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Hou M, Liu S. Recent Progress of pH-Responsive Peptides, Polypeptides, and Their Supramolecular Assemblies for Biomedical Applications. Biomacromolecules 2024. [PMID: 39105715 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Peptides and polypeptides feature a variety of active functional groups on their side chains (including carboxylic acid, hydroxyl, amino, and thiol groups), enabling diverse chemical modifications. This versatility makes them highly valuable in stimuli-responsive systems. Notably, pH-responsive peptides and polypeptides, due to their ability to respond to pH changes, hold significant promise for applications in cellular pathology and tumor targeting. Extensive researches have highlighted the potentials of low pH insertion peptides (pHLIPs), peptide-drug conjugates (PDCs), and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in biomedicine. Peptide self-assemblies, with their structural stability, ease of regulation, excellent biocompatibility, and biodegradability, offer immense potentials in the development of novel materials and biomedical applications. We also explore specific examples of their applications in drug delivery, tumor targeting, and tissue engineering, while discussing future challenges and potential advancements in the field of pH-responsive self-assembling peptide-based biomaterials.
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- Mingxuan Hou
- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jin-zhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jin-zhai Road, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, China
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Singh IR, Aggarwal N, Srivastava S, Panda JJ, Mishra J. Small Peptide-Based Nanodelivery Systems for Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2024; 390:30-44. [PMID: 37977815 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.123.001845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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Developing nano-biomaterials with tunable topology, size, and surface characteristics has shown tremendously favorable benefits in various biologic and clinical applications. Among various nano-biomaterials, peptide-based drug delivery systems offer multiple merits over other synthetic systems due to their enhanced bio- and cytocompatibility and desirable biochemical and biophysical properties. Currently, around 100 peptide-based drugs are clinically available for numerous therapeutic purposes. In conjugation with chemotherapeutic moieties, peptides demonstrate a remarkable ability to reduce nonspecific drug effects by improving drug targetability at cancer sites. This review encompasses a wide-ranging role played by different peptide-based nanostructures in cancer theranostics. Section 1 introduces the rising concern about cancer as a disease and further describes peptide-based nanomaterials as biomedical agents to tackle the ailment. The subsequent section explores the mechanistic pathways behind the self-assembly of peptides to form hierarchically distinct assemblies. The crux of our review lies in an exhaustive exploration of the applications of various types of peptide-based nanostructures in cancer therapy and diagnosis. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Peptide-based drug delivery systems possess superior biocompatibility, biochemical, and biophysical properties compared to other synthetic alternatives. The development of these nano-biomaterials with customizable topology, size, and surface characteristics have shown promising outcomes in biomedical contexts. Peptides in conjunction with chemotherapeutic agents exhibit the ability to enhance drug targetability at cancer sites, reducing nonspecific drug effects. This comprehensive review emphasizes the pivotal role of diverse peptide-based nanostructures as cancer theranostics, elucidating their potential in revolutionizing cancer therapy and diagnosis.
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- Imocha Rajkumar Singh
- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, India (I.R.S., N.A., S.S., J.J.P.) and School of Biosciences, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, India (J.M.)
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, India (I.R.S., N.A., S.S., J.J.P.) and School of Biosciences, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, India (J.M.)
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, India (I.R.S., N.A., S.S., J.J.P.) and School of Biosciences, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, India (J.M.)
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, India (I.R.S., N.A., S.S., J.J.P.) and School of Biosciences, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, India (J.M.)
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, India (I.R.S., N.A., S.S., J.J.P.) and School of Biosciences, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, India (J.M.)
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Wang Y, Zhang L, Liu C, Luo Y, Chen D. Peptide-Mediated Nanocarriers for Targeted Drug Delivery: Developments and Strategies. Pharmaceutics 2024; 16:240. [PMID: 38399294 PMCID: PMC10893007 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16020240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Effective drug delivery is essential for cancer treatment. Drug delivery systems, which can be tailored to targeted transport and integrated tumor therapy, are vital in improving the efficiency of cancer treatment. Peptides play a significant role in various biological and physiological functions and offer high design flexibility, excellent biocompatibility, adjustable morphology, and biodegradability, making them promising candidates for drug delivery. This paper reviews peptide-mediated drug delivery systems, focusing on self-assembled peptides and peptide-drug conjugates. It discusses the mechanisms and structural control of self-assembled peptides, the varieties and roles of peptide-drug conjugates, and strategies to augment peptide stability. The review concludes by addressing challenges and future directions.
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- Yubo Wang
- Medical College, Guangxi University, Da-Xue-Dong Road No. 100, Nanning 530004, China;
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- School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 55 Zhenhai Road, Xiamen 361003, China
- The School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 351002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
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Li S, Wang Q, Duan X, Pei Z, He Z, Guo W, Han L. A glutathione-responsive PEGylated nanogel with doxorubicin-conjugation for cancer therapy. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:11612-11619. [PMID: 38038224 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb01731a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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The complexity, degradability, and stability of drug delivery systems are crucial factors for clinical application. Herein, a glutathione (GSH)-responsive polyethylene glycol (PEG)ylated nanogel conjugated with doxorubicin (Dox) was prepared based on a linker with disulfide bonds, PEG, and Dox using a one-pot method. FT-IR and UV-vis analyses confirmed that all raw materials were incorporated in the Dox-conjugated nanogel structure. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results showed that the particle size of the Dox-conjugated nanogel was at the nanoscale and could be responsively disrupted in high GSH concentration. The in vitro accumulative Dox release rate from the nanogel reached 88% in PBS with 5 mg mL-1 GSH on day 4. Moreover, H22 cell viability and apoptosis experiments revealed that the nanogel effectively inhibited tumor cell growth. In vivo tracking and cell uptake experiments demonstrated that the nanogel accumulated and persisted in tumor tissues for 5 days and was distributed into cell nuclei at 6 h. Furthermore, H22-bearing mice experiments showed that the tumor size of the Dox-conjugated nanogel group was the smallest (287 mm3) compared to that of the free Dox (558 mm3) and 0.9% NaCl (2700 mm3) groups. Meanwhile, the body weight of mice as well as the H&E and TUNEL tissue section staining of organs and tumor tissues from the mice illustrated that the nanogel could significantly prevent side effects and induce tumor cell apoptosis. Taken together, compared with free Dox, the Dox-conjugated nanogel exhibited higher therapeutic efficacy and lower side effects in normal tissues, making it a potential novel nanomedicine for cancer.
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- Shufen Li
- School of Pharmacy, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi 046000, China.
- Department of Physiology, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, 046000, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi 046000, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi 046000, China.
- The Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, 046000, China
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- Department of Physiology, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, 046000, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Heji Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, 046000, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Heji Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, 046000, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, 046000, China.
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Zhou Y, Li Q, Wu Y, Li X, Zhou Y, Wang Z, Liang H, Ding F, Hong S, Steinmetz NF, Cai H. Molecularly Stimuli-Responsive Self-Assembled Peptide Nanoparticles for Targeted Imaging and Therapy. ACS NANO 2023; 17:8004-8025. [PMID: 37079378 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Self-assembly has emerged as an extensively used method for constructing biomaterials with sizes ranging from nanometers to micrometers. Peptides have been extensively investigated for self-assembly. They are widely applied owing to their desirable biocompatibility, biodegradability, and tunable architecture. The development of peptide-based nanoparticles often requires complex synthetic processes involving chemical modification and supramolecular self-assembly. Stimuli-responsive peptide nanoparticles, also termed "smart" nanoparticles, capable of conformational and chemical changes in response to stimuli, have emerged as a class of promising materials. These smart nanoparticles find a diverse range of biomedical applications, including drug delivery, diagnostics, and biosensors. Stimuli-responsive systems include external stimuli (such as light, temperature, ultrasound, and magnetic fields) and internal stimuli (such as pH, redox environment, salt concentration, and biomarkers), facilitating the generation of a library of self-assembled biomaterials for biomedical imaging and therapy. Thus, in this review, we mainly focus on peptide-based nanoparticles built by self-assembly strategy and systematically discuss their mechanisms in response to various stimuli. Furthermore, we summarize the diverse range of biomedical applications of peptide-based nanomaterials, including diagnosis and therapy, to demonstrate their potential for medical translation.
