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Almeida DRS, Gil JF, Guillot AJ, Li J, Pinto RJB, Santos HA, Gonçalves G. Advances in Microfluidic-Based Core@Shell Nanoparticles Fabrication for Cancer Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2024:e2400946. [PMID: 38736024 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202400946] [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: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Current research in cancer therapy focuses on personalized therapies, through nanotechnology-based targeted drug delivery systems. Particularly, controlled drug release with nanoparticles (NPs) can be designed to safely transport various active agents, optimizing delivery to specific organs and tumors, minimizing side effects. The use of microfluidics (MFs) in this field has stood out against conventional methods by allowing precise control over parameters like size, structure, composition, and mechanical/biological properties of nanoscale carriers. This review compiles applications of microfluidics in the production of core-shell NPs (CSNPs) for cancer therapy, discussing the versatility inherent in various microchannel and/or micromixer setups and showcasing how these setups can be utilized individually or in combination, as well as how this technology allows the development of new advances in more efficient and controlled fabrication of core-shell nanoformulations. Recent biological studies have achieved an effective, safe, and controlled delivery of otherwise unreliable encapsulants such as small interfering RNA (siRNA), plasmid DNA (pDNA), and cisplatin as a result of precisely tuned fabrication of nanocarriers, showing that this technology is paving the way for innovative strategies in cancer therapy nanofabrication, characterized by continuous production and high reproducibility. Finally, this review analyzes the technical, biological, and technological limitations that currently prevent this technology from becoming the standard.
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- Duarte R S Almeida
- Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA), Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
- Intelligent Systems Associate Laboratory (LASI), Guimarães, 4800-058, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA), Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
- Intelligent Systems Associate Laboratory (LASI), Guimarães, 4800-058, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, University of Valencia, Ave. Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, Burjassot, Valencia, 46100, Spain
- Department of Biomaterials and Biomedical Technology, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Groningen, 9713 AV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomaterials and Biomedical Technology, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Groningen, 9713 AV, The Netherlands
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- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- Department of Biomaterials and Biomedical Technology, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Groningen, 9713 AV, The Netherlands
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA), Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
- Intelligent Systems Associate Laboratory (LASI), Guimarães, 4800-058, Portugal
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Filer CN. Luminescence enhancement by deuterium. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm 2023; 66:372-383. [PMID: 37587721 DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.4056] [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: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Created literally at the dawn of time, deuterium has been extremely valuable in so many chemistry roles. The subject of this review focuses on one deuterium application in particular: its enhancement of luminescence in many substances. After providing general overviews of both deuterium and luminescence, the early exploration of deuterium's effect on luminescence is described, followed by a number of specific topics. These sections include a discussion of deuterium-influenced luminescence for dyes, proteins, singlet oxygen, and the lanthanide elements, as well as anomalous inverse deuterium luminescence effects. Future directions for this important research topic are also proposed, as well as a summary conclusion.
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Rostami M, Kolahi Azar H, Salehi M, Abedin Dargoush S, Rostamani H, Jahed-Khaniki G, Alikord M, Aghabeigi R, Ahmadi A, Beheshtizadeh N, Webster TJ, Rezaei N. The food and biomedical applications of curcumin-loaded electrospun nanofibers: A comprehensive review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023:1-28. [PMID: 37691403 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2251584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Encapsulating curcumin (CUR) in nanocarriers such as liposomes, polymeric micelles, silica nanoparticles, protein-based nanocarriers, solid lipid nanoparticles, and nanocrystals could be efficient for a variety of industrial and biomedical applications. Nanofibers containing CUR represent a stable polymer-drug carrier with excellent surface-to-volume ratios for loading and cell interactions, tailored porosity for controlled CUR release, and diverse properties that fit the requirements for numerous applications. Despite the mentioned benefits, electrospinning is not capable of producing fibers from multiple polymers and biopolymers, and the product's effectiveness might be affected by various machine- and material-dependent parameters like the voltage and the flow rate of the electrospinning process. This review delves into the current and innovative recent research on nanofibers containing CUR and their various applications.
