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Godakhindi V, Tarannum M, Dam SK, Vivero-Escoto JL. Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as an Ideal Platform for Cancer Immunotherapy: Recent Advances and Future Directions. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2400323. [PMID: 38653190 PMCID: PMC11305940 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202400323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
Abstract
Cancer immunotherapy recently transforms the traditional approaches against various cancer malignancies. Immunotherapy includes systemic and local treatments to enhance immune responses against cancer and involves strategies such as immune checkpoints, cancer vaccines, immune modulatory agents, mimetic antigen-presenting cells, and adoptive cell therapy. Despite promising results, these approaches still suffer from several limitations including lack of precise delivery of immune-modulatory agents to the target cells and off-target toxicity, among others, that can be overcome using nanotechnology. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are investigated to improve various aspects of cancer immunotherapy attributed to the advantageous structural features of this nanomaterial. MSNs can be engineered to alter their properties such as size, shape, porosity, surface functionality, and adjuvanticity. This review explores the immunological properties of MSNs and the use of MSNs as delivery vehicles for immune-adjuvants, vaccines, and mimetic antigen-presenting cells (APCs). The review also details the current strategies to remodel the tumor microenvironment to positively reciprocate toward the anti-tumor immune cells and the use of MSNs for immunotherapy in combination with other anti-tumor therapies including photodynamic/thermal therapies to enhance the therapeutic effect against cancer. Last, the present demands and future scenarios for the use of MSNs for cancer immunotherapy are discussed.
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- Varsha Godakhindi
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA
- Nanoscale Science Program, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA
- Nanoscale Science Program, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA
- Nanoscale Science Program, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA
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Agarrayua DA, Silva AC, Saraiva NR, Soares AT, Aschner M, Avila DS. Neurotoxicology of metals and metallic nanoparticles in Caenorhabditis elegans. ADVANCES IN NEUROTOXICOLOGY 2023; 9:107-148. [PMID: 37384197 PMCID: PMC10306323 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ant.2023.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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- Danielle Araujo Agarrayua
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Toxicology in Caenorhabditis elegans, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Toxicology in Caenorhabditis elegans, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Toxicology in Caenorhabditis elegans, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Toxicology in Caenorhabditis elegans, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Toxicology in Caenorhabditis elegans, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences- Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Nguyen HV, Campbell K, Painter GF, Young SL, Walker GF. Effect of carrier molecular weight on physicochemical properties and the in vitro immune-stimulatory activity of the CpG-dextran conjugates. Int J Pharm 2022; 627:122236. [PMID: 36174851 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122236] [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: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The effect of dextran molecular weight on the in vitro physicochemical and immune properties of cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) oligodeoxynucleotide-amino-dextran conjugates is investigated. CpG-1668 was conjugated at the 3'-end to amino-dextran of differing molecular weight (20, 40, 70 or 110-kDa) via a stable bis-aryl hydrazone linkage. Conjugate formation was confirmed by agarose gel electrophoresis and dynamic light scattering measured the size and surface charge of conjugates. Uptake and immune-stimulatory activity of CpG-dextran by antigen-presenting cells was evaluated by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. Degradation by DNase I was monitored by loss of the fluorescent signal from labelled CpG and changes in size and zeta potential. Hydrazone bond formation (UV 354 nm) showed on average four CpG molecules conjugated per polymer. CpG-dextran prepared from 20 or 40-kDa dextran had a size of 17 nm while 70 or 110-kDa was 30 nm. CpG-dextran was preferentially taken up by dendritic cells, followed by macrophages and then B-cells. Only the 20-kDa dextran conjugate significantly enhanced uptake by bone-marrow derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) compared to free CpG. Confocal microscopy showed that CpG and CpG-dextran accumulates in the endo-lysosomal compartment of BMDCs at 24 h. All conjugates upregulated activation markers (CD40, CD80 or CD86) of BMDCs to a similar level as for free CpG. CpG-dextran 40-kDa produced highest levels of cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-12p70) secreted by BMDCs. Enzymatic protection assays showed that the conjugate made from dextran 20-kDa provided no protection for CpG while the higher molecular weight conjugates reduced degradation by DNase I. The 40-kDa dextran conjugate produced the greatest in vitro immune activity, this was due to the conjugate being relatively small in size for cell uptake while sufficiently large enough to protect CpG from nuclease attack. These in vitro studies identify the need to consider the molecular weight of the carrier in bioconjugate design.
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- Hien V Nguyen
- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand; Faculty of Pharmacy, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- The Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 5040, New Zealand
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.
