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Hogan KJ, Perez MR, Mikos AG. Extracellular matrix component-derived nanoparticles for drug delivery and tissue engineering. J Control Release 2023; 360:888-912. [PMID: 37482344 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.07.034] [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: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) consists of a complex combination of proteins, proteoglycans, and other biomolecules. ECM-based materials have been demonstrated to have high biocompatibility and bioactivity, which may be harnessed for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. Herein, nanoparticles incorporating ECM-based materials and their applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering are reviewed. Proteins such as gelatin, collagen, and fibrin as well as glycosaminoglycans including hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate, and heparin have been employed for cancer therapeutic delivery, gene delivery, and wound healing and regenerative medicine. Strategies for modifying and functionalizing these materials with synthetic and natural polymers or to enable stimuli-responsive degradation and drug release have increased the efficacy of these materials and nano-systems. The incorporation and modification of ECM-based materials may be used to drive drug targeting and increase tissue-specific cell differentiation more effectively.
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- Katie J Hogan
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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Stimuli responsive and receptor targeted iron oxide based nanoplatforms for multimodal therapy and imaging of cancer: Conjugation chemistry and alternative therapeutic strategies. J Control Release 2021; 333:188-245. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Carvalho SG, Araujo VHS, Dos Santos AM, Duarte JL, Silvestre ALP, Fonseca-Santos B, Villanova JCO, Gremião MPD, Chorilli M. Advances and challenges in nanocarriers and nanomedicines for veterinary application. Int J Pharm 2020; 580:119214. [PMID: 32165220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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To ensure success in the development and manufacturing of nanomedicines requires forces of an interdisciplinary team that combines medicine, engineering, chemistry, biology, material and pharmaceutical areas. Numerous researches in nanotechnology applied to human health are available in the literature. Althought, the lack of nanotechnology-based pharmaceuticals products for use exclusively in veterinary pharmacotherapy creates a potential area for the development of innovative products, as these animal health studies are still scarce when compared to studies in human pharmacotherapy. Nano-dosage forms can ensure safer and more effective pharmacotherapy for animals and can more be safer for the consumers of livestock products, once they can offer higher selectivity and smaller toxicity associated with lower doses of the drugs. In addition, the development and production of nanomedicines may consolidate the presence of pharmaceutical laboratories in the global market and can generate greater profit in a competitive business environment. To contribute to this scenario, this article provides a review of the main nanocarriers used in nanomedicines for veterinary use, with emphasis on liposomes, nanoemulsions, micelles, lipid nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, mesoporous silica nanoparticles, metallic nanoparticles and dendrimers, and the state of the art of application of these nanocarriers in drug delivery systems to animal use. Finnaly, the major challenges involved in research, scale-up studies, large-scale manufacture, analytical methods for quality assessment, and regulatory aspects of nanomedicines were discussed.
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- Suzana Gonçalves Carvalho
- Department of Drugs and Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences - São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14800-903 Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Drugs and Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences - São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14800-903 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Drugs and Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences - São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14800-903 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Drugs and Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences - São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14800-903 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Drugs and Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences - São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14800-903 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-871 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Production, Departament of Pharmacy and Nutrition - Federal University of Espirito Santo (UFES), 29500-000 Alegre, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Drugs and Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences - São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14800-903 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Drugs and Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences - São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14800-903 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Abdel-Mottaleb MM, Abd-Allah H, El-Gogary RI, Nasr M. Versatile hyaluronic acid nanoparticles for improved drug delivery. DRUG DELIVERY ASPECTS 2020:1-18. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-821222-6.00001-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Chondrogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells by microRNA loaded triple polysaccharide nanoparticle system. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 102:756-763. [PMID: 31147048 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Degenerative cartilage is the pathology of severe depletion of extracellular matrix components in articular cartilage. In diseases like osteoarthritis, misregulation of microRNAs contributes the pathology and collectively leads to disruption of the homeostasis. In this study chondroitin sulfate/hyaluronic acid/chitosan nanoparticles were prepared and successfully characterized chemically and morphologically. Results demonstrated higher chondroitin sulfate amounts led smaller nanoparticles, but lower surface zeta potential due to high electronegativity. After optimization of chondroitin sulfate amounts regarding size and charge, nanoparticles were loaded with microRNA-149-5p, a therapeutic miRNA downregulated in osteoarthritis, and evaluated focusing on their loading efficiency, release behaviour, cytotoxicity and gene transfection efficiency in vitro. Results showed all nanoparticle formulations were non-toxic and promising gene delivery agents, due to increased levels of microRNA-149-5p and decreased mRNA levels of microRNA's target, FUT-1. Highest gene transfection efficiency was obtained with the nanoparticle formulation which had the highest chondroitin sulfate load and smallest size. In addition, owing to their high chondroitin sulfate cargo, all nanoparticles were reported to enhance chondrogenesis, which was demonstrated by gene expression analysis and sulfated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) staining. The obtained data suggest that the delivery of microRNA-149-5p via polysaccharide based carriers could achieve collaborative impact in cartilage regeneration and have a potential to enhance osteoarthritis treatment.