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- Mohammadreza Rostami
- Division of Food Safety and Hygiene, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Food Science and Nutrition Group (FSAN), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Regenerative Medicine Group (REMED), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering-Biomaterials, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Division of Food Safety and Hygiene, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Food Safety and Hygiene, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Regenerative Medicine Group (REMED), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
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- School of Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Engenharia dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, Brazil
- School of Engineering, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
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Ghosh M, Parida S, Khatoon H, Bera N, Mishra S, Sarkar N. Excited State Photophysics of Curcumin and its Modulation in Alkaline Non-Aqueous Medium. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202300174. [PMID: 37269184 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300174] [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: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Curcumin, a well-known medicinal pigment, has seen limited applications in biology despite having great potential as a therapeutic drug. Deprotonation is one of the possible ways to enhance solubility of curcumin in polar solvent. Here, we have explored the effect of deprotonation on the ultrafast dynamics of this biomolecule with the help of the time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopic measurements using the femtosecond fluorescence upconversion technique. The excited state photophysics of fully deprotonated curcumin significantly differs from that of neutral curcumin. We have observed that the completely deprotonated curcumin not only has higher quantum yield, but also higher excited state lifetime and slower solvation dynamics in comparison to neutral curcumin. We propose solvation dynamics and intramolecular charge transfer as the excited state processes associated with the radiative decay of the completely deprotonated molecule, while ruling out the possibility of excited state proton exchange or proton transfer. Our results are well supported by time-dependent density-functional theory calculations. Lastly, we have also demonstrated the possibility of modulating the ultrafast dynamics of fully deprotonated curcumin using non-aqueous alkaline binary solvent mixtures. We believe our results will provide significant physical insight towards unveiling the excited state dynamics of this molecule.
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- Meghna Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, WB, India
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Dey SK, Pradhan A, Roy T, Das S, Chattopadhyay D, Maiti Choudhury S. Biogenic polymer-encapsulated diosgenin nanoparticles: Biodistribution, pharmacokinetics, cellular internalization, and anticancer potential in breast cancer cells and tumor xenograft. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Khedri M, Beheshtizadeh N, Rostami M, Sufali A, Rezvantalab S, Dahri M, Maleki R, Santos HA, Shahbazi MA. Artificial Intelligence Deep Exploration of Influential Parameters on Physicochemical Properties of Curcumin‐Loaded Electrospun Nanofibers. ADVANCED NANOBIOMED RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/anbr.202100143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Mohammad Khedri
- Computational Biology and Chemistry Group (CBCG) Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) Tehran Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine Tehran University of Medical Sciences 14177-55469 Tehran Iran
- Regenerative Medicine group (REMED) Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) Tehran Iran
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- Division of Food Safety and Hygiene Department of Environmental Health Engineering School of Public Health Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
- Food Science and Nutrition group (FSAN) Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) Tehran Iran
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- Computational Biology and Chemistry Group (CBCG) Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) Tehran Iran
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- Renewable Energies Department Faculty of Chemical Engineering Urmia University of Technology 57166-419 Urmia Iran
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- Computational Biology and Chemistry Group (CBCG) Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) Tehran Iran
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- Computational Biology and Chemistry Group (CBCG) Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) Tehran Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering University Medical Center Groningen University of Groningen Antonius Deusinglaan 1 9713 AV Groningen The Netherlands
- Drug Research Program Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Pharmacy University of Helsinki 00014 Helsinki Finland
- Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) University of Helsinki 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering University Medical Center Groningen University of Groningen Antonius Deusinglaan 1 9713 AV Groningen The Netherlands
- Zanjan Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Research Center (ZPNRC) Zanjan University of Medical Sciences 45139-56184 Zanjan Iran
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Zhang J, Cran MJ. Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate nanoparticles using a green solvent. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.52319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jianhua Zhang
- Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities Victoria University Melbourne Australia
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- Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities Victoria University Melbourne Australia
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Sharma D, Satapathy BK. Understanding release kinetics and collapse proof suture retention response of curcumin loaded electrospun mats based on aliphatic polyesters and their blends. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2021; 120:104556. [PMID: 34000581 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The paper aims at designing and fabrication of PLA/PCL blended suture resistant electrospun mats (EMs) encapsulating non-toxic curcumin and optimization of its release behavior, to facilitate its sustained release at the targeted areas, without complexation with any chemical and/or synthetic drug. The release of curcumin from PLA/PCL blended EMs followed a diffusion-controlled mechanism, as evident from the agreement of the experimental release data with Peppas- Korsmeyer, Higuchi, and Kopcha model. The curcumin embedded EMs have effectively rendered a release confirming to a new generalized logarithmic model. PLA/PCL blended EMs have proved to be an excellent carrier system, exhibiting enhanced cumulative curcumin release with an increase in curcumin loading. The evaluation of structural and viscoelastic properties of the fabricated EMs showed an increase in modulus and strength, along with a subsequent decrease in elongation, with an increase in curcumin content. Suture-induced cooperative collapse dynamics the EMs have been found to be a three-stage process involving stable, stable-unstable, and fast-unstable structural failure corresponding to network realignment, lateral pullout/fracture of fibers, and divergent tearing along the crack path. The viscoelastic responses showed a prominent shift in glass transition temperature (Tg) of the PCL phase indicating the development of curcumin-induced microstructural changes attributed to the H-bonding interaction with polymer segments of PLA/PCL-based EMs. Our study demonstrates, functionally efficient designing of PLA/PCL-based curcumin-loaded biodegradable EMs with sustained retention of tunable mechanical properties and hydrophobicity, irrespective of the extent of (in-vitro) curcumin release.
