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Duan H, Li L, He S. Advances and Prospects in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer. Int J Nanomedicine 2023; 18:3973-3988. [PMID: 37489138 PMCID: PMC10363367 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s413496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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Pancreatic cancer is a highly malignant and incurable disease, characterized by its aggressive nature and high fatality rate. The most common type is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which has poor prognosis and high mortality rate. Current treatments for pancreatic cancer mainly encompass surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and combination regimens. However, despite efforts to improve prognosis, and the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer remains very low. Therefore, it's urgent to explore novel therapeutic approaches. With the rapid development of therapeutic strategies in recent years, new ideas have been provided for treating pancreatic cancer. This review expositions the advancements in nano drug delivery system, molecular targeted drugs, and photo-thermal treatment combined with nanotechnology for pancreatic cancer. It comprehensively analyzes the prospects of combined drug delivery strategies for treating pancreatic cancer, aiming at a deeper understanding of the existing drugs and therapeutic approaches, promoting the development of new therapeutic drugs, and attempting to enhance the therapeutic effect for patients with this disease.
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- Huaiyu Duan
- School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Oncology, Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Yang C, Huang H, Singh NM, Zhou C, Yang G, Xu Z, Lin H, Xu G, Yong KT, Bazan GC. Synthetic Conjugated Oligoelectrolytes Are Effective siRNA Transfection Carriers: Relevance to Pancreatic Cancer Gene Therapy. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:1259-1268. [PMID: 35138828 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01498] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Conjugated oligoelectrolyte COE-S6 contains an elongated conjugated core with three cationic charges at each termini of the internal core. As an analogue of bolaamphiphiles, these structural attributes lead to the formation of spherical nanoplexes with Dh = 205 ± 5.0 nm upon mixing with small interfering RNA (siRNA). COE-S6/siRNA nanocomplexes were shown to be protective toward RNase, stimulate endosome escape, and achieve transfection efficiencies comparable to those achieved with commercially available LIP3000. Moreover, COE-S6/siRNA nanocomplexes enabled efficient silencing of the K-ras gene in pancreatic cancer cells and significant inhibition of cancer tumor growth with negligible in vitro toxicities. More importantly, cell invasion and colony formation of the Panc-1 cells were significantly inhibited, and apoptosis of the pancreatic cancer cells was also promoted. We also note that COE-S6 is much less toxic relative to commercial lipid formulations, and it provides optical signatures that can enable subsequent mechanistic work without the need to label nucleotides. COE-S6-based nanoplexes are thus a promising candidate as nonviral vectors for gene delivery.
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- Chengbin Yang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 119077 Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 119077 Singapore
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Slapak EJ, el Mandili M, Bijlsma MF, Spek CA. Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Literature Overview. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:390. [PMID: 35214121 PMCID: PMC8876630 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14020390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with the worst outcome of any human cancer. Despite significant improvements in cancer treatment in general, little progress has been made in pancreatic cancer (PDAC), resulting in an overall 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. This dismal prognosis can be attributed to the limited clinical efficacy of systemic chemotherapy due to its high toxicity and consequent dose reductions. Targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs to PDAC cells without affecting healthy non-tumor cells will largely reduce collateral toxicity leading to reduced morbidity and an increased number of PDAC patients eligible for chemotherapy treatment. To achieve targeted delivery in PDAC, several strategies have been explored over the last years, and especially the use of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) seem an attractive approach. MSNs show high biocompatibility, are relatively easy to surface modify, and the porous structure of MSNs enables high drug-loading capacity. In the current systematic review, we explore the suitability of MSN-based targeted therapies in the setting of PDAC. We provide an extensive overview of MSN-formulations employed in preclinical PDAC models and conclude that MSN-based tumor-targeting strategies may indeed hold therapeutic potential for PDAC, although true clinical translation has lagged behind.
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- Etienne J. Slapak
- Center of Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (M.e.M.); (C.A.S.)
- Laboratory for Experimental Oncology and Radiobiology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
- Oncode Institute, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center of Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (M.e.M.); (C.A.S.)
