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Zhou X, Medina-Ramirez IE, Su G, Liu Y, Yan B. All Roads Lead to Rome: Comparing Nanoparticle- and Small Molecule-Driven Cell Autophagy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2310966. [PMID: 38616767 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Autophagy, vital for removing cellular waste, is triggered differently by small molecules and nanoparticles. Small molecules, like rapamycin, non-selectively activate autophagy by inhibiting the mTOR pathway, which is essential for cell regulation. This can clear damaged components but may cause cytotoxicity with prolonged use. Nanoparticles, however, induce autophagy, often causing oxidative stress, through broader cellular interactions and can lead to a targeted form known as "xenophagy." Their impact varies with their properties but can be harnessed therapeutically. In this review, the autophagy induced by nanoparticles is explored and small molecules across four dimensions: the mechanisms behind autophagy induction, the outcomes of such induction, the toxicological effects on cellular autophagy, and the therapeutic potential of employing autophagy triggered by nanoparticles or small molecules. Although small molecules and nanoparticles each induce autophagy through different pathways and lead to diverse effects, both represent invaluable tools in cell biology, nanomedicine, and drug discovery, offering unique insights and therapeutic opportunities.
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- Xiaofei Zhou
- College of Science & Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Analysis and Control of Zoonotic Pathogenic Microorganism, Baoding, 071100, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Av Universidad 940, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou, 10024, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at the Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Guo F, Luo S, Wang L, Wang M, Wu F, Wang Y, Jiao Y, Du Y, Yang Q, Yang X, Yang G. Protein corona, influence on drug delivery system and its improvement strategy: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 256:128513. [PMID: 38040159 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128513] [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: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Nano drug delivery systems offer several benefits, including enhancing drug solubility, regulating drug release, prolonging drug circulation time, and minimized toxicity and side effects. However, upon entering the bloodstream, nanoparticles (NPs) encounter a complex biological environment and get absorbed by various biological components, primarily proteins, leading to the formation of a 'Protein Corona'. The formation of the protein corona is affected by the characteristics of NPs, the physiological environment, and experimental design, which in turn affects of the immunotoxicity, specific recognition, cell uptake, and drug release of NPs. To improve the abundance of a specific protein on NPs, researchers have explored pre-coating, modifying, or wrapping NPs with the cell membrane to reduce protein adsorption. This paper, we have reviewed studies of the protein corona in recent years, summarized the formation and detection methods of the protein corona, the effect of the protein corona composition on the fate of NPs, and the design of new drug delivery systems based on the optimization of protein corona to provide a reference for further study of the protein corona and a theoretical basis for the clinical transformation of NPs.
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- Fangyuan Guo
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 314408, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Youden B, Jiang R, Carrier AJ, Servos MR, Zhang X. A Nanomedicine Structure-Activity Framework for Research, Development, and Regulation of Future Cancer Therapies. ACS NANO 2022; 16:17497-17551. [PMID: 36322785 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Despite their clinical success in drug delivery applications, the potential of theranostic nanomedicines is hampered by mechanistic uncertainty and a lack of science-informed regulatory guidance. Both the therapeutic efficacy and the toxicity of nanoformulations are tightly controlled by the complex interplay of the nanoparticle's physicochemical properties and the individual patient/tumor biology; however, it can be difficult to correlate such information with observed outcomes. Additionally, as nanomedicine research attempts to gradually move away from large-scale animal testing, the need for computer-assisted solutions for evaluation will increase. Such models will depend on a clear understanding of structure-activity relationships. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the field of cancer nanomedicine and provides a knowledge framework and foundational interaction maps that can facilitate future research, assessments, and regulation. By forming three complementary maps profiling nanobio interactions and pathways at different levels of biological complexity, a clear picture of a nanoparticle's journey through the body and the therapeutic and adverse consequences of each potential interaction are presented.