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- Yang Zhou
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, 66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, 66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518107, China
- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, 66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, 66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, 66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, 38 Jinglong Jianshe Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518109, PR China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, 38 Jinglong Jianshe Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518109, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, 66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, 66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of NanoEngineering, Department of Biongineering, Department of Radiology, Moores Cancer Center, Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, Center for Engineering in Cancer, Institute for Materials Discovery and Design, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, 66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518107, China
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Wu D, Lei J, Zhang Z, Huang F, Buljan M, Yu G. Polymerization in living organisms. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:2911-2945. [PMID: 36987988 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00759b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Vital biomacromolecules, such as RNA, DNA, polysaccharides and proteins, are synthesized inside cells via the polymerization of small biomolecules to support and multiply life. The study of polymerization reactions in living organisms is an emerging field in which the high diversity and efficiency of chemistry as well as the flexibility and ingeniousness of physiological environment are incisively and vividly embodied. Efforts have been made to design and develop in situ intra/extracellular polymerization reactions. Many important research areas, including cell surface engineering, biocompatible polymerization, cell behavior regulation, living cell imaging, targeted bacteriostasis and precise tumor therapy, have witnessed the elegant demeanour of polymerization reactions in living organisms. In this review, recent advances in polymerization in living organisms are summarized and presented according to different polymerization methods. The inspiration from biomacromolecule synthesis in nature highlights the feasibility and uniqueness of triggering living polymerization for cell-based biological applications. A series of examples of polymerization reactions in living organisms are discussed, along with their designs, mechanisms of action, and corresponding applications. The current challenges and prospects in this lifeful field are also proposed.
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- Dan Wu
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, P. R. China
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
- School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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Chowdhury P, Bhandary D. Evolution, Stability, and Applicability of Surfactant Aggregates in Targeted Delivery. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:3001-3009. [PMID: 36971543 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c08625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Self-assembly/self-aggregation of surfactant molecules in bulk and the vicinity of a surface has been a topic of interest for decades because of its utilization in numerous modern technical applications. In this article, the results of molecular dynamics simulations are reported to investigate the self-aggregation of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) at an interface of mica and water. SDS molecules starting from lower to higher surface concentrations tend to create distinct aggregated structures in the vicinity of a mica surface. The structural properties, such as density profiles, radial distribution functions, and thermodynamic properties like excess entropy and second virial coefficient, are calculated to address the bits and pieces of the self-aggregation. The change in the free energy for aggregates of varied sizes approaching the surface from the bulk aqueous solution, along with the change in their shapes during the process in terms of change in the radius of gyration and its components, is reported respectively to model a generic pathway for a surfactant-based targeted delivery system.
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Kumar V, Ozguney B, Vlachou A, Chen Y, Gazit E, Tamamis P. Peptide Self-Assembled Nanocarriers for Cancer Drug Delivery. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:1857-1871. [PMID: 36812392 PMCID: PMC10848270 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c06751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The design of novel cancer drug nanocarriers is critical in the framework of cancer therapeutics. Nanomaterials are gaining increased interest as cancer drug delivery systems. Self-assembling peptides constitute an emerging novel class of highly attractive nanomaterials with highly promising applications in drug delivery, as they can be used to facilitate drug release and/or stability while reducing side effects. Here, we provide a perspective on peptide self-assembled nanocarriers for cancer drug delivery and highlight the aspects of metal coordination, structure stabilization, and cyclization, as well as minimalism. We review particular challenges in nanomedicine design criteria and, finally, provide future perspectives on addressing a portion of the challenges via self-assembling peptide systems. We consider that the intrinsic advantages of such systems, along with the increasing progress in computational and experimental approaches for their study and design, could possibly lead to novel classes of single or multicomponent systems incorporating such materials for cancer drug delivery.
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- Vijay
Bhooshan Kumar
- The
Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise
Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Artie
McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3122, United States
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- Artie
McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3122, United States
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- The
Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise
Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- The
Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise
Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty
of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
- Sagol
School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Artie
McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3122, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas
A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-3003, United States
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Monroe MK, Wang H, Anderson CF, Qin M, Thio CL, Flexner C, Cui H. Antiviral supramolecular polymeric hydrogels by self-assembly of tenofovir-bearing peptide amphiphiles. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:489-498. [PMID: 36449365 PMCID: PMC9894536 DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01649d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The development of long-acting antiviral therapeutic delivery systems is crucial to improve the current treatment and prevention of HIV and chronic HBV. We report here on the conjugation of tenofovir (TFV), an FDA approved nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), to rationally designed peptide amphiphiles (PAs), to construct antiviral prodrug hydrogelators (TFV-PAs). The resultant conjugates can self-assemble into one-dimensional nanostructures in aqueous environments and consequently undergo rapid gelation upon injection into 1× PBS solution to create a drug depot. The TFV-PA designs containing two or three valines could attain instantaneous gelation, with one displaying sustained release for more than 28 days in vitro. Our studies suggest that minor changes in peptide design can result in differences in supramolecular morphology and structural stability, which impacted in vitro gelation and release. We envision the use of this system as an important delivery platform for the sustained, linear release of TFV at rates that can be precisely tuned to attain therapeutically relevant TFV plasma concentrations.
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- Maya K Monroe
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
- Institute for NanoBioTechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
- Institute for NanoBioTechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
- Institute for NanoBioTechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
- Institute for NanoBioTechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
- Institute for NanoBioTechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Oncology and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Center for Nanomedicine, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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The Future of Nanomedicine. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8984-0_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Jia X, Liu Y, Qu Y, Li YQ, Liu X, Liu P, Li W. Electric Field-Controlled Peptide Self-Assembly through Funnel-Shaped Two-Dimensional Nanopores. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:51183-51189. [PMID: 36329605 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Self-assembly of biomolecules is critical for the realization of biological functions. Thus, the precise control of self-assembly has great significance in the design of biochips and biomedical agents. In this report, we design a Y-shaped funnel on a two-dimensional (2D) heterostructure, called 2D funnel, based on monolayered polyaniline carbon nitride (C3N) and boron carbide (BC3), and study its application in the self-assembly state regulation of the peptide oligomer, using Aβ16-21 as the representative model. Structurally, the 2D funnel is composed of three regions: channel area, triangle area, and barrier area. The channel and triangle areas show higher binding affinity to the peptide than that of the barrier area, which leads to the confinement of the peptide in the 2D funnel. Our results show that when an external electric field is applied along the 2D funnel, the oligomer is driven to migrate across the funnel. Its trajectory is confined inside the narrow channel area, which effectively causes peptide dissociation into the individual peptide chains. Then, when the external electric field is turned off, the separated peptide chains spontaneously assemble in the triangle area and tend to reunite. Our present findings propose a novel heterostructure platform, which enables the manipulation of the self-assembly state of peptides by switching the electric field, which could guide the design and fabrication of nanodevices for sensing and sequencing applications.