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- Deepika Sharma
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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Liu Y, Yang G, Zou D, Hui Y, Nigam K, Middelberg APJ, Zhao CX. Formulation of Nanoparticles Using Mixing-Induced Nanoprecipitation for Drug Delivery. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Yun Liu
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Faculty of Engineering, Computer, and Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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da Rocha LVM, Merat LC, de Menezes LR, Finotelli PV, da Silva PSRC, Tavares MIB. Extract of curcuminoids loaded on polycaprolactone and pluronic nanoparticles: chemical and structural properties. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-019-01197-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Shen J, Wang Q, Lv Y, Dong J, Xuan G, Yang J, Wu D, Zhou J, Yu G, Tang G, Li X, Huang F, Chen X. Nanomedicine Fabricated from A Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-Embedded Amphiphilic Copolymer for Photothermal-Enhanced Chemotherapy. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:4463-4473. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Jie Shen
- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou 310015, P. R. China
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- Heart and Vascular Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003 Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou 310015, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou 310015, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou 310015, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Women’s Reproductive Health Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006 Zhejiang, China
- The Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006 Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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Polymeric nanoparticles as carrier for targeted and controlled delivery of anticancer agents. Ther Deliv 2019; 10:527-550. [DOI: 10.4155/tde-2019-0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In recent decades, many novel methods by using nanoparticles (NPs) have been investigated for diagnosis, drug delivery and treatment of cancer. Accordingly, the potential of NPs as carriers is very significant for the delivery of anticancer drugs, because cancer treatment with NPs has led to the improvement of some of the drug delivery limitations such as low blood circulation time and bioavailability, lack of water solubility, drug adverse effect. In addition, the NPs protect drugs against enzymatic degradation and can lead to the targeted and/or controlled release of the drug. The present review focuses on the potential of NPs that can help the targeted and/or controlled delivery of anticancer agents for cancer therapy.
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Effect of casein on pure lecithin liposome: Mixed biomacromolecular system for providing superior stabilization to hydrophobic molecules. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 180:298-305. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Hartanto Y, Zargar M, Cui X, Jin B, Dai S. Non-ionic copolymer microgels as high-performance draw materials for forward osmosis desalination. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Navik R, Gai Y, Wang W, Zhao Y. Curcumin-assisted ultrasound exfoliation of graphite to graphene in ethanol. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2018; 48:96-102. [PMID: 30080591 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this paper, we demonstrated a simple and cost-effective method to produce graphene from graphite in ethanol using ultrasound assisted with curcumin. The influence of curcumin concentration, starting graphite amount, sonication power, and sonication time on the graphene concentration was studied schematically. The π-π interaction between curcumin and graphene, being confirmed by FTIR spectrum, facilitate the exfoliation of the graphite into graphene. The concentration of the graphene in the ethanol reached up to 1.44 mg mL-1 and the exfoliated suspension was relatively stable. The content of monolayer, bilayer, and multilayer in the exfoliated graphene suspension were 21%, 37%, and 42%, respectively. The as-prepared graphene sheets were free-defect. This novel approach may not only enable to exfoliate the graphite into graphene but also to make the graphene-curcumin hybrid which might find applications in pharmaceutical industry.