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- Brian Youden
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
- Department of Medical Physics, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 1G3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Cape Breton University, 1250 Grand Lake Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6L2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Cape Breton University, 1250 Grand Lake Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6L2, Canada
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Wei Z, Xu J, Peng X, Yuan Z, Zhao C, Guo K, Zhang X, He Y, Zhang Z, Wu Y, Shen G, Qian K. Preparation and performance characteristics of spider venom peptide nanocapsules. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:4261-4267. [PMID: 35716064 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND ω-hexatoxin-Hvn1b is an insecticidal toxin produced by the Tasmanian funnel-web spider (Hadronyche venenata), that can be exploited for development of novel bioinsecticides. Due to its larger size and low membrane permeability, this toxin usually has a slower mode of action compared to conventional small molecule insecticides. Nanoscale materials have unique optical, electrical, mechanical and biological properties, and show great application prospects for pesticide delivery. RESULTS The physical and chemical properties of nanocapsules were characterized using transmission electron microscopy, laser particle size analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, contact angle testing and with a fluorescence spectrophotometer. The results indicated that the nanocapsules were spherical, with an average particle size of 197.70 nm, the encapsulation efficiency rate was 75.82% and the Zeta potential was -32.90 mV. Penetration experiments showed that the nanocapsules could promote protein passage through the intestinal tract of Spodoptera litura and reach the body fluid. Then we expressed ω-hexatoxin-Hvn1b by prokaryotic expression. Bioassay results showed that the oral toxicity of ω-hexatoxin-Hvn1b nanocapsules to S. litura was higher than that of the ω-hexatoxin-Hvn1b. CONCLUSION In this paper, we reported a construction method of spider venom peptide nanocapsules based on polylactic-co-glycolic acid by multiple emulsion for delivery of protein to improve the insecticidal effect and oral activity of ω-hexatoxin-Hv1a. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Zheng Wei
- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- The National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Ogawa K, Katsumi H, Nomura D, Moroto Y, Morishita M, Yamamoto A. A Dense Layer of Polyethyleneglycol and Zwitterionic Bone Targeting Peptide on the Surface of Stereocomplex Polylactide-Polyethyleneglycol Nanoparticles Improves Shelf-Storage Stability and the Serum Compatibility. J Pharm Sci 2022; 111:2888-2897. [PMID: 35671787 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2022.05.025] [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: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The surface properties of nanoparticles (NPs) affect their stability and formation of the protein corona, which influence their targeting abilities. We evaluated these properties using bone (hydroxyapatite; HAP) targeting peptide on tamoxifen (TAM)-loaded stereocomplexformed polylactide-polyethyleneglycol (SC-PLA-PEG) NPs. Octaaspartic acid-octaglycine-cysteine (D8G8C) anionic derivative (Ani. pep.) and octa-aspartic acid-octa lysine-cysteine (D8K8C), a zwitterionic derivative (Zwi. pep.) were conjugated with SC-PLA-PEG NPs as HAP-targeting peptides. The addition of hydrophobic PLA homopolymers increased the surface PEG density on the NPs. Denser PEG chains on NPs decreased their specific surface area, reducing protein adsorption on the NPs and TAM release from NPs. NPs with dense PEG chains and Zwi. pep. showed superior shelf stability and lower protein adsorption than NPs with dense PEG chains and Ani. pep. in murine serum. Furthermore, the HAP-binding ability of NPs with Zwi. pep. was significantly higher than that of NPs with Ani. pep. These results indicate that decreasing the specific surface area and zwitterionization of HAP-targeting peptides on NPs are promising approaches to improve the serum compatibility and stability of NPs.
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- Kohei Ogawa
- Formulation R&D Laboratory, CMC R&D Division, Shionogi Co. Ltd., Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo 660-0813, Japan; Department of Biopharmaceutics, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan.
