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Wang T, Qi Y, Miyako E, Bianco A, Ménard-Moyon C. Photocrosslinked Co-Assembled Amino Acid Nanoparticles for Controlled Chemo/Photothermal Combined Anticancer Therapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307337. [PMID: 38152926 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Nanostructures formed from the self-assembly of amino acids are promising materials in many fields, especially for biomedical applications. However, their low stability resulting from the weak noncovalent interactions between the amino acid building blocks limits their use. In this work, nanoparticles co-assembled by fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-protected tyrosine (Fmoc-Tyr-OH) and tryptophan (Fmoc-Trp-OH) are crosslinked by ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation. Two methods are investigated to induce the dimerization of tyrosine, irradiating at 254 nm or at 365 nm in the presence of riboflavin as a photo-initiator. For the crosslinking performed at 254 nm, both Fmoc-Tyr-OH and Fmoc-Trp-OH generate dimers. In contrast, only Fmoc-Tyr-OH participates in the riboflavin-mediated dimerization under irradiation at 365 nm. The participation of both amino acids in forming the dimers leads to more stable crosslinked nanoparticles, allowing also to perform further chemical modifications for cancer applications. The anticancer drug doxorubicin (Dox) is adsorbed onto the crosslinked nanoparticles, subsequently coated by a tannic acid-iron complex, endowing the nanoparticles with glutathione-responsiveness and photothermal properties, allowing to control the release of Dox. A remarkable anticancer efficiency is obtained in vitro and in vivo in tumor-bearing mice thanks to the combined chemo- and photothermal treatment.
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- Tengfei Wang
- CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR 3572, University of Strasbourg, ISIS, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1292, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1292, Japan
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- CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR 3572, University of Strasbourg, ISIS, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR 3572, University of Strasbourg, ISIS, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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Gan S, Yang L, Heng Y, Chen Q, Wang D, Zhang J, Wei W, Liu Z, Njoku DI, Chen JL, Hu Y, Sun H. Enzyme-Directed and Organelle-Specific Sphere-to-Fiber Nanotransformation Enhances Photodynamic Therapy in Cancer Cells. SMALL METHODS 2024:e2301551. [PMID: 38369941 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Employing responsive nanoplatforms as carriers for photosensitizers represents an effective strategy to overcome the challenges associated with photodynamic therapy (PDT), including poor solubility, low bioavailability, and high systemic toxicity. Drawing inspiration from the morphology transitions in biological systems, a general approach to enhance PDT that utilizes enzyme-responsive nanoplatforms is developed. The transformation of phosphopeptide/photosensitizer co-assembled nanoparticles is first demonstrated into nanofibers when exposed to cytoplasmic enzyme alkaline phosphatase. This transition is primarily driven by alkaline phosphatase-induced changes of the nanoparticles in the hydrophilic and hydrophobic balance, and intermolecular electrostatic interactions within the nanoparticles. The resulting nanofibers exhibit improved ability of generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), intracellular accumulation, and retention in cancer cells. Furthermore, the enzyme-responsive nanoplatform is expanded to selectively target mitochondria by mitochondria-specific enzyme sirtuin 5 (SIRT5). Under the catalysis of SIRT5, the succinylated peptide/photosensitizer co-assembled nanoparticles can be transformed into nanofibers specifically within the mitochondria. The resulting nanofibers exhibit excellent capability of modulating mitochondrial activity, enhanced ROS formation, and significant anticancer efficacy via PDT. Consequently, the enzyme-instructed in situ fibrillar transformation of peptide/photosensitizers co-assembled nanoparticles provides an efficient pathway to address the challenges associated with photosensitizers. It is envisaged that this approach will further expand the toolbox for enzyme-responsive biomaterials for cancer therapy.
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- Shenglong Gan
- Department of Chemistry and COSDAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSDAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSDAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSDAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
- Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study and the Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSDAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSDAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSDAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Applied Science, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Science, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex, Severe, and Rare Diseases, Biomedical Engineering Facility of National Infrastructures for Translational Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSDAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Tian Y, Li J, Wang A, Li Q, Jian H, Bai S. Peptide-Based Optical/Electronic Materials: Assembly and Recent Applications in Biomedicine, Sensing, and Energy Storage. Macromol Biosci 2023; 23:e2300171. [PMID: 37466295 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202300171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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The unique optical and electronic properties of living systems are impressive. Peptide-based supramolecular self-assembly systems attempt to mimic these properties by preparation optical/electronic function materials with specific structure through simple building blocks, rational molecular design, and specific kinetic stimulation. From the perspective of building blocks and assembly strategies, the unique optical and electronic properties of peptide-based nanostructures, including peptides self-assembly and peptides regulate the assembly of external function subunits, are systematically reviewed. Additionally, their applications in biomedicine, sensing, and energy storage are also highlighted. This bioinspired peptide-based function material is one of the hot candidates for the new generation of green intellect materials, with many advantages such as biocompatibility, environmental friendliness, and adjustable morphology.
