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Zhou J, Li Y, Wang L, Lv P, Chen M, Xiao F, Si T, Tao J, Yang B. Bifunctional drug delivery system with carbonic anhydrase IX targeting and glutathione-responsivity driven by host-guest amphiphiles for effective tumor therapy. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 326:121577. [PMID: 38142063 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121577] [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: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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It remains a critical issue to deliver anticancer drugs to tumor tissues and reducing the toxic effects on normal tissues. The drug delivery system (DDS) based on self-assembly provides a multi-functional way for drug delivery. In this work, a supramolecular host (L-CD) with targeting function based on a β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) backbone was synthesized with carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) overexpressed on tumor cells as a target, and the methotrexate prodrug (MTX-SS-Ad) modified by adamantane and disulfide bond was prepared to be used as the guest. The amphiphilic complex was prepared between L-CD and MTX-SS-Ad through host-guest interactions and could further self-assemble into supramolecular nanoparticles (SNPs) with active targeting and stimulus release functions. The interaction between host and guest was investigated by UV, NMR, IR, XRD and TGA. The characteristic of SNPs was observed by DLS and TEM. Throng the study of molecular docking, in vitro inhibition, cell uptake experiments, and western blotting, SNPs have showed CAIX inhibitory effects both inside and outside the cells. The in vitro release experiments indicated that SNPs can undergo disintegration and release drugs under acidic and GSH conditions. Moreover, SNP can effectively inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells without generating additional toxic side effects on normal cells. So, we provide a strategy of bifunctional drug delivery system with targeting and glutathione-responsivity for effective tumor therapy.
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- Jiawei Zhou
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China.
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Zhang R, Yu J, Guo Z, Jiang H, Wang C. Camptothecin-based prodrug nanomedicines for cancer therapy. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:17658-17697. [PMID: 37909755 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04147f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Camptothecin (CPT) is a cytotoxic alkaloid that attenuates the replication of cancer cells via blocking DNA topoisomerase 1. Despite its encouraging and wide-spectrum antitumour activity, its application is significantly restricted owing to its instability, low solubility, significant toxicity, and acquired tumour cell resistance. This has resulted in the development of many CPT-based therapeutic agents, especially CPT-based nanomedicines, with improved pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles. Specifically, smart CPT-based prodrug nanomedicines with stimuli-responsive release capacity have been extensively explored owing to the advantages such as high drug loading, improved stability, and decreased potential toxicity caused by the carrier materials in comparison with normal nanodrugs and traditional delivery systems. In this review, the potential strategies and applications of CPT-based nanoprodrugs for enhanced CPT delivery toward cancer cells are summarized. We appraise in detail the chemical structures and release mechanisms of these nanoprodrugs and guide materials chemists to develop more powerful nanomedicines that have real clinical therapeutic capacities.
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- Renshuai Zhang
- Cancer Institute of The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266061, China.
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- Qingdao Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Cancer Institute of The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266061, China.
- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266061, China
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- Cancer Institute of The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266061, China.
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- Cancer Institute of The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266061, China.
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Liu C, Liu C, Bai Y, Wang J, Tian W. Drug Self-Delivery Systems: Molecule Design, Construction Strategy, and Biological Application. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 12:e2202769. [PMID: 36538727 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202202769] [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: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Drug self-delivery systems (DSDSs) offer new ways to create novel drug delivery systems (DDSs). In typical DSDSs, therapeutic reagents are not considered passive cargos but active delivery agents of actionable targets. As an advanced drug delivery strategy, DSDSs with positive cooperativity of both free drugs and nanocarriers exhibit the clear merits of unprecedented drug-loading capacity, minimized systemic toxicity, and flexible preparation of nanoscale deliverables for passive targeted therapy. This review highlights the recent advances and future trends in DSDSs on the basis of two differently constructed structures: covalent and noncovalent bond-based DSDSs. Specifically, various chemical and architectural designs, fabrication strategies, and responsive and functional features are comprehensively discussed for these two types of DSDSs. In addition, additional comments on the current development status of DSDSs and the potential applications of their molecular designs are presented in the corresponding discussion. Finally, the promising potential of DSDSs in biological applications is revealed and the relationship between preliminary molecular design of DSDSs and therapeutic effects of subsequent DSDSs biological applications is clarified.
