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Srivastava I, Moitra P, Brent KM, Wang K, Pandit S, Altun E, Pan D. Biodegradable and switchable near-infrared fluorescent probes for hypoxia detection. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2023; 18:1061-1073. [PMID: 37610080 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2023-0095] [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] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Aims: Among solid tumors, hypoxia is a common characteristic and responsible for chemotherapeutic resistance. Hypoxia-sensitive imaging probes are therefore essential for early tumor detection, growth monitoring and drug-response evaluation. Despite significant efforts, detecting hypoxic oxygen levels remains challenging. Materials & methods: This paper demonstrates the use of an amine-rich carbon dot probe functionalized with an imidazole group that exhibits reversible fluorescence switching in normoxic and hypoxic environments. Results & conclusion: We demonstrate the ability to emit near-infrared light only under hypoxic conditions. The probes are found to be biodegradable in the presence of human digestive enzymes such as lipase. Ex vivo tissue imaging experiments revealed promising near-infrared signals even at a depth of 5 mm for the probe under ex vivo imaging conditions.
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- Indrajit Srivastava
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Chatterjee N, Misra SK. Nanocarbon-Enforced Anisotropic MusCAMLR for Rapid Rescue of Mechanically Damaged Skeletal Muscles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37257065 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Mechanical damages to skeletal muscles could be detrimental to the active work hours and lifestyle of athletes, mountaineers, and security personnel. In this regard, the slowness of conventional treatment strategies and drug-associated side effects greatly demand the design and development of novel biomaterials, which can rescue such mechanically damaged skeletal muscles. To accomplish this demand, we have developed a musculoresponsive polymer-carbon composite for assisting myotubular regeneration (MusCAMLR). The MusCAMLR is enforced to attain anisotropic muscle-like characteristics while incorporating a smartly passivated nanoscale carbon material in the PNIPAM gel under physiological conditions as a stimulus, which is not achieved by the pristine nanocarbon system. The MusCAMLR establishes a specific mechanical interaction with muscle cells, supports myotube regeneration, maintains excellent mechanical similarity with the myotube, and restores the structural integrity and biochemical parameters of mechanically damaged muscles in a delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) rat model within a short period of 72 h. Concisely, this study discloses the potential of smartly passivated nanocarbon in generating an advanced biomaterial system, MusCAMLR, from a regularly used polymeric hydrogel system. This engineered polymer-carbon composite reveals its possible potential to be used as a nondrug therapeutic alternative for rescuing mechanically damaged muscles and probably can be extended for therapy of various other diseases including muscular dystrophy.
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- Niranjan Chatterjee
- Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
- The Mehta family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Watt MM, Moitra P, Sheffield Z, Ostadhossein F, Maxwell EA, Pan D. A narrative review on the role of carbon nanoparticles in oncology. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 15:e1845. [PMID: 35975704 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The lymphatic system is the first site of metastasis for most tumors and is a common reason for the failure of cancer therapy. The lymphatic system's anatomical properties make it difficult to deliver chemotherapy agents at therapeutic concentrations while avoiding systemic toxicity. Carbon nanoparticles offer a promising alternative for identifying and transporting therapeutic molecules. The larger diameter of lymphatic vessels compared to the diameter of blood vessels, allows carbon nanoparticles to selectively enter the lymphatic system once administered subcutaneously. Carbon nanoparticles stain tumor-draining lymph nodes black following intratumoral injection, making them useful in sentinel lymph node mapping. Drug-loaded carbon nanoparticles allow higher concentrations of chemotherapeutics to accumulate in regional lymph nodes while decreasing plasma drug accumulation. The use of carbon nanoparticles for chemotherapy delivery has been associated with lower mortality, fewer histopathology changes in vital organs, and lower serum concentrations of hepatocellular enzymes. This review will focus on the ability of carbon nanoparticles to target the lymphatics as well as their current and potential applications in sentinel lymph node mapping and oncology treatment regimens. This article is categorized under: Implantable Materials and Surgical Technologies > Nanoscale Tools and Techniques in Surgery.