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- Formulation R&D Laboratory, CMC R&D Division, Shionogi Co. Ltd., Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo 660-0813, Japan
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- Formulation R&D Laboratory, CMC R&D Division, Shionogi Co. Ltd., Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo 660-0813, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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Li Y, Zhang M, Niu X, Yue T. Selective membrane wrapping on differently sized nanoparticles regulated by clathrin assembly: A computational model. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 214:112467. [PMID: 35366575 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112467] [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: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) enter cells via multiple pathways, all of which are NP size dependent. Previous studies indicated that the clathrin-mediated endocytosis has different selectivity for the NP size, but the regulatory mechanism remains unclear and difficult to study at the molecular scale in vivo. By means of computer simulation, here we design membrane wrapping on differently sized NPs with mimic clathrin assembly at the opposite membrane side. With relatively large NPs readily wrapped by a pure membrane as manifested, clathrin modulates the process and tunes the size selectivity. Although finite curvature can be generated by cage-like clathrin assembly to facilitate membrane wrapping on relatively small NPs, the clathrin assemblage has a certain range of size, which is mismatched with larger NPs. Besides, the local membrane patch is rigidified by clathrin to increase the barrier of membrane wrapping on larger NPs. Competition of these items determines whether membrane wrapping on NPs is promoted or suppressed, and can be tuned by the NP-membrane adhesion strength, clathrin concentration, and inter-NP distance. Our results highlight the significance of complex environment in altering the nature of NP interaction with cell membranes, and are expected to help design NPs for biomedical applications requiring precise control of NP uptake or cell membrane attachment.
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- Ye Li
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China.
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Gao Q, Chang X, Yang M, Zheng J, Gong X, Liu H, Li K, Wang X, Zhan H, Li S, Feng S, Sun X, Sun Y. LncRNA MEG3 restrained pulmonary fibrosis induced by NiO NPs via regulating hedgehog signaling pathway-mediated autophagy. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2022; 37:79-91. [PMID: 34608745 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Long noncoding RNA maternally expressed gene 3 (lncRNA MEG3) was down-regulated in pulmonary fibrosis of rats induced by Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO NPs), while the downstream regulatory mechanisms of MEG3 remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship among MEG3, Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway and autophagy in pulmonary fibrosis caused by NiO NPs. The pulmonary fibrosis model in rats was constructed by intratracheal instillation of 0.015, 0.06, and 0.24 mg/kg NiO NPs twice a week for 9 weeks. Collagen deposition model was established by treating A549 cells with 25, 50, and 100 μg/mL NiO NPs for 24 h. Our results indicated that NiO NPs activated Hh pathway, down-regulated the expression of MEG3, and reduced autophagy activity in vivo and in vitro. Meanwhile, the autophagy process was promoted by Hh pathway inhibitor (CDG-0449), while the collagen formation in A549 cells was reduced by autophagy activator (Rapamycin). Furthermore, the overexpressed MEG3 inhibited the activation of Hh pathway, resulting in autophagy activity enhancement along with collagen formation reduction. In summary, lncRNA MEG3 can restrain pulmonary fibrosis induced by NiO NPs via regulating hedgehog signaling pathway-mediated autophagy, which may serve as a potential therapeutic strategy for pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Qing Gao
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Public Health, The First People's Hospital of Lanzhou city, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Occupational Diseases, Gansu Baoshihua Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Occupational Diseases, Gansu Baoshihua Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Detection of Circulating Serum Protein Biomarkers of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer after Protein Corona-Silver Nanoparticles Analysis by SWATH-MS. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11092384. [PMID: 34578700 PMCID: PMC8467878 DOI: 10.3390/nano11092384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Because cystoscopy is expensive and invasive, a new method of detecting non-invasive muscular bladder cancer (NMIBC) is needed. This study aims to identify potential serum protein markers for NMIBC to improve diagnosis and to find treatment approaches that avoid disease progression to a life-threatening phenotype (muscle-invasive bladder cancer, MIBC). Here, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs, 9.73 ± 1.70 nm) as a scavenging device together with sequential window acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra (SWATH-MS) were used to quantitatively analyze the blood serum protein alterations in two NMIBC subtypes, T1 and Ta, and they were compared to normal samples (HC). NMIBC’s analysis of serum samples identified three major groups of proteins, the relative content of which is different from the HC content: proteins implicated in the complement and coagulation cascade pathways and apolipoproteins. In conclusion, many biomarker proteins were identified that merit further examination to validate their useful significance and utility within the clinical management of NMIBC patients.
