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Jha A, Kumar M, Bharti K, Manjit M, Mishra B. Biopolymer-based tumor microenvironment-responsive nanomedicine for targeted cancer therapy. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2024; 19:633-651. [PMID: 38445583 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2023-0302] [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] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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Nanomedicine has opened up new avenues for cancer treatment by enhancing drug solubility, permeability and targeted delivery to cancer cells. Despite its numerous advantages over conventional therapies, nanomedicine may exhibit off-target drug distribution, harming nontarget regions. The increased permeation and retention effect of nanomedicine in tumor sites also has its limitations, as abnormal tumor vasculature, dense stroma structure and altered tumor microenvironment (TME) may result in limited intratumor distribution and therapeutic failure. However, TME-responsive nanomedicine has exhibited immense potential for efficient, safe and precise delivery of therapeutics utilizing stimuli specific to the TME. This review discusses the mechanistic aspects of various TME-responsive biopolymers and their application in developing various types of TME-responsive nanomedicine.
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- Abhishek Jha
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India
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Singh N, Sen Gupta R, Bose S. A comprehensive review on singlet oxygen generation in nanomaterials and conjugated polymers for photodynamic therapy in the treatment of cancer. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:3243-3268. [PMID: 38265094 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05801h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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A key role in lessening humanity's continuous fight against cancer could be played by photodynamic therapy (PDT), a minimally invasive treatment employed in the medical care of a range of benign disorders and malignancies. Cancerous tissue can be effectively removed by using a light source-excited photosensitizer. Singlet oxygen and reactive oxygen species are produced via the photosensitizer as a result of this excitation. In the recent past, researchers have put in tremendous efforts towards developing photosensitizer molecules for photodynamic treatment (PDT) to treat cancer. Conjugated polymers, characterized by their efficient fluorescence, exceptional photostability, and strong light absorption, are currently under scrutiny for their potential applications in cancer detection and treatment through photodynamic and photothermal therapy. Researchers are exploring the versatility of these polymers, utilizing sophisticated chemical synthesis and adaptable polymer structures to create new variants with enhanced capabilities for generating singlet oxygen in photodynamic treatment (PDT). The incorporation of photosensitizers into conjugated polymer nanoparticles has proved to be beneficial, as it improves singlet oxygen formation through effective energy transfer. The evolution of nanotechnology has emerged as an alternative avenue for enhancing the performance of current photosensitizers and overcoming significant challenges in cancer PDT. Various materials, including biocompatible metals, polymers, carbon, silicon, and semiconductor-based nanomaterials, have undergone thorough investigation as potential photosensitizers for cancer PDT. This paper outlines the recent advances in singlet oxygen generation by investigators using an array of materials, including graphene quantum dots (GQDs), gold nanoparticles (Au NPs), silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs), titanium dioxide (TiO2), ytterbium (Yb) and thulium (Tm) co-doped upconversion nanoparticle cores (Yb/Tm-co-doped UCNP cores), bismuth oxychloride nanoplates and nanosheets (BiOCl nanoplates and nanosheets), and others. It also stresses the synthesis and application of systems such as amphiphilic block copolymer functionalized with folic acid (FA), polyethylene glycol (PEG), poly(β-benzyl-L-aspartate) (PBLA10) (FA-PEG-PBLA10) functionalized with folic acid, tetra(4-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin (THPP-(PNIPAM-b-PMAGA)4), pyrazoline-fused axial silicon phthalocyanine (HY-SiPc), phthalocyanines (HY-ZnPcp, HY-ZnPcnp, and HY-SiPc), silver nanoparticles coated with polyaniline (Ag@PANI), doxorubicin (DOX) and infrared (IR)-responsive poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEtOx) (DOX/PEtOx-IR NPs), particularly in NIR imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (fluorescent and photoacoustic). The study puts forward a comprehensive summary and a convincing justification for the usage of the above-mentioned materials in cancer PDT.
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- Neetika Singh
- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560012, India.
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560012, India.
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560012, India.
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Suner SS, Sahiner M, Demirci S, Umut E, Sahiner N. Fluorescent Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C 3N 4)-Embedded Hyaluronic Acid Microgel Composites for Bioimaging and Cancer-Cell Targetability as Viable Theragnostic. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:160. [PMID: 38399375 PMCID: PMC10893513 DOI: 10.3390/ph17020160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Fluorescent graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) doped with various heteroatoms, such as B, P, and S, named Bg-C3N4, Pg-C3N4, and Sg-C3N4, were synthesized with variable band-gap values as diagnostic materials. Furthermore, they were embedded within hyaluronic acid (HA) microgels as g-C3N4@HA microgel composites. The g-C3N4@HA microgels had a 0.5-20 μm size range that is suitable for intravenous administration. Bare g-C3N4 showed excellent fluorescence ability with 360 nm excitation wavelength and 410-460 emission wavelengths for possible cell imaging application of g-C3N4@HA microgel composites as diagnostic agents. The g-C3N4@HA-based microgels were non-hemolytic, and no clotting effects on blood cells or cell toxicity on fibroblasts were observed at 1000 μg/mL concentration. In addition, approximately 70% cell viability for SKMEL-30 melanoma cells was seen with Sg-C3N4 and its HA microgel composites. The prepared g-C3N4@HA and Sg-C3N4@HA microgels were used in cell imaging because of their excellent penetration capability for healthy fibroblasts. Furthermore, g-C3N4-based materials did not interact with malignant cells, but their HA microgel composites had significant penetration capability linked to the binding function of HA with the cancerous cells. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that g-C3N4 and g-C3N4@HA microgel composites did not interfere with the viability of healthy fibroblast cells and provided fluorescence imaging without any staining while significantly decreasing the viability of cancerous cells. Overall, heteroatom-doped g-C3N4@HA microgel composites, especially Sg-C3N4@HA microgels, can be safely used as multifunctional theragnostic agents for both diagnostic as well as target and treatment purposes in cancer therapy because of their fluorescent nature.
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- Selin S. Suner
- Department of Chemistry, Faulty of Science, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey; (S.S.S.); (S.D.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Terzioglu Campus, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faulty of Science, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey; (S.S.S.); (S.D.)
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- Department of Medical Imaging Techniques, School of Healthcare, Dokuz Eylul University, 35330 Izmir, Turkey;
- BioIzmir-Izmir Health Technologies Development and Accelerator Research and Application Center, Dokuz Eylul University, 35330 Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faulty of Science, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey; (S.S.S.); (S.D.)
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Binaeian E, Nabipour H, Ahmadi S, Rohani S. The green synthesis and applications of biological metal-organic frameworks for targeted drug delivery and tumor treatments. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:11426-11459. [PMID: 38047399 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb01959d] [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: 12/05/2023]
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Biological metal-organic frameworks (bio-MOFs) constitute a growing subclass of MOFs composed of metals and bio-ligands derived from biology, such as nucleobases, peptides, saccharides, and amino acids. Bio-ligands are more abundant than other traditional organic ligands, providing multiple coordination sites for MOFs. However, bio-MOFs are typically prepared using hazardous or harmful solvents or reagents, as well as laborious processes that do not conform to environmentally friendly standards. To improve biocompatibility and biosafety, eco-friendly synthesis and functionalization techniques should be employed with mild conditions and safer materials, aiming to reduce or avoid the use of toxic and hazardous chemical agents. Recently, bio-MOF applications have gained importance in some research areas, including imaging, tumor therapy, and targeted drug delivery, owing to their flexibility, low steric hindrances, low toxicity, remarkable biocompatibility, surface property refining, and degradability. This has led to an exponential increase in research on these materials. This paper provides a comprehensive review of updated strategies for the synthesis of environmentally friendly bio-MOFs, as well as an examination of the current progress and accomplishments in green-synthesized bio-MOFs for drug delivery aims and tumor treatments. In conclusion, we consider the challenges of applying bio-MOFs for biomedical applications and clarify the possible research orientation that can lead to highly efficient therapeutic outcomes.