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- Xiao Jia
- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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Flexibility, size and hydrophobicity of alkyl side groups in methoxy-poly (ethylene glycol)-polypeptide for the nano-assembly and thermo-sensitivity. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Lin D, Sun LC, Chen YL, Liu GM, Miao S, Cao MJ. Peptide/protein hydrolysate and their derivatives: Their role as emulsifying agents for enhancement physical and oxidative stability of emulsions. Trends Food Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2022.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Cell Responses of Aromatic IKVAV Peptide Amphiphiles. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27134115. [PMID: 35807362 PMCID: PMC9267992 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Synthetic bioactive aromatic peptide amphiphiles have been recognized as key elements of emerging biomedical strategies due to their biocompatibility, design flexibility, and functionality. Inspired by natural proteins, we synthesized two supramolecular materials of phenyl-capped Ile-Lys-Val-Ala-Val (Ben-IKVAV) and perfluorophenyl-capped Ile-Lys-Val-Ala-Val (PFB-IKVAV). We employed UV-vis absorption, fluorescence, circular dichroism, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy to examine the driving force in the self-assembly of the newly discovered materials. It was found that both compounds exhibited ordered π-π interactions and secondary structures, especially PFB-IKVAV. The cytotoxicity of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and cell differentiation studies was also performed. In addition, the immunofluorescent staining for neuronal-specific markers of MAP2 was 4.6 times (neural induction medium in the presence of PFB-IKVAV) that of the neural induction medium (control) on day 7. From analyzing the expression of neuronal-specific markers in hMSCs, it can be concluded that PFB-IKVAV may be a potential supramolecular biomaterial for biomedical applications.
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Sivagnanam S, Das K, Sivakadatcham V, Mahata T, Basak M, Pan I, Stewart A, Maity B, Das P. Generation of Self‐Assembled Structures Composed of Amphipathic, Charged Tripeptides for Intracellular Delivery of Pro‐Apoptotic Chemotherapeutics. Isr J Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202200001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Subramaniyam Sivagnanam
- Department of Chemistry SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Potheri University building, Room No 1210/8 Kattankulathur Tamil Nadu-603203 India
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- Centre of Biomedical Research (CBMR) Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) campus, Raebareli Road Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 226014 India
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- Department of Chemistry SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Potheri University building, Room No 1210/8 Kattankulathur Tamil Nadu-603203 India
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- Centre of Biomedical Research (CBMR) Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) campus, Raebareli Road Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 226014 India
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- Centre of Biomedical Research (CBMR) Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) campus, Raebareli Road Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 226014 India
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- Department of Biotechnology Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Saveetha University Tamil Nadu 602105 India
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- Department of Biomedical Science Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Florida Atlantic University Jupiter FL 33458 USA
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- Centre of Biomedical Research (CBMR) Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) campus, Raebareli Road Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 226014 India
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- Department of Chemistry SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Potheri University building, Room No 1210/8 Kattankulathur Tamil Nadu-603203 India
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Terukina T, Uchiyama Y, Kikuma F, Fukumitsu S, Iwata N, Kanazawa T, Kondo H. A New Approach for Characterizing the Thixotropic Properties of Gel Formulations as Sprayable Agents Based on Rheological Analysis. AAPS PharmSciTech 2022; 23:119. [PMID: 35449239 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-022-02276-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The present study evaluated the rheological properties of gel formulations composed of the thixotropic peptide amphiphile, palmitoyl-glycine-histidine (Pal-GH), and the thickener, propylene glycol alginate (PGA), to propose a proper approach to design sprayable gel formulations with good spray performance and high retention of a therapeutic agent. The hysteresis loop area (HLA), a conventional index of thixotropy, was determined from the relationship between the shear stress and shear rate of various formulations with different amounts of Pal-GH and PGA. In addition, a new assessment method for characterizing the thixotropy using the initial structure recovery speed was determined based on the time course of the complex modulus (G*) after structural breakdown of the gel formulations. The G* values increased with the increase in the amount of Pal-GH and PGA, indicating that the formulations were not deformable. Additionally, high HLA and high initial structure recovery speed are preferable when selecting a formulation with good spray performance and high retention. As suitable combinations of Pal-GH and PGA could exhibit both high HLA and high initial structure recovery speed, they are promising components for gel formulations to be used as sprayable agents with good spray performance and high retention. The results also suggested that the initial structure recovery speed would reflect the thixotropy for the formulation more appropriately than HLA. Thus, the initial structure recovery speed could be a useful scale for the preparation of sprayable gel formulations.
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- Takayuki Terukina
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Drug Delivery Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Sizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Drug Delivery Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Sizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Drug Delivery Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Sizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Drug Delivery Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Sizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Drug Delivery Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Sizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Drug Delivery Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Sizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Drug Delivery Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Sizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan.
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Rashmi, Hasheminejad H, Herziger S, Mirzaalipour A, Singh AK, Netz RR, Böttcher C, Makki H, Sharma SK, Haag R. Supramolecular Engineering of Alkylated, Fluorinated, and Mixed Amphiphiles. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2100914. [PMID: 35239224 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The rational design of perfluorinated amphiphiles to control the supramolecular aggregation in aqueous medium is still a key challenge for the engineering of supramolecular architectures. Here we present the synthesis and physical properties of six novel non-ionic amphiphiles. We also studied the effect of mixed alkylated and perfluorinated segments in a single amphiphile and compared it with only alkylated and perfluorinated units. To explore their morphological behavior in aqueous medium, we used dynamic light scattering (DLS) and cryo-TEM/EM measurements. We further confirmed their assembly mechanisms with theoretical investigations, using the Martini model to perform large-scale coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. These novel synthesized amphiphiles offer a greater and more systematic understanding of how perfluorinated systems assemble in aqueous medium and suggest new directions for rational designing of new amphiphilic systems and interpreting their assembly process. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Rashmi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India.,Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Polymer and Color Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Forschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstraße 36a, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Polymer and Color Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstraße 36a, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Polymer and Color Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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Lv N, Yin X, Yang Z, Ma T, Qin H, Xiong B, Jiang H, Zhu J. Electrostatically Controlled ex Situ and in Situ Polymerization of Diacetylene-Containing Peptide Amphiphiles in Living Cells. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:223-229. [PMID: 35574773 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Precise control of diacetylene-containing peptide amphiphile (DPA) based supramolecular architectures is important for their in cellulo polymerization behaviors and biomedical applications. Herein, we reported two DPAs (cationic PA-NH2 and zwitterionic PA-OH) with a similar molecular structure, which exhibited completely opposite polymerization behaviors in aqueous solution and living cells. Specifically, PA-NH2 was unpolymerizable in aqueous solution but underwent in cellulo polymerization to respond to the intracellular microenvironment. On the contrary, zwitterionic PA-OH was polymerized in solution, rather than inside living cells. Based on the results of cell viability and total internal reflection fluorescent microscopy measurement, PA-OH exhibited higher affinity with cell membranes and lower cytotoxicity than those of PA-NH2. Therefore, it is suggested that the in cellulo polymerization of PA-NH2 should be responsive for greater cytotoxicity, rather than the membrane affinity. This study provides an in-depth understanding of the role of charge properties in the polymerization behavior of DPAs and seeks their potential biomedical applications.
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- Niannian Lv
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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Song SJ, Choi JS. Enzyme-Responsive Amphiphilic Peptide Nanoparticles for Biocompatible and Efficient Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14010143. [PMID: 35057039 PMCID: PMC8779831 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14010143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Self-assembled peptide nanostructures recently have gained much attention as drug delivery systems. As biomolecules, peptides have enhanced biocompatibility and biodegradability compared to polymer-based carriers. We introduce a peptide nanoparticle system containing arginine, histidine, and an enzyme-responsive core of repeating GLFG oligopeptides. GLFG oligopeptides exhibit specific sensitivity towards the enzyme cathepsin B that helps effective controlled release of cargo molecules in the cytoplasm. Arginine can induce cell penetration, and histidine facilitates lysosomal escape by its buffering capacity. Herein, we propose an enzyme-responsive amphiphilic peptide delivery system (Arg-His-(Gly-Phe-Lue-Gly)3, RH-(GFLG)3). The self-assembled RH-(GFLG)3 globular nanoparticle structure exhibited a positive charge and formulation stability for 35 days. Nile Red-tagged RH-(GFLG)3 nanoparticles showed good cellular uptake compared to the non-enzyme-responsive control groups with d-form peptides (LD (LRH-D(GFLG)3), DL (DRH-L(GFLG)3), and DD (DRH-D(GFLG)3). The RH-(GFLG)3 nanoparticles showed negligible cytotoxicity in HeLa cells and human RBCs. To determine the drug delivery efficacy, we introduced the anticancer drug doxorubicin (Dox) in the RH-(GFLG)3 nanoparticle system. LL-Dox exhibited formulation stability, maintaining the physical properties of the nanostructure, as well as a robust anticancer effect in HeLa cells compared to DD-Dox. These results indicate that the enzyme-sensitive RH-(GFLG)3 peptide nanoparticles are promising candidates as drug delivery carriers for biomedical applications.