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Montanari E, Di Meo C, Oates A, Coviello T, Matricardi P. Pursuing Intracellular Pathogens with Hyaluronan. From a 'Pro-Infection' Polymer to a Biomaterial for 'Trojan Horse' Systems. Molecules 2018; 23:E939. [PMID: 29670009 PMCID: PMC6017551 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23040939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hyaluronan (HA) is among the most important bioactive polymers in mammals, playing a key role in a number of biological functions. In the last decades, it has been increasingly studied as a biomaterial for drug delivery systems, thanks to its physico-chemical features and ability to target and enter certain cells. The most important receptor of HA is ‘Cluster of Differentiation 44’ (CD44), a cell surface glycoprotein over-expressed by a number of cancers and heavily involved in HA endocytosis. Moreover, CD44 is highly expressed by keratinocytes, activated macrophages and fibroblasts, all of which can act as ‘reservoirs’ for intracellular pathogens. Interestingly, both CD44 and HA appear to play a key role for the invasion and persistence of such microorganisms within the cells. As such, HA is increasingly recognised as a potential target for nano-carriers development, to pursuit and target intracellular pathogens, acting as a ‘Trojan Horse’. This review describes the biological relationship between HA, CD44 and the entry and survival of a number of pathogens within the cells and the subsequent development of HA-based nano-carriers for enhancing the intracellular activity of antimicrobials.
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- Elita Montanari
- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- School of Healthcare, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Karakocak BB, Liang J, Biswas P, Ravi N. Hyaluronate coating enhances the delivery and biocompatibility of gold nanoparticles. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 186:243-251. [PMID: 29455984 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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For targeted delivery with nanoparticles (NPs) as drug carriers, it is imperative that the NPs are internalized into the targeted cell. Surface properties of NPs influence their interactions with cells. We examined the responses of retinal pigment epithelial cells, NIH 3T3 fibroblast cells, and Chinese hamster ovary cells to gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) in their nascent form as well as coated with end-thiolated hyaluronate (HS-HA). The grafting density of HS-HA on Au NPs was calculated based on total organic carbon measurements and thermal gravimetric analysis. We imaged the intracellular NPs by 3D confocal microscopy. We quantified viability and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) of the cells to Au NPs and monitored cell-surface attachment via electrical cell-substrate impedance sensing. The results confirmed that receptors on cell surfaces, for HA, are critical in internalizing HS-HA-Au NPs, and HA may mitigate ROS pathways known to lead to cell death. The 50- and 100-nm HS-HA-Au NPs were able to enter the cells; however, their nascent forms could not. This study shows that the delivery of larger Au NPs is enhanced with HS-HA coating and illustrates the potential of HA-coated NPs as a drug delivery agent for inflamed, proliferating, and cancer cells that express CD44 receptors.
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- Bedia Begum Karakocak
- Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory, Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63106, USA
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- Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory, Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory, Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63130, USA; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63106, USA.
