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Luo X, Sun HY, Lu SY, Zhou Y, Xu ZQ, Zhong N, Lu YS, Wang SJ, Shi HB, Tian W. Fe-doped Cu-based bimetallic metal-organic frameworks as nanoscale microwave sensitizers for enhancing microwave thermal and dynamic therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:11069-11080. [PMID: 38745454 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00654b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Microwave ablation (MWA) is recognized as a novel treatment modality that can kill tumor cells by heating the ions and polar molecules in these cells through high-speed rotation and friction. However, the size and location of the tumor affect the effective ablation range of microwave hyperthermia, resulting in residual tumor tissue and a high recurrence rate. Due to their tunable porous structure and high specific surface area, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can serve as microwave sensitizers, promoting microwave energy conversion owing to ion collisions in the porous structure of the MOFs. Moreover, iron-based compounds are known to possess peroxidase-like catalytic activity. Therefore, Fe-doped Cu bimetallic MOFs (FCMs) were prepared through a hydrothermal process. These FCM nanoparticles not only increased the efficiency of microwave-thermal energy conversion as microwave sensitizers but also promoted the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by consuming glutathione (GSH) and promoted the Fenton reaction to enhance microwave dynamic therapy (MDT). The in vitro and in vivo results showed that the combination of MWA and MDT treatment effectively destroyed tumor tissues via microwave irradiation without inducing significant side effects on normal tissues. This study provides a new approach for the combined application of MOFs and microwave ablation, demonstrating excellent potential for future applications.
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- Xi Luo
- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Qiang W, Zhang M, Löbmann K, McCoy CP, Andrews GP, Zhao M. Use of solid thermolytic salts to facilitate microwave-induced in situ amorphization. Int J Pharm 2024; 651:123791. [PMID: 38195031 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Moisture was frequently used as dielectric heating source in classical microwave-able systems to facilitate microwave-induced in situ amorphization, however such systems may face the potential of drug hydrolysis. In this study, solid thermolytic salts were proposed to function as moisture substitutes and their feasibility and impacts on microwave-induced in situ amorphization were investigated. It was found that NH4HCO3 was a promising solid alkaline salt to facilitate both microwave-induced in situ amorphization and in situ salt formation of acidic indomethacin (IND). Moreover, it could improve the chemical stability of the drug and the dissolution performance of compacts relative to classical moisture-based compacts upon microwaving. Further mechanistic study suggested that the in situ amorphization occurred prior to the in situ salt formation, especially in formulations with low drug loadings and high solid salt mass ratios. For compacts with low polymer ratios, in situ salt formation took place subsequently, where the previously amorphized IND within compacts could interact with the NH3 gas produced in situ by the decomposition of NH4HCO3 and form the ammonium IND salt. Microwaving time showed great impacts on the decomposition of NH4HCO3 and the in situ generation of water and NH3, which indirectly affected the amorphization and salt formation of IND. In comparison to the moisture-based systems, the NH4HCO3-based system showed a number of advantages, including the reduced potential of IND hydrolysis due to the absence of absorbed moisture, a wider category of applicable polymeric carriers other than hygroscopic polymers, and an increase in drug loading up to 50% (w/w).
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- Wei Qiang
- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; Life Quality Engineering Interest Group, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; China Medical University- Queen's University Belfast Joint College (CQC), China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China.
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Hasan N, Nadaf A, Imran M, Jiba U, Sheikh A, Almalki WH, Almujri SS, Mohammed YH, Kesharwani P, Ahmad FJ. Skin cancer: understanding the journey of transformation from conventional to advanced treatment approaches. Mol Cancer 2023; 22:168. [PMID: 37803407 PMCID: PMC10559482 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-023-01854-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
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Skin cancer is a global threat to the healthcare system and is estimated to incline tremendously in the next 20 years, if not diagnosed at an early stage. Even though it is curable at an early stage, novel drug identification, clinical success, and drug resistance is another major challenge. To bridge the gap and bring effective treatment, it is important to understand the etiology of skin carcinoma, the mechanism of cell proliferation, factors affecting cell growth, and the mechanism of drug resistance. The current article focusses on understanding the structural diversity of skin cancers, treatments available till date including phytocompounds, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, photothermal therapy, surgery, combination therapy, molecular targets associated with cancer growth and metastasis, and special emphasis on nanotechnology-based approaches for downregulating the deleterious disease. A detailed analysis with respect to types of nanoparticles and their scope in overcoming multidrug resistance as well as associated clinical trials has been discussed.
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- Nazeer Hasan
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4102, Australia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, 24381, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, 61421, Asir-Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India.
- Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Kuthambakkam, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India.