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- Su Jeong Song
- Korean Medicine Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea;
- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-(42)-821-5489
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Pal SK, Pani I, Nailwal Y, Dutta S. Tailoring Liquid Crystals as Vehicles for Encapsulation and Enzyme-Triggered Release. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:3032-3038. [DOI: 10.1039/d2tb00098a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nanoscale assemblies of amphiphiles have been vividly explored in pharmaceutical formulations as drug nanocarriers. Aqueous interfaces of liquid crystals (LCs) are known to direct the self-assembly of a range of...
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The Future of Nanomedicine. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-9374-7_24-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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Khalid M, Kanwal T, Saifullah S, Imran M, Ullah S, Shah MR. Investigation of a Single Tail Lysine Rich Peptide Amphiphile with an Ultra Short Peptide Head for its Nano Scale Self-assembly and Drug Loading Potential. J CLUST SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-020-01952-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Khan N, Gupta A, shivhare V, Ahuja R, Varshney M, Basu A, DuttKonar A. A Heterochiral Diphenylalanine Auxin Derivative empowers Remarkable Mechanical Integrity with promising Antiinflammatory and Antimicrobial Performances. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03240f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The emergence of drug-resistant microbes in conjunction with antiinflammatory responses are one of the universal challenges in health care avenues. Although scientists have dedicated enormous efforts to discover potential constructs,...
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Sonker M, Bajpai S, Khan MA, Yu X, Tiwary SK, Shreyash N. Review of Recent Advances and Their Improvement in the Effectiveness of Hydrogel-Based Targeted Drug Delivery: A Hope for Treating Cancer. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:8080-8109. [PMID: 35005919 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Using hydrogels for delivering cancer therapeutics is advantageous in pharmaceutical usage as they have an edge over traditional delivery, which is tainted due to the risk of toxicity that it imbues. Hydrogel usage leads to the development of a more controlled drug release system owing to its amenability for structural metamorphosis, its higher porosity to seat the drug molecules, and its ability to shield the drug from denaturation. The thing that makes its utility even more enhanced is that they make themselves more recognizable to the body tissues and hence can stay inside the body for a longer time, enhancing the efficiency of the delivery, which otherwise is negatively affected since the drug is identified by the human immunity as a foreign substance, and thus, an attack of the immunity begins on the drug injected. A variety of hydrogels such as thermosensitive, pH-sensitive, and magnetism-responsive hydrogels have been included and their potential usage in drug delivery has been discussed in this review that aims to present recent studies on hydrogels that respond to alterations under a variety of circumstances in "reducing" situations that mimic the microenvironment of cancerous cells.
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- Muskan Sonker
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30318, United States
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi 229304, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi 229304, India
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi 229304, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi 229304, India
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Trital A, Xue W, Wang L, Chen S. Development of an Integrated High Serum Stability Zwitterionic Polypeptide-Based Nanodrug with Both Rapid Internalization and Endocellular Drug Releasing for Efficient Targeted Chemotherapy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:14015-14025. [PMID: 34812041 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Chemotherapeutic nanodrugs have to penetrate through many biological barriers before reaching the tumor cells. Thus, high stability of the nanocarrier before reaching tumor cells and fast release of the carried drugs in targeted tumor cells are required. In this work, inspired by the intrinsic zwitterionic surface property, mainly formed by glutamic acid and lysine residues, of the plasma protein surface, the zwitterionic poly(glutamyl lysine-co-aspartic acid-co-cysteine) peptide (P(EK-D-C)) was synthesized for conjugating n-mercaptoalkanoic acid (MA) with different chain lengths on cysteine residues through a disulfide linkage to load hydrophobic doxorubicin (DOX). The results showed that the slightly negative-biased zwitterionic nanodrugs were very stable in both resistance to nonspecific plasma protein adsorption and prevention of premature DOX release at physiological pH 7.4 due to the zwitterionic polypeptide shell and the sharp contrast in polarity between the shell and DOX-loaded core, while they can quickly release the loaded DOX through responding to both low pH values in the endosome/lysosome and high glutathione concentrations in the tumor cell cytoplasm. Furthermore, the enhanced internalization of these nanodrugs led to about 60% higher in vitro cytotoxicity against MCF-7 cells at pH 6.7 than at pH 7.4, whereas the in vitro cytotoxicity of DOX·HCl at pH 6.7 was only 75% of the value at pH 7.4. In vivo results revealed that the stable nanodrugs conjugated with the long hydrophobic 12-mercaptododecanoic acid had higher tumor inhibition rate and lower systematic toxicity on MCF-7 tumor-bearing mice than the less stable nanodrugs conjugated with the short 8-mercaptooctaoic acid and were significantly superior to DOX·HCl. These results indicate that the combination of high stability in circulation and fast release in tumor cells of nanodrugs can enhance high efficacy targeted chemotherapy. This pH/redox-sensitive zwitterionic polypeptide nanocarrier might provide an excellent vehicle for solid tumor treatment.
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- Ashish Trital
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jiuhua Boulevard North, Quzhou, Zhejiang 324000, China
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Hiew SH, Wang JK, Koh K, Yang H, Bacha A, Lin J, Yip YS, Vos MIG, Chen L, Sobota RM, Tan NS, Tay CY, Miserez A. Bioinspired short peptide hydrogel for versatile encapsulation and controlled release of growth factor therapeutics. Acta Biomater 2021; 136:111-123. [PMID: 34551327 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A short bioinspired octapeptide, GV8, can self-assemble under mild conditions into biodegradable supramolecular physical hydrogels with high storage modulus and good biocompatibility. GV8 hydrogels can encapsulate both single or multiple macromolecular protein-based therapeutics in a simple one-pot formulation manner, making it a promising candidate to address challenges faced by existing synthetic polymer or peptide hydrogels with complex gelation and drug-encapsulation processes. Alongside its versatility, the hydrogel exhibits concentration-dependent storage modulus and controlled drug-release action. We demonstrate that GV8 hydrogels loaded with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSC) secretome remain mechanically robust, and exhibit promising potential for wound healing applications by preserving secretome activity while maintaining a constant supply of ADMSC secretome to promote epithelial cell migration. Overall, our work highlights the potential of GV8 peptide hydrogel as a versatile and safe carrier for encapsulation and delivery of macromolecular therapeutics. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Supramolecular peptide hydrogels are a popular choice for protein-based macromolecular therapeutics delivery; however, despite the development of abundant hydrogel systems, several challenges limit their adaptability and practical applications. GV8 short peptide hydrogel circumvents these drawbacks and demonstrates the ability to function as a versatile growth factor (GF) encapsulant. It can encapsulate precise concentrations of complex adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells secretome mixtures with a one-pot formulation approach and perform controlled release of GFs with preserved activity without compromising the self-assembly and mechanical properties of the hydrogel's supramolecular network. The significance of GV8 hydrogel lies in its gelation simplicity and versatility to encapsulate and deliver macromolecular therapeutics, thus representing a promising biomaterial for regenerative medicine applications.
