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Crintea A, Motofelea AC, Șovrea AS, Constantin AM, Crivii CB, Carpa R, Duțu AG. Dendrimers: Advancements and Potential Applications in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment-An Overview. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15051406. [PMID: 37242648 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051406] [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: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and the main treatment methods for this condition are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. These treatment methods are invasive and can cause severe adverse reactions among organisms, so nanomaterials are increasingly used as structures for anticancer therapies. Dendrimers are a type of nanomaterial with unique properties, and their production can be controlled to obtain compounds with the desired characteristics. These polymeric molecules are used in cancer diagnosis and treatment through the targeted distribution of some pharmacological substances. Dendrimers have the ability to fulfill several objectives in anticancer therapy simultaneously, such as targeting tumor cells so that healthy tissue is not affected, controlling the release of anticancer agents in the tumor microenvironment, and combining anticancer strategies based on the administration of anticancer molecules to potentiate their effect through photothermal therapy or photodynamic therapy. The purpose of this review is to summarize and highlight the possible uses of dendrimers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of oncological conditions.
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- Andreea Crintea
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timișoara, Romania
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Institute for Research-Development-Innovation in Applied Natural Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Zhang S, Li Z, Wang Q, Liu Q, Yuan W, Feng W, Li F. An NIR-II Photothermally Triggered "Oxygen Bomb" for Hypoxic Tumor Programmed Cascade Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2201978. [PMID: 35606680 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Hypoxia, as a characteristic feature of solid tumors, has a close relationship with tumor resistance to photodynamic therapy (PDT) and chemotherapy. Perfluorocarbon (PFC) is reported to relieve hypoxic in solid tumors by acting as an oxygen carrier via several nanostructures. However, the oxygen delivery process is mostly driven by a concentration gradient, which is uncontrollable. Herein, a photothermally controlled "oxygen bomb" PSPP-Au980 -D is designed by encapsulating a PFC core within a functionalized bilayer polymer shell. Near-infrared second window photothermal agent gold nanorods with excellent photo-to-heat energy-conversion ability are fabricated on the surface of the polymer shell via an innovative modified two-step seedless ex situ growth process to thermally trigger O2 release. Then, a programmed cascade therapy strategy is customized for hypoxic orthotopic pancreatic cancer. First, PSPP-Au980 -D is irradiated by a 980 nm laser to photothermally trigger O2 infusing into the hypoxic tumor microenvironment, which is accompanied by local hyperemia and doxorubicin release. Subsequently, a 680 nm laser is used to generate singlet oxygen in the oxygenated tumor microenvironment for PDT. This choreographed programmed cascade therapy strategy will provide a new route for suppressing hypoxic tumor growth under mild conditions based on controllable and effective oxygen release.
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- Sidi Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197, Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
- Institute of Optoelectronics, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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Li X, Zhang Y, Liu G, Luo Z, Zhou L, Xue Y, Liu M. Recent progress in the applications of gold-based nanoparticles towards tumor-targeted imaging and therapy. RSC Adv 2022; 12:7635-7651. [PMID: 35424775 PMCID: PMC8982448 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00566b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cancer death rate remains high all over the world, scientists are paying increasing attention to meet the requirements for precise diagnosis and therapy. Therefore, early diagnosis and active treatment can effectively improve the five-year survival rate of patients. In recent years, gold-based nanomaterials have received increasing attention in medical fields due to their excellent biocompatibility, low toxicity and unique properties. In addition, because of the inherent nature of gold nanomaterials including for computed tomography (CT), fluorescence/optical imaging (FI/OI), surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy imaging (SERS), photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and photothermal therapy (PTT), various gold nanomaterials were developed as theranostic nanoplatforms. In this review, we summarized the latest developments of nanomaterials in imaging and combined therapy, and the prospects for the future application of gold-based theranostic nanoplatforms were also proposed.