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- Ehsan Binaeian
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
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Zhao C, Kang J, Li Y, Wang Y, Tang X, Jiang Z. Carbon-Based Stimuli-Responsive Nanomaterials: Classification and Application. CYBORG AND BIONIC SYSTEMS 2023; 4:0022. [PMID: 37223546 PMCID: PMC10202192 DOI: 10.34133/cbsystems.0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Carbon-based nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, carbon nanospheres, and carbon nanofibers, are becoming a research hotspot due to their unique structure and good mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, and chemical properties. With the development of material synthesis technology, they can be functionalized and used in various fields such as energy, environment, and biomedicine. In particular, stimuli-responsive carbon-based nanomaterials have stood out in recent years because of their smart behavior. Researchers have applied carbon-based nanomaterials to different disease treatments based on their stimulus-response properties. In this paper, based on stimuli-responsive carbon-based nanomaterials' morphology, we categorize them into carbon nanotubes, carbon nanospheres, and carbon nanofibers according to their morphology. Then, their applications in probes, bioimaging, tumor therapy, and other fields are discussed. Finally, we address the advantages and disadvantages of carbon-based stimuli-responsive nanomaterials and discuss their future perspective.
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- Chen Zhao
- School of Life Science, School of Medical Technology, Analysis & Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Life Science, School of Medical Technology, Analysis & Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Life Science, School of Medical Technology, Analysis & Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Life Science, School of Medical Technology, Analysis & Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Life Science, School of Medical Technology, Analysis & Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Life Science, School of Medical Technology, Analysis & Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Le BQG, Doan TLH. Trend in biodegradable porous nanomaterials for anticancer drug delivery. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2023:e1874. [PMID: 36597015 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In recent years, biodegradable nanomaterials have exhibited remarkable promise for drug administration to tumors due to their high drug-loading capacity, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and clearance. This review will discuss and summarize the trends in utilizing biodegradable nanomaterials for anticancer drug delivery, including biodegradable periodic mesoporous organosilicas (BPMOs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The distinct structure and features of BPMOs and MOFs will be initially evaluated, as well as their use as delivery vehicles for anticancer drug delivery applications. Then, the themes for the development of each material will be utilized to illustrate their drug delivery performance. Finally, the current obstacles and potential for future development as efficient drug delivery systems will be thoroughly reviewed. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease.
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- Bao Quang Gia Le
- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.,Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Zhang L, Oudeng G, Wen F, Liao G. Recent advances in near-infrared-II hollow nanoplatforms for photothermal-based cancer treatment. Biomater Res 2022; 26:61. [PMID: 36348441 PMCID: PMC9641873 DOI: 10.1186/s40824-022-00308-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Near-infrared-II (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm) light-triggered photothermal therapy (PTT) has been regarded as a promising candidate for cancer treatment, but PTT alone often fails to achieve satisfactory curative outcomes. Hollow nanoplatforms prove to be attractive in the biomedical field owing to the merits including good biocompatibility, intrinsic physical-chemical nature and unique hollow structures, etc. On one hand, hollow nanoplatforms themselves can be NIR-II photothermal agents (PTAs), the cavities of which are able to carry diverse therapeutic units to realize multi-modal therapies. On the other hand, NIR-II PTAs are capable of decorating on the surface to combine with the functions of components encapsulated inside the hollow nanoplatforms for synergistic cancer treatment. Notably, PTAs generally can serve as good photoacoustic imaging (PAI) contrast agents (CAs), which means such kind of hollow nanoplatforms are also expected to be multifunctional all-in-one nanotheranostics. In this review, the recent advances of NIR-II hollow nanoplatforms for single-modal PTT, dual-modal PTT/photodynamic therapy (PDT), PTT/chemotherapy, PTT/catalytic therapy and PTT/gas therapy as well as multi-modal PTT/chemodynamic therapy (CDT)/chemotherapy, PTT/chemo/gene therapy and PTT/PDT/CDT/starvation therapy (ST)/immunotherapy are summarized for the first time. Before these, the typical synthetic strategies for hollow structures are presented, and lastly, potential challenges and perspectives related to these novel paradigms for future research and clinical translation are discussed.
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Liang S, Liao G, Zhu W, Zhang L. Manganese-based hollow nanoplatforms for MR imaging-guided cancer therapies. Biomater Res 2022; 26:32. [PMID: 35794641 PMCID: PMC9258146 DOI: 10.1186/s40824-022-00275-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Theranostic nanoplatforms integrating diagnostic and therapeutic functions have received considerable attention in the past decade. Among them, hollow manganese (Mn)-based nanoplatforms are superior since they combine the advantages of hollow structures and the intrinsic theranostic features of Mn2+. Specifically, the hollow cavity can encapsulate a variety of small-molecule drugs, such as chemotherapeutic agents, photosensitizers and photothermal agents, for chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT), respectively. After degradation in the tumor microenvironment (TME), the released Mn2+ is able to act simultaneously as a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging contrast agent (CA) and as a Fenton-like agent for chemodynamic therapy (CDT). More importantly, synergistic treatment outcomes can be realized by reasonable and optimized design of the hollow nanosystems. This review summarizes various Mn-based hollow nanoplatforms, including hollow MnxOy, hollow matrix-supported MnxOy, hollow Mn-doped nanoparticles, hollow Mn complex-based nanoparticles, hollow Mn-cobalt (Co)-based nanoparticles, and hollow Mn-iron (Fe)-based nanoparticles, for MR imaging-guided cancer therapies. Finally, we discuss the potential obstacles and perspectives of these hollow Mn-based nanotheranostics for translational applications.
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Ilyas M, Ayu AR, Shehzad RA, Khan MA, Perveen M, Amin S, Muhammad S, Iqbal J. A DFT approach for finding therapeutic potential of two dimensional (2D) graphitic carbon nitride (GCN) as a drug delivery carrier for curcumin to treat cardiovascular diseases. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhao D, Yang N, Xu L, Du J, Yang Y, Wang D. Hollow structures as drug carriers: Recognition, response, and release. NANO RESEARCH 2022; 15:739-757. [PMID: 34254012 PMCID: PMC8262765 DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3595-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Hollow structures have demonstrated great potential in drug delivery owing to their privileged structure, such as high surface-to-volume ratio, low density, large cavities, and hierarchical pores. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of hollow structured materials applied in targeting recognition, smart response, and drug release, and we have addressed the possible chemical factors and reactions in these three processes. The advantages of hollow nanostructures are summarized as follows: hollow cavity contributes to large loading capacity; a tailored structure helps controllable drug release; variable compounds adapt to flexible application; surface modification facilitates smart responsive release. Especially, because the multiple physical barriers and chemical interactions can be induced by multishells, hollow multishelled structure is considered as a promising material with unique loading and releasing properties. Finally, we conclude this review with some perspectives on the future research and development of the hollow structures as drug carriers.
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- Decai Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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Bagheri AR, Aramesh N, Bilal M, Xiao J, Kim HW, Yan B. Carbon nanomaterials as emerging nanotherapeutic platforms to tackle the rising tide of cancer - A review. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 51:116493. [PMID: 34781082 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cancer has become one of the main reasons for human death in recent years. Around 18 million new cancer cases and approximately 9.6 million deaths from cancer reported in 2018, and the annual number of cancer cases will have increased to 22 million in the next two decades. These alarming facts have rekindled researchers' attention to develop and apply different approaches for cancer therapy. Unfortunately, most of the applied methods for cancer therapy not only have adverse side effects like toxicity and damage of healthy cells but also have a short lifetime. To this end, introducing innovative and effective methods for cancer therapy is vital and necessary. Among different potential materials, carbon nanomaterials can cope with the rising threats of cancer. Due to unique physicochemical properties of different carbon nanomaterials including carbon, fullerene, carbon dots, graphite, single-walled carbon nanotube and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, they exhibit possibilities to address the drawbacks for cancer therapy. Carbon nanomaterials are prodigious materials due to their ability in drug delivery or remedial of small molecules. Functionalization of carbon nanomaterials can improve the cancer therapy process and decrement the side effects. These exceptional traits make carbon nanomaterials as versatile and prevalent materials for application in cancer therapy. This article spotlights the recent findings in cancer therapy using carbon nanomaterials (2015-till now). Different types of carbon nanomaterials and their utilization in cancer therapy were highlighted. The plausible mechanisms for the action of carbon nanomaterials in cancer therapy were elucidated and the advantages and disadvantages of each material were also illustrated. Finally, the current problems and future challenges for cancer therapy based on carbon nanomaterials were discussed.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran.
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China.