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Kang Y, Liu J, Jiang Y, Yin S, Huang Z, Zhang Y, Wu J, Chen L, Shao L. Understanding the interactions between inorganic-based nanomaterials and biological membranes. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 175:113820. [PMID: 34087327 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The interactions between inorganic-based nanomaterials (NMs) and biological membranes are among the most important phenomena for developing NM-based therapeutics and resolving nanotoxicology. Herein, we introduce the structural and functional effects of inorganic-based NMs on biological membranes, mainly the plasma membrane and the endomembrane system, with an emphasis on the interface, which involves highly complex networks between NMs and biomolecules (such as membrane proteins and lipids). Significant efforts have been devoted to categorizing and analyzing the interaction mechanisms in terms of the physicochemical characteristics and biological effects of NMs, which can directly or indirectly influence the effects of NMs on membranes. Importantly, we summarize that the biological membranes act as platforms and thereby mediate NMs-immune system contacts. In this overview, the existing challenges and potential applications in the areas are addressed. A strong understanding of the discussed concepts will promote therapeutic NM designs for drug delivery systems by leveraging the NMs-membrane interactions and their functions.
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- Yiyuan Kang
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Sun H, Wang Y. Tuning the Dispersion of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Nanoparticles by Proteins. CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.210195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Hainan Sun
- Shandong Vocational College of Light Industry, Zibo 255300, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Shandong Vocational College of Light Industry, Zibo 255300, P. R. China
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Xu W, Zhou M, Guo Z, Lin S, Li M, Kang Q, Xu Y, Zhang X, Xie J. Impact of macroporous silica nanoparticles at sub-50nm on bio-behaviors and biosafety in drug-resistant cancer models. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 206:111912. [PMID: 34147925 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The in vivo bio-behaviors and biosafety of nanoparticles were demonstrated to be closely correlated with particle sizes, which illustrated whether they could be used as the effective drug delivery carriers. Though tumor penetration capabilities of the small pore sized-mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) were reported to be in a particle size-dependent manner, the size effects of large pore sized-MSNs on the safe and effective cancer resistance treatment, especially at sub-50 nm, were not explicitly evaluated. In this study, we fabricate the 20 nm and 50 nm MSNs, and aim at investigating their difference in tumor accumulation, penetration, retention and toxicity both in vitro and in vivo. Our results showed that these two particle sized-MSNs possessed the excellent tumor penetration capabilities both in resistant human hepatocellular carcinoma cells-cultured spheroids and in the corresponding xenograft mice models, but the 50 nm MSNs seemed to have the better tumor accumulation and retention effects than the 20 nm MSNs. Moreover, the 50 nm MSNs displayed the lower toxicities than the 20 nm MSNs whatever on resistant cancer cell lines or on zebrafish embryos, indicating the greater systematic biosafety. In a word, our data provide the evidence that selection of the large pore-sized MSNs at the appropriate particle size (not the smaller the better) as bio-macromolecule nanocarriers will play a key role in the safe and effective treatment against cancer resistance.
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- Weixia Xu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China.
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Bai X, Wang J, Mu Q, Su G. In vivo Protein Corona Formation: Characterizations, Effects on Engineered Nanoparticles' Biobehaviors, and Applications. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:646708. [PMID: 33869157 PMCID: PMC8044820 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.646708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Understanding the basic interactions between engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and biological systems is essential for evaluating ENPs’ safety and developing better nanomedicine. Profound interactions between ENPs and biomolecules such as proteins are inevitable to occur when ENPs are administered or exposed to biological systems, for example, through intravenous injection, oral, or respiration. As a key component of these interactions, protein corona (PC) is immediately formed surrounding the outlayer of ENPs. PC formation is crucial because it gives ENPs a new biological identity by altering not only the physiochemical properties, but also the biobehaviors of ENPs. In the past two decades, most investigations about PC formation were carried out with in vitro systems which could not represent the true events occurring within in vivo systems. Most recently, studies of in vivo PC formation were reported, and it was found that the protein compositions and structures were very different from those formed in vitro. Herein, we provide an in-time review of the recent investigations of this in vivo PC formation of ENPs. In this review, commonly used characterization methods and compositions of in vivo PC are summarized firstly. Next, we highlight the impacts of the in vivo PC formation on absorption, blood circulation, biodistribution, metabolism, and toxicity of administered ENPs. We also introduce the applications of modulating in vivo PC formation in nanomedicine. We further discuss the challenges and future perspectives.