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- Meghan M Watt
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis, Health Sciences Facility III, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.,Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Urbana, Illinois, USA.,Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis, Health Sciences Facility III, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Bioengineering, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.,Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Urbana, Illinois, USA.,Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois, USA.,Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Health Sciences Facility III, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Chatterjee N, Kumar P, Kumar K, Misra SK. What makes carbon nanoparticle a potent material for biological application? WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 14:e1782. [PMID: 35194963 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Carbon materials are generally utilized in the form of carbon allotropes and their characteristics are exploited as such or for improving the thermal, electrical, optical, and mechanical properties of other biomaterials. This has now found a broader share in conventional biomaterial space with the generation of nanodiamond, carbon dot, carbon nanoparticles (CNPs), and so forth. With properties of better biocompatibility, intrinsic optical emission, aqueous suspendability, and easier surface conjugation possibilities made CNPs as one of the fore most choice for biological applications especially for use in intracellular spaces. There are various reports available presenting methods of preparing, characterizing, and using CNPs for various biological applications but a collection of information on what makes CNP a suitable biomaterial to achieve those biological activities is yet to be provided in a significant way. Herein, a series of correlations among synthesis, characterization, and mode of utilization of CNP have been incorporated along with the variations in its use as agent for sensing, imaging, and therapy of different diseases or conditions. It is ensembled that how simplified and optimized methods of synthesis is correlated with specific characteristics of CNPs which were found to be suitable in the specific biological applications. These comparisons and correlations among various CNPs, will surely provide a platform to generate new edition of this nanomaterial with improvised applications and newer methods of evaluating structural, physical, and functional properties. This may ensure the eventual use of CNPs for human being for specific need in near future. This article is categorized under: Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in Biology Diagnostic Tools > Biosensing Diagnostic Tools > In Vitro Nanoparticle-Based Sensing Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies.
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- Niranjan Chatterjee
- Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering and The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering and The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering and The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering and The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Kundu S, Chatterjee N, Chakraborty S, Gupta A, Goswami D, Misra SK. Poly-lysinated nanoscale carbon probe for low power two-photon bioimaging. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 270:120778. [PMID: 34998054 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Effective outcome from dynamic live-cell-imaging requires utilization of a probe with high emission intensity and low photobleaching. It would be preferable to achieve such properties at a low power of the applied laser to avoid any probable damage to biological cells or tissue. Most of the used small-molecule fluorophores have been reported to show significant photobleaching in a time-dependent manner and require high laser power to gain significant intensity for bioimaging. Carbon nanoparticles have recently been successfully used for cell imaging with low bleaching characteristics but require high laser power and lack optical nonlinearity at low power levels. Here, we report the preparation, characterization, and application of a Nanoscale Carbon (NC) which, on being surface decorated with crescent-shaped poly-lysine (PLNC), provides two-photon fluorescence (TPF) and low bleaching properties. PLNC was found to stain the cytoplasm of C2C12 muscle cells in the first four-hours of incubation with high TPF in the infrared range and can be useful for deep tissue imaging with further improvements.
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- Sayan Kundu
- Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India
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- Centre for Lasers and Photonics, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India; Centre for Lasers and Photonics, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India.
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- Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India; The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India.
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Havrdová M, Urbančič I, Tománková KB, Malina L, Poláková K, Štrancar J, Bourlinos AB. Intracellular Trafficking of Cationic Carbon Dots in Cancer Cell Lines MCF-7 and HeLa—Time Lapse Microscopy, Concentration-Dependent Uptake, Viability, DNA Damage, and Cell Cycle Profile. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031077. [PMID: 35162996 PMCID: PMC8835431 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) are potential tools for the labeling of cells with many advantages such as photostability, multicolor emission, small size, rapid uptake, biocompatibility, and easy preparation. Affinity towards organelles can be influenced by the surface properties of CDs which affect the interaction with the cell and cytoplasmic distribution. Organelle targeting by carbon dots is promising for anticancer treatment; thus, intracellular trafficking and cytotoxicity of cationic CDs was investigated. Based on our previous study, we used quaternized carbon dots (QCDs) for treatment and monitoring the behavior of two human cancer cell MCF-7 and HeLa lines. We found similarities between human cancer cells and mouse fibroblasts in the case of QCDs uptake. Time lapse microscopy of QCDs-labeled MCF-7 cells showed that cells are dying during the first two hours, faster at lower doses than at higher ones. QCDs at a concentration of 100 µg/mL entered into the nucleus before cellular death; however, at a dose of 200 µg/mL, blebbing of the cellular membrane occurred, with a subsequent penetration of QCDs into the nuclear area. In the case of HeLa cells, the dose-depended effect did not happen; however, the labeled cells were also dying in mitosis and genotoxicity occurred nearly at all doses. Moreover, contrasted intracellular compartments, probably mitochondria, were obvious after 24 h incubation with 100 µg/mL of QCDs. The levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) slightly increased after 24 h, depending on the concentration, thus the genotoxicity was likely evoked by the nanomaterial. A decrease in viability did not reach IC 50 as the DNA damage was probably partly repaired in the prolonged G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle. Thus, the defects in the G2/M phase may have allowed a damaged cell to enter mitosis and undergo apoptosis. The anticancer effect in both cell lines was manifested mainly through genotoxicity.