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Antibody-based Drug and Intelligent Delivery System, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua 418000, PR China
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Kore; Department of Biomaterials Science, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; Cell & Matter Institute, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, South Korea
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Oseghe EO, Akpotu SO, Mombeshora ET, Oladipo AO, Ombaka LM, Maria BB, Idris AO, Mamba G, Ndlwana L, Ayanda OS, Ofomaja AE, Nyamori VO, Feleni U, Nkambule TT, Msagati TA, Mamba BB, Bahnemann DW. Multi-dimensional applications of graphitic carbon nitride nanomaterials – A review. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Younis MR, He G, Qu J, Lin J, Huang P, Xia X. Inorganic Nanomaterials with Intrinsic Singlet Oxygen Generation for Photodynamic Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2102587. [PMID: 34561971 PMCID: PMC8564446 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Inorganic nanomaterials with intrinsic singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) generation capacity, are emerged yet dynamically developing materials as nano-photosensitizers (NPSs) for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Compared to previously reported nanomaterials that have been used as either carriers to load organic PSs or energy donors to excite the attached organic PSs through a Foster resonance energy transfer process, these NPSs possess intrinsic 1 O2 generation capacity with extremely high 1 O2 quantum yield (e.g., 1.56, 1.3, 1.26, and 1.09) than any classical organic PS reported to date, and thus are facilitating to make a revolution in PDT. In this review, the recent advances in the development of various inorganic nanomaterials as NPSs, including metal-based (gold, silver, and tungsten), metal oxide-based (titanium dioxide, tungsten oxide, and bismuth oxyhalide), metal sulfide-based (copper and molybdenum sulfide), carbon-based (graphene, fullerene, and graphitic carbon nitride), phosphorus-based, and others (hybrids and MXenes-based NPSs) are summarized, with an emphasis on the design principle and 1 O2 generation mechanism, and the photodynamic therapeutic performance against different types of cancers. Finally, the current challenges and an outlook of future research are also discussed. This review may provide a comprehensive account capable of explaining recent progress as well as future research of this emerging paradigm.
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- Muhammad Rizwan Younis
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer CenterLaboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Health Science CenterShenzhen518060China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong ProvinceCollege of Optoelectronic EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060China
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life SciencesSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing UniversityNanjing210093P.R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer CenterLaboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Health Science CenterShenzhen518060China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong ProvinceCollege of Optoelectronic EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer CenterLaboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Health Science CenterShenzhen518060China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer CenterLaboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Health Science CenterShenzhen518060China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life SciencesSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing UniversityNanjing210093P.R. China
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Liu L, Du X. Polyethylenimine-modified graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets: a label-free Raman traceable siRNA delivery system. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:6895-6901. [PMID: 34612336 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00984b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Since the nanotoxicity of gene delivery carriers has raised world-wide concerns, it is important to trace their intracellular performance, for example via uptake visualization. Here, we develop a novel ultrathin graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) composite nanosystem for label-free Raman-traceable small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery. Through low molecular weight polyethylenimine (PEI) modifications, these nanosystems can obtain siRNA loading capabilities. The lateral size of the PEI-g-C3N4 composite is around 100-150 nm with a thickness of nearly 0.6 nm. The designed label-free delivery system could avoid possible obstacles associated with artificial labels and it shows cytotoxicity toward cancer cells and good biocompatibility in normal human cells. The label-free PEI-g-C3N4 gene nanocarrier can be directly traced via Raman microscopy, which makes it suitable for intracellular visualization. Intracellular uptake of the self-fluorescent g-C3N4 nanosheets can also be traced via fluorescence imaging. The PEI modified g-C3N4 ultrathin nanosheets possess gene delivery capacity together with unique dual-traceable Raman and fluorescence features. Raman traces not only have higher specificity than fluorescence ones but they can also avoid background noises. Thus, they may replace widely implemented fluorescence tracing. This work could provide a label-free traceable platform for investigating the intracellular performances of gene delivery nanosystems.
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- Lei Liu
- Chemical Pharmaceutical Research Center, Tasly Academy, Tasly Holding Group Co., Ltd, Tianjin 300410, P. R. China
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Wei F, Kuang S, Rees TW, Liao X, Liu J, Luo D, Wang J, Zhang X, Ji L, Chao H. Ruthenium(II) complexes coordinated to graphitic carbon nitride: Oxygen self-sufficient photosensitizers which produce multiple ROS for photodynamic therapy in hypoxia. Biomaterials 2021; 276:121064. [PMID: 34391019 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer is limited by tumor hypoxia as PDT efficiency depends on O2 concentration. A novel oxygen self-sufficient photosensitizer (Ru-g-C3N4) was therefore designed and synthesized via a facile one-pot method in order to overcome tumor hypoxia-induced PDT resistance. The photosensitizer is based on [Ru(bpy)2]2+ coordinated to g-C3N4 nanosheets by Ru-N bonding. Compared to pure g-C3N4, the resulting nanosheets exhibit increased water solubility, stronger visible light absorption, and enhanced biocompatibility. Once Ru-g-C3N4 is taken up by hypoxic tumor cells and exposed to visible light, the nanosheets not only catalyze the decomposition of H2O2 and H2O to generate O2, but also catalyze H2O2 and O2 concurrently to produce multiple ROS (•OH, •O2-, and 1O2). In addition, Ru-g-C3N4 affords luminescence imaging, while continuously generating O2 to alleviate hypoxia greatly improving PDT efficacy. To the best of our knowledge, this oxygen self-sufficient photosensitizer produced via grafting a metal complex onto g-C3N4 is the first of its type to be reported.
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- Fangmian Wei
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Eastern Division of the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Drug Candidate, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, S.A.R., Hong Kong, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China.
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Yu C, Li L, Hu P, Yang Y, Wei W, Deng X, Wang L, Tay FR, Ma J. Recent Advances in Stimulus-Responsive Nanocarriers for Gene Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2100540. [PMID: 34306980 PMCID: PMC8292848 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Gene therapy provides a promising strategy for curing monogenetic disorders and complex diseases. However, there are challenges associated with the use of viral delivery vectors. The advent of nanomedicine represents a quantum leap in the application of gene therapy. Recent advances in stimulus-responsive nonviral nanocarriers indicate that they are efficient delivery systems for loading and unloading of therapeutic nucleic acids. Some nanocarriers are responsive to cues derived from the internal environment, such as changes in pH, redox potential, enzyme activity, reactive oxygen species, adenosine triphosphate, and hypoxia. Others are responsive to external stimulations, including temperature gradients, light irradiation, ultrasonic energy, and magnetic field. Multiple stimuli-responsive strategies have also been investigated recently for experimental gene therapy.
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- Cheng Yu
- Department of StomatologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubei Province430030China
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- Department of OncologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubei Province430030China
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- Department of StomatologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubei Province430030China
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- Department of StomatologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubei Province430030China
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- Department of StomatologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubei Province430030China
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- Department of StomatologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubei Province430030China
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- Department of OncologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubei Province430030China
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- Department of StomatologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubei Province430030China
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Shamim M, Perveen M, Nazir S, Hussnain M, Mehmood R, Khan MI, Iqbal J. DFT study of therapeutic potential of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) as a new drug delivery system for carboplatin to treat cancer. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Liu X, Xing S, Xu Y, Chen R, Lin C, Guo L. 3-Amino-1,2,4-triazole-derived graphitic carbon nitride for photodynamic therapy. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 250:119363. [PMID: 33422878 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has been shown as a promising visible-light photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT) application. Nevertheless, its therapeutic efficiency is limited by the low efficiency of visible-light utilization. To overcome this issue, 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole-derived graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (g-C3N5 NSs) are prepared for PDT application. The addition of nitrogen-rich triazole group into the g-C3N4 motif significantly makes the light absorption of g-C3N5 NSs red-shift with the band gap down to 1.95 eV, corresponding to a absorption edge at a wavelength of 636 nm. g-C3N5 NSs generate superoxide anion radicals (O2•-) and singlet oxygen (1O2) under the irradiation of a low-intensity white light emitting diode. Owing to the high efficiency of visible-light utilization, g-C3N5 NSs show about 9.5 fold photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 NSs. In vitro anticancer studies based on the results of CCK-8 assay, Calcein-AM/PI cell-survival assay and photo-induced intracellular ROS level analysis in living HeLa cells demonstrate the potential of g-C3N5 NSs as a low-toxic and biocompatible high-efficient photosensitizer for PDT.