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- Rahul Navik
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
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Datta S, Jutková A, Šrámková P, Lenkavská L, Huntošová V, Chorvát D, Miškovský P, Jancura D, Kronek J. Unravelling the Excellent Chemical Stability and Bioavailability of Solvent Responsive Curcumin-Loaded 2-Ethyl-2-oxazoline-grad-2-(4-dodecyloxyphenyl)-2-oxazoline Copolymer Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:2459-2471. [PMID: 29634248 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A new gradient copolymer has been synthesized by the living cationic ring-opening polymerization of hydrophilic 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline with lipophilic 2-(4-dodecyloxyphenyl)-2-oxazoline (EtOx-grad-DPOx). The prepared copolymer is capable of assembling in water to yield polymeric nanoparticles that are successfully loaded with an anticancer agent, curcumin. Self-assembly of the copolymer was found to be tuned by the polarity as well as the hydrogen bonding ability of solvents. Solvent took distinctive role in the preparation of unloaded and curcumin-loaded nanoparticles. The stability of the nanoparticles was increased by curcumin loading promoted by curcumin-polymer interactions. Further, the chemical stability of curcumin in water is largely enhanced inside the polymeric nanoparticles. Curcumin-loaded (EtOx-grad-DPOx) copolymer nanoparticles showed excellent stability in the biological medium, low cytotoxicity, and concentration dependent uptake by U87 MG and HeLa cells, which indicate the possibility of their efficient application in drug delivery.
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- Shubhashis Datta
- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences , Technology and Innovation Park, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice , Jesenná 5 , 041 54 Košice , Slovak Republic
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science , P. J. Šafárik University in Košice , Jesenná 5 , 041 54 Košice , Slovak Republic
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- Department for Biomaterials Research , Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences , Dúbravská cesta 9 , 845 41 Bratislava , Slovak Republic
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science , P. J. Šafárik University in Košice , Jesenná 5 , 041 54 Košice , Slovak Republic
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences , Technology and Innovation Park, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice , Jesenná 5 , 041 54 Košice , Slovak Republic
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- Laboratory of Laser Microscopy and Spectroscopy , International Laser Centre , Il'kovičova 3 , 841 04 Bratislava 4 , Slovak Republic
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences , Technology and Innovation Park, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice , Jesenná 5 , 041 54 Košice , Slovak Republic.,Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science , P. J. Šafárik University in Košice , Jesenná 5 , 041 54 Košice , Slovak Republic
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences , Technology and Innovation Park, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice , Jesenná 5 , 041 54 Košice , Slovak Republic.,Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science , P. J. Šafárik University in Košice , Jesenná 5 , 041 54 Košice , Slovak Republic
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- Department for Biomaterials Research , Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences , Dúbravská cesta 9 , 845 41 Bratislava , Slovak Republic
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Leung MHM, Shen AQ. Microfluidic Assisted Nanoprecipitation of PLGA Nanoparticles for Curcumin Delivery to Leukemia Jurkat Cells. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:3961-3970. [PMID: 29544247 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b04335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The ability to control particle size and size distribution of nanoparticles for drug delivery is essential because it impacts on the biodistribution and cellular uptake of nanoparticles. We present a novel microfluidic assisted nanoprecipitation strategy that enables synthesis of surfactant-free curcumin encapsulated poly(lactide- co-glycolide) nanoparticles (Cur-PLGA NP) with adjustable particle diameters (30-70 nm) and narrow particle size distribution (polydispersity index less than 0.2). Our Cur-PLGA NP exhibit excellent colloidal stability and inhibit degradation of curcumin. We further demonstrate the potential of our Cur-PLGA NP as a nanotoxic delivery system for curcumin. Cellular viability assay validates a dose-dependent cytotoxicity of Cur-PLGA NP in leukemia Jurkat cells. In contrast, Cur-PLGA NP does not alter the viability of fibroblast NIH3T3 cells, which suggests that the cytotoxicity of Cur-PLGA NP is specific to cell types. Furthermore, there is no detectable effect by PLGA NP to both leukemia Jurkat cells and fibroblast NIH3T3 cells, highlighting the nontoxic nature of our delivery system. Confocal cell uptake studies indicate that PLGA NP do not alter the cell uptake of curcumin. Our microfluidic assisted approach offers a controlled and effective nanobiomaterials synthesis of drug delivery system for curcumin, which can be extended to different capsule materials for a variety of biomedical applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mandy H M Leung
- Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit , Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University , 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son , Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0495 , Japan
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- Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit , Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University , 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son , Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0495 , Japan
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Montalbán MG, Coburn JM, Lozano-Pérez AA, Cenis JL, Víllora G, Kaplan DL. Production of Curcumin-Loaded Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 8:E126. [PMID: 29495296 PMCID: PMC5853757 DOI: 10.3390/nano8020126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Curcumin, extracted from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, has been widely used in medicine for centuries due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial effects. However, its bioavailability during treatments is poor because of its low solubility in water, slow dissolution rate and rapid intestinal metabolism. For these reasons, improving the therapeutic efficiency of curcumin using nanocarriers (e.g., biopolymer nanoparticles) has been a research focus, to foster delivery of the curcumin inside cells due to their small size and large surface area. Silk fibroin from the Bombyx mori silkworm is a biopolymer characterized by its biocompatibility, biodegradability, amphiphilic chemistry, and excellent mechanical properties in various material formats. These features make silk fibroin nanoparticles useful vehicles for delivering therapeutic drugs, such as curcumin. Curcumin-loaded silk fibroin nanoparticles were synthesized using two procedures (physical adsorption and coprecipitation) more scalable than methods previously described using ionic liquids. The results showed that nanoparticle formulations were 155 to 170 nm in diameter with a zeta potential of approximately -45 mV. The curcumin-loaded silk fibroin nanoparticles obtained by both processing methods were cytotoxic to carcinogenic cells, while not decreasing viability of healthy cells. In the case of tumor cells, curcumin-loaded silk fibroin nanoparticles presented higher efficacy in cytotoxicity against neuroblastoma cells than hepatocarcinoma cells. In conclusion, curcumin-loaded silk fibroin nanoparticles constitute a biodegradable and biocompatible delivery system with the potential to treat tumors by local, long-term sustained drug delivery.