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- Markéta Havrdová
- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +420-585634384
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova Cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (I.U.); (J.Š.)
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Institute of Translational Medicine, Palacký University in Olomouc, Hněvotínská 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (K.B.T.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Institute of Translational Medicine, Palacký University in Olomouc, Hněvotínská 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (K.B.T.); (L.M.)
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic;
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova Cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (I.U.); (J.Š.)
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DuMez R, Miyanji EH, Corado-Santiago L, Barrameda B, Zhou Y, Hettiarachchi SD, Leblanc RM, Skromne I. In vivo characterization of carbon dots-bone interactions: toward the development of bone-specific nanocarriers for drug delivery. Drug Deliv 2021; 28:1281-1289. [PMID: 34176374 PMCID: PMC8238062 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2021.1938753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Current treatments for osteoporosis and other bone degenerative diseases predominately rely on preventing further bone erosion rather than restoring bone mass, as the latter treatments can unintentionally trigger cancer development by undiscriminatingly promoting cell proliferation. One approach to circumvent this problem is through the development of novel chemical carriers to deliver drug agents specifically to bones. We have recently shown that carbon nanodots (C-dots) synthesized from carbon nanopowder can bind with high affinity and specificity to developing bones in the larval zebrafish. Larval bones, however, are physiologically different from adult bones in their growth, repair, and regeneration properties. Here we report that C-dots can bind to adult zebrafish bones and that this binding is highly specific to areas of appositional growth. C-dots deposition occurred within 30 minutes after delivery and was highly selective, with bones undergoing regeneration and repair showing higher levels of C-dots deposition than bones undergoing normal homeostatic turnover. Importantly, C-dots deposition did not interfere with bone regeneration or the animal’s health. Together, our results establish C-dots as a potential novel vehicle for the targeted delivery of drugs to treat adult bone disease.
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- Rachel DuMez
- Department Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Department Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Department Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA
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Ray P, Moitra P, Pan D. Emerging theranostic applications of carbon dots and its variants. VIEW 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/viw.20200089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Priyanka Ray
- Department of Chemical Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore Maryland USA
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Department of Chemical Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore Maryland USA
- Department of Pediatrics Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Department of Chemical Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore Maryland USA
- Department of Pediatrics Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore Maryland USA
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Wen H, Tamarov K, Happonen E, Lehto V, Xu W. Inorganic Nanomaterials for Photothermal‐Based Cancer Theranostics. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202000207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Huang Wen
- Department of Applied Physics University of Eastern Finland Kuopio 70211 Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics University of Eastern Finland Kuopio 70211 Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics University of Eastern Finland Kuopio 70211 Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics University of Eastern Finland Kuopio 70211 Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics University of Eastern Finland Kuopio 70211 Finland
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Liu J, Xu C, Wang R, Han P, Zhao Q, Li H, Bai Y, Liu L, Zhang S, Yao X. Do carbon nanoparticles really improve thyroid cancer surgery? A retrospective analysis of real-world data. World J Surg Oncol 2020; 18:84. [PMID: 32359365 PMCID: PMC7196221 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-020-01852-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Parathyroid protection and central neck dissection (CND) are basic points of thyroid cancer surgery and draw persistent concern. We aimed to evaluate the value of carbon nanoparticles (CNs) for parathyroid gland protection and CND in thyroid surgery for thyroid cancer patients. Methods A total of 386 consecutive thyroid cancer patients were enrolled in the retrospective study. Three hundred thirty-four patients using CNs intraoperatively were included in the CN group, and 52 patients without using CNs or any other helping agent were included in the control group. Intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) was examined. Medical records and histopathologic reports were reviewed. Histopathologic examination was performed. Results There were no statistical significances in demographic and basic surgical information, preoperative iPTH, and serum calcium between the two groups (P > 0.05). In the CN group, the thyroid tissue and central neck lymph nodes were stained black by CNs, while the parathyroid glands were not. Histopathological examination showed that the carbon nanoparticles might accumulated in the subcapsular sinus of lymph nodes compared with the none-stained samples. The staining with CNs did not impact the histopathological examination. There were no significant differences in postoperative hypocalcemia and hypoPT at day 1, 1 month, and half year after surgery between the two groups, respectively. There was a big decline of iPTH level after surgery, whereas the perioperative decreasing amplitude of PTH was not statistically different between the CNs and control group (57.2 ± 28.6 vs 55.7 ± 27.8, P = 0.710). There were 43 patients occurring incidental parathyroidectomy in the CN group (43/334, 12.9%) and 7 patients in the control group (7/52, 13.5%), without significant difference (P = 0.907). There was no significant difference in the number of lymph nodes identified by pathology per patient between the CNs and control group regardless of unilateral and bilateral CND. Conclusions Carbon nanoparticles help highlight parathyroid glands and lymph nodes in thyroidectomy, but generate no significant benefit for parathyroid glands protection and lymph node dissection. The value of carbon nanoparticles in thyroid cancer surgery should not be exaggerated and needs further evaluation.
