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Javid H, Oryani MA, Rezagholinejad N, Esparham A, Tajaldini M, Karimi‐Shahri M. RGD peptide in cancer targeting: Benefits, challenges, solutions, and possible integrin-RGD interactions. Cancer Med 2024; 13:e6800. [PMID: 38349028 PMCID: PMC10832341 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6800] [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: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
Abstract
RGD peptide can be found in cell adhesion and signaling proteins, such as fibronectin, vitronectin, and fibrinogen. RGD peptides' principal function is to facilitate cell adhesion by interacting with integrin receptors on the cell surface. They have been intensively researched for use in biotechnology and medicine, including incorporation into biomaterials, conjugation to medicinal molecules or nanoparticles, and labeling with imaging agents. RGD peptides can be utilized to specifically target cancer cells and the tumor vasculature by engaging with these integrins, improving drug delivery efficiency and minimizing adverse effects on healthy tissues. RGD-functionalized drug carriers are a viable option for cancer therapy as this focused approach has demonstrated promise in the future. Writing a review on the RGD peptide can significantly influence how drugs are developed in the future by improving our understanding of the peptide, finding knowledge gaps, fostering innovation, and making drug design easier.
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- Hossein Javid
- Department of Medical Laboratory SciencesVarastegan Institute for Medical SciencesMashhadIran
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of MedicineMashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhadIran
- Surgical Oncology Research CenterMashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhadIran
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- Department of Pathology, School of MedicineMashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhadIran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of MedicineMashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhadIran
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- Ischemic Disorder Research CenterGolestan University of Medical SciencesGorganIran
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- Department of Pathology, School of MedicineMashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhadIran
- Department of Pathology, School of MedicineGonabad University of Medical SciencesGonabadIran
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Moitra P, Misra SK, Kumar K, Kondaiah P, Tran P, Duan W, Bhattacharya S. Cancer Stem Cell-Targeted Gene Delivery Mediated by Aptamer-Decorated pH-Sensitive Nanoliposomes. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 7:2508-2519. [PMID: 33871960 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A new pH-responsive cationic co-liposomal formulation was prepared in this study using the twin version of the amphiphile palmitoyl homocysteine, TPHC; natural zwitterionic lipid, DOPE; and cholesterol-based twin cationic lipid, C5C, at specified molar ratios. This co-liposome was further decorated with a newly designed fluorescently tagged, cholesterol-tethered EpCAM-targeting RNA aptamer for targeted gene delivery. This aptamer-guided nanoliposomal formulation, C5C/DOPE/TPHC at 8:24:1 molar ratio, could efficiently transport the genes in response to low pH of cellular endosomes selectively to the EpCAM overexpressing cancer stem cells. This particular observation was extended using siRNA against GFP to validate their transfection capabilities in response to EpCAM expression. Overall, the aptamer-guided nanoliposomal formulation was found to be an excellent transfectant for in vitro siRNA gene delivery.
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- Parikshit Moitra
- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Facility III, University of Maryland Baltimore, 670 W Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States.,Technical Research Centre, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- School of Medicine, Deakin University, Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Deakin University, Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- Technical Research Centre, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.,School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
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Kamra M, Maiti B, Saha P, Karande AA, Bhattacharya S. Antibody-Conjugated Vitamin E-Derived Liposomes for Targeted Gene Transfer. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:8375-8385. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Mohini Kamra
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
- Technical Research Centre, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
- Technical Research Centre, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
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Misra SK, Moitra P, Kondaiah P, Bhattacharya S. Breaking the Barrier of Polynucleotide Size, Type, and Topology in Smad2 Antisense Therapy Using a Cationic Cholesterol Dimer with Flexible Spacer. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:7712-7721. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Santosh K. Misra
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
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- Technical Research Centre, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Facility III, University of Maryland Baltimore, 670 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
- Technical Research Centre, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
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Kiaie N, Gorabi AM, Penson PE, Watts G, Johnston TP, Banach M, Sahebkar A. A new approach to the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis: the era of the liposome. Drug Discov Today 2019; 25:58-72. [PMID: 31525463 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2019.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
The consequences of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) include myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and angina pectoris, which are major causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Despite current therapeutic strategies to reduce risk, patients still experience the consequences of ASCVD. Consequently, a current goal is to enhance visualization of early atherosclerotic lesions to improve residual ASCVD risk. The uses of liposomes, in the context of ASCVD, can include as contrast agents for imaging techniques, as well as for the delivery of antiatherosclerotic drugs, genes, and cells to established sites of plaque. Additionally, liposomes have a role as vaccine adjuvants against mediators of atherosclerosis. Here. we review the scientific and clinical evidence relating to the use of liposomes in the diagnosis and management of ASCVD.