- Laboratory for Experimental Oncology and Radiobiology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
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- Laboratory for Experimental Oncology and Radiobiology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
- Oncode Institute, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center of Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (M.e.M.); (C.A.S.)
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Yang C, Lin ZI, Chen JA, Xu Z, Gu J, Law WC, Yang JHC, Chen CK. Organic/Inorganic Self-Assembled Hybrid Nano-Architectures for Cancer Therapy Applications. Macromol Biosci 2021; 22:e2100349. [PMID: 34735739 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Since the conceptualization of nanomedicine, numerous nanostructure-mediated drug formulations have progressed into clinical trials for treating cancer. However, recent clinical trial results indicate such kind of drug formulations has a limited improvement on the antitumor efficacy. This is due to the biological barriers associated with those formulations, for example, circulation stability, extravasation efficiency in tumor, tumor penetration ability, and developed multi-drug resistance. When employing for nanomedicine formulations, pristine organic-based and inorganic-based nanostructures have their own limitations. Accordingly, organic/inorganic (O/I) hybrids have been developed to integrate the merits of both, and to minimize their intrinsic drawbacks. In this context, the recent development in O/I hybrids resulting from a self-assembly strategy will be introduced. Through such a strategy, organic and inorganic building blocks can be self-assembled via either chemical covalent bonds or physical interactions. Based on the self-assemble procedure, the hybridization of four organic building blocks including liposomes, micelles, dendrimers, and polymeric nanocapsules with five functional inorganic nanoparticles comprising gold nanostructures, magnetic nanoparticles, carbon-based materials, quantum dots, and silica nanoparticles will be highlighted. The recent progress of these O/I hybrids in advanced modalities for combating cancer, such as, therapeutic agent delivery, photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy, and immunotherapy will be systematically reviewed.
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- Chengbin Yang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Polymeric Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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- Polymeric Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen, 518020, China
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung, 40724, Taiwan
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- Polymeric Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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Tonbul H, Sahin A, Tavukcuoglu E, Ultav G, Akbas S, Aktas Y, Esendaglı G, Capan Y. Folic acid decoration of mesoporous silica nanoparticles to increase cellular uptake and cytotoxic activity of doxorubicin in human breast cancer cells. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hu S, Zhang B, Zeng S, Liu L, Yong KT, Ma H, Tang Y. Microfluidic chip enabled one-step synthesis of biofunctionalized CuInS 2/ZnS quantum dots. LAB ON A CHIP 2020; 20:3001-3010. [PMID: 32697260 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00202j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Biofunctionalized quantum dots (QDs) are effective target fluorescent labels for bioimaging. However, conventional synthesis of biofunctionalized I-III-VI core-shell CuInS2/ZnS QDs requires complex bench-top operations, resulting in limited product performance and variety, and is not amenable to a 'one-step' approach. In this work, we have successfully demonstrated a fully automated method for preparing denatured bovine serum albumin (dBSA)-CuInS2/ZnS QDs by introducing microfluidic (MF) chips to synthesize biofunctionalized QDs, hence establishing a 'one-step' procedure. We have also studied and optimized the reaction synthesis parameters. The emission wavelength of the dBSA-CuInS2/ZnS QDs is located in the near-infrared range and can be tuned from 650 to 750 nm by simply varying the reaction parameters. In addition, the 'one-step'-synthesized dBSA-CuInS2/ZnS QDs have a long average fluorescence lifetime of 153.76 ns and a small particle size of 5 ± 2 nm. To demonstrate the applicability of the 'one-step'-synthesized dBSA-CuInS2/ZnS QDs in bioimaging studies, we modified the QDs with folic acid and hyaluronic acid, and then performed target bioimaging and cytotoxicity tests on macrophages, liver cancer cells and pancreatic cancer cells. The cell images show that the red emission signals originate from the QDs, which indicates that the dBSA-CuInS2/ZnS QDs prepared by the MF approach are suitable optical contrast agents for target bioimaging. This 'one-step' MF-based QD synthesis approach could serve as a rapid, cost-effective, and small-scale nanocrystal production platform for complex QD formulations for a wide range of bioapplications.