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- Junsong Liu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Clinical Research Center for Thyroid Diseases of Shaanxi Province, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Clinical Research Center for Thyroid Diseases of Shaanxi Province, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Clinical Research Center for Thyroid Diseases of Shaanxi Province, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Clinical Research Center for Thyroid Diseases of Shaanxi Province, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Clinical Research Center for Thyroid Diseases of Shaanxi Province, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Clinical Research Center for Thyroid Diseases of Shaanxi Province, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Clinical Research Center for Thyroid Diseases of Shaanxi Province, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Clinical Research Center for Thyroid Diseases of Shaanxi Province, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Clinical Research Center for Thyroid Diseases of Shaanxi Province, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease affecting more than 70,000 people worldwide. Caused by a mutation in the CFTR gene, cystic fibrosis can result in difficulty breathing, widespread bacterial infections, edema, malnutrition, pancreatitis, and death. Current drug-based treatments struggle to reach the site of action due to the thick mucus, and only manage symptoms such as blocked airways, lung infections, and limited ability to digest food. Nanotechnology opens up possibilities for improved treatment strategies by focusing on drug penetration through the mucus lining, eliminating resulting bacterial infections, and targeting the underlying genetic cause of the disease. In this review, we present recent nanoparticle developments for cystic fibrosis, challenges in nanomedicine therapeutics, and future research directions in gene editing and nonviral vectors for gene delivery.
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- Victor Ong
- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2 Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 3 Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 4 Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Repair, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 5 Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 6 Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Mohammadinejad R, Dadashzadeh A, Moghassemi S, Ashrafizadeh M, Dehshahri A, Pardakhty A, Sassan H, Sohrevardi SM, Mandegary A. Shedding light on gene therapy: Carbon dots for the minimally invasive image-guided delivery of plasmids and noncoding RNAs - A review. J Adv Res 2019; 18:81-93. [PMID: 30828478 PMCID: PMC6383136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Recently, carbon dots (CDs) have attracted great attention due to their superior properties, such as biocompatibility, fluorescence, high quantum yield, and uniform distribution. These characteristics make CDs interesting for bioimaging, therapeutic delivery, optogenetics, and theranostics. Photoluminescence (PL) properties enable CDs to act as imaging-trackable gene nanocarriers, while cationic CDs with high transfection efficiency have been applied for plasmid DNA and siRNA delivery. In this review, we have highlighted the precursors, structure and properties of positively charged CDs to demonstrate the various applications of these materials for nucleic acid delivery. Additionally, the potential of CDs as trackable gene delivery systems has been discussed. Although there are several reports on cellular and animal approaches to investigating the potential clinical applications of these nanomaterials, further systematic multidisciplinary approaches are required to examine the pharmacokinetic and biodistribution patterns of CDs for potential clinical applications.
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- Reza Mohammadinejad
- Pharmaceutics Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, P.O. Box: 71345-1583, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutics Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Silences, Yazd, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, and Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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The field of nanotechnology has grown exponentially during the last few decades, due in part to the use of nanoparticles in many manufacturing processes, as well as their potential as clinical agents for treatment of diseases and for drug delivery. This has created several new avenues by which humans can be exposed to nanoparticles. Unfortunately, investigations assessing the toxicological impacts of nanoparticles (i.e. nanotoxicity), as well as their possible risks to human health and the environment, have not kept pace with the rapid rise in their use. This has created a gap-in-knowledge and a substantial need for more research. Studies are needed to help complete our understanding of the mechanisms of toxicity of nanoparticles, as well as the mechanisms mediating their distribution and accumulation in cells and tissues and their elimination from the body. This review summarizes our knowledge on nanoparticles, including their various applications, routes of exposure, their potential toxicity and risks to human health.