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- Xiaotao Liu
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China.
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Falsafi M, Saljooghi AS, Abnous K, Taghdisi SM, Ramezani M, Alibolandi M. Smart metal organic frameworks: focus on cancer treatment. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:1503-1529. [DOI: 10.1039/d0bm01839b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), as a prominent category of hybrid porous materials, have been broadly employed as controlled systems of drug delivery due to their inherent interesting properties.
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- Monireh Falsafi
- Pharmaceutical Research Center
- Pharmaceutical Technology Institute
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Mashhad
- Iran
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
- Mashhad
- Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center
- Pharmaceutical Technology Institute
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Mashhad
- Iran
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center
- Pharmaceutical Technology Institute
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Mashhad
- Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center
- Pharmaceutical Technology Institute
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Mashhad
- Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center
- Pharmaceutical Technology Institute
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Mashhad
- Iran
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Chen X, Weng M, Lan M, Weng Z, Wang J, Guo L, Lin Z, Qiu B. Superior antibacterial activity of sulfur-doped g-C 3N 4 nanosheets dispersed by Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels & Gilg's polysaccharides-3 solution. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 168:453-463. [PMID: 33275975 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Bacterial resistance has become a serious global health issue over the past decades due to the misuse and abuse of antibiotics. The development of effective antibacterial drugs with a new antibacterial mechanism is thus very critical. At present, there are many reports on the antibacterial properties and mechanisms of two-dimensional materials. Currently, the modification of g-C3N4 materials, as widely used two-dimensional materials, has become a key step in extending their potential applications in the field of antimicrobial therapy. In the present work, we prepared sulfur-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets (SCNNSs), which have good water dispersibility and sharp tips. The electrostatic interaction of SCNNSs with Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels & Gilg's polysaccharide-3 (THDG-3) provides a new strategy that can improve the killing efficiency of SCNNSs. In addition, THDG-3 can rapidly inhibit bacterial proliferation in the early stage of administration. Combined with the antibacterial activity of the SCNNSs, TPS/SCNNSs can inhibit bacteria for a long time. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) after administration of the materials revealed that the bacterial cells were ruptured and their intracellular contents were completely separated from the cell membrane. Therefore, we speculate that the bactericidal mechanism of the TPS/SCNNSs probably involves cell membrane damage. In summary, TPS/SCNNSs achieve fast, long-term, dual-function bacteriostatic properties.
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- Xiao Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Eel Farming and Processing, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Eel Farming and Processing, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Eel Farming and Processing, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, PR China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Eel Farming and Processing, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, PR China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Eel Farming and Processing, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Eel Farming and Processing, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Eel Farming and Processing, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, PR China.
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Ahmad KS, Talat M, Jaffri SB, Shaheen N. Innovatory role of nanomaterials as bio-tools for treatment of cancer. REV INORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/revic-2020-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Conventional treatment modes like chemotherapy, thermal and radiations aimed at cancerous cells eradication are marked by destruction pointing the employment of nanomaterials as sustainable and auspicious materials for saving human lives. Cancer has been deemed as the second leading cause of death on a global scale. Nanomaterials employment in cancer treatment is based on the utilization of their inherent physicochemical characteristics in addition to their modification for using as nano-carriers and nano-vehicles eluted with anti-cancer drugs. Current work has reviewed the significant role of different types of nanomaterials in cancer therapeutics and diagnostics in a systematic way. Compilation of review has been done by analyzing voluminous investigations employing ERIC, MEDLINE, NHS Evidence and Web of Science databases. Search engines used were Google scholar, Jstore and PubMed. Current review is suggestive of the remarkable performance of nanomaterials making them candidates for cancer treatment for substitution of destructive treatment modes through investigation of their physicochemical characteristics, utilization outputs and long term impacts in patients.
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- Khuram Shahzad Ahmad
- Department of Environmental Sciences , Fatima Jinnah Women University , The Mall, 46000 Rawalpindi , Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences , Fatima Jinnah Women University , The Mall, 46000 Rawalpindi , Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences , Fatima Jinnah Women University , The Mall, 46000 Rawalpindi , Pakistan
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Lee HP, Gaharwar AK. Light-Responsive Inorganic Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:2000863. [PMID: 32995121 PMCID: PMC7507067 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202000863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Light-responsive inorganic biomaterials are an emerging class of materials used for developing noninvasive, noncontact, precise, and controllable medical devices in a wide range of biomedical applications, including photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy, drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. Herein, a range of biomaterials is discussed, including carbon-based nanomaterials, gold nanoparticles, graphite carbon nitride, transition metal dichalcogenides, and up-conversion nanoparticles that are used in the design of light-responsive medical devices. The importance of these light-responsive biomaterials is explored to design light-guided nanovehicle, modulate cellular behavior, as well as regulate extracellular microenvironments. Additionally, future perspectives on the clinical use of light-responsive biomaterials are highlighted.
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- Hung Pang Lee
- Biomedical EngineeringCollege of EngineeringTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX77843USA
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- Biomedical EngineeringCollege of EngineeringTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX77843USA
- Material Science and EngineeringCollege of EngineeringTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX77843USA
- Center for Remote Health Technologies and SystemsTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX77843USA
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Xing Q, Pan Y, Hu Y, Wang L. Review of the Biomolecular Modification of the Metal-Organ-Framework. Front Chem 2020; 8:642. [PMID: 32850658 PMCID: PMC7399348 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Metal-organ frameworks (MOFs), as a kind of novel artificial material, have been widely studied in the field of chemistry. MOFs are capable of high loading capacities, controlled release, plasticity, and biosafety because of their porous structure and have been gradually functionalized as a drug carrier. Recently, a completely new strategy of combining biomolecules, such as oligonucleotides, polypeptides, and nucleic acids, with MOF nanoparticles was proposed. The synthetic bio-MOFs conferred strong protection and endowed the MOFs with particular biological functions. Biomolecular modification of MOFs to form bridges for communication between different subjects has received increased attention. This review will focus on bio-MOFs modification methods and discuss the advantages, applications, prospects, and challenges of using MOFs in the field of biomolecule delivery.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Zhang ZJ, Wang KP, Mo JG, Xiong L, Wen Y. Photodynamic therapy regulates fate of cancer stem cells through reactive oxygen species. World J Stem Cells 2020; 12:562-584. [PMID: 32843914 PMCID: PMC7415247 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v12.i7.562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective and promising cancer treatment. PDT directly generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) through photochemical reactions. This oxygen-dependent exogenous ROS has anti-cancer stem cell (CSC) effect. In addition, PDT may also increase ROS production by altering metabolism, endoplasmic reticulum stress, or potential of mitochondrial membrane. It is known that the half-life of ROS in PDT is short, with high reactivity and limited diffusion distance. Therefore, the main targeting position of PDT is often the subcellular localization of photosensitizers, which is helpful for us to explain how PDT affects CSC characteristics, including differentiation, self-renewal, apoptosis, autophagy, and immunogenicity. Broadly speaking, excess ROS will damage the redox system and cause oxidative damage to molecules such as DNA, change mitochondrial permeability, activate unfolded protein response, autophagy, and CSC resting state. Therefore, understanding the molecular mechanism by which ROS affect CSCs is beneficial to improve the efficiency of PDT and prevent tumor recurrence and metastasis. In this article, we review the effects of two types of photochemical reactions on PDT, the metabolic processes, and the biological effects of ROS in different subcellular locations on CSCs.
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- Zi-Jian Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University Hospital), Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University Hospital), Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China.
