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Bashiri G, Padilla MS, Swingle KL, Shepherd SJ, Mitchell MJ, Wang K. Nanoparticle protein corona: from structure and function to therapeutic targeting. LAB ON A CHIP 2023; 23:1432-1466. [PMID: 36655824 PMCID: PMC10013352 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc00799a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
Nanoparticle (NP)-based therapeutics have ushered in a new era in translational medicine. However, despite the clinical success of NP technology, it is not well-understood how NPs fundamentally change in biological environments. When introduced into physiological fluids, NPs are coated by proteins, forming a protein corona (PC). The PC has the potential to endow NPs with a new identity and alter their bioactivity, stability, and destination. Additionally, the conformation of proteins is sensitive to their physical and chemical surroundings. Therefore, biological factors and protein-NP-interactions can induce changes in the conformation and orientation of proteins in vivo. Since the function of a protein is closely connected to its folded structure, slight differences in the surrounding environment as well as the surface characteristics of the NP materials may cause proteins to lose or gain a function. As a result, this can alter the downstream functionality of the NPs. This review introduces the main biological factors affecting the conformation of proteins associated with the PC. Then, four types of NPs with extensive utility in biomedical applications are described in greater detail, focusing on the conformation and orientation of adsorbed proteins. This is followed by a discussion on the instances in which the conformation of adsorbed proteins can be leveraged for therapeutic purposes, such as controlling protein conformation in assembled matrices in tissue, as well as controlling the PC conformation for modulating immune responses. The review concludes with a perspective on the remaining challenges and unexplored areas at the interface of PC and NP research.
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- Ghazal Bashiri
- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Institute for Immunology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.
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Rijal H, Goggin L, Muriph R, Evans J, Hamad-Schifferli K. The Influence of Preforming Protein Coronas on the Performance of Dengue NS1 Immunoassays. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:2439. [PMID: 36432630 PMCID: PMC9694804 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14112439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The effect of preformed protein coronas on immunoassays for Dengue nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) immunoassays was investigated. The composition of the protein corona that forms around nanoparticle-antibody conjugates in human serum was characterized, and selected proteins from the corona were used for preformed coronas (human serum albumin and apolipoprotein A1). Coronas were formed and characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), and the nanoparticle-conjugate was probed by optical absorption spectroscopy. Immunoassays were run, and performance was quantified by analyzing the strip intensity as a function of NS1 concentration. The preformed coronas influenced the limit of detection (LOD) of the assay and the affinity for the NS1 target (KD). The resulting KD and LODs for the NP-Ab-ApoA1 immunoprobes were 0.83 nM and 1.24 nM, respectively. For the NP-Ab -HSA coronas, the test line intensity was lower by 33% at a given NS1 concentration than for the NP-Ab immunoprobes, and KD was 0.14 nM, a slightly higher affinity. Due to the relatively large error of the negative control, a meaningful LOD for the NP-Ab with HSA coronas could not be determined.
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- Hom Rijal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA
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- Department of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA
- School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA
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Battaglini M, Feiner N, Tapeinos C, De Pasquale D, Pucci C, Marino A, Bartolucci M, Petretto A, Albertazzi L, Ciofani G. Combining confocal microscopy, dSTORM, and mass spectroscopy to unveil the evolution of the protein corona associated with nanostructured lipid carriers during blood-brain barrier crossing. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:13292-13307. [PMID: 36063033 PMCID: PMC9494355 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00484d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Upon coming into contact with the biological environment, nanostructures are immediately covered by biomolecules, particularly by proteins forming the so-called "protein corona" (PC). The phenomenon of PC formation has gained great attention in recent years due to its implication in the use of nanostructures in biomedicine. In fact, it has been shown that the formation of the PC can impact the performance of nanostructures by reducing their stability, causing aggregation, increasing their toxicity, and providing unexpected and undesired nanostructure-cell interactions. In this work, we decided to study for the first time the formation and the evolution of PC on the surface of nanostructured lipid carriers loaded with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, before and after the crossing of an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Combining confocal microscopy, direct STochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (dSTORM), and proteomic analysis, we were able to carry out a complete analysis of the PC formation and evolution. In particular, we highlighted that PC formation is a fast process, being formed around particles even after just 1 min of exposure to fetal bovine serum. Moreover, PC formed around particles is extremely heterogeneous: while some particles have no associated PC at all, others are completely covered by proteins. Lastly, the interaction with an in vitro BBB model strongly affects the PC composition: in particular, a large amount of the proteins forming the initial PC is lost after the BBB passage and they are partially replaced by new proteins derived from both the brain endothelial cells and the cell culture medium. Altogether, the obtained data could potentially provide new insights into the design and fabrication of lipid nanostructures for the treatment of central nervous system disorders.