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- Mercedes G. Montalbán
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA; (J.M.C.); (D.L.K.)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA), La Alberca, 30150 Murcia, Spain; (A.A.L.-P.); (J.L.C.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA), La Alberca, 30150 Murcia, Spain; (A.A.L.-P.); (J.L.C.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA; (J.M.C.); (D.L.K.)
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Harada T, Lincoln SF, Kee TW. Excited-state dynamics of the medicinal pigment curcumin in a hydrogel. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 18:28125-28133. [PMID: 27711741 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp05648b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Curcumin is a yellow polyphenol with multiple medicinal effects. These effects, however, are limited due to its poor aqueous stability and solubility. A hydrogel of 3% octadecyl randomly substituted polyacrylate (PAAC18) has been shown to provide high aqueous stability for curcumin under physiological conditions, offering a route for photodynamic therapy. In this study, the excited-state photophysics of curcumin in the PAAC18 hydrogel is investigated using a combination of femtosecond transient absorption and fluorescence upconversion spectroscopy. The transient absorption results reveal a multiexponential decay in the excited-state kinetics with fast (1 ps & 15 ps) and slow (110 ps & ≈5 ns) components. The fast decay component exhibits a deuterium isotope effect with D2O in the hydrogel, indicating that the 15 ps decay component is attributable to excited-state intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer of curcumin in the PAAC18 hydrogel. In addition, solvent reorganisation of excited-state curcumin is investigated using multiwavelength femtosecond fluorescence upconversion spectroscopy. The results show that the dominant solvation response (τ = 0.08 ps) is a fast inertial motion owing to the presence of bulk-like water in the vicinity of the hydrophobic octadecyl substituents of the PAAC18 hydrogel. The results also show an additional response with longer time constants of 1 and 6 ps, which is attributable to translational diffusion of confined water molecules in the three-dimensional, cross-linking network of the octadecyl substituents of PAAC18. Overall, we show that excited-state intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer and solvent reorganisation are major photophysical events for curcumin in the PAAC18 hydrogel.
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- Takaaki Harada
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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Lin SY, Wang MR, Chiu SJ, Lin CY, Hu TM. S-Nitrosothiols (SNO) as light-responsive molecular activators for post-synthesis fluorescence augmentation in fluorophore-loaded nanospheres. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:153-164. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb02233f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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For the first time S-nitrosothiol is engineered into fluorophore-loaded silica nanospheres for post-synthesis, light-triggered fluorescence augmentation.