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- Chengfei Liu
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
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Chandra Joshi D, Ashokan A, Jayakannan M. l-Amino Acid Based Phenol- and Catechol-Functionalized Poly(ester-urethane)s for Aromatic π-Interaction Driven Drug Stabilization and Their Enzyme-Responsive Delivery in Cancer Cells. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:5432-5444. [PMID: 36318654 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Exploiting aromatic π-interaction for the stabilization of polyaromatic anticancer drugs at the core of the polymer nanoassemblies is an elegant approach for drug delivery in cancer research. To demonstrate this concept, here we report one of the first attempts on enzyme-responsive polymers from aryl-unit containing amino acid bioresources such as l-tyrosine and 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine (l-DOPA). A silyl ether protection strategy was adopted to make melt polymerizable monomers, which were subjected to solvent free melt polycondensation to produce silyl-protected poly(ester-urethane)s. Postpolymerization deprotection yielded phenol- and catechol-functionalized poly(ester-urethane)s with appropriate amphiphilicity and produced 100 ± 10 nm size nanoparticles in an aqueous solution. The aromatic π-core in the nanoparticle turns out to be the main driving force for the successful encapsulation of anticancer drugs such as doxorubicin (DOX) and topotecan (TPT). The electron-rich catechol aromatic unit in l-DOPA was found to be unique in stabilizing the DOX and TPT, whereas its l-tyrosine counterpart was found to exhibit limited success. Aromatic π-interactions between l-DOPA and anticancer drug molecules were established by probing the fluorescence characteristics of the drug-polymer chain interactions. Lysosomal enzymatic biodegradation of the poly(ester-urethane) backbone disassembled the nanoparticles and released the loaded drugs at the cellular level. The nascent polymer was nontoxic in breast cancer (MCF7) and WT-MEF cell lines, whereas its DOX and TPT loaded nanoparticles showed remarkable cell growth inhibition. A LysoTracker-assisted confocal microscopic imaging study directly evidenced the polymer nanoparticles' biodegradation at the intracellular level. The present investigation gives an opportunity to design aromatic π-interaction driven drug stabilization in l-amino acid based polymer nanocarriers for drug delivery applications.
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- Dheeraj Chandra Joshi
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Pune), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Pune), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Pune), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
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Yuan J, Dong S, Hao J. Fluorescent assemblies: Synergistic of amphiphilic molecules and fluorescent elements. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2022.101657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Kandasamy G, Maity D. Current Advancements in Self-assembling Nanocarriers-Based siRNA Delivery for Cancer Therapy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 221:113002. [PMID: 36370645 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.113002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Different therapeutic practices for treating cancers have significantly evolved to compensate and/or overcome the failures in conventional methodologies. The demonstrated potentiality in completely inhibiting the tumors and in preventing cancer relapse has made nucleic acids therapy (NAT)/gene therapy as an attractive practice. This has been made possible because NAT-based cancer treatments are highly focused on the fundamental mechanisms - i.e., silencing the expression of oncogenic genes responsible for producing abnormal proteins (via messenger RNAs (mRNAs)). However, the future clinical translation of NAT is majorly dependent upon the effective delivery of the exogenous nucleic acids (especially RNAs - e.g., short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) - herein called biological drugs). Moreover, nano-based vehicles (i.e., nanocarriers) are involved in delivering them to prevent degradation and undesired bioaccumulation while enhancing the stability of siRNAs. Herein, we have initially discussed about three major types of self-assembling nanocarriers (liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles and exosomes). Later, we have majorly reviewed recent developments in non-targeted/targeted nanocarriers for delivery of biological drugs (individual/dual) to silence the most important genes/mRNAs accountable for inducing protein abnormality. These proteins include polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1), survivin, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), B-cell lymphoma/leukaemia-2 (Bcl-2) and multi-drug resistance (MDR). Besides, the consequent therapeutic effects on cancer growth, invasion and/or metastasis have also been discussed. Finally, we have comprehensively reviewed the improvements achieved in the cutting-edge cancer therapeutics while delivering siRNAs in combination with clinically approved chemotherapeutic drugs.
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Tarannum N, Kumar D, Kumar N. β‐Cyclodextrin‐Based Nanocomposite Derivatives: State of the Art in Synthesis, Characterization and Application in Molecular Recognition. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202200140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Nazia Tarannum
- Department of Chemistry Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut 250004 India
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- Department of Chemistry Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut 250004 India
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- Department of Chemistry Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut 250004 India
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Heuberger L, Korpidou M, Eggenberger OM, Kyropoulou M, Palivan CG. Current Perspectives on Synthetic Compartments for Biomedical Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:5718. [PMID: 35628527 PMCID: PMC9145047 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Nano- and micrometer-sized compartments composed of synthetic polymers are designed to mimic spatial and temporal divisions found in nature. Self-assembly of polymers into compartments such as polymersomes, giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), layer-by-layer (LbL) capsules, capsosomes, or polyion complex vesicles (PICsomes) allows for the separation of defined environments from the exterior. These compartments can be further engineered through the incorporation of (bio)molecules within the lumen or into the membrane, while the membrane can be decorated with functional moieties to produce catalytic compartments with defined structures and functions. Nanometer-sized compartments are used for imaging, theranostic, and therapeutic applications as a more mechanically stable alternative to liposomes, and through the encapsulation of catalytic molecules, i.e., enzymes, catalytic compartments can localize and act in vivo. On the micrometer scale, such biohybrid systems are used to encapsulate model proteins and form multicompartmentalized structures through the combination of multiple compartments, reaching closer to the creation of artificial organelles and cells. Significant progress in therapeutic applications and modeling strategies has been achieved through both the creation of polymers with tailored properties and functionalizations and novel techniques for their assembly.