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- Shu Hui Hiew
- Center for Sustainable Materials (SusMat), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798.
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- Center for Sustainable Materials (SusMat), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
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- Center for Sustainable Materials (SusMat), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798; NTU Institute for Health Technologies, Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637335
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- Center for Sustainable Materials (SusMat), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
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- Center for Sustainable Materials (SusMat), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
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- Center for Sustainable Materials (SusMat), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 308232
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- Functional Proteomics Laboratory, SingMass National Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A(∗)STAR), Singapore, 138673
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- Functional Proteomics Laboratory, SingMass National Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A(∗)STAR), Singapore, 138673; Bioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A(∗)STAR), Singapore, 138671
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637551; Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 308232
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- Center for Sustainable Materials (SusMat), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637551; Environmental Chemistry and Materials Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Singapore, 637141.
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- Center for Sustainable Materials (SusMat), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637551.
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Muraoka T. Amphiphilic Peptides with Flexible Chains for Tuning Supramolecular Morphologies, Macroscopic Properties and Biological Functions. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2021. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.79.1033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Zhao C, Chen H, Wang F, Zhang X. Amphiphilic self-assembly peptides: Rational strategies to design and delivery for drugs in biomedical applications. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 208:112040. [PMID: 34425532 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.112040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Amphiphilic self-assembling peptides are widely used in tissue and cell engineering, antimicrobials, drug-delivery systems and other biomedical fields due to their good biocompatibility, functionality, flexibility of design and synthesis, and tremendous potential as delivery carriers for drugs. Currently, the design and study of amphipathic peptides by a bottom-up method to develop new biomedical materials have become a hot topic. However, defined rules have not been established for the design and development of self-assembled peptides. Therefore, the focus of this review is to summarize and provide several rational strategies for the design and study of amphiphilic self-assembly peptides. In addition, this paper also describes the types and general self-assembling mechanism of amphipathic peptides, and outlines their applications in the delivery of hydrophobic drugs, nucleic acid drugs, peptide drugs and vaccines. Amphiphilic self-assembled peptides are expected to exploit new functional materials for drug delivery and other applications.
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- Chunqian Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Carbohydrate-based Medicine, Institute of Biochemical and Biotechnological Drug, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Carbohydrate-based Medicine, Institute of Biochemical and Biotechnological Drug, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China.
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Konate K, Josse E, Tasic M, Redjatti K, Aldrian G, Deshayes S, Boisguérin P, Vivès E. WRAP-based nanoparticles for siRNA delivery: a SAR study and a comparison with lipid-based transfection reagents. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:236. [PMID: 34380479 PMCID: PMC8359084 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00972-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Recently, we designed novel amphipathic cell-penetrating peptides, called WRAP, able to transfer efficiently siRNA molecules into cells. In order to gain more information about the relationship between amino acid composition, nanoparticle formation and cellular internalization of these peptides composed of only three amino acids (leucine, arginine and tryptophan), we performed a structure–activity relationship (SAR) study. First, we compared our WRAP1 and WRAP5 peptides with the C6M1 peptide also composed of the same three amino acids and showing similar behaviors in siRNA transfection. Afterwards, to further define the main determinants in the WRAP activity, we synthesized 13 new WRAP analogues harboring different modifications like the number and location of leucine and arginine residues, the relative location of tryptophan residues, as well as the role of the α-helix formation upon proline insertions within the native WRAP sequence. After having compared the ability of these peptides to form peptide-based nanoparticles (PBNs) using different biophysical methods and to induce a targeted gene silencing in cells, we established the main sequential requirements of the amino acid composition of the WRAP peptide. In addition, upon measuring the WRAP-based siRNA transfection ability into cells compared to several non-peptide transfection agents available on the markets, we confirmed that WRAP peptides induced an equivalent level of targeted gene silencing but in most of the cases with lower cell toxicity as clearly shown in clonogenic assays. ![]()
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- Karidia Konate
- PhyMedExp - Université de Montpellier, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR 9214, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 av. doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- PhyMedExp - Université de Montpellier, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR 9214, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 av. doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- PhyMedExp - Université de Montpellier, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR 9214, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 av. doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- PhyMedExp - Université de Montpellier, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR 9214, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 av. doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Sys2Diag, UMR 9005-CNRS/ALCEDIAG, 1682 Rue de la Valsière, 34184, Montpellier CEDEX 4, France
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- PhyMedExp - Université de Montpellier, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR 9214, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 av. doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- PhyMedExp - Université de Montpellier, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR 9214, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 av. doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- PhyMedExp - Université de Montpellier, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR 9214, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 av. doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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Zuo R, Liu R, Olguin J, Hudalla GA. Glycosylation of a Nonfibrillizing Appendage Alters the Self-Assembly Pathway of a Synthetic β-Sheet Fibrillizing Peptide. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:6559-6571. [PMID: 34128680 PMCID: PMC9191660 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Owing to their biocompatibility and biodegradability, short synthetic peptides that self-assemble into elongated β-sheet fibers (i.e., peptide nanofibers) are widely used to create biomaterials for diverse medical and biotechnology applications. Glycosylation, which is a common protein post-translational modification, is gaining interest for creating peptide nanofibers that can mimic the function of natural carbohydrate-modified proteins. Recent reports have shown that glycosylation can disrupt the fibrillization of natural amyloid-forming peptides. Here, using transmission electron microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and thioflavin T spectroscopy, we show that glycosylation at a site external to the fibrillization domain can alter the self-assembly pathway of a synthetic fibrillizing peptide, NSGSGQQKFQFQFEQQ (NQ11). Specifically, an NQ11 variant modified with N-linked N-acetylglucosamine, N(GlcNAc)SGSG-Q11 (GQ11), formed β-sheet nanofibers more slowly than NQ11 in deionized water (pH 5.8), which correlated to the tendency of GQ11 to form a combination of short fibrils and nonfibrillar aggregates, whereas NQ11 formed extended nanofibers. Acidic phosphate buffer slowed the rate of GQ11 fibrillization and altered the morphology of the structures formed yet had no effect on NQ11 fibrillization rate or morphology. The buffer ionic strength had no effect on the fibrillization rate of either peptide, while the diphosphate anion had a similar effect on the rate of fibrillization of both peptides. Collectively, these data demonstrate that a glycan moiety located external to the β-sheet fibrillizing domain can alter the pH-dependent self-assembly pathway of a synthetic peptide, leading to significant changes in the fibril mass and morphology of the structures formed. These observations add to the understanding of the effect of glycosylation on peptide self-assembly and should guide future efforts to develop biomaterials from synthetic β-sheet fibrillizing glycopeptides.
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- Ran Zuo
- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Moretta A, Scieuzo C, Petrone AM, Salvia R, Manniello MD, Franco A, Lucchetti D, Vassallo A, Vogel H, Sgambato A, Falabella P. Antimicrobial Peptides: A New Hope in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Fields. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:668632. [PMID: 34195099 PMCID: PMC8238046 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.668632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Antibiotics are essential drugs used to treat pathogenic bacteria, but their prolonged use contributes to the development and spread of drug-resistant microorganisms. Antibiotic resistance is a serious challenge and has led to the need for new alternative molecules less prone to bacterial resistance. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have aroused great interest as potential next-generation antibiotics, since they are bioactive small proteins, naturally produced by all living organisms, and representing the first line of defense against fungi, viruses and bacteria. AMPs are commonly classified according to their sources, which are represented by microorganisms, plants and animals, as well as to their secondary structure, their biosynthesis and their mechanism of action. They find application in different fields such as agriculture, food industry and medicine, on which we focused our attention in this review. Particularly, we examined AMP potential applicability in wound healing, skin infections and metabolic syndrome, considering their ability to act as potential Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme I and pancreatic lipase inhibitory peptides as well as antioxidant peptides. Moreover, we argued about the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic approaches to develop new antibiotics, the drug development strategies and the formulation approaches which need to be taken into account in developing clinically suitable AMP applications.