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- Yajie Tian
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Yang F, Yu W, Yu Q, Liu X, Liu C, Lu C, Liao X, Liu Y, Peng N. Mitochondria-Targeted Nanosystem with Reactive Oxygen Species-Controlled Release of CO to Enhance Photodynamic Therapy of PCN-224 by Sensitizing Ferroptosis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206124. [PMID: 36693788 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The apoptosis-resistant mechanism of photodynamic therapy (PDT) usually results in limited therapeutic efficacy. The development of new strategies for sensitizing targeted ferroptosis that bypass apoptosis resistance is of great significance to improve the antitumor efficacy of PDT. In this study, a novel amphiphilic copolymer whose main chain contains reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive groups and the end of side chains contains triphenylphosphine is synthesized, to encapsulate porphyrinic metal-organic framework PCN-224 via self-assembly which are hydrothermally synthesized by coordination of zirconium (IV) with tetra-kis(4-caboxyphenyl) porphyrin, and loaded carbon monoxide releasing molecule 401 (CORM-401) by their hollow structures (PCN-CORM), and finally, surface-coated with hyaluronic acid. The nanosystem can sequentially localize to mitochondria which is an important target to induce apoptosis and ferroptosis in cancer cells. Upon excitation with near-infrared light, PCN-224 is activated to produce amounts of ROS, and simultaneously triggers the rapid intracellular release of CO. More importantly, the released CO can sensitize ferroptosis and promote apoptosis to significantly enhance the antitumor efficacy of PCN-224 both in vitro and in vivo. These results illustrate that the mitochondria-targeted drug delivery system combined PDT with CO leads to an effective antitumor efficacy, which maybe a promising way to enhance the treatment efficiency of PDT.
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- Futing Yang
- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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Zhong YT, Cen Y, Xu L, Li SY, Cheng H. Recent Progress in Carrier-Free Nanomedicine for Tumor Phototherapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2202307. [PMID: 36349844 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202202307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Safe and effective strategies are urgently needed to fight against the life-threatening diseases of various cancers. However, traditional therapeutic modalities, such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery, exhibit suboptimal efficacy for malignant tumors owing to the serious side effects, drug resistance and even relapse. Phototherapies, including photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT), are emerging therapeutic strategies for localized tumor inhibition, which can produce a large amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) or elevate the temperature to initiate cell death by non-invasive irradiation. In consideration of the poor bioavailability of phototherapy agents (PTAs), lots of drug delivery systems have been developed to enhance the tumor targeted delivery. Nevertheless, the carriers of drug delivery systems inevitably bring biosafety concerns on account of their metabolism, degradation, and accumulation. Of note, carrier-free nanomedicine attracts great attention for clinical translation with synergistic antitumor effect, which is characterized by high drug loading, simplified synthetic method and good biocompatibility. In this review, the latest advances of phototherapy with various carrier-free nanomedicines are summarized, which may provide a new paradigm for the future development of nanomedicine and tumor precision therapy.
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- Ying-Tao Zhong
- Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511436, P. R. China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, General Hospital of the Southern Theatre Command, People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510016, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511436, P. R. China
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- Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, P. R. China
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Li H, Huang M, Wei Z, He J, Ma Y, Lu C, Jin A, Wang Z, Wen L. Hydrogen sulfide activatable metal-organic frameworks for Fluorescence Imaging-Guided Photodynamic Therapy of colorectal cancer. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:1032571. [PMID: 36277384 PMCID: PMC9585166 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1032571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising alternative and palliative therapeutic strategy for colorectal cancer (CRC). A novel photosensitizer with higher selectivity for CRC and fewer side effects is vital for clinical application. Given that the overexpression of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in CRC, it is expected to provide a selective stimulus for activatable photosensitizers that in respond to the specific microenvironment. Herein, we report a novel development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) composed of meso-Tetra (4-carboxyphenyl) porphine (TCPP) and ferric ion (Fe3+) through a facile one-pot process. Experiments both in vitro and in vivo reveal that the MOF is capable of depredating in response to the high content of H2S in tumor microenvironment of CRC. Accompanying with the degradation and release of TCPP, the fluorescence and photosensitivity effect is switched from “off” to “on”, enabling the MOF to serve as a H2S activatable nano-photosensitizer for real-time fluorescence imaging-guided and targeted PDT of CRC.
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- Honghui Li
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People’s Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
- Medical College, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People’s Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People’s Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
- Medical College, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People’s Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
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- Medical College, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Medical College, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
- *Correspondence: Albert Jin, ; Zhixiong Wang, ; Liewei Wen, ,
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
- *Correspondence: Albert Jin, ; Zhixiong Wang, ; Liewei Wen, ,
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People’s Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
- *Correspondence: Albert Jin, ; Zhixiong Wang, ; Liewei Wen, ,
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Wang J, Yang B, Lv C, Chen T, Sun L, Sun L, Hao J, Ding F, Wang T, Jiang J, Qin Y. Amino porphyrin-peptide assemblies induce ribosome damage and cancer stem cell inhibition for an enhanced photodynamic therapy. Biomaterials 2022; 289:121812. [PMID: 36152516 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are the subpopulation of tumor cells with the properties of tumorigenesis, multilineage differentiation potential and self-renewal, which is the driving force of tumor recurrence and metastasis. However, targeting CSCs is still the main challenge in cancer therapy due to their rapid growth and fast mutation rate. Herein, we developed a simple strategy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) targeting CSCs, dependent on much more abundant ribosomes in CSCs. The interactions between positively charged nanoparticles with negatively charged nucleic acids architectures in cancer cells could lead ribosomes targeting as well as CSCs targeting. The co-assembly of simple amino porphyrin (m-TAPP) with short peptide (Fmoc-L3-OMe) formed nanoparticles (NPs) with good biocompatibility and photoactivity, became positively charged due to low pH value of tumour microenvironment, and efficiently accessed cancer cell ribosome, approached cancer cell nuclei, therefore enriched in the fast-amplifying CSCs. The inhibitive effect on CSCs by m-TAPP assemblies was verified by the significant reduction of CSCs markers CD44, CD133 and ribosome amount in cancer cells and tissues. Upon light irradiation, the NPs induced ROS generation to provoke destructive cancer cell ribosome damage and subsequent apoptosis to prevent tumor growth markedly. Based on the assemblies of small organic molecules, our study not only achieves ribosome degradation induced cancer cells apoptosis, but also indicates new possibility of performing CSCs targeting PDT.