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- Siyi Hu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.88 Keling Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215163, P.R. China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement, PGMF and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- XLIM Research Institute, UMR 7252 CNRS/University of Limoges, Limoges, 87060, France
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.88 Keling Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215163, P.R. China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.88 Keling Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215163, P.R. China.
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Barui S, Cauda V. Multimodal Decorations of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Improved Cancer Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E527. [PMID: 32521802 PMCID: PMC7355899 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The presence of leaky vasculature and the lack of lymphatic drainage of small structures by the solid tumors formulate nanoparticles as promising delivery vehicles in cancer therapy. In particular, among various nanoparticles, the mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) exhibit numerous outstanding features, including mechanical thermal and chemical stability, huge surface area and ordered porous interior to store different anti-cancer therapeutics with high loading capacity and tunable release mechanisms. Furthermore, one can easily decorate the surface of MSN by attaching ligands for active targeting specifically to the cancer region exploiting overexpressed receptors. The controlled release of drugs to the disease site without any leakage to healthy tissues can be achieved by employing environment responsive gatekeepers for the end-capping of MSN. To achieve precise cancer chemotherapy, the most desired delivery system should possess high loading efficiency, site-specificity and capacity of controlled release. In this review we will focus on multimodal decorations of MSN, which is the most demanding ongoing approach related to MSN application in cancer therapy. Herein, we will report about the recently tried efforts for multimodal modifications of MSN, exploiting both the active targeting and stimuli responsive behavior simultaneously, along with individual targeted delivery and stimuli responsive cancer therapy using MSN.
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy;
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Azizi M, Dianat-Moghadam H, Salehi R, Farshbaf M, Iyengar D, Sau S, Iyer AK, Valizadeh H, Mehrmohammadi M, Hamblin MR. Interactions Between Tumor Biology and Targeted Nanoplatforms for Imaging Applications. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 2020; 30:1910402. [PMID: 34093104 PMCID: PMC8174103 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201910402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Although considerable efforts have been conducted to diagnose, improve, and treat cancer in the past few decades, existing therapeutic options are insufficient, as mortality and morbidity rates remain high. Perhaps the best hope for substantial improvement lies in early detection. Recent advances in nanotechnology are expected to increase the current understanding of tumor biology, and will allow nanomaterials to be used for targeting and imaging both in vitro and in vivo experimental models. Owing to their intrinsic physicochemical characteristics, nanostructures (NSs) are valuable tools that have received much attention in nanoimaging. Consequently, rationally designed NSs have been successfully employed in cancer imaging for targeting cancer-specific or cancer-associated molecules and pathways. This review categorizes imaging and targeting approaches according to cancer type, and also highlights some new safe approaches involving membrane-coated nanoparticles, tumor cell-derived extracellular vesicles, circulating tumor cells, cell-free DNAs, and cancer stem cells in the hope of developing more precise targeting and multifunctional nanotechnology-based imaging probes in the future.