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- Lukas Heuberger
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (L.H.); (M.K.); (O.M.E.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (L.H.); (M.K.); (O.M.E.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (L.H.); (M.K.); (O.M.E.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (L.H.); (M.K.); (O.M.E.); (M.K.)
- NCCR-Molecular Systems Engineering, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1095, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (L.H.); (M.K.); (O.M.E.); (M.K.)
- NCCR-Molecular Systems Engineering, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1095, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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Sun G, Zuo M, Xu Z, Wang K, Wang L, Hu XY. Orthogonal Design of Supramolecular Prodrug Vesicles via Water-Soluble Pillar[5]arene and Betulinic Acid Derivative for Dual Chemotherapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:3320-3328. [PMID: 35486958 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Supramolecular prodrug vesicles with efficient property for dual chemotherapy have been successfully constructed based on the orthogonal self-assembly between a water-soluble pillar[5]arene host (WP5) and a betulinic acid guest (BA-D) as well as doxorubicin (DOX). Under the acidic microenvironment of cancer cells, both the encapsulated anticancer drug DOX and prodrug BA-D can be effectively released from DOX-loaded WP5⊃BA-D prodrug vesicles for combinational chemotherapy. Furthermore, bioexperiments indicate that DOX-loaded prodrug vesicles can obviously enhance the anticancer efficiency based on the cooperative effect of DOX and BA-D, while remarkably reducing the systematic toxicity in tumor-mice, displaying great potential applications in combinational chemotherapy for cancer treatments.
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- Guangping Sun
- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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Ang MJY, Chan SY, Goh YY, Luo Z, Lau JW, Liu X. Emerging strategies in developing multifunctional nanomaterials for cancer nanotheranostics. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 178:113907. [PMID: 34371084 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.113907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cancer involves a collection of diseases with a common trait - dysregulation in cell proliferation. At present, traditional therapeutic strategies against cancer have limitations in tackling various tumors in clinical settings. These include chemotherapeutic resistance and the inability to overcome intrinsic physiological barriers to drug delivery. Nanomaterials have presented promising strategies for tumor treatment in recent years. Nanotheranostics combine therapeutic and bioimaging functionalities at the single nanoparticle level and have experienced tremendous growth over the past few years. This review highlights recent developments of advanced nanomaterials and nanotheranostics in three main directions: stimulus-responsive nanomaterials, nanocarriers targeting the tumor microenvironment, and emerging nanomaterials that integrate with phototherapies and immunotherapies. We also discuss the cytotoxicity and outlook of next-generation nanomaterials towards clinical implementation.
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- Melgious Jin Yan Ang
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore; NUS Graduate School (ISEP), National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore; NUS Graduate School (ISEP), National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore; NUS Graduate School (ISEP), National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore.
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García-Álvarez F, Martínez-García M. Click reaction in the synthesis of dendrimer drug-delivery systems. Curr Med Chem 2021; 29:3445-3470. [PMID: 34711155 DOI: 10.2174/0929867328666211027124724] [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: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Drug delivery systems are technologies designed for the targeted delivery and controlled release of medicinal agents. Among the materials employed as drug delivery systems, dendrimers have gained increasing interest in recent years because of their properties and structural characteristics. The use of dendrimer-nanocarrier formulations enhances the safety and bioavailability, increases the solubility in water, improves stability and pharmacokinetic profile, and enables efficient delivery of the target drug to a specific site. However, the synthesis of dendritic architectures through convergent or divergent methods has drawbacks and limitations that disrupt aspects related to design and construction and consequently slow down the transfer from academia to industry. In that sense, the implementation of click chemistry has been received increasing attention in the last years, because offers new efficient approaches to obtain dendritic species in good yields and higher monodispersity. This review focuses on recent strategies for building dendrimer drug delivery systems using click reactions from 2015 to early 2021. The dendritic structures showed in this review are based on β-cyclodextrins (β-CD), poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM), dendritic poly (lysine) (PLLD), dimethylolpropionic acid (bis-MPA), phosphoramidate (PAD), and poly(propargyl alcohol-4-mercaptobutyric (PPMA).
