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Dong YF, Li YS, Liu H, Li L, Zheng JJ, Yang ZF, Sun YK, Du ZW, Xu DH, Li N, Jiang XC, Gao JQ. Precisely targeted drug delivery by mesenchymal stem cells-based biomimetic liposomes to cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injured hemisphere. J Control Release 2024; 371:484-497. [PMID: 38851537 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.06.017] [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: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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The precise and targeted delivery of therapeutic agents to the lesion sites remains a major challenge in treating brain diseases represented by ischemic stroke. Herein, we modified liposomes with mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) membrane to construct biomimetic liposomes, termed MSCsome. MSCsome (115.99 ± 4.03 nm) exhibited concentrated accumulation in the cerebral infarcted hemisphere of mice with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, while showing uniform distribution in the two cerebral hemispheres of normal mice. Moreover, MSCsome exhibited high colocalization with damaged nerve cells in the infarcted hemisphere, highlighting its advantageous precise targeting capabilities over liposomes at both the tissue and cellular levels. Leveraging its superior targeting properties, MSCsome effectively delivered Dl-3-n-butylphthalide (NBP) to the injured hemisphere, making a single-dose (15 mg/kg) intravenous injection of NBP-encapsulated MSCsome facilitate the recovery of motor functions in model mice by improving the damaged microenvironment and suppressing neuroinflammation. This study underscores that the modification of the MSC membrane notably enhances the capacity of liposomes for precisely targeting the injured hemisphere, which is particularly crucial in treating cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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- Yun-Fei Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Centre Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China; Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China; Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China; Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, PR China.
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Qin X, Dong M, Li Q. Insight into the hydration friction of lipid bilayers. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:2402-2408. [PMID: 38226708 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05517e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Hydration layers formed on charged sites play crucial roles in many hydration lubrication systems in aqueous media. However, the underlying molecular mechanism is not well understood. Herein, we explored the hydration friction of lipid bilayers with different charged headgroups at the nanoscale through a combination of frequency-modulation atomic force microscopy and friction force microscopy. The nanoscale friction experiments showed that the hydration friction coefficient and frictional energy dissipation of a cationic lipid (DPTAP) were much lower than those of zwitterionic (DPPE) and anionic (DPPG) lipids. The hydration layer probing at the surfaces of different lipid bilayers clearly revealed the relationship between the charged lipid headgroups and hydration layer structures. Our detailed analysis demonstrated that the cationic lipid had the largest hydration force in comparison with zwitterionic and anionic lipids. These friction and hydration force results indicated that the difference of the lipid headgroup charge resulted in different hydration strengths which led to the difference of hydration friction behaviors. The findings in this study provide molecular insights into the hydration friction of lipid bilayers, which has potential implications for the development of efficient hydration lubrication systems with boundary lipid bilayers in aqueous media.
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- Xiaoxue Qin
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus C, DK 8000, Denmark.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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Mielke S, Sorkin R, Klein J. Effect of cholesterol on the mechanical stability of gel-phase phospholipid bilayers studied by AFM force spectroscopy. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. E, SOFT MATTER 2023; 46:77. [PMID: 37672138 DOI: 10.1140/epje/s10189-023-00338-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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The remarkably low sliding friction of articular cartilage in the major joints such as hips and knees, which is crucial for its homeostasis and joint health, has been attributed to lipid bilayers forming lubricious boundary layers at its surface. The robustness of such layers, and thus their lubrication efficiency at joint pressures, depends on the lipids forming them, including cholesterol which is a ubiquitous component, and which may act to strengthen of weaken the bilayer. In this work, a systematic study using an atomic force microscope (AFM) was carried out to understand the effect of cholesterol on the nanomechanical stability of two saturated phospholipids, DSPC (1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidlycholine) and DPPC (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero- phosphatidylcholine), that differ in acyl chain lengths. Measurements were carried out both in water and in phosphate buffer solution (PBS). The nanomechanical stability of the lipid bilayers was quantitatively evaluated by measuring the breakthrough force needed to puncture the bilayer by the AFM tip. The molar fractions of cholesterol incorporated in the bilayers were 10% and 40%. We found that for both DSPC and DPPC, cholesterol significantly decreases the mechanical stability of the bilayers in solid-ordered (SO) phase. In accordance with the literature, the strengthening effect of salt on the lipid bilayers was also observed. For DPPC with 10 mol % cholesterol, the effect of tip properties and the experimental procedure parameters on the breakthrough forces were also studied. Tip radius (2-42 nm), material (Si, Si3N4, Au) and loading rate (40-1000 nm/s) were varied systematically. The values of the breakthrough forces measured were not significantly affected by any of these parameters, showing that the weakening effect of cholesterol does not result from such changes in experimental conditions. As we have previously demonstrated that mechanical robustness improves the tribological performance of lipid layers, this study helps to shed light on the mechanism of physiological lubrication. Nanoindentation of SDPC bilayers.