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- Mehdi Azizi
- Proteomics Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5165665811, Iran
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5165665621, Iran
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht Street, Tabriz 516615731, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 6581151656, Iran
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- U-BiND Systems Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- U-BiND Systems Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- U-BiND Systems Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht Street, Tabriz 516615731, Iran
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Navarro-Palomares E, González-Saiz P, Renero-Lecuna C, Martín-Rodríguez R, Aguado F, González-Alonso D, Fernández Barquín L, González J, Bañobre-López M, Fanarraga ML, Valiente R. Dye-doped biodegradable nanoparticle SiO 2 coating on zinc- and iron-oxide nanoparticles to improve biocompatibility and for in vivo imaging studies. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:6164-6175. [PMID: 32133463 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08743e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In vivo imaging and therapy represent one of the most promising areas in nanomedicine. Particularly, the identification and localization of nanomaterials within cells and tissues are key issues to understand their interaction with biological components, namely their cell internalization route, intracellular destination, therapeutic activity and possible cytotoxicity. Here, we show the development of multifunctional nanoparticles (NPs) by providing luminescent functionality to zinc and iron oxide NPs. We describe simple synthesis methods based on modified Stöber procedures to incorporate fluorescent molecules on the surface of oxide NPs. These procedures involve the successful coating of NPs with size-controlled amorphous silica (SiO2) shells incorporating standard chromophores like fluorescein, rhodamine B or rhodamine B isothiocyanate. Specifically, spherical Fe3O4 NPs with an average size of 10 nm and commercial ZnO NPs (ca. 130 nm), both coated with an amorphous SiO2 shell of ca. 15 and 24 nm thickness, respectively, are presented. The magnetic nanoparticles, with a major presence of magnetite, show negligible coercitivity. Hence, interactions (dipolar) are very weak and the cores are in the superparamagnetic regime. Spectroscopic measurements confirm the presence of fluorescent molecules within the SiO2 shell, making these hybrid NPs suitable for bioimaging. Thus, our coating procedures improve NP dispersibility in physiological media and allow the identification and localization of intracellular ZnO and Fe3O4 NPs using confocal microscopy imaging preserving the fluorescence of the NP. We demonstrate how both Fe3O4 and ZnO NPs coated with luminescent SiO2 are internalized and accumulated in the cell cytoplasm after 24 hours. Besides, the SiO2 shell provides a platform for further functionalization that enables the design of targeted therapeutic strategies. Finally, we studied the degradation of the shell in different physiological environments, pointing out that the SiO2 coating is stable enough to reach the target cells maintaining its original structure. Degradation took place only 24 hours after exposure to different media.
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- Elena Navarro-Palomares
- Dpto. de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Cantabria, Facultad de Ciencias, 39005 Santander, Spain.
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He J, Li C, Ding L, Huang Y, Yin X, Zhang J, Zhang J, Yao C, Liang M, Pirraco RP, Chen J, Lu Q, Baldridge R, Zhang Y, Wu M, Reis RL, Wang Y. Tumor Targeting Strategies of Smart Fluorescent Nanoparticles and Their Applications in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1902409. [PMID: 31369176 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201902409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Advantages such as strong signal strength, resistance to photobleaching, tunable fluorescence emissions, high sensitivity, and biocompatibility are the driving forces for the application of fluorescent nanoparticles (FNPs) in cancer diagnosis and therapy. In addition, the large surface area and easy modification of FNPs provide a platform for the design of multifunctional nanoparticles (MFNPs) for tumor targeting, diagnosis, and treatment. In order to obtain better targeting and therapeutic effects, it is necessary to understand the properties and targeting mechanisms of FNPs, which are the foundation and play a key role in the targeting design of nanoparticles (NPs). Widely accepted and applied targeting mechanisms such as enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, active targeting, and tumor microenvironment (TME) targeting are summarized here. Additionally, a freshly discovered targeting mechanism is introduced, termed cell membrane permeability targeting (CMPT), which improves the tumor-targeting rate from less than 5% of the EPR effect to more than 50%. A new design strategy is also summarized, which is promising for future clinical targeting NPs/nanomedicines design. The targeting mechanism and design strategy will inspire new insights and thoughts on targeting design and will speed up precision medicine and contribute to cancer therapy and early diagnosis.