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- Fernando García-Álvarez
- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Circuito Exterior, Coyoacán, C.P. 04510, México D.F. Mexico
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- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Circuito Exterior, Coyoacán, C.P. 04510, México D.F. Mexico
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Kumar R, Santa Chalarca CF, Bockman MR, Bruggen CV, Grimme CJ, Dalal RJ, Hanson MG, Hexum JK, Reineke TM. Polymeric Delivery of Therapeutic Nucleic Acids. Chem Rev 2021; 121:11527-11652. [PMID: 33939409 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The advent of genome editing has transformed the therapeutic landscape for several debilitating diseases, and the clinical outlook for gene therapeutics has never been more promising. The therapeutic potential of nucleic acids has been limited by a reliance on engineered viral vectors for delivery. Chemically defined polymers can remediate technological, regulatory, and clinical challenges associated with viral modes of gene delivery. Because of their scalability, versatility, and exquisite tunability, polymers are ideal biomaterial platforms for delivering nucleic acid payloads efficiently while minimizing immune response and cellular toxicity. While polymeric gene delivery has progressed significantly in the past four decades, clinical translation of polymeric vehicles faces several formidable challenges. The aim of our Account is to illustrate diverse concepts in designing polymeric vectors towards meeting therapeutic goals of in vivo and ex vivo gene therapy. Here, we highlight several classes of polymers employed in gene delivery and summarize the recent work on understanding the contributions of chemical and architectural design parameters. We touch upon characterization methods used to visualize and understand events transpiring at the interfaces between polymer, nucleic acids, and the physiological environment. We conclude that interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies motivated by fundamental questions are key to designing high-performing polymeric vehicles for gene therapy.
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- Ramya Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Song N, Zhang Z, Liu P, Yang YW, Wang L, Wang D, Tang BZ. Nanomaterials with Supramolecular Assembly Based on AIE Luminogens for Theranostic Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2004208. [PMID: 33150632 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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One of the major pursuits of biomedical science is to develop advanced strategies for theranostics, which is expected to be an effective approach for achieving the transition from conventional medicine to precision medicine. Supramolecular assembly can serve as a powerful tool in the development of nanotheranostics with accurate imaging of tumors and real-time monitoring of the therapeutic process upon the incorporation of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) ability. AIE luminogens (AIEgens) will not only enable fluorescence imaging but will also aid in improving the efficacy of therapies. Furthermore, the fluorescent signals and therapeutic performance of these nanomaterials can be manipulated precisely owing to the reversible and stimuli-responsive characteristics of the supramolecular systems. Inspired by rapid advances in this field, recent research conducted on nanotheranostics with the AIE effect based on supramolecular assembly is summarized. Here, three representative strategies for supramolecular nanomaterials are presented as follows: a) supramolecular self-assembly of AIEgens, b) the loading of AIEgens within nanocarriers with supramolecular assembly, and c) supramolecular macrocycle-guided assembly via host-guest interactions. Meanwhile, the diverse applications of such nanomaterials in diagnostics and therapeutics have also been discussed in detail. Finally, the challenges of this field are listed in this review.
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- Nan Song
- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry (NMAC), College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, P. R. China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Li H, Jing F, Hao J. GSH
‐responsive polyglutamic acid nanocarriers for dual targeted cancer therapy. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.49339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- He‐Yi Li
- Department of OphthalmologyJin Qiu Hospital of Liaoning Province (Geriatric Hospital of Liaoning Province) Shenyang China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryJin Qiu Hospital of Liaoning Province (Geriatric Hospital of Liaoning Province) Shenyang China
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- Department of NephrologyJin Qiu Hospital of Liaoning Province (Geriatric Hospital of Liaoning Province) Shenyang China
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Wang JL, Wang KX, Han TL, Li JM, He X, Rong RX, Cao ZR, Li XL, Wang KR. Antitumour properties based on the self-assembly of camptothecin and carbamoylmannose conjugates. Chem Biol Drug Des 2020; 96:870-877. [PMID: 32321194 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13698] [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: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Camptothecin (CPT) and its analogues show potent antitumour activity. However, poor water solubility and severe side effects have restricted their applications in clinical practice. In this paper, a novel self-assembly based on camptothecin and carbamoylmannose conjugates (CPT-Man) was constructed. The self-assembly increased the water solubility of camptothecin to 0.64 mg/ml and antitumour activity. Moreover, CPT-Man could induce obvious cancer cell apoptosis. This work provides a new approach for exploring carbohydrate-modified antitumour properties by self-assembled CPT drugs.
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- Jia-Li Wang
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Central Hospital of Baoding, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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Zhang YH, Zhang YM, Sheng X, Wang J, Liu Y. Enzyme-responsive fluorescent camptothecin prodrug/polysaccharide supramolecular assembly for targeted cellular imaging and in situ controlled drug release. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:1042-1045. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc08491f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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An enzyme-responsive polysaccharide assembly was constructed, which possesses low cytotoxicity, targeted imaging and controlled drug release, while providing a concurrent means for the real-time tracking of drug delivery.
