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Chinnathambi A, Ali Alharbi S, Hussein-Al-Ali SH, Abudoleh SM, Surya P, Bharathi M, Palanisamy A. Biofabrication of bimetallic selenium@zinc nanoparticles using Champia parvula aqueous extract: Investigation of anticancer activity and its apoptosis induction. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 733:150417. [PMID: 39047428 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150417] [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: 03/30/2024] [Revised: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Selenium@zinc nanoparticles, or Se@Zn NPs, are extensively employed in various environmental, industrial and biological domains. However, the biological potential of Se@Zn NPs has not been thoroughly investigated. This study focused on fabricating Se@Zn NPs from algae using an aqueous extract of Champia parvula seaweed. Analytical techniques were used to describe the successfully synthesized Se@Zn NPs. In addition, a biological function analysis of the Se@Zn NPs was conducted. The Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) spectrum showed a specific absorbance peak for the Se@Zn NPs at 350-400 nm. The biomolecules involved in forming Se@Zn NPs were identified by their potential functional groups, as revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). By scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Se@Zn NPs were shown to be spherical and to have a diameter range of 100-200 nm. NPs with a crystallite diameter of 54.8 nm and chemical compositions of zinc and selenium (1:1.5 ratio) were revealed by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS). IC50 values were determined for the anticancer activity against A549, MCF-7 and HeLa cells. Cell morphological changes in fluorescence microscopy and apoptosis mechanisms by flow cytometry analysis were investigated, which show that Se@Zn NPs induced apoptosis in various cancer cells. DNA fragmentation and ROS levels were studied by fluorescence microscopy. In conclusion, conditions required for therapeutic and preventative applications may be met by the green synthesis of Se@Zn NPs.
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- Arunachalam Chinnathambi
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box -2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box -2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Middle East University, Amman 11831, Jordan
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- Department of Research Analytics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, 600077, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Department of Biochemistry, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, 641021, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, 602105, India.
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Ji Y, Hao J, Tao X, Li Z, Chen L, Qu N. Preparation and anti-tumor activity of paclitaxel silk protein nanoparticles encapsulated by biofilm. Pharm Dev Technol 2024; 29:627-638. [PMID: 38973737 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2024.2376075] [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: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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In order to overcome the poor bioavailability of paclitaxel (PTX), in this study, self-assembled paclitaxel silk fibronectin nanoparticles (PTX-SF-NPs) were encapsulated with outer membrane vesicles of Escherichia coli (E. coil), and biofilm-encapsulated paclitaxel silk fibronectin nanoparticles (OMV-PTX-SF-NPs) were prepared by high-pressure co-extrusion, the size and zeta potential of the OMV-PTX-SF-NPs were measured. The antitumor effects of OMV-PTX-SF-NPs were evaluated by cellular and pharmacodynamic assays, and pharmacokinetic experiments were performed. The results showed that hydrophobic forces and hydrogen bonding played a major role in the interaction between paclitaxel and filipin proteins, and the size of OMV-PTX-SF-NPs was 199.8 ± 2.8 nm, zeta potential was -17.8 ± 1.3 mv. The cellular and in vivo pharmacokinetic assays demonstrated that the OMV-PTX-SF-NPs possessed a promising antitumor effect. Pharmacokinetic experiments showed that the AUC0-∞ of OMV-PTX-SF-NPs was 5.314 ± 0.77, which was much larger than that of free PTX, which was 0.744 ± 0.14. Overall, we have successfully constructed a stable oral formulation of paclitaxel with a sustained-release effect, which is able to effectively increase the bioavailability of paclitaxel, improve the antitumor activity, and reduce the adverse effects.
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- Yating Ji
- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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Kaewchuchuen J, Matthew SAL, Phuagkhaopong S, Bimbo LM, Seib FP. Functionalising silk hydrogels with hetero- and homotypic nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2024; 14:3525-3535. [PMID: 38259992 PMCID: PMC10801455 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07634b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Despite many reports detailing silk hydrogels, the development of composite silk hydrogels with homotypic and heterotypic silk nanoparticles and their impact on material mechanics and biology have remained largely unexplored. We hypothesise that the inclusion of nanoparticles into silk-based hydrogels enables the formation of homotropic and heterotropic material assemblies. The aim was to explore how well these systems allow tuning of mechanics and cell adhesion to ultimately control the cell-material interface. We utilised nonporous silica nanoparticles as a standard reference and compared them to nanoparticles derived from Bombyx mori silk and Antheraea mylitta (tasar) silk (approximately 100-150 nm in size). Initially, physically cross-linked B. mori silk hydrogels were prepared containing silica, B. mori silk nanoparticles, or tasar silk nanoparticles at concentrations of either 0.05% or 0.5% (w/v). The initial modulus (stiffness) of these nanoparticle-functionalised silk hydrogels was similar. Stress relaxation was substantially faster for nanoparticle-modified silk hydrogels than for unmodified control hydrogels. Increasing the concentrations of B. mori silk and silica nanoparticles slowed stress relaxation, while the opposite trend was observed for hydrogels modified with tasar nanoparticles. Cell attachment was similar for all hydrogels, but proliferation during the initial 24 h was significantly improved with the nanoparticle-modified hydrogels. Overall, this study demonstrates the manufacture and utilisation of homotropic and heterotropic silk hydrogels.
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- Jirada Kaewchuchuen
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde 161 Cathedral Street Glasgow G4 0RE UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde 161 Cathedral Street Glasgow G4 0RE UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde 161 Cathedral Street Glasgow G4 0RE UK
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde 161 Cathedral Street Glasgow G4 0RE UK
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra 3000-548 Coimbra Portugal
- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rua Larga, University of Coimbra 3004-504 Coimbra Portugal
- CIBB - Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Rua Larga, University of Coimbra 3004-504 Coimbra Portugal
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde 161 Cathedral Street Glasgow G4 0RE UK
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology & Applied Ecology Branch Bioresources, Ohlebergsweg 12 35392 Giessen Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Pharmacy Lessingstr. 8 07743 Jena Germany +49 3641 9 499 00
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Kuperkar K, Atanase LI, Bahadur A, Crivei IC, Bahadur P. Degradable Polymeric Bio(nano)materials and Their Biomedical Applications: A Comprehensive Overview and Recent Updates. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:206. [PMID: 38257005 PMCID: PMC10818796 DOI: 10.3390/polym16020206] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Degradable polymers (both biomacromolecules and several synthetic polymers) for biomedical applications have been promising very much in the recent past due to their low cost, biocompatibility, flexibility, and minimal side effects. Here, we present an overview with updated information on natural and synthetic degradable polymers where a brief account on different polysaccharides, proteins, and synthetic polymers viz. polyesters/polyamino acids/polyanhydrides/polyphosphazenes/polyurethanes relevant to biomedical applications has been provided. The various approaches for the transformation of these polymers by physical/chemical means viz. cross-linking, as polyblends, nanocomposites/hybrid composites, interpenetrating complexes, interpolymer/polyion complexes, functionalization, polymer conjugates, and block and graft copolymers, are described. The degradation mechanism, drug loading profiles, and toxicological aspects of polymeric nanoparticles formed are also defined. Biomedical applications of these degradable polymer-based biomaterials in and as wound dressing/healing, biosensors, drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine, etc., are highlighted. In addition, the use of such nano systems to solve current drug delivery problems is briefly reviewed.
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- Ketan Kuperkar
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Piplod, Surat 395007, Gujarat, India;
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- Faculty of Medical Dentistry, “Apollonia” University of Iasi, 700511 Iasi, Romania
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, 050045 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Zoology, Sir PT Sarvajanik College of Science, Surat 395001, Gujarat, India;
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Life Sciences, 700449 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Udhana-Magdalla Road, Surat 395007, Gujarat, India;
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Matthew SL, Seib FP. Silk Bioconjugates: From Chemistry and Concept to Application. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2024; 10:12-28. [PMID: 36706352 PMCID: PMC10777352 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Medical silks have captured global interest. While silk sutures have a long track record in humans, silk bioconjugates are still in preclinical development. This perspective examines key advances in silk bioconjugation, including the fabrication of silk-protein conjugates, bioconjugated silk particles, and bioconjugated substrates to enhance cell-material interactions in two and three dimensions. Many of these systems rely on chemical modification of the silk biopolymer, often using carbodiimide and reactive ester chemistries. However, recent progress in enzyme-mediated and click chemistries has expanded the molecular toolbox to enable biorthogonal, site-specific conjugation in a single step when combined with recombinant silk fibroin tagged with noncanonical amino acids. This perspective outlines key strategies available for chemical modification, compares the resulting silk conjugates to clinical benchmarks, and outlines open questions and areas that require more work. Overall, this assessment highlights a domain of new sunrise capabilities and development opportunities for silk bioconjugates that may ultimately offer new ways of delivering improved healthcare.
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- Saphia
A. L. Matthew
- Strathclyde
Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, U.K.
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- Strathclyde
Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, U.K.