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- Jian Wang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China; Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China; Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China; Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
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He H, Du L, Xue H, Wu J, Shuai X. Programmable therapeutic nanoscale covalent organic framework for photodynamic therapy and hypoxia-activated cascade chemotherapy. Acta Biomater 2022; 149:297-306. [PMID: 35811069 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Clinical photodynamic therapy (PDT) only has a limited cancer therapeutic effect and typically leads to a more hypoxic milieu owing to the hypoxic conditions of the solid tumor microenvironment that limit the singlet oxygen (1O2), generation. To address this issue, the PDT, in combination with hypoxia-activated prodrugs, has recently been investigated as a possible clinical treatment modality for cancer therapy. By cross-linking the photosensitizer tetra(4-hydroxyphenyl)porphine (THPP) and a 1O2-cleavable thioketal (TK) linker, a multifunctional nanoscale covalent organic framework (COF) platform with a high porphyrin loading capacity was synthesized, which significantly improve the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation efficiency and contributes to PDT. As-synthesized THPPTK-PEG nanoparticles (NPs) possess a high THPP photosensitizer content and mesoporous structure for further loading of the hypoxia-responsive prodrug banoxantrone (AQ4N) into the COF with a high-loading content. The nano-carriers surfaces are coated with a thick PEG coating to promote their dispersibility in physiological surroundings and therapeutic performance. When exposed to 660 nm radiation, such a nanoplatform can efficiently create cytotoxic 1O2 for PDT. Similarly, oxygen intake may exacerbate the hypoxic environment of the tumor, inducing the activation of AQ4N to achieve hypoxia-activated cascade chemotherapy and increased treatment efficacy. This study provides a new nanoplatform for photodynamic-chemical synergistic therapy and offers critical new insights for designing and developing a multifunctional supramolecular drug delivery system. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Here, we designed a laser-activated hypoxia-responsive nanoscale COF nanoplatform for hypoxia-activated cascade chemotherapy and PDT. When exposed to laser light, thus this nanoplatform can efficiently create cytotoxic 1O2 for PDT while consuming oxygen at the tumor location. However, increased oxygen consumption can exacerbate the tumor's hypoxic environment, causing AQ4N to become active, allowing for programmed hypoxia-triggered cascade chemotherapy and improved therapeutic efficacy. In addition, this innovative nanoscale COF nanoplatform allows for laser-controlled drug delivery in specific areas, which dramatically improves tumor inhibition. This research suggests a method for attaining ultrasensitive drug release and effective cascade therapy for cancer treatments.
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- Haozhe He
- Department of Pediatrics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- PCFM Lab of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China; School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
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- PCFM Lab of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510260, China; Nanomedicine Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
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Li S, Xing R, van Hest JCM, Yan X. Peptide-based supramolecular assembly drugs toward cancer theranostics. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2022; 19:847-860. [PMID: 35748126 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2022.2093855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION : Peptide-based supramolecular self-assembly has been demonstrated to be a flexible approach for the fabrication of programmable de novo nanodrugs by employing synergistic or reciprocal intermolecular non-covalent interactions; this class of nanomaterials holds significant promise for clinical translation, especially as cancer theranostics. AREAS COVERED : In this review, we describe the concept of cancer theranostic drug assembly by employing non-covalent interactions. That is, molecular drugs are formulated into nanoscale and even microscale architectures by peptide-modulated self-assembly. A series of peptide-based supramolecular assembly drugs are discussed, with an emphasis on the relation between structural feature and theranostic performance. EXPERT OPINION : Molecular design, manipulation of non-covalent interactions and elucidation of structure-function relationships not only facilitate the implementation of supramolecular self-assembly principles in drug development, but also provide a new means for advancing anticancer nanostructured drugs toward clinical application.
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- Shukun Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing 100190, China.,Bio-Organic Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing 100190, China.,School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Bio-Organic Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing 100190, China.,School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,Center for Mesoscience, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Li J, Xue Y, Wang A, Tian S, Li Q, Bai S. Polyaniline Functionalized Peptide Self-Assembled Conductive Hydrogel for 3D Cell Culture. Gels 2022; 8:gels8060372. [PMID: 35735716 PMCID: PMC9222261 DOI: 10.3390/gels8060372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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The functionalization of self-assembled peptide hydrogel is of great importance to broaden its applications in the field of biomedicine. In this work, conductive hydrogel is fabricated by introducing conductive polymer polyaniline into peptide self-assembled hydrogel. Compared with pure peptide formed hydrogel, the conductive hydrogel exhibits enhanced conductivity, mechanical property and stability. In addition, the hydrogel is tested to be of great injectability and 3D bio-printability and could support the viability of encapsulated cells that are sensitive to electrical signals. It should have great application prospects in the preparation of tissue engineering scaffolds.