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- Yu-Hui Zhang
- College of Science
- Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
- Hohhot 010018
- P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- P. R. China
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- College of Science
- Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
- Hohhot 010018
- P. R. China
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- College of Science
- Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
- Hohhot 010018
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- P. R. China
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Saxena S, Pradeep A, Jayakannan M. Enzyme-Responsive Theranostic FRET Probe Based on l-Aspartic Amphiphilic Polyester Nanoassemblies for Intracellular Bioimaging in Cancer Cells. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:5245-5262. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Sonashree Saxena
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
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Yu G, Chen X. Host-Guest Chemistry in Supramolecular Theranostics. Theranostics 2019; 9:3041-3074. [PMID: 31244941 PMCID: PMC6567976 DOI: 10.7150/thno.31653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Macrocyclic hosts, such as cyclodextrins, calixarenes, cucurbiturils, and pillararenes, exhibit unparalleled advantages in disease diagnosis and therapy over the past years by fully taking advantage of their host-guest molecular recognitions. The dynamic nature of the non-covalent interactions and selective host-guest complexation endow the resultant nanomaterials with intriguing properties, holding promising potentials in theranostic fields. Interestingly, the differences in microenvironment between the abnormal and normal cells/tissues can be employed as the stimuli to modulate the host-guest interactions, realizing the purpose of precise diagnosis and specific delivery of drugs to lesion sites. In this review, we summarize the progress of supramolecular theranostics on the basis of host-guest chemistry benefiting from their fantastic topological structures and outstanding supramolecular chemistry. These state-of-the-art examples provide new methodologies to overcome the obstacles faced by the traditional theranostic systems, promoting their clinical translations.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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Li Q, Cao J, Wang Q, Zhang J, Zhu S, Guo Z, Zhu WH. Nanomized tumor-microenvironment-active NIR fluorescent prodrug for ensuring synchronous occurrences of drug release and fluorescence tracing. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:1503-1509. [PMID: 32255021 DOI: 10.1039/c8tb03188f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Improving the bioavailability and tumor-targeting ability of a prodrug, as well as monitoring its active ingredient release in vivo, is still a challenge in cancer diagnosis and therapy. Herein, a specific nanomized tumor-microenvironment-active near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent DCM-S-GEM/PEG prodrug was developed as a potent monitoring platform, wherein we conjugated antitumor drug gemcitabine (GEM) and NIR fluorescent chromophore dicyanomethylene-4H-pyran (DCM) via glutathione (GSH)-activatable disulfide linker and encapsulated DCM-S-GEM into an amphiphilic polymer DSPE-mPEG by self-assembly. The nanomized DCM-S-GEM/PEG prodrug exhibits excellent photostability and high biocompatibility, significantly improving the therapeutic efficacy toward lung tumor cells with fewer side-effects toward normal cells. Furthermore, when compared with the standalone DCM-S-GEM prodrug, the micellization with diblock DSPE-mPEG avoids fast metabolism, facilitates the accumulation of drugs in lung tumor tissues, displays longer tumor retention, and realizes precise drug release in lung tumors. The nanomized DCM-S-GEM/PEG prodrug can be developed as a promising tool to monitor prodrug delivery and activation processes in vivo.
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- Qiang Li
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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Mao W, Mao D, Yang F, Ma D. Transformative Supramolecular Vesicles Based on Acid-Degradable Acyclic Cucurbit[n]uril and a Prodrug for Promoted Tumoral-Cell Uptake. Chemistry 2019; 25:2272-2280. [PMID: 30511775 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Smart supramolecular vesicles constructed by host-guest interactions between "acid-degradable" acyclic cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n]) and a doxorubicin prodrug are reported. "Acid-degradable" acyclic CB[n] is a high-affinity host for several common antitumor drugs, and its degradation leads to a more dramatic decrease in binding affinity than that observed for "acid-sensitive" hosts. Supramolecular complexation between acid-degradable acyclic CB[n] and a doxorubicin prodrug resulted in the formation of negatively charged supramolecular vesicles. The prodrug strategy allowed doxorubicin to be conjugated to vesicles in a stable manner with a high drug-loading ratio of 20 %. The resulting supramolecular vesicles were responsive to tumor acidity (pH 6.5). Induced by mildly acidic conditions (pH 6.5-5.5), acid-degradable acyclic CB[n] could be degraded, and this led to a vesicle-to-micelle transition to form positively charged micelles. This transition resulted in a pH-dependent change in size and surface charge, which improved tumoral-cell uptake for doxorubicin.
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- Weipeng Mao
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, 200433, P.R. China
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Zhang YH, Zhang YM, Yu J, Wang J, Liu Y. Boronate-crosslinked polysaccharide conjugates for pH-responsive and targeted drug delivery. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:1164-1167. [PMID: 30632564 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc09956a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A pH-responsive and targeted polysaccharide conjugate was fabricated from the boronate linkage of N-(2-aminoethyl)-gluconamide-grafted hyaluronic acid with anticancer drug bortezomib, which could exhibit targeted drug release behaviors at acidic pH and possess lower cytotoxicity and a higher inhibition effect toward cancer cells.