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- Xinxin Li
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan 430205 China
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan 430205 China
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan 430205 China
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 China
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- Department of Medical Mycology, Shanghai Dermatology Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University Shanghai 200443 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan 430205 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 China
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 China
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Zheng J, Cheng X, Zhang H, Bai X, Ai R, Shao L, Wang J. Gold Nanorods: The Most Versatile Plasmonic Nanoparticles. Chem Rev 2021; 121:13342-13453. [PMID: 34569789 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape and adjustable plasmonic properties. With the continuous improvement in synthetic methods, a variety of materials have been attached around Au NRs to achieve unexpected or improved plasmonic properties and explore state-of-the-art technologies. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the latest progress on Au NRs, the most versatile anisotropic plasmonic NPs. We present a representative overview of the advances in the synthetic strategies and outline an extensive catalogue of Au-NR-based heterostructures with tailored architectures and special functionalities. The bottom-up assembly of Au NRs into preprogrammed metastructures is then discussed, as well as the design principles. We also provide a systematic elucidation of the different plasmonic properties associated with the Au-NR-based structures, followed by a discussion of the promising applications of Au NRs in various fields. We finally discuss the future research directions and challenges of Au NRs.
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- Jiapeng Zheng
- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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Yang C, Lin ZI, Chen JA, Xu Z, Gu J, Law WC, Yang JHC, Chen CK. Organic/Inorganic Self-Assembled Hybrid Nano-Architectures for Cancer Therapy Applications. Macromol Biosci 2021; 22:e2100349. [PMID: 34735739 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Since the conceptualization of nanomedicine, numerous nanostructure-mediated drug formulations have progressed into clinical trials for treating cancer. However, recent clinical trial results indicate such kind of drug formulations has a limited improvement on the antitumor efficacy. This is due to the biological barriers associated with those formulations, for example, circulation stability, extravasation efficiency in tumor, tumor penetration ability, and developed multi-drug resistance. When employing for nanomedicine formulations, pristine organic-based and inorganic-based nanostructures have their own limitations. Accordingly, organic/inorganic (O/I) hybrids have been developed to integrate the merits of both, and to minimize their intrinsic drawbacks. In this context, the recent development in O/I hybrids resulting from a self-assembly strategy will be introduced. Through such a strategy, organic and inorganic building blocks can be self-assembled via either chemical covalent bonds or physical interactions. Based on the self-assemble procedure, the hybridization of four organic building blocks including liposomes, micelles, dendrimers, and polymeric nanocapsules with five functional inorganic nanoparticles comprising gold nanostructures, magnetic nanoparticles, carbon-based materials, quantum dots, and silica nanoparticles will be highlighted. The recent progress of these O/I hybrids in advanced modalities for combating cancer, such as, therapeutic agent delivery, photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy, and immunotherapy will be systematically reviewed.
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- Chengbin Yang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Polymeric Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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- Polymeric Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen, 518020, China
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung, 40724, Taiwan
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- Polymeric Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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Ouyang Z, Gao Y, Shen M, Shi X. Dendrimer-based nanohybrids in cancer photomedicine. Mater Today Bio 2021; 10:100111. [PMID: 34027382 PMCID: PMC8134734 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2021.100111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cancer phototherapy with non-invasiveness and high therapeutical efficiency has emerged as a hot spot research in cancer management. Various nanomaterials have been involved in the development of novel photoactive agents to overcome the current limitations in cancer phototherapy. Dendrimers, as an excellent nanocarrier with unique physicochemical properties, have received extensive attention and much effort has been made in the development of dendrimer-based hybrid platforms for photomedicine applications. Dendrimers can be entrapped with photosensitive agents within their internal cavities and be surface modified with reactive molecules, constructing multifunctional nanoplatforms for cancer treatment. In this review, we concisely survey the design of several different kinds of dendrimer-based nanohybrids for cancer photomedicine applications, and provide an overview of their recent applications in molecular imaging, single-modality photothermal therapy or photodynamic therapy, combination therapy, and theranostics of cancer. In addition, we also briefly discuss the future perspectives in the area of dendrimer-based nanohybrids for cancer photomedicine.