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- Xue Bai
- School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Zhang M, Cheng S, Jin Y, Zhang N, Wang Y. Membrane engineering of cell membrane biomimetic nanoparticles for nanoscale therapeutics. Clin Transl Med 2021; 11:e292. [PMID: 33635002 PMCID: PMC7819108 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In recent years, cell membrane camouflaging technology has emerged as an important strategy of nanomedicine, and the modification on the membranes is also a promising approach to enhance the properties of the nanoparticles, such as cancer targeting, immune evasion, and phototherapy sensitivity. Indeed, diversified approaches have been exploited to re-engineer the membranes of nanoparticles in several studies. In this review, first we discuss direct modification strategy of cell membrane camouflaged nanoparticles (CM-NP) via noncovalent, covalent, and enzyme-involved methods. Second, we explore how the membranes of CM-NPs can be re-engineered at the cellular level using strategies such as genetic engineering and membranes fusion. Due to the innate biological properties and excellent biocompatibility, the functionalized cell membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles have been widely applied in the fields of drug delivery, imaging, detoxification, detection, and photoactivatable therapy.
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- Minghai Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renji Hospital, School of MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renji Hospital, School of MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renji Hospital, School of MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renji Hospital, School of MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renji Hospital, School of MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gynecologic OncologyShanghaiChina
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Nanomedicine is an interdisciplinary field of research, comprising science, engineering, and medicine. Many are the clinical applications of nanomedicine, such as molecular imaging, medical diagnostics, targeted therapy, and image-guided surgery. Despite major advances during the past 20 years, many efforts must be done to understand the complex behavior of nanoparticles (NPs) under physiological conditions, the kinetic and thermodynamic principles, involved in the rational design of NP. Once administrated in physiological environment, NPs interact with biomolecules and they are surrounded by protein corona (PC) or biocorona. PC can trigger an immune response, affecting NPs toxicity and targeting capacity. This review aims to provide a detailed description of biocorona and of parameters that are able to control PC formation and composition. Indeed, the review provides an overview about the role of PC in the modulation of both cytotoxicity and immune response as well as in the control of targeting capacity.
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- Elisa Fasoli
- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Yu Q, Zhao L, Guo C, Yan B, Su G. Regulating Protein Corona Formation and Dynamic Protein Exchange by Controlling Nanoparticle Hydrophobicity. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:210. [PMID: 32266237 PMCID: PMC7100549 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Physiochemical properties of engineered nanoparticles (NPs) play a vital role in nano-bio interactions, which are critical for nanotoxicity and nanomedicine research. To understand the effects of NP hydrophobicity on the formation of the protein corona, we synthesized four gold NPs with a continuous change in hydrophobicity ranging from -2.6 to 2.4. Hydrophobic NPs adsorbed 2.1-fold proteins compared to hydrophilic ones. Proteins with small molecular weights (<50 kDa) and negatively charge (PI < 7) constituted the majority of the protein corona, especially for hydrophobic NPs. Moreover, proteins preferred binding to hydrophilic NPs (vitronectin and antithrombin III), hydrophobic NPs (serum albumin and hemoglobin fetal subunit beta), and medium hydrophobic NPs (talin 1 and prothrombin) were identified. Besides, proteins such as apolipoprotein bound to all NPs, did not show surface preference. We also found that there was a dynamic exchange between hard protein corona and solution proteins. Because of such dynamic exchanges, protein-bound NPs could expose their surface in biological systems. Hydrophilic NPs exhibited higher protein exchange rate than hydrophobic NPs. Above understandings have improved our capabilities to modulate protein corona formation by controlling surface chemistry of NPs. These will also help modulate nanotoxicity and develop better nanomedcines.