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- Yu-Hui Zhang
- College of Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, P. R. China and Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Chen H, Li F, Yao Y, Wang Z, Zhang Z, Tan N. Redox Dual-Responsive and O 2‑Evolving Theranostic Nanosystem for Highly Selective Chemotherapy against Hypoxic Tumors. Theranostics 2019; 9:90-103. [PMID: 30662556 PMCID: PMC6332786 DOI: 10.7150/thno.30259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Activatable theranostic agents, which combine fluorescent reporters with masked chemotherapeutic agents that are activated by tumor-associated stimuli, would be attractive candidates to improve the tumor selectivity of chemotherapy. This work reports a ROS/GSH dual-activatable and O2‑evolving theranostic nanosystem (RA-S-S-Cy@PLGA NPs) for highly selective therapy against hypoxic tumors and in situ fluorescence-tracking of cancer chemotherapy. Methods: In this system, the newly designed theranostic agent (RA-S-S-Cy) is composed of a disulfide bond as a cleavable linker, a near infrared (NIR) active fluorophore as a fluorescent tracker, and a natural cyclopeptide RA-V as the active anti-cancer agent. Upon reaction with the high level of intracellular glutathione (GSH), disulfide cleavage occurs, resulting in concomitant active drug RA-V release and significant NIR fluorescence increase. To further improve the tumor targeting of RA-S-S-Cy and achieve redox dual-responsiveness, RA-S-S-Cy was incorporated into the c(RGDfK)-targeted PLGA nanoparticles together with an O2-generating agent (catalase) to produce RA-S-S-Cy@PLGA NPs. Results: The cell-specific and redox dual-activatable release of RA-V lead to enhanced therapeutic outcomes in vivo and in vitro. More significantly, the RA-S-S-Cy@PLGA NPs were successfully applied for monitoring of drug release and chemotherapeutic efficacy in situ by "turn-on" NIR fluorescence. Conclusions: RA-S-S-Cy@PLGA NPs would be efficient theranostic nanosystems for more precise therapy against hypoxic tumors and provides a potential tool for deeper understanding of drug release mechanisms.
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- Huachao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
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Chen W, Kretzschmann A, Tian W, Wu S. Nonlinear Supramolecular Polymers for Therapeutic Applications. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201800103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Wenzhuo Chen
- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology; School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology; School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry; Anhui Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology; Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; University of Science and Technology of China; Hefei 230026 China
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Yang GG, Hao L, Cao Q, Zhang H, Yang J, Ji LN, Mao ZW. Three-in-One Self-Assembled Nanocarrier for Dual-Drug Delivery, Two-Photon Imaging, and Chemo-Photodynamic Synergistic Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:28301-28313. [PMID: 30063824 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b07270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We herein present a three-in-one nanoplatform (named Fu/LD@RuCD) for dual-drug delivery, two-photon imaging, and chemo-photodynamic synergistic therapy, enabled by simple self-assembly between adamantine-functionalized ruthenium complexes ([Ru(phen-ad)3](PF6)2, Ru) and natural cyclodextrin (β-CD) monomers. By host-guest chemistry, nanocarrier RuCD 70-90 nm in diameter is fabricated through a very simple mixing step in water at room temperature, in which the octahedral configuration of Ru complex provides a rigid skeleton and the hydrogen bonding of secondary hydroxyl groups formed between two adjacent β-CD monomers displays a bridging role allowing for three-dimensional architectures. The dual-drug-loaded nanoparticle Fu/LD@RuCD (Fu: 5-fluorouracil; LD: lonidamine) effectively penetrates into cancer cells in 8 h and selectively accumulates in lysosomes, in which dual-drug release is promoted by the mildly acidic environment. Under visible light irradiation, nanocarrier RuCD exhibits excellent photodynamic therapy capability by producing sufficient reactive oxygen species and damaging lysosomes, accordingly 5-fluorouracil and lonidamine can escape from lysosomes and reach their sites of action, resulting in mitochondria dysfunction and cancer cell apoptosis. Simultaneously, the excellent photophysical properties of the nanocarrier enable the facile track of drug delivery under one-photon and two-photon excitation. Moreover, in vivo anticancer investigations show that Fu/LD@RuCD can effectively inhibit the tumor growth without systemic side effects by chemo-photodynamic synergistic therapy, and the therapeutic effect is better than the free anticancer drugs and the sole therapeutic modality.