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Stöckmann D, Spannbrucker T, Ale-Agha N, Jakobs P, Goy C, Dyballa-Rukes N, Hornstein T, Kümper A, Kraegeloh A, Haendeler J, Unfried K. Non-Canonical Activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor by Carbon Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS 2018; 8:nano8040267. [PMID: 29690640 PMCID: PMC5923597 DOI: 10.3390/nano8040267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is an abundant membrane protein, which is essential for regulating many cellular processes including cell proliferation. In our earlier studies, we observed an activation of the EGFR and subsequent signaling events after the exposure of epithelial cells to carbon nanoparticles. In the current study, we describe molecular mechanisms that allow for discriminating carbon nanoparticle-specific from ligand-dependent receptor activation. Caveolin-1 is a key player that co-localizes with the EGFR upon receptor activation by carbon nanoparticles. This specific process mediated by nanoparticle-induced reactive oxygen species and the accumulation of ceramides in the plasma membrane is not triggered when cells are exposed to non-nano carbon particles or the physiological ligand EGF. The role of caveolae formation was demonstrated by the induction of higher order structures of caveolin-1 and by the inhibition of caveolae formation. Using an in vivo model with genetically modified mice lacking caveolin-1, it was possible to demonstrate that carbon nanoparticles in vivo trigger EGFR downstream signaling cascades via caveolin-1. The identified molecular mechanisms are, therefore, of toxicological relevance for inhaled nanoparticles. However, nanoparticles that are intentionally applied to humans might cause side effects depending on this phenomenon.
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- Daniel Stöckmann
- IUF-Leibniz-Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- IUF-Leibniz-Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- IUF-Leibniz-Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- IUF-Leibniz-Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- IUF-Leibniz-Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- IUF-Leibniz-Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- IUF-Leibniz-Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- INM-Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
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- INM-Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
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- IUF-Leibniz-Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
- Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- IUF-Leibniz-Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Daza EA, Schwartz-Duval AS, Volkman K, Pan D. Facile Chemical Strategy to Hydrophobically Modify Solid Nanoparticles Using Inverted Micelle-Based Multicapsule for Efficient Intracellular Delivery. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2018; 4:1357-1367. [PMID: 33418666 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Theranostic nanoparticles have incredible potential for biomedical applications by enabling visual confirmation of therapeutic efficacy. Numerous issues challenge their clinical translation and are primarily related to the complex chemistry and scalability of synthesizing Nanoparticles. We report a 2-step chemical strategy for high-throughput intracellular delivery of organic and inorganic solid nanoparticles. This process takes an additional step beyond hydrophobic surface modification facilitated by inverted micelle transfer, toward the packing of multiple solid nanoparticles into a soft-shelled lipid capsule, termed the Nano-multicapsule (NMC). This technique is high yielding and does not require the complex purification steps in anaerobic/hydrophobic reactions for hydrophobic modification. To demonstrate the efficacy across different material compositions, we separately entrapped ∼10 nm gold and carbon nanoparticles (AuNP and CNP) within inverted micelles, and subsequently NMCs, then quantified their internalization in a human breast cancer cell line. For encapsulated AuNPs (NMC-AuNP), we confirmed greater cellular internalization of gold through ICP-OES and TEM analyses. Raman spectroscopic analysis of cells treated with encapsulated CNPs (NMC-CNP) also exhibited high degrees of uptake with apparent intracellular localization as opposed to free CNP treatment.
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- Enrique A Daza
- Biomedical Research Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, 502 North Busey Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Biomedical Research Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, 502 North Busey Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Biomedical Research Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, 502 North Busey Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Maiti B, Kamra M, Karande AA, Bhattacharya S. Transfection efficiencies of α-tocopherylated cationic gemini lipids with hydroxyethyl bearing headgroups under high serum conditions. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:1983-1993. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02835k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Liposomal gene transfection under high serum conditions.