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- Qianhui Yu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Sun H, Jiang C, Wu L, Bai X, Zhai S. Cytotoxicity-Related Bioeffects Induced by Nanoparticles: The Role of Surface Chemistry. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:414. [PMID: 31921818 PMCID: PMC6920110 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in a variety of fields, including those related to consumer products, architecture, energy, and biomedicine. Once they enter the human body, NPs contact proteins in the blood and interact with cells in organs, which may induce cytotoxicity. Among the various factors of NP surface chemistry, surface charges, hydrophobicity levels and combinatorial decorations are found to play key roles inregulating typical cytotoxicity-related bioeffects, including protein binding, cellular uptake, oxidative stress, autophagy, inflammation, and apoptosis. In this review, we summarize the recent progress made in directing the levels and molecular pathways of these cytotoxicity-related effects by the purposeful design of NP surface charge, hydrophobicity, and combinatorial decorations.
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- Hainan Sun
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Shandong Vocational College of Light Industry, Zibo, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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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, China
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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, China
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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, China
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Cai R, Chen C. The Crown and the Scepter: Roles of the Protein Corona in Nanomedicine. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1805740. [PMID: 30589115 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201805740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 292] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Engineering nanomaterials are increasingly considered promising and powerful biomedical tools or devices for imaging, drug delivery, and cancer therapies, but few nanomaterials have been tested in clinical trials. This wide gap between bench discoveries and clinical application is mainly due to the limited understanding of the biological identity of nanomaterials. When they are exposed to the human body, nanoparticles inevitably interact with bodily fluids and thereby adsorb hundreds of biomolecules. A "biomolecular corona" forms on the surface of nanomaterials and confers a new biological identity for NPs, which determines the following biological events: cellular uptake, immune response, biodistribution, clearance, and toxicity. A deep and thorough understanding of the biological effects triggered by the protein corona in vivo will speed up their translation to the clinic. To date, nearly all studies have attempted to characterize the components of protein coronas depending on different physiochemical properties of NPs. Herein, recent advances are reviewed in order to better understand the impact of the biological effects of the nanoparticle-corona on nanomedicine applications. The recent development of the impact of protein corona formation on the pharmacokinetics of nanomedicines is also highlighted. Finally, the challenges and opportunities of nanomedicine toward future clinical applications are discussed.
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- Rong Cai
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
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Yu Y, Zhou M, Zhang W, Huang L, Miao D, Zhu H, Su G. Rattle-Type Gold Nanorods/Porous-SiO2 Nanocomposites as Near-Infrared Light-Activated Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Combined Chemo–Photothermal Therapy. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:1929-1938. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b01298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Yanyan Yu
- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Phase I Clinical Laboratory of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing 210008, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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The impact of protein corona on the behavior and targeting capability of nanoparticle-based delivery system. Int J Pharm 2018; 552:328-339. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Su G, Jiang H, Xu B, Yu Y, Chen X. Effects of Protein Corona on Active and Passive Targeting of Cyclic RGD Peptide-Functionalized PEGylation Nanoparticles. Mol Pharm 2018; 15:5019-5030. [PMID: 30222356 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Protein corona can alter the physiochemical properties of targeting nanoparticles (NPs), as well as their physiological responses and targeting functionality. Herein, we synthesized 20 types of NPs with diverse surface chemistry in order to study the impacts of protein corona on targeting functionality of NPs functionalized with cyclic RGD peptides and their relationships to the polyethylene glycol (PEG) length and grafting density of targeting ligands. After protein adsorption, cyclic RGD on the surface of NP was still able to bind its receptors with increased targeted cellular uptake, even at a relatively low density. However, the cellular uptake was reduced from 26 to 76% when compared with protein nonbound NPs, which was caused by the shielding effect of the outer layer adsorbed proteins. NPs functionalized with short PEG molecules and moderate cyclic RGD density performed a better targeting efficiency. Due to PEG conjugation, the protein corona was demonstrated to be beneficial for passive targeting by decreasing macrophage cellular uptake. These relationships between surface chemistry and targeting functionality will provide guidelines for the design of targeting nanoformulations in nanomedicine.
