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Solanki R, Srivastav AK, Patel S, Singh SK, Jodha B, Kumar U, Patel S. Folate conjugated albumin as a targeted nanocarrier for the delivery of fisetin: in silico and in vitro biological studies. RSC Adv 2024; 14:7338-7349. [PMID: 38433936 PMCID: PMC10906141 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra08434e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Fisetin (FST), a natural flavonoid compound derived from various fruits and vegetables, including apple, strawberry, and onion, demonstrates potential for a wide range of pharmaceutical applications, including potential anticancer properties. However, challenges such as low bioavailability, poor aqueous solubility, and limited permeability restrict the use of FST in the pharmaceutical sector. Nowadays, targeted nanomedicines have garnered attention to overcome limitations associated with phytochemicals, including FST. In the present study, we have designed and successfully prepared folate-targeted FST nanoparticles (FFNPs). Characterization through DLS and FE-SEM revealed the successful preparation of monodisperse (PDI: 0.117), nanoscale-sized (150 nm), and spherical nanoparticles. Physicochemical characterization including FTIR, XRD, DSC, and TGA analysis, confirmed the encapsulation of the FST within the Folic acid (FA) - conjugated nanoparticles (CNPs) and revealed its amorphous nature. Molecular docking analysis revealed the strong binding affinity and specific amino acid interactions involved in the BSA-FST-FA complex, suggesting the potential synergistic effect of FST and FA in enhancing the therapeutic activity of the FFANPs. Cytotoxic assessments by the MTT assay, migration assay, AO-EtBr staining assay, colony formation assay, and cellular uptake study demonstrated enhanced anticancer efficacy, apoptosis induction, and enhanced uptake of FFNPs compared to pure FST. These findings propose prepared FFNPs as a promising targeted drug delivery nanocarrier for effective FST delivery in cancer therapy.
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- Raghu Solanki
- School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar 382030 India
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- School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar 382030 India
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- School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar 382030 India
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- School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar 382030 India
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- School of Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar 382030 India
- Nutrition Biology Department, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana Mahendergarh 123031 India
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- School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar 382030 India
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Ngema LM, Adeyemi SA, Marimuthu T, Ubanako P, Wamwangi D, Choonara YE. Synthesis of Novel Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)-Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPIONs) for the Delivery of Paclitaxel with Enhanced In Vitro Anti-Proliferative Activity on A549 Lung Cancer Cells. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14040829. [PMID: 35456663 PMCID: PMC9031641 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The application of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPIONs) as a nanomedicine for Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) can provide effective delivery of anticancer drugs with minimal side-effects. SPIONs have the flexibility to be modified to achieve enhanced oading of hydrophobic anticancer drugs such as paclitaxel (PTX). The purpose of this study was to synthesize novel trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)-coated SPIONs loaded with PTX to enhance the anti-proliferative activity of PTX. CLA-coated PTX-SPIONs with a particle size and zeta potential of 96.5 ± 0.6 nm and −27.3 ± 1.9 mV, respectively, were synthesized. The superparamagnetism of the CLA-coated PTX-SPIONs was confirmed, with saturation magnetization of 60 emu/g and 29 Oe coercivity. CLA-coated PTX-SPIONs had a drug loading efficiency of 98.5% and demonstrated sustained site-specific in vitro release of PTX over 24 h (i.e., 94% at pH 6.8 mimicking the tumor microenvironment). Enhanced anti-proliferative activity was also observed with the CLA-coated PTX-SPIONs against a lung adenocarcinoma (A549) cell line after 72 h, with a recorded cell viability of 17.1%. The CLA-coated PTX-SPIONs demonstrated enhanced suppression of A549 cell proliferation compared to pristine PTX, thus suggesting potential application of the nanomedicine as an effective site-specific delivery system for enhanced therapeutic activity in NSCLC therapy.
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- Lindokuhle M. Ngema
- Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa; (L.M.N.); (S.A.A.); (T.M.); (P.U.)
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- Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa; (L.M.N.); (S.A.A.); (T.M.); (P.U.)