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- Zhijun Ouyang
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fiber and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fiber and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fiber and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fiber and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, 9020-105, Funchal, Portugal
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Bondareva JV, Evlashin SA, Lukin OV. Sulfonimide-Based Dendrimers: Progress in Synthesis, Characterization, and Potential Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E2987. [PMID: 33333758 PMCID: PMC7765173 DOI: 10.3390/polym12122987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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There are more than 50 families of dendrimers, and some of which, such as polyamidoamine PAMAM, are well studied, and some are just starting to attract the attention of researchers. One promising type of dendrimers is sulfonimide-based dendrimers (SBDs). To date, SBDs are used in organic synthesis as starting reagents for the convergent synthesis of higher generations dendrimers, in materials science as alternative electrolyte solutions for fuel cells, and in medicinal chemistry as potential substances for drug transfer procedures. Despite the fact that most dendrimers are amorphous substances among the SBDs, several structures are distinguished that are prone to the formation of crystalline solids with melting points in the range of 120-250 °C. Similar to those of other dendrimers, the chemical and physical properties of SBDs depend on their outer shell, which is formed by functional groups. To date, SBDs decorated with end groups such as naphthyl, nitro, methyl, and methoxy have been successfully synthesized, and each of these groups gives the dendrimers specific properties. Analysis of the structure of SBD, their synthesis methods, and applications currently available in the literature reveals that these dendrimers have not yet been fully explored.
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- Julia V. Bondareva
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, bld. 1, 121205 Moscow, Russia;
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, bld. 1, 121205 Moscow, Russia;
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- Life Chemicals Inc., 5 Murmanskaya St., 02660 Kiev, Ukraine;
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Li J, Shen M, Shi X. Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimer-Gold Nanohybrids in Cancer Gene Therapy: A Concise Overview. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:5590-5605. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Jin Li
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, International Joint Laboratory for Advanced Fiber and Low-Dimension Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, International Joint Laboratory for Advanced Fiber and Low-Dimension Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, International Joint Laboratory for Advanced Fiber and Low-Dimension Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
- CQM-Centro de Quimica da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, Funchal 9020-105, Portugal
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Yang HY, Li Y, Lee DS. Recent Advances of pH‐Induced Charge‐Convertible Polymer‐Mediated Inorganic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000106. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Hong Yu Yang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology Jilin Jilin Province 132022 P. R. China
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- College of Material and Textile Engineering Jiaxing University Jiaxing Zhejiang 314001 P. R. China
- Theranostic Macromolecules Research Center and School of Chemical Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon Gyeonggi‐do 16419 Republic of Korea
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- Theranostic Macromolecules Research Center and School of Chemical Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon Gyeonggi‐do 16419 Republic of Korea
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Souto DE, Volpe J, Gonçalves CDC, Ramos CH, Kubota LT. A brief review on the strategy of developing SPR-based biosensors for application to the diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases. Talanta 2019; 205:120122. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Bidram E, Esmaeili Y, Ranji-Burachaloo H, Al-Zaubai N, Zarrabi A, Stewart A, Dunstan DE. A concise review on cancer treatment methods and delivery systems. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Zeng J, Shi D, Gu Y, Kaneko T, Zhang L, Zhang H, Kaneko D, Chen M. Injectable and Near-Infrared-Responsive Hydrogels Encapsulating Dopamine-Stabilized Gold Nanorods with Long Photothermal Activity Controlled for Tumor Therapy. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:3375-3384. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Jinfeng Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Affiliated Wuxi No. 2 People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214002, China
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Sousa SF, Peres J, Coelho M, Vieira TF. Analyzing PEGylation through Molecular Dynamics Simulations. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Sérgio F. Sousa
- UCIBIO@REQUIMTE; BioSIM; Departamento de Biomedicina; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro; 4200-319, Porto Portugal
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- LEPABE; Faculdade de Engenharia; Universidade do Porto, Porto; Portugal
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- LEPABE; Faculdade de Engenharia; Universidade do Porto, Porto; Portugal
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- LEPABE; Faculdade de Engenharia; Universidade do Porto, Porto; Portugal
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Li X, Kono K. Functional dendrimer-gold nanoparticle hybrids for biomedical applications. POLYM INT 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Xiaojie Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education; School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University; Wuxi China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering; Osaka Prefecture University; Osaka Japan