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- Matteo Battaglini
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Smart Bio-Interfaces, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera (Pisa), Italy.
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- Eindhoven University of Technology Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), PO Box 513, 5612AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Nanoscopy for Nanomedicine, Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Smart Bio-Interfaces, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera (Pisa), Italy.
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Smart Bio-Interfaces, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera (Pisa), Italy.
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Smart Bio-Interfaces, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera (Pisa), Italy.
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Smart Bio-Interfaces, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera (Pisa), Italy.
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- IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Core Facilities-Clinical Proteomics and Metabolomics, Via Gerolamo Gaslini 5, 16147 Genova, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Core Facilities-Clinical Proteomics and Metabolomics, Via Gerolamo Gaslini 5, 16147 Genova, Italy
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- Eindhoven University of Technology Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), PO Box 513, 5612AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Nanoscopy for Nanomedicine, Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Smart Bio-Interfaces, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera (Pisa), Italy.
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Kunachowicz D, Ściskalska M, Jakubek M, Kizek R, Kepinska M. Structural changes in selected human proteins induced by exposure to quantum dots, their biological relevance and possible biomedical applications. NANOIMPACT 2022; 26:100405. [PMID: 35560289 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2022.100405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Quantum dots (QDs) are semi-conductor luminescent nanocrystals usually of 2-10 nm diameter, attracting the significant attention in biomedical studies since emerged. Due to their unique optical and electronic properties, i.e. wide absorption spectra, narrow tunable emission bands or stable, bright photoluminescence, QDs seem to be ideally suited for multi-colour, simultaneous bioimaging and cellular labeling at the molecular level as new-generation probes. A highly reactive surface of QDs allows for conjugating them to biomolecules, what enables their direct binding to areas of interest inside or outside the cell for biosensing or targeted delivery. Particularly protein-QDs conjugates are current subjects of research, as features of QDs can be combined with protein specific functionalities and therefore used as a complex in variety of biomedical applications. It is known that QDs are able to interact with cells, organelles and macromolecules of the human body after administration. QDs are reported to cause changes at proteins level, including unfolding and three-dimensional structure alterations which might hamper proteins from performing their physiological functions and thereby limit the use of QD-protein conjugates in vivo. Moreover, these changes may trigger unwanted cellular outcomes as the effect of different signaling pathways activation. In this review, characteristics of QDs interactions with certain human proteins are presented and discussed. Besides that, the following manuscript provides an overview on structural changes of specific proteins exposed to QDs and their biological and biomedical relevance.
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- Dominika Kunachowicz
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Division of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Division of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- BIOCEV, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic
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- BIOCEV, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Division of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland.
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Wang X, Zhang W. The Janus of Protein Corona on nanoparticles for tumor targeting, immunotherapy and diagnosis. J Control Release 2022; 345:832-850. [PMID: 35367478 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The therapeutics based on nanoparticles (NPs) are considered as the promising strategy for tumor detection and treatment. However, one of the most challenges is the adsorption of biomolecules on NPs after their exposition to biological medium, leading unpredictable in vivo behaviors. The interactions caused by protein corona (PC) will influence the biological fate of NPs in either negative or positive ways, including (i) blood circulation, accumulation and penetration of NPs at targeting sites, and further cellular uptake in tumor targeting delivery; (ii) interactions between NPs and receptors on immune cells for immunotherapy. Besides, PC on NPs could be utilized as new biomarker in tumor diagnosis by identifying the minor change of protein concentration led by tumor growth and invasion in blood. Herein, the mechanisms of these PC-mediated effects will be introduced. Moreover, the recent advances about the strategies will be reviewed to reduce negative effects caused by PC and/or utilize positive effects of PC on tumor targeting, immunotherapy and diagnosis, aiming to provide a reasonable perspective to recognize PC with their applications.
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- Xiaobo Wang
- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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Formation of protein corona on interaction of pepsin with chitin nanowhiskers in simulated gastric fluid. Food Chem 2022; 383:132393. [PMID: 35182870 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Protein corona (PC) usually changes the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles (NPs) and determines their ultimate fate in the physiological environment. As NPs are widely used in food, it is important to obtain a deep understanding of PC formation in the gastrointestinal fluid. Herein, we explored the adsorption of pepsin to chitin nanowhiskers (CNWs) and their interactions in simulated gastric fluid. Results suggest that the binding of pepsin reduced the surface potential of CNWs from 22.4 ± 0.15 to 12.9 ± 0.51 mV and caused their aggregation. CNWs quenched the fluorescence of pepsin and induced slightly changes in its secondary structure containing a reduction in the β-sheet content (∼ 3%) and an increase in the random coils (∼ 2%). The isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) data suggested that the interaction forces between CNWs and pepsin were mainly hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces.
