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Niżnik Ł, Noga M, Kobylarz D, Frydrych A, Krośniak A, Kapka-Skrzypczak L, Jurowski K. Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs)-Toxicity, Safety and Green Synthesis: A Critical Review. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4057. [PMID: 38612865 PMCID: PMC11012566 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25074057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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In recent years, the extensive exploration of Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) has captivated the scientific community due to their versatile applications across various industries. With sizes typically ranging from 1 to 100 nm, AuNPs have emerged as promising entities for innovative technologies. This article comprehensively reviews recent advancements in AuNPs research, encompassing synthesis methodologies, diverse applications, and crucial insights into their toxicological profiles. Synthesis techniques for AuNPs span physical, chemical, and biological routes, focusing on eco-friendly "green synthesis" approaches. A critical examination of physical and chemical methods reveals their limitations, including high costs and the potential toxicity associated with using chemicals. Moreover, this article investigates the biosafety implications of AuNPs, shedding light on their potential toxic effects on cellular, tissue, and organ levels. By synthesizing key findings, this review underscores the pressing need for a thorough understanding of AuNPs toxicities, providing essential insights for safety assessment and advancing green toxicology principles.
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- Łukasz Niżnik
- Department of Regulatory and Forensic Toxicology, Institute of Medical Expertise, Łódź, ul. Aleksandrowska 67/93, 91-205 Łódź, Poland (K.J.)
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- Department of Regulatory and Forensic Toxicology, Institute of Medical Expertise, Łódź, ul. Aleksandrowska 67/93, 91-205 Łódź, Poland (K.J.)
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- Department of Regulatory and Forensic Toxicology, Institute of Medical Expertise, Łódź, ul. Aleksandrowska 67/93, 91-205 Łódź, Poland (K.J.)
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- Laboratory of Innovative Toxicological Research and Analyses, Institute of Medical Studies, Medical College, Rzeszów University, Al. mjr. W. Kopisto 2a, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Regulatory and Forensic Toxicology, Institute of Medical Expertise, Łódź, ul. Aleksandrowska 67/93, 91-205 Łódź, Poland (K.J.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Translational Research, Institute of Rural Health, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
- World Institute for Family Health, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
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- Department of Regulatory and Forensic Toxicology, Institute of Medical Expertise, Łódź, ul. Aleksandrowska 67/93, 91-205 Łódź, Poland (K.J.)
- Laboratory of Innovative Toxicological Research and Analyses, Institute of Medical Studies, Medical College, Rzeszów University, Al. mjr. W. Kopisto 2a, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
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Khoshandam M, Soltaninejad H, Mousazadeh M, Hamidieh AA, Hosseinkhani S. Clinical applications of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing system: Delivery options and challenges in precision medicine. Genes Dis 2024; 11:268-282. [PMID: 37588217 PMCID: PMC10425811 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2023.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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CRISPR/Cas9 is an effective gene editing tool with broad applications for the prevention or treatment of numerous diseases. It depends on CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) as a bacterial immune system and plays as a gene editing tool. Due to the higher specificity and efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 compared to other editing approaches, it has been broadly investigated to treat numerous hereditary and acquired illnesses, including cancers, hemolytic diseases, immunodeficiency disorders, cardiovascular diseases, visual maladies, neurodegenerative conditions, and a few X-linked disorders. CRISPR/Cas9 system has been used to treat cancers through a variety of approaches, with stable gene editing techniques. Here, the applications and clinical trials of CRISPR/Cas9 in various illnesses are described. Due to its high precision and efficiency, CRISPR/Cas9 strategies may treat gene-related illnesses by deleting, inserting, modifying, or blocking the expression of specific genes. The most challenging barrier to the in vivo use of CRISPR/Cas9 like off-target effects will be discussed. The use of transfection vehicles for CRISPR/Cas9, including viral vectors (such as an Adeno-associated virus (AAV)), and the development of non-viral vectors is also considered.
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- Mohadeseh Khoshandam
- Department of Reproductive Biology, Academic Center for Education, Culture, and Research (ACECR), Qom Branch, Qom 3716986466, Iran
- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran 14155-6463, Iran
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- Faculty of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14117-13116, Iran
- Pediatric Cell and Gene Therapy Research Center, Gene, Cell & Tissue Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6559, Iran
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14117-13116, Iran
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- Pediatric Cell and Gene Therapy Research Center, Gene, Cell & Tissue Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6559, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14117-13116, Iran
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Sungu M, Isik M, Güler Ü, Eylem CC, Eskizengin H, Nemutlu E, Salih B, Derkus B. Manipulating macrophage polarization with nanoparticles to control metastatic behavior in heterotypic breast cancer micro-tissues via exosome signaling. NANOSCALE 2023; 16:394-410. [PMID: 38073471 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04980a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of nanoparticles on macrophage polarization and their subsequent influence on post-tumorigenic behavior. Initially, seven different nanoparticles were applied to macrophages, and Zn-Ni-FeO (100 nm) and palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs, ∼25 nm) were found to induce M1-polarization in macrophages. A co-culture experiment was then conducted to examine the effects of macrophages on MCF-7 breast cancer micro-tissues. The M2-macrophages promoted tumor proliferation, while M1- and PdNPs-induced macrophages showed anti-tumor effects by suppressing cell proliferation. To reveal the mechanisms of effect, exosomes isolated from M1 (M1-Exo), M0 (M0-Exo), M2 (M2-Exo), and PdNPs-induced (PdNPs-Exo) macrophages were applied to the heterotypic tumor micro-tissues including MCF-7, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and primary human dermal fibroblasts (phDFs). M2-Exo was seen to promote the migration of cancer cells and induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), while M1-Exo suppressed these behaviors. PdNPs-Exo was effective in suppressing the aggressive nature of breast cancer cells similar to M1-Exo, moreover, the efficacy of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was increased in combination with PdNPs-Exo in both MCF-7 and heterotypic micro-tissues. In conclusion, PdNPs-Exo has potential anti-tumor effects, can be used as a combination therapy to enhance the efficacy of anti-cancer drugs, as well as innovative implants for breast cancer treatment.
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- Mustafa Sungu
- Stem Cell Research Lab, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, 06560 Ankara, Turkey.
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- Stem Cell Research Lab, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, 06560 Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Analytical Chemistry Division, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, 06560 Ankara, Turkey
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- Analytical Chemistry Division, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Stem Cell Research Lab, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, 06560 Ankara, Turkey.
- Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Excellence Joint Application and Research Center (NEUROM), 06560 Ankara, Turkey
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Anticancer and Targeting Activity of Phytopharmaceutical Structural Analogs of a Natural Peptide from Trichoderma longibrachiatum and Related Peptide-Decorated Gold Nanoparticles. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065537. [PMID: 36982610 PMCID: PMC10057332 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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In the large field of bioactive peptides, peptaibols represent a unique class of compounds. They are membrane-active peptides, produced by fungi of the genus Trichoderma and known to elicit plant defenses. Among the short-length peptaibols, trichogin GA IV is nonhemolytic, proteolysis-resistant, antibacterial, and cytotoxic. Several trichogin analogs are endowed with potent activity against phytopathogens, thus representing a sustainable alternative to copper for plant protection. In this work, we tested the activity of trichogin analogs against a breast cancer cell line and a normal cell line of the same derivation. Lys-containing trichogins showed an IC50 below 12 µM, a peptide concentration not significantly affecting the viability of normal cells. Two analogs were found to be membrane-active but noncytotoxic. They were anchored to gold nanoparticles (GNPs) and further investigated for their ability to act as targeting agents. GNP uptake by cancer cells increased with peptide decoration, while it decreased in the corresponding normal epithelial cells. This work highlights the promising biological properties of peptaibol analogs in the field of cancer therapy either as cytotoxic molecules or as active targeting agents in drug delivery.
