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Espuche B, Moya SE, Calderón M. Nanogels: Smart tools to enlarge the therapeutic window of gene therapy. Int J Pharm 2024; 653:123864. [PMID: 38309484 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123864] [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: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Gene therapy can potentially treat a great number of diseases, from cancer to rare genetic disorders. Very recently, the development and emergency approval of nucleic acid-based COVID-19 vaccines confirmed its strength and versatility. However, gene therapy encounters limitations due to the lack of suitable carriers to vectorize therapeutic genetic material inside target cells. Nanogels are highly hydrated nano-size crosslinked polymeric networks that have been used in many biomedical applications, from drug delivery to tissue engineering and diagnostics. Due to their easy production, tunability, and swelling properties they have called the attention as promising vectors for gene delivery. In this review, nanogels are discussed as vectors for nucleic acid delivery aiming to enlarge gene therapy's therapeutic window. Recent works highlighting the optimization of inherent transfection efficiency and biocompatibility are reviewed here. The importance of the monomer choice, along with the internal structure, surface decoration, and responsive features are outlined for the different transfection modalities. The possible sources of toxicological endpoints in nanogels are analyzed, and the strategies to limit them are compared. Finally, perspectives are discussed to identify the remining challenges for the nanogels before their translation to the market as transfection agents.
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- Bruno Espuche
- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramon 194, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain; POLYMAT, Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramon 194, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
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- POLYMAT, Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain; IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain.
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Heck AG, Stickdorn J, Rosenberger LJ, Scherger M, Woller J, Eigen K, Bros M, Grabbe S, Nuhn L. Polymerizable 2-Propionic-3-methylmaleic Anhydrides as a Macromolecular Carrier Platform for pH-Responsive Immunodrug Delivery. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:27424-27436. [PMID: 38054646 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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The design of functional polymers coupled with stimuli-triggered drug release mechanisms is a promising achievement to overcome various biological barriers. pH trigger methods yield significant potential for controlled targeting and release of therapeutics due to their simplicity and relevance, especially upon cell internalization. Here, we introduce reactive polymers that conjugate primary or secondary amines and release potential drugs under acidic conditions. For that purpose, we introduced methacrylamide-based monomers with pendant 2-propionic-3-methylmaleic anhydride groups. Such groups allow the conjugation of primary and secondary amines but are resistant to radical polymerization conditions. We, therefore, polymerized 2-propionic-3-methylmaleic anhydride amide-based methacrylates via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Their amine-reactive anhydrides could sequentially be derivatized by primary or secondary amines into hydrophilic polymers. Acidic pH-triggered drug release from the polymeric systems was fine-tuned by comparing different amines. Thereby, the conjugation of primary amines led to the formation of irreversible imide bonds in dimethyl sulfoxide, while secondary amines could quantitatively be released upon acidification. In vitro, this installed pH-responsiveness can contribute to an effective release of conjugated immune stimulatory drugs under endosomal pH conditions. Interestingly, the amine-modified polymers generally showed no toxicity and a high cellular uptake. Furthermore, secondary amine-modified immune stimulatory drugs conjugated to the polymers yielded better receptor activity and immune cell maturation than their primary amine derivatives due to their pH-sensitive drug release mechanism. Consequently, 2-propionic-3-methylmaleic anhydride-based polymers can be considered as a versatile platform for pH-triggered delivery of various (immuno)drugs, thus enabling new strategies in macromolecule-assisted immunotherapy.
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- Alina G Heck
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center (UMC) of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz 55131, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Materials and Biofabrication, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg 97070, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center (UMC) of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz 55131, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center (UMC) of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz 55131, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz 55128, Germany
- Institute of Functional Materials and Biofabrication, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg 97070, Germany
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Wang X, Yang Y, Zhang G, Tang CY, Law WC, Yu C, Wu X, Li S, Liao Y. NIR-Cleavable and pH-Responsive Polymeric Yolk-Shell Nanoparticles for Controlled Drug Release. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:2009-2021. [PMID: 37104701 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Responsive drug release and low toxicity of drug carriers are important for designing controlled release systems. Here, a double functional diffractive o-nitrobenzyl, containing multiple electron-donating groups as a crosslinker and methacrylic acid (MAA) as a monomer, was used to decorate upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) to produce robust poly o-nitrobenzyl@UCNP nanocapsules using the distillation-precipitation polymerization and templating method. Poly o-nitrobenzyl@UCNP nanocapsules with a robust yolk-shell structure exhibited near-infrared (NIR) light-/pH-responsive properties. When the nanocapsules were exposed to 980 nm NIR irradiation, the loaded drug was efficiently released by altering the shell of the nanocapsules. The photodegradation kinetics of the poly o-nitrobenzyl@UCNP nanocapsules were studied. The anticancer drug, doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX), was loaded at pH 8.0 with a loading efficiency of 13.2 wt %. The Baker-Lonsdale model was used to determine the diffusion coefficients under different release conditions to facilitate the design of dual-responsive drug release devices or systems. Additionally, cytotoxicity studies showed that the drug release of DOX could be efficiently triggered by NIR to kill cancer cells in a controlled manner.
