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Luna MA, Girardi VR, Sánchez-Cerviño MC, Rivero G, Falcone RD, Moyano F, Correa NM. PRODAN Photophysics as a Tool to Determine the Bilayer Properties of Different Unilamellar Vesicles Composed of Phospholipids. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:657-667. [PMID: 38100549 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
Vesicles formed by phospholipids are promising candidates for drug delivery. It is known that the lipid composition affects properties such as the rigidity-fluidity of the membrane and that it influences the bilayer permeability, but sometimes sophisticated techniques are selected to monitor them. In this work, we study the bilayer of different unilamellar vesicles composed of different lipids (1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, DOPC, and lecithin) and diverse techniques such as extruder and electrospun templates and using 6-propionyl-2-(N,N-dimethyl) aminonaphthalene (PRODAN) and its photophysics. Moreover, we were able to monitor the influence of cholesterol on the bilayers. We demonstrate that the bilayer properties can be evaluated using the emission feature of the molecular probe PRODAN. This fluorescent probe gives relevant information on the polarity and fluidity of the microenvironment for unilamellar vesicles formed by two different methods. The PRODAN emission at 434 nm suggests that the bilayer properties significantly change if DOPC or lecithin is used in the vesicle preparation especially in their fluidity. Moreover, cholesterol induces alterations in the bilayer's structural and microenvironmental properties to a greater or lesser degree in both vesicles. Thus, we propose an easy and elegant way to evaluate physicochemical properties, which is fundamental for manufacturing vesicles as a drug delivery system, simply by monitoring the molecular probe emission band centered at 434 nm, which corresponds to the PRODAN species deep inside the bilayer.
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Affiliation(s)
- María A Luna
- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS) (CONICET - UNRC), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal #3 C.P. X5804BYARío Cuarto, Argentina
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS) (CONICET - UNRC), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal #3 C.P. X5804BYARío Cuarto, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (INTEMA-CONICET), Av. Colón 10850, B7606BWVMar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (INTEMA-CONICET), Av. Colón 10850, B7606BWVMar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS) (CONICET - UNRC), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal #3 C.P. X5804BYARío Cuarto, Argentina
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS) (CONICET - UNRC), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal #3 C.P. X5804BYARío Cuarto, Argentina
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS) (CONICET - UNRC), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal #3 C.P. X5804BYARío Cuarto, Argentina
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Dib N, Silber JJ, Correa NM, Falcone RD. Amphiphilic Ionic Liquids Capable to Formulate Organized Systems in an Aqueous Solution, Designed by a Combination of Traditional Surfactants and Commercial Drugs. Pharm Res 2022; 39:2379-2390. [PMID: 35854078 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-022-03342-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The present review describes the state of the art in the conversion of pharmaceutically active ingredients (API) in amphiphilic Ionic Liquids (ILs) as alternative drug delivery systems. In particular, we focus our attention on the compounds generated by ionic exchange and without original counterions which generate different systems in comparison with the simple mixtures. In water, these new amphiphiles show similar or even better properties as surfactants in comparison with their precursors. Cations such as 1-alkyl-3-methyl-imidazolium and anions such as dioctyl sulfosuccinate or sodium dodecyl sulfate appear as the amphiphilic components most studied. In conclusion, this work shows interesting information on several promissory compounds and they appear as an interesting challenge to extend the application of ILs in the medical field.
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- Nahir Dib
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
- Instituto de Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
- Instituto de Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
- Instituto de Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Instituto de Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Lépori CMO, Correa NM, Silber JJ, Falcone RD, López-López M, Moyá ML. Influence of the AOT Counterion Chemical Structure on the Generation of Organized Systems. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:10785-10793. [PMID: 32830497 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The impact of the imidazolium counterion structure on the organized systems formed by the surfactant 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate, AOT, both in aqueous solutions and in nonpolar solvents is investigated. With this in mind, we investigated if the ionic liquid-like (IL-like) surfactant 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate, emim-AOT, forms direct micelles or vesicles in water. Dynamic light scattering, zeta potential, conductivity, fluorescence spectroscopy, and UV-visible spectroscopy measurements were performed to characterize the organized systems in aqueous solutions. We also studied the self-aggregation of emim-AOT, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate, bmim-AOT, and of 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate, hmim-AOT, in nonpolar solvents. The results obtained showed that the IL-like surfactant emim-AOT forms direct micelles in water, as sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (Na-AOT) does. However, emim-AOT aggregates are larger, have a lower surface charge, are more stable, and have a more polar and less fluid micellar interface than Na-AOT micelles. It was also observed that emim-AOT and hmim-AOT form reverse micelles in nonpolar solvents. The size of the imidazolium cations dramatically influences the size of the reverse micelles and their ability to solubilize water.