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D'Amico M, Fiorica C, Palumbo FS, Militello V, Leone M, Dubertret B, Pitarresi G, Giammona G. Uptake of silica covered Quantum Dots into living cells: Long term vitality and morphology study on hyaluronic acid biomaterials. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 67:231-236. [PMID: 27287118 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.04.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Quantum Dots (QDs) are promising very bright and stable fluorescent probes for optical studies in the biological field but water solubility and possible metal bio-contamination need to be addressed. In this work, a simple silica-QD hybrid system is prepared and the uptake in bovine chondrocytes living cells without any functionalization of the external protective silica shield is demonstrated. Moreover, long term treated cells vitality (up to 14days) and the transfer of silica-QDs to the next cell generations are here reported. Confocal fluorescence microscopy was also used to determine the morphology of the so labelled cells and the relative silica-QDs distribution. Finally, we employ silica-QD stained chondrocytes to characterize, as proof of concept, hydrogels obtained from an amphiphilic derivative of hyaluronic acid (HA-EDA-C18) functionalized with different amounts of the RGD peptide.
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- Michele D'Amico
- Dip. Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy; Dip. di Fisica e Chimica, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 18, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dip. di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari e Biomolecolari, Sezione di Chimica e Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 28, 90136 Palermo, Italy.
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- Dip. di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari e Biomolecolari, Sezione di Chimica e Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 28, 90136 Palermo, Italy
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- Dip. di Fisica e Chimica, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 18, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dip. di Fisica e Chimica, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 18, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Physique et d'Etude des Matèriaux, ESPCI-ParisTech, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Universitè UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France
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- Dip. di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari e Biomolecolari, Sezione di Chimica e Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 28, 90136 Palermo, Italy
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- Dip. di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari e Biomolecolari, Sezione di Chimica e Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 28, 90136 Palermo, Italy
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Yu KS, Lin MM, Lee HJ, Tae KS, Kang BS, Lee JH, Lee NS, Jeong YG, Han SY, Kim DK. Receptor-Meditated Endocytosis by Hyaluronic Acid@Superparamagnetic Nanovetor for Targeting of CD44-Overexpressing Tumor Cells. NANOMATERIALS 2016; 6:nano6080149. [PMID: 28335277 PMCID: PMC5224623 DOI: 10.3390/nano6080149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The present report proposes a more rational hyaluronic acid (HA) conjugation protocol that can be used to modify the surface of the superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) by covalently binding the targeting molecules (HA) with glutamic acid as a molecular linker on peripheral surface of SPIONs. The synthesis of HA-Glutamic Acid (GA)@SPIONs was included oxidization of nanoparticle’s surface with H2O2 followed by activation of hydroxyl group and reacting glutamic acid as an intermediate molecule demonstrating transfection of lung cancer cells. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and zeta-potential studies confirmed the chemical bonding between amino acid linker and polysaccharides. 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) cytotoxicity assay showed that HA-SPIONs-treated cells remained 82.9% ± 2.7% alive at high particle dosage (200 µg/mL iron concentration), whereas GA-SPIONs and bare SPIONs (B-SPIONs) treated cells had only 59.3% ± 13.4% and 26.5% ± 3.1% survival rate at the same conditions, respectively. Confocal microscopy analysis showed increased cellular internalization of HA-SPIONs compared to non-interacting agarose coated SPIONs (AgA-SPIONs).
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- Kwang Sik Yu
- Department of Anatomy, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Physical Therapy, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea.
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- Biomedical Engineering, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea.
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- Radiological Science, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea.
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- Department of Anatomy, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea.
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- Department of Anatomy, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea.
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- Department of Anatomy, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea.
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- Department of Anatomy, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea.
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- Department of Anatomy, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea.
