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Moreira D, Regev O, Basílio N, Marques EF. Light and pH responsive catanionic vesicles based on a chalcone/flavylium photoswitch for smart drug delivery: From molecular design to the controlled release of doxorubicin. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:2024-2034. [PMID: 37536006 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.129] [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: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
Abstract
Spatially and temporally localized delivery is a promising strategy to circumvent adverse effects of traditional drug therapy such as drug toxicity and prolonged treatments. Stimuli-responsive colloidal nanocarriers can be crucial to attain such goals. Here, we develop a delivery system based on dual light and pH responsive vesicles having a cationic bis-quat gemini surfactant, 12-2-12, and a negatively charged amphiphilic chalcone, C4SCh. The premise is to exploit the chalcone/flavylium interconversion to elicit a morphological change of the vesicles leading to the controlled release of an encapsulated drug. First, the phase behavior of the catanionic system is studied and the desirable composition yielding stable unilamellar vesicles identified and selected for further studies. The solutions containing vesicles (Dh ≈ 200 nm, ζ-potential ≈ 80 mV) are in-depth characterized by light microscopy, cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and surface tension measurements. Upon subjecting the vesicles to UV irradiation (λ = 365 nm) at near neutral pH (≈ 6.0), no morphological effects are observed, yet when irradiation is coupled with pH = 3.0, the majority of the vesicles are disrupted into bilayer fragments. The anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) is successfully entrapped in the non-irradiated vesicles, yielding an encapsulation efficiency of ≈ 25% and a loading capacity of ≈ 3%. The release profile of the drug-loaded vesicles is then studied in vitro in four conditions: i) no stimuli (pH = 6.0); ii) irradiation, pH = 6.0; iii) no irradiation and adjusted pH = 3.0; iv) irradiation and adjusted pH = 3.0 Crucially, irradiation at pH = 3.0 leads to a sustained release of DOX to ca. 80% (within 4 h), whereas cases i) and ii) lead to only ≈ 25 % release and case iii) to 50% release but precipitation of the vesicles. Thus, our initial hypothesis is confirmed: we present a proof of concept delivery system where light and pH act as inputs of an AND logic gate mechanism for the controlled release of a relevant biomedical drug (output). This may prove useful if the irradiated nanocarriers meet acidified physiological environments such as tumors sites, endosomes or lysosomes.
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- Dmitriy Moreira
- CIQUP, IMS (Institute of Molecular Sciences), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal; LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and (d)Ilse Katz Institute for Nanotechnology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84105 Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- CIQUP, IMS (Institute of Molecular Sciences), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
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Brown KA, Gugger MK, Roberts DS, Moreno D, Chae PS, Ge Y, Jin S. Synthesis, Self-Assembly Properties, and Degradation Characterization of a Nonionic Photocleavable Azo-Sulfide Surfactant Family. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:1465-1473. [PMID: 36638323 PMCID: PMC10164600 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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We report the synthesis and characterization of a new family of maltose-derived nonionic surfactants that contain a photocleavable azo-sulfide linker (mAzo). The self-assembly properties of these surfactants were investigated using surface tension measurements to determine the critical micelle concentration (CMC), dynamic light scattering (DLS) to reveal the hydrodynamic radius of their self-assemblies, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to elucidate the micelle morphology. Ultraviolet-visible (UV-visible) spectroscopy confirmed the rapid photodegradation of these surfactants, but surface tension measurements of the surfactant solutions before and after degradation showed unusual degradation products. The photodegradation process was further studied using online liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS),which revealed that these surfactants can form another photo-stable surfactant post-degradation. Finally, traditionally challenging proteins from heart tissue were solubilized using the mAzo surfactants to demonstrate their potential in biological applications.
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- Kyle A. Brown
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Bionano Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, 15588, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, USA
- Human Proteomics Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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Velty A, Iborra S, Corma A. Synthetic Routes for Designing Furanic and Non Furanic Biobased Surfactants from 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200181. [PMID: 35325511 PMCID: PMC9401603 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is one of the most valuable biomass platform molecules, enabling the construction of a plethora of high value-added furanic compounds. In particular, in the last decade, HMF has been considered as a starting material for designing biobased surfactants, not only because of its renewability and carbon footprint, but also because of its enhanced biodegradability. This Review presents recent examples of the different approaches to link the hydrophilic and lipophilic moieties into the hydrophobic furan (and tetrahydrofuran) ring, giving a variety of biobased surfactants that have been classified here according to the charge of the head polar group. Moreover, strategies for the synthesis of different non-furanic structures surfactant molecules (such as levulinic acid, cyclopentanols, and aromatics) derived from HMF are described. The new HMF-based amphiphilic molecules presented here cover a wide range of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance values and have suitable surfactant properties such as surface tension activity and critical micelle concentration, to be an important alternative for the replacement of non-sustainable surfactants.