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Functional biomaterials for comprehensive periodontitis therapy. Acta Pharm Sin B 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Kakkar S, Chauhan S, Bala R, Bharti, Kumar V, Rohit M, Bhalla V. Site-directed dual bioprobes inducing single-step nano-sandwich assay for the detection of cardiac troponin I. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:366. [PMID: 36053384 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05461-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bioreceptor functionalized metallic nano-colloids have been identified as effective nanobioprobes to realize the detection of an analyte based on a common phenomenon of salt-induced aggregation. In marked contrast to this, we describe a nano-sandwich assay integrating the novel match-pair of aptamer and peptide functionalized gold nanoparticles. The site-directed biomolecular interaction of high affinity aptamer and peptide bioreceptors directed towards distinct sites of cardiac biomarker troponin I; this was found to form a nano-sandwich assay in a peculiar manner. The gold nanoconjugates interact with specific and distant regions of troponin I to result in collision of probes upon target identification. In the presence of TnI, both nanobioprobes bind at their respective sites forming a nano-sandwich pair providing a visual color change from red to blue. Thus, the presence of target TnI itself causes instant agglomeration in just a single-step without addition of any external aggregator. The assay imparts 100% specificity and 90% sensitivity in a dynamic concentration range of 0.1-500 ng/mL troponin I with detection limit as low as 0.084 ng/mL. The applicability of the assay has been validated in clinical samples of acute myocardial infarction patients thus establishing a promising point-of-care detection of TnI.
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- Saloni Kakkar
- Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Chandigarh, India, 160036
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- Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Chandigarh, India, 160036
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- Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Chandigarh, India, 160036
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- Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Chandigarh, India, 160036
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- Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Chandigarh, India, 160036
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- Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Chandigarh, India, 160036.
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He Y, Hong C, Fletcher SJ, Berger AG, Sun X, Yang M, Huang S, Belcher AM, Irvine DJ, Li J, Hammond PT. Peptide-Based Cancer Vaccine Delivery via the STINGΔTM-cGAMP Complex. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2200905. [PMID: 35670244 PMCID: PMC11117022 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202200905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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With the advent of bioinformatic tools in efficiently predicting neo-antigens, peptide vaccines have gained tremendous attention in cancer immunotherapy. However, the delivery of peptide vaccines remains a major challenge, primarily due to ineffective transport to lymph nodes and low immunogenicity. Here, a strategy for peptide vaccine delivery is reported by first fusing the peptide to the cytosolic domain of the stimulator of interferon genes protein (STINGΔTM), then complexing the peptide-STINGΔTM protein with STING agonist 2'3' cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP). The process results in the formation of self-assembled cGAMP-peptide-STINGΔTM tetramers, which enables efficient lymphatic trafficking of the peptide. Moreover, the cGAMP-STINGΔTM complex acts not only as a protein carrier for the peptide, but also as a potent adjuvant capable of triggering STING signaling independent of endogenous STING protein-an especially important attribute considering that certain cancer cells epigenetically silence their endogenous STING expression. With model antigen SIINFEKL, it is demonstrated that the platform elicits effective STING signaling in vitro, draining lymph node targeting in vivo, effective T cell priming in vivo as well as antitumoral immune response in a mouse colon carcinoma model, providing a versatile solution to the challenges faced in peptide vaccine delivery.
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- Yanpu He
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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Wang SW, Gao C, Zheng YM, Yi L, Lu JC, Huang XY, Cai JB, Zhang PF, Cui YH, Ke AW. Current applications and future perspective of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in cancer. Mol Cancer 2022; 21:57. [PMID: 35189910 PMCID: PMC8862238 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-022-01518-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) system provides adaptive immunity against plasmids and phages in prokaryotes. This system inspires the development of a powerful genome engineering tool, the CRISPR/CRISPR-associated nuclease 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) genome editing system. Due to its high efficiency and precision, the CRISPR/Cas9 technique has been employed to explore the functions of cancer-related genes, establish tumor-bearing animal models and probe drug targets, vastly increasing our understanding of cancer genomics. Here, we review current status of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology in oncological research. We first explain the basic principles of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and introduce several new CRISPR-based gene editing modes. We next detail the rapid progress of CRISPR screening in revealing tumorigenesis, metastasis, and drug resistance mechanisms. In addition, we introduce CRISPR/Cas9 system delivery vectors and finally demonstrate the potential of CRISPR/Cas9 engineering to enhance the effect of adoptive T cell therapy (ACT) and reduce adverse reactions.
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Acute exposure to gold nanoparticles aggravates lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury by amplifying apoptosis via ROS-mediated macrophage-hepatocyte crosstalk. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:37. [PMID: 35057820 PMCID: PMC8772144 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-01203-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are increasingly utilized in industrial and biomedical fields, thereby demanding a more comprehensive knowledge about their safety. Current toxicological studies mainly focus on the unfavorable biological impact governed by the physicochemical properties of AuNPs, yet the consequences of their interplay with other bioactive compounds in biological systems are poorly understood. Results In this study, AuNPs with a size of 10 nm, the most favorable size for interaction with host cells, were given alone or in combination with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in mice or cultured hepatic cells. The results demonstrated that co exposure to AuNPs and LPS exacerbated fatal acute liver injury (ALI) in mice, although AuNPs are apparently non-toxic when administered alone. AuNPs do not enhance systemic or hepatic inflammation but synergize with LPS to upregulate hepatic apoptosis by augmenting macrophage-hepatocyte crosstalk. Mechanistically, AuNPs and LPS coordinate to upregulate NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2)-dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and activate the intrinsic apoptotic pathway in hepatic macrophages. Extracellular ROS generation from macrophages is then augmented, thereby inducing calcium-dependent ROS generation and promoting apoptosis in hepatocytes. Furthermore, AuNPs and LPS upregulate scavenger receptor A expression in macrophages and thus increase AuNP uptake to mediate further apoptosis induction. Conclusions This study reveals a profound impact of AuNPs in aggravating the hepatotoxic effect of LPS by amplifying ROS-dependent crosstalk in hepatic macrophages and hepatocytes. Graphical Abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12951-021-01203-w.
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Farshbaf M, Valizadeh H, Panahi Y, Fatahi Y, Chen M, Zarebkohan A, Gao H. The impact of protein corona on the biological behavior of targeting nanomedicines. Int J Pharm 2022; 614:121458. [PMID: 35017025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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For successful translation of targeting nanomedicines from bench to bedside, it is vital to address their most common drawbacks namely rapid clearance and off-target accumulation. These complications evidently originate from a phenomenon called "protein corona (PC) formation" around the surface of targeting nanoparticles (NPs) which happens once they encounter the bloodstream and interact with plasma proteins with high collision frequency. This phenomenon endows the targeting nanomedicines with a different biological behavior followed by an unexpected fate, which is usually very different from what we commonly observe in vitro. In addition to the inherent physiochemical properties of NPs, the targeting ligands could also remarkably dictate the amount and type of adsorbed PC. As very limited studies have focused their attention on this particular factor, the present review is tasked to discuss the best simulated environment and latest characterization techniques applied to PC analysis. The effect of PC on the biological behavior of targeting NPs engineered with different targeting moieties is further discussed. Ultimately, the recent progresses in manipulation of nano-bio interfaces to achieve the most favorite therapeutic outcome are highlighted.
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- Masoud Farshbaf
- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Pharmacotherapy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610041, China.