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Al-Qadi S, Alatorre-Meda M, Martin-Pastor M, Taboada P, Remuñán-López C. The role of hyaluronic acid inclusion on the energetics of encapsulation and release of a protein molecule from chitosan-based nanoparticles. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 141:223-232. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Tewes F, Gobbo OL, Ehrhardt C, Healy AM. Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Based-Microparticles for Peptide Pulmonary Delivery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:1164-1175. [PMID: 26692360 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) is known to interact with proteins, for example, in biogenic ACC, to form stable amorphous phases. The control of amorphous/crystalline and inorganic/organic ratios in inhalable calcium carbonate microparticles may enable particle properties to be adapted to suit the requirements of dry powders for pulmonary delivery by oral inhalation. For example, an amorphous phase can immobilize and stabilize polypeptides in their native structure and amorphous and crystalline phases have different mechanical properties. Therefore, inhalable composite microparticles made of inorganic (i.e., calcium carbonate and calcium formate) and organic (i.e., hyaluronan (HA)) amorphous and crystalline phases were investigated for peptide and protein pulmonary aerosol delivery. The crystalline/amorphous ratio and polymorphic form of the inorganic component was altered by changing the microparticle drying rate and by changing the ammonium carbonate and HA initial concentration. The bioactivity of the model peptide, salmon calcitonin (sCT), coprocessed with alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT), a model protein with peptidase inhibitor activity, was maintained during processing and the microparticles had excellent aerodynamic properties, making them suitable for pulmonary aerosol delivery. The bioavailability of sCT after aerosol delivery as sCT and AAT-loaded composite microparticles to rats was 4-times higher than that of sCT solution.
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- Frederic Tewes
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin , Dublin 2, Ireland
- INSERM U 1070, Pôle Biologie-Santé, Université de Poitiers , Faculté de Médecine & Pharmacie, 1 Rue Georges Bonnet, 86022 Poitiers Cedex, France
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin , Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin , Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin , Dublin 2, Ireland
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Yang C, Wang X, Yao X, Zhang Y, Wu W, Jiang X. Hyaluronic acid nanogels with enzyme-sensitive cross-linking group for drug delivery. J Control Release 2015; 205:206-17. [PMID: 25665867 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A methacrylation strategy was employed to functionalize hyaluronic acid and prepare hyaluronic acid (HA) nanogels. Dynamic light scattering, zeta potential analyzer and electron microscopy were utilized to characterize the nanogels and their enzyme-degradability in vitro. It was found that these nanogels had a spherical morphology with the diameter of about 70nm, and negative surface potential. When doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded into the nanogels, the diameter decreased to approximately 50nm with a drug loading content of 16% and encapsulation efficiency of 62%. Cellular uptake examinations showed that HA nanogels could be preferentially internalized by two-dimensional (2D) cells and three-dimensional (3D) multicellular spheroids (MCs) which both overexpress CD44 receptor. Near-infrared fluorescence imaging, biodistribution and penetration examinations in tumor tissue indicated that the HA nanogels could efficiently accumulate and penetrate the tumor matrix. In vivo antitumor evaluation found that DOX-loaded HA nanogels exhibited a significantly superior antitumor effect.
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- Chenchen Yang
- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China.
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INTRODUCTION Oral delivery of therapeutics, particularly protein-based pharmaceutics, is of great interest for safe and controlled drug delivery for patients. Hydrogels offer excellent potential as oral therapeutic systems due to inherent biocompatibility, diversity of both natural and synthetic material options and tunable properties. In particular, stimuli-responsive hydrogels exploit physiological changes along the intestinal tract to achieve site-specific, controlled release of protein, peptide and chemotherapeutic molecules for both local and systemic treatment applications. AREAS COVERED This review provides a wide perspective on the therapeutic use of hydrogels in oral delivery systems. General features and advantages of hydrogels are addressed, with more considerable focus on stimuli-responsive systems that respond to pH or enzymatic changes in the gastrointestinal environment to achieve controlled drug release. Specific examples of therapeutics are given. Last, in vitro and in vivo methods to evaluate hydrogel performance are discussed. EXPERT OPINION Hydrogels are excellent candidates for oral drug delivery, due to the number of adaptable parameters that enable controlled delivery of diverse therapeutic molecules. However, further work is required to more accurately simulate physiological conditions and enhance performance, which is important to achieve improved bioavailability and increase commercial interest.