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- Alexandra Velty
- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvenida de los Naranjos s/nValenciaE-46022Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvenida de los Naranjos s/nValenciaE-46022Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvenida de los Naranjos s/nValenciaE-46022Spain
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Moreno VM, Meroño C, Baeza A, Usategui A, Ortiz-Romero PL, Pablos JL, Vallet-Regí M. UVA-Degradable Collagenase Nanocapsules as a Potential Treatment for Fibrotic Diseases. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:499. [PMID: 33917543 PMCID: PMC8067494 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13040499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Peyronie and Dupuytren are pathologies characterized by the appearance of localized fibrotic lesions in an organ. These disorders originate from an excessive production of collagen in the tissue provoking dysfunction and functional limitations to the patients. Local administration of collagenase is the most used treatment for these fibrotic-type diseases, but a high lability of the enzyme limits its therapeutic efficacy. Herein, we present a novel methodology for the preparation of collagenase nanocapsules without affecting its enzymatic activity and capable of releasing the enzyme in response to an ultraviolet A (UVA) light stimulus. Polymeric coating around collagenase was formed by free-radical polymerization of acrylamide-type monomers. Their degradation capacity under UVA irradiation was provided by incorporating a novel photocleavable acrylamide-type crosslinker within the polymeric framework. This property allowed collagenase release to be triggered in a controlled manner by employing an easily focused stimulus. Additionally, UVA irradiation presents considerable benefits by itself due to its capacity to induce collagenase production in situ. An expected synergistic effect of collagenase nanocapsules in conjunction with UVA effect may present a promising treatment for these fibrotic diseases.
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- Víctor M. Moreno
- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital 12 de Octubre i+12, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, CIBER-BBN, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avenida Córdoba s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain; (C.M.); (A.U.); (J.L.P.)
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- Departamento de Materiales y Producción Aeroespacial, ETSI Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avenida Córdoba s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain; (C.M.); (A.U.); (J.L.P.)
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Instituto (i+12 Medical School), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avenida Córdoba s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain;
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avenida Córdoba s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain; (C.M.); (A.U.); (J.L.P.)
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- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital 12 de Octubre i+12, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, CIBER-BBN, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Brown KA, Chen B, Guardado-Alvarez TM, Lin Z, Hwang L, Ayaz-Guner S, Jin S, Ge Y. A photocleavable surfactant for top-down proteomics. Nat Methods 2019; 16:417-420. [PMID: 30988469 PMCID: PMC6532422 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-019-0391-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
We report the identification of a photo-cleavable anionic surfactant, 4-hexylphenylazosulfonate (Azo) that can be rapidly degraded upon UV irradiation, for top-down proteomics. Azo can effectively solubilize proteins with performance comparable to SDS and is mass spectrometry (MS)-compatible. Importantly, Azo-aided top-down proteomics enables the solubilization of membrane proteins for comprehensive characterization of post-translational modifications. Moreover, Azo is simple to synthesize and can be used as a general SDS replacement in SDS-PAGE.
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- Kyle A Brown
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.,Human Proteomics Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. .,Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. .,Human Proteomics Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Grygorenko OO, Biitseva AV, Zhersh S. Amino sulfonic acids, peptidosulfonamides and other related compounds. Tetrahedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hu X, Feeney MJ, McIntosh E, Mullahoo J, Jia F, Xu Q, Thomas SW. Triggered Release of Encapsulated Cargo from Photoresponsive Polyelectrolyte Nanocomplexes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:23517-22. [PMID: 27526052 PMCID: PMC5025818 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b07366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
Combining the numerous advantages of using light as a stimulus, simple free radical random copolymerization, and the easy, all-aqueous preparation of polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), we prepared photolabile PEC nanoparticles and demonstrated their rapid degradation under UV light. As a proof of concept demonstration, the dye Nile Red was encapsulated in the PECs and successfully released into the surrounding solution as the polyelectrolyte nanocomplex carriers dissolved upon light irradiation.
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- Xiaoran Hu
- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, 62
Talbot Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, 62
Talbot Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, 62
Talbot Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, 62
Talbot Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts
University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts
University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, 62
Talbot Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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Wang Q, Coffinier Y, Li M, Boukherroub R, Szunerits S. Light-Triggered Release of Biomolecules from Diamond Nanowire Electrodes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:6515-6523. [PMID: 27244476 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The controlled release of biomolecules from a substrate surface is a challenging task. Photocleavable linkers appear as attractive candidates for light-triggered delivery. We show here the possibility of creating photoactivable diamond nanowire interfaces, from which molecules can be photochemically released upon irradiation at 365 nm for several minutes. The approach is based on the covalent modification of boron-doped diamond nanowires (BDD NWs) with o-nitrobenzyl containing ligands, to which different biomolecules can be attached via amide bond formation. The photodecomposition reaction and the subsequent release of small proteins such as lysozyme or enzymes such as horseradish peroxidase (HRP) are investigated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Using a colorimetric assay, we demonstrate that, while complete cleavage of HRP was achieved upon irradiation for 10 min at 1 W cm(-2), this exposure time resulted in a partial loss of enzymatic activity.
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- Qian Wang
- Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN), UMR CNRS 8520, Lille 1 University , Avenue Poincaré-BP60069, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University , Jinan 250061, China
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- Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN), UMR CNRS 8520, Lille 1 University , Avenue Poincaré-BP60069, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University , Jinan 250061, China
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- Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN), UMR CNRS 8520, Lille 1 University , Avenue Poincaré-BP60069, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN), UMR CNRS 8520, Lille 1 University , Avenue Poincaré-BP60069, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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