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Chu C, Bao Z, Sun M, Wang X, Zhang H, Chen W, Sui Y, Li J, Zhuang Y, Wang D. NIR Stimulus-Responsive PdPt Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Chemo-Photothermal Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E675. [PMID: 32709022 PMCID: PMC7408621 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The combination of chemotherapy and phototherapy has attracted increasing attention for cancer treatment in recent years. In the current study, porous PdPt bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized and used as delivery carriers for the anti-cancer drug doxorubicin (DOX). DOX@PdPt NPs were modified with thiol functionalized hyaluronic acid (HA-SH) to generate DOX@PdPt@HA NPs with an average size of 105.2 ± 6.7 nm. Characterization and in vivo and in vitro assessment of anti-tumor effects of DOX@PdPt@HA NPs were further performed. The prepared DOX@PdPt@HA NPs presented a high photothermal conversion efficiency of 49.1% under the irradiation of a single 808 nm near-infrared (NIR) laser. Moreover, NIR laser irradiation-induced photothermal effect triggered the release of DOX from DOX@PdPt@HA NPs. The combined chemo-photothermal treatment of NIR-irradiated DOX@PdPt@HA NPs exerted a stronger inhibitory effect on cell viability than that of DOX or NIR-irradiated PdPt@HA NPs in mouse mammary carcinoma 4T1 cells in vitro. Further, the in vivo combination therapy, which used NIR-irradiated DOX@PdPt@HA NPs in a mouse tumor model established by subcutaneous inoculation of 4T1 cells, was demonstrated to achieve a remarkable tumor-growth inhibition in comparison with chemotherapy or photothermal therapy alone. Results of immunohistochemical staining for caspase-3 and Ki-67 indicated the increased apoptosis and decreased proliferation of tumor cells contributed to the anti-tumor effect of chemo-photothermal treatment. In addition, DOX@PdPt@HA NPs induced negligible toxicity in vivo. Hence, the developed nanoplatform demonstrates great potential for applications in photothermal therapy, drug delivery and controlled release.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (C.C.); (Z.B.); (M.S.); (X.W.); (H.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.S.); (J.L.); (Y.Z.)
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Liu H, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Zhao Y, Yang X, Han L, Xin J, Yang B, Lin Q. Dual-emission hydrogel nanoparticles with linear and reversible luminescence-response to pH for intracellular fluorescent probes. Talanta 2020; 211:120755. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Photochemical Internalization for Intracellular Drug Delivery. From Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Research. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9020528. [PMID: 32075165 PMCID: PMC7073817 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9020528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Photochemical internalisation (PCI) is a unique intervention which involves the release of endocytosed macromolecules into the cytoplasmic matrix. PCI is based on the use of photosensitizers placed in endocytic vesicles that, following light activation, lead to rupture of the endocytic vesicles and the release of the macromolecules into the cytoplasmic matrix. This technology has been shown to improve the biological activity of a number of macromolecules that do not readily penetrate the plasma membrane, including type I ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs), gene-encoding plasmids, adenovirus and oligonucleotides and certain chemotherapeutics, such as bleomycin. This new intervention has also been found appealing for intracellular delivery of drugs incorporated into nanocarriers and for cancer vaccination. PCI is currently being evaluated in clinical trials. Data from the first-in-human phase I clinical trial as well as an update on the development of the PCI technology towards clinical practice is presented here.
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Demazeau M, Gibot L, Mingotaud AF, Vicendo P, Roux C, Lonetti B. Rational design of block copolymer self-assemblies in photodynamic therapy. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 11:180-212. [PMID: 32082960 PMCID: PMC7006492 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy is a technique already used in ophthalmology or oncology. It is based on the local production of reactive oxygen species through an energy transfer from an excited photosensitizer to oxygen present in the biological tissue. This review first presents an update, mainly covering the last five years, regarding the block copolymers used as nanovectors for the delivery of the photosensitizer. In particular, we describe the chemical nature and structure of the block copolymers showing a very large range of existing systems, spanning from natural polymers such as proteins or polysaccharides to synthetic ones such as polyesters or polyacrylates. A second part focuses on important parameters for their design and the improvement of their efficiency. Finally, particular attention has been paid to the question of nanocarrier internalization and interaction with membranes (both biomimetic and cellular), and the importance of intracellular targeting has been addressed.
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- Maxime Demazeau
- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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Aleksandrzak M, Jedrzejczak-Silicka M, Sielicki K, Piotrowska K, Mijowska E. Size-Dependent in Vitro Biocompatibility and Uptake Process of Polymeric Carbon Nitride. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:47739-47749. [PMID: 31774643 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Polymeric carbon nitride (PCN), which demonstrates unique properties, has been widely explored, mostly in photocatalysis; however, the evaluation of its biocompatibility is still needed. Herein, the cytocompatibility of PCN with different lateral size distributions (A-PCN with 160 nm, B-PCN with 20 nm, and C-PCN with 10 nm dominating lateral sizes) was investigated. The viability of three cell lines (L929, MCF-7, and HepG2) has been determined using cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), neutral red uptake (NRU), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage assays. It was found that the highest cytotoxicity of PCN was observed for flakes with a lateral size of ∼20 nm (B-PCN) in three cell lines after 48 h of exposition. The uptake process of B-PCN sheets labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) by cells was also the most effective. Confocal laser scanning microscopy and atomic force microscopy revealed the nanomaterial distribution throughout the cytoplasm and perinuclear region. The results demonstrated the correlation among size, internalization process, and cytocompatibility of the tested polymeric carbon nitride structures.
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- Malgorzata Aleksandrzak
- Department of Physicochemistry of Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering , West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin , Piastow Ave. 42 , 71-065 Szczecin , Poland
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- Laboratory of Cytogenetics , West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin , Klemensa Janickiego 29 , 71-270 Szczecin Poland
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- Department of Physicochemistry of Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering , West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin , Piastow Ave. 42 , 71-065 Szczecin , Poland
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- Department of Physiology , Pomeranian Medical University , Powstancow Wlkp. 72 , 70-111 Szczecin , Poland
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- Department of Physicochemistry of Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering , West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin , Piastow Ave. 42 , 71-065 Szczecin , Poland
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Kim K, Lee S, Jin E, Palanikumar L, Lee JH, Kim JC, Nam JS, Jana B, Kwon TH, Kwak SK, Choe W, Ryu JH. MOF × Biopolymer: Collaborative Combination of Metal-Organic Framework and Biopolymer for Advanced Anticancer Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:27512-27520. [PMID: 31293157 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b05736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoparticles with high porosity and greater tunability have emerged as new drug delivery vehicles. However, premature drug release still remains a challenge in the MOF delivery system. Here, we report an enzyme-responsive, polymer-coated MOF gatekeeper system using hyaluronic acid (HA) and PCN-224 nanoMOF. The external surface of nanoMOF can be stably covered by HA through multivalent coordination bonding between the Zr cluster and carboxylic acid of HA, which acts as a gatekeeper. HA allows selective accumulation of drug carriers in CD44 overexpressed cancer cells and enzyme-responsive drug release in the cancer cell environment. In particular, inherent characteristics of PCN-224, which is used as a drug carrier, facilitates the transfer of the drug to cancer cells more stably and allows photodynamic therapy. This HA-PCN system enables a dual chemo and photodynamic therapy to enhance the cancer therapy effect.
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Sakurai Y, Harashima H. Hyaluronan-modified nanoparticles for tumor-targeting. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2019; 16:915-936. [DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2019.1645115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Yu Sakurai
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Zhang C, Zhang D, Liu J, Wang J, Lu Y, Zheng J, Li B, Jia L. Functionalized MoS 2-erlotinib produces hyperthermia under NIR. J Nanobiotechnology 2019; 17:76. [PMID: 31217009 PMCID: PMC6582482 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-019-0508-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has been widely explored for biomedical applications due to its brilliant photothermal conversion ability. In this paper, we report a novel multifunctional MoS2-based drug delivery system (MoS2-SS-HA). By decorating MoS2 nanosheets with hyaluronic acid (HA), these functionalized MoS2 nanosheets have been developed as a tumor-targeting chemotherapeutic nanocarrier for near-infrared (NIR) photothermal-triggered drug delivery, facilitating the combination of chemotherapy and photothermal therapy into one system for cancer therapy. RESULTS The nanocomposites (MoS2-SS-HA) generated a uniform diameter (ca. 125 nm), exhibited great biocompatibility as well as high stability in physiological solutions, and could be loaded with the insoluble anti-cancer drug erlotinib (Er). The release of Er was greatly accelerated under near infrared laser (NIR) irradiation, showing that the composites can be used as responsive systems, with Er release controllable through NIR irradiation. MTT assays and confocal imaging results showed that the MoS2-based nanoplatform could selectively target and kill CD44-positive lung cancer cells, especially drug resistant cells (A549 and H1975). In vivo tumor ablation studies prove a better synergistic therapeutic effect of the joint treatment, compared with either chemotherapy or photothermal therapy alone. CONCLUSION The functionalized MoS2 nanoplatform developed in this work could be a potent system for targeted drug delivery and synergistic chemo-photothermal cancer therapy.