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- Lindsey A Sharpe
- The University of Texas, Department of Biomedical Engineering , Austin, TX 78712 , USA +1 512 471 6644 ; +1 512 471 8227 ;
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Agrahari V, Zhang C, Zhang T, Li W, Gounev TK, Oyler NA, Youan BBC. Hyaluronidase-sensitive nanoparticle templates for triggered release of HIV/AIDS microbicide in vitro. AAPS JOURNAL 2013; 16:181-93. [PMID: 24343770 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-013-9546-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study was designed to test the hypothesis that a triggered release of a topical microbicide (tenofovir) from hyaluronic acid nanoparticles (HA-NPs) can be achieved under the influence of hyaluronidase (HAase) enzyme. A fractional factorial experimental design was used to examine the factors [molar concentrations of adipic acid dihydrazide (X1) and 1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl] carbodiimide hydrochloride (X2), volume of acetone (X3) and reaction time (X4)] influencing the responses, Y1; particle mean diameter: PMD (nanometers: nm), Y2; polydispersity index: PDI and Y3; zeta (ζ) potential: (millivolts). The amide bond formation between HA and ADH after cross-linking was confirmed by FT-IR and (13)C-NMR analyses. These NPs were also characterized for cytotoxicity on a human vaginal epithelial cell line and L. crispatus. When formulated with factors X1; 2.49 mM, X2; 9.96 mM, X3; 60 mL, X4; 6 h, HA-NPs exhibited a spherical shape with PMD, PDI, ζ potential, encapsulation efficiency, and drug loading of 70.6 ± 4.1 nm, 0.07 ± 0.02, -38.2 ± 2.8 mV, 51.8 ± 2.4% w/w and 26.1 ± 1.2% w/w, respectively, (n = 3). Unlike for HA based gel, HAase significantly triggered the drug release and HA degradation from the NPs after 24 h (~90% w/w and 65% w/w, respectively); whereas, in its absence, these values were ~39% w/w and 26% w/w, respectively. The NPs were non-cytotoxic to human vaginal VK2/E6E7, End1/E6E7 cells and Lactobacillus crispatus. These data highlight the potential of HAase-sensitive HA-NPs templates for the controlled and vaginal delivery of anti-HIV/AIDS microbicides.
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- Vivek Agrahari
- Laboratory of Future Nanomedicines and Theoretical Chronopharmaceutics, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, USA
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A new hyaluronic acid pH sensitive derivative obtained by ATRP for potential oral administration of proteins. Int J Pharm 2013; 457:150-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Berkó S, Maroda M, Bodnár M, Erős G, Hartmann P, Szentner K, Szabó-Révész P, Kemény L, Borbély J, Csányi E. Advantages of cross-linked versus linear hyaluronic acid for semisolid skin delivery systems. Eur Polym J 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Palumbo FS, Pitarresi G, Fiorica C, Rigogliuso S, Ghersi G, Giammona G. Chemical hydrogels based on a hyaluronic acid-graft-α-elastin derivative as potential scaffolds for tissue engineering. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2013; 33:2541-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2013.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Revised: 01/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Smriti Singh
- DWI an der RWTH Aachen e.V. Functional and Interactive Polymers and Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University; 52056 Aachen Germany
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- DWI an der RWTH Aachen e.V. Functional and Interactive Polymers and Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University; 52056 Aachen Germany
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- DWI an der RWTH Aachen e.V. Functional and Interactive Polymers and Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University; 52056 Aachen Germany
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El-Dakdouki MH, Puré E, Huang X. Development of drug loaded nanoparticles for tumor targeting. Part 1: Synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation in 2D cell cultures. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:3895-903. [PMID: 23529646 PMCID: PMC3638024 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr33777d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) are being extensively studied as carriers for drug delivery, but they often have limited penetration inside tumors. We envision that by targeting an endocytic receptor on the cell surface, the uptake of NPs can be significantly enhanced through receptor mediated endocytosis. In addition, if the receptor is recycled to the cell surface, the NP cargo can be transported out of the cells, which is then taken up by neighboring cells thus enhancing solid tumor penetration. To validate our hypothesis, in the first of two articles, we report the synthesis of doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded, hyaluronan (HA) coated silica nanoparticles (SNPs) containing a highly fluorescent core to target CD44, a receptor expressed on the cancer cell surface. HA was conjugated onto amine-functionalized SNPs prepared through an oil-water microemulsion method. The immobilization of the cytotoxic drug DOX was achieved through an acid sensitive hydrazone linkage. The NPs were fully characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), zeta potential measurements, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), UV-vis absorbance, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Initial biological evaluation experiments demonstrated that compared to ligand-free SNPs, the uptake of HA-SNPs by the CD44-expressing SKOV-3 ovarian cancer cells was significantly enhanced when evaluated in the 2D monolayer cell culture. Mechanistic studies suggested that cellular uptake of HA-SNPs was mainly through CD44 mediated endocytosis. HA-SNPs with immobilized DOX were endocytosed efficiently by the SKOV-3 cells as well. The enhanced tumor penetration and drug delivery properties of HA-SNPs will be evaluated in 3D tumor models in the subsequent paper.