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- Salomé Mielke
- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel.
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Su Y, Huang T, Sun H, Lin R, Zheng X, Bian Q, Zhang J, Chen S, Wu H, Xu D, Zhang T, Gao J. High Targeting Specificity toward Pulmonary Inflammation Using Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Hybrid Nanovehicle for an Efficient Inflammation Intervention. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2300376. [PMID: 37161587 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202300376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Pulmonary inflammation is one of the most reported tissue inflammations in clinic. Successful suppression of inflammation is vital to prevent further inevitably fatal lung degeneration. Glucocorticoid hormone, such as methylprednisolone (MP), is the most applied strategy to control the inflammatory progression yet faces the challenge of systemic side effects caused by the requirement of large-dosage and frequent administration. Highly efficient delivery of MP specifically targeted to inflammatory lung sites may overcome this challenge. Therefore, the present study develops an inflammation-targeted biomimetic nanovehicle, which hybridizes the cell membrane of mesenchymal stem cell with liposome, named as MSCsome. This hybrid nanovehicle shows the ability of high targeting specificity toward inflamed lung cells, due to both the good lung endothelium penetration and the high uptake by inflamed lung cells. Consequently, a single-dose administration of this MP-loaded hybrid nanovehicle achieves a prominent treatment of lipopolysaccharide-induced lung inflammation, and negligible treatment-induced side effects are observed. The present study provides a powerful inflammation-targeted nanovehicle using biomimetic strategy to solve the current challenges of targeted inflammation intervention.
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- Yuanqin Su
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, 321002, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
- Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, 321002, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
- Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, 321002, China
- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Recent advances in superlubricity of liposomes for biomedical applications. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 218:112764. [PMID: 35973238 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112764] [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: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Achieving superlubricity, a state of lubrication where friction nearly vanishes, has become one of the most promising approaches to combat friction-induced energy dissipation and medical device failure. Phospholipids are amphiphilic molecules comprising highly hydrophilic phosphatidylcholine head groups as well as hydrophobic hydrocarbon chains, When solubilized, phospholipids can readily self-assemble to form different structures such as bilayers and vesicles (liposomes). Recently, liposomes have been identified as excellent lubricants, especially in the boundary lubrication regime the most common lubrication status in the field of biotribology. In this review, we summarize recent progress in employing liposomes as key players for employing superlubricity in biomedical applications. The relationship between lipids and liposomes, manufacturing approaches, lubrication regimes, and regulation mechanisms of liposomes are discussed. Finally, we indicate possible future directions for the use of liposome-mediated superlubricity in biomedical applications.
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Nishida K, Anada T, Tanaka M. Roles of interfacial water states on advanced biomedical material design. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 186:114310. [PMID: 35487283 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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When biomedical materials come into contact with body fluids, the first reaction that occurs on the material surface is hydration; proteins are then adsorbed and denatured on the hydrated material surface. The amount and degree of denaturation of adsorbed proteins affect subsequent cell behavior, including cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, and differentiation. Biomolecules are important for understanding the interactions and biological reactions of biomedical materials to elucidate the role of hydration in biomedical materials and their interaction partners. Analysis of the water states of hydrated materials is complicated and remains controversial; however, knowledge about interfacial water is useful for the design and development of advanced biomaterials. Herein, we summarize recent findings on the hydration of synthetic polymers, supramolecular materials, inorganic materials, proteins, and lipid membranes. Furthermore, we present recent advances in our understanding of the classification of interfacial water and advanced polymer biomaterials, based on the intermediate water concept.
