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Lv J, Xu Y, Liu Y, Sakurai K, Yu H, Tang Z. Co-delivery of Plinabulin and Tirapazamine boosts anti-tumor efficacy by simultaneously destroying tumor blood vessels and killing tumor cells. Biomaterials 2024; 309:122586. [PMID: 38718615 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122586] [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: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
Abstract
It is imperative to optimize chemotherapy for heightened anti-tumor therapeutic efficacy. Unrestrained tumor cell proliferation and sustained angiogenesis are pivotal for cancer progression. Plinabulin, a vascular disrupting agent, selectively destroys tumor blood vessels. Tirapazamine (TPZ), a hypoxia-activated prodrug, intensifies cytotoxicity in diminishing oxygen levels within tumor cells. Despite completing Phase III clinical trials, both agents exhibited modest treatment efficiency due to dose-limiting toxicity. In this study, we employed methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(D,L-lactide) (mPEG-b-PDLLA) to co-deliver Plinabulin and TPZ to the tumor site, concurrently disrupting blood vessels and eliminating tumor cells, addressing both symptoms and the root cause of tumor progression. Plinabulin was converted into a prodrug with esterase response (PSM), and TPZ was synthesized into a hexyl chain-containing derivative (TPZHex) for effective co-delivery. PSM and TPZHex were co-encapsulated with mPEG-b-PDLLA, forming nanodrugs (PT-NPs). At the tumor site, PT-NPs responded to esterase overexpression, releasing Plinabulin, disrupting blood vessels, and causing nutritional and oxygen deficiency. TPZHex was activated in response to increased hypoxia, killing tumor cells. In treating 4T1 tumors, PT-NPs demonstrated enhanced therapeutic efficacy, achieving a 92.9 % tumor suppression rate and a 20 % cure rate. This research presented an innovative strategy to enhance synergistic efficacy and reduce toxicity in combination chemotherapy.
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- Jianlin Lv
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Kitakyushu, 808-0135, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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Xue T, Li Y, Torre M, Shao R, Han Y, Chen S, Lee D, Kohane DS. Polymeric Prodrugs using Dynamic Covalent Chemistry for Prolonged Local Anesthesia. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202406158. [PMID: 38885607 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Depot-type drug delivery systems are designed to deliver drugs at an effective rate over an extended period. Minimizing initial "burst" can also be important, especially with drugs causing systemic toxicity. Both goals are challenging with small hydrophilic molecules. The delivery of molecules such as the ultrapotent local anesthetic tetrodotoxin (TTX) exemplifies both challenges. Toxicity can be mitigated by conjugating TTX to polymers with ester bonds, but the slow ester hydrolysis can result in subtherapeutic TTX release. Here, we developed a prodrug strategy, based on dynamic covalent chemistry utilizing a reversible reaction between the diol TTX and phenylboronic acids. These polymeric prodrugs exhibited TTX encapsulation efficiencies exceeding 90 % and the resulting polymeric nanoparticles showed a range of TTX release rates. In vivo injection of the TTX polymeric prodrugs at the sciatic nerve reduced TTX systemic toxicity and produced nerve block lasting 9.7±2.0 h, in comparison to 1.6±0.6 h from free TTX. This approach could also be used to co-deliver the diol dexamethasone, which prolonged nerve block to 21.8±5.1 h. This work emphasized the usefulness of dynamic covalent chemistry for depot-type drug delivery systems with slow and effective drug release kinetics.