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- Mohammad H El-Dakdouki
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Building, Michigan State University, Room 426, 578 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Pitarresi G, Fiorica C, Licciardi M, Palumbo FS, Giammona G. New hyaluronic acid based brush copolymers synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization. Carbohydr Polym 2013; 92:1054-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Revised: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Abdelrahim AS, Simerska P, Toth I. Development and characterization of anionic liposaccharides for enhanced oral drug delivery. Int J Pharm 2012; 430:120-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2012] [Revised: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lai JY, Ma DHK, Cheng HY, Sun CC, Huang SJ, Li YT, Hsiue GH. Ocular Biocompatibility of Carbodiimide Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Cell Sheet Delivery Carriers. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2012; 21:359-76. [DOI: 10.1163/156856209x416980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Jui-Yang Lai
- a Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33302, Republic of China; Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33302, Republic of China; Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33302, Republic of China
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- b Limbal Stem Cell Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33305, Republic of China; Department of Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33302, Republic of China
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- c Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33302, Republic of China
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- d Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan 20401, Republic of China
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- e Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33302, Republic of China
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- f Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33302, Republic of China
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- g Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30013, Republic of China
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Xu X, Jha AK, Harrington DA, Farach-Carson MC, Jia X. Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hydrogels: from a Natural Polysaccharide to Complex Networks. SOFT MATTER 2012; 8:3280-3294. [PMID: 22419946 PMCID: PMC3299088 DOI: 10.1039/c2sm06463d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 363] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Hyaluronic acid (HA) is one of nature's most versatile and fascinating macromolecules. Being an essential component of the natural extracellular matrix (ECM), HA plays an important role in a variety of biological processes. Inherently biocompatible, biodegradable and non-immunogenic, HA is an attractive starting material for the construction of hydrogels with desired morphology, stiffness and bioactivity. While the interconnected network extends to the macroscopic level in HA bulk gels, HA hydrogel particles (HGPs, microgels or nanogels) confine the network to microscopic dimensions. Taking advantage of various scaffold fabrication techniques, HA hydrogels with complex architecture, unique anisotropy, tunable viscoelasticity and desired biologic outcomes have been synthesized and characterized. Physical entrapment and covalent integration of hydrogel particles in a secondary HA network give rise to hybrid networks that are hierarchically structured and mechanically robust, capable of mediating cellular activities through the spatial and temporal presentation of biological cues. This review highlights recent efforts in converting a naturally occurring polysaccharide to drug releasing hydrogel particles, and finally, complex and instructive macroscopic networks. HA-based hydrogels are promising materials for tissue repair and regeneration.
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- Xian Xu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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Targeted, Multifunctional Hydrogel Nanoparticles for Imaging and Treatment of Cancer. NANOSTRUCTURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2305-8_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Veiseh M, Turley EA. Hyaluronan metabolism in remodeling extracellular matrix: probes for imaging and therapy of breast cancer. Integr Biol (Camb) 2011; 3:304-15. [PMID: 21264398 DOI: 10.1039/c0ib00096e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Clinical and experimental evidence increasingly support the concept of cancer as a disease that emulates a component of wound healing, in particular abnormal stromal extracellular matrix remodeling. Here we review the biology and function of one remodeling process, hyaluronan (HA) metabolism, which is essential for wound resolution but closely linked to breast cancer (BCA) progression. Components of the HA metabolic cycle (HAS2, SPAM1 and HA receptors CD44, RHAMM/HMMR and TLR2) are discussed in terms of their known functions in wound healing and in breast cancer progression. Finally, we discuss recent advances in the use of HA-based platforms for developing nanoprobes to image areas of active HA metabolism and for therapeutics in breast cancer.