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- Gaoxing Su
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China.,School of Pharmacy , Nantong University , Nantong 226001 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China.,School of Pharmacy , Nantong University , Nantong 226001 , China
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- School of Pharmacy , Nantong University , Nantong 226001 , China
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- School of Pharmacy , Nantong University , Nantong 226001 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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Su G, Miao D, Yu Y, Zhou M, Jiao P, Cao X, Yan B, Zhu H. Mesoporous silica-coated gold nanostars with drug payload for combined chemo-photothermal cancer therapy. J Drug Target 2018; 27:201-210. [PMID: 29993296 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2018.1499746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Combined chemo-photothermal therapy is attracting increasing attention in the treatment of cancers. In this work, PEGylated mesoporous SiO2-coated gold nanostars (GNS@mSiO2-PEG) were synthesised without using the cytotoxic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as the template. Mesoporous nanostructures were obtained by poly(vinylpyrrolidone) protection of the outer silica shell and NaOH etching of the inner shell. GNS@mSiO2-PEG exhibited good dispersity in medium and excellent photothermal effects. Loading capacity for the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) was ∼17.9%, and the drug release profile was pH- and light-responsive. In vitro studies revealed that the as-prepared nanocomposites featured good biocompatibility. Furthermore, the nanocomposites were readily internalised by cancer cells, and a combined chemo-photothermal therapy assay revealed that DOX-loaded GNS@mSiO2-PEG have a higher therapeutic efficiency than individual therapies, demonstrating suitable synergistic effects.
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- Gaoxing Su
- a School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Molecular Drug Targets , Nantong University , Nantong , China
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- a School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Molecular Drug Targets , Nantong University , Nantong , China
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- a School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Molecular Drug Targets , Nantong University , Nantong , China
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- a School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Molecular Drug Targets , Nantong University , Nantong , China
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- b Department of Chemistry , Qilu Normal University , Jinan , China
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- a School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Molecular Drug Targets , Nantong University , Nantong , China
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- c School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Shandong University , Jinan , China
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- a School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Molecular Drug Targets , Nantong University , Nantong , China
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Dallavalle M, Bottoni A, Calvaresi M, Zerbetto F. Functionalization Pattern of Graphene Oxide Sheets Controls Entry or Produces Lipid Turmoil in Phospholipid Membranes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:15487-15493. [PMID: 29651839 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b03224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Molecular dynamics, coarse-grained to the level of hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions, shows that graphene oxide sheets, GOSs, can pierce through the phospholipid membrane and navigate the double layer only if the hydrophilic groups are randomly dispersed in the structure. Their behavior resembles that found in similar calculations for pristine graphene sheets. If the oxidation is located at the edge of the sheets, GOSs hover over the membrane and trigger a major reorganization of the lipids. The reorganization is the largest when the radius of the edge-functionalized sheet is similar to the length of the lipophilic chain of the lipids. In the reorganization, the heads of the lipid chains form dynamical structures that pictorially resemble the swirl of water flowing down a drain. All effects maximize the interaction between hydrophobic moieties on the one hand and lipophilic fragments on the other and are accompanied by a large number of lipid flip-flops. Possible biological consequences are discussed.
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- Marco Dallavalle
- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician" , Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna , via F. Selmi 2 , 40126 Bologna , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician" , Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna , via F. Selmi 2 , 40126 Bologna , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician" , Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna , via F. Selmi 2 , 40126 Bologna , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician" , Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna , via F. Selmi 2 , 40126 Bologna , Italy
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Sun H, Liu Y, Bai X, Zhou X, Zhou H, Liu S, Yan B. Induction of oxidative stress and sensitization of cancer cells to paclitaxel by gold nanoparticles with different charge densities and hydrophobicities. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:1633-1639. [PMID: 32254279 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb03153j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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An elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) level leads to cellular oxidative stress, which has long been associated with diseases, such as cancer. Thus, the understanding and appropriate manipulation of cellular oxidative stress are needed for disease treatment. It has been reported that nanoparticles induce oxidative stress in human cells through different pathways. However, how the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles perturb cellular oxidative stress remains unclear. In this paper, we explored the effects of the positive/negative charge density and hydrophobicity of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) on the induction of oxidative stress and related mechanisms. In multiple human cell lines, we found that only the positive charge density and hydrophobicity of nanoparticles were correlated with the induction of cellular oxidative stress. Hydrophobic nanoparticles generated oxidative stress mainly through NADPH oxidase activation while positively charged nanoparticles generated it through perturbations of the mitochondria and modulation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Furthermore, nanoparticle-induced oxidative stress sensitized paclitaxel-induced cancer cell killing by 200%. These findings provided unequivocal structural parameters for the design of future nanomedicine and biocompatible nanocarriers.