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- Cristian M O Lépori
- Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola (IFEG), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC), Medina Allende s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, X5016LAE Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Agencia Postal # 3, X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Agencia Postal # 3, X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Agencia Postal # 3, X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Agencia Postal # 3, X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Agencia Postal # 3, X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Agencia Postal # 3, X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Química Física y Ciencias de Materiales, Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Huelva, Campus "El Carmen", E-21071 Huelva, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad de Sevilla, c/Prof. García González 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Farías ME, Alejandra Luna M, Niebylski AM, Mariano Correa N, Molina PG. Characterization of a label system formed by large unilamellar vesicles for its potential use in the design of electrochemical biosensors. Microchem J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cobo Solis AK, Correa NM, Molina PG. Determination of Benzyl-hexadecyldimethylammonium 1,4-Bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate Vesicle Permeability by Using Square Wave Voltammetry and an Enzymatic Reaction. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:12080-12086. [PMID: 28992699 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This report describes the studies performed to determine the permeability coefficient value (P) of 1-naphthyl phosphate (1-NP) through the benzyl-hexadecyldimethylammonium 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT-BHD) vesicle bilayer. 1-NP was added in the external phase and must cross the bilayer of the vesicle to react with the encapsulated enzyme (alkaline phosphatase) to yield 1-naphtholate (NPh-), the product of the enzymatic hydrolysis. This product is electrochemically detected, at basic pH value, by a square wave voltammetry technique, which can be a good alternative over the spectroscopic one, to measure the vesicle solutions because scattering (due to its turbidity) does not make any influence in the electrochemical signal. The experimental data allow us to propose a mathematical model, and a value of P = (1.00 ± 0.15) × 10-9 cm s-1 was obtained. Also, a value of P = (2.0 ± 0.5) × 10-9 cm s-1 was found by using an independent technique, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, for comparison. It is evident that the P values obtained from both the techniques are comparable (within the experimental error of both techniques) under the same experimental conditions. This study constitutes the first report of the 1-NP permeability determination in this new vesicle. We want to highlight the importance of the introduction of a new method and the electrochemical response of the product generated through an enzymatic reaction that occurs in the inner aqueous phase of the vesicle, where the enzyme is placed.
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- Airam K Cobo Solis
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Argentina
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Zhang Y, Schmid YRF, Luginbühl S, Wang Q, Dittrich PS, Walde P. Spectrophotometric Quantification of Peroxidase with p-Phenylene-diamine for Analyzing Peroxidase-Encapsulating Lipid Vesicles. Anal Chem 2017; 89:5484-5493. [PMID: 28415842 PMCID: PMC5681863 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A spectrophotometric assay for the determination of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in aqueous solution with p-phenylenediamine (PPD, benzene-1,4-diamine) as electron donor substrate and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as oxidant was developed. The oxidation of PPD by HRP/H2O2 leads to the formation of Bandrowski's base ((3E,6E)-3,6-bis[(4-aminophenyl)imino]cyclohexa-1,4-diene-1,4-diamine), which can be quantified by following the increase in absorbance at 500 nm. The assay was applied for monitoring the activity of HRP inside ≈180 nm-sized lipid vesicles (liposomes), prepared from POPC (1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) and purified by size exclusion chromatography. Because of the high POPC bilayer permeability of PPD and H2O2, the HRP-catalyzed oxidation of PPD occurs inside the vesicles once PPD and H2O2 are added to the vesicle suspension. In contrast, if instead of PPD the bilayer-impermeable substrate ABTS2- (2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate)) is used, the oxidation of ABTS2- inside the vesicles does not occur. Therefore, using PPD and ABTS2- in separate assays allows distinguishing between vesicle-trapped HRP and HRP in the external bulk solution. In this way, the storage stability of HRP-containing POPC vesicles was investigated in terms of HRP leakage and activity of entrapped HRP. It was found that pH 7.0 suspensions of POPC vesicles (2.2 mM POPC) containing on average about 12 HRP molecules per vesicle are stable for at least 1 month without any significant HRP leakage, if stored at 4 °C. Such high stability is beneficial not only for bioanalytical applications but also for exploring the kinetic properties of vesicle-entrapped HRP through simple spectrophotometric absorption measurements with PPD as a sensitive and cheap substrate.
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- Ya Zhang
- Polymer Chemistry Group, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu China
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- Bioanalytics Group, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Polymer Chemistry Group, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu China
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- Bioanalytics Group, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Polymer Chemistry Group, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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