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- Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa; (L.M.N.); (S.A.A.); (T.M.); (P.U.)
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- Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa; (L.M.N.); (S.A.A.); (T.M.); (P.U.)
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- School of Physics, Materials Physics Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa;
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- Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa; (L.M.N.); (S.A.A.); (T.M.); (P.U.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +27-11-717-2052
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You ZQ, Wu Q, Zhou XM, Zhang XS, Yuan B, Wen LL, Xu WD, Cui S, Tang XL, Zhang X. Receptor-Mediated Delivery of Astaxanthin-Loaded Nanoparticles to Neurons: An Enhanced Potential for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:989. [PMID: 31619957 PMCID: PMC6759683 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Astaxanthin (ATX) is a carotenoid that exerts strong anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory property deriving from its highly unsaturated molecular structures. However, the low stability and solubility of ATX results in poor bioavailability, which markedly hampers its application as therapeutic agent in clinic advancement. This study investigated a promising way of transferrin conjugated to poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG)-encapsulated ATX nanoparticles (ATX-NPs) on targeted delivery and evaluated the possible mechanism underlying neuroprotection capability. As a result, the ATX integrated into nanocarrier presented both well water-dispersible and biocompatible, primely conquering its limitations. More than that, the transferrin-containing ATX-NPs exhibited enhanced cellular uptake efficiency than that of ATX-NPs without transferrin conjugated in primary cortical neurons. Additionally, compared to free ATX, transferrin-containing ATX-NPs with lower ATX concentration showed powerful neuroprotective effects on OxyHb-induced neuronal damage. Taken together, the improved bioavailability and enhanced neuroprotective effects enabled ATX-NPs as favorable candidates for targeted delivery and absorption of ATX. We believe that these in vitro findings will provide insights for advancement of subarachnoid hemorrhage therapy.
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- Zong-Qi You
- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Southern Medical University (Guangzhou), Nanjing, China
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- College of Material Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Material Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Tarantash M, Nosrati H, Kheiri Manjili H, Baradar Khoshfetrat A. Preparation, characterization and in vitro anticancer activity of paclitaxel conjugated magnetic nanoparticles. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2018; 44:1895-1903. [PMID: 30073853 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2018.1508222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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In this study, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) coated with L-aspartic acid (F-Asp NPs) were synthesized through a co-precipitation method and conjugated with paclitaxel (PTX) (F-Asp-PTX NPs) by esterification reaction between the carboxylic acid end groups on MNPs surface and the hydroxyl groups of the PTX and studied its cytotoxic effect in vitro. The successful conjugating of PTX onto the nanoparticles (NPs) was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. The results showed that the average size was 46.11 ± 7.8 (mean ± SD (n = 25)) nm. The cytotoxicity of void of PTX and F-Asp-PTX NPs were compared to each other by MTT assay of the treated MCF-7 cell line. The F-Asp-PTX NPs showed pH-dependent drug release behavior. These studies specify that F-Asp-PTX NPs have a very remarkable anticancer effect, for breast cancer cell line.