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- Xiaotao Wang
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Key Laboratory for Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Eswaran L, Kazimirsky G, Yehuda R, Byk G. A New Strategy for Nucleic Acid Delivery and Protein Expression Using Biocompatible Nanohydrogels of Predefined Sizes. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15030961. [PMID: 36986821 PMCID: PMC10058534 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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We have developed new formulations of nanohydrogels (NHGs) complexed with DNA devoid of cell toxicity, which, together with their tuned sizes, makes them of great interest for delivering DNA/RNA for foreign protein expression. Transfection results demonstrate that, unlike classical lipo/polyplexes, the new NHGs can be incubated indefinitely with cells without apparent cellular toxicity, resulting in the high expression of foreign proteins for long periods of time. Although protein expression starts with a delay as compared to classical systems, it is sustained for a long period of time, even after passing cells without observation of toxicity. A fluorescently labelled NHG used for gene delivery was detected inside cells very early after incubation, but the protein expression was delayed by many days, demonstrating that there is a time-dependent release of genes from the NHGs. We suggest that this delay is due to the slow but continuous release of DNA from the particles concomitantly with slow but continuous protein expression. Additionally, results obtained after the in vivo administration of m-Cherry/NHG complexes indicated a delayed but prolonged expression of the marker gene in the tissue of administration. Overall, we have demonstrated gene delivery and foreign protein expression using GFP and m-Cherry marker genes complexed with biocompatible nanohydrogels.
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Qian H, Wang K, Lv M, Zhao C, Wang H, Wen S, Huang D, Chen W, Zhong Y. Recent advances on next generation of polyzwitterion-based nano-vectors for targeted drug delivery. J Control Release 2022; 343:492-505. [PMID: 35149143 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based nanomedicines are perplexed by the challenges of oxidation damage, immune responses after repeated injections, and limited excretion from the body. As an alternative to PEG, bioinspired zwitterions bearing an identical number of positive and negative ions, exhibit exceptional hydrophilicity, excellent biomimetic nature and chemical malleability, endowing zwitterionic nano-vectors with biocompatibility, non-fouling feature, extended blood circulation and multifunctionality. In this review, we innovatively classify zwitterionic nano-vectors into linear, hyperbranched, crosslinked, and hybrid nanoparticles according to different chemical architectures in rational design of zwitterionic nano-vectors for enhanced drug delivery with an emphasis on zwitterionic engineering innovations as alternatives of PEG-based nanomedicines. Through combination with other nanostratagies, the intelligent zwitterionic nano-vectors can orchestrate stealth and other biological functionalities together to improve the efficacy in the whole journey of drug delivery.
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- Hongliang Qian
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China; Engineering Research Center for Smart Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologies, Ministry of Education, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China; Engineering Research Center for Smart Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologies, Ministry of Education, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Zhang P, Chen D, Li L, Sun K. Charge reversal nano-systems for tumor therapy. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:31. [PMID: 35012546 PMCID: PMC8751315 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-01221-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Surface charge of biological and medical nanocarriers has been demonstrated to play an important role in cellular uptake. Owing to the unique physicochemical properties, charge-reversal delivery strategy has rapidly developed as a promising approach for drug delivery application, especially for cancer treatment. Charge-reversal nanocarriers are neutral/negatively charged at physiological conditions while could be triggered to positively charged by specific stimuli (i.e., pH, redox, ROS, enzyme, light or temperature) to achieve the prolonged blood circulation and enhanced tumor cellular uptake, thus to potentiate the antitumor effects of delivered therapeutic agents. In this review, we comprehensively summarized the recent advances of charge-reversal nanocarriers, including: (i) the effect of surface charge on cellular uptake; (ii) charge-conversion mechanisms responding to several specific stimuli; (iii) relation between the chemical structure and charge reversal activity; and (iv) polymeric materials that are commonly applied in the charge-reversal delivery systems.
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- Peng Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, 30 Qingquan Road, Yantai, 264005, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, 30 Qingquan Road, Yantai, 264005, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, 30 Qingquan Road, Yantai, 264005, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, 30 Qingquan Road, Yantai, 264005, Shandong, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Long-Acting and Targeting Drug Delivery System, Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Yantai, 264003, People's Republic of China
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Wang H, Gao L, Fan T, Zhang C, Zhang B, Al-Hartomy OA, Al-Ghamdi A, Wageh S, Qiu M, Zhang H. Strategic Design of Intelligent-Responsive Nanogel Carriers for Cancer Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:54621-54647. [PMID: 34767342 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c13634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Owing to the distinctive constituents of tumor tissue from those healthy organs, nanomedicine strategies show significant potentials in smart drug delivery. Nowadays, stimuli-responsive nanogels are playing increasingly important roles in the application of cancer therapy because of their sensitivity to various internal or external physicochemical stimuli, which exhibit site-specific and markedly enhanced drug release. Besides, nanogels are promising as drug carriers because of their porous structures, good biocompatibility, large surface area, and excellent capability with drugs. Taking advantage of multiresponsiveness, recent years have witnessed the rapid evolution of stimulus-responsive nanogels from monoresponsive to multiresponsive systems; however, there lacks a comprehensive review summarizing these reports. In this Review, we discuss the properties, synthesis, and characterization of nanogels. Moreover, tumor microenvironment and corresponding designing strategies for stimuli-response nanogels, both exogenous (temperature, magnetic field, light) and endogenous (pH, biomolecular, redox, ROS, pressure, hypoxia) are summarized on the basis of the recent advances in multistimuli-responsive nanogel systems. Nanogel and two-dimensional material composites show excellent performance in the field of constructing multistimulus-responsive nanoparticles and precise intelligent drug release integrated system for multimodal cancer diagnosis and therapy. Finally, potential progresses and suggestions are provided for the further design of hybrid nanogels based on emerging two-dimensional materials.