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- Jieling Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 North 2nd Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China; (J.L.); (Y.X.); (A.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 North 2nd Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China; (J.L.); (Y.X.); (A.W.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 North 2nd Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China; (J.L.); (Y.X.); (A.W.)
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- Modular Platform Public Instrument Center, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 North 2nd Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China; (J.L.); (Y.X.); (A.W.)
- Correspondence: (Q.L.); (S.B.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 North 2nd Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China; (J.L.); (Y.X.); (A.W.)
- Correspondence: (Q.L.); (S.B.)
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Nikoloudakis E, López-Duarte I, Charalambidis G, Ladomenou K, Ince M, Coutsolelos AG. Porphyrins and phthalocyanines as biomimetic tools for photocatalytic H 2 production and CO 2 reduction. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:6965-7045. [PMID: 35686606 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00183g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The increasing energy demand and environmental issues caused by the over-exploitation of fossil fuels render the need for renewable, clean, and environmentally benign energy sources unquestionably urgent. The zero-emission energy carrier, H2 is an ideal alternative to carbon-based fuels especially when it is generated photocatalytically from water. Additionally, the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into chemical fuels can reduce the CO2 emissions and have a positive environmental and economic impact. Inspired by natural photosynthesis, plenty of artificial photocatalytic schemes based on porphyrinoids have been investigated. This review covers the recent advances in photocatalytic H2 production and CO2 reduction systems containing porphyrin or phthalocyanine derivatives. The unique properties of porphyrinoids enable their utilization both as chromophores and as catalysts. The homogeneous photocatalytic systems are initially described, presenting the various approaches for the improvement of photosensitizing activity and the enhancement of catalytic performance at the molecular level. On the other hand, for the development of the heterogeneous systems, numerous methods were employed such as self-assembled supramolecular porphyrinoid nanostructures, construction of organic frameworks, combination with 2D materials and adsorption onto semiconductors. The dye sensitization on semiconductors opened the way for molecular-based dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) devices based on porphyrins and phthalocyanines. The research in photocatalytic systems as discussed herein remains challenging since there are still many limitations making them unfeasible to be used at a large scale application before finding a large-scale application.
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- Emmanouil Nikoloudakis
- University of Crete, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Voutes Campus, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- University of Crete, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Voutes Campus, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- International Hellenic University, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Agios Loucas, 65404, Kavala Campus, Greece.
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- Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Tarsus University, Mersin, Turkey.
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- University of Crete, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Voutes Campus, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. .,Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Yang D, Xie L, Mao X, Gong L, Peng X, Peng Q, Wang T, Liu Q, Zeng H, Zhang H. Probing Hydrophobic Interactions between Polymer Surfaces and Air Bubbles or Oil Droplets: Effects of Molecular Weight and Surfactants. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:5257-5268. [PMID: 34787428 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Hydrophobic interaction plays an important role in numerous interfacial phenomena and biophysical and industrial processes. In this work, polystyrene (PS) was used as a model hydrophobic polymer for investigating its hydrophobic interaction with highly deformable objects (i.e., air bubbles and oil droplets) in aqueous solutions. The effects of polymer molecular weight, solvent (i.e., addition of ethanol to water), the presence of surface-active species, and hydrodynamic conditions were investigated, via direct surface force measurements using the bubble/drop probe atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique and theoretical calculations based on the Reynolds lubrication theory and augmented Young-Laplace equation by including the effect of disjoining pressure. It was found that the PS of low molecular weight (i.e., PS590 and PS810) showed slightly weaker hydrophobic interactions with air bubbles or oil droplets, as compared to glassy PS of higher molecular weight (i.e., PS1110, PS2330, PS46300, and PS1M). The hydrophobic interaction between PS and air bubbles in a 1 M NaCl aqueous solution with 10 vol % ethanol was weaker than that in the bare aqueous solution. Such effects on the hydrophobic interactions are possibly achieved by influencing the structuring/ordering of water molecules close to the hydrophobic polymer surfaces by tuning the surface chain mobility and surface roughness of polymers. It was found that the addition of three surface-active species, i.e., cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), Pluronic F-127, and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), to the aqueous media could suppress the attachment of the hydrophobic polymer and air bubbles or oil droplets, most likely caused by the additional steric repulsion due to the adsorbed surface-active species at the bubble/polymer/oil interfaces. Our results have improved the fundamental understanding of the interaction mechanisms between hydrophobic polymers and gas bubbles or oil droplets, with useful implications on developing effective methods for modulating the related interfacial interactions in many engineering applications.