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- Chen Zhang
- Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Wucheng Building, 5FL, No.200 Xiyuangong Road, Fuzhou, 350108 Fujian China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Pharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Sunlight Building, 6FL; Science Park, Xueyuan Road, University Town, Fuzhou, 350116 Fujian China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Pharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Sunlight Building, 6FL; Science Park, Xueyuan Road, University Town, Fuzhou, 350116 Fujian China
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- Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Wucheng Building, 5FL, No.200 Xiyuangong Road, Fuzhou, 350108 Fujian China
- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Pharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Sunlight Building, 6FL; Science Park, Xueyuan Road, University Town, Fuzhou, 350116 Fujian China
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- Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Wucheng Building, 5FL, No.200 Xiyuangong Road, Fuzhou, 350108 Fujian China
- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Pharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Sunlight Building, 6FL; Science Park, Xueyuan Road, University Town, Fuzhou, 350116 Fujian China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Pharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Sunlight Building, 6FL; Science Park, Xueyuan Road, University Town, Fuzhou, 350116 Fujian China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Pharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Sunlight Building, 6FL; Science Park, Xueyuan Road, University Town, Fuzhou, 350116 Fujian China
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- Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Wucheng Building, 5FL, No.200 Xiyuangong Road, Fuzhou, 350108 Fujian China
- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Pharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Sunlight Building, 6FL; Science Park, Xueyuan Road, University Town, Fuzhou, 350116 Fujian China
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Lu Y, Hou C, Ren J, Yang K, Chang Y, Pei Y, Dong H, Pei Z. A multifunctional supramolecular vesicle based on complex of cystamine dihydrochloride capped pillar[5]arene and galactose derivative for targeted drug delivery. Int J Nanomedicine 2019; 14:3525-3532. [PMID: 31190809 PMCID: PMC6526031 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s191256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background: Supramolecular vesicles are a novel class of nanocarriers that have great potential in biomedicine.Methods: A multifunctional supramolecular vesicle (CAAP5G) based on the complex of CAAP5 and galactose derivative (G) assembled via host-guest interaction was constructed. Results: Using Human embryonic kidney T (293T) cells as experimental models, the cytotoxic effects of CAAP5G was investigated to 0-50 µmol/L for 24 h. Notably, the CAAP5G vesicles revealed low-toxicity to 293T cells, it was critical to designing drug nano-carriers. Simultaneously, we have evaluated doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX)-loaded CAAP5G vesicles anticancer efficiency, where DOX-loaded CAAP5G vesicles and free DOX incubated with Human hepatocellular carcinoma cancer cell (HpeG2 cells) and 293T cells for 24 h, 48 h, 72 h. It turned out that CAAP5G vesicles encapsulated anticancer drug (DOX) could decrease DOX side-effect on 293T cells and increase DOX anticancer efficiency. More importantly, the cysteamine as an adjuvant chemotherapy drug was released from CAAP5G vesicles in HepG2 cells where a higher GSH concentration exists. The adjuvant chemotherapy efficiency was evaluated, where free DOX and DOX-loaded CAAP5G vesicles incubated with DOX-resistance HepG2 cells (HepG2-ADR cells) for 24, 48, 72 h, respectively. Conclusion: The results revealed that the DOX encapsulated by CAAP5G vesicles could enhance the cytotoxicity of DOX and provide insights for designing advanced nano-carriers toward adjuvant chemotherapies.
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- Yuchao Lu
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi712100, People’s Republic of China
- Analysis Center of College of Science & Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Huanghua, Hebei061100, People’s Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi712100, People’s Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi712100, People’s Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi712100, People’s Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi712100, People’s Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi712100, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei430074, People’s Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi712100, People’s Republic of China
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Xie R, Lian S, Peng H, OuYang C, Li S, Lu Y, Cao X, Zhang C, Xu J, Jia L. Mitochondria and Nuclei Dual-Targeted Hollow Carbon Nanospheres for Cancer Chemophotodynamic Synergistic Therapy. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:2235-2248. [PMID: 30896172 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dual-targeted nanoparticles are gaining increasing importance as a more effective anticancer strategy by attacking double key sites of tumor cells, especially in chemophotodynamic therapy. To retain the nuclei inhibition effect and enhance doxorubicin (DOX)-induced apoptosis by mitochondrial pathways simultaneously, we synthesized the novel nanocarrier (HKH) based on hollow carbon nitride nanosphere (HCNS) modified with hyaluronic acid (HA) and the mitochondrial localizing peptide D[KLAKLAK]2 (KLA). DOX-loaded HKH nanoparticles (HKHDs) showed satisfactory drug-loading efficiency, excellent solubility, and very low hemolytic effect. HA/CD44 binding and electrostatic attraction between positively charged KLA and A549 cells facilitated HKHD uptake via the endocytosis mechanism. Acidic microenvironment, hyaluronidase, and KLA targeting together facilitate doxorubicin toward the mitochondria and nuclei, resulting in apoptosis, DNA intercalation, cell-cycle arrest at the S phase, and light-induced reactive oxygen species production. Intravascular HKHD inhibited tumor growth in A549-implanted mice with good safety. The present study, for the first time, systemically reveals biostability, targetability, chemophotodynamics, and safety of the functionalized novel HKHD.
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- Ruizhi Xie
- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350116 , China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350116 , China
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- College of Pharmacy , Fujian Medical University , Fuzhou 350116 , China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350116 , China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350116 , China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350116 , China
- Institute of Oceanography , Minjiang University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350108 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350002 , China
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- Institute of Oceanography , Minjiang University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350108 , China
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- College of Pharmacy , Fujian Medical University , Fuzhou 350116 , China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350116 , China
- Institute of Oceanography , Minjiang University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350108 , China
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Wang H, Yu D, Li B, Liu Z, Ren J, Qu X. Ultrasensitive magnetic resonance imaging of systemic reactive oxygen species in vivo for early diagnosis of sepsis using activatable nanoprobes. Chem Sci 2019; 10:3770-3778. [PMID: 30996965 PMCID: PMC6447818 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc04961k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Current diagnostic methods for sepsis lack required speed or precision, often failing to make timely accurate diagnosis for early medical treatment. The systemic excess generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during sepsis has been considered as an early indicator of sepsis. Herein, we present the rational design of novel activatable nanoprobes (ROS CAs) composed of a clinically approved iron oxide core, Gd-DTPA, and hyaluronic acid (HA) that can image ROS down to sub-micromolar concentrations via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and use them as sensitive contrast agents for sepsis evaluation. Such a well-defined nanostructure allows them to undergo ROS-triggered degradation and release Gd-DTPA in the presence of ROS, leading to the recovery of the quenched T 1-weighted MRI signal with fast response. With outstanding sensitivity and unlimited tissue penetration depth, ROS CAs are capable of imaging systemic ROS overproduction in mice with early sepsis. Moreover, by using these well-prepared ROS CAs, the severity of the sepsis can be rapidly evaluated by monitoring the systemic ROS levels in vivo. Overall, the present study will not only provide a new strategy to aid in the early diagnosis and risk assessment of sepsis, but also offer valuable insight for the study of sepsis and ROS biology.