- Branch
Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular
Biology and Applied Ecology, Ohlebergsweg 12, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Anwer AH, Ahtesham A, Shoeb M, Mashkoor F, Ansari MZ, Zhu S, Jeong C. State-of-the-art advances in nanocomposite and bio-nanocomposite polymeric materials: A comprehensive review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 318:102955. [PMID: 37467558 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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The modern eco-friendly materials used in research and innovation today consist of nanocomposites and bio-nanocomposite polymers. Their unique composite properties make them suitable for various industrial, medicinal, and energy applications. Bio-nanocomposite polymers are made of biopolymer matrices that have nanofillers dispersed throughout them. There are several types of fillers that can be added to polymers to enhance their quality, such as cellulose-based fillers, clay nanomaterials, carbon black, talc, carbon quantum dots, and many others. Biopolymer-based nanocomposites are considered a superior alternative to traditional materials as they reduce reliance on fossil fuels and promote the use of renewable resources. This review covers the current state-of-the-art in nanocomposite and bio-nanocomposite materials, focusing on ways to improve their features and the various applications they can be used for. The review article also investigates the utilization of diverse nanocomposites as a viable approach for developing bio-nanocomposites. It delves into the underlying principles that govern the synthesis of these materials and explores their prospective applications in the biomedical field, food packaging, sensing (Immunosensors), and energy storage devices. Lastly, the review discusses the future outlook and current challenges of these materials, with a focus on sustainability.
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- Abdul Hakeem Anwer
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Sciences University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea.
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Fazal T, Murtaza BN, Shah M, Iqbal S, Rehman MU, Jaber F, Dera AA, Awwad NS, Ibrahium HA. Recent developments in natural biopolymer based drug delivery systems. RSC Adv 2023; 13:23087-23121. [PMID: 37529365 PMCID: PMC10388836 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03369d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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Targeted delivery of drug molecules to diseased sites is a great challenge in pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences. Fabrication of drug delivery systems (DDS) to target and/or diagnose sick cells is an effective means to achieve good therapeutic results along with a minimal toxicological impact on healthy cells. Biopolymers are becoming an important class of materials owing to their biodegradability, good compatibility, non-toxicity, non-immunogenicity, and long blood circulation time and high drug loading ratio for both macros as well as micro-sized drug molecules. This review summarizes the recent trends in biopolymer-based DDS, forecasting their broad future clinical applications. Cellulose chitosan, starch, silk fibroins, collagen, albumin, gelatin, alginate, agar, proteins and peptides have shown potential applications in DDS. A range of synthetic techniques have been reported to design the DDS and are discussed in the current study which is being successfully employed in ocular, dental, transdermal and intranasal delivery systems. Different formulations of DDS are also overviewed in this review article along with synthesis techniques employed for designing the DDS. The possibility of these biopolymer applications points to a new route for creating unique DDS with enhanced therapeutic qualities for scaling up creative formulations up to the clinical level.
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- Tanzeela Fazal
- Department of Chemistry, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Grand Asian University Sialkot Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences (SNS), National University of Science and Technology (NUST) H-12 Islamabad 46000 Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Abbottabad University of Science & Technology Pakistan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ajman University Ajman UAE
- Center of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University Ajman UAE
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University Abha Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University P.O. Box 9004 Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University P.O. Box 9004 Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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Paliya BS, Sharma VK, Sharma M, Diwan D, Nguyen QD, Aminabhavi TM, Rajauria G, Singh BN, Gupta VK. Protein-polysaccharide nanoconjugates: Potential tools for delivery of plant-derived nutraceuticals. Food Chem 2023; 428:136709. [PMID: 37429239 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Protein-polysaccharide nanoconjugates are covalently interactive networks that are currently the subject of intense research owing to their emerging applications in the food nanotechnology field. Due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability properties, they have played a significant role as wall materials for the formation of various nanostructures to encapsulate nutraceuticals. The food-grade protein-polysaccharide nanoconjugates would be employed to enhance the delivery and stability of nutraceuticals for their real use in the food industry. The most common edible polysaccharides (cellulose, chitosan, pectin, starch, carrageenan, fucoidan, mannan, glucomannan, and arabic gum) and proteins (silk fibroin, collagen, gelatin, soy protein, corn zein, and wheat gluten) have been used as potential building blocks in nano-encapsulation systems because of their excellent physicochemical properties. This article broadens the discussion of food-grade proteins and polysaccharides as nano-encapsulation biomaterials and their fabrication methods, along with a review of the applications of protein-polysaccharide nanoconjugates in the delivery of plant-derived nutraceuticals.
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- Balwant S Paliya
- Herbal Nanobiotechnology Lab, Pharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India
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- Herbal Nanobiotechnology Lab, Pharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India
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- Washington University School of Medicine, 4590 Children's Place, Ste. 8200, Campus Box 8057, St. Louis MO63110, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Alcoholic Drink Technology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-1118 Budapest, Ḿenesiút 45, Hungary
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- School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India
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- Department of Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Munster Technological University, Tralee V92HD4V, Co. Kerry, Ireland
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- Herbal Nanobiotechnology Lab, Pharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovation Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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- Biorefining and Advance Material Research Centre, SRUC, Barony Campus, Parkgate, Dumfries DG1 3NE, United Kingdom; Centre for Safe and Improved Food, SRUC, Kings buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburg EH9 3JG, United Kingdom.
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Fan X, Peng X, Wang T, Gu Y, Sun G, Shou Q, Song H, Nian R, Liu W. Optimized silk fibroin nanoparticle functionalization with anti-CEA nanobody enhancing active targeting of colorectal cancer cells. Biomed Mater 2023; 18:045027. [PMID: 37321227 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/acdeba] [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: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This work aimed to establish a simple and feasible method to obtain silk fibroin nanoparticles (SFNPs) with uniform particles size, and then modify the SFNPs with nanobody (Nb) 11C12 targeting the proximal membrane end of carcinoembryonic antigen on the surface of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. The regenerated silk fibroin (SF) was isolated using ultrafiltration tubes with a 50 kDa molecular weight cut-off, and the retention fraction (named as SF > 50 kDa) was further self-assembled into SFNPs by ethanol induction. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscop showed that the SFNPs with uniform particles size were formed. Due to electrostatic adsorption and pH responsiveness, SFNPs have been proved to effectively load and release the anticancer drug doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) (DOX@SFNPs). Further, targeting molecule Nb 11C12 was used to modify these nanoparticles, constituting the targeted outer layer of the drug delivery system (DOX@SFNPs-11C12), achieving precise localization to cancer cells. The release amount of DOX observed fromin vitrodrug release profiles increased as follows: pH 7.4 < pH 6.8 < pH 5.4, demonstrating that the DOX release could be accelerated in a weakly acidic environment.In vitrocytotoxicity experiments displayed that SFNPs-11C12 nanoparticles exhibited good safety and biocompatibility. Drug-loaded nanoparticles, DOX@SFNPs-11C12, led to higher LoVo cells apoptosis compared to DOX@SFNPs. Fluorescence spectrophotometer characterization and confocal laser scanning microscopy further showed that the internalization of DOX was highest in the DOX@SFNPs-11C12, certifying that the introduced targeting molecule enhanced the uptake of drug delivery system by LoVo cells. This study provides a simple and operational approach to developing an optimized SFNPs drug delivery system modified by targeting Nb, which can be a good candidate for CRC therapy.
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- Xiying Fan
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Innova Nanobodi Co., Ltd, No. 1301 Guanguang Road, Shenzhen 518110, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
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Nguyen NY, Nguyen TNP, Huyen NN, Tran VD, Quyen TTB, Luong HVT, Pham DT. Onto the differences in formulating micro-/nanoparticulate drug delivery system from Thai silk and Vietnamese silk: A critical comparison. Heliyon 2023; 9:e16966. [PMID: 37484260 PMCID: PMC10361021 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Silk fibroin is a natural polymer with physicochemical properties heavily dependent on its silkworm sources and cultivation conditions. Hence, this study critically compared the characteristics and capacity to generate micro-/nanoparticles of fibroin extracted from the Thai silk and Vietnamese silk. Both Thai fibroin (SFT) and Vietnamese fibroin (SFV) were extracted and fabricated into micro-/nanoparticles using the same methods of desalination and condensation, respectively. Firstly, the amino acid compositions of SFT and SFV were determined and found to be similar, suggesting that the different cultivation conditions did not alter the fibroin chemical contents. Secondly, utilizing various analytical techniques, the SFT structure revealed less heavy chains, more light chains and P-25 glycoproteins, and lower crystallinity than those of SFV. Accordingly, compared to the particles formed by SFT, the SFV-based particles were significantly bigger (∼1700 nm vs. ∼150 nm), and possessed less drug (Amphotericin B) entrapment efficiency (64.3 ± 4.4% vs. 79.3 ± 5.1%), higher hemototoxicity, and less biostability in the blood. Conclusively, these differences add more insights for the appropriate applications of each fibroin kind to best promote its qualities and effectiveness.