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- Hao Wang
- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Cangqian, Yuhang District, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ocean University of China, Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266100, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Schötz S, Reisbeck F, Schmitt AC, Dimde M, Quaas E, Achazi K, Haag R. Tunable Polyglycerol-Based Redox-Responsive Nanogels for Efficient Cytochrome C Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13081276. [PMID: 34452237 PMCID: PMC8397965 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13081276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The sensitivity of therapeutic proteins is a challenge for their use in biomedical applications, as they are prone to degradation and opsonization, thus limiting their potential. This demands for the development of drug delivery systems shielding proteins and releasing them at the site of action. Here, we describe the synthesis of novel polyglycerol-based redox-responsive nanogels and report on their potential as nanocarrier systems for the delivery of cytochrome C (CC). This system is based on an encapsulation protocol of the therapeutic protein into the polymer network. NGs were formed via inverse nanoprecipitation using inverse electron-demand Diels–Alder cyclizations (iEDDA) between methyl tetrazines and norbornenes. Coprecipitation of CC led to high encapsulation efficiencies. Applying physiological reductive conditions of l-glutathione (GSH) led to degradation of the nanogel network, releasing 80% of the loaded CC within 48 h while maintaining protein functionality. Cytotoxicity measurements revealed high potency of CC-loaded NGs for various cancer cell lines with low IC50 values (up to 30 μg·mL−1), whereas free polymer was well tolerated up to a concentration of 1.50 mg·mL−1. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) was used to monitor internalization of free and CC-loaded NGs and demonstrate the protein cargo’s release into the cytosol.
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Zhao Q, Zhang S, Wu F, Li D, Zhang X, Chen W, Xing B. Rationales Design von Nanogelen zur Überwindung biologischer Barrieren auf verschiedenen Verabreichungswegen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Qing Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering Institute of Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang 110016 China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering Institute of Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang 110016 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences Beijing 100012 China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering Institute of Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang 110016 China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering Institute of Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang 110016 China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering School of Engineering China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 211198 China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
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Le Saux S, Aubert‐Pouëssel A, Ouchait L, Mohamed KE, Martineau P, Guglielmi L, Devoisselle J, Legrand P, Chopineau J, Morille M. Nanotechnologies for Intracellular Protein Delivery: Recent Progress in Inorganic and Organic Nanocarriers. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202100009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Sarah Le Saux
- ICGM Universite Montpellier ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier France
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- ICGM Universite Montpellier ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier France
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- ICGM Universite Montpellier ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier France
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- ICGM Universite Montpellier ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier France
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Luo J, Zhang Z, Zeng Y, Dong Y, Ma L. Co-encapsulation of collagenase type I and silibinin in chondroitin sulfate coated multilayered nanoparticles for targeted treatment of liver fibrosis. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 263:117964. [PMID: 33858569 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are overexpressed in fibrotic liver. Collagen is the main component of the liver fibrosis stroma. Here we demonstrate that chondroitin sulfate coated multilayered 50-nm nanoparticles encapsulating collagenase and silibinin (COL + SLB-MLPs) break down the dense collagen stroma, while silibinin inhibits activated hepatic stellate cells. The nanoparticles were taken up to a much greater extent by hepatic stellate cells than by normal hepatocytes, and they down-regulated production of type I collagen. In addition, chondroitin sulfate protected the collagenase from premature deactivation. COL + SLB-MLPs were delivered to the cirrhotic liver, and the collagenase and silibinin synergistically inhibited fibrosis in mice. Immunofluorescence staining of liver tissues revealed that CD44, mediated by chondroitin sulfate, delivered the nanoparticles to hepatic stellate cells. This strategy holds promise for degrading extracellular stroma and thereby facilitating drug penetration into fibrotic liver and related diseases such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.
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- Jingwen Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology and Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-resources, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology and Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-resources, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, No. 783, Xindu Avenue, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology and Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-resources, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology and Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-resources, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China.
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Zhao Q, Zhang S, Wu F, Li D, Zhang X, Chen W, Xing B. Rational Design of Nanogels for Overcoming the Biological Barriers in Various Administration Routes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:14760-14778. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Qing Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering Institute of Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang 110016 China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering Institute of Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang 110016 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences Beijing 100012 China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering Institute of Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang 110016 China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering Institute of Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang 110016 China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering School of Engineering China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 211198 P.R. China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA
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Kumari M, Prasad S, Fruk L, Parshad B. Polyglycerol-based hydrogels and nanogels: from synthesis to applications. Future Med Chem 2021; 13:419-438. [PMID: 33403867 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2020-0205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Hydrogels and nanogels have emerged as promising materials for biomedical applications owing to their large surface area and tunable mechanical and chemical properties. Their large surface area is well suited for bioconjugation, whilst the interior porous network can be utilized for the transport of valuable biomolecules. The use of biocompatible hydrophilic building blocks/linkers for the preparation of hydrogels and nanogels not only avoids undesired side effects within the biological system, but also retains high water content, thereby creating an environment which is very similar to extracellular matrix. Their tunable multivalency and hydrophilicity and excellent biocompatibility, together with ease of functionalization, makes polyglycerol macromonomers well suited for synthesizing cross-linked networks that can be used as extracellular matrix mimics. Here we provide an overview of the synthesis of polyglycerol-based hydrogels and nanogels for various biomedical applications.