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- Jiuyang He
- Tumor Precision Targeting Research Center, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, P. R. China
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- Tumor Precision Targeting Research Center, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Tumor Precision Targeting Research Center, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Tumor Precision Targeting Research Center, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Tumor Precision Targeting Research Center, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Tumor Precision Targeting Research Center, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Universal Medical Imaging Diagnostic Research Center, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, P. R. China
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's PT Government Associate Lab, 4805, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Tumor Precision Targeting Research Center, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Tumor Precision Targeting Research Center, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119077, Singapore
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's PT Government Associate Lab, 4805, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- The Discoveries Centre for Regenerative and Precision Medicine, Headquarters at University of Minho, Avepark, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Tumor Precision Targeting Research Center, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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He X, Yin F, Wang D, Xiong LH, Kwok RTK, Gao PF, Zhao Z, Lam JWY, Yong KT, Li Z, Tang BZ. AIE Featured Inorganic-Organic Core@Shell Nanoparticles for High-Efficiency siRNA Delivery and Real-Time Monitoring. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:2272-2279. [PMID: 30829039 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b04677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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RNA interference (RNAi) is demonstrated as one of the most powerful technologies for sequence-specific suppression of genes in disease therapeutics. Exploration of novel vehicles for small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery with high efficiency, low cytotoxicity, and self-monitoring functionality is persistently pursued. Herein, by taking advantage of aggregation-induced emission luminogen (AIEgen), we developed a novel class of Ag@AIE core@shell nanocarriers with regulable and uniform morphology. It presented excellent efficiencies in siRNA delivery, target gene knockdown, and cancer cell inhibition in vitro. What's more, an anticancer efficacy up to 75% was achieved in small animal experiments without obvious toxicity. Attributing to the unique AIE properties, real-time intracellular tracking of siRNA delivery and long-term tumor tissue imaging were successfully realized. Compared to the commercial transfection reagents, significant improvements were obtained in biocompatibility, delivery efficiency, and reproducibility, representing a promising future of this nanocarrier in RNAi-related cancer therapeutics.
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- Xuewen He
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Division of Life Science, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Division of Life Science, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology , Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology , Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Division of Life Science, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , China
- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Division of Life Science, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Division of Life Science, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Division of Life Science, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Division of Life Science, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology , Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Division of Life Science, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , China
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Kesse S, Boakye-Yiadom KO, Ochete BO, Opoku-Damoah Y, Akhtar F, Filli MS, Asim Farooq M, Aquib M, Maviah Mily BJ, Murtaza G, Wang B. Mesoporous Silica Nanomaterials: Versatile Nanocarriers for Cancer Theranostics and Drug and Gene Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:E77. [PMID: 30781850 PMCID: PMC6410079 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11020077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Mesoporous silica nanomaterials (MSNs) have made remarkable achievements and are being thought of by researchers as materials that can be used to effect great change in cancer therapies, gene delivery, and drug delivery because of their optically transparent properties, flexible size, functional surface, low toxicity profile, and very good drug loading competence. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs) show a very high loading capacity for therapeutic agents. It is well known that cancer is one of the most severe known medical conditions, characterized by cells that grow and spread rapidly. Thus, curtailing cancer is one of the greatest current challenges for scientists. Nanotechnology is an evolving field of study, encompassing medicine, engineering, and science, and it has evolved over the years with respect to cancer therapy. This review outlines the applications of mesoporous nanomaterials in the field of cancer theranostics, as well as drug and gene delivery. MSNs employed as therapeutic agents, as well as their importance and future prospects in the ensuing generation of cancer theranostics and drug and therapeutic gene delivery, are discussed herein. Thus, the use of mesoporous silica nanomaterials can be seen as using one stone to kill three birds.
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- Samuel Kesse
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus 54600, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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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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Prasad R, Agawane SB, Chauhan DS, Srivastava R, Selvaraj K. In Vivo Examination of Folic Acid-Conjugated Gold-Silica Nanohybrids as Contrast Agents for Localized Tumor Diagnosis and Biodistribution. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 29:4012-4019. [PMID: 30376632 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Enhanced biocompatibility of nanosized contrast agent with high radiodensity and specific biodistribution is an important parameter for localized tumor imaging and organ safety. Various nanoparticles, especially gold nanorods (GNRs), have been applied for tumor diagnosis. However, their toxicity, nonspecific biodistribution, and easy aggregation are critical issues in cancer medicine. To avoid these issues, encapsulation of the GNRs in the core of nanoscopic mesoporous silica (MS) under ambient conditions, yielding multifunctional nanomaterials for cancer nanomedicine, is a recent and active development. Interestingly, GNR embedded MS nanohybrid (GNR-MS), though a promising material in nanomedicine, is rarely examined for tumor diagnosis, in vivo toxicity, organ safety, contrast ability, and excretion. Herein, we report a systematic in vivo examination of folic acid functionalized GNR-MS (GNR-MS-FA) for localized 4T1 breast tumor diagnosis, organ safety, and excretion using a one-time dose administration. The nanomaterials show good aqueous dispersibility, biocompatibility, high radiodensity, and tumor specific targeting ability ( in vitro as well as in vivo). The in vivo tumor diagnosis and specific biodistribution of injected nanomaterials clearly demonstrates their potential for the visualization of tumors deep in the body of mice. In addition, all organs including the healthy glomerulus of the kidney are observed to be free of tissue injuries thereby indicating the superior biocompatibility of the nanomaterials.