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Mirac Dizman H, Kazancioglu EO, Shigemune T, Takahara S, Arsu N. High sensitivity colorimetric determination of L-cysteine using gold nanoparticles functionalized graphene oxide prepared by photochemical reduction method. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 264:120294. [PMID: 34455380 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study aimed for the development of a cost effective and efficient method for L-cysteine detection, without employing expensive instrumentation within a short analysis time. The proposed method has been involved in the photochemical preparation of gold nanoparticles and gold nanoparticles on graphene oxide nanostructures. The gold nanoparticles and gold nanoparticles on graphene oxide acted as simple and sensitive nano-sensors for L-cysteine, due to the molecular structure of the L-cysteine presented -NH2 and -SH, which is very attractive for coordination to gold nanoparticles and crosslink gold nanoparticles causing aggregation and color change. By using the gold nanoparticles on graphene oxide as a probe, the colorimetric detection of L-cysteine in a nanomolar order concentration was demonstrated.
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- H Mirac Dizman
- Department of Chemistry, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa Campus, Istanbul 34220, Turkey
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- Department of Materials Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa Campus, Istanbul 34220, Turkey.
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The Interactions between Nanoparticles and the Innate Immune System from a Nanotechnologist Perspective. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11112991. [PMID: 34835755 PMCID: PMC8621168 DOI: 10.3390/nano11112991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The immune system contributes to maintaining the body’s functional integrity through its two main functions: recognizing and destroying foreign external agents (invading microorganisms) and identifying and eliminating senescent cells and damaged or abnormal endogenous entities (such as cellular debris or misfolded/degraded proteins). Accordingly, the immune system can detect molecular and cellular structures with a spatial resolution of a few nm, which allows for detecting molecular patterns expressed in a great variety of pathogens, including viral and bacterial proteins and bacterial nucleic acid sequences. Such patterns are also expressed in abnormal cells. In this context, it is expected that nanostructured materials in the size range of proteins, protein aggregates, and viruses with different molecular coatings can engage in a sophisticated interaction with the immune system. Nanoparticles can be recognized or passed undetected by the immune system. Once detected, they can be tolerated or induce defensive (inflammatory) or anti-inflammatory responses. This paper describes the different modes of interaction between nanoparticles, especially inorganic nanoparticles, and the immune system, especially the innate immune system. This perspective should help to propose a set of selection rules for nanosafety-by-design and medical nanoparticle design.
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Shang L, Zhou X, Zhang J, Shi Y, Zhong L. Metal Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy: A Potential Treatment for Breast Cancer. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216532. [PMID: 34770941 PMCID: PMC8588551 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignant tumor in women worldwide, which seriously threatens women’s physical and mental health. In recent years, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown significant advantages in cancer treatment. PDT involves activating photosensitizers with appropriate wavelengths of light, producing transient levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Compared with free photosensitizers, the use of nanoparticles in PDT shows great advantages in terms of solubility, early degradation, and biodistribution, as well as more effective intercellular penetration and targeted cancer cell uptake. Under the current circumstances, researchers have made promising efforts to develop nanocarrier photosensitizers. Reasonably designed photosensitizer (PS) nanoparticles can be achieved through non-covalent (self-aggregation, interfacial deposition, interfacial polymerization or core-shell embedding and physical adsorption) or covalent (chemical immobilization or coupling) processes and accumulate in certain tumors through passive and/or active targeting. These PS loading methods provide chemical and physical stability to the PS payload. Among nanoparticles, metal nanoparticles have the advantages of high stability, adjustable size, optical properties, and easy surface functionalization, making them more biocompatible in biological applications. In this review, we summarize the current development and application status of photodynamic therapy for breast cancer, especially the latest developments in the application of metal nanocarriers in breast cancer PDT, and highlight some of the recent synergistic therapies, hopefully providing an accessible overview of the current knowledge that may act as a basis for new ideas or systematic evaluations of already promising results.
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- Liang Shang
- Department of Breast Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China; (L.S.); (J.Z.); or (Y.S.)
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- Department of PET/CT Center, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150081, China;
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China; (L.S.); (J.Z.); or (Y.S.)
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China; (L.S.); (J.Z.); or (Y.S.)
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China; (L.S.); (J.Z.); or (Y.S.)
- Department of Breast Surgery, Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China
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Gold Nanoparticles: Multifaceted Roles in the Management of Autoimmune Disorders. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11091289. [PMID: 34572503 PMCID: PMC8470500 DOI: 10.3390/biom11091289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been recently applied for various diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The unique properties of these nanoparticles (NPs), such as relative ease of synthesis in various sizes, shapes and charges, stability, high drug-loading capacity and relative availability for modification accompanied by non-cytotoxicity and biocompatibility, make them an ideal field of research in bio-nanotechnology. Moreover, their potential to alleviate various inflammatory factors, nitrite species, and reactive oxygen production and the capacity to deliver therapeutic agents has attracted attention for further studies in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Furthermore, the characteristics of GNPs and surface modification can modulate their toxicity, biodistribution, biocompatibility, and effects. This review discusses in vitro and in vivo effects of GNPs and their functionalized forms in managing various autoimmune disorders (Ads) such as rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, and multiple sclerosis.
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Zhao R, Cao J, Yang X, Zhang Q, Iqbal MZ, Lu J, Kong X. Inorganic material based macrophage regulation for cancer therapy: basic concepts and recent advances. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:4568-4590. [PMID: 34113942 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm00508a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Macrophages with the M1 phenotype are a type of immune cell with exciting prospects for cancer therapy; however, when these macrophages infiltrate into tumours, many of them are induced by the tumour microenvironment to transform into the M2 type, which can enable tumour defence against external therapeutic strategies, assisting in tumour development. Macrophages have strong plasticity and functional heterogeneity, and their phenotypic transformation is complex and still poorly understood in relation to cancer therapy. Recent material advances in inorganic nanomaterials, especially inorganic elements in vivo, have accelerated the development of macrophage regulation-based cancer treatments. This review summarizes the basics of recent research on macrophage phenotype transformation and discusses the current challenges in macrophage type regulation. Then, the current achievements involving inorganic material-based macrophage regulation and the related anticancer effects of induced macrophages and their extracellular secretions are reviewed systematically. Importantly, inorganic nanomaterial-based macrophage phenotype regulation is flexible and can be adapted for different types of cancer therapies, presenting a possible novel approach for the generation of immune materials for cancer therapy.
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- Ruibo Zhao
- Institute of Smart Biomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China. and Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Smart Biomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China. and Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Smart Biomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China. and Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Smart Biomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China. and Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Smart Biomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China. and Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Smart Biomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China. and Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
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Bartneck M. Lipid nanoparticle formulations for targeting leukocytes with therapeutic RNA in liver fibrosis. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 173:70-88. [PMID: 33774114 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Obesity and low-grade inflammation are promoters of a multitude of diseases including liver fibrosis. Activation of the mobile leukocytes has a major impact on the outcome of inflammatory disease and can hence foster or mitigate liver fibrosis. This renders immunological targets valuable for directed interventions using nanomedicines. Particularly, RNA-based drugs formulated as lipid nanoparticles (LNP) can open new avenues for the personalized treatment of liver fibrosis both through specific interference and via the induction of the expression of functional and therapeutic proteins. Using microfluidics technology, all components, including lipid-anchored targeting ligands, are assembled in a single-step mixing process. A highlight is set to immunologically relevant liver cell types that are most vulnerable for being reached by LNP. A selection of LNP from other therapeutic fields applicable for reaching these cells in liver fbrosis is summarized. Furthermore, recent proceedings and major obstacles in the field of these targeted LNP are presented.