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- Hainan Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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Ma X, Hartmann R, Jimenez de Aberasturi D, Yang F, Soenen SJH, Manshian BB, Franz J, Valdeperez D, Pelaz B, Feliu N, Hampp N, Riethmüller C, Vieker H, Frese N, Gölzhäuser A, Simonich M, Tanguay RL, Liang XJ, Parak WJ. Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles Induce Changes in Cellular and Subcellular Morphology. ACS NANO 2017; 11:7807-7820. [PMID: 28640995 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b01760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Exposure of cells to colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) can have concentration-dependent harmful effects. Mostly, such effects are monitored with biochemical assays or probes from molecular biology, i.e., viability assays, gene expression profiles, etc., neglecting that the presence of NPs can also drastically affect cellular morphology. In the case of polymer-coated Au NPs, we demonstrate that upon NP internalization, cells undergo lysosomal swelling, alterations in mitochondrial morphology, disturbances in actin and tubulin cytoskeleton and associated signaling, and reduction of focal adhesion contact area and number of filopodia. Appropriate imaging and data treatment techniques allow for quantitative analyses of these concentration-dependent changes. Abnormalities in morphology occur at similar (or even lower) NP concentrations as the onset of reduced cellular viability. Cellular morphology is thus an important quantitative indicator to verify harmful effects of NPs to cells, without requiring biochemical assays, but relying on appropriate staining and imaging techniques.
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- Xiaowei Ma
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology , Beijing 100190, China
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- Biomedical MRI Unit/MoSAIC, Catholic University of Leuven , 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Biomedical MRI Unit/MoSAIC, Catholic University of Leuven , 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- nAnostic Institute, Center for Nanotechnology, University of Münster , 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine (LABMED), Karolinska Institutet , SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
- Medcom Advance S.A. , 08840 Barcelona, Spain
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- Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld , 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld , 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld , 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory (SARL), Oregon State University , Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory (SARL), Oregon State University , Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology , Beijing 100190, China
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Rao L, Meng QF, Bu LL, Cai B, Huang Q, Sun ZJ, Zhang WF, Li A, Guo SS, Liu W, Wang TH, Zhao XZ. Erythrocyte Membrane-Coated Upconversion Nanoparticles with Minimal Protein Adsorption for Enhanced Tumor Imaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:2159-2168. [PMID: 28050902 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b14450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with superior optical and chemical features have been broadly employed for in vivo cancer imaging. Generally, UCNPs are surface modified with ligands for cancer active targeting. However, nanoparticles in biological fluids are known to form a long-lived "protein corona", which covers the targeting ligands on nanoparticle surface and dramatically reduces the nanoparticle targeting capabilities. Here, for the first time, we demonstrated that by coating UCNPs with red blood cell (RBC) membranes, the resulting cell membrane-capped nanoparticles (RBC-UCNPs) adsorbed virtually no proteins when exposed to human plasma. We further observed in various scenarios that the cancer targeting ability of folic acid (FA)-functionalized nanoparticles (FA-RBC-UCNPs) was rescued by the cell membrane coating. Next, the FA-RBC-UCNPs were successfully utilized for enhanced in vivo tumor imaging. Finally, blood parameters and histology analysis suggested that no significant systematic toxicity was induced by the injection of biomimetic nanoparticles. Our method provides a new angle on the design of targeted nanoparticles for biomedical applications.
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- Lang Rao
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
| | - Andrew Li
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
| | - Shi-Shang Guo
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
| | - Wei Liu
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
| | - Tza-Huei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
| | - Xing-Zhong Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology and ‡Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and ⊥Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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