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- Ngoc Yen Nguyen
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Can Tho University, Can Tho 900000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Public Health, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho 900000, Viet Nam
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- Department of Health Organization and Management, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho 900000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Can Tho University, Can Tho 900000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Can Tho University, Can Tho 900000, Viet Nam
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Can Tho University, Can Tho 900000, Viet Nam
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Sahoo JK, Hasturk O, Falcucci T, Kaplan DL. Silk chemistry and biomedical material designs. Nat Rev Chem 2023; 7:302-318. [PMID: 37165164 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-023-00486-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Silk fibroin has applications in different medical fields such as tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, drug delivery and medical devices. Advances in silk chemistry and biomaterial designs have yielded exciting tools for generating new silk-based materials and technologies. Selective chemistries can enhance or tune the features of silk, such as mechanics, biodegradability, processability and biological interactions, to address challenges in medically relevant materials (hydrogels, films, sponges and fibres). This Review details the design and utility of silk biomaterials for different applications, with particular focus on chemistry. This Review consists of three segments: silk protein fundamentals, silk chemistries and functionalization mechanisms. This is followed by a description of different crosslinking chemistries facilitating network formation, including the formation of composite biomaterials. Utility in the fields of tissue engineering, drug delivery, 3D printing, cell coatings, microfluidics and biosensors are highlighted. Looking to the future, we discuss silk biomaterial design strategies to continue to improve medical outcomes.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
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Fuster MG, Montalbán MG, Moulefera I, Víllora G, Kaplan DL. Folic Acid-Modified Ibrutinib-Loaded Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles for Cancer Cell Therapy with Over-Expressed Folate Receptor. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15041186. [PMID: 37111671 PMCID: PMC10146313 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15041186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The anticancer drug ibrutinib (IB), also known as PCI-32765, is a compound that irreversibly inhibits Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) and was initially developed as a treatment option for B-cell lineage neoplasms. Its action is not limited to B-cells, as it is expressed in all hematopoietic lineages and plays a crucial role in the tumor microenvironment. However, clinical trials with the drug have resulted in conflicting outcomes against solid tumors. In this study, folic acid-conjugated silk nanoparticles were used for the targeted delivery of IB to the cancer cell lines HeLa, BT-474, and SKBR3 by exploiting the overexpression of folate receptors on their surfaces. The results were compared with those of control healthy cells (EA.hy926). Cellular uptake studies confirmed total internalization of the nanoparticles functionalized by this procedure in the cancer cells after 24 h, compared to nanoparticles not functionalized with folic acid, suggesting that cellular uptake was mediated by folate receptors overexpressed in the cancer cells. The results indicate that the developed nanocarrier can be used for drug targeting applications by enhancing IB uptake in cancer cells with folate receptor overexpression.
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- Marta G Fuster
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia (UMU), Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia (UMU), Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia (UMU), Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia (UMU), Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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Rajendra PKM, Nidamanuri BSS, Swaroop AK, Krishnamurali JS, Balan AP, Selvaraj J, Raman R, Shivakumar HN, Reddy MV, Jawahar N. Fabrication and in vitro evaluation of silk fibroin-folic acid decorated paclitaxel and hydroxyurea nanostructured lipid carriers for targeting ovarian cancer cells: A double sword approach. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2023.104270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Yu B, Li Y, Lin Y, Zhu Y, Hao T, Wu Y, Sun Z, Yang X, Xu H. Research progress of natural silk fibroin and the appplication for drug delivery in chemotherapies. Front Pharmacol 2023; 13:1071868. [PMID: 36686706 PMCID: PMC9845586 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1071868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Silk fibroin has been widely used in biological fields due to its biocompatibility, mechanical properties, biodegradability, and safety. Recently, silk fibroin as a drug carrier was developed rapidly and achieved remarkable progress in cancer treatment. The silk fibroin-based delivery system could effectively kill tumor cells without significant side effects and drug resistance. However, few studies have been reported on silk fibroin delivery systems for antitumor therapy. The advancement of silk fibroin-based drug delivery systems research and its applications in cancer therapy are highlighted in this study. The properties, applications, private opinions, and future prospects of silk fibroin carriers are discussed to understand better the development of anti-cancer drug delivery systems, which may also contribute to advancing silk fibroin innovation.
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- Bin Yu
- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China,Department of Pharmacy, Binzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Wenzhou People’s Hospital of The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, The Third Clinical Institute Affiliated To Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, China,*Correspondence: Xin Yang, ; Hui Xu,
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China,*Correspondence: Xin Yang, ; Hui Xu,
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Zou S, Yao X, Shao H, Reis RL, Kundu SC, Zhang Y. Nonmulberry silk fibroin-based biomaterials: Impact on cell behavior regulation and tissue regeneration. Acta Biomater 2022; 153:68-84. [PMID: 36113722 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Silk fibroin (SF) is a promising biomaterial due to its good biocompatibility, easy availability, and high mechanical properties. Compared with mulberry silk fibroin (MSF), nonmulberry silk fibroin (NSF) isolated from typical nonmulberry silkworm silk exhibits unique arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) sequences with favorable cell adhesion enhancing effect. This inherent property probably makes the NSF more suitable for cell culture and tissue regeneration-related applications. Accordingly, various types of NSF-based biomaterials, such as particles, films, fiber mats, and 3D scaffolds, are constructed and their application potential in different biomedical fields is extensively investigated. Based on these promising NSF biomaterials, this review firstly makes a systematical comparison between the molecular structure and properties of MSF and typical NSF and highlights the unique properties of NSF. In addition, we summarize the effective fabrication strategies from degummed nonmulberry silk fibers to regenerated NSF-based biomaterials with controllable formats and their recent application progresses in cell behavior regulation and tissue regeneration. Finally, current challenges and future perspectives for the fabrication and application of NSF-based biomaterials are discussed. Related research and perspectives may provide valuable references for designing and modifying effective NSF-based and other natural biomaterials. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: There exist many reviews about mulberry silk fibroin (MSF) biomaterials and their biomedical applications, while that about nonmulberry silk fibroin (NSF) biomaterials is scarce. Compared with MSF, NSF exhibits unique arginine-glycine-aspartic acid sequences with promising cell adhesion enhancing effect, which makes NSF more suitable for cell culture and tissue regeneration related applications. Focusing on these advanced NSF biomaterials, this review has systematically compared the structure and properties of MSF and NSF, and emphasized the unique properties of NSF. Following that, the effective construction strategies for NSF-based biomaterials are summarized, and their recent applications in cell behavior regulations and tissue regenerations are highlighted. Furthermore, current challenges and future perspectives for the fabrication and application of NSF-based biomaterials were discussed.
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- Shengzhi Zou
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of Minho, Barco, Guimarães 4805-017, Portugal
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- I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of Minho, Barco, Guimarães 4805-017, Portugal
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China.
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Duan Q, Zhang Q, Shi J, Zhang B, Zhou L, Sang S, Xue J. Synergistic Effect of Drug Delivery System Combining DOX and V9302 on Gastric Cancer Cells**. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Qianqian Duan
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Micro Nano Sensors & Artificial Intelligence Perception College of Information and Computer Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
- Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of the Ministry of Education Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Micro Nano Sensors & Artificial Intelligence Perception College of Information and Computer Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
- Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of the Ministry of Education Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Micro Nano Sensors & Artificial Intelligence Perception College of Information and Computer Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
- Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of the Ministry of Education Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Micro Nano Sensors & Artificial Intelligence Perception College of Information and Computer Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
- Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of the Ministry of Education Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
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- Key laboratory of Cellular Physiology at Shanxi Medical University Ministry of Education Taiyuan 030024 China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Micro Nano Sensors & Artificial Intelligence Perception College of Information and Computer Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
- Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of the Ministry of Education Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Micro Nano Sensors & Artificial Intelligence Perception College of Information and Computer Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
- Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of the Ministry of Education Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
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Bin L, Yang Y, Wang F, Wang R, Fei H, Duan S, Huang L, Liao N, Zhao S, Ma X. Biodegradable Silk Fibroin Nanocarriers to Modulate Hypoxia Tumor Microenvironment Favoring Enhanced Chemotherapy. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:960501. [PMID: 35935500 PMCID: PMC9354019 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.960501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Biopolymer silk fibroin (SF) is a great candidate for drug carriers characterized by its tunable biodegradability, and excellent biocompatibility properties. Recently, we have constructed SF-based nano-enabled drug delivery carriers, in which doxorubicin (Dox) and atovaquone (Ato) were encapsulated with Arg-Gly-Asp-SF-Polylactic Acid (RSA) to form micellar-like nanoparticles (RSA-Dox-Ato NPs). The RGD peptide was decorated on micellar-like nanoparticles, promoting tumor accumulation of the drug. Meanwhile, Ato, as a mitochondrial complex III inhibitor inhibiting mitochondrial respiration, would reverse the hypoxia microenvironment and enhance chemotherapy in the tumor. In vitro, the biopolymer alone showed extremely low cytotoxicity to 4T1 cell lines, while the RSA-Dox-Ato demonstrated a higher inhibition rate than other groups. Most significantly, the ROS levels in cells were obviously improved after being treated with RSA-Dox-Ato, indicating that the hypoxic microenvironment was alleviated. Eventually, SF-based targeted drug carrier provides biocompatibility to reverse hypoxia microenvironment in vivo for enhancing chemotherapy, strikingly suppressing tumor development, and thereby suggesting a promising candidate for drug delivery system.
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- Li Bin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
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- Second Clinical Medical College, Medical College, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Na Liao, ; Shimei Zhao, ; Xinbo Ma,
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- Second Clinical Medical College, Medical College, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Na Liao, ; Shimei Zhao, ; Xinbo Ma,
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Na Liao, ; Shimei Zhao, ; Xinbo Ma,
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Li D, Xia C, Chen X, Li Q, Li J, Qian X. Fabrication of novel ruthenium loaded silk fibroin nanomaterials for fingolimod release improved antitumor efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2022; 33:1955-1972. [PMID: 35820069 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2022.2090348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Cancer targeted nanomaterials-based drug delivery systems have been described as promising. In this work, we employed silk fibroin (SF), ruthenium nanomaterials (RuNMs), heptapeptide (T7), and fingolimod (FTY720) to construct a pH-responsive smart nanomaterials drug delivery system. They were spherical with a mean size of around 120 nm, which may have contributed to the improved penetration and retention of the NMs in tumour areas. T7-FTY720@SF-RuNMs had an encapsulation efficiency (EE) of 72.51 ± 4.02%. When the pH of an environment is acidic, the release of FTY720 from nanocarriers is enhanced. T7-FTY720@SF-RuNMs demonstrated increased cellular uptake selective and anticancer efficacy for hepatocellular cancer in both in vitro and in vivo experiments. Additionally, the in vivo biodistribution investigation showed that T7-FTY720@SF-RuNMs could efficiently aggregate in the tumour location, improving their in vivo potential to kill cancer cells. T7-FTY720@SF-RuNMs demonstrated little toxicity to tumour-bearing animals in investigations of histology and immunohistochemistry, showing that the fabricated NMs are biocompatible in vivo. For the treatment of hepatocellular cancer, the T7-FTY720@SF-RuNMs delivery method offers significant promise.