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- Tianrui Xue
- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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- Department of Pathology Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Li Q, Li X, Zhang Y, Yang Q, Hathcock SF, Cai Y, Busa P, Pang S, Tan L, Kim BJ, Zhao C. Galacturonic acid-capsaicin prodrug for prolonged nociceptive-selective nerve blockade. J Control Release 2024; 371:324-337. [PMID: 38823584 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.05.046] [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: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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There is an urgent clinical need to develop nerve-blocking agents capable of inducing long duration sensory block without muscle weakness or paralysis to treat post-operative and chronic pain conditions. Here, we report a galacturonic acid-capsaicin (GalA-CAP) prodrug as an effective nociceptive-selective axon blocking agent. Capsaicin selectively acts on nociceptive signaling without motor nerve blockade or disruption of proprioception and touch sensation, and the galacturonic acid moiety enhance prodrug permeability across the restrictive peripheral nerve barriers (PNBs) via carrier-mediated transport by the facilitative glucose transporters (GLUTs). In addition, following prodrug transport across PNBs, the inactive prodrug is converted to active capsaicin through linker hydrolysis, leading to sustained drug release. A single injection of GalA-CAP prodrug at the sciatic nerves of rats led to nociceptive-selective nerve blockade lasting for 234 ± 37 h, which is a sufficient duration to address the most intense period of postsurgical pain. Furthermore, the prodrug markedly mitigated capsaicin-associated side effects, leading to a notable decrease in systemic toxicity, benign local tissue reactions, and diminished burning and irritant effects.
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- Qi Li
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; Center for Convergent Biosciences and Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; Alabama Life Research Institute, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
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Chu R, Wang Y, Kong J, Pan T, Yang Y, He J. Lipid nanoparticles as the drug carrier for targeted therapy of hepatic disorders. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:4759-4784. [PMID: 38682294 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb02766j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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The liver, a complex and vital organ in the human body, is susceptible to various diseases, including metabolic disorders, acute hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. In recent decades, these diseases have significantly contributed to global morbidity and mortality. Currently, liver transplantation remains the most effective treatment for hepatic disorders. Nucleic acid therapeutics offer a selective approach to disease treatment through diverse mechanisms, enabling the regulation of relevant genes and providing a novel therapeutic avenue for hepatic disorders. It is expected that nucleic acid drugs will emerge as the third generation of pharmaceuticals, succeeding small molecule drugs and antibody drugs. Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) represent a crucial technology in the field of drug delivery and constitute a significant advancement in gene therapies. Nucleic acids encapsulated in LNPs are shielded from the degradation of enzymes and effectively delivered to cells, where they are released and regulate specific genes. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the structure, composition, and applications of LNPs in the treatment of hepatic disorders and offers insights into prospects and challenges in the future development of LNPs.
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- Runxuan Chu
- National Advanced Medical Engineering Research Center, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 285 Gebaini Road, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tung, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tung, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China.
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- National Advanced Medical Engineering Research Center, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 285 Gebaini Road, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.
- Department of Pharmaceutics School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- National Advanced Medical Engineering Research Center, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 285 Gebaini Road, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.
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- National Advanced Medical Engineering Research Center, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 285 Gebaini Road, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.
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Huang Z, Meng H, Xu L, Pei X, Xiong J, Wang Y, Zhan X, Li S, He Y. Liposomes in the cosmetics: present and outlook. J Liposome Res 2024:1-13. [PMID: 38712581 DOI: 10.1080/08982104.2024.2341139] [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: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Liposomes are small spherical vesicles composed of phospholipid bilayers capable of encapsulating a variety of ingredients, including water- and oil-soluble compound, which are one of the most commonly used piggybacking and delivery techniques for many active ingredients and different compounds in biology, medicine and cosmetics. With the increasing number of active cosmetic ingredients, the concomitant challenge is to effectively protect, transport, and utilize these substances in a judicious manner. Many cosmetic ingredients are ineffective both topically and systemically when applied to the skin, thus changing the method of delivery and interaction with the skin of the active ingredients is a crucial step toward improving their effectiveness. Liposomes can improve the delivery of active ingredients to the skin, enhance their stability, and ultimately, improve the efficacy of cosmetics and and pharmaceuticals. In this review, we summarized the basic properties of liposomes and their recent advances of functionalities in cosmetics and and pharmaceuticals. Also, the current state of the art in the field is discussed and the prospects for future research areas are highlighted. We hope that this review will provide ideas and inspiration on the application and development of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