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- Bappa Maiti
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
- Director's Research Unit
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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- Department of Biochemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
- Director's Research Unit
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Zhang L, Goswami N, Xie J, Zhang B, He Y. Unraveling the molecular mechanism of photosynthetic toxicity of highly fluorescent silver nanoclusters to Scenedesmus obliquus. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16432. [PMID: 29180714 PMCID: PMC5703894 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16634-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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While the discovery of numerous attractive properties of silver at the nanoscale has increased their demand in many sectors including medicine, optics, sensing, painting and cosmetics, it has also raised wide public concerns about their effect on living organisms in aquatic environment. Despite the continuous effort to understand the various aspects of the toxicity of silver nanomaterials, the molecular level understanding on their cytotoxicity mechanism to biological organisms has remained unclear. Herein, we demonstrated the underlying mechanism of the photosynthetic toxicity against green algae namely, Scenedesmus obliquus by using an emerging silver nanomaterial, called silver nanoclusters (defined as r-Ag NCs). By exploiting the unique fluorescence properties of r-Ag NCs along with various other analytical/biological tools, we proposed that the photosynthetic toxicity of r-Ag NCs was largely attributed to the "joint-toxicity" effect of particulate form of r-Ag NCs and its released Ag+, which resulted in the disruption of the electron transport chain of light reaction and affected the content of key enzymes (RuBP carboxylase/ oxygenase) of Calvin cycle of algae cells. We believe that the present study can also be applied to the assessment of the ecological risk derived from other metal nanoparticles.
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- Li Zhang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, #03-18, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, #03-18, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Thoo L, Fahmi MZ, Zulkipli IN, Keasberry N, Idris A. Interaction and cellular uptake of surface-modified carbon dot nanoparticles by J774.1 macrophages. Cent Eur J Immunol 2017; 42:324-330. [PMID: 29204100 PMCID: PMC5708216 DOI: 10.5114/ceji.2017.70978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Carbon dot (Cdot) nanoparticles are an emerging class of carbon nanomaterials with a promising potential for drug delivery and bio imaging applications. Although the interaction between Cdots and non-immune cell types has been well studied, Cdot interactions with macrophages have not been investigated. Exposure of Cdot nanoparticles to J774.1 cells, a murine macrophage cell line, resulted in minimal toxicity, where notable toxicity was only seen with Cdot concentrations higher than 0.5 mg/ml. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that Cdots prepared from citric acid were internalized at significantly higher levels by macrophages compared with those prepared from bamboo leaves. Interestingly, macrophages preferentially took up phenylboronic acid (PB)-modified nanoparticles. By fluorescence microscopy, strong blue light-specific punctate Cdot fluorescence resembling Cdot structures in the cytosolic space was mostly observed in J774.1 macrophages exposed to PB-modified nanoparticles and not unmodified Cdot nanoparticles. PB binds to sialic acid residues that are overexpressed on diseased cell surfaces. Our findings demonstrate that PB-conjugated Cdots can be taken up by macrophages with low toxicity and high efficiency. These modified Cdots can be used to deliver drugs to suppress or eliminate aberrant immune cells such as macrophages associated with tumors such as tumor-associated macrophages.
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- Lester Thoo
- PAPRSB Institute of Health Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
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- PAPRSB Institute of Health Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
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- PAPRSB Institute of Health Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
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Elgqvist J. Nanoparticles as Theranostic Vehicles in Experimental and Clinical Applications-Focus on Prostate and Breast Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E1102. [PMID: 28531102 PMCID: PMC5455010 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18051102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Prostate and breast cancer are the second most and most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and women worldwide, respectively. The American Cancer Society estimates that during 2016 in the USA around 430,000 individuals were diagnosed with one of these two types of cancers, and approximately 15% of them will die from the disease. In Europe, the rate of incidences and deaths are similar to those in the USA. Several different more or less successful diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have been developed and evaluated in order to tackle this issue and thereby decrease the death rates. By using nanoparticles as vehicles carrying both diagnostic and therapeutic molecular entities, individualized targeted theranostic nanomedicine has emerged as a promising option to increase the sensitivity and the specificity during diagnosis, as well as the likelihood of survival or prolonged survival after therapy. This article presents and discusses important and promising different kinds of nanoparticles, as well as imaging and therapy options, suitable for theranostic applications. The presentation of different nanoparticles and theranostic applications is quite general, but there is a special focus on prostate cancer. Some references and aspects regarding breast cancer are however also presented and discussed. Finally, the prostate cancer case is presented in more detail regarding diagnosis, staging, recurrence, metastases, and treatment options available today, followed by possible ways to move forward applying theranostics for both prostate and breast cancer based on promising experiments performed until today.