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- Dong Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, the First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Baoji Hospital, Baoji, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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Hausken KG, Frevol RL, Dowdle KP, Young AN, Talusig JM, Holbrook CC, Rubin BK, Murphy AR. Quantitative Functionalization of the Tyrosine Residues in Silk Fibroin through an Amino‐Tyrosine Intermediate. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Kian G. Hausken
- Department of Chemistry Western Washington University 516 High St. Bellingham WA 98225‐9150 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Western Washington University 516 High St. Bellingham WA 98225‐9150 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Western Washington University 516 High St. Bellingham WA 98225‐9150 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Western Washington University 516 High St. Bellingham WA 98225‐9150 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Western Washington University 516 High St. Bellingham WA 98225‐9150 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Western Washington University 516 High St. Bellingham WA 98225‐9150 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Western Washington University 516 High St. Bellingham WA 98225‐9150 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Western Washington University 516 High St. Bellingham WA 98225‐9150 USA
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Matthew SAL, Rezwan R, Perrie Y, Seib FP. Volumetric Scalability of Microfluidic and Semi-Batch Silk Nanoprecipitation Methods. Molecules 2022; 27:2368. [PMID: 35408763 PMCID: PMC9000471 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Silk fibroin nanoprecipitation by organic desolvation in semi-batch and microfluidic formats provides promising bottom-up routes for manufacturing narrow polydispersity, spherical silk nanoparticles. The translation of silk nanoparticle production to pilot, clinical, and industrial scales can be aided through insight into the property drifts incited by nanoprecipitation scale-up and the identification of critical process parameters to maintain throughout scaling. Here, we report the reproducibility of silk nanoprecipitation on volumetric scale-up in low-shear, semi-batch systems and estimate the reproducibility of chip parallelization for volumetric scale-up in a high shear, staggered herringbone micromixer. We showed that silk precursor feeds processed in an unstirred semi-batch system (mixing time > 120 s) displayed significant changes in the nanoparticle physicochemical and crystalline properties following a 12-fold increase in volumetric scale between 1.8 and 21.9 mL while the physicochemical properties stayed constant following a further 6-fold increase in scale to 138 mL. The nanoparticle physicochemical properties showed greater reproducibility after a 6-fold volumetric scale-up when using lower mixing times of greater similarity (8.4 s and 29.4 s) with active stirring at 400 rpm, indicating that the bulk mixing time and average shear rate should be maintained during volumetric scale-up. Conversely, microfluidic manufacture showed high between-batch repeatability and between-chip reproducibility across four participants and microfluidic chips, thereby strengthening chip parallelization as a production strategy for silk nanoparticles at pilot, clinical, and industrial scales.
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- Saphia A. L. Matthew
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK; (S.A.L.M.); (Y.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh;
- School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK; (S.A.L.M.); (Y.P.)
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK; (S.A.L.M.); (Y.P.)
- EPSRC Future Manufacturing Research Hub for Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC), University of Strathclyde, Technology and Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD, UK
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Mitra K, Chadha A, Muthuvijayan V, Doble M. Self-Assembled Inhalable Immunomodulatory Silk Fibroin Nanocarriers for Enhanced Drug Loading and Intracellular Antibacterial Activity. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2022; 8:708-721. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Kartik Mitra
- Bioengineering and Drug Design Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences& National Center for Catalysis Research (NCCR), Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences& National Center for Catalysis Research (NCCR), Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Bioengineering and Drug Design Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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Duan Q, Shi J, Zhou L, Zhang B, Wang X, Sang S. pH-responsive and sustained release drug delivery system of BSA coated CDs-DOX. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Florczak A, Deptuch T, Kucharczyk K, Dams-Kozlowska H. Systemic and Local Silk-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:5389. [PMID: 34771557 PMCID: PMC8582423 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13215389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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For years, surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have been the gold standards to treat cancer, although continuing research has sought a more effective approach. While advances can be seen in the development of anticancer drugs, the tools that can improve their delivery remain a challenge. As anticancer drugs can affect the entire body, the control of their distribution is desirable to prevent systemic toxicity. The application of a suitable drug delivery platform may resolve this problem. Among other materials, silks offer many advantageous properties, including biodegradability, biocompatibility, and the possibility of obtaining a variety of morphological structures. These characteristics allow the exploration of silk for biomedical applications and as a platform for drug delivery. We have reviewed silk structures that can be used for local and systemic drug delivery for use in cancer therapy. After a short description of the most studied silks, we discuss the advantages of using silk for drug delivery. The tables summarize the descriptions of silk structures for the local and systemic transport of anticancer drugs. The most popular techniques for silk particle preparation are presented. Further prospects for using silk as a drug carrier are considered. The application of various silk biomaterials can improve cancer treatment by the controllable delivery of chemotherapeutics, immunotherapeutics, photosensitizers, hormones, nucleotherapeutics, targeted therapeutics (e.g., kinase inhibitors), and inorganic nanoparticles, among others.
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- Anna Florczak
- Department of Cancer Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland; (A.F.); (T.D.); (K.K.)
- Department of Diagnostics and Cancer Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland; (A.F.); (T.D.); (K.K.)
- Department of Diagnostics and Cancer Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland; (A.F.); (T.D.); (K.K.)
- Department of Diagnostics and Cancer Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland; (A.F.); (T.D.); (K.K.)
- Department of Diagnostics and Cancer Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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Naskar D, Sapru S, Ghosh AK, Reis RL, Dey T, Kundu SC. Nonmulberry silk proteins: multipurpose ingredient in bio-functional assembly. Biomed Mater 2021; 16. [PMID: 34428758 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ac20a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The emerging field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicines utilising artificial polymers is facing many problems. Despite having mechanical stability, non-toxicity and biodegradability, most of them lack cytocompatibility and biocompatibility. Natural polymers (such as collagen, hyaluronic acid, fibrin, fibroin, and others), including blends, are introduced to the field to solve some of the relevant issues. Another natural biopolymer: silkworm silk gained special attention primarily due to its specific biophysical, biochemical, and material properties, worldwide availability, and cost-effectiveness. Silk proteins, namely fibroin and sericin extracted from domesticated mulberry silkwormBombyx mori, are studied extensively in the last few decades for tissue engineering. Wild nonmulberry silkworm species, originated from India and other parts of the world, also produce silk proteins with variations in their nature and properties. Among the nonmulberry silkworm species,Antheraea mylitta(Indian Tropical Tasar),A. assamensis/A. assama(Indian Muga), andSamia ricini/Philosamia ricini(Indian Eri), along withA. pernyi(Chinese temperate Oak Tasar/Tussah) andA. yamamai(Japanese Oak Tasar) exhibit inherent tripeptide motifs of arginyl glycyl aspartic acid in their fibroin amino acid sequences, which support their candidacy as the potential biomaterials. Similarly, sericin isolated from such wild species delivers unique properties and is used as anti-apoptotic and growth-inducing factors in regenerative medicines. Other characteristics such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, and non-inflammatory nature make it suitable for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine based applications. A diverse range of matrices, including but not limited to nano-micro scale structures, nanofibres, thin films, hydrogels, and porous scaffolds, are prepared from the silk proteins (fibroins and sericins) for biomedical and tissue engineering research. This review aims to represent the progress made in medical and non-medical applications in the last couple of years and depict the present status of the investigations on Indian nonmulberry silk-based matrices as a particular reference due to its remarkable potentiality of regeneration of different types of tissues. It also discusses the future perspective in tissue engineering and regenerative medicines in the context of developing cutting-edge techniques such as 3D printing/bioprinting, microfluidics, organ-on-a-chip, and other electronics, optical and thermal property-based applications.
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- Deboki Naskar
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.,Present address: Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.,Present address: Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, IL, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- 3Bs Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark-4805-017 Barco, Guimaraes, Portugal
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.,3Bs Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark-4805-017 Barco, Guimaraes, Portugal
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Srivastava P, Gunawan C, Soeriyadi A, Amal R, Hoehn K, Marquis C. In vitro coronal protein signatures and biological impact of silver nanoparticles synthesized with different natural polymers as capping agents. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:4424-4439. [PMID: 36133466 PMCID: PMC9418127 DOI: 10.1039/d0na01013h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biopolymer-capped particles, sodium alginate-, gelatin- and reconstituted silk fibroin-capped nanosilver (AgNPs), were synthesized with an intention to study, simultaneously, their in vitro and in vivo haemocompatibility, one of the major safety factors in biomedical applications. Solid state characterization showed formation of spherical nanoparticles with 5 to 30 nm primary sizes (transmission electron microscopy) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of particles confirmed silver bonding with the biopolymer moieties. The degree of aggregation of the biopolymer-capped AgNPs in the synthesis medium (ultrapure water) is relatively low, with comparable hydrodynamic size with those of the control citrate-stabilized NPs, and remained relatively unchanged even after 6 weeks. The polymer-capped nanoparticles showed different degrees of aggregation in biologically relevant media - PBS (pH 7.4) and 2% human blood plasma - with citrate- (control) and alginate-capped particles showing the highest aggregation, while gelatin- and silk fibroin-capped particles revealed better stability and less aggregation in these media. In vitro cytotoxicity studies revealed that the polymer-capped particles exhibited both concentration and (hydrodynamic) size-dependent haemolytic activity, the extent of which was higher (up to 100% in some cases) in collected whole blood samples of healthy human volunteers when compared to that in the washed erythrocytes. This difference is thought to result from the detected protein corona formation on the nanoparticle surface in the whole blood system, which was associated with reduced particle aggregation, causing more severe cytotoxic effects. At the tested particle concentration range in vitro, we observed a negligible haemolysis effect in vivo (Balb/c mice). Polymer-capped particles did accumulate in organs, with the highest levels detected in the liver (up to 422 μg per g tissue), yet no adverse behavioural effects were observed in the mice during the duration of the nanoparticle exposure.