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- Meena Kumari
- Department of Chemistry, Government College for Women, Badhra, Ch. Dadri, Haryana 127308, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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Ding P, Liu W, Guo X, Cohen Stuart MA, Wang J. Optimal synthesis of polyelectrolyte nanogels by electrostatic assembly directed polymerization for dye loading and release. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:887-892. [PMID: 33237114 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01715a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Polyelectrolyte (PE) nanogels which combine features of nanogels and polyelectrolytes have attracted significant attention as outstanding nano-carriers. However, and crucially, any large-scale application of PE nanogels can only materialize when an efficient production method is available. We recently developed such a robust approach, namely Electrostatic Assembly Directed Polymerization (EADP), in which ionic monomers are polymerized together with cross-linker in the presence of a polyion-neutral diblock copolymer as template. Although EADP achieves efficient and scalable preparation of diverse PE nanogels, the essential factors for the optimal and controlled synthesis of nanogels have remained elusive. In this article, we investigate systematically the effects of pH, salt concentration, and cross-linker fractions on the formation and properties of a PDMAEMA nanogel prepared with PAA-b-PEO as the template. We find that the electrostatic interaction between the building blocks is crucial to obtain assembly-controlled polymerization, and we establish preferred pH, salt concentration and cross-linker fractions. The obtained PDMAEMA nanogel exhibits dual-responses to pH and salt, which allow manipulation of the positive charges of the nanogels for selective loading and controlled release of anionic substances; we demonstrate this with an anionic dye. The study presented here fully addresses the process parameters of EADP regarding optimal and controlled preparation of PE nanogels, which should allow exploration of their potential vis-a-vis a variety of applications.
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- Peng Ding
- State-Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multiphase Materials Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, 200237, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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The Age of Multistimuli-responsive Nanogels: The Finest Evolved Nano Delivery System in Biomedical Sciences. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-020-0152-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Zhang N, Mei K, Guan P, Hu X, Zhao Y. Protein-Based Artificial Nanosystems in Cancer Therapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1907256. [PMID: 32378796 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201907256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Proteins, like actors, play different roles in specific applications. In the past decade, significant achievements have been made in protein-engineered biomedicine for cancer therapy. Certain proteins such as human serum albumin, working as carriers for drug/photosensitizer delivery, have entered clinical use due to their long half-life, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and inherent nonimmunogenicity. Proteins with catalytic abilities are promising as adjuvant agents for other therapeutic modalities or as anticancer drugs themselves. These catalytic proteins are usually defined as enzymes with high biological activity and substrate specificity. However, clinical applications of these kinds of proteins remain rare due to protease-induced denaturation and weak cellular permeability. Based on the characteristics of different proteins, tailor-made protein-based nanosystems could make up for their individual deficiencies. Therefore, elaborately designed protein-based nanosystems, where proteins serve as drug carriers, adjuvant agents, or therapeutic drugs to make full use of their intrinsic advantages in cancer therapy, are reviewed. Up-to-date progress on research in the field of protein-based nanomedicine is provided.
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- Nan Zhang
- School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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Liu TI, Lu TY, Chang SH, Shen MY, Chiu HC. Dual stimuli-guided lipid-based delivery system of cancer combination therapy. J Control Release 2020; 318:16-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gonçalves M, Mignani S, Rodrigues J, Tomás H. A glance over doxorubicin based-nanotherapeutics: From proof-of-concept studies to solutions in the market. J Control Release 2020; 317:347-374. [PMID: 31751636 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and, as such, efforts are being done to find new chemotherapeutic drugs or, alternatively, novel approaches for the delivery of old ones. In this scope, when used as vehicles for drugs, nanomaterials may potentially maximize the efficacy of the treatment and reduce its side effects, for example by a change in drug's pharmacokinetics, cell targeting and/or specific stimuli-responsiveness. This is the case of doxorubicin (DOX) that presents a broad spectrum of activity and is one of the most widely used chemotherapeutic drugs as first-line treatment. Indeed, DOX is a very interesting example of a drug for which several nanosized delivery systems have been developed over the years. While it is true that some of these systems are already in the market, it is also true that research on this subject remains very active and that there is a continuing search for new solutions. In this sense, this review takes the example of doxorubicin, not so much with the focus on the drug itself, but rather as a case study around which very diverse and imaginative nanotechnology approaches have emerged.
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- Mara Gonçalves
- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal; Université Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 860, Laboratoire de Chimie et de Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologique, 45, rue des Saints Peres, 75006 Paris, France
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- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Nano Energy Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal.
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Gonçalves M, Mignani S, Rodrigues J, Tomás H. A glance over doxorubicin based-nanotherapeutics: From proof-of-concept studies to solutions in the market. J Control Release 2020. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chen Z, Huang W, Zheng N, Bai Y. Design and synthesis of a polyguanidium vector with enhanced DNA binding ability for effective gene delivery at a low N/P ratio. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01481k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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A polyguanidium polymer has extra affinity toward DNA and can mediate transfection efficiently at a low polymer to DNA ratio.
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- Zhiyong Chen
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine
- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hunan University
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine
- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hunan University
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine
- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hunan University
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Zinger A, Koren L, Adir O, Poley M, Alyan M, Yaari Z, Noor N, Krinsky N, Simon A, Gibori H, Krayem M, Mumblat Y, Kasten S, Ofir S, Fridman E, Milman N, Lübtow MM, Liba L, Shklover J, Shainsky-Roitman J, Binenbaum Y, Hershkovitz D, Gil Z, Dvir T, Luxenhofer R, Satchi-Fainaro R, Schroeder A. Collagenase Nanoparticles Enhance the Penetration of Drugs into Pancreatic Tumors. ACS NANO 2019; 13:11008-11021. [PMID: 31503443 PMCID: PMC6837877 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b02395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Overexpressed extracellular matrix (ECM) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) limits drug penetration into the tumor and is associated with poor prognosis. Here, we demonstrate that a pretreatment based on a proteolytic-enzyme nanoparticle system disassembles the dense PDAC collagen stroma and increases drug penetration into the pancreatic tumor. More specifically, the collagozome, a 100 nm liposome encapsulating collagenase, was rationally designed to protect the collagenase from premature deactivation and prolonged its release rate at the target site. Collagen is the main component of the PDAC stroma, reaching 12.8 ± 2.3% vol in diseased mice pancreases, compared to 1.4 ± 0.4% in healthy mice. Upon intravenous injection of the collagozome, ∼1% of the injected dose reached the pancreas over 8 h, reducing the level of fibrotic tissue to 5.6 ± 0.8%. The collagozome pretreatment allowed increased drug penetration into the pancreas and improved PDAC treatment. PDAC tumors, pretreated with the collagozome followed by paclitaxel micelles, were 87% smaller than tumors pretreated with empty liposomes followed by paclitaxel micelles. Interestingly, degrading the ECM did not increase the number of circulating tumor cells or metastasis. This strategy holds promise for degrading the extracellular stroma in other diseases as well, such as liver fibrosis, enhancing tissue permeability before drug administration.