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- Diling Yang
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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Wang XJ, Cheng J, Zhang LY, Zhang JG. Self-assembling peptides-based nano-cargos for targeted chemotherapy and immunotherapy of tumors: recent developments, challenges, and future perspectives. Drug Deliv 2022; 29:1184-1200. [PMID: 35403517 PMCID: PMC9004497 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2022.2058647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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- Xue-Jun Wang
- Department of General Surgery, Chun’an First People’s Hospital (Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital Chun’an Branch), Hangzhou, China
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- General Surgery, Cancer Center, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chun’an First People’s Hospital (Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital Chun’an Branch), Hangzhou, China
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- General Surgery, Cancer Center, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
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Qindeel M, Sargazi S, Hosseinikhah SM, Rahdar A, Barani M, Thakur VK, Pandey S, Mirsafaei R. Porphyrin‐Based Nanostructures for Cancer Theranostics: Chemistry, Fundamentals and Recent Advances. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Maimoona Qindeel
- Hamdard Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Hamdard University Islamabad Campus Islamabad Pakistan
- Department of Pharmacy Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center Research Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences in Infectious Diseases Zahedan University of Medical Sciences Zahedan 9816743463 Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center Pharmaceutical Technology Institute Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Physics Faculty of Science University of Zabol Zabol Iran
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- Medical Mycology and Bacteriology Research Center Kerman University of Medical Sciences Kerman 7616913555 Iran
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre Scotland's Rural College Scotland Edinburgh EH9 3JG United Kingdom
- School of Engineering University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) Dehradun 248007 Uttarakhand India
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- Particulate Matter Research Center Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology (RIST) 187-12, Geumho-ro Gwangyang-si Jeollanam-do 57801, Republic of Korea
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre and Department of Pharmaceutics School of Pharmacy Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran
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Zhang Q, Xu J, Peng J, Liu Z. A targeted self-assembling photosensitizer nanofiber constructed by multicomponent coordination. Biomater Sci 2021; 10:114-123. [PMID: 34796886 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm01559a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Employing a peptide-based supramolecular photosensitizer nanofiber that combines the flexibility of a self-assembling short peptide and high spatiotemporal precision is a promising approach in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Herein, we developed a versatile multicomponent and multifunctional coordination self-assembling photosensitizer nanofiber based on the combination of a diphenylalanine (FF) short peptide, cell penetrating peptide 44 (CPP44) and 5-(4-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenyl porphine (TPP-NH2), resulting in CPP44-FF-TPP-NH2 nanofibers (CFTNFs). Transmission electron microscopy observations showed the filamentous morphology of CFTNFs. Compared with free TPP-NH2, CFTNFs exhibited a higher cell uptake ability in HepG2 cells and a better tumor targeting ability in in vivo experiments. Furthermore, CFTNFs induced apoptosis and necrosis of more HepG2 cells in vitro and showed higher tumor growth inhibitory activity in vivo. In summary, these results indicated that CFTNFs could lead to greatly enhanced photodynamic treatment efficacy. Moreover, our study provides new opportunities for the development of peptide-based multicomponent coordination self-assembling photosensitizer nanofibers to enhance tumor-specific delivery and the anticancer efficiency.
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- Qianqian Zhang
- The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China.
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China.
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China.
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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Tian Y, Li J, Zhang X, Wang A, Jian H, Li Q, Bai S. Bioinspired self-assembled nanoparticles with stable fluorescent properties in wide visible light region. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Hou Y, Fu Q, Kuang Y, Li D, Sun Y, Qian Z, He Z, Sun J. Unsaturated fatty acid-tuned assembly of photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy via lipid peroxidation. J Control Release 2021; 334:213-223. [PMID: 33894305 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) destroys tumor cells mainly through singlet oxygen (1O2) generated by light-irradiated photosensitizers (PSs). However, the fleeting half-life of 1O2 greatly impairs PDT efficacy. Herein, we propose an unreported unsaturated fatty acid (UFA)-assisted PS co-assembly strategy to address this problem. Three UFAs, namely, oleic acid (OA), linoleic acid (LA) and linolenic acid (LNA), are capable of co-assembling with 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)porphyrin (TAPP) into uniform nanoparticles. Under irradiation, TAPP produces 1O2, which directly attacks tumor cells and simultaneously oxidizes UFAs to generate lipid hydroperoxides with sustained damage. Interestingly, the unsaturation degree of UFAs is not only related to their peroxidation rate but also has a remarkable impact on the intracellular TAPP release characteristic of the nanoparticles (NPs). The TAPP-LA NPs could release the cargo rapidly and produce the highest lipid peroxidation and reactive oxygen species levels upon irradiation. Such a unique finding sheds new light on UFA-based combination applications for enhanced photodynamic efficacy by boosting lipid peroxidation.
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- Yanxian Hou
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Sun L, Wang J, Yang B, Wang X, Yang G, Wang X, Jiang Y, Wang T, Jiang J. Assembled small organic molecules for photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy. RSC Adv 2021; 11:10061-10074. [PMID: 35423511 PMCID: PMC8695661 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00579k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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As a worldwide major public health problem, cancer is one of the leading causes of death. Effective treatment of cancer is an important challenge. Therefore, photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) have been widely applied as anti-tumour strategies due to their high-performance and limited side effects. Inspired by natural supramolecular architectures, such as cytochromes and photosystems, the hierarchical supramolecular assembly of small organic molecules has been developed for their use as photosensitizers or photothermal agents for PDT and PTT, respectively. In this manuscript, we will summarize the recent progress of PDT and PTT based on the assembly of small organic molecules.