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- Kei Nishida
- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu university, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; Department of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan(1)
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu university, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu university, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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Cao Y, Klein J. Lipids and lipid mixtures in boundary layers: From hydration lubrication to osteoarthritis. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Xu W, Maqbool F, Kumar V, Falconer JR, Cui CS, Woodruff TM, Borges K, Whittaker AK, Smith MT, Han FY. Sustained-release ketamine-loaded lipid-particulate system: in vivo assessment in mice. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2021; 12:2518-2526. [PMID: 34802093 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-021-01093-3] [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] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ketamine is used as an analgesic adjuvant in patients with chronic cancer-related pain. However, ketamine's short half-life requires frequent dose administration. Our aim was to develop a sustained release formulation of ketamine with high loading and to evaluate the in vivo pharmacokinetics and biodistribution in mice. Here, ketamine hydrochloride sustained-release lipid particles (KSL) were developed using the thin-film hydration method. The mean (± SD) encapsulation efficiency (EE) and drug loading (DL) of KSL were 65.6 (± 1.7)% and 72.4 (± 0.5)% respectively, and the mean (± SD) size of the lipid particles and the polydispersity index were 738 (± 137) nm and 0.44 (± 0.02) respectively. The release period of KSL in pH 7.4 medium was 100% complete within 8 h in vitro but a sustained-release profile was observed for more than 5 days after intravenous injection in mice. Importantly, the KSL formulation resulted in a 27-fold increase in terminal half-life, a threefold increase in systemic exposure (AUC0-∞), and a threefold decrease in clearance compared with the corresponding pharmacokinetics for intravenous ketamine itself. Our findings demonstrate high encapsulation efficiency of ketamine in the sustained-release KSL formulation with prolonged release in mice after systemic dose administration despite 100% in vitro release within 8 h that requires future investigation.
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- Weizhi Xu
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio Nano Science and Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Stiffness of targeted layer-by-layer nanoparticles impacts elimination half-life, tumor accumulation, and tumor penetration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2104826118. [PMID: 34649991 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2104826118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Nanoparticle (NP) stiffness has been shown to significantly impact circulation time and biodistribution in anticancer drug delivery. In particular, the relationship between particle stiffness and tumor accumulation and penetration in vivo is an important phenomenon to consider in optimizing NP-mediated tumor delivery. Layer-by-layer (LbL) NPs represent a promising class of multifunctional nanoscale drug delivery carriers. However, there has been no demonstration of the versatility of LbL systems in coating systems with different stiffnesses, and little is known about the potential role of LbL NP stiffness in modulating in vivo particle trafficking, although NP modulus has been recently studied for its impact on pharmacokinetics. LbL nanotechnology enables NPs to be functionalized with uniform coatings possessing molecular tumor-targeting properties, independent of the NP core stiffness. Here, we report that the stiffness of LbL NPs is directly influenced by the mechanical properties of its underlying liposomal core, enabling the modulation and optimization of LbL NP stiffness while preserving LbL NP outer layer tumor-targeting and stealth properties. We demonstrate that the stiffness of LbL NPs has a direct impact on NP pharmacokinetics, organ and tumor accumulation, and tumor penetration-with compliant LbL NPs having longer elimination half-life, higher tumor accumulation, and higher tumor penetration. Our findings underscore the importance of NP stiffness as a design parameter in enhancing the delivery of LbL NP formulations.
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Baptista MS, Cadet J, Greer A, Thomas AH. Photosensitization Reactions of Biomolecules: Definition, Targets and Mechanisms. Photochem Photobiol 2021; 97:1456-1483. [PMID: 34133762 DOI: 10.1111/php.13470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Photosensitization reactions have been demonstrated to be largely responsible for the deleterious biological effects of UV and visible radiation, as well as for the curative actions of photomedicine. A large number of endogenous and exogenous photosensitizers, biological targets and mechanisms have been reported in the past few decades. Evolving from the original definitions of the type I and type II photosensitized oxidations, we now provide physicochemical frameworks, classifications and key examples of these mechanisms in order to organize, interpret and understand the vast information available in the literature and the new reports, which are in vigorous growth. This review surveys in an extended manner all identified photosensitization mechanisms of the major biomolecule groups such as nucleic acids, proteins, lipids bridging the gap with the subsequent biological processes. Also described are the effects of photosensitization in cells in which UVA and UVB irradiation triggers enzyme activation with the subsequent delayed generation of superoxide anion radical and nitric oxide. Definitions of photosensitized reactions are identified in biomolecules with key insights into cells and tissues.