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- Assaf Zinger
- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- The School for Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997800, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997800, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200000, Israel
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200000, Israel
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- Functional Polymer Materials, Lehrstuhl für Chemische Technologie der Materialsynthese, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, Würzburg 97070, Germany
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- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200000, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997800, Israel
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200000, Israel
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- The School for Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997800, Israel
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- Functional Polymer Materials, Lehrstuhl für Chemische Technologie der Materialsynthese, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, Würzburg 97070, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997800, Israel
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- Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
- Corresponding author: (AS)
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Esmaeilzadeh P, Groth T. Switchable and Obedient Interfacial Properties That Grant New Biomedical Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:25637-25653. [PMID: 31283160 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b06253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Toward imitating the natural smartness and responsivity of biological systems, surface interfacial properties are considered to be responsive and tunable if they show a reactive behavior to an environmental stimulus. This is still quite different from many contemporary biomaterials that lack responsiveness to interact with blood and different body tissues in a physiological manner. Meanwhile it is possible to even go one step further from responsiveness to dual-mode switchability and explore "switchable" or "reversible" responses of synthetic materials. We understand "switchable biomaterials" as materials undergoing a stepwise, structural transformation coupled with considerable changes of interfacial and other surface properties as a response to a stimulus. Therewith, a survey on stimuli-induced dynamic changes of charge, wettability, stiffness, topography, porosity, and thickness/swelling is presented here, as potentially powerful new technologies especially for future biomaterial development. Since living cells constantly sense their environment through a variety of surface receptors and other mechanisms, these obedient interfacial properties were particularly discussed regarding their advantageous multifunctionality for protein adsorption and cell adhesion signaling, which may alter in time and with environmental conditions.
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- Pegah Esmaeilzadeh
- Biomedical Materials Group, Institute of Pharmacy , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Heinrich Damerow Strasse 4 , 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center of Material Science , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Heinrich Damerow Strasse 4 , 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Biomedical Materials Group, Institute of Pharmacy , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Heinrich Damerow Strasse 4 , 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center of Material Science , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Heinrich Damerow Strasse 4 , 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center of Applied Sciences , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , 06099 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Cherukula K, Uthaman S, Park IK. "Navigate-dock-activate" anti-tumor strategy: Tumor micromilieu charge-switchable, hierarchically activated nanoplatform with ultrarapid tumor-tropic accumulation for trackable photothermal/chemotherapy. Theranostics 2019; 9:2505-2525. [PMID: 31131050 PMCID: PMC6525992 DOI: 10.7150/thno.33280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The delivery of therapeutics into tumors remains a challenge in nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery. However, effective therapies such as photothermal therapy (PTT) are limited by quick systemic clearance and non-specific biodistribution. Anti-tumor strategies tailored to accommodate both tumor accumulation/retention and cellular internalization under a single platform would be a promising strategy. This work demonstrates a hierarchical activating strategy that would exhibit enhanced circulation and rapid tumor-tropism as well as facilitate tumor penetration, followed by tumor-specific drug release to realize trackable photothermal/chemotherapy. Methods: We engineered a lithocholic acid-conjugated disulfide-linked polyethyleneimine micelle (LAPMi) loaded with paclitaxel (LAPMi-PTX, L), followed by the electrostatic adsorption of indocyanine green (ICG, I) on LAPMI-PTX and subsequently coated them with thermosensitive DPPC and DSPE-PEG-NH2 lipids (L), producing Lipid/ICG/LAPMi-PTX (LIL-PTX) nanoparticles (NPs). The characteristics of NPs, including physicochemical characterization, photothermal & pH responsiveness, cell uptake, tumor spheroid penetration, anti-tumor efficacy and hierarchical activation of LIL-PTX NPs were investigated in vitro and in vivo by using CT26 cell line. The anti-metastatic potential of LIL-PTX NPs were demonstrated using 4T1 orthotopic tumor model. Results: The NPs synthesized possessed charge switchability in the mildly acidic pH, and were laser- and pH-responsive. Dual stimuli-responsive nature of LIL-PTX NPs improved the disposition of therapeutics to the tumor, reflected by enhanced intracellular uptake, tumor spheroid penetration and in vitro cytotoxicity studies. LIL-PTX NPs readily switched its surface charge from neutral to positive upon reaching the tumor milieu, thus resulting in rapid tumor tropism and accumulation. Under near-infrared laser irradiation, the thermosensitive lipids on LIL-PTX NPs were deshielded, and the tumor-penetrating LAPMi-PTX was subsequently exposed to the tumor milieu, thus resulting in enhanced intracellular internalization. Next, LAPMi-PTX evaded the endo-lysosomes, thereby releasing the PTX through the degradation of LAPMi mediated by intracellular GSH in the tumor. LIL-PTX NPs significantly improved the therapy by eradicating primary tumors completely and suppressing their subsequent lung metastasis. Conclusion: The improved therapeutic index is due to enhanced passive targeting by rapid tumor-tropic accumulation and tumor penetration by laser-driven exposure of LAPMi, thereby improving the therapeutic delivery for image-guided photothermal/chemotherapy.