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- Lixin Sun
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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Dognini P, Coxon CR, Alves WA, Giuntini F. Peptide-Tetrapyrrole Supramolecular Self-Assemblies: State of the Art. Molecules 2021; 26:693. [PMID: 33525730 PMCID: PMC7865683 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The covalent and noncovalent association of self-assembling peptides and tetrapyrroles was explored as a way to generate systems that mimic Nature's functional supramolecular structures. Different types of peptides spontaneously assemble with porphyrins, phthalocyanines, or corroles to give long-range ordered architectures, whose structure is determined by the features of both components. The regular morphology and ordered molecular arrangement of these systems enhance the photochemical properties of embedded chromophores, allowing applications as photo-catalysts, antennas for dye-sensitized solar cells, biosensors, and agents for light-triggered therapies. Chemical modifications of peptide and tetrapyrrole structures and control over the assembly process can steer the organization and influence the properties of the resulting system. Here we provide a review of the field, focusing on the assemblies obtained from different classes of self-assembling peptides with tetrapyrroles, their morphologies and their applications as innovative functional materials.
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- Paolo Dognini
- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Byrom Street Campus, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK;
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh AH14 4AS, UK;
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, SP 09210-380, Brazil;
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Byrom Street Campus, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK;
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Tian J, Huang B, Nawaz MH, Zhang W. Recent advances of multi-dimensional porphyrin-based functional materials in photodynamic therapy. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Wang M, Wang A, Li J, Li Q, Bai S. Thermolysin-triggered short peptides self-assembly in confined space and application in cell culturing. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tian Y, Li J, Zhao L, Zhang X, Wang A, Jian H, Bai S, Yan X. Peptide assembly assisted triplet-triplet annihilation photon upconversion in non-deoxygenated water. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:3072-3077. [PMID: 32270804 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm00231c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) has great potential in many fields. However, a stable TTA-UC system with adjustable UC efficiency in non-deoxygenated water is still in urgent demand. Here, the first example of short peptide-tuned UC luminescence in water is reported. With only a small amount of peptides, UC chromophores can assemble into tetrahedral microrods with adjustable size and UC efficiency. Successful TTA-UC luminescence of these microrods in water is achieved due to the regular and dense organization of molecular upconversion chromophores tuned by peptides, which allows rapid triplet exciton migration, avoids aggregation-induced quenching and screens molecular oxygen to upconversion chromophores.
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- Yajie Tian
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), No.1 D-11, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, 100083 Beijing, China
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Lee S, Pham TC, Bae C, Choi Y, Kim YK, Yoon J. Nano theranostics platforms that utilize proteins. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Gupta S, Singh I, Sharma AK, Kumar P. Ultrashort Peptide Self-Assembly: Front-Runners to Transport Drug and Gene Cargos. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:504. [PMID: 32548101 PMCID: PMC7273840 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The translational therapies to promote interaction between cell and signal come with stringent eligibility criteria. The chemically defined, hierarchically organized, and simpler yet blessed with robust intermolecular association, the peptides, are privileged to make the cut-off for sensing the cell-signal for biologics delivery and tissue engineering. The signature service and insoluble network formation of the peptide self-assemblies as hydrogels have drawn a spell of research activity among the scientists all around the globe in the past decades. The therapeutic peptide market players are anticipating promising growth opportunities due to the ample technological advancements in this field. The presence of the other organic moieties, enzyme substrates and well-established protecting groups like Fmoc and Boc etc., bring the best of both worlds. Since the large sequences of peptides severely limit the purification and their isolation, this article reviews the account of last 5 years' efforts on novel approaches for formulation and development of single molecule amino acids, ultra-short peptide self-assemblies (di- and tri- peptides only) and their derivatives as drug/gene carriers and tissue-engineering systems.
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- Seema Gupta
- Chemistry Department, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Chemistry Department, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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Cleavable bimetallic-organic polymers for ROS mediated cascaded cancer therapy under the guidance of MRI through tumor hypoxia relief strategy. Sci China Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-020-9735-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhang Y, Wang B, Zhao R, Zhang Q, Kong X. Multifunctional nanoparticles as photosensitizer delivery carriers for enhanced photodynamic cancer therapy. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 115:111099. [PMID: 32600703 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging cancer treatment combining light, oxygen, and a photosensitizer (PS) to produce highly cytotoxic reactive oxygen species that cause cancer cell death. However, most PSs are hydrophobic molecules that have poor water solubility and cannot target tumor tissues, causing damage to normal tissues and cells during PDT. Thus, there is a substantial demand for the development of nanocarrier systems to achieve targeted delivery of PSs into tumor tissues and cells. This review summarizes the research progress in PS delivery systems for PDT treatment of tumors and focuses on the recent design and development of multifunctional nanoparticles as PS delivery carriers for enhanced PDT. These multifunctional nanoparticles possess unique properties, including tunable particle size, changeable shape, stimuli-responsive PS activation, controlled PS release, and hierarchical targeting capability. These properties can increase tumor accumulation, penetration, and cellular internalization of nanoparticles to achieve PS activation and/or release in cancer cells for enhanced PDT. Finally, recent developments in multifunctional nanoparticles for tumor-targeted PS delivery and their future prospects in PDT are discussed.