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- M Veiseh
- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Ossipov DA. Nanostructured hyaluronic acid-based materials for active delivery to cancer. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2010; 7:681-703. [PMID: 20367530 DOI: 10.1517/17425241003730399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD Active targeting of bioactive molecules by physicochemical association with hyaluronic acid (HA) is an attractive approach in current nanomedicine because HA is biocompatible, non-toxic and non-inflammatory. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW This review focuses on synthesis, physicochemical characterization and biological properties of different nanoparticulate delivery systems that include HA in their structures. Chemically based approaches to the delivery of small molecule drugs, proteins and nucleic acids in which they become chemically or physically bound to hyaluronic acid are reviewed, including the use of molecular HA conjugates and nanocarriers. The systems are considered in terms of intracellular delivery to different cultured cells that express HA-specific receptors (hyaladherines) differently. The in vivo biodistribution and therapeutic effect of these systems are discussed. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN Different synthetic methodologies for preparations of HA-based nanoparticles are presented extensively. HA nanoparticulate systems of various structures can be compared with respect to their in vitro assays and in vivo biodistribution. TAKE HOME MESSAGE To make HA useful as an intravenous targeting carrier, strategies have to be devised to: reduce HA clearance from the blood; suppress the HA uptake by liver and spleen; and provide tumor-triggered mechanisms of release of an active drug from the HA carrier.
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- Dmitri A Ossipov
- Uppsala University, Polymer Chemistry, Material Chemistry Department, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Gao X, Zhang X, Zhang X, Cheng C, Wang Z, Li C. Encapsulation of BSA in polylactic acid–hyperbranched polyglycerol conjugate nanoparticles: preparation, characterization, and release kinetics. Polym Bull (Berl) 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-010-0273-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lin MM, Kim HH, Kim H, Dobson J, Kim DK. Surface activation and targeting strategies of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in cancer-oriented diagnosis and therapy. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2010; 5:109-33. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.09.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The advanced fabrication and surface engineering of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) could offer excellent physiochemical features for noninvasive tumor imaging and drug delivery. The key issues of realization of maximized selective cancer targeting of SPIONs are minimization of uptake by macrophages, preferential binding to cancerous cells over neighboring normal cells, visualization of tumor cells prior to and after treatment and triggered drug release into target cells in a controlled fashion. In this article, we summarize the current status of fabrication of multifunctional SPION-based nanodevices specially designed for cancer-oriented diagnosis and therapy, with a focus on potential malignancy-targeting ligands’ identification and development as nanocarriers. A number of examples of passive and active targeting strategies – lymphoangiogenesis markers, cellular metabolite receptors, extracellular matrix component receptors, neuropeptide receptors and receptor-mediated bypass of the blood–brain barrier – are described in detail.
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- Meng Meng Lin
- Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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- Vascular Medicine Research Unit, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- International Research Center of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Jungwon University, Korea
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- International Research Center of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Jungwon University, Korea
- Faculty of Herb Industry, Jungwon University, Korea
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- Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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- Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
- International Research Center of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Jungwon University, Korea
- Electrum 229, Isafjordsgatan 22, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SE-16 440 Kista, Stockholm, Sweden
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Pitarresi G, Palumbo FS, Albanese A, Fiorica C, Picone P, Giammona G. Self-assembled amphiphilic hyaluronic acid graft copolymers for targeted release of antitumoral drug. J Drug Target 2009; 18:264-76. [DOI: 10.3109/10611860903434027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bodnár M, Daróczi L, Batta G, Bakó J, Hartmann JF, Borbély J. Preparation and characterization of cross-linked hyaluronan nanoparticles. Colloid Polym Sci 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-009-2061-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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