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering , IIT Bombay , Powai, Mumbai , 400076 , India
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering , IIT Bombay , Powai, Mumbai , 400076 , India
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Wang J, Jiao Y, Shao Y. Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Dual-Mode Chemo-Sonodynamic Therapy by Low-Energy Ultrasound. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E2041. [PMID: 30347751 PMCID: PMC6212853 DOI: 10.3390/ma11102041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Low-energy ultrasound (LEUS), exhibiting obvious advantages as a safe therapeutic strategy, would be promising for cancer therapy. We had synthesized a LEUS-responsive targeted drug delivery system based on functional mesoporous silica nanoparticle for cancer therapy. Paclitaxel (PTX) was loaded in mesoporous silica nanoparticles with a hydrophobic internal channel, and folic acid (FA) functionalized β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) was capped on the surface of the nanoparticles (DESN), which acted as a cancer-targeting moiety and solubilizer. The existence of a hydrophobic internal channel in the DESN was beneficial to the storage of hydrophobic PTX, along with the enhancement of the cavitation effect produced by mild low-energy ultrasound (LEUS, ≤1.0 W/cm², 1 MHz). The DESN showed significantly enhanced cavitation effect, selective targeting, and achieved a rapid drug release under mild LEUS. To investigate the in vivo antitumor efficacy of the DESN upon LEUS irradiation, we established a 4T1 mammary tumor model. The DESN were confirmed to be of great biodegradability/biocompatibility. The tumor growth was significantly inhibited when the mice were treated with DESN (10 mg/kg) + LEUS with the relative tumor volume reduced to 4.72 ± 0.70 compared with the control group (V/V₀ = 17.12 ± 2.75). The DESN with LEUS represented excellent inhibiting effect on tumor cell in vivo. This work demonstrated that DESN mediating dual mode chemo-sonodynamic therapy could be triggered by extracorporeal remote control, may suggest a promising clinical application in cancer therapy.
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- Jingjing Wang
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Coating Materials CAS, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Coating Materials CAS, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Coating Materials CAS, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.
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Magnetic Nanocarrier Containing 68Ga–DTPA Complex for Targeted Delivery of Doxorubicin. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-018-0826-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Jain A, Fournier PGJ, Mendoza-Lavaniegos V, Sengar P, Guerra-Olvera FM, Iñiguez E, Kretzschmar TG, Hirata GA, Juárez P. Functionalized rare earth-doped nanoparticles for breast cancer nanodiagnostic using fluorescence and CT imaging. J Nanobiotechnology 2018; 16:26. [PMID: 29566719 PMCID: PMC5863469 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-018-0359-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women and represents 14% of death in women around the world. The standard diagnosis method for breast tumor is mammography, which is often related with false-negative results leading to therapeutic delays and contributing indirectly to the development of metastasis. Therefore, the development of new tools that can detect breast cancer is an urgent need to reduce mortality in women. Here, we have developed Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanoparticles functionalized with folic acid (FA), for breast cancer detection. Results Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanoparticles were synthesized by sucrose assisted combustion synthesis and functionalized with FA using EDC-NHS coupling. The FA-conjugated Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanoparticles exhibit strong red emission at 613 nm with a quantum yield of ~ 35%. In vitro cytotoxicity studies demonstrated that the nanoparticles had a negligible cytotoxic effect on normal 293T and T-47D breast cancer cells. Cellular uptake analysis showed significantly higher internalization of FA-conjugated RE nanoparticles into T-47D cells (Folrhi) compared to MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells (Folrlo). In vivo confocal and CT imaging studies indicated that FA-conjugated Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanoparticles accumulated more efficiently in T-47D tumor xenograft compared to the MDA-MB-231 tumor. Moreover, we found that FA-conjugated Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanoparticles were well tolerated at high doses (300 mg/kg) in CD1 mice after an intravenous injection. Thus, FA-conjugated Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanoparticles have great potential to detect breast cancer. Conclusions Our findings provide significant evidence that could permit the future clinical application of FA-conjugated Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanoparticles alone or in combination with the current detection methods to increase its sensitivity and precision. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12951-018-0359-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Akhil Jain
- Biomedical Innovation Department, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.,Posgrado en Física de Materiales, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)-Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología (CNyN), Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
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- Biomedical Innovation Department, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