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- Shu-Yi Lin
- School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center
- Taipei
- Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center
- Taipei
- Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University
- Taipei
- Republic of China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University
- Taipei
- Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center
- Taipei
- Republic of China
- Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University
- Taipei
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Panja S, Behera S, Kundu SC, Halder M. Optical Spectroscopic and Morphological Characterizations of Curcuminized Silk Biomaterials: A Perspective from Drug Stabilization. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:6755-6767. [PMID: 30023531 PMCID: PMC6045347 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Silk protein fibroins have gained remarkable attention in recent years as a potential drug carrier in the developing medicinal field of research. In this work, the stability of anticancer agent curcumin in the presence of two different silk protein fibroins from nonmulberry Antheraea mylitta (Am) and mulberry Bombyx mori (Bm) has been examined, and the possible mechanism of stabilization in a physiologically relevant medium has also been explored. In solution phase, upon treatment with curcumin, the predominated β-sheet structure of Am is marginally altered, whereas in the case of Bm, a substantial structural changeover has been observed (from coil to β-sheet) to accommodate the hydrophobic drug. Also, the morphological assessments suggest that curcumin is nicely housed in the nanoscaffold of silk fibroin (SF). Consequently, the extent of degradation of curcumin is remarkably suppressed upon encapsulation with the SF. The dissimilarity in the binding patterns of curcumin with these silk proteins could be responsible for the observed difference in the stability orders. Curcumin binds the surface of Bm, whereas in Am, the drug is incorporated in the hydrophobic cavity, and as a consequence, the drug is effectively sequestered out of the aqueous medium. The increase in the fluorescence quantum yield upon interaction with the protein greatly modulates the excited-state intermolecular hydrogen atom transfer (ESIPT) process, which is in tune with a substantial increase in the lifetime of the excited-state of curcumin. The ESIPT is known to play a crucial role in the degradation of curcumin under physiological pH conditions, which perhaps implies its potential therapeutic activity in the presence of silk. The in-depth spectroscopic analyses of curcumin-SF complexes in aqueous medium can provide useful insights for further applicative developments in bioengineering.
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- Sudipta Panja
- Department
of Chemistry and Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute
of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Department
of Chemistry and Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute
of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Department
of Chemistry and Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute
of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Department
of Chemistry and Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute
of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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Parshad B, Kumari M, Achazi K, Bӧttcher C, Haag R, Sharma SK. Chemo-Enzymatic Synthesis of Perfluoroalkyl-Functionalized Dendronized Polymers as Cyto-Compatible Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2016; 8:polym8080311. [PMID: 30974586 PMCID: PMC6432502 DOI: 10.3390/polym8080311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Among amphiphilic polymers with diverse skeletons, fluorinated architectures have attracted significant attention due to their unique property of segregation and self-assembly into discrete supramolecular entities. Herein, we have synthesized amphiphilic copolymers by grafting hydrophobic alkyl/perfluoroalkyl chains and hydrophilic polyglycerol [G2.0] dendrons onto a co-polymer scaffold, which itself was prepared by enzymatic polymerization of poly[ethylene glycol bis(carboxymethyl) ether]diethylester and 2-azidopropan-1,3-diol. The resulting fluorinated polymers and their alkyl chain analogs were then compared in terms of their supramolecular aggregation behavior, solubilization capacity, transport potential, and release profile using curcumin and dexamethasone drugs. The study of the release profile of encapsulated curcumin incubated with/without a hydrolase enzyme Candida antarctica lipase (CAL-B) suggested that the drug is better stabilized in perfluoroalkyl chain grafted polymeric nanostructures in the absence of enzyme for up to 12 days as compared to its alkyl chain analogs. Although both the fluorinated as well as non-fluorinated systems showed up to 90% release of curcumin in 12 days when incubated with lipase, a comparatively faster release was observed in the fluorinated polymers. Cell viability of HeLa cells up to 95% in aqueous solution of fluorinated polymers (100 μg/mL) demonstrated their excellent cyto-compatibility.
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- Badri Parshad
- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India.
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, Berlin 14195, Germany.
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- Forschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstraße 36a, Berlin 14195, Germany.
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, Berlin 14195, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India.
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Nagahama K, Utsumi T, Kumano T, Maekawa S, Oyama N, Kawakami J. Discovery of a new function of curcumin which enhances its anticancer therapeutic potency. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30962. [PMID: 27476814 PMCID: PMC4967984 DOI: 10.1038/srep30962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Curcumin has received immense attention over the past decades because of its diverse biological activities and recognized as a promising drug candidate in a large number of diseases. However, its clinical application has been hindered due to extremely low aqueous solubility, chemical stability, and cellular uptake. In this study, we discovered quite a new function of curcumin, i.e. pH-responsive endosomal disrupting activity, derived from curcumin's self-assembly. We selected anticancer activity as an example of biological activities of curcumin, and investigated the contribution of pH-responsive property to its anticancer activity. As a result, we demonstrated that the pH-responsive property significantly enhances the anticancer activity of curcumin. Furthermore, we demonstrated a utility of the pH-responsive property of curcumin as delivery nanocarriers for doxorubicin toward combination cancer therapy. These results clearly indicate that the smart curcumin assemblies act as promising nanoplatform for development of curcumin-based therapeutics.
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- Koji Nagahama
- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology, Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology, Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology, Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology, Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology, Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology, Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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