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Ozcelik Kazancioglu E, Batibay GS, Uner A, Arsu N. Thermal and morphological investigation of the effect of
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- Department of Chemistry Yildiz Technical University Istanbul Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry Gebze Technical University Kocaeli Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry Yildiz Technical University Istanbul Turkey
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Farfán-Castro S, García-Soto MJ, Comas-García M, Arévalo-Villalobos JI, Palestino G, González-Ortega O, Rosales-Mendoza S. Synthesis and immunogenicity assessment of a gold nanoparticle conjugate for the delivery of a peptide from SARS-CoV-2. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2021; 34:102372. [PMID: 33662593 PMCID: PMC7920803 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2021.102372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The development of vaccines is a crucial response against the COVID-19 pandemic and innovative nanovaccines could increase the potential to address this remarkable challenge. In the present study a B cell epitope (S461-493) from the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 was selected and its immunogenicity validated in sheep. This synthetic peptide was coupled to gold nanoparticles (AuNP) functionalized with SH-PEG-NH2 via glutaraldehyde-mediated coupling to obtain the AuNP-S461-493 candidate, which showed in s.c.-immunized mice a superior immunogenicity (IgG responses) when compared to soluble S461-493; and led to increased expression of relevant cytokines in splenocyte cultures. Interestingly, the response triggered by AuNP-S461-493 was similar in magnitude to that induced using a conventional strong adjuvant (Freund's adjuvant). This study provides a platform for the development of AuNP-based nanovaccines targeting specific SARS-CoV-2 epitopes.
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- Susan Farfán-Castro
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico; Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico; Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico; Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.
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Chen W, Zhang F, Ju Y, Hong J, Ding Y. Gold Nanomaterial Engineering for Macrophage-Mediated Inflammation and Tumor Treatment. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2000818. [PMID: 33128505 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202000818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Macrophages play an important role in the body's immune defense process. Phenotype imbalance between M1 and M2 macrophages induced by inflammation-related disorders and tumor can also be reversibly converted to treat these diseases. As exogenous substances, a large part of gold-based nanomaterials interact with macrophages once they enter the body, which provides gold nanomaterials a huge advantage to act as imaging contrasts, active substance carriers, and therapeutic agents for macrophage modulation. By cutting off macrophage recruitment, inhibiting macrophage activities, and modulating M1/M2 polarization, gold nanomaterial engineering exerts therapeutic effects on inflammation-related diseases at target sites. In this review, biological functions of macrophages in inflammation-related diseases are introduced, the effect of physicochemical factors of gold nanomaterials including size, shape, and surface chemistry is focused on the interaction between macrophages and gold nanomaterials, and the applications of gold nanomaterials are elaborated for tracking and treating these diseases by macrophages. The rational and smart engineering of gold nanomaterials allows a promising platform for macrophage-mediated inflammation and tumor imaging and treatment.
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- Wanting Chen
- Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance Ministry of Education China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 210009 China
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- Research Center for Analysis and Measurement Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 21009 China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance Ministry of Education China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 210009 China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance Ministry of Education China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 210009 China
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Andraos C, Gulumian M. Intracellular and extracellular targets as mechanisms of cancer therapy by nanomaterials in relation to their physicochemical properties. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 13:e1680. [PMID: 33111484 PMCID: PMC7988657 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cancer nanomedicine has evolved in recent years and is only expected to increase due to the ease with which nanomaterials (NMs) may be manipulated to the advantage of the cancer patient. The success of nanomedicine is dependent on the cell death mechanism, which in turn is dependent on the organelle initially targeted. The success of cancer nanomedicine is also dependent on other cellular mechanisms such as the induction of autophagy dysfunction, manipulation of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and secretome or induction of host immune responses. Current cancer phototherapies for example, photothermal- or photodynamic therapies as well as radio enhancement also form a major part of cancer nanomedicine. In general, cancer nanomedicine may be grouped into those NMs exhibiting inherent anti-cancer properties that is, self-therapeutic NMs (Group 1), NMs leading to localization of phototherapies or radio-enhancement (Group 2), and NMs as nanocarriers in the absence or presence of external radiation (Group 3). The recent advances of these three groups, together with their advantages and disadvantages as well as their cellular mechanisms and ultimate outcomes are summarized in this review. By exploiting these different intracellular mechanisms involved in initiating cell death pathways, it is possible to synthesize NMs that may have the desirable characteristics to maximize their efficacy in cancer therapy. Therefore, a summary of these important physicochemical characteristics is also presented that need to be considered for optimal cancer cell targeting and initiation of mechanisms that will lead to cancerous cell death. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease Toxicology and Regulatory Issues in Nanomedicine > Toxicology of Nanomaterials Toxicology and Regulatory Issues in Nanomedicine > Regulatory and Policy Issues in Nanomedicine.
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- Charlene Andraos
- Toxicology DepartmentNational Institute for Occupational HealthJohannesburgSouth Africa
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- Toxicology DepartmentNational Institute for Occupational HealthJohannesburgSouth Africa
- Haematology and Molecular Medicine DepartmentUniversity of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and ManagementNorth West UniversityPotchefstroomSouth Africa
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Currently, peptide-nanoparticle (NP) conjugates have been demonstrated to be efficient and powerful tools for the treatment and the diagnosis of various diseases as well as in the bioimaging application. Several bioconjugation strategies have been adopted to formulate the peptide-NP conjugates. In this review, we discuss the exciting applications of peptide-gold (Au) NP conjugates in the area of drug delivery, targeting, cancer therapy, brain diseases, vaccines, immune modulation, biosensor, colorimetric detection of heavy metals, and bio-labeling in vitro and in vivo models. Within this framework, various approaches such as radiotherapy, photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy and chemo-photothermal therapy have been demonstrated for the treatment of several diseases. Moreover, we highlight how the morphology, size, density of peptide and the protein corona influence the biological activity, biodistribution and biological fate of peptide-AuNP conjugates. In the end, we discuss the future outlook and the challenges being faced in the clinical translation of the peptide-AuNP conjugates. Overall, this review emphasizes that the peptide-AuNP conjugates might be used as potential theranostic agents for the treatment of life-threatening diseases in an economical fashion in the future.
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- Akhilesh Rai
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Lenders V, Koutsoumpou X, Sargsian A, Manshian BB. Biomedical nanomaterials for immunological applications: ongoing research and clinical trials. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:5046-5089. [PMID: 36132021 PMCID: PMC9418019 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00478b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Research efforts on nanomaterial-based therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer have spiked and have made rapid progress over the past years. Nanomedicine has been shown to contribute significantly to overcome current therapeutic limitations, exhibiting advantages compared to conventional therapeutics, such as sustained drug release, delayed drug degradation and site-specific drug delivery. Multiple nanodrugs have reached the clinic, but translation is often hampered by either low targeting efficiency or undesired side effects. Nanomaterials, and especially inorganic nanoparticles, have gained criticism due to their potential toxic effects, including immunological alterations. However, many strategies have been attempted to improve the therapeutic efficacy of nanoparticles and exploit their unique properties for the treatment of inflammation and associated diseases. In this review, we elaborate on the immunomodulatory effects of nanomaterials, with a strong focus on the underlying mechanisms that lead to these specific immune responses. Nanomaterials to be discussed include inorganic nanoparticles such as gold, silica and silver, as well as organic nanomaterials such as polymer-, dendrimer-, liposomal- and protein-based nanoparticles. Furthermore, various approaches for tuning nanomaterials in order to enhance their efficacy and attenuate their immune stimulation or suppression, with respect to the therapeutic application, are described. Additionally, we illustrate how the acquired insights have been used to design immunotherapeutic strategies for a variety of diseases. The potential of nanomedicine-based therapeutic strategies in immunotherapy is further illustrated by an up to date overview of current clinical trials. Finally, recent efforts into enhancing immunogenic cell death through the use of nanoparticles are discussed.