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- Departamento de Geología, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Transpeninsular Ensenada-Tijuana #318, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.,Centro Mexicano de Innovación en Energía Geotérmica (CeMIGeo), Rinconada del Pedregal 95, Pedregal Playitas, 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Biomedical Innovation Department, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.,Posgrado en Física de Materiales, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)-Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología (CNyN), Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
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- Biomedical Innovation Department, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
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- Departamento de Geología, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Transpeninsular Ensenada-Tijuana #318, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.,Centro Mexicano de Innovación en Energía Geotérmica (CeMIGeo), Rinconada del Pedregal 95, Pedregal Playitas, 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Departamento de Geología, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Transpeninsular Ensenada-Tijuana #318, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.,Centro Mexicano de Innovación en Energía Geotérmica (CeMIGeo), Rinconada del Pedregal 95, Pedregal Playitas, 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)-Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología (CNyN), Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
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- Biomedical Innovation Department, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.
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Church TL, Bernin D, Garcia-Bennett AE, Hedin N. Dispersed Uniform Nanoparticles from a Macroscopic Organosilica Powder. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:2274-2281. [PMID: 29400064 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A colloidal dispersion of uniform organosilica nanoparticles could be produced via the disassembly of the non-surfactant-templated organosilica powder nanostructured folate material (NFM-1). This unusual reaction pathway was available because the folate and silica-containing moieties in NFM-1 are held together by noncovalent interactions. No precipitation was observed from the colloidal dispersion after a week, though particle growth occurred at a solvent-dependent rate that could be described by the Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner equation. An organosilica film that was prepared from the colloidal dispersion adsorbed folate-binding protein from solution but adsorbed ions from a phosphate-buffered saline solution to a larger degree. To our knowledge, this is the first instance of a colloidal dispersion of organosilica nanoparticles being derived from a macroscopic material rather than from molecular precursors.
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- Tamara L Church
- Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University , SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University , SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Swedish NMR Centre, University of Gothenburg , Box 465, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Macquarie University , Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University , SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Florek J, Caillard R, Kleitz F. Evaluation of mesoporous silica nanoparticles for oral drug delivery - current status and perspective of MSNs drug carriers. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:15252-15277. [PMID: 28984885 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr05762h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The oral pathway is considered as the most common method for drug administration, although many drugs, especially the highly pH- and/or enzymatic biodegradable peptide drugs, are very difficult to formulate and achieve a good intestinal absorption. Efficient systematic absorption of an active substance, delivered via oral ingestion, is only achievable if the drug (1) is substantially present as a solution in the gastrointestinal tract, (2) is able to penetrate through the intestinal mucus, (3) overcomes the different gastrointestinal barriers, and (4) provides an effective therapeutic dose. Therefore, optimization of oral bioavailability of poorly-soluble drugs still remains a significant challenge for the pharmaceutical industry. Even though numerous conventional drug carriers have successfully solved some of the issues related to oral delivery of poorly-soluble drugs, only few of them met commercialization requirements. These drawbacks have led the scientific world to reconsider its approaches toward targeted drug delivery systems and researchers started looking for alternative vectorized carriers. In this area, nanoparticle-based materials have several significant advantages over free and non-formulated drugs. For example, nanosized porous silica carriers allow for more sustained and controlled drug release or improved oral bioavailability. Thus, in the present review, we will highlight the most important features of nanostructured silica drug carriers, such as particle size, particle shape, surface roughness or surface functionalization, and underline the key advantages of these nanosupports. In particular, this article will discuss recent progress and challenges in the area of mesoporous silica nanocarriers used for oral drug delivery. Additional emphasis will be set on the biological and chemical features of the gastrointestinal tract as well as currently tested nanoformulations and strategies to avoid drug degradation in the gastrointestinal environment.