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- Gang-Gang Yang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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Chen H, Zhao Y. Applications of Light-Responsive Systems for Cancer Theranostics. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:21021-21034. [PMID: 29648777 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b01114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Achieving controlled and targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs and other therapeutic agents to tumor sites is challenging. Among many stimulus strategies, light as a mode of action shows various advantages such as high spatiotemporal selectivity, minimal invasiveness and easy operation. Thus, drug delivery systems (DDSs) have been designed with the incorporation of various functionalities responsive to light as an exogenous stimulus. Early development has focused on guiding chemotherapeutic drugs to designated location, followed by the utilization of UV irradiation for controlled drug release. Because of the disadvantages of UV light such as phototoxicity and limited tissue penetration depth, scientists have moved the research focus onto developing nanoparticle systems responsive to light in the visible region (400-700 nm), aiming to reduce the phototoxicity. In order to enhance the tissue penetration depth, near-infrared light triggered DDSs become increasingly important. In addition, light-based advanced systems for fluorescent and photoacoustic imaging, as well as photodynamic and photothermal therapy have also been reported. Herein, we highlight some of recent developments by applying light-responsive systems in cancer theranostics, including light activated drug release, photodynamic and photothermal therapy, and bioimaging techniques such as fluorescent and photoacoustic imaging. Future prospect of light-mediated cancer treatment is discussed at the end of the review. This Spotlights on Applications article aims to provide up-to-date information about the rapidly developing field of light-based cancer theranostics.
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- Hongzhong Chen
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 21 Nanyang Link , Singapore 637371
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 21 Nanyang Link , Singapore 637371
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 50 Nanyang Avenue , Singapore 639798
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Li B, Yu Y, Xiang F, Zhang S, Gu Z. Latent Naphthalimide Bearing Water-Soluble Nanoprobes with Catechol-Fe(III) Cores for in Vivo Fluorescence Imaging of Intracellular Thiols. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:16282-16290. [PMID: 29697953 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b02539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Here, a novel latent naphthalimide bearing water-soluble nanoprobes with catechol-Fe(III) cores (Fe@LNNPs) was designed, synthesized, and evaluated for in vivo fluorescence imaging of intracellular thiols, as various diseases are associated with overexpression of cellular biothiols. The Fe@LNNPs are mainly composed of three components. The inner part constitutes pyrocatechol groups, which can coordinate with Fe(III) to form a cross-linked core for improving the stability in the complex biological environment. The naphthalimide group is linked by disulfide with the core to quench the probe fluorescence. The outer part is designed to be a hydrophilic glycol corona for prolonging blood circulation. Also, a biotin group can be easily introduced into the nanoprobe for actively targeting the HepG2 cells. The fluorescence spectra reveals that the Fe@LNNPs can be reduced explicitly by glutathione to trigger the fluorescence emission. Confocal microscopic imagings and animal experiments manifest that the Fe@LNNPs, especially with biotin groups, have much better fluorescence signal imaging compared to the reported small-molecule probe 1' both in vitro and in vivo (up to 24 h). The Fe@LNNPs thus feature great advantages such as specificity, stability, biocompatibility, and long retention time for thiol-recognition imaging and hold potential applications in clinical cancer diagnosis.
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Li H, Lei W, Wu J, Li S, Zhou G, Liu D, Yang X, Wang S, Li Z, Zhang J. An upconverting nanotheranostic agent activated by hypoxia combined with NIR irradiation for selective hypoxia imaging and tumour therapy. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:2747-2757. [PMID: 32254227 DOI: 10.1039/c8tb00637g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A novel upconverting nanotheranostic agent, UCNP-CAE-FDU/NO2, activated by both hypoxia (internal stimuli) and NIR irradiation (external stimuli) was designed and synthesized for simultaneous imaging and chemotherapy of solid tumours. The devised theranostic agent consists of an active drug, floxuridine (FDU), upconverting nanoparticles (UCNP: NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+, multifunctional carriers for upconverting 980 nm NIR light to 365 nm UV light and tumour-targeted drug delivery), (E)-o-hydroxycinnamic acid (CAE, a UV-photo trigger and a fluorescence dye precursor), and a 4-nitrobenzyl group (a hypoxic trigger). In addition, FDU was modified by CAE, and CAE was modified by the 4-nitrobenzyl group; moreover, CAE was conjugated to UCNPs by covalent bonds to form a novel UCNP-CAE-FDU/NO2 platform. In normal cells, the platform is "locked", whereas in tumour cells, hypoxia combined with NIR illumination (980 nm) "unlocks" the platform, based on a series of reactions including the reduction of UCNP-CAE-FDU/NO2 catalyzed by over-expression of nitroreductase (NTR), 1,6-rearrangement-elimination, the photo-isomerization of UCNP-CAE-FDU caused by absorption of NIR irradiation and emission at 365 nm of UCNP-CAE-FDU/NO2, and intramolecular esterification, which initiate the fluorescent dye in conjugation with UCNP (UCNP-CM) formation and FDU release with high spatio-temporal control. The amounts of FDU and UCNP-CM released can be accurately tuned by controlling the NIR illumination time. UCNP-CAE-FDU/NO2 showed excellent selectivity for hypoxic cells, exhibited high cytotoxicity against cancer cells and almost no cytotoxicity to normal cells, presented significant inhibition of tumour growth in vivo, and displayed sensitive detection of the hypoxic status and the amount of FDU released. The excellent properties of UCNP-CAE-FDU/NO2 endow it with great potential applications for precise imaging of tumour cells and personalized solid tumour treatment.