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Cheng L, Yang L, Meng F, Zhong Z. Protein Nanotherapeutics as an Emerging Modality for Cancer Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:e1800685. [PMID: 30240152 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201800685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Protein drugs are a unique and versatile class of biotherapeutics that have not only high biological activity but also superb specificity. This rapidly evolving biotechnology has rendered it possible to produce various proteins in a large scale and reproducible way. Many proteins have demonstrated striking anticancer activities and have emerged as advanced alternatives to cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents for cancer therapy. The clinical translation of anticancer proteins with intracellular targets is, nevertheless, severely hindered by their fast degradation in vivo, poor cell penetration, and inefficient intracellular transportation. The past few years have witnessed tremendous effort and progress in developing polymeric protein delivery nanosystems, ranging from nanoparticles, nanocapsules, nanogels, micelles, to polymersomes, for the treatment of different tumors such as lung tumors, breast tumors, ovarian cancers, and glioblastoma. These proof-of-concept studies point out that protein nanotherapeutics, with rationally designed nanovehicles, are able to overcome the extracellular barriers, cell membrane barriers, and intracellular barriers, and systemically deliver proteins into targeted cancer cells, resulting in effective cancer protein therapy. Protein nanotherapeutics appear to be a novel modality for safe and efficient cancer treatment.
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- Liang Cheng
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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Liu X, Wang C, Liu Z. Protein-Engineered Biomaterials for Cancer Theranostics. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:e1800913. [PMID: 30260583 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201800913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Proteins are an important class of biomaterials promising a variety of applications such as drug delivery, and imaging or therapy, owing to their biodegradability, biocompatibility, as well as inherent biological activities acting as enzymes, recognizing molecules, or therapeutics by themselves. Over the few past decades, different types of proteins with desired properties have been widely explored for biomedical applications. Many therapeutic proteins have now entered clinical use. This review therefore summarizes various strategies in the engineering of biomaterials for delivery of therapeutic proteins, as well as the recent development of protein-based biomaterials for cancer theranostics.
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- Xiaowen Liu
- Pharmacology; Department of Basic Medical Sciences; Faculty of Medical Science; Jinan University; Guangzhou Guangdong 510632 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM); Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-based Functional Materials and Devices; Soochow University; Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM); Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-based Functional Materials and Devices; Soochow University; Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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Su S, Du FS, Li ZC. Facile Synthesis of a Degradable Poly(ethylene glycol) Platform with Tunable Acid Sensitivity at Physiologically Relevant pH. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Shan Su
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Liu J, Iqbal S, Du XJ, Yuan Y, Yang X, Li HJ, Wang J. Ultrafast charge-conversional nanocarrier for tumor-acidity-activated targeted drug elivery. Biomater Sci 2018; 6:350-355. [PMID: 29265134 DOI: 10.1039/c7bm01025g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Nanocarriers with tumor-acidity-activated charge-conversional ability are of particular interest for targeted drug delivery in the field of precision nanomedicine. Nevertheless, the key challenge of this strategy is the slowness of reversing the surface charge at the tumor tissue. As a proof-of-concept, we synthesized the amphiphilic triblock polymer poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(2-carboxyethylacrylate)-block-poly(2-azepaneethylmethacrylate) (PEG-b-PCEA-b-PAEMA) to prepare the cisplatin-loaded nanocarrier UCC-NP/Pt. The PAEMA block at the physiological pH values was hydrophobic, which formed the core of UCC-NP/Pt. In contrast, at the tumor acidity, the tertiary amine groups of PAEMA block rapidly protonated, resulting in the ultrafast charge conversion of UCC-NP/Pt within 10 s. Such ultrafast charge-conversional effect more efficiently enhanced tumor cell internalization of nanocarriers, thus achieving targeted drug delivery, which in turn exhibited superior anticancer efficacy even in the cisplatin-resistant cells. This approach provides new avenues for tumor-acidity-activated targeted drug delivery.
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- Jing Liu
- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.