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- Département de Médecine Nucléaire et de Radiobiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, USA.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), CCT La Plata-CONICET, La Plata, Argentina
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Lin W, Klein J. Recent Progress in Cartilage Lubrication. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2005513. [PMID: 33759245 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202005513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Healthy articular cartilage, covering the ends of bones in major joints such as hips and knees, presents the most efficiently-lubricated surface known in nature, with friction coefficients as low as 0.001 up to physiologically high pressures. Such low friction is indeed essential for its well-being. It minimizes wear-and-tear and hence the cartilage degradation associated with osteoarthritis, the most common joint disease, and, by reducing shear stress on the mechanotransductive, cartilage-embedded chondrocytes (the only cell type in the cartilage), it regulates their function to maintain homeostasis. Understanding the origins of such low friction of the articular cartilage, therefore, is of major importance in order to alleviate disease symptoms, and slow or even reverse its breakdown. This progress report considers the relation between frictional behavior and the cellular mechanical environment in the cartilage, then reviews the mechanism of lubrication in the joints, in particular focusing on boundary lubrication. Following recent advances based on hydration lubrication, a proposed synergy between different molecular components of the synovial joints, acting together in enabling the low friction, has been proposed. Additionally, recent development of natural and bio-inspired lubricants is reviewed.
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- Weifeng Lin
- Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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Gao J, Wang S, Dong X, Wang Z. RGD-expressed bacterial membrane-derived nanovesicles enhance cancer therapy via multiple tumorous targeting. Theranostics 2021; 11:3301-3316. [PMID: 33537088 PMCID: PMC7847689 DOI: 10.7150/thno.51988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background: A tumor microenvironment is a complicated multicellular system comprised of tumor cells, immune cells and blood vessels. Blood vessels are the barriers for drug tissue penetration. Effectively treating a cancer requires drug delivery systems to overcome biological barriers present in tumor microenvironments (TMEs). Methods: We designed a drug delivery system made of bacterial (Escherichia coli) double layer membrane-derived nanovesicles (DMVs) with the expression of RGD peptides and endogenous targeting ligands of bacteria. The physical and biological characteristics of DMVs were assessed by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, western blotting, flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. Doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded in DMVs via a pH gradient driven drug loading method. Therapeutical effects of DOX-loaded DMVs were studied in a melanoma xenograft mouse model. Results:In vitro and in vivo experiments showed that DMVs can target neutrophils and monocytes that mediated the transport of DMVs across blood vessel barriers and they can also directly target tumor vasculature and tumor cells, resulting in enhanced delivery of therapeutics to TMEs. Furthermore, we developed a remote drug loading approach to efficiently encapsulate DOX inside DMVs, and the drug loading was 12% (w/w). In the B16-F10 melanoma mouse model, we showed that DOX-RGD-DMVs significantly inhibited the tumor growth compared to several controls. Conclusion: Our studies reveal that DMVs are a powerful tool to simultaneously target multiple cells in TMEs, thus increasing drug delivery for improved cancer therapies.
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Cao Y, Kampf N, Klein J. Boundary Lubrication, Hemifusion, and Self-Healing of Binary Saturated and Monounsaturated Phosphatidylcholine Mixtures ⧫. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:15459-15468. [PMID: 31296001 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A wide range of phosphatidylcholine (PC) lipids with different degrees of unsaturation has been identified in the human synovial fluid and on the cartilage surface. The outstanding lubricity of the articular cartilage surface has been attributed to boundary layers comprising complexes of such lipids, though to date, only lubrication by single-component PC-lipid-based boundary layers has been investigated. As distinguishable lubrication behavior has been found to be related to the PC structures, we herein examined the surface morphology (on mica) and the lubrication ability of binary PC lipid mixtures, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC), using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and a surface force balance (SFB). These two PC lipids are among the most abundant saturated and unsaturated PC components in synovial joints. Small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) prepared from DPPC-POPC mixtures (8:2, 5:5, and 2:8, molar ratios) ruptured and formed bilayers on mica. The normal and shear forces between two DPPC-POPC bilayer-coated mica surfaces across the corresponding SUV dispersions show good boundary lubrication (friction coefficients ≤ ca. 10-4) up to contact stresses of 8.3 ± 2.2 MPa for 8:2 DPPC-POPC and 5.0 ± 1.7 MPa for the others. Hemifusion induced at high normal pressures was observed, probably because of the height mismatch of two components. Reproducible successive approaches after hemifusion indicate rapid self-healing of the mica-supported bilayers in the presence of the SUVs reservoir. This work is a first step to provide insight concerning the lubrication, wear, and healing of the PC-based boundary layers, which must consist of multicomponent lipid mixtures, on the articular cartilage surface.
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- Yifeng Cao
- Department of Materials and Interfaces , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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- Department of Materials and Interfaces , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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- Department of Materials and Interfaces , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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Lin W, Klein J. Control of surface forces through hydrated boundary layers. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2019.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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