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- Jörgen Elgqvist
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Ostadhossein F, Misra SK, Mukherjee P, Ostadhossein A, Daza E, Tiwari S, Mittal S, Gryka MC, Bhargava R, Pan D. Defined Host-Guest Chemistry on Nanocarbon for Sustained Inhibition of Cancer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:5845-5861. [PMID: 27545321 PMCID: PMC5542878 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201601161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 3 (STAT-3) is known to be overexpressed in cancer stem cells. Poor solubility and variable drug absorption are linked to low bioavailability and decreased efficacy. Many of the drugs regulating STAT-3 expression lack aqueous solubility; hence hindering efficient bioavailability. A theranostics nanoplatform based on luminescent carbon particles decorated with cucurbit[6]uril is introduced for enhancing the solubility of niclosamide, a STAT-3 inhibitor. The host-guest chemistry between cucurbit[6]uril and niclosamide makes the delivery of the hydrophobic drug feasible while carbon nanoparticles enhance cellular internalization. Extensive physicochemical characterizations confirm successful synthesis. Subsequently, the host-guest chemistry of niclosamide and cucurbit[6]uril is studied experimentally and computationally. In vitro assessments in human breast cancer cells indicate approximately twofold enhancement in IC50 of drug. Fourier transform infrared and fluorescence imaging demonstrate efficient cellular internalization. Furthermore, the catalytic biodegradation of the nanoplatforms occur upon exposure to human myeloperoxidase in short time. In vivo studies on athymic mice with MCF-7 xenograft indicate the size of tumor in the treatment group is half of the controls after 40 d. Immunohistochemistry corroborates the downregulation of STAT-3 phosphorylation. Overall, the host-guest chemistry on nanocarbon acts as a novel arsenal for STAT-3 inhibition.
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- Fatemeh Ostadhossein
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Departments of Bioengineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, and Mechanical Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Carle Foundation Hospital, 502 N. Busey St., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
- Departments of Bioengineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Institute for Sustainability in Energy and Environment, 502 N. Busey St., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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Pluronic mimicking fluorescent carbon nanoparticles conjugated with doxorubicin via acid-cleavable linkage for tumor-targeted drug delivery and bioimaging. J IND ENG CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang C, Yong Y, Song L, Dong X, Zhang X, Liu X, Gu Z, Zhao Y, Hu Z. Multifunctional WS 2 @Poly(ethylene imine) Nanoplatforms for Imaging Guided Gene-Photothermal Synergistic Therapy of Cancer. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:2776-2787. [PMID: 27717238 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201600633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The combination of photothermal therapy (PTT) with gene therapy (GT) to improve PTT efficiency and thus eliminate cancer cells under mild hyperthermia is highly needed. Herein, multifunctional WS2 @poly(ethylene imine) (WS2 @PEI) nanoplatform has been designed and constructed for gene-photothermal synergistic therapy of tumors at mild condition. After a surface modification of WS2 with a positively charged PEI, the as-prepared WS2 @PEI nanoplatform can not only act as an efficient survivin-siRNA carrier for GT but also exhibit remarkable near-infrared (NIR) photothermal effects for PTT. On the one hand, the photothermal effects induced by WS2 @PEI upon NIR irradiation can enhance the cellular uptake owing to the increase of the cell membrane permeability, which leads to the remarkable enhancement of silencing efficiency of survivin. On the other hand, the silencing of survivin can increase the apoptosis as well as reduce the heat resistance of cancer cells by downregulating the heat shock protein 70 expressions, which greatly enhance the sensitivity of cancer cells to PTT. As a result, compared to PTT or GT treatment alone, WS2 @PEI mediated synergistic GT/PTT therapy remarkably enhances in vitro cancer cell damage and in vivo tumor elimination.