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Yerneni SS, Solomon T, Smith J, Campbell PG. Radioiodination of extravesicular surface constituents to study the biocorona, cell trafficking and storage stability of extracellular vesicles. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2021; 1866:130069. [PMID: 34906563 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2021.130069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are produced by all cell types and serve as biological packets delivering a wide variety of molecules for cell-to-cell communication. However, the biology of the EV extravesicular surface domain that we have termed EV 'biocorona' remains underexplored. Upon cell secretion, EVs possess an innate biocorona containing membrane integral and peripheral constituents that is modified by acquired constituents post secretion. This distinguishes EVs from synthetic nanoparticulate biomaterials that are limited to an adsorption-based, acquired biocorona. METHODS The EV biocorona molecular constituents were radiolabeled with 125I to study biocorona constituents and its surface dynamics. As example toolset applications, 125I-EVs were utilized to study EV cell trafficking and the stability of the EV biocorona during storage. RESULTS The biocorona of EVs consisted of proteins, lipids, DNA and RNA. The cellular uptake of 125I-EVs was temperature dependent and internalized 125I-EVs were rapidly recycled by cells. When 125I-EVs were stored in a purified state, they exhibited time and temperature dependent biocorona shedding and proteolytic degradation that was partially inhibited in the presence of serum. CONCLUSION The EV biocorona is complex and dynamic. Radiolabeling of the EV biocorona enables a unique platform methodology to study the biocorona and will facilitate unlocking EV's full clinical translation potential. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The EV biocorona affects EV mediated biological processes in health and disease. Acquiring knowledge of the EV biocorona composition, dynamics, stability and structure not only informs the diagnostic and therapeutic translation of EVs but also aids in designing biomimetic nanomaterials for drug delivery.
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- Saigopalakrishna S Yerneni
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America; Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Engineering Research Accelerator, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America; Engineering Research Accelerator, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America.
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Cui G, Su W, Tan M. Formation and biological effects of protein corona for food-related nanoparticles. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2021; 21:2002-2031. [PMID: 34716644 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The rapid development of nanoscience and nanoengineering provides new perspectives on the composition of food materials, and has great potential for food biology research and applications. The use of nanoparticle additives and the discovery of endogenous nanoparticles in food make it important to elucidate in vivo safety of nanomaterials. Nanoparticles will spontaneously adsorb proteins during transporting in blood and a protein corona can be formed on the nanoparticle surface inside the human body. Protein corona affects the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles and the structure and function of proteins, which in turn affects a series of biological reactions. This article reviewed basic information about protein corona of food-related nanoparticles, elucidated the influence of protein corona on nanoparticles properties and protein structure and function, and discussed the effect of protein corona on nanoparticles in vivo. The effects of protein corona on nanoparticles transport, cellular uptake, cytotoxicity, and immune response were reviewed, and the reasons for these effects were also discussed. Finally, future research perspectives for food protein corona were proposed. Protein corona gives food nanoparticles a new identity, which makes proteins bound to nanoparticles undergo structural transformations that affect their recognition by receptors in vivo. It can have positive or negative impacts on cellular uptake and toxicity of nanoparticles and even trigger immune responses. Understanding the effects of protein corona have potential in evaluating the fate of the food-related nanoparticles, providing physicochemical and biological information about the interaction between proteins and foodborne nanoparticles. The review article will help to evaluate the safety of protein coronas formed on nanoparticles in food, and may provide fundamental information for understanding and controlling nanotoxicity.