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- Antonio Moretta
- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Spinoff XFlies s.r.l, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Spinoff XFlies s.r.l, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Spinoff XFlies s.r.l, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata (IRCCS-CROB), Rionero in Vulture, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Spinoff XFlies s.r.l, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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Taleb M, Atabakhshi‐Kashi M, Wang Y, Rezavani Alanagh H, Farhadi Sabet Z, Li F, Cheng K, Li C, Qi Y, Nie G, Ying Z. Bifunctional Therapeutic Peptide Assembled Nanoparticles Exerting Improved Activities of Tumor Vessel Normalization and Immune Checkpoint Inhibition. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2100051. [PMID: 34021735 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202100051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy is impaired by the dysfunctional vasculature of tumors. Created hypoxia zones and limited delivery of cytotoxic immune cells help to have immune resistance in tumor tissue. Structural and functional normalization of abnormal tumor vasculature provide vessels for more perfusion efficiency and drug delivery that result in alleviating the hypoxia in the tumor site and increasing infiltration of antitumor T cells. Taking advantage of peptide amphiphiles, herein, a novel peptide amphiphile nanoparticle composed of an antiangiogenic peptide (FSEC) and an immune checkpoint blocking peptide (D PPA) is designed and characterized. FSEC peptide is known to be involved in vessel normalization of tumors in vivo. D PPA is an inhibitory peptide of the PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint pathway. The peptide amphiphile nanoparticle sets out to test whether simultaneous modulation of tumor vasculature and immune systems in the tumor microenvironment has a synergistic effect on tumor suppression. Increased intratumoral infiltration of immune cells following vascular normalization, and simultaneously blocking the immune checkpoint function of PD-L1 reactivates effective immune responses to the tumors. In summary, the current study provides a new perspective on the regulation of tumor vessel normalization and immunotherapy based on functional peptide nanoparticles as nanomedicine for improved therapeutic purposes.
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- Mohammad Taleb
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Science Zhengzhou University Henan 450001 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- GBA Research Innovation Institute for Nanotechnology Guangdong 510700 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- GBA Research Innovation Institute for Nanotechnology Guangdong 510700 P. R. China
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Svenskaya Y, Garello F, Lengert E, Kozlova A, Verkhovskii R, Bitonto V, Ruggiero MR, German S, Gorin D, Terreno E. Biodegradable polyelectrolyte/magnetite capsules for MR imaging and magnetic targeting of tumors. Nanotheranostics 2021; 5:362-377. [PMID: 33850694 PMCID: PMC8040826 DOI: 10.7150/ntno.59458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Rationale: The tireless research for effective drug delivery approaches is prompted by poor target tissue penetration and limited selectivity against diseased cells. To overcome these issues, various nano- and micro-carriers have been developed so far, but some of them are characterized by slow degradation time, thus hampering repeated drug administrations. The aim of this study was to pursue a selective delivery of magnetic biodegradable polyelectrolyte capsules in a mouse breast cancer model, using an external magnetic field. Methods: Four different kinds of magnetic polyelectrolyte capsules were fabricated via layer-by-layer assembly of biodegradable polymers on calcium carbonate templates. Magnetite nanoparticles were embedded either into the capsules' shell (sample S) or both into the shell and the inner volume of the capsules (samples CnS, where n is the number of nanoparticle loading cycles). Samples were first characterized in terms of their relaxometric and photosedimentometric properties. In vitro magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) experiments, carried out on RAW 264.7 cells, allowed the selection of two lead samples that proceeded for the in vivo testing on a mouse breast cancer model. In the set of in vivo experiments, an external magnet was applied for 1 hour following the intravenous injection of the capsules to improve their delivery to tumor, and MRI scans were acquired at different time points post administration. Results: All samples were considered non-cytotoxic as they provided more than 76% viability of RAW 264.7 cells upon 2 h incubation. Sample S appeared to be the most efficient in terms of T2-MRI contrast, but the less sensitive to external magnet navigation, since no difference in MRI signal with and without the magnet was observed. On the other side, sample C6S was efficiently delivered to the tumor tissue, with a three-fold T2-MRI contrast enhancement upon the external magnet application. The effective magnetic targeting of C6S capsules was also confirmed by the reduction in T2-MRI contrast in spleen if compared with the untreated with magnet mice values, and the presence of dense and clustered iron aggregates in tumor histology sections even 48 h after the magnetic targeting. Conclusion: The highlighted strategy of magnetic biodegradable polyelectrolyte capsules' design allows for the development of an efficient drug delivery system, which through an MRI-guided externally controlled navigation may lead to a significant improvement of the anticancer chemotherapy performance.
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- Yulia Svenskaya
- Remote Controlled Systems for Theranostics laboratory, Research and Educational Institute of Nanostructures and Biosystems, Saratov State University, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Molecular and Preclinical Imaging Centres, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Remote Controlled Systems for Theranostics laboratory, Research and Educational Institute of Nanostructures and Biosystems, Saratov State University, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Biomedical Photoacoustics Laboratory, Saratov State University, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Biomedical Photoacoustics Laboratory, Saratov State University, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Molecular and Preclinical Imaging Centres, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Molecular and Preclinical Imaging Centres, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Optics and Spectroscopy of Nanoobjects, Institute of Spectroscopy of the RAS, Troitsk 108840, Russia.,Center of Photonics and Quantum Materials, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 143026 Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Photonics and Quantum Materials, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 143026 Moscow, Russia
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- Molecular and Preclinical Imaging Centres, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
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Distaffen HE, Jones CW, Abraham BL, Nilsson BL. Multivalent display of chemical signals on
self‐assembled
peptide scaffolds. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Caporale A, Adorinni S, Lamba D, Saviano M. Peptide-Protein Interactions: From Drug Design to Supramolecular Biomaterials. Molecules 2021; 26:1219. [PMID: 33668767 PMCID: PMC7956380 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The self-recognition and self-assembly of biomolecules are spontaneous processes that occur in Nature and allow the formation of ordered structures, at the nanoscale or even at the macroscale, under thermodynamic and kinetic equilibrium as a consequence of specific and local interactions. In particular, peptides and peptidomimetics play an elected role, as they may allow a rational approach to elucidate biological mechanisms to develop new drugs, biomaterials, catalysts, or semiconductors. The forces that rule self-recognition and self-assembly processes are weak interactions, such as hydrogen bonding, electrostatic attractions, and van der Waals forces, and they underlie the formation of the secondary structure (e.g., α-helix, β-sheet, polyproline II helix), which plays a key role in all biological processes. Here, we present recent and significant examples whereby design was successfully applied to attain the desired structural motifs toward function. These studies are important to understand the main interactions ruling the biological processes and the onset of many pathologies. The types of secondary structure adopted by peptides during self-assembly have a fundamental importance not only on the type of nano- or macro-structure formed but also on the properties of biomaterials, such as the types of interaction, encapsulation, non-covalent interaction, or covalent interaction, which are ultimately useful for applications in drug delivery.