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- Nasim Kiaie
- Research Center for Advanced Technologies in Cardiovascular Medicine, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Advanced Technologies in Cardiovascular Medicine, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Lipid Disorders Clinic, Cardiovascular Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Division of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MI, USA
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- Department of Hypertension, WAM University Hospital in Lodz, Medical University of Lodz, Zeromskiego 113, Lodz, Poland; Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland
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- Halal Research Center of IRI, FDA, Tehran, Iran; Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Duret D, Grassin A, Henry M, Jacquet T, Thoreau F, Denis-Quanquin S, Coll JL, Boturyn D, Favier A, Charreyre MT. “Polymultivalent” Polymer–Peptide Cluster Conjugates for an Enhanced Targeting of Cells Expressing αvβ3 Integrins. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:2241-2245. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Damien Duret
- Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSA de
Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères,
UMR5223, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- Univ Lyon, Ens de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire Joliot-Curie,
USR3010, F-69364 Lyon, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Centre
de Recherche UGA-INSERM U1209 - UMR CNRS 5309, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, F-38700 Grenoble, France
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- Centre
de Recherche UGA-INSERM U1209 - UMR CNRS 5309, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, F-38700 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250, F-38000 Grenoble, France
- Centre
de Recherche UGA-INSERM U1209 - UMR CNRS 5309, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, F-38700 Grenoble, France
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- Univ Lyon, Ens de Lyon, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR5182, F-69342 Lyon, France
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- Centre
de Recherche UGA-INSERM U1209 - UMR CNRS 5309, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, F-38700 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSA de
Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères,
UMR5223, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- Univ Lyon, Ens de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire Joliot-Curie,
USR3010, F-69364 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSA de
Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères,
UMR5223, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- Univ Lyon, Ens de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire Joliot-Curie,
USR3010, F-69364 Lyon, France
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Zylberberg C, Gaskill K, Pasley S, Matosevic S. Engineering liposomal nanoparticles for targeted gene therapy. Gene Ther 2017; 24:441-452. [PMID: 28504657 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2017.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Recent mechanistic studies have attempted to deepen our understanding of the process by which liposome-mediated delivery of genetic material occurs. Understanding the interactions between lipid nanoparticles and cells is still largely elusive. Liposome-mediated delivery of genetic material faces systemic obstacles alongside entry into the cell, endosomal escape, lysosomal degradation and nuclear uptake. Rational design approaches for targeted delivery have been developed to reduce off-target effects and enhance transfection. These strategies, which have included the modification of lipid nanoparticles with target-specific ligands to enhance intracellular uptake, have shown significant promise at the proof-of-concept stage. Control of physical and chemical specifications of liposome composition, which includes lipid-to-DNA charge, size, presence of ester bonds, chain length and nature of ligand complexation, is integral to the performance of targeted liposomes as genetic delivery agents. Clinical advances are expected to rely on such systems in the therapeutic application of liposome nanoparticle-based gene therapy. Here, we discuss the latest breakthroughs in the development of targeted liposome-based agents for the delivery of genetic material, paying particular attention to new ligand and cationic lipid design as well as recent in vivo advances.
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- Akron Biotech, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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Liu Q, Su RC, Yi WJ, Zheng LT, Lu SS, Zhao ZG. pH and reduction dual-responsive dipeptide cationic lipids with α-tocopherol hydrophobic tail for efficient gene delivery. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 129:1-11. [PMID: 28214630 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A series of tocopherol-based cationic lipid 3a-3f bearing a pH-sensitive imidazole moiety in the dipeptide headgroup and a reduction-responsive disulfide linkage were designed and synthesized. Acid-base titration of these lipids showed good buffering capacities. The liposomes formed from 3 and co-lipid 1, 2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) could efficiently bind and condense DNA into nanoparticles. Gel binding and HPLC assays confirmed the encapsulated DNA could release from lipoplexes 3 upon addition of 10 mM glutathione (GSH). MTT assays in HEK 293 cells demonstrated that lipoplexes 3 had low cytotoxicity. The in vitro gene transfection studies showed cationic dipeptide headgroups clearly affected the transfection efficiency (TE), and arginine-histidine based dipeptide lipid 3f give the best TE, which was 30.4 times higher than Lipofectamine 3000 in the presence of 10% serum. Cell-uptake assays indicated that basic amino acid containing dipeptide cationic lipids exhibited more efficient cell uptake than serine and aromatic amino acids based dipeptide lipids. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) studies corroborated that 3 could efficiently deliver and release DNA into the nuclei of HeLa cells. These results suggest that tocopherol-based dipeptide cationic lipids with pH and reduction dual-sensitive characteristics might be promising non-viral gene delivery vectors.