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- Guoxin Cui
- Academy of Food Interdisciplinary Science, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Academy of Food Interdisciplinary Science, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Academy of Food Interdisciplinary Science, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Jiang C, Wang X, Teng B, Wang Z, Li F, Zhao Y, Guo Y, Zeng Q. Peptide-Targeted High-Density Lipoprotein Nanoparticles for Combinatorial Treatment against Metastatic Breast Cancer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:35248-35265. [PMID: 34284582 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c02074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling pathway exhibits aberrant activation in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), wherein it regulates several malignant phenotypes related to tumor metastasis. GANT61, an inhibitor of the SHH signaling pathway, may offer promise when administered in combination with conventional chemotherapy to treat metastatic TNBC. However, poor bioavailability and substantial off-target toxicity limit its clinical application. To address these limitations, we designed a peptide-functionalized dual-targeting delivery system encapsulating paclitaxel and GANT61 in tLyP-1 peptide-modified reconstituted high-density lipoprotein nanoparticle (tLyP-1-rHDL-PTX/GANT61 NP) for metastatic TNBC treatment. The apolipoprotein A-1 and tLyP-1 peptide modified on the surface of nanoparticles enable the delivery system to target tumor cells by binding to the overexpressed scavenger receptor B type I and neuropilin-1 receptor. Moreover, the tLyP-1 peptide also enables the deep tumor penetration of nanoparticles further facilitating paclitaxel and GANT61 delivery. Increased cellular uptake of the nanoparticles was observed in both MDA-MB-231, BT-549 tumor cells, and their 3D tumor spheroids. A series of in vitro experiments reveal that GANT61 was able to suppress key metastasis-related tumor cell activities including angiogenesis, migration, invasion, and stemness. Owing to more effective drug administration, the metastasis suppression efficiency of GANT61 was significantly enhanced by the dual-targeting tLyP-1-rHDL delivery system. Meanwhile, the codelivery of paclitaxel and GANT61 by dual-targeting tLyP-1-rHDL nanoparticles demonstrated superior efficiency of disrupting proliferation and inducing apoptosis in tumor cells compared with drug solutions. In a spontaneous metastasis breast cancer NCG mice model, the tLyP-1-rHDL-PTX/GANT61 nanoparticles exhibited highly tumor-specific distribution and result in significant inhibition of the primary tumor growth and dramatic reduction of lung metastasis without obvious side effects. The present work suggests that a combination of the SHH signaling pathway suppression and chemotherapy assisted by peptide-functionalized targeting tLyP-1-rHDL nanoparticles may provide a promising strategy for metastatic TNBC treatment.
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- Chuli Jiang
- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Chu Y, Tang W, Zhang Z, Li C, Qian J, Wei X, Ying T, Lu W, Zhan C. Deciphering Protein Corona by scFv-Based Affinity Chromatography. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:2124-2131. [PMID: 33617264 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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It remains challenging to precisely decipher the structural and functional characteristics of protein coronas. To overcome the drawbacks frequently occurring in the traditional separation methods, an anti-PEG single-chain variable fragment (PEG-scFv) based affinity chromatography (AfC) was developed to achieve precise and efficient separation of protein coronas on PEGylated liposomes (sLip). His-tagged PEG-scFv could readily capture sLip without affecting protein corona compositions, and separate sLip/protein complex from plasma protein aggregates and endogenous vesicles through the Ni-NTA column. AfC demonstrated 43-fold higher protein corona collecting efficiency than centrifugation, which was extremely crucial for separation of in vivo protein coronas due to the limitation of sample size. AfC evaded contamination by endogenous vesicles and protein aggregates occurring in centrifugation, and reserved the loosely bound proteins, providing an unprecedented approach to deeply decipher protein coronas. The scFv-based AfC also paves new avenues for the separation of protein coronas formed on other nanomedicines.
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- Yuxiu Chu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Center of Medical Research and Innovation, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, School of Pharmacy, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Center of Medical Research and Innovation, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, School of Pharmacy, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Center of Medical Research and Innovation, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, School of Pharmacy, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Center of Medical Research and Innovation, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, School of Pharmacy, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, P.R. China
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Pinals RL, Chio L, Ledesma F, Landry MP. Engineering at the nano-bio interface: harnessing the protein corona towards nanoparticle design and function. Analyst 2020; 145:5090-5112. [PMID: 32608460 PMCID: PMC7439532 DOI: 10.1039/d0an00633e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Unpredictable and uncontrollable protein adsorption on nanoparticles remains a considerable challenge to achieving effective application of nanotechnologies within biological environments. Nevertheless, engineered nanoparticles offer unprecedented functionality and control in probing and altering biological systems. In this review, we highlight recent advances in harnessing the "protein corona" formed on nanoparticles as a handle to tune functional properties of the protein-nanoparticle complex. Towards this end, we first review nanoparticle properties that influence protein adsorption and design strategies to facilitate selective corona formation, with the corresponding characterization techniques. We next focus on literature detailing corona-mediated functionalities, including stealth to avoid recognition and sequestration while in circulation, targeting of predetermined in vivo locations, and controlled activation once localized to the intended biological compartment. We conclude with a discussion of biocompatibility outcomes for these protein-nanoparticle complexes applied in vivo. While formation of the nanoparticle-corona complex may impede our control over its use for the projected nanobiotechnology application, it concurrently presents an opportunity to create improved protein-nanoparticle architectures by exploiting natural or guiding selective protein adsorption to the nanoparticle surface.
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- Rebecca L Pinals
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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- Munishwar Nath Gupta
- Former Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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