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- Andrea Caporale
- IC-CNR, c/o Area Science Park, S.S. 14 Km 163.5 Basovizza, 34149 Trieste, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche di Università di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy;
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- IC-CNR, c/o Area Science Park, S.S. 14 Km 163.5 Basovizza, 34149 Trieste, Italy;
- Istituto Nazionale Biostrutture e Biosistemi, Consorzio Interuniversitario, Viale delle Medaglie d’Oro 305, I-00136 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IC-CNR), Via Giovanni Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Zhu M, Wang S. Functional Nucleic‐Acid‐Decorated Spherical Nanoparticles: Preparation Strategies and Current Applications in Cancer Therapy. SMALL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202000056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Min Zhu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Central South University No. 932 South Lushan Rd Changsha Hunan 410083 P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Central South University No. 932 South Lushan Rd Changsha Hunan 410083 P. R. China
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Subratti A, Lalgee LJ, Jalsa NK. Synthesis and interfacial properties of glyco-lipophosphoramidates. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liang X, Behl M, Lendlein A. Dihydroxy terminated teroligomers from morpholine-2,5-diones. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.110189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nanofabrication Techniques in Large-Area Molecular Electronic Devices. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10176064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The societal impact of the electronics industry is enormous—not to mention how this industry impinges on the global economy. The foreseen limits of the current technology—technical, economic, and sustainability issues—open the door to the search for successor technologies. In this context, molecular electronics has emerged as a promising candidate that, at least in the short-term, will not likely replace our silicon-based electronics, but improve its performance through a nascent hybrid technology. Such technology will take advantage of both the small dimensions of the molecules and new functionalities resulting from the quantum effects that govern the properties at the molecular scale. An optimization of interface engineering and integration of molecules to form densely integrated individually addressable arrays of molecules are two crucial aspects in the molecular electronics field. These challenges should be met to establish the bridge between organic functional materials and hard electronics required for the incorporation of such hybrid technology in the market. In this review, the most advanced methods for fabricating large-area molecular electronic devices are presented, highlighting their advantages and limitations. Special emphasis is focused on bottom-up methodologies for the fabrication of well-ordered and tightly-packed monolayers onto the bottom electrode, followed by a description of the top-contact deposition methods so far used.
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Kumar S, Hause G, Binder WH. Bifunctional Peptide-Polymer Conjugate-Based Fibers via a One-Pot Tandem Disulfide Reduction Coupled to a Thio-Bromo "Click" Reaction. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:19020-19028. [PMID: 32775904 PMCID: PMC7408259 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In view of the potential applications of fibers in material sciences and biomedicine, an effective synthetic strategy is described to construct peptide-based bifunctional polymeric conjugates for supramolecular self-association in solution. A direct coupling method of an α-acyl-brominated peptide Phe-Phe-Phe-Phe (FFFF) with a disulfide-bridged polymeric scaffold of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (M n,GPC = 8700 g mol-1, Đ = 2.02) is reported to readily prepare the bi-headed conjugate FFFF-PEG-FFFF (M n,GPC = 3800 g mol-1, Đ = 1.10) via a one-pot, tandem disulfide reduction (based on tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine hydrochloride (TCEP)) coupled to a thio-bromo "click" reaction. The conjugate was investigated via transmission electron microscopy to exploit supramolecular fibril formation and solvent-dependent structuring into macroscale fibers via fibril-fibril interactions and interfibril cross-linking-induced bundling. Circular dichroism spectroscopic analysis is further performed to investigate β-sheet motifs in such fibrous scaffolds. Overall, this synthetic approach opens an attractive approach for a simplified synthesis of PEG-containing peptide conjugates.
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- Sonu Kumar
- Macromolecular
Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Science II (Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics),
Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University
Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, Halle (Saale) D-06120, Germany
- Department
of Applied Sciences (Chemistry), Punjab
Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India
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- Biocenter, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Weinbergweg 22, Halle (Saale) D-06120, Germany
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- Macromolecular
Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Science II (Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics),
Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University
Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, Halle (Saale) D-06120, Germany
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Tarvirdipour S, Huang X, Mihali V, Schoenenberger CA, Palivan CG. Peptide-Based Nanoassemblies in Gene Therapy and Diagnosis: Paving the Way for Clinical Application. Molecules 2020; 25:E3482. [PMID: 32751865 PMCID: PMC7435460 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25153482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nanotechnology approaches play an important role in developing novel and efficient carriers for biomedical applications. Peptides are particularly appealing to generate such nanocarriers because they can be rationally designed to serve as building blocks for self-assembling nanoscale structures with great potential as therapeutic or diagnostic delivery vehicles. In this review, we describe peptide-based nanoassemblies and highlight features that make them particularly attractive for the delivery of nucleic acids to host cells or improve the specificity and sensitivity of probes in diagnostic imaging. We outline the current state in the design of peptides and peptide-conjugates and the paradigms of their self-assembly into well-defined nanostructures, as well as the co-assembly of nucleic acids to form less structured nanoparticles. Various recent examples of engineered peptides and peptide-conjugates promoting self-assembly and providing the structures with wanted functionalities are presented. The advantages of peptides are not only their biocompatibility and biodegradability, but the possibility of sheer limitless combinations and modifications of amino acid residues to induce the assembly of modular, multiplexed delivery systems. Moreover, functions that nature encoded in peptides, such as their ability to target molecular recognition sites, can be emulated repeatedly in nanoassemblies. Finally, we present recent examples where self-assembled peptide-based assemblies with "smart" activity are used in vivo. Gene delivery and diagnostic imaging in mouse tumor models exemplify the great potential of peptide nanoassemblies for future clinical applications.
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- Shabnam Tarvirdipour
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (S.T.); (X.H.); (V.M.)
- Department of Biosystem Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (S.T.); (X.H.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (S.T.); (X.H.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (S.T.); (X.H.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (S.T.); (X.H.); (V.M.)
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Gupta S, Singh I, Sharma AK, Kumar P. Ultrashort Peptide Self-Assembly: Front-Runners to Transport Drug and Gene Cargos. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:504. [PMID: 32548101 PMCID: PMC7273840 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The translational therapies to promote interaction between cell and signal come with stringent eligibility criteria. The chemically defined, hierarchically organized, and simpler yet blessed with robust intermolecular association, the peptides, are privileged to make the cut-off for sensing the cell-signal for biologics delivery and tissue engineering. The signature service and insoluble network formation of the peptide self-assemblies as hydrogels have drawn a spell of research activity among the scientists all around the globe in the past decades. The therapeutic peptide market players are anticipating promising growth opportunities due to the ample technological advancements in this field. The presence of the other organic moieties, enzyme substrates and well-established protecting groups like Fmoc and Boc etc., bring the best of both worlds. Since the large sequences of peptides severely limit the purification and their isolation, this article reviews the account of last 5 years' efforts on novel approaches for formulation and development of single molecule amino acids, ultra-short peptide self-assemblies (di- and tri- peptides only) and their derivatives as drug/gene carriers and tissue-engineering systems.
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- Seema Gupta
- Chemistry Department, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Chemistry Department, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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Feger G, Angelov B, Angelova A. Prediction of Amphiphilic Cell-Penetrating Peptide Building Blocks from Protein-Derived Amino Acid Sequences for Engineering of Drug Delivery Nanoassemblies. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:4069-4078. [PMID: 32337991 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c01618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Amphiphilic molecules, forming self-assembled nanoarchitectures, are typically composed of hydrophobic and hydrophilic domains. Peptide amphiphiles can be designed from two, three, or four building blocks imparting novel structural and functional properties and affinities for interaction with cellular membranes or intracellular organelles. Here we present a combined numerical approach to design amphiphilic peptide scaffolds that are derived from the human nuclear Ki-67 protein. Ki-67 acts, like a biosurfactant, as a steric and electrostatic charge barrier against the collapse of mitotic chromosomes. The proposed predictive design of new Ki-67 protein-derived amphiphilic amino acid sequences exploits the computational outcomes of a set of web-accessible predictors, which are based on machine learning methods. The ensemble of such artificial intelligence algorithms, involving support vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF) classifiers, and neural networks (NN), enables the nanoengineering of a broad range of innovative peptide materials for therapeutic delivery in various applications. Amphiphilic cell-penetrating peptides (CPP), derived from natural protein sequences, may spontaneously form self-assembled nanocarriers characterized by enhanced cellular uptake. Thanks to their inherent low immunogenicity, they may enable the safe delivery of therapeutic molecules across the biological barriers.