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- Vincent Lenders
- NanoHealth and Optical Imaging Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven B-3000 Leuven Belgium
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- NanoHealth and Optical Imaging Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven B-3000 Leuven Belgium
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- NanoHealth and Optical Imaging Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven B-3000 Leuven Belgium
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- NanoHealth and Optical Imaging Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven B-3000 Leuven Belgium
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Nanomedicine is an interdisciplinary field of research, comprising science, engineering, and medicine. Many are the clinical applications of nanomedicine, such as molecular imaging, medical diagnostics, targeted therapy, and image-guided surgery. Despite major advances during the past 20 years, many efforts must be done to understand the complex behavior of nanoparticles (NPs) under physiological conditions, the kinetic and thermodynamic principles, involved in the rational design of NP. Once administrated in physiological environment, NPs interact with biomolecules and they are surrounded by protein corona (PC) or biocorona. PC can trigger an immune response, affecting NPs toxicity and targeting capacity. This review aims to provide a detailed description of biocorona and of parameters that are able to control PC formation and composition. Indeed, the review provides an overview about the role of PC in the modulation of both cytotoxicity and immune response as well as in the control of targeting capacity.
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- Elisa Fasoli
- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Boraschi D, Alijagic A, Auguste M, Barbero F, Ferrari E, Hernadi S, Mayall C, Michelini S, Navarro Pacheco NI, Prinelli A, Swart E, Swartzwelter BJ, Bastús NG, Canesi L, Drobne D, Duschl A, Ewart MA, Horejs-Hoeck J, Italiani P, Kemmerling B, Kille P, Prochazkova P, Puntes VF, Spurgeon DJ, Svendsen C, Wilde CJ, Pinsino A. Addressing Nanomaterial Immunosafety by Evaluating Innate Immunity across Living Species. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2000598. [PMID: 32363795 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202000598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The interaction of a living organism with external foreign agents is a central issue for its survival and adaptation to the environment. Nanosafety should be considered within this perspective, and it should be examined that how different organisms interact with engineered nanomaterials (NM) by either mounting a defensive response or by physiologically adapting to them. Herein, the interaction of NM with one of the major biological systems deputed to recognition of and response to foreign challenges, i.e., the immune system, is specifically addressed. The main focus is innate immunity, the only type of immunity in plants, invertebrates, and lower vertebrates, and that coexists with adaptive immunity in higher vertebrates. Because of their presence in the majority of eukaryotic living organisms, innate immune responses can be viewed in a comparative context. In the majority of cases, the interaction of NM with living organisms results in innate immune reactions that eliminate the possible danger with mechanisms that do not lead to damage. While in some cases such interaction may lead to pathological consequences, in some other cases beneficial effects can be identified.
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- Diana Boraschi
- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council, Palermo, 90146, Italy
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- Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, 16126, Italy
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- Institut Català de Nanosciència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology - ZMBP, Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, UK
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- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Liubljana, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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- Department of Biosciences, Paris-Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Institut Català de Nanosciència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, 16126, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Liubljana, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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- Department of Biosciences, Paris-Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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- Department of Biosciences, Paris-Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology - ZMBP, Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 142 20, Czech Republic
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- Institut Català de Nanosciència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, 08010, Spain
- Vall d Hebron, Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council, Palermo, 90146, Italy
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Behi M, Naficy S, Chandrawati R, Dehghani F. Nanoassembled Peptide Biosensors for Rapid Detection of Matrilysin Cancer Biomarker. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1905994. [PMID: 32196143 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201905994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Early detection of cancer is likely to be one of the most effective means of reducing the cancer mortality rate. Hence, simple and ultra-quick methods for noninvasive detection of early-stage tumors are highly sought-after. In this study, a nanobiosensing platform with a rapid response time of nearly 30 s is introduced for the detection of matrilysin-the salivary gland cancer biomarker-with a limit of detection as low as 30 nm. This sensing platform is based on matrilysin-digestible peptides that bridge gold nanoparticle (AuNPs) cores (≈30-50 nm) and carbon quantum dot (CDs) satellites (≈9 nm). A stepwise synthesis procedure is used for self-assembly of AuNP-peptide-CDs, ensuring their long-term stability. The AuNP-peptide-CDs produce ideal optical signals, with noticeable fluorescence quenching effects. Upon peptide cleavage by matrilysin, CDs leave the surface of AuNPs, resulting in ultra-fast detectable violet and visible fluorescent signals.
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- Mohammadreza Behi
- The University of Sydney, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Department of Energy Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden
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- The University of Sydney, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- The University of New South Wales, School of Chemical Engineering, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Bijukumar DR, Salunkhe S, Zheng G, Barba M, Hall DJ, Pourzal R, Mathew MT. Wear particles induce a new macrophage phenotype with the potential to accelerate material corrosion within total hip replacement interfaces. Acta Biomater 2020; 101:586-597. [PMID: 31678260 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Evidence that macrophages can play a role in accelerating corrosion in CoCrMo alloy in total hip replacement (THR) interfaces leads to questions regarding the underlying cellular mechanisms and immunological responses. Hence, we evaluated the role of macrophages in corrosion processes using the cell culture supernatant from different conditions and the effect of wear particles on macrophage dynamics. Monocytes were exposed to CoCrMo wear particles and their effect on macrophage differentiation was investigated by comparisons with M1 and M2 macrophage differentiation. Corrosion associated macrophages (MCA macrophages) exhibited upregulation of TNF-α, iNOS, STAT-6, and PPARG and down-regulation of CD86 and ARG, when compared to M1 and M2 macrophages. MCA cells also secreted higher levels of IL-8, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and IL-12p70 than M1 macrophages and/or M2 macrophages. Our findings revealed variation in macrophage phenotype (MCA) induced by CoCrMo wear particles in generating a chemical environment that induces cell-accelerated corrosion of CoCrMo alloy at THR modular interfaces. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Fretting wear and corrosion within the implant's modular taper junction are prominent causes of implant failure, as they promote the release of corrosion products and subsequent development of adverse local tissue reactions. Being a multifactorial process, several in vitro models have been developed to recreate the in vivo corrosion process, often summarized as mechanically-assisted crevice corrosion. Considering the excellent corrosion properties of CoCrMo alloy, the severity of chemically-generated damage observed at the modular interface has been surprising and poorly understood. The aim of the current study is to provide a better understanding of macrophages and their plasticity at the THR taper interface when they encounter wear debris from CoCrMo alloy. This is a preliminary study along the path towards determining the mechanism(s) of CAC.
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Hoque MM, Mayer KM, Ponce A, Alvarez MM, Whetten RL. Toward Smaller Aqueous-Phase Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles: High-Stability Thiolate-Protected ∼4.5 nm Cores. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:10610-10617. [PMID: 31299160 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Most applications of aqueous plasmonic gold nanoparticles benefit from control of the core size and shape, control of the nature of the ligand shell, and a simple and widely applicable preparation method. Surface functionalization of such nanoparticles is readily achievable but is restricted to water-soluble ligands. Here we have obtained highly monodisperse and stable smaller aqueous gold nanoparticles (core diameter ∼4.5 nm), prepared from citrate-tannate precursors via ligand exchange with each of three distinct thiolates: 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid, α-R-lipoic acid, and para-mercaptobenzoic acid. These are characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy for plasmonic properties; Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy for ligand-exchange confirmation; X-ray diffractometry for structural analysis; and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy for structure and size determination. Chemical reduction induces a blueshift, maximally +0.02 eV, in the localized surface plasmon resonance band; this is interpreted as an electronic (-) charging of the monolayer-protected cluster (MPC) gold core, corresponding to a -0.5 V change in electrochemical potential.