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Adam A, Parkhomenko K, Duenas-Ramirez P, Nadal C, Cotin G, Zorn PE, Choquet P, Bégin-Colin S, Mertz D. Orienting the Pore Morphology of Core-Shell Magnetic Mesoporous Silica with the Sol-Gel Temperature. Influence on MRI and Magnetic Hyperthermia Properties. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26040971. [PMID: 33673084 PMCID: PMC7917716 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The controlled design of robust, well reproducible, and functional nanomaterials made according to simple processes is of key importance to envision future applications. In the field of porous materials, tuning nanoparticle features such as specific area, pore size and morphology by adjusting simple parameters such as pH, temperature or solvent is highly needed. In this work, we address the tunable control of the pore morphology of mesoporous silica (MS) nanoparticles (NPs) with the sol-gel reaction temperature (Tsg). We show that the pore morphology of MS NPs alone or of MS shell covering iron oxide nanoparticles (IO NPs) can be easily tailored with Tsg orienting either towards stellar (ST) morphology (large radial pore of around 10 nm) below 80 °C or towards a worm-like (WL) morphology (small randomly oriented pores channel network, of 3–4 nm pore size) above 80 °C. The relaxometric and magnetothermal features of IO@STMS or IO@WLMS core shell NPs having respectively stellar or worm-like morphologies are compared and discussed to understand the role of the pore structure for MRI and magnetic hyperthermia applications.
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- Alexandre Adam
- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR-7504 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Lœss, 67034 Strasbourg, France; (A.A.); (P.D.-R.); (C.N.); (G.C.); (S.B.-C.)
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- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Energie, l’Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES), UMR-7515 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France;
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR-7504 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Lœss, 67034 Strasbourg, France; (A.A.); (P.D.-R.); (C.N.); (G.C.); (S.B.-C.)
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR-7504 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Lœss, 67034 Strasbourg, France; (A.A.); (P.D.-R.); (C.N.); (G.C.); (S.B.-C.)
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR-7504 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Lœss, 67034 Strasbourg, France; (A.A.); (P.D.-R.); (C.N.); (G.C.); (S.B.-C.)
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- Imagerie Préclinique—UF6237, Pôle d’imagerie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (P.-E.Z.); (P.C.)
- Service de Radiologie 2, Hautepierre, Pôle d’imagerie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Imagerie Préclinique—UF6237, Pôle d’imagerie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (P.-E.Z.); (P.C.)
- Service de Radiologie 2, Hautepierre, Pôle d’imagerie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Icube, équipe MMB, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR-7504 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Lœss, 67034 Strasbourg, France; (A.A.); (P.D.-R.); (C.N.); (G.C.); (S.B.-C.)
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR-7504 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Lœss, 67034 Strasbourg, France; (A.A.); (P.D.-R.); (C.N.); (G.C.); (S.B.-C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-88107192
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Zhang H, Cheng T, Lai L, Deng S, Yu R, Qiu L, Zhou J, Lu G, Zhi C, Chen J. BN nanospheres functionalized with mesoporous silica for enhancing CpG oligodeoxynucleotide-mediated cancer immunotherapy. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:14516-14524. [PMID: 30024003 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03820a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODNs) possess strong immunostimulatory activity, which hold great promise in cancer immunotherapy. However, their therapeutic efficacy is largely limited due to nuclease degradation and poor cellular internalization. Efficiently delivering CpG ODNs into target cells is crucial to improve their therapeutic efficacy. Boron nitride nanospheres (BNNS) possess advantage as carriers for CpG ODNs. However, their poor aqueous dispersity and low CpG ODN loading capacity became a big obstacle for further applications. Herein, we develop amino group grafted, mesoporous silica (MS)-functionalized BNNS as novel nanovectors for CpG ODN delivery. Modification of BNNS with MS significantly improved the dispersity of BNNS and CpG ODN loading. BNNS@MS-NH2 exhibited no cytotoxicity and enhanced the delivery of CpG ODNs into macrophages. BNNS@MS-NH2/CpG ODN complexes triggered enhanced immunostimulation and induced higher amounts of cytokines. Most importantly, BNNS@MS-NH2/CpG ODN complexes induced bifurcated cytokines, which simultaneously simulated the secretion of IL-6, TNF-α and IFN-α. In contrast, CpG ODN and BNNS/CpG ODN complexes could not. The result of the Transwell plate assay suggested that BNNS@MS-NH2/CpG ODN complexes were more effective in inhibiting cancer cell growth. Taken together, our findings provide a promising strategy for enhancing CpG ODN-mediated cancer immunotherapy.