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- Guillaume Feger
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay UMR8612, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Na Slovance 2, CZ-18221 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay UMR8612, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Li Y, Xue B, Cao Y. 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Synthetic Protein Hydrogels. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:512-524. [PMID: 35648497 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Our bodies are composed of soft tissues made of various proteins. In contrast, most hydrogels designed for biological applications are made of synthetic polymers. Recently, it is increasingly recognized that genetically synthesized proteins can be tailored as building blocks of hydrogels with biological, chemical, and mechanical properties similar to native soft tissues. In this Viewpoint, we summarize recent progress in synthetic protein hydrogels. We compare the structural and mechanical properties of different protein building blocks. We discuss various biocompatible cross-linking strategies based on covalent chemical reactions and noncovalent physical interactions. We introduce how stimulus-responsive conformational changes or intermolecular interactions at the molecular level can be used to engineer responsive hydrogels. We highlight that hydrogel network structures are as important as the protein sequences for the properties and functions of protein hydrogels and should be carefully designed. Despite great progress and potentials of synthetic protein hydrogels, there are still quite a few unsettled challenges and unexploited opportunities, providing abundant room for future investigation and development, particularly as this field is quickly expanding beyond its initial stage. We discuss a number of possible directions, including optimizing protein production and reducing cost, engineering anisotropic hydrogels to better mimic native tissues, rationally designing hydrogel mechanical properties, investigating interplays of hydrogels and residing cells for 3D cell culture and organoid construction, and evaluating long-term cytotoxicity and immune response.
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- Ying Li
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), Nanjing, China 210044
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China 210093
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China 210093
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, 210023
- Institute of Brain Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, 210023
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Han S, Huang K, Gu Z, Wu J. Tumor immune microenvironment modulation-based drug delivery strategies for cancer immunotherapy. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:413-436. [PMID: 31829394 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08086d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The past years have witnessed promising clinical feedback for anti-cancer immunotherapies, which have become one of the hot research topics; however, they are limited by poor delivery kinetics, narrow patient response profiles, and systemic side effects. To the best of our knowledge, the development of cancer is highly associated with the immune system, especially the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). Based on the comprehensive understanding of the complexity and diversity of TIME, drug delivery strategies focused on the modulation of TIME can be of great significance for directing and improving cancer immunotherapy. This review highlights the TIME modulation in cancer immunotherapy and summarizes the versatile TIME modulation-based cancer immunotherapeutic strategies, medicative principles and accessory biotechniques for further clinical transformation. Remarkably, the recent advances of cancer immunotherapeutic drug delivery systems and future prospects of TIME modulation-based drug delivery systems for much more controlled and precise cancer immunotherapy will be emphatically discussed.
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- Shuyan Han
- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument of Guangdong Province, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Mehra RR, Basu A, Christman RM, Harjit J, Mishra AK, Tiwari AK, DuttKonar A. Mechanoresponsive, proteolytically stable and biocompatible supergelators from ultra short enantiomeric peptides with sustained drug release propensity. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj00102c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This report describes the discovery of a set of decanoic acid based amphiphilic derivatives that serves as a template for the stabilization of hydrogel nanoparticles for the sustained release of model drugs.
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- Radha Rani Mehra
- Department of Chemistry
- Rajiv Gandhi Technological University
- Bhopal
- India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Rajiv Gandhi Technological University
- Bhopal
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Rajiv Gandhi Technological University
- Bhopal
- India
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Gao Y, Li Z, Huang J, Zhao M, Wu J. In situ formation of injectable hydrogels for chronic wound healing. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:8768-8780. [PMID: 33026387 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb01074j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hydrogels have been widely used in wound healing treatment over the past decade.
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- Yunfen Gao
- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Shenzhen
- China
- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
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- Shenzhen Lansi Institute of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
- Shenzhen
- China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Shenzhen
- China
- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
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Kim H, Kim I, Hwang JH, Park J, Ahn H, Han EH, Lee E. Glutathione-adaptive peptide amphiphile vesicles rationally designed using positionable disulfide-bridges for effective drug transport. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00504e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The drug loading/releasing capability of GSH-responsive nanovesicles self-assembled from peptide amphiphiles was controlled by varying the location and number of disulfide-linkages in the peptide for the selective drug-release into tumor cells.
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- Hayeon Kim
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
- Gwangju 61005
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
- Gwangju 61005
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
- Gwangju 61005
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
- Gwangju 61005
- Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory
- Pohang University of Science and Technology
- Pohang 37673
- Republic of Korea
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- Division of Bioconvergence Analysis
- Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)
- Cheongju 28119
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
- Gwangju 61005
- Republic of Korea
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Zhang N, Qi R, Li H, Guan B, Liu Y, Han Y, Wang Y. Interaction of phospholipid vesicles with gemini surfactants of different lysine spacer lengths. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:9458-9467. [PMID: 31742300 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm02040c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Peptide surfactants have shown many potential applications in biology and medicine; however, the mechanism of their interactions with biomembranes is still unclear. This work has studied the interactions of cationic peptide gemini surfactants based on lysine spacers (12-(Lys)n-12, n = 2, 4, and 6) with model biological membranes, which are represented by the vesicles separately formed by zwitterionic unsaturated phospholipid 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC), anionic unsaturated phospholipid 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) (DOPG, sodium salt) and the DOPC/DOPG (1 : 1) mixture. The experiment results show that the presence of negatively charged DOPG slightly affects the interaction manners of 12-(Lys)n-12 with the vesicles, while the interaction of 12-(Lys)2-12 with the phospholipid vesicles is significantly different from that of 12-(Lys)4-12 and 12-(Lys)6-12 with the vesicles. The binding strength decreases in the order of 12-(Lys)4-12 > 12-(Lys)6-12 > 12-(Lys)2-12. The 12-(Lys)4-12 surfactant solubilizes the DOPC vesicles, and makes the DOPC molecules join the surfactant stiff fibers and changes them into long and flexible wormlike micelles, while the 12-(Lys)6-12 and 12-(Lys)2-12 aggregates are disassembled by the DOPC vesicles, and the surfactant molecules join the DOPC vesicles and convert the unilamellar vesicles into multilamellar vesicles. This work should be helpful in understanding the interaction of peptide surfactants with phospholipid membranes.
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- Na Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, and Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, and Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, and Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, and Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, and Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Sun Y, Ma W, Yang Y, He M, Li A, Bai L, Yu B, Yu Z. Cancer nanotechnology: Enhancing tumor cell response to chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma therapy. Asian J Pharm Sci 2019; 14:581-594. [PMID: 32104485 PMCID: PMC7032247 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajps.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the deadliest cancers due to its complexities, reoccurrence after surgical resection, metastasis and heterogeneity. In addition to sorafenib and lenvatinib for the treatment of HCC approved by FDA, various strategies including transarterial chemoembolization, radiotherapy, locoregional therapy and chemotherapy have been investigated in clinics. Recently, cancer nanotechnology has got great attention for the treatment of various cancers including HCC. Both passive and active targetings are progressing at a steady rate. Herein, we describe the lessons learned from pathogenesis of HCC and the understanding of targeted and non-targeted nanoparticles used for the delivery of small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, miRNAs and peptides. Exploring current efficacy is to enhance tumor cell response of chemotherapy. It highlights the opportunities and challenges faced by nanotechnologies in contemporary hepatocellular carcinoma therapy, where personalized medicine is increasingly becoming the mainstay. Overall objective of this review is to enhance our understanding in the design and development of nanotechnology for treatment of HCC.
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- Yongbing Sun
- National Engineering Research Center for solid preparation technology of Chinese Medicines, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Nanchang 330006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510315, China
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- Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510315, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506, USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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