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- Mahsa Tarantash
- a Chemical Engineering Faculty , Sahand University of Technology , Tabriz , Iran
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- b Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials, School of Pharmacy , Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Zanjan , Iran
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- c Zanjan Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Research Center , Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Zanjan , Iran
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Tang XL, Wu J, Lin BL, Cui S, Liu HM, Yu RT, Shen XD, Wang TW, Xia W. Near-infrared light-activated red-emitting upconverting nanoplatform for T 1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and photodynamic therapy. Acta Biomater 2018; 74:360-373. [PMID: 29763715 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has increasingly become an efficient and attractive cancer treatment modality based on reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can induce tumor death after irradiation with ultraviolet or visible light. Herein, to overcome the limited tissue penetration in traditional PDT, a novel near-infrared (NIR) light-activated NaScF4: 40% Yb, 2% Er@CaF2 upconversion nanoparticle (rUCNP) is successfully designed and synthesized. Chlorin e6, a photosensitizer and a chelating agent for Mn2+, is loaded into human serum albumin (HSA) that further conjugates onto rUCNPs. To increase the ability to target glioma tumor, an acyclic Arg-Gly-Asp peptide (cRGDyK) is linked to rUCNPs@HSA(Ce6-Mn). This nanoplatform enables efficient adsorption and conversion of NIR light (980 nm) into bright red emission (660 nm), which can trigger the photosensitizer Ce6-Mn complex for PDT and T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (T1-weighted MRI) for glioma diagnosis. Our in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrate that NIR light-activated and glioma tumor-targeted PDT can generate large amounts of intracellular ROS that induce U87 cell apoptosis and suppress glioma tumor growth owing to the deep tissue penetration of irradiated light and excellent tumor-targeting ability. Thus, this nanoplatform holds potential for applications in T1-weighted MRI diagnosis and PDT of glioma for antitumor therapy. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE A near-infrared (NIR) light-activated nanoplatform for photodynamic therapy (PDT) was designed and synthesized. The Red-to-Green (R/G) ratio of NaScF4: 40% Yb, 2% Er almost reached 9, a value that was much higher than that of a traditional Yb/Er-codoped upconversion nanoparticle (rUCNP). By depositing a CaF2 shell, the red-emission intensities of the rUCNPs were seven times strong as that of NaScF4: 40% Yb, 2% Er. The enhanced red-emitting rUCNPs could be applied in many fields such as bioimaging, controlled release, and real-time diagnosis. The nanoplatform had a strong active glioma-targeting ability, and all results achieved on subcutaneous glioma demonstrated that our NIR light-activated red-emitting upconverting nanoplatform was efficient for PDT. By loading Ce6-Mn complex into rUCNPs@HSA-RGD, the nanoplatform could be used as a T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging agent for tumor diagnosis.
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Tang XL, Jing F, Lin BL, Cui S, Yu RT, Shen XD, Wang TW. pH-Responsive Magnetic Mesoporous Silica-Based Nanoplatform for Synergistic Photodynamic Therapy/Chemotherapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:15001-15011. [PMID: 29648437 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b19797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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By overcoming drug resistance and subsequently enhancing the treatment, the combination therapy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and chemotherapy has promising potential for cancer treatment. However, the major challenge is how to establish an advanced nanoplatform that can be efficiently guided to tumor sites and can then stably release both chemotherapy drugs and a photosensitizer simultaneously and precisely. In this study, which considered the possibility and targeting efficiency of a magnetic targeting strategy, a novel Fe3O4@mSiO2(DOX)@HSA(Ce6) nanoplatform was successfully built; this platform could be employed as an efficient synergistic antitumor nanoplatform with magnetic guidance for highly specific targeting and retention. Doxorubicin (DOX) molecules were loaded into mesoporous silica with high loading capability, and the mesoporous channels were blocked by a polydopamine coating. Human serum albumin (HSA) was conjugated to the outer surface to increase the biocompatibility and blood circulation time, as well as to provide a vehicle for loading photosensitizer chlorin e6 (Ce6). The sustained release of DOX under acidic conditions and the PDT induced by red light exerted a synergistic inhibitory effect on glioma cells. Our experiments demonstrated that the pH-responsive Fe3O4@mSiO2(DOX)@HSA(Ce6) nanoplatform was guided to the tumor region by magnetic targeting and that the nanoplatform suppressed glioma tumor growth efficiently, implying that the system is a highly promising photodynamic therapy/chemotherapy combination nanoplatform with synergistic effects for cancer treatment.
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- Xiang-Long Tang
- College of Material Science and Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- Brain Hospital , Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University , Xuzhou 221002 , China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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New advances strategies for surface functionalization of iron oxide magnetic nano particles (IONPs). RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-017-3084-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Figueiredo P, Lintinen K, Kiriazis A, Hynninen V, Liu Z, Bauleth-Ramos T, Rahikkala A, Correia A, Kohout T, Sarmento B, Yli-Kauhaluoma J, Hirvonen J, Ikkala O, Kostiainen MA, Santos HA. In vitro evaluation of biodegradable lignin-based nanoparticles for drug delivery and enhanced antiproliferation effect in cancer cells. Biomaterials 2017; 121:97-108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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