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- Huijie Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Cheng T, Miao J, Kai D, Zhang H. Polyethylenimine-Mediated CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide Delivery Stimulates Bifurcated Cytokine Induction. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2018; 4:1013-1018. [PMID: 33418784 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Ting Cheng
- Department of Oncology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Wuxi Second Hospital, Wuxi 214002, China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Wuxi Second Hospital, Wuxi 214002, China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore 138634
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Lee JH, Kang S, Ahn M, Jang H, Min DH. Development of Dual-Pore Coexisting Branched Silica Nanoparticles for Efficient Gene-Chemo Cancer Therapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:1702564. [PMID: 29251426 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201702564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Various strategies for combination therapy to overcome current limitations in cancer therapy have been actively investigated. Among them, simultaneous delivery of multiple drugs is a subject of high interest due to anticipated synergistic effect, but there have been difficulties in designing and developing effective nanomaterials for this purpose. In this work, dual-pore coexisting hybrid porous silica nanoparticles are developed through Volmer-Weber growth pathway for efficient co-delivery of gene and anticancer drug. Based on the different pore sizes (2-3 and 40-45 nm) and surface modifications of the core and branch domains, loading and controlled release of gene and drug are achieved by appropriate strategies for each environment. With excellent loading capacity and low cytotoxicity of the present platform, the combinational cancer therapy is successfully demonstrated against human cervical cancer cell line. Through a series of quantitative analyses, the excellent gene-chemo combinational therapeutic efficiency is successfully demonstrated. It is expected that the present nanoparticle will be applicable to various biomedical fields that require co-delivery of small molecule and nucleic acid.
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- Jong-Hwan Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, 20 Gwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Nanobio Convergence Technology, Lemonex Inc., Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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Zhang H, Chen W, Gong K, Chen J. Nanoscale Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 as Efficient Vehicles for Enhanced Delivery of CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:31519-31525. [PMID: 28841289 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b09583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) activate the immune system and induce Th 1 responses by stimulation of Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9). Thus, CpG ODNs have become immunotherapeutics against various diseases including cancers, allergies, and infection. However, applications of CpG ODNs are largely limited because of their easy degradation by DNase as well as inefficient cellular uptake. Development of efficient delivery systems capable of transferring CpG ODNs into immune cells is important to enhance their therapeutic efficacy. Herein, for the first time, we demonstrated the construction of a novel CpG ODNs delivery system by encapsulating CpG ODNs into zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanoparticles. ZIF-8 possessed high CpG ODNs loading capacity due to its porous structure. ZIF-8/CpG ODNs complexes exhibited good stability in a physiological environment but effectively released CpG ODNs in acid conditions corresponding to the TLR 9-localized endolysosomes. ZIF-8/CpG ODNs complexes had no cytotoxicity in contrast to ZIF-8. ZIF-8 significantly increased the intracellular uptake of CpG ODNs in RAW264.7 cells, which further enhanced the secretion of immune cytokines both in vitro and in vivo. Our results suggest that nanoscale metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can serve as ideal vehicles for the delivery of CpG ODNs.
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- Huijie Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangnan University , Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangnan University , Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangnan University , Wuxi 214122, China
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Omar H, Croissant JG, Alamoudi K, Alsaiari S, Alradwan I, Majrashi MA, Anjum DH, Martins P, Laamarti R, Eppinger J, Moosa B, Almalik A, Khashab NM. Biodegradable Magnetic Silica@Iron Oxide Nanovectors with Ultra-Large Mesopores for High Protein Loading, Magnetothermal Release, and Delivery. J Control Release 2016; 259:187-194. [PMID: 27913308 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The delivery of large cargos of diameter above 15nm for biomedical applications has proved challenging since it requires biocompatible, stably-loaded, and biodegradable nanomaterials. In this study, we describe the design of biodegradable silica-iron oxide hybrid nanovectors with large mesopores for large protein delivery in cancer cells. The mesopores of the nanomaterials spanned from 20 to 60nm in diameter and post-functionalization allowed the electrostatic immobilization of large proteins (e.g. mTFP-Ferritin, ~534kDa). Half of the content of the nanovectors was based with iron oxide nanophases which allowed the rapid biodegradation of the carrier in fetal bovine serum and a magnetic responsiveness. The nanovectors released large protein cargos in aqueous solution under acidic pH or magnetic stimuli. The delivery of large proteins was then autonomously achieved in cancer cells via the silica-iron oxide nanovectors, which is thus a promising for biomedical applications.
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- Haneen Omar
- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Life sciences and Environment Research Institute, Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine (CENM), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia
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- Life sciences and Environment Research Institute, Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine (CENM), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia
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- Imaging and Characterization Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Life sciences and Environment Research Institute, Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine (CENM), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia..