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Zeng J, Yang W, Shi D, Li X, Zhang H, Chen M. Porphyrin Derivative Conjugated with Gold Nanoparticles for Dual-Modality Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapies In Vitro. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2018; 4:963-972. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Jinfeng Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Abd-El-Aziz AS, Agatemor C. Emerging Opportunities in the Biomedical Applications of Dendrimers. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-017-0768-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) imaging-guided real-time photothermal ablation of target cancer cells using polydopamine-encapsulated gold nanorods as multifunctional agents. Anal Bioanal Chem 2017; 409:4915-4926. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0435-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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da Silva ETSG, Souto DEP, Barragan JTC, de F. Giarola J, de Moraes ACM, Kubota LT. Electrochemical Biosensors in Point-of-Care Devices: Recent Advances and Future Trends. ChemElectroChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201600758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Everson T. S. G. da Silva
- Department of Analytical Chemistry; Institute of Chemistry -; State University of Campinas - Unicamp; P.O. Box 6154 13084-974 Campinas-SP Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry; Institute of Chemistry -; State University of Campinas - Unicamp; P.O. Box 6154 13084-974 Campinas-SP Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry; Institute of Chemistry -; State University of Campinas - Unicamp; P.O. Box 6154 13084-974 Campinas-SP Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry; Institute of Chemistry -; State University of Campinas - Unicamp; P.O. Box 6154 13084-974 Campinas-SP Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry; Institute of Chemistry -; State University of Campinas - Unicamp; P.O. Box 6154 13084-974 Campinas-SP Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry; Institute of Chemistry -; State University of Campinas - Unicamp; P.O. Box 6154 13084-974 Campinas-SP Brazil
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Abstract
Cancer continues to remains a major healthcare problem across the world despite strong translational research efforts towards tackling the disease. Surgery, when possible, along with radiation and chemotherapy continue to remain the mainstay of cancer treatment. Novel targeted therapies or biologics and immunotherapies have recently been approved to improve treatment efficacies while reducing collateral damage to normal, non-cancerous tissues. Combination therapies have shown better results than individual monotherapies in the clinic but often the improvements in therapeutic indices remain marginal, at best. Several combinations treatments have been clinically approved for different types of cancer. Nanomedicine, the application of nanotechnology for medicine, has already made some positive impacts on the clinical care in this fight against cancer. Several nano-sized formulations of conventional chemotherapies have been clinically approved. Nanotechnology provides a novel way to deliver combination therapies with spatiotemporal control over drug release. This review explores the recent advances in nanotechnology-mediated combination treatments against cancer. Multifunctional nanomedicines for mechanism-based combination therapies are likely to deliver the right drugs to the right place at the right time for optimal treatment responses with reduced morbidity. No nanomedicine that combines two or more drugs in a single platform has been approved for clinical use yet. This is because several challenges still remain in the development of nano-combinations including but not limited to - the optimal drug ratios in these nanomedicines, control over these drug ratios over multiple batches, large scale, reproducible manufacturing of these nanomedicines and cost of these nano-combinations among others. These challenges need to be addressed soon using a multidisciplinary approach with collaborations between academia, the pharmaceutical industry and the regulatory bodies involved to ensure that nano-combination therapy delivers on its promise of better treatment outcomes while severely reducing morbidity thus improving the quality of life in cancer patients.
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Gilmore KA, Lampley MW, Boyer C, Harth E. Matrices for combined delivery of proteins and synthetic molecules. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2016; 98:77-85. [PMID: 26656604 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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With the increasing advancement of synergistic, multimodal approaches to influence the treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases, we witness the development of enabling techniques merging necessary complexity with leaner designs and effectiveness. Systems- and polypharmacology ask for multi-potent drug combinations with many targets to engage with the biological system. These demand drug delivery designs for one single drug, dual drug release systems and multiple release matrices in which the macromolecular structure allows for higher solubilization, protection and sequential or combined release profiles. As a result, nano- and micromaterials have been evolved from mono- to dual drug carriers but are also an essential part to establish multimodality in polymeric matrices. Surface dynamics of particles creating interfaces between polymer chains and hydrogels inspired the development not only of biomedical adhesives but also of injectable hydrogels in which the nanoscale material is both, adhesive and delivery tool. These complex delivery systems are segmented into two delivery subunits, a polymer matrix and nanocarrier, to allow for an even higher tolerance of the incorporated drugs without adding further synthetic demands to the nanocarrier alone. The opportunities in these quite novel approaches for the delivery of small and biological therapeutics are remarkable and selected examples for applications in cancer and bone treatments are discussed.