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- Hongliang Li
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Ministry of Education, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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Wang F, Xiao J, Chen S, Sun H, Yang B, Jiang J, Zhou X, Du J. Polymer Vesicles: Modular Platforms for Cancer Theranostics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1705674. [PMID: 29450915 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201705674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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As an emerging field that is receiving an increasing amount of interest, theranostics is becoming increasingly important in the field of nanomedicine. Among the various smart platforms that have been proposed for use in theranostics, polymer vesicles (or polymersomes) are among the most promising candidates for integration of designated functionalities and modalities. Here, a brief summary of typical theranostic platforms is presented with a focus on modular polymer vesicles. To highlight modularity, the different methodologies for designing therapeutic and diagnostic modules are classified and current examples of theranostic vesicles that excel in both performance and design principle are provided. Finally, future prospects for theranostic polymer vesicles that can be readily prepared with functional modules are proposed. Overall, theranostic polymer vesicles with modular modalities and functions are more promising in nanomedicine than simply being "over-engineered".
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- Fangyingkai Wang
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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Self-sensibilized polymeric prodrug co-delivering MMP-9 shRNA plasmid for combined treatment of tumors. Acta Biomater 2018; 69:277-289. [PMID: 29369806 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Polymeric prodrugs are of immense interest as anticancer drug-delivery system owing to their superior drug stability during circulation and satisfactory drug loading capacity. However, they are usually less effective than free drugs due to imperfect degradable characteristics or active sites blockage. A polymeric prodrug (HPAA-MTX) with chemotherapeutic self-sensibilization effect consisting of glutathione (GSH)-triggered hyperbranched poly(amido amine) (HPAA) and methotrexate (MTX) was designed and synthesized in this work. This prodrug not only showed better inhibition effect on the tumor cells proliferation compared with free MTX, but also displayed selective sensibilization to tumor cells rather than normal cells. Meanwhile, HPAA-MTX was also explored as a MMP-9 shRNA plasmid delivery vector due to their rich amino group of HPAA, accompanying with MTX for simultaneous inhibiting tumor cells proliferation and migration. As expected, HPAA-MTX possessed excellent gene delivery capacity with significant down-regulation expression of MMP-9 protein and further inhibition of MCF-7 cells migration. Benefiting from the self-sensibilization effect and MTX/MMP-9 co-delivery strategy, this HPAA-MTX/MMP-9 co-delivery system exhibited significantly improved therapeutic efficacy to breast cancer in a combined manner which was confirmed through in vitro and in vivo assays. The strategy established in this study provided a facile "all-in-one" platform to integrate the drug/gene co-delivery strategy and self-sensibilization effect into one single nanocomposite for potential cancer treatment. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE A cationic polymeric prodrug with chemotherapeutic self-sensibilization effect was designed and showed better inhibition effect on tumor cells proliferation compared with its free drug, as well displayed the selective sensibilization effect to tumor cells rather than normal cells. Moreover, the prodrug could also deliver MMP-9 shRNA plasmid for a combined therapy. As expected, the prodrug possessed excellent gene delivery capacity with significant down-regulation expression of MMP-9 protein and further inhibition of MCF-7 cells migration. Benefiting from the self-sensibilization effect and the drug/gene co-delivery strategy, this prodrug exhibited significantly improved therapeutic efficacy to breast cancer in a combined manner.
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Yang Y, Jia X, Zhang YM, Li N, Liu Y. Supramolecular nanoparticles based on β-CD modified hyaluronic acid for DNA encapsulation and controlled release. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:8713-8716. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc04783a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Supramolecular nanoparticles composed of doubly positively charged adamantane (ADA2+) and β-CD modified hyaluronic acid (HACD) were constructed and the controlled binding and release of pDNA was realized.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yang Yang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Hebei University of Technology
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Hebei University of Technology
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Textiles
- Tianjin Polytechnic University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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Peng Y, Nie J, Cheng W, Liu G, Zhu D, Zhang L, Liang C, Mei L, Huang L, Zeng X. A multifunctional nanoplatform for cancer chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy and overcoming multidrug resistance. Biomater Sci 2018; 6:1084-1098. [DOI: 10.1039/c7bm01206c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A multifunctional nanoplatform could overcome multidrug resistance and showed cancer chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy with the near-infrared irradiation.
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