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- Chunfang Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Opto-electronic Technology; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety; Institute of High Energy Physics and National Center for Nanoscience Technology of China; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-electronic Technology; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety; Institute of High Energy Physics and National Center for Nanoscience Technology of China; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety; Institute of High Energy Physics and National Center for Nanoscience Technology of China; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-electronic Technology; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety; Institute of High Energy Physics and National Center for Nanoscience Technology of China; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety; Institute of High Energy Physics and National Center for Nanoscience Technology of China; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-electronic Technology; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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Ostadhossein F, Pan D. Functional carbon nanodots for multiscale imaging and therapy. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 9. [PMID: 27791335 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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As an emerging class of carbon nanomaterials, carbon dots (CDs) have garnered many researchers' interests in the past decade due to their excellent biocompatibility, replete surface functional groups, water dispersibility, and unique photoluminescence. These extraordinary properties have opened new avenues for their advanced application in cell labeling, bioimaging, drug delivery, sensors, and energy-related devices. In this paper, we critically review recent advances in the synthetic strategies and the application of CDs for biological purposes, specifically, imaging and therapy. Finally, a perspective has been given on the potential challenges facing the translation of these materials from the bench to the market. WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2017, 9:e1436. doi: 10.1002/wnan.1436 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Fatemeh Ostadhossein
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.,Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.,Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL, USA.,Departments of Bioengineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Institute for Sustainability in Energy and Environment, Urbana, IL, USA
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Misra SK, Mukherjee P, Chang HH, Tiwari S, Gryka M, Bhargava R, Pan D. Multi-functionality Redefined with Colloidal Carotene Carbon Nanoparticles for Synchronized Chemical Imaging, Enriched Cellular Uptake and Therapy. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29299. [PMID: 27405011 PMCID: PMC4941412 DOI: 10.1038/srep29299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Typically, multiplexing high nanoparticle uptake, imaging, and therapy requires careful integration of three different functions of a multiscale molecular-particle assembly. Here, we present a simpler approach to multiplexing by utilizing one component of the system for multiple functions. Specifically, we successfully synthesized and characterized colloidal carotene carbon nanoparticle (C(3)-NP), in which a single functional molecule served a threefold purpose. First, the presence of carotene moieties promoted the passage of the particle through the cell membrane and into the cells. Second, the ligand acted as a potent detrimental moiety for cancer cells and, finally, the ligands produced optical contrast for robust microscopic detection in complex cellular environments. In comparative tests, C(3)-NP were found to provide effective intracellular delivery that enables both robust detection at cellular and tissue level and presents significant therapeutic potential without altering the mechanism of intracellular action of β-carotene. Surface coating of C(3) with phospholipid was used to generate C(3)-Lipocoat nanoparticles with further improved function and biocompatibility, paving the path to eventual in vivo studies.
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- Santosh K Misra
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, and Mechanical Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, and Mechanical Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, and Mechanical Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, and Mechanical Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Maysinger D, Ji J, Hutter E, Cooper E. Nanoparticle-Based and Bioengineered Probes and Sensors to Detect Physiological and Pathological Biomarkers in Neural Cells. Front Neurosci 2015; 9:480. [PMID: 26733793 PMCID: PMC4683200 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Nanotechnology, a rapidly evolving field, provides simple and practical tools to investigate the nervous system in health and disease. Among these tools are nanoparticle-based probes and sensors that detect biochemical and physiological properties of neurons and glia, and generate signals proportionate to physical, chemical, and/or electrical changes in these cells. In this context, quantum dots (QDs), carbon-based structures (C-dots, grapheme, and nanodiamonds) and gold nanoparticles are the most commonly used nanostructures. They can detect and measure enzymatic activities of proteases (metalloproteinases, caspases), ions, metabolites, and other biomolecules under physiological or pathological conditions in neural cells. Here, we provide some examples of nanoparticle-based and genetically engineered probes and sensors that are used to reveal changes in protease activities and calcium ion concentrations. Although significant progress in developing these tools has been made for probing neural cells, several challenges remain. We review many common hurdles in sensor development, while highlighting certain advances. In the end, we propose some future directions and ideas for developing practical tools for neural cell investigations, based on the maxim "Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so" (Galileo Galilei).
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- Dusica Maysinger
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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Novel Signal-Enhancing Approaches for Optical Detection of Nucleic Acids—Going beyond Target Amplification. CHEMOSENSORS 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors3030224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Sharker SM, Kim SM, Kim SH, In I, Lee H, Park SY. Target delivery of β-cyclodextrin/paclitaxel complexed fluorescent carbon nanoparticles: externally NIR light and internally pH sensitive-mediated release of paclitaxel with bio-imaging. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:5833-5841. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00779h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The carbonized fluorescence hyaluronic acid (HA-FCN) for triggered target bioimaging ability have conjugated with β-cyclodextrin (CD) to release PTX by intracellular pH as well as remote photothermal NIR light control.
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- Shazid Md. Sharker
- Department of Chemistry
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 305-701
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Korea National University of Transportation
- Chungju 380-702
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of IT Convergence
- Korea National University of Transportation
- Chungju 380-702
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of IT Convergence
- Korea National University of Transportation
- Chungju 380-702
- Republic of Korea
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
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- Department of Chemistry
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 305-701
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Korea National University of Transportation
- Chungju 380-702
- Republic of Korea
- Department of IT Convergence
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