioavailability of curcumin, many studies focused on the design and development of curcumin nanodelivery systems (nanoparticles, micelles, dendrimers, and diverse nanocarriers). These nanoconstructs can increase curcumin stability, solubility, in vivo uptake, bioactivity and safety. Recently, several studies have reported on a curcumin exosome-based delivery system, showing great therapeutical potential. The present work aims to review the current available data in improving bioactivity of curcumin in treatment or prevention of neurological disorders.
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- Elisa Panzarini
- Departament of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (E.P.); (S.M.); (S.T.); (E.C.)
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- Departament of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (E.P.); (S.M.); (S.T.); (E.C.)
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- Departament of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (E.P.); (S.M.); (S.T.); (E.C.)
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- Departament of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (E.P.); (S.M.); (S.T.); (E.C.)
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- Departament of Biology and Biotechnology “C. Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Departament of Biology and Biotechnology “C. Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy;
- CNR Nanotec, Campus Ecotekne, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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Liu X, Shen L, Zhao S, Zhang H. Formation and emulsification properties of self‐assembled potato protein microgel particles under different pH conditions. Int J Food Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Xingli Liu
- College of Food and Bioengineering Zhengzhou University of Light Industry 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Production and Safety 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cold Chain Food Quality and Safety Control 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering Zhengzhou University of Light Industry 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Production and Safety 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cold Chain Food Quality and Safety Control 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering Zhengzhou University of Light Industry 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Production and Safety 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cold Chain Food Quality and Safety Control 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering Zhengzhou University of Light Industry 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Production and Safety 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cold Chain Food Quality and Safety Control 5 Dongfeng Road Zhengzhou450002China
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Macromolecular design of folic acid functionalized amylopectin–albumin core–shell nanogels for improved physiological stability and colon cancer cell targeted delivery of curcumin. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 580:561-572. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Karthikeyan A, Senthil N, Min T. Nanocurcumin: A Promising Candidate for Therapeutic Applications. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:487. [PMID: 32425772 PMCID: PMC7206872 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Curcuma longa is an important medicinal plant and a spice in Asia. Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a hydrophobic bioactive ingredient found in a rhizome of the C. longa. It has drawn immense attention in recent years for its variety of biological and pharmacological action. However, its low water solubility, poor bioavailability, and rapid metabolism represent major drawbacks for its successful therapeutic applications. Hence, researchers have attempted to enhance the biological and pharmacological activity of curcumin and overcome its drawbacks by efficient delivery systems, particularly nanoencapsulation. Research efforts so far and data from the available literature have shown a satisfactory potential of nanorange formulations of curcumin (Nanocurcumin), it increases all the biological and pharmacological benefits of curcumin, which was not significantly possible earlier. For the synthesis of nanocurcumin, an array of techniques has been developed and each technique has its own advantages and individual characteristics. The two most popular and effective techniques are ionic gelation and antisolvent precipitation. So far, many curcumin nanoformulations have been developed to enhance curcumin delivery, thereby overcoming the low therapeutic effects. However, most of the nanoformulation of curcumin remained at the concept level evidence, thus, several questions and challenges still exist to recommend the nanocurcumin as a promising candidate for therapeutic applications. In this review, we discuss the different curcumin nanoformulation and nanocurcumin implications for different therapeutic applications as well as the status of ongoing clinical trials and patents. We also discuss the research gap and future research directions needed to propose curcumin as a promising therapeutic candidate.
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- Adhimoolam Karthikeyan
- Subtropical Horticulture Research Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju, South Korea
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Science, Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute (SARI) and Jeju International Animal Research Center (JIA), Jeju National University, Jeju, South Korea
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Wang Z, Zhang N, Chen C, He R, Ju X. Rapeseed Protein Nanogels As Novel Pickering Stabilizers for Oil-in-Water Emulsions. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:3607-3614. [PMID: 32091894 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Recently plant protein Pickering particles have received tremendous interests because of their environmentally friendly, biodegradable, and safe characteristics. However, developing plant protein particles as stabilizers of Pickering emulsion still face many challenges. In current study, a novel nanogel system produced from acylated rapeseed protein isolates (ARPI) was used to stabilize Pickering emulsions. Results showed that self-assembled nanogel after native RPI modified by acylation adjusted the three-phase contact angle of ARPI nanogels system to 86.7° closing to a neutral wettability. At constant oil phase fraction (0.3, v/v), increasing the ARPI nanogels concentrations produced smaller droplet sizes of Pickering emulsions, whereas all freshly prepared Pickering emulsions were stable except 0.1% (w/v) ARPI nanogel-stabilized Pickering emulsion occurred with creaming. The rise of the oil phase fraction showed little influences on the droplets size and visual appearances of Pickering emulsions at a fixed ARPI nanogels concentration (0.75%, w/v). Moreover, the prepared ARPI nanogels stabilized Pickering emulsions were stable against aggregations of droplets at a range of pH conditions ranging from 5.5 to 8.5 and salt concentration as high as 0.2 M. Additionally, the ARPI nanogels concentration above 0.5% favored the formation of Pickering emulsion with long-term storage stability (up to 30 days) against creaming. Microscopic images evidenced that ARPI nanogels could absorb and anchor at the droplets surface forming an interfacial layer. Above findings may deliver a potential strategy for fabricating stable Pickering emulsion based on plant protein particles and are of important significance for the utilization of rapeseed protein in the food industry.