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- M Mozammel Hoque
- Department of Physics & Astronomy , University of Texas , San Antonio , Texas 78249 , United States
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy , University of Texas , San Antonio , Texas 78249 , United States
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy , University of Texas , San Antonio , Texas 78249 , United States
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy , University of Texas , San Antonio , Texas 78249 , United States
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy , University of Texas , San Antonio , Texas 78249 , United States
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Hatakeyama M, Ryuno D, Yokota S, Ichinose H, Kitaoka T. One-step synthesis of cellooligomer-conjugated gold nanoparticles in a water-in-oil emulsion system and their application in biological sensing. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 178:74-79. [PMID: 30840926 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.02.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Monodisperse gold nanoparticles (GNPs) were synthesized in a water-in-oil emulsion system (reverse micelles) composed of 80% N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO)/20% H2O and dodecane, stabilized with an anionic surfactant: bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate sodium salt. Cellooligomers with a degree of polymerization of 6 or 15 (βGlc6 or βGlc15, respectively), which were labeled at each reducing end group with thiosemicarbazide (TSC) and dissolved in the aqueous NMMO phase, were successfully conjugated to the surfaces of GNPs in situ during spontaneous NMMO-mediated gold reduction. As-synthesized βGlc6-GNPs and βGlc15-GNPs had average diameters of 11.3 ± 2.1 and 10.5 ± 0.7 nm, respectively, while their surface sugar densities were 0.21 and 0.51 chains nm-2, respectively. Concanavalin A (ConA), a lectin that recognizes non-reducing end groups of glucose residues, aggregated with βGlc15-GNPs with higher sensitivity than it did with βGlc6-GNPs, possibly as a result of the sugar density on the GNP surfaces. The aggregates were rapidly re-suspended by adding methyl-β-d-glucopyranoside as a binding inhibitor. Other lectins and proteins showed no interaction with βGlc-GNPs. Therefore, clustering of glucose non-reducing ends on the GNP surfaces via strong intermolecular association of cellooligomers, possibly led to high affinity for ConA. This facile synthesis route to structural carbohydrate-decorated GNPs has potential applications in carbohydrate-nanometal conjugate nano-biosensor development.
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- Mayumi Hatakeyama
- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
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Reichel D, Tripathi M, Perez JM. Biological Effects of Nanoparticles on Macrophage Polarization in the Tumor Microenvironment. Nanotheranostics 2019; 3:66-88. [PMID: 30662824 PMCID: PMC6328304 DOI: 10.7150/ntno.30052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Biological interactions between tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), cancer cells and other cells within the tumor microenvironment contribute to tumorigenesis, tumor growth, metastasis and therapeutic resistance. TAMs can remodel the tumor microenvironment to reduce growth barriers such as the dense extracellular matrix and shift tumors towards an immunosuppressive microenvironment that protects cancer cells from targeted immune responses. Nanoparticles can interrupt these biological interactions within tumors by altering TAM phenotypes through a process called polarization. Macrophage polarization within tumors can shift TAMs from a growth-promoting phenotype towards a cancer cell-killing phenotype that predicts treatment efficacy. Because many types of nanoparticles have been shown to preferentially accumulate within macrophages following systemic administration, there is considerable interest in identifying nanoparticle effects on TAM polarization, evaluating nanoparticle-induced TAM polarization effects on cancer treatment using drug-loaded nanoparticles and identifying beneficial types of nanoparticles for effective cancer treatment. In this review, the macrophage polarization effects of nanoparticles will be described based on their primary chemical composition. Because of their strong macrophage-polarizing and antitumor effects compared to other types of nanoparticles, the effects of iron oxide nanoparticles on macrophages will be discussed in detail. By comparing the macrophage polarization effects of various nanoparticle treatments reported in the literature, this review aims to both elucidate nanoparticle material effects on macrophage polarization and to provide insight into engineering nanoparticles with more beneficial immunological responses for cancer treatment.
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- Derek Reichel
- Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Current Address: Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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Teng Z, Sun S, Chen H, Huang J, Du P, Dong H, Xu X, Mu S, Zhang Z, Guo H. Golden-star nanoparticles as adjuvant effectively promotes immune response to foot-and-mouth disease virus-like particles vaccine. Vaccine 2018; 36:6752-6760. [PMID: 30268733 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Virus-like particles (VLPs) have become a hot topic in modern vaccine research because of its safety, facile production, and immune properties. To further enhance the immune effect of VLPs, we synthesized and used gold-star nanoparticles (AuSNs) as adjuvant for vaccine. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) VLPs as target antigen were combined with AuSNs. The FMD VLPs-AuSNs complex was characterized through sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Western blot, ultraviolet light absorption, and morphological measurement analyses. Result indicated that the FMD VLPs-AuSNs complex is non-toxic in different cell lines. AuSNs can effectively promote the entry of FMD VLPs into cells and improve macrophages activation when combined with FMD VLPs compared with FMD VLPs alone. Further animal vaccination and challenge tests revealed that the specific immune response and protection rate of AuSNs adjuvant group is higher than that of conventional mineral oil (ISA206) adjuvant group. AuSNs can effectively improve the immune protection effects of FMD VLPs vaccines, and exhibit potential as a new adjuvant for other vaccines.
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- Zhidong Teng
- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Nano-Bio Interface Research, Division of Nano Biomedicine, CAS Center for Excellence in Nano Science, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ruoshui Road 398, Suzhou 215125, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Nano-Bio Interface Research, Division of Nano Biomedicine, CAS Center for Excellence in Nano Science, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ruoshui Road 398, Suzhou 215125, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Nano-Bio Interface Research, Division of Nano Biomedicine, CAS Center for Excellence in Nano Science, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ruoshui Road 398, Suzhou 215125, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Nano-Bio Interface Research, Division of Nano Biomedicine, CAS Center for Excellence in Nano Science, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ruoshui Road 398, Suzhou 215125, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, PR China.
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Spicer CD, Jumeaux C, Gupta B, Stevens MM. Peptide and protein nanoparticle conjugates: versatile platforms for biomedical applications. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:3574-3620. [PMID: 29479622 PMCID: PMC6386136 DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00877e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Peptide- and protein-nanoparticle conjugates have emerged as powerful tools for biomedical applications, enabling the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of disease. In this review, we focus on the key roles played by peptides and proteins in improving, controlling, and defining the performance of nanotechnologies. Within this framework, we provide a comprehensive overview of the key sequences and structures utilised to provide biological and physical stability to nano-constructs, direct particles to their target and influence their cellular and tissue distribution, induce and control biological responses, and form polypeptide self-assembled nanoparticles. In doing so, we highlight the great advances made by the field, as well as the challenges still faced in achieving the clinical translation of peptide- and protein-functionalised nano-drug delivery vehicles, imaging species, and active therapeutics.
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- Christopher D Spicer
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Scheeles Väg 2, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Raman A, Jaime C, Puntes VF. Domain Formation and Conformational Changes in Gold Nanoparticle Conjugates Studied Using DPD Simulations. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:14502-14512. [PMID: 29199832 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A gold nanoparticle (AuNP) conjugate formed with 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA) and thiolated polyethylene glycol (SH-PEG) is simulated using dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) methods, obtaining an excellent agreement with previous experimental observations. The simulations cover the isolated components (AuNP, MUA, and SH-PEG), as well as pairs of components, and finally the all three components at the same time. In this latter case, changes in the order of addition of MUA and SH-PEG over the AuNP are also considered. The AuNP is formed by independent gold beads and keeps an almost spherical shape throughout the simulation. MUA forms micelles of four to six MUA units when dispersed in water, while SH-PEG stays individually and well solvated. When exposed to AuNP, both molecules show a tendency to form patches on the surface. SH-PEG displays two different conformations (radial and tangential) depending on its relative concentration and the presence of other molecules at the NP surface. When combined at subsaturation concentrations, MUA arrives faster to the AuNP surface than SH-PEG and forms patches while SH-PEG occupies the remaining free surface. In these conditions, the order of addition of the different components partially alters these results. When SH-PEG is added over an already formed MUA/AuNP partial layer, it adopts a radial conformation over the MUA formed patches; on the contrary, if MUA is added over an already formed SH-PEG/AuNP partial layer, much less SH-PEGs adopt a radial conformation and MUA patches are significantly smaller.