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- Priyanka Srivastava
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
- School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore Tamil Nadu 632014 India
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- i3 Institute, University of Technology Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
- Mochtar Riady Institute for Nanotechnology Tangerang 15810 Indonesia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
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Subia B, Dahiya UR, Mishra S, Ayache J, Casquillas GV, Caballero D, Reis RL, Kundu SC. Breast tumor-on-chip models: From disease modeling to personalized drug screening. J Control Release 2021; 331:103-120. [PMID: 33417986 PMCID: PMC8172385 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.12.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide being the most common cancer among women. Despite the significant progress obtained during the past years in the understanding of breast cancer pathophysiology, women continue to die from it. Novel tools and technologies are needed to develop better diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, and to better understand the molecular and cellular players involved in the progression of this disease. Typical methods employed by the pharmaceutical industry and laboratories to investigate breast cancer etiology and evaluate the efficiency of new therapeutic compounds are still based on traditional tissue culture flasks and animal models, which have certain limitations. Recently, tumor-on-chip technology emerged as a new generation of in vitro disease model to investigate the physiopathology of tumors and predict the efficiency of drugs in a native-like microenvironment. These microfluidic systems reproduce the functional units and composition of human organs and tissues, and importantly, the rheological properties of the native scenario, enabling precise control over fluid flow or local gradients. Herein, we review the most recent works related to breast tumor-on-chip for disease modeling and drug screening applications. Finally, we critically discuss the future applications of this emerging technology in breast cancer therapeutics and drug development.
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- Bano Subia
- Elvesys Microfluidics Innovation Centre, Paris 75011, France..
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi 110025, India..
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- Elvesys Microfluidics Innovation Centre, Paris 75011, France..
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of Minho, AvePark, Barco, Guimarãaes 4805-017, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of Minho, AvePark, Barco, Guimarãaes 4805-017, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of Minho, AvePark, Barco, Guimarãaes 4805-017, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
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Norouzi P, Motasadizadeh H, Atyabi F, Dinarvand R, Gholami M, Farokhi M, Shokrgozar MA, Mottaghitalab F. Combination Therapy of Breast Cancer by Codelivery of Doxorubicin and Survivin siRNA Using Polyethylenimine Modified Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 7:1074-1087. [PMID: 33539074 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Here, polyethylenimine (PEI) modified silk fibroin nanoparticles (SFNPs) were prepared for codelivery of doxorubicin (DOX) and survivin siRNA. The prepared NPs were characterized in terms of stability and structural, functional, and physicochemical properties. Moreover, the ability of the conjugate to escape from the endosome and cellular uptake were assessed. Afterward, the in vivo therapeutic efficacy was analyzed in the mice model. The siRNA loaded PEI-SFNPs showed acceptable size, zeta potential, and stability in serum. It also effectively induced apoptosis in the 4T1 mouse mammary tumor cell line. Cellular uptake and endosomal escape analyses confirmed that PEI-SFNPs containing siRNA could escape from the endosome and accumulate in the cytoplasm of 4T1 cells. Real time-PCR indicated the significant decrease in the expression of survivin mRNA in the 4T1 cell line 48 h postincubation with siRNA loaded PEI-SFNPs. In vivo biodistribution of PEI-SFNPs confirmed higher accumulation of SFNPs in the tumor site compared with other organs. The codelivery systems remarkably reduced the growth rate of breast tumor in the mice model without any obvious weight lost. Histopathological and tunnel staining exhibited more apoptotic tumor cells in the group containing both DOX and survivin siRNA. Tumorigenic breast tissue resected from the animals after treatment with siRNA also exhibited significant suppression of survivin gene. In conclusion, the prepared drug delivery system had an acceptable potential in tumor removal, apoptosis induction in cancer cells, and therapeutic efficacy. Thus, it would be a good candidate for breast cancer therapy.
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- Parisa Norouzi
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14174, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14174, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14174, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14174, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Science Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14174, Iran
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- National Cell Bank of Iran, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran 1316943551, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14174, Iran
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Patel P, Umapathy D, Manivannan S, Nadar VM, Venkatesan R, Joseph Arokiyam VA, Pappu S, Ponnuchamy K. A doxorubicin-platinum conjugate system: impacts on PI3K/AKT actuation and apoptosis in breast cancer cells. RSC Adv 2021; 11:4818-4828. [PMID: 35424411 PMCID: PMC8694461 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra06708c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In recent years, the development of a nano-conjugate system for drug delivery applications has gained attention among researchers. Keeping this in mind, in this study, we developed a doxorubicin-platinum conjugate system that targeted breast cancer cell lines. To achieve this, we developed platinum nanoparticles using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). High resolution-transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) revealed the occurrence of octopod-shaped platinum nanoparticles. Subsequently, doxorubicin (DOX) was conjugated on the surface of the as-prepared platinum octopods via an in situ stirring method. The physicochemical characterization of the doxorubicin-platinum conjugate system revealed that the PVP of PtNPs interacts with the NH2 group of doxorubicin via electrostatic interaction/hydrogen bonding. Besides, the doxorubicin-platinum conjugate system exhibited a sustained drug release profile within the cancer cells. Furthermore, the evaluation of the in vitro anticancer efficacy of the doxorubicin-platinum conjugate system in breast cancer cells (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) unveiled the induction of apoptosis via intracellular ROS and DNA damage, rather than free DOX and PtNPs. Remarkably, we also perceived that the doxorubicin-platinum conjugate system was strong enough to down-regulate the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway. As a result, the tumour suppressor gene PTEN was activated, which led to the stimulation of a mitochondrion-based intrinsic apoptotic pathway and its downstream caspases, triggering cell death. Hence, our findings suggested that a biologically stable doxorubicin-platinum conjugate system could be an imperative therapeutic agent for anticancer therapy in the near future.
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- Puja Patel
- Food Chemistry and Molecular Cancer Biology Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University Karaikudi 630 003 India
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- Molecular Oncology Lab, Department of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli 620 024 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Centre for Membrane Interactions and Dynamics (CMIAD), The University of Sheffield Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN UK
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- Food Chemistry and Molecular Cancer Biology Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University Karaikudi 630 003 India
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Phage Therapy and Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University Karaikudi 630003 Tamil Nadu India
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- Food Chemistry and Molecular Cancer Biology Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University Karaikudi 630 003 India
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Liang Y, Tang B, Sharma A, Perera D, Allardyce BJ, Ghosh S, Schniepp HC, Rajkhowa R. Silk Protein Paper with In Situ Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles. Macromol Biosci 2020; 21:e2000357. [PMID: 33369111 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202000357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are in situ synthesized for the first time on microfibrillated silk (MFS) exfoliated from domesticated Philosamia cynthia ricini (eri) and Bombyx mori (mulberry) silkworm silk fibers. The process is rapid (hours time), does not rely on harmful chemicals, and produces robust and flexible AgNPs coated MFS (MFS-AgNPs) protein papers with excellent handling properties. None of these can be achieved by approaches used in the past to fabricate AgNPs silk systems. MFS bonds the AgNPs strongly, providing good support and stabilization for the NPs, leading to strong wash fastness. The mechanical properties of the MFS-AgNPs papers largely do not change compared to the MFS papers without nanoparticles, except for some higher concentration of AgNPs in the case of mulberry silk. The improved tensile properties of eri silk papers with or without AgNPs compared to mulberry silk papers can be attributed to the higher degree of fibrillation achieved in eri silk and its inherent higher ductility. MFS-AgNPs from eri silk also exhibit strong antibacterial activity. This study provides the basis for the development of smart protein papers based on silk fiber and functional nanomaterials.
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- Yujia Liang
- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia
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- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Applied Science, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 23187-8795, USA
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- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Applied Science, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 23187-8795, USA
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia
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Florczak A, Grzechowiak I, Deptuch T, Kucharczyk K, Kaminska A, Dams-Kozlowska H. Silk Particles as Carriers of Therapeutic Molecules for Cancer Treatment. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E4946. [PMID: 33158060 PMCID: PMC7663281 DOI: 10.3390/ma13214946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Although progress is observed in cancer treatment, this disease continues to be the second leading cause of death worldwide. The current understanding of cancer indicates that treating cancer should not be limited to killing cancer cells alone, but that the target is the complex tumor microenvironment (TME). The application of nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems (DDS) can not only target cancer cells and TME, but also simultaneously resolve the severe side effects of various cancer treatment approaches, leading to more effective, precise, and less invasive therapy. Nanoparticles based on proteins derived from silkworms' cocoons (like silk fibroin and sericins) and silk proteins from spiders (spidroins) are intensively explored not only in the oncology field. This natural-derived material offer biocompatibility, biodegradability, and simplicity of preparation methods. The protein-based material can be tailored for size, stability, drug loading/release kinetics, and functionalized with targeting ligands. This review summarizes the current status of drug delivery systems' development based on proteins derived from silk fibroin, sericins, and spidroins, which application is focused on systemic cancer treatment. The nanoparticles that deliver chemotherapeutics, nucleic acid-based therapeutics, natural-derived agents, therapeutic proteins or peptides, inorganic compounds, as well as photosensitive molecules, are introduced.