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- Yonghe Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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Ren P, Li J, Zhao L, Wang A, Wang M, Li J, Jian H, Li X, Yan X, Bai S. Dipeptide Self-assembled Hydrogels with Shear-Thinning and Instantaneous Self-healing Properties Determined by Peptide Sequences. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:21433-21440. [PMID: 32319760 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Dipeptide self-assembled hydrogels have potential biomedical applications because of their great biocompatibility, bioactivity, and tunable physicochemical properties, which can be modulated in the molecular level by design of amino acid sequences. Herein, a series of dipeptides (Fmoc-FL, -YL, -LL, and -YA) are designed to form shear-thinning hydrogels with self-healing and tunable mechanical properties by adjusting the synergetic effect of hydrophobic interactions (π-π stacking and hydrophobic effect) and hydrogen bonds of peptides through substitution of amino acid residues. The enhancement of hydrophobic interactions is a primary factor to promote mechanical rigidity of hydrogels, and strong hydrogen-bonding interactions between molecules contribute to the instantaneous self-healing property, which is supported by experimental studies (FTIR, CD, SEM, AFM, and rheology) and molecular dynamics simulations. The injectable dipeptide hydrogels were certified as an ideal endoscopic submucosal dissection filler to make operation convenient and secure in mice and living mini-pig's experiments with a longer duration time, higher stiffness, and lower inflammatory response than commercial clinical fillers.
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- Peng Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Li Y, Wong RCH, Yan X, Ng DKP, Lo PC. Self-Assembled Nanophotosensitizing Systems with Zinc(II) Phthalocyanine-Peptide Conjugates as Building Blocks for Targeted Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:5463-5473. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Yongxin Li
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Preparation, characterization and in vitro-in vivo evaluation of bortezomib supermolecular aggregation nanovehicles. J Nanobiotechnology 2020; 18:57. [PMID: 32245495 PMCID: PMC7118915 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-020-00612-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUNDS Intolerable toxicity and unsatisfactory therapeutic effects are still big problems retarding the use of chemotherapy against cancer. Nano-drug delivery system promised a lot in increasing the patients' compliance and therapeutic efficacy. As a unique nano-carrier, supermolecular aggregation nanovehicle has attracted increasing interests due to the following advantages: announcing drug loading efficacy, pronouncing in vivo performance and simplified production process. METHODS In this study, the supermolecular aggregation nanovehicle of bortezomib (BTZ) was prepared to treat breast cancer. RESULTS Although many supermolecular nanovehicles are inclined to disintegrate due to the weak intermolecular interactions among the components, the BTZ supermolecules are satisfying stable. To shed light on the reasons behind this, the forces driving the formation of the nanovehicles were detailed investigated. In other words, the interactions among BTZ and other two components were studied to characterize the nanovehicles and ensure its stability. CONCLUSIONS Due to the promising tumor targeting ability of the BTZ nanovehicles, the supermolecule displayed promising tumor curing effects and negligible systemic toxicity.
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Chu JQ, Wang DX, Zhang LM, Cheng M, Gao RZ, Gu CG, Lang PF, Liu PQ, Zhu LN, Kong DM. Green Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Porphyrin/G-Quadruplex-Based Near-Infrared Nanocomposite Photosensitizer with High Biocompatibility and Bioavailability. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:7575-7585. [PMID: 31958010 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A simple and green layer-by-layer assembly strategy is developed for the preparation of a highly bioavailable nanocomposite photosensitizer by assembling near-infrared (NIR) light-sensitive porphyrin/G-quadruplex complexes on the surface of a highly biocompatible nanoparticle that is prepared via Zn2+-assisted coordination self-assembly of an amphiphilic amino acid. After being efficiently delivered to the target site and internalized into tumor cells via enhanced permeability and retention effect and interactions between aptamers and tumor markers, the as-prepared nanoassembly can be directly used as an NIR light-responsive photosensitizer for tumor photodynamic therapy (PDT) since the porphyrin/G-quadruplex complexes are exposed on the nanoassembly surface and kept in an active state. It can also disassemble under the synergistic stimuli of an acidic pH environment and overexpressed glutathione, leasing more efficient porphyrin/G-quadruplex composite photosensitizers while reducing the interference caused by glutathione-dependent 1O2 consumption. Since the nanoassembly can work no matter if it is disassembled or not, the compulsory requirement for in vivo photosensitizer release is eliminated, thus resulting in the great improvement of the bioavailability of the photosensitizer. The PDT applications of the nanoassembly were well demonstrated in both in vitro cell and in vivo animal experiments.
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- Jun-Qing Chu
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , P. R. China
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Xue X, Lindstrom A, Qu H, Li Y. Recent advances on small-molecule nanomedicines for cancer treatment. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 12:e1607. [PMID: 31840421 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Nanomedicines have made important contributions in the development of cancer therapies due to their tumor selectivity, multifunctionality, and synergistic effect between the payloads. In addition to the required pharmaceutical ingredients, nanomedicines are generally composed of nonpharmaceutical excipients. These excipients generally form a large proportion of the nanomedicine, and they may have potential toxicity and greatly increase the cost for drug development. Small molecule nanomedicines (SMNs) minimize or abandon the excipients and are directly assembled from pharmaceutical ingredients, which can largely improve the drug delivery efficiency and biosafety while also relieving the financial burden of drug development. In this review, we summarize recently developed SMNs that are composed of a single drug, physical mixtures of multiple drugs, drug-drug covalent conjugates, dyes with drugs, photosensitizers with drugs, photosensitizers with peptides, and drugs with peptides. This review focuses on the SMN's applications in cancer treatments, their limitations, and the future development outlook of SMNs. We hope that our insights on SMNs may be helpful to the future of drug development and make nanomedicine more powerful in the battle with cancer. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease.