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- Huan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources Utilization , Laboratory of Chemical Biology , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , 130022 , P. R. China . ;
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , 230029 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources Utilization , Laboratory of Chemical Biology , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , 130022 , P. R. China . ;
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , 230029 , P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology , The Second Hospital of Jilin University , Changchun , Jilin 130041 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources Utilization , Laboratory of Chemical Biology , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , 130022 , P. R. China . ;
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing , 100029 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources Utilization , Laboratory of Chemical Biology , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , 130022 , P. R. China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources Utilization , Laboratory of Chemical Biology , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , 130022 , P. R. China . ;
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Li RQ, Zhang C, Xie BR, Yu WY, Qiu WX, Cheng H, Zhang XZ. A two-photon excited O2-evolving nanocomposite for efficient photodynamic therapy against hypoxic tumor. Biomaterials 2019; 194:84-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Construction of a biodegradable, versatile nanocarrier for optional combination cancer therapy. Acta Biomater 2019; 83:359-371. [PMID: 30414486 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A novel biodegradable versatile nanocarrier (FA-CM) was fabricated based on the self-assembly of delaminated CoAl-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and manganese dioxide (MnO2) for optional combination cancer therapy. Biodegradation, versatility, targeting, bioimaging, in vitro cytotoxicity and in vivo antitumor efficacy were evaluated. The results showed that FA-CM could not only be effectively degraded into Co2+, Al3+ and Mn2+ to overcome the long-term toxic side effects, but also successfully load any positive-charged, negative-charged, hydrophilic, and hydrophobic drug, meeting the critical requirement of versatile nanocarrier. Meanwhile, the presence of FA led to the higher uptake efficiency, cytotoxicity, and excellent fluorescence imaging of FA-CM toward cancerous cells. In particular, FA-CM exhibited glutathione and pH dual-response drug release, avoiding any premature leakage and side effects. The applicability of the FA-CM was determined by co-loading hydrophilic (doxorubicin (DOX)) and hydrophobic drug (paclitaxel (PTX)) for synergistic combination chemotherapy. In vitro cytotoxicity evaluation and a xenograft tumor model of hepatoma showed that this combination exhibited more efficient anticancer effects compared with either free drug alone or the corresponding cocktail solutions. Especially, the ratios of DOX and PTX loaded on FA-CM could be tuned as needed. A powerful approach is provided for the design and preparation of a biodegradable versatile nanocarrier with targeted ability and excellent biocompatibility, which can be potentially applied in clinical practice and medical imaging. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Drug delivery nanocarriers that can transport an effective dosage of drug molecules to targeted cells and tissues have been extensively designed to overcome the adverse side effects and low effectiveness of conventional chemotherapy. However, lack of biodegradability and versatility existing in majority of nanocarriers limit their further clinical applications. Thus, constructing a novel biodegradable versatile nanocarrier that can carry various types of drugs, is in urgent need and more suitable for commercial production and clinical use. In this study, we developed a novel biodegradable versatile nanocarrier (FA-CM) based on the self-assembly of delaminated CoAl-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and manganese dioxide (MnO2) for optional combination cancer therapy. This work provides a new strategy for constructing versatile biodegradable platform for targeted drug delivery, which would have broad applications in cancer theranostics.
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Xiao H, Fan H, Xu L, Pei Z, Lei S, Xu J, Xi J, Wang G, Wang L, Wang Z. A gold-nanodot-decorated hollow carbon nanosphere based nanoplatform for intracellular miRNA imaging in colorectal cancer cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:12352-12355. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc06674h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We report a new biofunctionalized nanoplatform based on hyaluronic acid-coated gold-nano-dot-decorated hollow carbon nanospheres (AuHCNs-HA) for microRNA imaging in living cells.
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Liu C, Qin H, Kang L, Chen Z, Wang H, Qiu H, Ren J, Qu X. Graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets as a multifunctional nanoplatform for photochemical internalization-enhanced photodynamic therapy. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:7908-7915. [PMID: 32255036 DOI: 10.1039/c8tb02535e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been widely used as a noninvasive and moderate technique in precision cancer therapy by destroying cancer cells via light-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the overproduction of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) induced by ROS will contribute to the cell survival under harsh conditions, finally leading to decreased PDT efficiency. To overcome this issue, herein, for the first time, we have prepared an HSP70 inhibitor (2-phenylethynesulfonamide (PES))-loaded graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet (GCNS) as a multifunctional nanoplatform (GCNS-PES) for enhanced PDT. By taking advantage of commendable PDT efficiency, strong blue fluorescence, satisfactory drug loading capacity and good water dispersity, the GCNS can simultaneously serve as a photosensitizer, an imaging agent and a drug carrier. Moreover, when the nanoplatform is restricted in the endo/lysosome vesicles through endocytosis, the GCNS can generate ROS effectively under visible light irradiation to promote the lipid peroxidation of endo/lysosomal membranes and accelerate the liberation of GCNS and PES into the cytoplasm. Finally, the tolerance of cancer cells to ROS is decreased by PES-induced HSP70 inactivation, and therefore the efficiency of PDT is significantly enhanced. As a result, GCNS-PES can serve as a promising therapeutic nanoplatform for photo-controlled cancer therapy.
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- Chaoqun Liu
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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Dong K, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Ren J, Qu X. Metal-Organic Framework-Based Nanoplatform for Intracellular Environment-Responsive Endo/Lysosomal Escape and Enhanced Cancer Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:31998-32005. [PMID: 30178654 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b11972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Nowadays, efficient endo/lysosomal escape and the subsequent release of drugs into the cytosol are the major obstacles for nanoplatform-based cancer therapy. Herein, we first report a metal-organic framework-based nanoplatform (doxorubicin@ZIF-8@AS1411) for intracellular environment-responsive endo/lysosomal escape and enhanced cancer therapy. In our system, the nanoplatform was first targeted toward the cancer cells. Then, it was entrapped in endo/lysosomes, where pH-responsive decomposition occurred and abundant Zn ions were released. The released Zn ions could induce an influx of counterions, promote reactive singlet oxygen (ROS) generation to rupture the endo/lysosomal membrane, and accelerate the release of anticancer drugs in the cytosol. Finally, the released drugs and the generation of ROS could synergistically enhance cancer therapy. With excellent biocompatibility, effective endo/lysosomal escape, and enhanced therapeutic effect, the novel drug delivery systems are supposed to become a promising anticancer agent for cancer therapy and bring more opportunities for biomedical application.
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- Kai Dong
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022 , People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022 , People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100039 , People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022 , People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100039 , People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022 , People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022 , People's Republic of China
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Teng X, Huang S, Wang J, Wang H, Zhao Q, Yuan Y, Ma X. Fabrication of Fe2
C Embedded in Hollow Carbon Spheres: a High-Performance and Stable Catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xinsheng Teng
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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Sun J, Malishev R, Azoulay A, Tzadikov J, Volokh M, Jelinek R, Shalom M. Carbon and Nitrogen Based Nanosheets as Fluorescent Probes with Tunable Emission. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1800516. [PMID: 29667306 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201800516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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2D carbon and nitrogen based semiconductors (CN) have attracted widespread attention for their possible use as low-cost and environmentally friendly materials for various applications. However, their limited solution-dispersibility and the difficulty in preparing exfoliated sheets with tunable photophysical properties restrain their exploitation in imaging-related applications. Here, the synthesis of carbon and nitrogen organic scaffolds with highly tunable optical properties, excellent dispersion in water and DMSO, and good bioimaging properties is reported. Tailored photophysical and chemical properties are acquired by the synthesis of new starting monomers containing different substituent chemical groups with varying electronic properties. Upon monomer condensation at moderate temperature, 350 °C, the starting chemical groups are fully preserved in the final CN. The low condensation temperature and the effective molecular-level modification of the CN scaffold lead to well-dispersed photoluminescent CN thin sheets with a wide range of emission wavelengths. The good bioimaging properties and the tunable fluorescence properties are exemplified by in situ visualization of giant unilamellar vesicles in a buffered aqueous solution as a model system. This approach opens the possibility for the design of tailor-made CN materials with tunable photophysical and chemical properties toward their exploitation in various fields, such as photocatalysis, bioimaging, and sensing.
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- Jingwen Sun
- Chemistry Department and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
- Key Laboratory of Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Chemistry Department and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Chemistry Department and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Chemistry Department and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Chemistry Department and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Chemistry Department and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Chemistry Department and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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Zhao H, Li L, Zheng C, Hao Y, Niu M, Hu Y, Chang J, Zhang Z, Wang L. An intelligent dual stimuli-responsive photosensitizer delivery system with O 2-supplying for efficient photodynamic therapy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 167:299-309. [PMID: 29679806 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) are limited by the hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME). In this paper, a new type of biocompatible multifunctional photosensitizer delivery system was fabricated to relieve tumor hypoxia and improve the efficacy of PDT. The photosensitizer hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) and catalase (CAT) were encapsulated in the pores of mesoporous graphitic-phase carbon nitride nanosheets (mpg-C3N4). Next, hyaluronic (HA) was coated on the surface of the mpg-C3N4 via an amide linkage to construct the tumor-targeting HAase/CAT dual activatable and mpg-C3N4/HMME response photosensitizer delivery system (HA@mpg-C3N4-HMME/CAT). Upon intravenous injection, HA@mpg-C3N4-HMME/CAT shows high tumor accumulation owing to the tumor-targeting HA coating. Meanwhile, CAT within mpg-C3N4 could trigger decomposition of endogenic TME H2O2 to increase oxygen supply in-situ to relieve tumor hypoxia. This effect together with mpg-C3N4/HMME dual response is able to dramatically improve PDT efficiency. The hypoxia status of tumors was evaluated in vivo to demonstrate the success of the O2-supplying. And the in vitro and in vivo results showed the excellent therapeutic effect of the HA@mpg-C3N4-HMME/CAT photosensitizer delivery system. O2-supplying PDT may enable the enhancement of traditional PDT and future PDT design.