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- Anna Florczak
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland; (A.F.); (I.G.); (T.D.); (K.K.); (A.K.)
- Department of Diagnostics and Cancer Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland; (A.F.); (I.G.); (T.D.); (K.K.); (A.K.)
- Department of Diagnostics and Cancer Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland; (A.F.); (I.G.); (T.D.); (K.K.); (A.K.)
- Department of Diagnostics and Cancer Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland; (A.F.); (I.G.); (T.D.); (K.K.); (A.K.)
- Department of Diagnostics and Cancer Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland; (A.F.); (I.G.); (T.D.); (K.K.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland; (A.F.); (I.G.); (T.D.); (K.K.); (A.K.)
- Department of Diagnostics and Cancer Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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Gangrade A, Mandal BB. Drug Delivery of Anticancer Drugs from Injectable 3D Porous Silk Scaffold for Prevention of Gastric Cancer Growth and Recurrence. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:6195-6206. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Ankit Gangrade
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Agarwal S, Mohamed MS, Mizuki T, Maekawa T, Sakthi Kumar D. Chlorotoxin modified morusin-PLGA nanoparticles for targeted glioblastoma therapy. J Mater Chem B 2020; 7:5896-5919. [PMID: 31423502 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01131e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Malignant brain tumors remain a major cause of concern and mortality as successful treatment is hindered due to the poor transport and low penetration of chemotherapeutics across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In this study, a nano formulation composed of chlorotoxin (CTX)-conjugated morusin loaded PLGA nanoparticles (PLGA-MOR-CTX) was devised against Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) and its anti-proliferative effects were evaluated in vitro. The synthesized nanoparticles were loaded with morusin, a naturally derived chemotherapeutic drug, and surface conjugated with CTX, a peptide derived from scorpion venom, highly specific for chloride channels (CIC-3) expressed in glioma tumor cells, as well as for matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2), which is up regulated in the tumor microenvironment. Subsequently, the anti-cancer potential of the NPs was assessed in U87 and GI-1 (human glioblastoma) cells. Antiproliferative, cell apoptosis, and other cell-based assays demonstrated that the PLGA-MOR-CTX NPs resulted in enhanced inhibitory effects on U87 and GI-1 glioma cells. Prominent cytotoxicity parameters such as ROS generation, enhanced caspase activity, cytoskeletal destabilization, and inhibition of MMP-activity were observed in glioblastoma cells upon PLGA-MOR-CTX NP treatment. The cytocompatibility observed with normal human neuronal cells (HCN-1A) and the enhanced lethal effects in glioblastoma cells highlight the potential of PLGA-MOR-CTX nanoparticles as promising therapeutic nanocarriers towards GBM.
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- Srishti Agarwal
- Bio-Nano Electronics Research Center, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science, Toyo University, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-8585, Japan.
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Pandey V, Haider T, Chandak AR, Chakraborty A, Banerjee S, Soni V. Surface modified silk fibroin nanoparticles for improved delivery of doxorubicin: Development, characterization, in-vitro studies. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 164:2018-2027. [PMID: 32758604 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Silk fibroin nanoparticles possess the hydrophobic nature which assists them to become a good substrate for reticulo-endothelial system (RES) and macrophageal uptake. Surface coating of these nanoparticles with hydrophilic stabilizers, like Tween-80 make them long circulating and facilitate their uptake by low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors to cross blood brain barrier (BBB). Surface modified silk fibroin nanoparticles bearing anti-cancer agent doxorubicin (DOX) were fabricated by desolvation method and coated with Tween-80 as surface modifier. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized for various physicochemical parameters, like particle size, surface charge, surface morphology by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and in vitro drug release along with in vitro cell cytotoxicity, flow cytometry and cellular uptake studies by flourocytometry on glioblastoma cell lines. Entrapment efficiency for the silk fibroin nanoparticles were found to be >85% for coated and uncoated nanoparticles. Nanoparticles with average diameter less than 150 nm having negative charge were found to show no toxicity of its own. The pro-inflammatory response of nanoparticles was observed by determining the cytokines level, such as TNF-α and IL-1β. Sustained drug release pattern from the nanoparticles with better cytotoxicty as compared to free drug was observed, signifying their potential ability to work as a drug delivery system.
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- Vikas Pandey
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar 470003, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar 470003, India
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- Radiation Medicine Centre, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 400012, India
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- Radiation Medicine Centre, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 400012, India
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- Radiation Medicine Centre, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 400012, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar 470003, India.
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Pandey V, Haider T, Chandak AR, Chakraborty A, Banerjee S, Soni V. Technetium labeled doxorubicin loaded silk fibroin nanoparticles: Optimization, characterization and in vitro evaluation. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Galam N, Tulay P, Adali T. In Vitro MCF-7 Cells Apoptosis Analysis of Carboplatin Loaded Silk Fibroin Particles. Molecules 2020; 25:E1110. [PMID: 32131498 PMCID: PMC7179122 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Breast cancer ranks as the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. Chemotherapy is commonly used directly or as neo-adjuvant therapy for the management of breast cancer with its attendant adverse effects, underscoring the need to develop biocompatible bioactive compounds for pharmacological applications. The aim of this study is to encapsulate carboplatin (CP) with silk fibroin protein (SF) by using an ionic gelation method as a drug carrier system and assess the apoptotic effect on MCF-7 breast cancer cells during in vitro studies. The characterization of silk fibroin encapsulated carboplatin (SFCP) microparticles was analyzed by FTIR spectrophotometer, SEM, Mastersizer, and biodegradation methods. The encapsulation efficiency and release profile of SFCP microparticles were analyzed by an indirect UV-Vis spectrophotometric method. An apoptotic screening of MCF-7 cells was carried out with 10-200 µg/mL CP loaded SFCP, which were cultured for 24, 48, and 72 h. Data were analyzed using the Student's t test and analysis of variance. FTIR and drug release studies confirmed an interaction of silk fibroin with the carboplatin moiety. SFCP showed successful encapsulation of the carboplatin moiety. Apoptotic screening showed a dose dependent increase in absorbance, indicating significant cell death (p < 0.05). Thus, the direct apoptotic effect of SFCP microparticles on MCF-7 was confirmed.
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- Nanyak Galam
- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Research Center, Near East University, P.O. Box 99138 North Cyprus, 10 99138 Mersin, Turkey;
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Near East University, P.O. Box 99138 North Cyprus, 10 99138 Mersin, Turkey
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- DESAM Institute, Near East University, P.O. Box 99138 North Cyprus, 10 99138 Mersin, Turkey;
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, P.O. Box 99138 North Cyprus, 10 99138 Mersin, Turkey
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- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Research Center, Near East University, P.O. Box 99138 North Cyprus, 10 99138 Mersin, Turkey;
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Near East University, P.O. Box 99138 North Cyprus, 10 99138 Mersin, Turkey
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Baruah RR, Chandra Kalita M, Devi D. Novel non-mulberry silk fibroin nanoparticles with enhanced activity as potential candidate in nanocarrier mediated delivery system. RSC Adv 2020; 10:9070-9078. [PMID: 35496565 PMCID: PMC9050130 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra08901b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Silk fibroin (SF) is well known for its excellent biocompatible properties facilitating its application in the field of biomedical engineering through different biomaterial fabrications in the recent era. Here in this study, novel nanoparticles from non-mulberry SF of Antheraea assamensis were fabricated, characterized and evaluated for its applicability as nanocarrier. Fabricated nanoparticles were initially compared with prevailing SF nanoparticles from Bombyx mori. Fabricated A. assamensis silk fibroin nanoparticles (AA-SFNps) were found to be lesser in size (80-300 nm in diameter) than B. mori silk fibroin nanoparticles (BM-SFNps) (120-500 nm in diameter). When checked for stability, AA-SFNps were found to be more stable than BM-SFNps in biological media. FTIR and XRD studies revealed persistence of structural properties even after fabrication. TGA and DSC studies showed AA-SFNps to be thermally more stable than BM-SFNps without any cytotoxicity (MTT assay). On loading with model drug Doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX), AA-SFNps exhibited an encapsulation efficiency of 94.47% with 11.81% loading of the anticancer drug. Cumulative release study revealed highest percentage release of DOX (42.1 ± 0.4%) at pH 5.2 on day 7 in comparison to pH 7.4 and 8.0. Sustained release profile of the DOX loaded AA-SFNps (AA-SFNps-DOX) was clearly reflected and it was found to be highly cytotoxic against triple negative MDA-MB-231 cells in comparison to free DOX at different time points. Overall, this study showed the efficacy of the AA-SFNps as a nanocarrier for future drug delivery applications.