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Xiong L, Bi J, Tang Y, Qiao SZ. Magnetic Core-Shell Silica Nanoparticles with Large Radial Mesopores for siRNA Delivery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:4735-42. [PMID: 27199216 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201600531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A novel type of magnetic core-shell silica nanoparticles is developed for small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery. These nanoparticles are fabricated by coating super-paramagnetic magnetite nanocrystal clusters with radial large-pore mesoporous silica. The amine functionalized nanoparticles have small particle sizes around 150 nm, large radial mesopores of 12 nm, large surface area of 411 m(2) g(-1) , high pore volume of 1.13 cm(3) g(-1) and magnetization of 25 emu g(-1) . Thus, these nanoparticles possess both high loading capacity of siRNA (2 wt%) and strong magnetic response under an external magnetic field. An acid-liable coating composed of tannic acid can further protect the siRNA loaded in these nanoparticles. The coating also increases the dispersion stability of the siRNA-loaded carrier and can serve as a pH-responsive releasing switch. Using the magnetic silica nanoparticles with tannic acid coating as carriers, functional siRNA has been successfully delivered into the cytoplasm of human osteosarcoma cancer cells in vitro. The delivery is significantly enhanced with the aid of the external magnetic field.
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- Lin Xiong
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Centre for Nano Scale Science and Technology, School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
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Zhang Y, Cui Z, Kong H, Xia K, Pan L, Li J, Sun Y, Shi J, Wang L, Zhu Y, Fan C. One-Shot Immunomodulatory Nanodiamond Agents for Cancer Immunotherapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:2699-708. [PMID: 26833992 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201506232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The use of functional nanodiamonds (fNDs) to deliver CpG oligonucleotides (ODNs) for sustained immunostimulation is reported. It is demonstrated that monotherapy using this immunostimulatory agent significantly suppresses the tumor growth in two murine tumor models. This fND-based nanoagent opens new opportunities for immunotherapy, as well as clinical applications of various types of therapeutic nucleic acids.
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- Yu Zhang
- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Kellogg College, University of Oxford, Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6PN, UK
- UCB Pharma, 208 Bath Road, Slough, SL1 3WE, UK
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201200, China
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Zhang H, Gao XD. Nanodelivery systems for enhancing the immunostimulatory effect of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 70:935-946. [PMID: 27772724 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides containing immunostimulatory CpG motif mimic bacterial DNA and are potent activator of innate and adaptive immune responses. Therefore, CpG ODNs have significant potentials as immunotherapeutic agent for treatment of infectious diseases, allergy and cancer. Many clinical trials involving CpG ODNs either used alone or as adjuvant have been initiated. However, delivery of CpG ODNs to target sites still remains a great challenge due to their extreme susceptibility to nuclease degradation in serum and poor cellular uptake. Chemical modification of CpG ODNs backbone can protect them against degradation by nucleases, but have raised concern regarding several severe side effects. Development of efficient CpG ODNs delivery systems to address these issues and enhance their immunostimulatory effect are highly desirable. In recent years, the emergence of nanotechnology has provided unprecedented opportunities to encapsulate CpG ODN into various nanocarriers or synthesize CpG ODNs nanostructures. This review provides an overview of the delivery systems based on nanomaterials and nanostructures newly developed for enhancing the immunostimulatory effect of CpG ODNs, together with a brief discussion on perspectives for future studies in this field.
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- Huijie Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Knežević NŽ, Durand JO. Large pore mesoporous silica nanomaterials for application in delivery of biomolecules. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:2199-2209. [PMID: 25583539 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06114d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Various approaches for the synthesis of mesoporous silicate nanoparticles (MSN) with large pore (LP) diameters (in the range of 3-50 nm) are reviewed in this article. The work also covers the construction of magnetic analogues of large pore-mesoporous silica nanoparticles (LPMMSN) and their biomedical applications. The constructed materials exhibit vast potential for application in the loading and delivery of large drug molecules and biomolecules. Literature reports on the application of LPMSN and LPMMSN materials for the adsorption and delivery of proteins, enzymes, antibodies, and nucleic acids are covered in depth, which exemplify their highly potent characteristics for use in drug and biomolecule delivery to diseased tissues.
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- Nikola Ž Knežević
- Faculty of Pharmacy, European University, Trg mladenaca 5, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
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Chen S, Zhang Q, Jia L, Du X, Hanagata N. A facilely controlled length, cytotoxicity, length-dependent and cell type-dependent cellular uptake of silica nanotubes and their applications in the delivery of immunostimulatory CpG oligodeoxynucleotides. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:7246-7254. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb01270h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Silica nanotubes were synthesized via an acid-degradation collagen template route and then functionalized with chitosan to deliver immunostimulatory CpG-ODN.
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- Song Chen
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024
- P. R. China
- Biomaterials Unit
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
- Tianjin 300192
- P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024
- P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024
- P. R. China
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- Biomaterials Unit
- National Institute for Materials Science
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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