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- Qiang Liu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Protection Engineering, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Protection Engineering, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Protection Engineering, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Protection Engineering, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Protection Engineering, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Protection Engineering, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, PR China.
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Junquera E, Aicart E. Recent progress in gene therapy to deliver nucleic acids with multivalent cationic vectors. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 233:161-175. [PMID: 26265376 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2015.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Revised: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Due to the potential use as transfecting agents of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA), multivalent cationic non-viral vectors have received special attention in the last decade. Much effort has been addressed to synthesize more efficient and biocompatible gene vectors able to transport nucleic acids into the cells without provoking an immune response. Among them, the mostly explored to compact and transfect nucleic acids are: (a) gemini and multivalent cationic lipids, mixed with a helper lipid, by forming lipoplexes; and (b) cationic polymers, polycations, and polyrotaxanes, by forming polyplexes. This review is focused on the progress and recent advances experimented in this area, mainly during the present decade, devoting special attention to the lipoplexes and polyplexes, as follows: (a) to its biophysical characterization (mainly electrostatics, structure, size and morphology) using a wide variety of experimental methods; and (b) to its biological activity (transfection efficacy and cytotoxicity) addressed to confirm the optimum formulations and viability of these complexes as very promising gene vectors of nucleic acids in nanomedicine.
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- Elena Junquera
- Grupo de Química Coloidal y Supramolecular, Departamento de Química Física I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Química Coloidal y Supramolecular, Departamento de Química Física I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Liang J, Wu W, Lai D, Li J, Fang C. Enhanced solubility and targeted delivery of curcumin by lipopeptide micelles. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2015; 26:369-83. [PMID: 25621942 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2015.1012034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A lipopeptide (LP)-containing KKGRGDS as the hydrophilic heads and lauric acid (C12) as the hydrophobic tails has been designed and prepared by standard solid-phase peptide synthesis technique. LP can self-assemble into spherical micelles with the size of ~30 nm in PBS (phosphate buffer saline) (pH 7.4). Curcumin-loaded LP micelles were prepared in order to increase the water solubility, sustain the releasing rate, and improve the tumor targeted delivery of curcumin. Water solubility, cytotoxicity, in vitro release behavior, and intracellular uptake of curcumin-loaded LP micelles were investigated. The results showed that LP micelles can increase the water solubility of curcumin 1.1 × 10(3) times and sustain the release of curcumin in a low rate. Curcumin-loaded LP micelles showed much higher cell inhibition than free curcumin on human cervix carcinoma (HeLa) and HepG2 cells. When incubating these curcumin-loaded micelles with HeLa and COS7 cells, due to the over-expression of integrins on cancer cells, the micelles can efficiently use the tumor-targeting function of RGD (functionalized peptide sequences: Arg-Gly-Asp) sequence to deliver the drug into HeLa cells, and better efficiency of the self-assembled LP micelles for curcumin delivery than crude curcumin was also confirmed by LCSM (laser confocal scanning microscope) assays. Combined with the enhanced solubility and higher cell inhibition, LP micelles reported in this study may be promising in clinical application for targeted curcumin delivery.
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- Ju Liang
- a Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics School , Henan University of Science and Technology , Luoyang 471023 , PR China
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Kumar K, Vulugundam G, Kondaiah P, Bhattacharya S. Co-liposomes of redox-active alkyl-ferrocene modified low MW branched PEI and DOPE for efficacious gene delivery in serum. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:2318-2330. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01771d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ferrocenylated lipopolymers based on low molecular weight, branched polyethylenimine (BPEI 800 Da) for redox controlled gene delivery.
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- Krishan Kumar
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore
- India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore
- India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore
- India
- Chemical Biology Unit
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