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- Zhaohe Huang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering and Institute of Cosmetic Regulatory Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering and Institute of Cosmetic Regulatory Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering and Institute of Cosmetic Regulatory Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering and Institute of Cosmetic Regulatory Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering and Institute of Cosmetic Regulatory Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering and Institute of Cosmetic Regulatory Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering and Institute of Cosmetic Regulatory Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering and Institute of Cosmetic Regulatory Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering and Institute of Cosmetic Regulatory Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Kim M, Kim JY, Rhim WK, Cimaglia G, Want A, Morgan JE, Williams PA, Park CG, Han DK, Rho S. Extracellular vesicle encapsulated nicotinamide delivered via a trans-scleral route provides retinal ganglion cell neuroprotection. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2024; 12:65. [PMID: 38649962 PMCID: PMC11036688 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-024-01777-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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The progressive and irreversible degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons is the major characteristic of glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a cofactor and metabolite of redox reaction critical for neuronal survival. Supplementation with nicotinamide (NAM), a precursor of NAD, can confer neuroprotective effects against glaucomatous damage caused by an age-related decline of NAD or mitochondrial dysfunction, reflecting the high metabolic activity of RGCs. However, oral supplementation of drug is relatively less efficient in terms of transmissibility to RGCs compared to direct delivery methods such as intraocular injection or delivery using subconjunctival depots. Neither method is ideal, given the risks of infection and subconjunctival scarring without novel techniques. By contrast, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have advantages as a drug delivery system with low immunogeneity and tissue interactions. We have evaluated the EV delivery of NAM as an RGC protective agent using a quantitative assessment of dendritic integrity using DiOlistics, which is confirmed to be a more sensitive measure of neuronal health in our mouse glaucoma model than the evaluation of somatic loss via the immunostaining method. NAM or NAM-loaded EVs showed a significant neuroprotective effect in the mouse retinal explant model. Furthermore, NAM-loaded EVs can penetrate the sclera once deployed in the subconjunctival space. These results confirm the feasibility of using subconjunctival injection of EVs to deliver NAM to intraocular targets.
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- Myungjin Kim
- Department of Ophthalmology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, 59 Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Intelligent Precision of Healthcare Convergence, SKKU Institute for Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Jangan-gu, Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Division of Eye and Vision, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, St. Erik Eye Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Intelligent Precision of Healthcare Convergence, SKKU Institute for Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Jangan-gu, Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, 59 Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Republic of Korea.
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Ling J, Cai Y, Feng H, Liu Z, Ouyang XK. Polydopamine-Modified Copper Coordination Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Loaded with Disulfiram for Synergistic Chemo-Photothermal Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2024; 16:512. [PMID: 38675173 PMCID: PMC11054823 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16040512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Disulfiram (DSF) degrades to diethyldithiocarbamate (DTC) in vivo and coordinates with copper ions to form CuET, which has higher antitumor activity. In this study, DSF@CuMSN-PDA nanoparticles were prepared using mesoporous silica with copper ions, DSF as a carrier, and polydopamine (PDA) as a gate system. The nanoparticles selectively released CuET into tumor tissue by taking advantage of the tumor microenvironment, where PDA could be degraded. The release ratio reached 79.17% at pH 5.0, indicating pH-responsive drug release from the nanoparticles. The PDA-gated system provided the nanoparticles with unique photothermal conversion performance and significantly improved antitumor efficiency. In vivo, antitumor experiments showed that the designed DSF@CuMSN-PDA nanoparticles combined with near-infrared light (808 nm, 1 W/cm2) irradiation effectively inhibited tumor growth in HCT116 cells by harnessing the combined potential of chemotherapy and photothermal therapy; a synergistic effect was achieved. Taken together, these results suggest that the designed DSF@CuMSN-PDA construct can be employed as a promising candidate for combined chemo-photothermal therapy.
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- School of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China; (J.L.); (Y.C.); (H.F.); (Z.L.)