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- Rashmi Rekha Baruah
- Seri-biotechnology Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) Paschim Boragaon Guwahati 781035 India
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- Seri-biotechnology Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) Paschim Boragaon Guwahati 781035 India
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Jang SR, Kim JI, Park CH, Kim CS. The controlled design of electrospun PCL/silk/quercetin fibrous tubular scaffold using a modified wound coil collector and L-shaped ground design for neural repair. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 111:110776. [PMID: 32279813 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.110776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Asymmetrically porous and aligned fibrous tubular conduit with selective permeability as a biomimetic neural scaffold was manufactured using polycaprolactone (PCL), silk, and quercetin by a modified electrospinning method. The outer surface of the randomly oriented fibrous scaffold had microscale pores that could prevent fibrous tissue invasion (FTI), but could permeate neurotrophic factors, nutrients, and oxygen. The inner surface of the aligned fibrous scaffold can be favorable for neurite outgrowth, because of their superior neural cell attachment, migration, and directional growth. In vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated the therapeutic effect of Quercetin, a ubiquitous flavonoid widely distributed in plants, on neuropathy, by modulating the expression of NRF-2-dependent antioxidant responsive elements. In this study, the controlled inner and outer surface geometry of the 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 wt% quercetin-containing electrospun PCL/silk fibrous tubular scaffold fabricated via a modified wound coil collector and L-shaped ground design (WCC-LG) was characterized by FE-SEM, TEM, FFT, FT-IR, and XRD. In addition, two types of neural cell lines, PC12 and S42, were used to evaluate the cell proliferation rate of the different amount of quercetin-loaded PCL/silk tubular scaffolds.
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- Se Rim Jang
- Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea; Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, College of Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea; Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, College of Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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Zhu C, Ding Z, Lu Q, Lu G, Xiao L, Zhang X, Dong X, Ru C, Kaplan DL. Injectable Silk-Vaterite Composite Hydrogels with Tunable Sustained Drug Release Capacity. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:6602-6609. [PMID: 33423479 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Improving the efficiency of chemotherapy remains a key challenge in drug delivery. Many drug carriers have been designed to achieve multifunctional factors as part of their performance, including controlled release, dispersibility in aqueous environments, and targeting to cancer sites. However, it is difficult to optimize multiple properties simultaneously for a single carrier system. Here, synergistic carriers composed of vaterite microspheres and silk nanofiber hydrogels were developed to improve the dispersibility of vaterite spheres and the control of drug delivery without compromising the injectability or sensitivity to pH. The vaterite microspheres were dispersed homogeneously and remained stable in the silk nanofiber hydrogels. Doxorubicin (DOX) was effectively loaded on the vaterite spheres and silk nanofibers, forming synergistic silk-vaterite hydrogel delivery systems. The sustained delivery of DOX was tuned and controlled by vaterite stability and the DOX content loaded on the spheres and nanofibers. The cytotoxicity was regulated via the controlled delivery of DOX, suggesting the possibility of optimizing chemotherapeutic strategies. These silk-vaterite delivery hydrogels suggest a useful strategy for designing novel delivery systems for improved delivery and therapeutic benefits.
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- Caihong Zhu
- Research Center of Robotics and Micro System & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, 178 Ganjiang East Road, Suzhou 215021, People's Republic of China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, 585 Xingyuan North Road, Wuxi 214041, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Robotics and Micro System & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, 178 Ganjiang East Road, Suzhou 215021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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Tomeh MA, Hadianamrei R, Zhao X. Silk Fibroin as a Functional Biomaterial for Drug and Gene Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:E494. [PMID: 31561578 PMCID: PMC6835371 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Silk is a natural polymer with unique physicochemical and mechanical properties which makes it a desirable biomaterial for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Silk fibroin (SF) has been widely used for preparation of drug delivery systems due to its biocompatibility, controllable degradability and tunable drug release properties. SF-based drug delivery systems can encapsulate and stabilize various small molecule drugs as well as large biological drugs such as proteins and DNA to enhance their shelf lives and control the release to enhance their circulation time in the blood and thus the duration of action. Understanding the properties of SF and the potential ways of manipulating its structure to modify its physicochemical and mechanical properties allows for preparation of modulated drug delivery systems with desirable efficacies. This review will discuss the properties of SF material and summarize the recent advances of SF-based drug and gene delivery systems. Furthermore, conjugation of the SF to other biomolecules or polymers for tissue-specific drug delivery will also be discussed.
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- Mhd Anas Tomeh
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK.
- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Life Science, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China.
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Yang R, Hou M, Gao Y, Lu S, Zhang L, Xu Z, Li CM, Kang Y, Xue P. Biomineralization-inspired Crystallization of Manganese Oxide on Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles for in vivo MR/fluorescence Imaging-assisted Tri-modal Therapy of Cancer. Theranostics 2019; 9:6314-6333. [PMID: 31534553 PMCID: PMC6735506 DOI: 10.7150/thno.36252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Regenerated silk fibroin (SF) is a type of natural biomacromolecules with outstanding biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, stimulus-responsive SF-based nanocomplex has seldom been reported for application in tumor diagnosis and therapy. Methods: As a proof-of-concept study, a multifunctional SF@MnO2 nanoparticle-based platform was strategically synthesized using SF as a reductant and a template via a biomineralization-inspired crystallization process in an extremely facile way. Because of their mesoporous structure and abundant amino and carboxyl terminal residues, SF@MnO2 nanoparticles were co-loaded with a photodynamic agent indocyanine green (ICG) and a chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin (DOX) to form a SF@MnO2/ICG/DOX (SMID) nanocomplex. Results: The obtained product was highly reactive with endogenous hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in tumor microenvironment, which was decomposed into O2 to enhance tumor-specific photodynamic therapy (PDT). Moreover, SMID nanocomplex produced a strong and stable photothermal effect upon near-infrared (NIR) irradiation for photothermal therapy (PTT) owing to the distinct photothermal response of SF@MnO2 and stably conjugated ICG. The concurrent NIR fluorescence and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in vivo both indicated effective tumor-specific enrichment of SMID nanoparticles via enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. Animal studies further verified that SMID nanoparticles remarkably improved tumor inhibitive efficacy through combination PTT/PDT/chemotherapy with minimal systemic toxicity or adverse effect. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the promising potential of SF-based nanomaterial to address some of the key challenges in cancer therapy due to unfavorable tumor microenvironment for drug delivery.
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- Ruihao Yang
- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Institute of Sericulture and Systems Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Gianak O, Kyzas GZ, Samanidou VF, Deliyanni EA. A Review for the Synthesis of Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles with Different Techniques and Their Ability to be Used for Drug Delivery. CURR ANAL CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1573411014666180917110650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Background:
Silk fibroin is the main protein of silk, and it has recently been evaluated for
drug delivery applications due to its excellent properties. Specifically, silk fibroin exhibits good biocompatibility,
biodegradability and low immunogenicity. Fibroin nanoparticles have attracted attention
due to their high binding ability to different drugs as well as their ability for controlled drug release.
The improvement of the therapeutic efficiency of drug encapsulation is important and depends
on the particle size, the chemical structure and the properties of the silk fibroin nanoparticles.
Methods:
There is a variety of methods for the preparation of fibroin nanoparticles such as (i) electrospraying
and desolvation method, (ii) supercritical fluid technologies, (iii) capillary-microdot technique,
(iv) salting out etc. Furthermore, various techniques have been used for the characterization of
nanoparticles such as SEM (scanning electron microscopy), TEM (transmission electron microscopy),
DLS (dynamic light scattering), Zeta-potential and FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy).
Different drugs (paclitaxel, curcumin, 5-fluorouracil etc) have been encapsulated in fibroin nanoparticles.
Results:
Each separated synthesis method has different advantages such as (i) high yield, (ii) avoid use
of toxic solvents, (iii) low cost, (iv) controllable particle size, (v) no organic solvent residue, (vi) simplicity
of operation, (vii) small particles size, (viii) homeliness of operation, (ix) restrainable particle
size, (x) easy and safe to operate, (xi) no use of organic solvent. Moreover, some major drugs studied
are Floxuridine, Fluorouracil, Curcumin, Doxorubicin, Metotrexate, Paclitaxel and Doxorubicin,
Horseradish peroxidase. All the above combinations (preparation method-drug) are studied in detail.
Conclusion:
Various drugs have been encapsulated successfully in silk fibroin and all of them exhibit
a significant release rate. Finally, the encapsulation efficiency and release rate depend on the molecular
weight of the drugs and it can be adjusted by controlling the crystallinity and concentration of silk
fibroin.
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- Olga Gianak
- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki GR- 54124, Greece
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- Hephaestus Advanced Laboratory, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Kavala, GR-65404, Greece
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki GR- 54124, Greece
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- Division of Chemical Technology, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GR-54124, Greece
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Kiseleva A, Kiselev G, Kessler V, Seisenbaeva G, Gets D, Rumyantseva V, Lyalina T, Fakhardo A, Krivoshapkin P, Krivoshapkina E. Optically Active Hybrid Materials Based on Natural Spider Silk. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:22962-22972. [PMID: 31252494 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b05131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Spider silk is a natural material possessing unique properties such as biocompatibility, regenerative and antimicrobial activity, and biodegradability. It is broadly considered an attractive matrix for tissue regeneration applications. Optical monitoring and potential control over tissue regrowth are attractive tools for monitoring of this process. In this work, we show upconversion modification of natural spider silk fibers with inorganic nanoparticles. To achieve upconversion, metal oxide nanoparticles were doped with low concentrations of rare-earth elements, producing potentially biocompatible luminescent nanomaterials. The suggested approach to spider silk modification is efficient and easy to perform, opening up sensing and imaging possibilities of biomaterials in a noninvasive and real-time manner in bio-integration approaches.