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- Zhigao Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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Moballegh Nasery M, Abadi B, Poormoghadam D, Zarrabi A, Keyhanvar P, Khanbabaei H, Ashrafizadeh M, Mohammadinejad R, Tavakol S, Sethi G. Curcumin Delivery Mediated by Bio-Based Nanoparticles: A Review. Molecules 2020; 25:E689. [PMID: 32041140 PMCID: PMC7037405 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25030689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Todays, nano-pharmaceutics is emerging as an important field of science to develop and improve efficacy of different drugs. Although nutraceuticals are currently being utilized in the prevention and treatment of various chronic diseases such as cancers, a number of them have displayed issues associated with their solubility, bioavailability, and bio-degradability. In the present review, we focus on curcumin, an important and widely used polyphenol, with diverse pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, anti-viral, etc. Notwithstanding, it also exhibits poor solubility and bioavailability that may compromise its clinical application to a great extent. Therefore, the manipulation and encapsulation of curcumin into a nanocarrier formulation can overcome these major drawbacks and potentially may lead to a far superior therapeutic efficacy. Among different types of nanocarriers, biological and biopolymer carriers have attracted a significant attention due to their pleiotropic features. Thus, in the present review, the potential protective and therapeutic applications of curcumin, as well as different types of bio-nanocarriers, which can be used to deliver curcumin effectively to the different target sites will be discussed.
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- Mahshid Moballegh Nasery
- Student Research Committee, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman 7619813159, Iran; (M.M.N.); (B.A.)
- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman 7616911319, Iran
- Nanomedicine Research Association (NRA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran 7616911319, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman 7619813159, Iran; (M.M.N.); (B.A.)
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Sciences & Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, (IAUPS), Tehran 1916893813, Iran;
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- Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Tuzla, Istanbul 34956, Turkey;
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5165665811, Iran;
- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5165665811, Iran
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- Medical Physics Department, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6135715794, Iran;
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- Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran;
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman 7616911319, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1449614525, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117600, Singapore
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Hu J, Li Y, Pakpour S, Wang S, Pan Z, Liu J, Wei Q, She J, Cang H, Zhang RX. Dose Effects of Orally Administered Spirulina Suspension on Colonic Microbiota in Healthy Mice. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2019; 9:243. [PMID: 31334136 PMCID: PMC6624478 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Oral supplemented nutraceuticals derived from food sources are surmised to improve the human health through interaction with the gastrointestinal bacteria. However, the lack of fundamental quality control and authoritative consensus (e.g., formulation, route of administration, dose, and dosage regimen) of these non-medical yet bioactive compounds are one of the main practical issues resulting in inconsistent individual responsiveness and confounded clinical outcomes of consuming nutraceuticals. Herein, we studied the dose effects of widely used food supplement, microalgae spirulina (Arthrospira platensis), on the colonic microbiota and physiological responses in healthy male Balb/c mice. Based on the analysis of 16s rDNA sequencing, compared to the saline-treated group, oral administration of spirulina once daily for 24 consecutive days altered the diversity, structure, and composition of colonic microbial community at the genus level. More importantly, the abundance of microbial taxa was markedly differentiated at the low (1.5 g/kg) and high (3.0 g/kg) dose of spirulina, among which the relative abundance of Clostridium XIVa, Desulfovibrio, Eubacterium, Barnesiella, Bacteroides, and Flavonifractor were modulated at various degrees. Evaluation of serum biomarkers in mice at the end of spirulina intervention showed reduced the oxidative stress and the blood lipid levels and increased the level of appetite controlling hormone leptin in a dose-response manner, which exhibited the significant correlation with differentially abundant microbiota taxa in the cecum. These findings provide direct evidences of dose-related modulation of gut microbiota and physiological states by spirulina, engendering its future mechanistic investigation of spirulina as potential sources of prebiotics for beneficial health effects via the interaction with gut microbiota.
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- Jinlu Hu
- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China.,Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China.,Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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Mao L, Lu Y, Cui M, Miao S, Gao Y. Design of gel structures in water and oil phases for improved delivery of bioactive food ingredients. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2019; 60:1651-1666. [PMID: 30892058 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2019.1587737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
Gels are viscoelastic systems built up with a liquid phase entrapped in a three-dimensional network, which can behave as carriers for bioactive food ingredients. Many attempts have been made to design gel structures in the water phase (hydrogels, emulsion gels, bigels) or oil phase (organogels, bigels) in order to improve their delivery performances. Hydrogels are originated from proteins or polysaccharides, which are suitable for the delivery of hydrophilic ingredients. Organogels are mainly built up with the self-assembling of gelator molecules in the oil phase, and they offer good carriers for lipophilic ingredients. Emulsion gels and bigels, containing both aqueous and oil domains, can provide accommodations for lipophilic and hydrophilic ingredients simultaneously. Gel structures (e.g. rheology, texture, water holding capacity, swelling ratio) can be modulated by choosing different gelators, modifying gelation techniques, and the involvement of other ingredients (e.g. oils, emulsifiers, minerals, acids), which then alter the diffusion and release of the bioactive ingredients incorporated. Various studies have proved that gel-based delivery systems are able to improve the stability and bioavailability of many bioactive food ingredients. This review provides a state-to-art overview of different gel-based delivery systems, highlighting the significance of structure-functionality relationship, to provide advanced knowledge for the design of novel functional foods.
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Affiliation(s)
- Like Mao
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Ireland
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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