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- Xiangdong Xue
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California
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Luo Y, Song Y, Wang M, Jian T, Ding S, Mu P, Liao Z, Shi Q, Cai X, Jin H, Du D, Dong WJ, Chen CL, Lin Y. Bioinspired Peptoid Nanotubes for Targeted Tumor Cell Imaging and Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1902485. [PMID: 31468663 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201902485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Substantial progress has been made in applying nanotubes in biomedical applications such as bioimaging and drug delivery due to their unique architecture, characterized by very large internal surface areas and high aspect ratios. However, the biomedical applications of organic nanotubes, especially for those assembled from sequence-defined molecules, are very uncommon. In this paper, the synthesis of two new peptoid nanotubes (PepTs1 and PepTs2) is reported by using sequence-defined and ligand-tagged peptoids as building blocks. These nanotubes are highly robust due to sharing a similar structure to those of nontagged ones, and offer great potential to hold guest molecules for biomedical applications. The findings indicate that peptoid nanotubes loaded with doxorubicin drugs are promising candidates for targeted tumor cell imaging and chemo-photodynamic therapy.
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- Yanan Luo
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Washington, 98195, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Wijerathne NK, Kumar M, Ulijn RV. Fmoc‐Dipeptide/Porphyrin Molar Ratio Dictates Energy Transfer Efficiency in Nanostructures Produced by Biocatalytic Co‐Assembly. Chemistry 2019; 25:11847-11851. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nadeesha K. Wijerathne
- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry The Graduate Center of the, City University of New York New York NY 10016 USA
- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center of the, City University of New York (CUNY) 85 St Nicholas Terrace New York 10031 USA
- Department of Chemistry, City University of New York (CUNY) Hunter College 695 Park Avenue New York 10065 USA
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center of the, City University of New York (CUNY) 85 St Nicholas Terrace New York 10031 USA
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- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry The Graduate Center of the, City University of New York New York NY 10016 USA
- Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry The Graduate Center of the, City University of New York New York NY 10016 USA
- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center of the, City University of New York (CUNY) 85 St Nicholas Terrace New York 10031 USA
- Department of Chemistry, City University of New York (CUNY) Hunter College 695 Park Avenue New York 10065 USA
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Wang S, Li J, Ye Z, Li J, Wang A, Hu J, Bai S, Yin J. Self-assembly of photosensitive and chemotherapeutic drugs for combined photodynamic-chemo cancer therapy with real-time tracing property. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.04.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Feng X, Liu C, Wang X, Jiang Y, Yang G, Wang R, Zheng K, Zhang W, Wang T, Jiang J. Functional Supramolecular Gels Based on the Hierarchical Assembly of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. Front Chem 2019; 7:336. [PMID: 31157209 PMCID: PMC6530257 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Supramolecular gels containing porphyrins and phthalocyanines motifs are attracting increased interests in a wide range of research areas. Based on the supramolecular gels systems, porphyrin or phthalocyanines can form assemblies with plentiful nanostructures, dynamic, and stimuli-responsive properties. And these π-conjugated molecular building blocks also afford supramolecular gels with many new features, depending on their photochemical and electrochemical characteristics. As one of the most characteristic models, the supramolecular chirality of these soft matters was investigated. Notably, the application of supramolecular gels containing porphyrins and phthalocyanines has been developed in the field of catalysis, molecular sensing, biological imaging, drug delivery and photodynamic therapy. And some photoelectric devices were also fabricated depending on the gelation of porphyrins or phthalocyanines. This paper presents an overview of the progress achieved in this issue along with some perspectives for further advances.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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Chang R, Zou Q, Xing R, Yan X. Peptide‐Based Supramolecular Nanodrugs as a New Generation of Therapeutic Toolboxes against Cancer. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201900048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Rui Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical EngineeringInstitute of Process EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical EngineeringInstitute of Process EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical EngineeringInstitute of Process EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical EngineeringInstitute of Process EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Center for MesoscienceInstitute of Process EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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Li J, Wang A, Ren P, Yan X, Bai S. One-step co-assembly method to fabricate photosensitive peptide nanoparticles for two-photon photodynamic therapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:3191-3194. [PMID: 30734038 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00025a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Peptide-based nanoparticles were employed to load and disperse hydrophobic porphyrins in a one-step co-assembly method in aqueous media. The isolated porphyrins doped within nanoparticles showed enhanced two-photon absorption ability and could effectively generate 1O2 to induce the apoptosis of cancer cells, which holds great prospects in two-photon PDT.
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- Jieling Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 North 2nd Street, Zhongguancun, 100190 Beijing, China.
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Li J, Xing R, Bai S, Yan X. Recent advances of self-assembling peptide-based hydrogels for biomedical applications. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:1704-1715. [PMID: 30724947 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm02573h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Peptide-based hydrogels have been proven to be preeminent biomedical materials due to their high water content, tunable mechanical stability, great biocompatibility and excellent injectability. The ability of peptide-based hydrogels to provide extracellular matrix-mimicking environments opens up opportunities for their biomedical applications in fields such as drug delivery, tissue engineering, and wound healing. In this review, we first describe several methods commonly used for the fabrication of robust peptide-based hydrogels, including spontaneous hydrogelation, enzyme-controlled hydrogelation and cross-linking-enhanced hydrogelation. We then introduce some representative studies on their applications in drug delivery and antitumor therapy, antimicrobial and wound healing materials, and 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering. We hope that this review facilitates the advances of hydrogels in biomedical applications.
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- Jieling Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 North 2nd Street, Zhongguancun, 100190 Beijing, China.
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