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- Hongjuan Zhao
- Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical Diseases, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; School of chemistry and molecular engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical Diseases, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical Diseases, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China.
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Dong J, Zhao Y, Chen H, Liu L, Zhang W, Sun B, Yang M, Wang Y, Dong L. Fabrication of PEGylated graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots as traceable, pH-sensitive drug delivery systems. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj02542h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fluorescent PEGylated carbon nitride quantum dots are synthesized and characterized for traceable drug delivery and cell imaging.
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- Jian Dong
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Taishan Medical University
- Taian
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Taishan Medical University
- Taian
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Taishan Medical University
- Taian
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Taishan Medical University
- Taian
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Taishan Medical University
- Taian
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cerebral Microcirculation in Universities of Shandong and Department of Neurology of Affiliated Hospital
- Taishan Medical University
- Taian
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cerebral Microcirculation in Universities of Shandong and Department of Neurology of Affiliated Hospital
- Taishan Medical University
- Taian
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Optometry and Department of Ophthalmology of Affiliated Hospital
- Taishan Medical University
- Taian
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Taishan Medical University
- Taian
- P. R. China
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Cao FQ, Yan MM, Liu YJ, Liu LX, Lu L, Wang H, Zhang C, Sun HF, Kong DL, Ma GL. Photosensitizer-induced self-assembly of antigens as nanovaccines for cancer immunotherapy. Biomater Sci 2018; 6:473-477. [DOI: 10.1039/c7bm01082f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Under near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation, ICG–antigen conjugate-based nanovaccines enhanced the cross-presentation of antigens and induced cytotoxic T lymphocyte response.
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Behara KK, Rajesh Y, Chaudhuri A, Gangopadhyay M, Mandal M, Pradeep Singh ND. NIR fluorescent organic nanoparticles for photoinduced nitric oxide delivery with self monitoring and real time reporting abilities. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:6042-6046. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb01209a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nitric oxide photodonor (NOD) conjugated perylene tetracarboxylate ester (TPT) based fluorescent organic TPT(NOD)4 nanoparticles (NPs) with aggregation induced NIR emission have shown photoinduced nitric oxide delivery along with a red to green emission transition.
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- Krishna Kalyani Behara
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
- Kharagpur–721302
- India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur–721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
- Kharagpur–721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
- Kharagpur–721302
- India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur–721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
- Kharagpur–721302
- India
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Sharker SM, Alam MA, Shill MC, Rahman G, Reza HM. Functionalized hBN as targeted photothermal chemotherapy for complete eradication of cancer cells. Int J Pharm 2017; 534:206-212. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Tian J, Xu L, Xue Y, Jiang X, Zhang W. Enhancing Photochemical Internalization of DOX through a Porphyrin-based Amphiphilic Block Copolymer. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:3992-4001. [PMID: 29035561 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Drug resistance is a primary obstacle that seriously reduces the therapy efficiency of most chemotherapeutic agents. To address this issue, the photochemical internalization (PCI) was employed to help the anticancer drug escape from lysosome and improve their translocation to the nucleus. A pH-sensitive porphyrin-based amphiphilic block copolymer (PEG113-b-PCL54-a-porphyrin) was synthesized, which was acted not only as a carrier for the delivery of DOX but also as a photosensitizer for PCI. PEG113-b-PCL54-a-porphyrin as a drug carrier exhibited a higher drug loading capacity, entrapment efficiency, and DOX release content. The PCI effect of PEG113-b-PCL54-a-porphyrin was studied by confocal laser scanning microscopy, and the results showed that most of DOX could be translocated into the nucleus for DOX-loaded PEG113-b-PCL54-a-porphyrin micelles. Moreover, the IC50 of pH-sensitive DOX-loaded PEG113-b-PCL54-a-porphyrin micelles was much lower than that of its counterpart without pH-responsiveness, DOX-loaded PEG113-b-PCL54-porphyrin micelles. Therefore, this drug delivery system based on pH-sensitive porphyrin-containing block copolymer would act as a potential vehicle for overcoming drug resistance in chemotherapy.
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- Jia Tian
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University , Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University , Shanghai 201620, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, China
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Liu J, Şen Karaman D, Zhang J, Rosenholm JM, Guo X, Cai K. NIR light-activated dual-modality cancer therapy mediated by photochemical internalization of porous nanocarriers with tethered lipid bilayers. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:8289-8298. [PMID: 32264498 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb02095c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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To overcome endo/lysosomal restriction as well as to increase the clinical availability of nanomedicine, we report on a NIR stimuli-responsive nanoplatform based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles tethered with lipid bilayers (MSN@tLB) for chemotherapy and photodynamic dual-modality therapy. In this nanosystem, a hydrophilic drug molecule zoledronic acid (ZOL) was first incorporated into the MSN core with modifications of hyperbranched polyethylenimine (PEI). To prevent the leakage of the payload, the LB shell was covalently tethered onto the MSN core via the PEI cushion which can greatly enhance the stability of the LB. Meanwhile, a hydrophobic photosensitizer IR-780 iodide was introduced into the hydrophobic compartment to endow the system with photo-activation properties. The as-prepared MSN-ZOL@tLB-IR780 possesses high dispersion stability stemming from the LB, as well as negligible cytotoxicity. After cellular internalization and endo/lysosomal capture of the nanoparticles, photochemical internalization (PCI) mediated simultaneous cargo release and endo/lysosomal escape were achieved by local ROS production upon 808 nm irradiation, thus leading to highly efficient chemo-photodynamic therapy on cancer cells in vitro. Such a system presents a sophisticated platform that integrates biocompatibility, spatiotemporal control, NIR-responsiveness, and synergistic therapies to promote cancer therapy.
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- Junjie Liu
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, No. 174 Shazheng Road, Chongqing 400044, China.
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Feng L, Yang D, He F, Gai S, Li C, Dai Y, Yang P. A Core-Shell-Satellite Structured Fe 3 O 4 @g-C 3 N 4 -UCNPs-PEG for T 1 /T 2 -Weighted Dual-Modal MRI-Guided Photodynamic Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2017. [PMID: 28643467 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201700502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced in the specific tumor site plays the key role in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Herein, a multifunctional nanoplatform is designed by absorbing ultrasmall upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) on mesoporous graphitic-phase carbon nitride (g-C3 N4 ) coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanospheres, then further modified with polyethylene glycol (PEG)molecules (abbreviated as Fe3 O4 @g-C3 N4 -UCNPs-PEG). The inert g-C3 N4 layer between Fe3 O4 core and outer UCNPs can substantially depress the quenching effect of Fe3 O4 on the upconversion emission. Upon near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation, the UCNPs convert the energy to the photosensitizer (g-C3 N4 layer) through fluorescence resonance energy transfer process, thus producing a vast amount of ROS. In vitro experiment exhibits an obvious NIR-triggered cell inhibition due to the cellular uptake of nanoparticles and the effective PDT efficacy. Notably, this platform is responsive to magnetic field, which enables targeted delivery under the guidance of an external magnetic field and supervises the therapeutic effect by T1 /T2 -weighted dual-modal magnetic resonance imaging. Moreover, in vivo therapeutic effect reveals that the magnetism guided accumulation of Fe3 O4 @g-C3 N4 -UCNPs-PEG can almost trigger a complete tumor inhibition without any perceived side effects. The experiments emphasize that the excellent prospect of Fe3 O4 @g-C3 N4 -UCNPs-PEG as a magnetic targeted platform for PDT application.
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- Lili Feng
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua 321004 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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