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- Asli Raman
- Department of Chemistry, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2-BIST) , Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
- Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (CIBBIM - VHIR) , 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) , P. Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Liu N, Wang K, Gao Y, Li D, Lin W, Li C. Tartrate as a substitute of citrate to prepare gold colloids from chloroauric acid. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Eibling MJ, MacDermaid CM, Qian Z, Lanci CJ, Park SJ, Saven JG. Controlling Association and Separation of Gold Nanoparticles with Computationally Designed Zinc-Coordinating Proteins. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:17811-17823. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b04786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Matthew J. Eibling
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
- Department
of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, South Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Casals E, Gusta MF, Cobaleda-Siles M, Garcia-Sanz A, Puntes VF. Cancer resistance to treatment and antiresistance tools offered by multimodal multifunctional nanoparticles. Cancer Nanotechnol 2017; 8:7. [PMID: 29104700 PMCID: PMC5658477 DOI: 10.1186/s12645-017-0030-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Chemotherapeutic agents have limited efficacy and resistance to them limits today and will limit tomorrow our capabilities of cure. Resistance to treatment with anticancer drugs results from a variety of factors including individual variations in patients and somatic cell genetic differences in tumours. In front of this, multimodality has appeared as a promising strategy to overcome resistance. In this context, the use of nanoparticle-based platforms enables many possibilities to address cancer resistance mechanisms. Nanoparticles can act as carriers and substrates for different ligands and biologically active molecules, antennas for imaging, thermal and radiotherapy and, at the same time, they can be effectors by themselves. This enables their use in multimodal therapies to overcome the wall of resistance where conventional medicine crash as ageing of the population advance. In this work, we review the cancer resistance mechanisms and the advantages of inorganic nanomaterials to enable multimodality against them. In addition, we comment on the need of a profound understanding of what happens to the nanoparticle-based platforms in the biological environment for those possibilities to become a reality.
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- Eudald Casals
- Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.,Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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Formation of the Protein Corona: The Interface between Nanoparticles and the Immune System. Semin Immunol 2017; 34:52-60. [PMID: 29066063 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The interaction of inorganic nanoparticles and many biological fluids often withstands the formation of a Protein Corona enveloping the nanoparticle. This Protein Corona provides the biological identity to the nanoparticle that the immune system will detect. The formation of this Protein Corona depends not only on the composition of the nanoparticle, its size, shape, surface state and exposure time, but also on the type of media, nanoparticle to protein ratio and the presence of ions and other molecular species that interfere in the interaction between proteins and nanoparticles. This has important implications on immune safety, biocompatibility and the use of nanoparticles in medicine.
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Casals E, Gusta MF, Piella J, Casals G, Jiménez W, Puntes V. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Properties Affecting Innate Immune Responses to Nanoparticles: The Case of Cerium Oxide. Front Immunol 2017; 8:970. [PMID: 28855907 PMCID: PMC5557789 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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We review the apparent discrepancies between studies that report anti-inflammatory effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) through their reactive oxygen species-chelating properties and immunological studies highlighting their toxicity. We observe that several underappreciated parameters, such as aggregation size and degree of impurity, are critical determinants that need to be carefully addressed to better understand the NP biological effects in order to unleash their potential clinical benefits. This is because NPs can evolve toward different states, depending on the environment where they have been dispersed and how they have been dispersed. As a consequence, final characteristics of NPs can be very different from what was initially designed and produced in the laboratory. Thus, aggregation, corrosion, and interaction with extracellular matrix proteins critically modify NP features and fate. These modifications depend to a large extent on the characteristics of the biological media in which the NPs are dispersed. As a consequence, when reviewing the scientific literature, it seems that the aggregation state of NPs, which depends on the characteristics of the dispersing media, may be more significant than the composition or original size of the NPs. In this work, we focus on CeO2 NPs, which are reported sometimes to be protective and anti-inflammatory, and sometimes toxic and pro-inflammatory.
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- Eudald Casals
- Vall d'Hebron Institut of Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebron Institut of Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Campus UAB, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Service, Hospital Clínic Universitari, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Service, Hospital Clínic Universitari, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Biomedicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebron Institut of Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain.,Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Campus UAB, Barcelona, Spain.,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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Dykman LA, Khlebtsov NG. Immunological properties of gold nanoparticles. Chem Sci 2017; 8:1719-1735. [PMID: 28451297 PMCID: PMC5396510 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc03631g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In the past decade, gold nanoparticles have attracted strong interest from the nanobiotechnological community owing to the significant progress made in robust and easy-to-make synthesis technologies, in surface functionalization, and in promising biomedical applications. These include bioimaging, gene diagnostics, analytical sensing, photothermal treatment of tumors, and targeted delivery of various biomolecular and chemical cargos. For the last-named application, gold nanoparticles should be properly fabricated to deliver the cargo into the targeted cells through effective endocytosis. In this review, we discuss recent progress in understanding the selective penetration of gold nanoparticles into immune cells. The interaction of gold nanoparticles with immune cell receptors is discussed. As distinct from other published reviews, we present a summary of the immunological properties of gold nanoparticles. This review also summarizes what is known about the application of gold nanoparticles as an antigen carrier and adjuvant in immunization for the preparation of antibodies in vivo. For each of the above topics, the basic principles, recent advances, and current challenges are discussed. Thus, this review presents a detailed analysis of data on interaction of gold nanoparticles with immune cells. Emphasis is placed on the systematization of data over production of antibodies by using gold nanoparticles and adjuvant properties of gold nanoparticles. Specifically, we start our discussion with current data on interaction of various gold nanoparticles with immune cells. The next section describes existing technologies to improve production of antibodies in vivo by using gold nanoparticles conjugated with specific ligands. Finally, we describe what is known about adjuvant properties of bare gold or functionalized nanoparticles. In the Conclusion section, we present a short summary of reported data and some challenges and perspectives.
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- Lev A Dykman
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms , Russian Academy of Sciences , 13 Prospekt Entuziastov , Saratov 410049 , Russia . ;
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms , Russian Academy of Sciences , 13 Prospekt Entuziastov , Saratov 410049 , Russia . ;
- Saratov National Research State University , 83 Ulitsa Astrakhanskaya , Saratov 410012 , Russia
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Size-Dependent Protein–Nanoparticle Interactions in Citrate-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles: The Emergence of the Protein Corona. Bioconjug Chem 2016; 28:88-97. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Deville S, Baré B, Piella J, Tirez K, Hoet P, Monopoli MP, Dawson KA, Puntes VF, Nelissen I. Interaction of gold nanoparticles and nickel(II) sulfate affects dendritic cell maturation. Nanotoxicology 2016; 10:1395-1403. [DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2016.1221476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Sarah Deville
- Health Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Mol, Belgium,
- Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium,
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- Health Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Mol, Belgium,
- Lung Toxicology, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,
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- Inorganic Nanoparticles Group, Institut Català de Nanotecnologia, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Spain,
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Spain,
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- Health Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Mol, Belgium,
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- Lung Toxicology, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, UCD Conway Institute for Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland,
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, UCD Conway Institute for Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland,
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- Inorganic Nanoparticles Group, Institut Català de Nanotecnologia, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Spain,
- Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research, Barcelona, Spain, and
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
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- Health Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Mol, Belgium,
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Ma Y, Huang J, Song S, Chen H, Zhang Z. Cancer-Targeted Nanotheranostics: Recent Advances and Perspectives. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:4936-4954. [PMID: 27150247 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201600635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Cancer-targeted nanotechnology is experiencing the trend of finding new materials with multiple functions for imaging and therapeutic applications. With the rapid development of the related fields, there exists a large number of reports regarding theranostic nanomedicine, decreasing the gap between cancer diagnosis and treatment with minimized separate comprehensions. In order to present an overview on the cancer-targeted nanotheranostics, we first describe their essential building blocks, including platforms, therapeutic agents and imaging agents, and then the recently rapidly developed multimodal theranostic systems. Finally we discuss the major challenges and the perspectives of future development of nanotheranostics toward clinical translations and personalized nanomedicine.