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- Kelly A Gilmore
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7665 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7665 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine (ACN), School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, University of NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7665 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
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Li N, Guo C, Duan Z, Yu L, Luo K, Lu J, Gu Z. A stimuli-responsive Janus peptide dendron–drug conjugate as a safe and nanoscale drug delivery vehicle for breast cancer therapy. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:3760-3769. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb00688d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A Janus mPEGylated dendron–PVGLIG–DOX conjugate self-assembled into nanoparticles was employed as a matrix metalloproteinase-2/9 enzyme-sensitive and safe nanoscale drug delivery system for breast cancer therapy.
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- Ning Li
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC)
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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Polymeric nanocarriers incorporating near-infrared absorbing agents for potent photothermal therapy of cancer. Polym J 2015. [DOI: 10.1038/pj.2015.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kim H, Chung K, Lee S, Kim DH, Lee H. Near-infrared light-responsive nanomaterials for cancer theranostics. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 8:23-45. [PMID: 25903643 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Revised: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Early diagnosis and effective cancer therapy are required, to properly treat cancer, which causes more than 8.2 million deaths in a year worldwide. Among various cancer treatments, nanoparticle-based cancer therapies and molecular imaging techniques have been widely exploited over the past decades to overcome current drawbacks of existing cancer treatments. In particular, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene oxide (GO), and upconversion nanocrystals (UNCs) have attracted tremendous attention from researchers due to their near-infrared (NIR) light-responsive behaviors. These nanomaterials are considered new multifunctional platforms for cancer theranostics. They would enable on-demand control of drug release or molecular imaging in response to a remote trigger by NIR light exposure. This approach allows the patient or physician to adjust therapy precisely to a target site, thus greatly improving the efficacy of cancer treatments, while reducing undesirable side effects. In this review, we have summarized the advantages of NIR light-responsive nanomaterials for in vivo cancer treatments, which includes NIR triggered photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Furthermore, recent developments, perspectives, and new challenges of NIR light-responsive nanomaterials are discussed for cancer theranostic applications.
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- Heejung Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Global Top 5 Research Program, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Global Top 5 Research Program, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Global Top 5 Research Program, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yan P, Wang R, Zhao N, Zhao H, Chen DF, Xu FJ. Polycation-functionalized gold nanoparticles with different morphologies for superior gene transfection. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:5281-5291. [PMID: 25721660 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr00481k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Favorable physical and chemical properties endow Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) with various biomedical applications. After appropriate surface functionalization, Au NPs could construct promising drug/gene carriers with multiple functions. There is now ample evidence that physicochemical properties, such as size, shape, and surface chemistry, can dramatically influence the behaviors of Au NPs in biological systems. Investigation of these parameters could be fundamentally important for the application of Au NPs as drug/gene carriers. In this work, we designed a series of novel gene carriers employing polycation-functionalized Au NPs with five different morphologies (including Au nanospheres, Au nano-octahedra, arrow-headed Au nanorods, and Au nanorods with different aspect ratios). The effects of the particle size and shape of these different carriers on gene transfection were investigated in detail. The morphology of Au NPs is demonstrated to play an important role in gene transfection. The most efficient gene carriers are those fabricated with arrow-headed Au nanorods. Au nanosphere-based carriers exhibit the poorest performance in gene transfection. In addition, Au nanorods with smaller aspect ratios perform better than longer ones. These results may provide new avenues to develop promising gene carriers and gain useful information on the interaction of Au NPs with biological systems.
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- Peng Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Hou H, Chen L, He H, Chen L, Zhao Z, Jin Y. Fine-tuning the LSPR response of gold nanorod–polyaniline core–shell nanoparticles with high photothermal efficiency for cancer cell ablation. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:5189-5196. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00556f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fine-tuning the LSPR response of Au nanorod–polyaniline core–shell nanoparticles can achieve high photothermal efficiency and stability for cancer cell ablation.
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- Hui Hou
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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Kono K, Takeda K, Li X, Yuba E, Harada A, Ozaki T, Mori S. Dually functionalized dendrimers by temperature-sensitive surface modification and gold nanoparticle loading for biomedical application. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra03947e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Stimuli-sensitive dendrimers of a new type were developed through dual functionalization of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers with temperature-sensitive surface modification using propoxy diethylene glycol (PDEG) and Au nanoparticle (AuNP) loading.
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- Kenji Kono
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai, Japan
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