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Liu J, Cabral H, Mi P. Nanocarriers address intracellular barriers for efficient drug delivery, overcoming drug resistance, subcellular targeting and controlled release. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2024; 207:115239. [PMID: 38437916 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2024.115239] [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: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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The cellular barriers are major bottlenecks for bioactive compounds entering into cells to accomplish their biological functions, which limits their biomedical applications. Nanocarriers have demonstrated high potential and benefits for encapsulating bioactive compounds and efficiently delivering them into target cells by overcoming a cascade of intracellular barriers to achieve desirable therapeutic and diagnostic effects. In this review, we introduce the cellular barriers ahead of drug delivery and nanocarriers, as well as summarize recent advances and strategies of nanocarriers for increasing internalization with cells, promoting intracellular trafficking, overcoming drug resistance, targeting subcellular locations and controlled drug release. Lastly, the future perspectives of nanocarriers for intracellular drug delivery are discussed, which mainly focus on potential challenges and future directions. Our review presents an overview of intracellular drug delivery by nanocarriers, which may encourage the future development of nanocarriers for efficient and precision drug delivery into a wide range of cells and subcellular targets.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.17 South Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.17 South Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
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Choi W, Aizik G, Ostertag-Hill CA, Kohane DS. A hybrid nanoparticle-protein hydrogel system for prolonged local anesthesia. Biomaterials 2024; 306:122494. [PMID: 38316090 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122494] [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: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Local anesthetics are effective in relieving pain, but their duration of action is short. Therefore, the development of injectable sustained release systems to prolong the effect of local anesthetics has been of interest. In such systems delivering conventional local anesthetics, it has been challenging to achieve long durations of effect, particularly without incurring tissue toxicity. To overcome these challenges, we created a platform comprising a protein hydrogel incorporating hydrophobic local anesthetic (bupivacaine) nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were prepared by anti-solvent precipitation stabilized with bovine serum albumin (BSA), followed by crosslinking with glutaraldehyde (GA). The resulting BSA hydrogels prolonged release of bupivacaine in vitro. When bupivacaine nanoparticles within crosslinked BSA were injected at the sciatic nerve in rats, a duration of nerve block of 39.9 h was obtained, compared to 5.5 h for the commercial bupivacaine liposome suspension EXPAREL®. Tissue reaction was benign. We further demonstrated that this system could control the release of the amphiphilic drug diphenhydramine and the hydrophobic paclitaxel.
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- Wonmin Choi
- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States.
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Liu Z, Wang Z, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Qi X, Zhu H, Zhang K, Qu T, Zhao Y, Kang Z, Zeng F, Guo P, Tong Z, Wang L, Wang H, Xu W. Engineering Nanosensitizer to Remodel the TME for Hypoimmunogenic "Cold"-"Hot" Tumor Transformations. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:1510-1521. [PMID: 38285667 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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α-PD-L1 therapy has shown encouraging results at harnessing the immune system to combat cancer. However, the treatment effect is relatively low due to the dense extracellular matrix (ECM) and tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment (TIME). Therefore, an ultrasound (US)-responsive nanosensitizer (URNS) is engineered to deliver losartan (LST) and polyethylenimine (PEI) to remolde the TME, driving "cold"-"hot" tumor transformation and enhancing the sensitivity of α-PD-L1 therapy. In the tumor site, noninvasive US can make MTNP generate ROS, which cleave ROS-sensitive bonds to dissociate MTNPtK@LST-PEI, shedding PEI and releasing LST from mesoporous spheres. The results demonstrated that URNS combined with α-PD-L1 therapy effectively inhibited tumor growth with an inhibition rate as high as 90%, which was 1.7-fold higher than that of the α-PD-L1 treatment in vivo. In summary, the URNS improves the sensitivity of α-PD-L1 therapy by remodeling the TME, which provides promising insights for optimizing cancer immunotherapy.
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- Zhongqing Liu
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology), Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology), Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology), Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology), Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology), Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology), Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology), Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology), Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
| | - Fanshu Zeng
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
| | - Pengyu Guo
- Department of Urology (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology), Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
| | - Zhichao Tong
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
| | - Lu Wang
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
| | - Wanhai Xu
- Department of Urology (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology), Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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