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- ITMO University , Lomonosova Street 9 , Saint Petersburg 191002 , Russia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Biocenter , SLU , P.O. Box 7015, SE-75007 Uppsala , Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Biocenter , SLU , P.O. Box 7015, SE-75007 Uppsala , Sweden
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- ITMO University , Lomonosova Street 9 , Saint Petersburg 191002 , Russia
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- ITMO University , Lomonosova Street 9 , Saint Petersburg 191002 , Russia
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- ITMO University , Lomonosova Street 9 , Saint Petersburg 191002 , Russia
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- ITMO University , Lomonosova Street 9 , Saint Petersburg 191002 , Russia
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Yavuz B, Chambre L, Kaplan DL. Extended release formulations using silk proteins for controlled delivery of therapeutics. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2019; 16:741-756. [PMID: 31220955 PMCID: PMC6642005 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2019.1635116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Silk is a promising biomaterial for controlled delivery of therapeutics and has a unique protein chemistry that can be tuned to form different carrier formats. The protein has been studied for sustained release depot systems for the targeted or localized delivery of drugs. AREAS COVERED An overview of natural silk proteins for controlled delivery of therapeutics is provided, with a focus on the features of silk proteins that allow them to be useful tools for controlled delivery. Recent applications of natural silk proteins as controlled delivery systems are also summarized. EXPERT OPINION The versatility of silk proteins makes them desirable biomaterials for a broad range of applications for controlled delivery of both small and large molecules. Further, the degradation profile leading to peptides and amino acids provides compatibility with pH-sensitive therapeutics. While silk sericin and spider silks are under study, silk fibroin extracted from silkworms (e.g. Bombyx mori) dominates pharmaceutical studies with silk. Silk fibroin can be formed into drug delivery tools for systemic or local injections, topical and transdermal applications, and implantation; depending on the target disease and therapeutic molecule. In vitro to in vivo correlations and scale-up needs are the next steps towards clinical applications.
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- Burcin Yavuz
- Tufts University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Tufts University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Tufts University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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Perteghella S, Sottani C, Coccè V, Negri S, Cavicchini L, Alessandri G, Cottica D, Torre ML, Grignani E, Pessina A. Paclitaxel-Loaded Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles: Method Validation by UHPLC-MS/MS to Assess an Exogenous Approach to Load Cytotoxic Drugs. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:E285. [PMID: 31213025 PMCID: PMC6631745 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11060285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The aim of this work was to load an anticancer drug, paclitaxel (PTX), on Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles (SFNs) by using an exogenous approach. SFNs were produced, freeze-dried and then loaded with PTX. An exogenous method allowed us to reduce both drug loss and environmental impact. In order to quantify PTX loaded in SFNs, a simple and reliable method using reversed phase liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (rp-UHPLC-MS/MS) was developed. This methodology was validated by the determination of spiked QC samples in three consecutive days. Good accuracy and precision of the method were obtained, while the intra-day and inter-day precisions were less than 10.3%. For PTX, the limit of quantitation (LOQ) was 5.0 ng/mL. Recovery from the matrix (SFNs-PTX pellets) was calculated (81.2% at LOQ value) as PTX was entrapped in a new matrix like the polymer silk fibroin-based. This method was successfully applied to determine the encapsulation efficiency (1.00 ± 0.19%) and the nanoparticle loading (0.12 ± 0.02% w/w). The in vitro anticancer activity of SFNs-PTX was tested against CFPAC-1 cancer cells; results demonstrated a very high cytotoxic activity of SFNs-PTX, with a dose dependent inhibition of CFPAC-1 proliferation, confirmed by the IC50 value of 3450 ± 750 ng/mL.
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- Sara Perteghella
- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
- Pharmaexceed S.r.l., 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Environmental Research Center, ICS MAUGERI SPA SB, Institute of Pavia, IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20100 Milan, Italy.
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- Environmental Research Center, ICS MAUGERI SPA SB, Institute of Pavia, IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20100 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Environmental Research Center, ICS MAUGERI SPA SB, Institute of Pavia, IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
- Pharmaexceed S.r.l., 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Environmental Research Center, ICS MAUGERI SPA SB, Institute of Pavia, IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20100 Milan, Italy.
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Gangrade A, Mandal BB. Injectable Carbon Nanotube Impregnated Silk Based Multifunctional Hydrogel for Localized Targeted and On-Demand Anticancer Drug Delivery. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:2365-2381. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ankit Gangrade
- Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Mehrotra S, Chouhan D, Konwarh R, Kumar M, Jadi PK, Mandal BB. Comprehensive Review on Silk at Nanoscale for Regenerative Medicine and Allied Applications. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:2054-2078. [PMID: 33405710 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Shreya Mehrotra
- Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati−781039, Assam, India
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- Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati−781039, Assam, India
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- Biotechnology Department, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa−16417, Ethiopia
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- Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati−781039, Assam, India
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- Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati−781039, Assam, India
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- Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati−781039, Assam, India
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Kutova OM, Guryev EL, Sokolova EA, Alzeibak R, Balalaeva IV. Targeted Delivery to Tumors: Multidirectional Strategies to Improve Treatment Efficiency. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:E68. [PMID: 30634580 PMCID: PMC6356537 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11010068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Malignant tumors are characterized by structural and molecular peculiarities providing a possibility to directionally deliver antitumor drugs with minimal impact on healthy tissues and reduced side effects. Newly formed blood vessels in malignant lesions exhibit chaotic growth, disordered structure, irregular shape and diameter, protrusions, and blind ends, resulting in immature vasculature; the newly formed lymphatic vessels also have aberrant structure. Structural features of the tumor vasculature determine relatively easy penetration of large molecules as well as nanometer-sized particles through a blood⁻tissue barrier and their accumulation in a tumor tissue. Also, malignant cells have altered molecular profile due to significant changes in tumor cell metabolism at every level from the genome to metabolome. Recently, the tumor interaction with cells of immune system becomes the focus of particular attention, that among others findings resulted in extensive study of cells with preferential tropism to tumor. In this review we summarize the information on the diversity of currently existing approaches to targeted drug delivery to tumor, including (i) passive targeting based on the specific features of tumor vasculature, (ii) active targeting which implies a specific binding of the antitumor agent with its molecular target, and (iii) cell-mediated tumor targeting.
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- Olga M Kutova
- The Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin ave., Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia.
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- The Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin ave., Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia.
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- The Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin ave., Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia.
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- The Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin ave., Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia.
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- The Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin ave., Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia.
- The Institute of Molecular Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8-2 Trubetskaya str., Moscow 119991, Russia.
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Chen J, Hu J, Zuo P, Shi J, Yang M. Facile preparation of recombinant spider eggcase silk spheres via an HFIP-on-Oil approach. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 116:1146-1152. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.05.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Crivelli B, Perteghella S, Bari E, Sorrenti M, Tripodo G, Chlapanidas T, Torre ML. Silk nanoparticles: from inert supports to bioactive natural carriers for drug delivery. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:546-557. [PMID: 29327746 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01631j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Silk proteins have been studied and employed for the production of drug delivery (nano)systems. They show excellent biocompatibility, controllable biodegradability and non-immunogenicity and, if needed, their properties can be modulated by blending with other polymers. Silk fibroin (SF), which forms the inner core of silk, is a (bio)material officially recognized by the Food and Drug Administration for human applications. Conversely, the potential of silk sericin (SS), which forms the external shell of silk, could still be considered under evaluation. At the best of our knowledge, nanoparticles based on silk sericin "alone" cannot be produced, due to its physicochemical instability influenced by extreme pH, high water solubility and temperature; for these reasons, it almost always needs to be combined with other polymers for the development of drug delivery systems. In this review, we focused on silk proteins as bioactive natural carriers, since they show not only optimal features as inert excipients, but also remarkable intrinsic biological activities. SF has anti-inflammatory properties, while SS presents antioxidant, anti-tyrosine, anti-aging, anti-elastase and anti-bacterial features. Here, we give an overview on SF or SS silk-based nanosystems, with particular attention on the production techniques.
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- Barbara Crivelli
- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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Ye BL, Zheng R, Ruan XJ, Zheng ZH, Cai HJ. Chitosan-coated doxorubicin nano-particles drug delivery system inhibits cell growth of liver cancer via p53/PRC1 pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 495:414-420. [PMID: 29097204 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.10.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nano-particles have been widely used in target-specific drug delivery system and showed advantages in cancers treatment. This study aims to evaluate the effect of chitosan coated doxorubicin nano-particles drug delivery system in liver cancer. METHODS The chitosan nano-particles were prepared by using the ionic gelation method. The characterizations of the nano-particles were determined by transmission electron microscopy. The cytotoxicity was detected by MTT assay, and the endocytosis, cell apoptosis and cell cycle were examined by flow cytometry. The protein level was analyzed with western blot. The dual luciferase reporter assay was performed to assess the interaction between p53 and the promoter of PRC1, and chromatin immune-precipitation was used to verify the binding between them. RESULTS The FA-CS-DOX nano-particles were irregular and spherical particles around 30-40 nm, with uniform size and no adhesion. No significant difference was noted in doxorubicin release rate between CS-DOX and FA-CS-DOX. FA-CS-DOX nano-particles showed stronger cytotoxicity than CS-DOX. FA-CS-DOX nano-particles promoted the apoptosis and arrested cell cycle at G2/M phase, and they up-regulated p53. FA-CS-DOX nano-particles inhibited cell survival through p53/PRC1 pathway. CONCLUSION Chitosan-coated doxorubicin nano-particles drug delivery system inhibits cell growth of liver cancer by promoting apoptosis and arresting cell cycle at G2/M phase through p53/PRC1 pathway.
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- Bai-Liang Ye
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China.
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