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- Yufei Ma
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Translational Research and Therapy for Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Giannakou C, Park MV, de Jong WH, van Loveren H, Vandebriel RJ, Geertsma RE. A comparison of immunotoxic effects of nanomedicinal products with regulatory immunotoxicity testing requirements. Int J Nanomedicine 2016; 11:2935-52. [PMID: 27382281 PMCID: PMC4922791 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s102385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Nanomaterials (NMs) are attractive for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications because of their unique physicochemical and biological properties. A major application area of NMs is drug delivery. Many nanomedicinal products (NMPs) currently on the market or in clinical trials are most often based on liposomal products or polymer conjugates. NMPs can be designed to target specific tissues, eg, tumors. In virtually all cases, NMPs will eventually reach the immune system. It has been shown that most NMs end up in organs of the mononuclear phagocytic system, notably liver and spleen. Adverse immune effects, including allergy, hypersensitivity, and immunosuppression, have been reported after NMP administration. Interactions of NMPs with the immune system may therefore constitute important side effects. Currently, no regulatory documents are specifically dedicated to evaluate the immunotoxicity of NMs or NMPs. Their immunotoxicity assessment is performed based on existing guidelines for conventional substances or medicinal products. Due to the unique properties of NMPs when compared with conventional medicinal products, it is uncertain whether the currently prescribed set of tests provides sufficient information for an adequate evaluation of potential immunotoxicity of NMPs. The aim of this study was therefore, to compare the current regulatory immunotoxicity testing requirements with the accumulating knowledge on immunotoxic effects of NMPs in order to identify potential gaps in the safety assessment. This comparison showed that immunotoxic effects, such as complement activation-related pseudoallergy, myelosuppression, inflammasome activation, and hypersensitivity, are not readily detected by using current testing guidelines. Immunotoxicity of NMPs would be more accurately evaluated by an expanded testing strategy that is equipped to stratify applicable testing for the various types of NMPs.
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- Christina Giannakou
- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven; Department of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven; Department of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven
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Yu Q, Li J, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Liu L, Li M. Inhibition of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on pathogenic biofilm formation and invasion to host cells. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26667. [PMID: 27220400 PMCID: PMC4879543 DOI: 10.1038/srep26667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Owing to the growing infectious diseases caused by eukaryotic and prokaryotic pathogens, it is urgent to develop novel antimicrobial agents against clinical pathogenic infections. Biofilm formation and invasion into the host cells are vital processes during pathogenic colonization and infection. In this study, we tested the inhibitory effect of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) on pathogenic growth, biofilm formation and invasion. Interestingly, although the synthesized AuNPs had no significant toxicity to the tested pathogens, Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the nanoparticles strongly inhibited pathogenic biofilm formation and invasion to dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs). Further investigations revealed that AuNPs abundantly bound to the pathogen cells, which likely contributed to their inhibitory effect on biofilm formation and invasion. Moreover, treatment of AuNPs led to activation of immune response-related genes in DPSCs, which may enhance the activity of host immune system against the pathogens. Zeta potential analysis and polyethylene glycol (PEG)/polyethyleneimine (PEI) coating tests further showed that the interaction between pathogen cells and AuNPs is associated with electrostatic attractions. Our findings shed novel light on the application of nanomaterials in fighting against clinical pathogens, and imply that the traditional growth inhibition test is not the only way to evaluate the drug effect during the screening of antimicrobial agents.
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- Qilin Yu
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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Bastús NG, Piella J, Puntes V. Quantifying the Sensitivity of Multipolar (Dipolar, Quadrupolar, and Octapolar) Surface Plasmon Resonances in Silver Nanoparticles: The Effect of Size, Composition, and Surface Coating. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:290-300. [PMID: 26649600 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The effect of composition, size, and surface coating on the sensitivity of localized multipolar surface plasmon resonances has been spectroscopically investigated in high-quality silver colloidal solutions with precisely controlled sizes from 10 to 220 nm and well-defined surface chemistry. Surface plasmon resonance modes have been intensively characterized, identifying the size-dependence of dipolar, quadrupolar, and octapolar modes. Modifications of the NP's surface chemistry revealed the higher sensitivity of large sizes, long molecules, thiol groups, and low-order resonance modes. We also extend this study to gold nanoparticles, aiming to compare the sensitivity of both materials, quantifying the higher sensitivity of silver.
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- Neus G Bastús
- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2) , Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2) , Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) , Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2) , Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut Català de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) , 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Nano-porous network of DMTD-Ag coordination polymer for the ultra trace detection of anticholinergic drug. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Xiao J, Huang C, Shi D, Zhu R, Gu R, Wang H, Wu G, Liao H. Inflammatory and immuno-reactivity in mice induced by intramuscular implants of HSNGLPL peptide grafted-polyurethane. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:1898-1907. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb02567b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synthetic peptide-based polyurethanes (PUs), introduced as bioactive agents and possessing impressive properties, have emerged as attractive functional biomaterials for tissue regeneration.
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- Jiangwei Xiao
- Department of Anatomy
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering
- Southern Medical University
- GuangZhou
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Department of Anatomy
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering
- Southern Medical University
- GuangZhou
- China
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- Department of Anatomy
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering
- Southern Medical University
- GuangZhou
- China
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- Department of Anatomy
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering
- Southern Medical University
- GuangZhou
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Department of Anatomy
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering
- Southern Medical University
- GuangZhou
- China
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Bioactivity of noble metal nanoparticles decorated with biopolymers and their application in drug delivery. Int J Pharm 2015; 496:159-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.10.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 10/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Lee W, Seo J, Kwak S, Park EJ, Na DH, Kim S, Lee YM, Kim IS, Bae JS. A Double-Chambered Protein Nanocage Loaded with Thrombin Receptor Agonist Peptide (TRAP) and γ-Carboxyglutamic Acid of Protein C (PC-Gla) for Sepsis Treatment. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:6637-6643. [PMID: 26414883 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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New protein nanocages are designed bearing two functional proteins, γ-carboxyglutamic acid of protein C (PC-Gla) and thrombin receptor agonist peptide (TRAP), and have an anti-septic response. These nanoparticles reduce sepsis-induced organ injury and septic mortality in vivo. Noting that there are currently no medications for severe sepsis, these results show that novel nanoparticles can be used to treat sepsis.
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- Wonhwa Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, South Korea
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Program, CMRI, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 700-422, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Program, CMRI, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 700-422, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Program, CMRI, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 700-422, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, South Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 136-791, South Korea
- KU-KIST School, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, South Korea
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Program, CMRI, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 700-422, South Korea
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