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Tu Z, Qiao H, Yan Y, Guday G, Chen W, Adeli M, Haag R. Directed Graphene-Based Nanoplatforms for Hyperthermia: Overcoming Multiple Drug Resistance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:11198-11202. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Zhaoxu Tu
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustrasse 3 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering; School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing 210009 China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering; School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing 210009 China
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustrasse 3 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering; School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing 210009 China
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustrasse 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science; Lorestan University; Khorram Abad Iran
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustrasse 3 14195 Berlin Germany
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Tu Z, Qiao H, Yan Y, Guday G, Chen W, Adeli M, Haag R. Directed Graphene-Based Nanoplatforms for Hyperthermia: Overcoming Multiple Drug Resistance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201804291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Zhaoxu Tu
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustrasse 3 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering; School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing 210009 China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering; School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing 210009 China
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustrasse 3 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering; School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing 210009 China
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustrasse 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science; Lorestan University; Khorram Abad Iran
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustrasse 3 14195 Berlin Germany
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Huang D, Qian H, Qiao H, Chen W, Feijen J, Zhong Z. Bioresponsive functional nanogels as an emerging platform for cancer therapy. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2018; 15:703-716. [PMID: 29976103 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2018.1497607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Bioresponsive nanogels with a crosslinked three-dimensional structure and an aqueous environment that undergo physical or chemical changes including swelling and dissociation in response to biological signals such as mild acidity, hyperthermia, enzymes, reducing agents, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) present in tumor microenvironments or inside cancer cells have emerged as an appealing platform for targeted drug delivery and cancer therapy. AREAS COVERED This review highlights recent designs and development of bioresponsive nanogels for facile loading and triggered release of chemotherapeutics and biotherapeutics. The in vitro and in vivo antitumor performances of drug-loaded nanogels are discussed. EXPERT OPINION Bioresponsive nanogels with an excellent stability and safety profile as well as fast response to biological signals are unique systems that mediate efficient and site-specific delivery of anticancer drugs, in particular macromolecular drugs like proteins, siRNA and DNA, leading to significantly enhanced tumor therapy compared with the non-responsive counterparts. Future research has to be directed to the development of simple, tumor-targeted and bioresponsive multifunctional nanogels, which can be either constructed from natural polymers with intrinsic targeting ability or functionalized with targeting ligands. We anticipate that rationally designed nanotherapeutics based on bioresponsive nanogels will become available for future clinical cancer treatment. ABBREVIATIONS AIE, aggregation-induced emission; ATP, adenosine-5'-triphosphate; ATRP, atom transfer radical polymerization; BSA, bovine serum albumin; CBA, cystamine bisacrylamide; CC, Cytochrome C; CDDP, cisplatin; CT, computed tomography; DC, dendritic cell; DiI, 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate; DOX, doxorubicin; dPG, dendritic polyglycerol; DTT, dithiothreitol; EAMA, 2-(N,N-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate; EPR, enhanced permeability and retention; GrB, granzyme B; GSH, glutathione tripeptide; HA, hyaluronic acid; HAase, hyaluronidases; HCPT, 10-Hydroxycamptothecin; HEP, heparin; HPMC, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose; LBL, layer-by-layer; MTX, methotrexate; NCA, N-carboxyanhydride; OVA, ovalbumin; PAH, poly(allyl amine hydrochloride); PBA, phenylboronic acid; PCL, polycaprolactone; PDEAEMA, poly(2-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate); PDGF, platelet derived growth factor; PDPA, poly(2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate); PDS, pyridyldisulfide; PEG, poly(ethylene glycol); PEGMA, polyethyleneglycol methacrylate; PEI, polyethyleneimine; PHEA, poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate); PHEMA, poly(2-(hydroxyethyl) methacrylate; PNIPAM, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide); PMAA, poly(methacrylic acid); PPDSMA, poly(2-(pyridyldisulfide)ethyl methacrylate); PTX, paclitaxel; PVA, poly(vinyl alcohol); QD, quantum dot; RAFT, reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer; RGD, Arg-Gly-Asp peptide; ROP, ring-opening polymerization; ROS, reactive oxygen species; TMZ, temozolomide; TRAIL, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.
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- Dechun Huang
- a Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , P. R. China
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , P. R. China
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , P. R. China
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Engineering , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , P. R. China
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- b Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and ApplicationCollege of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science , Soochow University , Suzhou , P. R. China.,c Department of Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials, Faculty of Science and Technology MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine , University of Twente , Enschede , Netherlands
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- b Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and ApplicationCollege of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science , Soochow University , Suzhou , P. R. China
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Sergeeva TY, Mukhitova RK, Nizameev IR, Kadirov MK, Klypina PD, Ziganshina AY, Konovalov AI. Closed polymer containers based on phenylboronic esters of resorcinarenes. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 9:1594-1601. [PMID: 29977693 PMCID: PMC6009270 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.9.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Novel polymer nanospheres (p(SRA-B)) were prepared by cross-linking a sulfonated resorcinarene (SRA) with phenylboronic acid. p(SRA-B) shows good stability in water and can be used as a nanocontainer for the pH- and glucose-controlled substrate release. Fluorescent dyes (fluorescein, pyrene and 1,3,6,8-pyrenetetrasulfonic acid tetrasodium salt) were successfully loaded into p(SRA-B). The release of dye is achieved by lowering the pH value to 3 or by adding glucose.
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- Tatiana Yu Sergeeva
- A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
- Kazan National Research Technical University, K. Marx str. 10, Kazan 420111, Russia
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- A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A. M. Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya str. 18, Kazan 420008, Russia
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- A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
- A. M. Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya str. 18, Kazan 420008, Russia
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- A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
- A. M. Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya str. 18, Kazan 420008, Russia
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Ekkelenkamp AE, Elzes MR, Engbersen JFJ, Paulusse JMJ. Responsive crosslinked polymer nanogels for imaging and therapeutics delivery. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:210-235. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb02239e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Nanogels are water-soluble crosslinked polymer networks with tremendous potential in targeted imaging and controlled drug and gene delivery.