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- Justyna Florek
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry - Functional Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Tian X, Zhang L, Yang M, Bai L, Dai Y, Yu Z, Pan Y. Functional magnetic hybrid nanomaterials for biomedical diagnosis and treatment. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 10. [PMID: 28471067 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Magnetic nanomaterials integrating supplemental functional materials are called magnetic hybrid nanomaterials (MHNs). Such MHNs have drawn increasing attention due to their biocompatibility and the potential applications either as alternative contrast enhancing agents or effective heat nanomediators in hyperthermia therapy. The joint function comes from the hybrid nanostructures. Hybrid nanostructures of different modification can be easily achieved owing to the large surface-area-to-volume ratio and sophisticated surface characteristic. In this focus article, we mainly discussed the design and synthesis of MHNs and their applications as multimodal imaging probes and therapy agents in biomedicine. These MHNs consisting magnetic nanomaterials with functional nanocomponents such as noble metal or isotopes could perform not only superparamagnetism but also features that can be adapted in, for example, enhancing computed tomography contrast modalities, positron emission tomography, and single-photon emission computed tomography. The combination of several techniques provides more comprehensive information by both synergizing the advantages, such as quantitative evaluation, higher sensitivity and spatial resolution, and mitigating the disadvantages. Such hybrid nanostructures could also provide a unique nanoplatform for enhanced medical tracing, magnetic field, and light-triggered hyperthermia. Moreover, potential advantages and opportunities will be achieved via a combination of diagnostic and therapeutic agents within a single platform, which is so-called 'theranostics.' We expect the combination of unique structural characteristics and integrated functions of multicomponent magnetic hybrid nanomaterials will attract increasing research interest and could lead to new opportunities in nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology. WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2018, 10:e1476. doi: 10.1002/wnan.1476 This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > Diagnostic Nanodevices.
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- Xin Tian
- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) & Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Li J, Mao H, Kawazoe N, Chen G. Insight into the interactions between nanoparticles and cells. Biomater Sci 2017; 5:173-189. [DOI: 10.1039/c6bm00714g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This review summarizes the latest advances in nanoparticle (NP)–cell interactions. The influence of NP size, shape, shell structure, surface chemistry and protein corona formation on cellular uptake and cytotoxicity is highlighted in detail. Their impact on other cellular responses such as cell proliferation, differentiation and cellular mechanics is also discussed.
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- Jingchao Li
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics
- National Institute for Materials Science
- Tsukuba
- Japan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics
- National Institute for Materials Science
- Tsukuba
- Japan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics
- National Institute for Materials Science
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics
- National Institute for Materials Science
- Tsukuba
- Japan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Chen J, Klem S, Jones AK, Orr B, Banaszak Holl MM. Folate-Binding Protein Self-Aggregation Drives Agglomeration of Folic Acid Targeted Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Bioconjug Chem 2016; 28:81-87. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Junjie Chen
- Department
of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Physics, and ∥Program in Macromolecular
Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Physics, and ∥Program in Macromolecular
Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Physics, and ∥Program in Macromolecular
Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Physics, and ∥Program in Macromolecular
Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
| | - Mark M. Banaszak Holl
- Department
of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Physics, and ∥Program in Macromolecular
Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Feng Y, Panwar N, Tng DJH, Tjin SC, Wang K, Yong KT. The application of mesoporous silica nanoparticle family in cancer theranostics. Coord Chem Rev 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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