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- Antonie E. Ekkelenkamp
- Department of Biomolecular Nanotechnology
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of Twente
- Enschede
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- Department of Biomolecular Nanotechnology
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of Twente
- Enschede
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- Department of Controlled Drug Delivery
- MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of Twente
- Enschede
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- Department of Biomolecular Nanotechnology
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of Twente
- Enschede
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Li D, van Nostrum CF, Mastrobattista E, Vermonden T, Hennink WE. Nanogels for intracellular delivery of biotherapeutics. J Control Release 2017; 259:16-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Chen J, Ouyang J, Chen Q, Deng C, Meng F, Zhang J, Cheng R, Lan Q, Zhong Z. EGFR and CD44 Dual-Targeted Multifunctional Hyaluronic Acid Nanogels Boost Protein Delivery to Ovarian and Breast Cancers In Vitro and In Vivo. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:24140-24147. [PMID: 28675028 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b06879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Protein drugs with intracellular targets like Granzyme B (GrB) have demonstrated great proliferative inhibition activity in cancer cells. Their clinical translation, however, relies on the development of safe, efficient, and selective protein-delivery vehicles. Here, we report that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and CD44 dual-targeted multifunctional hyaluronic acid nanogels (EGFR/CD44-NGs) boost protein delivery to ovarian and breast cancers in vitro and in vivo. EGFR/CD44-NGs obtained via nanoprecipitation and photoclick chemistry from hyaluronic acid derivatives with tetrazole, GE11 peptide/tetrazole, and cystamine methacrylate groups had nearly quantitative loading of therapeutic proteins like cytochrome C (CC) and GrB, a small size of ca. 165 nm, excellent stability in serum, and fast protein release under a reductive condition. Flow cytometry assays showed that EGFR/CD44-NGs exhibited over 6-fold better uptake in CD44 and EGFR-positive SKOV-3 ovarian cancer cells than CD44-NGs. In accordance, GrB-loaded EGFR/CD44-NGs (GrB-EGFR/CD44-NGs) displayed enhanced caspase activity and growth inhibition in SKOV-3 cells as compared to GrB-loaded CD44-NGs (GrB-CD44-NGs) control. Intriguingly, the therapeutic studies in SKOV-3 human ovarian carcinoma and MDA-MB-231 human breast tumor xenografted in nude mice revealed that GrB-EGFR/CD44-NGs at a low dose of 3.85 nmol GrB equiv/kg induced nearly complete growth suppression of both tumors, which was obviously more effective than GrB-CD44-NGs, without causing any adverse effects. EGFR and CD44 dual-targeted multifunctional hyaluronic acid nanogels have appeared as a safe and efficacious platform for cancer protein therapy.
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- Jing Chen
- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University , Suzhou 215004, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University , Suzhou 215004, People's Republic of China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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Su S, Du FS, Li ZC. Synthesis and pH-dependent hydrolysis profiles of mono- and dialkyl substituted maleamic acids. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:8384-8392. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02188g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Controlled synthesis and in-depth study on pH-dependent hydrolysis profiles of substituted maleamic acid derivatives.
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- Shan Su
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
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Molina M, Wedepohl S, Miceli E, Calderón M. Overcoming drug resistance with on-demand charged thermoresponsive dendritic nanogels. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2016; 12:117-129. [PMID: 27879151 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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AIM To develop nanogels (NG) able to modulate the encapsulation and release of drugs, in order to circumvent drug resistance mechanisms in cancer cells. MATERIALS & METHODS Poly-N-isopropylacrylamide-dendritic polyglycerol NG were semi-interpenetrated with 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid or (2-dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate. Physico-chemical properties of the NGs as well as doxorubicin (DOXO) loading and release were characterized. Drug delivery performance was investigated in vitro and in vivo in a multidrug-resistant tumor model. RESULTS Both the DOXO loaded semi-interpenetrating polymer network NGs were more efficient in multidrug resistant cancer cell proliferation inhibition studies. In vivo, the DOXO loaded NG semi-interpenetrated with 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid was able to overcome drug resistance and reduce the tumor volume to about 25%. CONCLUSION The innovative semi-interpenetrating polymer network NGs appear to be promising drug carriers for drug resistant cancer therapy.
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- Maria Molina
- Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Helmholtz Virtual Institute "Multifunctional Biomaterials for Medicine", Kantstr. 55, 14513 Teltow, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Helmholtz Virtual Institute "Multifunctional Biomaterials for Medicine", Kantstr. 55, 14513 Teltow, Germany
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Li S, Zhang J, Deng C, Meng F, Yu L, Zhong Z. Redox-Sensitive and Intrinsically Fluorescent Photoclick Hyaluronic Acid Nanogels for Traceable and Targeted Delivery of Cytochrome c to Breast Tumor in Mice. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:21155-62. [PMID: 27509045 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In spite of their high specificity and potency, few protein therapeutics are applied in clinical cancer therapy owing to a lack of safe and efficacious delivery systems. Here, we report that redox-sensitive and intrinsically fluorescent photoclick hyaluronic acid nanogels (HA-NGs) show highly efficient loading and breast tumor-targeted delivery of cytochrome c (CC). HA-NGs were obtained from hyaluronic acid-graft-oligo(ethylene glycol)-tetrazole (HA-OEG-Tet) via inverse nanoprecipitation and catalyst-free photoclick cross-linking with l-cystine dimethacrylamide (MA-Cys-MA). HA-NGs exhibited a superb CC loading content of up to 40.6 wt %, intrinsic fluorescence (λem = 510 nm), and a small size of ca. 170 nm. Notably, CC-loaded nanogels (CC-NGs) showed a fast glutathione-responsive protein release behavior. Importantly, released CC maintained its bioactivity. MTT assays revealed that CC-NGs were highly potent with a low IC50 of 3.07 μM to CD44+ MCF-7 human breast tumor cells. Confocal microscopy observed efficient and selective internalization of fluorescent HA-NGs into MCF-7 cells. Interestingly, HA-NGs exhibited also effective breast tumor penetration. The therapeutic results demonstrated that CC-NGs effectively inhibited the growth of MCF-7 breast tumor xenografts at a particularly low dose of 80 or 160 nmol CC equiv./kg. Moreover, CC-NGs did not cause any change in mice body weight, corroborating their low systemic side effects. Redox-sensitive and intrinsically fluorescent photoclick hyaluronic acid nanogels have appeared as a "smart" protein delivery nanoplatform enabling safe, efficacious, traceable, and targeted cancer protein therapy in vivo.
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- Shuai Li
- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou, 215123, China
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