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Qin Q, Yang M, Shi Y, Cui H, Pan C, Ren W, Wu A, Hu J. Mn-doped Ti-based MOFs for magnetic resonance imaging-guided synergistic microwave thermal and microwave dynamic therapy of liver cancer. Bioact Mater 2023; 27:72-81. [PMID: 37006824 PMCID: PMC10063380 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Currently, precise ablation of tumors without damaging the surrounding normal tissue is still an urgent problem for clinical microwave therapy of liver cancer. Herein, we synthesized Mn-doped Ti MOFs (Mn–Ti MOFs) nanosheets by in-situ doping method and applied them for microwave therapy. Infrared thermal imaging results indicate Mn–Ti MOFs can rapidly increase the temperature of normal saline, attributing to the porous structure improving microwave-induced ion collision frequency. Moreover, Mn–Ti MOFs show higher 1O2 output than Ti MOFs under 2 W of low-power microwave irradiation due to the narrower band-gap after Mn doping. At the same time, Mn endows the MOFs with a desirable T1 contrast of magnetic resonance imaging (r2/r1 = 2.315). Further, results on HepG2 tumor-bearing mice prove that microwave-triggered Mn–Ti MOFs nearly eradicate the tumors after 14 days of treatment. Our study offers a promising sensitizer for synergistic microwave thermal and microwave dynamic therapy of liver cancer. Mn-doped Ti-MOFs nanosheets (Mn–Ti MOFs) were synthesized as novel microwave sensitizers. Mn–Ti MOFs can significantly generate heat and produce ROS under low-power microwave irradiation. The combination of microwave thermal therapy and microwave dynamic therapy can effectively inhibit the growth of tumor cells in vitro and in vivo. The microwave sensitizers have potential application in MRI-guided microwave therapy for liver cancer.
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- Qiongyu Qin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices and Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, 1219 ZhongGuan West Road, Ningbo, 315201, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices and Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, 1219 ZhongGuan West Road, Ningbo, 315201, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices and Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, 1219 ZhongGuan West Road, Ningbo, 315201, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Ningbo No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo, 315010, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices and Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, 1219 ZhongGuan West Road, Ningbo, 315201, PR China
- Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, 516000, PR China
- Corresponding author. Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices and Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, 1219 ZhongGuan West Road, Ningbo, 315201, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices and Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, 1219 ZhongGuan West Road, Ningbo, 315201, PR China
- Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, 516000, PR China
- Corresponding author. Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, 516000, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, PR China
- Corresponding author. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, PR China.
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Wang G, Tang Z, Gao Y, Liu P, Li Y, Li A, Chen X. Phase Change Thermal Storage Materials for Interdisciplinary Applications. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 36946191 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Functional phase change materials (PCMs) capable of reversibly storing and releasing tremendous thermal energy during the isothermal phase change process have recently received tremendous attention in interdisciplinary applications. The smart integration of PCMs with functional supporting materials enables multiple cutting-edge interdisciplinary applications, including optical, electrical, magnetic, acoustic, medical, mechanical, and catalytic disciplines etc. Herein, we systematically discuss thermal storage mechanism, thermal transfer mechanism, and energy conversion mechanism, and summarize the state-of-the-art advances in interdisciplinary applications of PCMs. In particular, the applications of PCMs in acoustic, mechanical, and catalytic disciplines are still in their infancy. Simultaneously, in-depth insights into the correlations between microscopic structures and thermophysical properties of composite PCMs are revealed. Finally, current challenges and future prospects are also highlighted according to the up-to-date interdisciplinary applications of PCMs. This review aims to arouse broad research interest in the interdisciplinary community and provide constructive references for exploring next generation advanced multifunctional PCMs for interdisciplinary applications, thereby facilitating their major breakthroughs in both fundamental researches and commercial applications.
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- Ge Wang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- School of Chemistry Biology and Materials Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Yu QH, Huang R, Wu KY, Han XL, Cheng YJ, Liu WL, Zhang AQ, Qin SY. Infection-activated lipopeptide nanotherapeutics with adaptable geometrical morphology for in vivo bacterial ablation. Acta Biomater 2022; 154:359-373. [PMID: 36191775 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.09.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The nonselective membrane disruption of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) helps in combating the antibacterial resistance. But their overall positive charges lead to undesirable hemolysis and toxicity toward normal living cells, as well as the rapid clearance from blood circulation. In consequence, developing smart AMPs to optimize the antimicrobial outcomes is highly urgent. Relying on the local acidity of microbial infection sites, in this work, we designed an acidity-triggered charge reversal nanotherapeutics with adaptable geometrical morphology for bacterial targeting and optimized therapy. C16-A3K4-CONH2 was proposed and the ε-amino groups in lysine residues were acylated by dimethylmaleic amide (DMA), enabling the generated C16-A3K4(DMA)-CONH2 to self-assemble into negatively charged spherical nanostructure, which relieved the protein adsorption and prolonged blood circulation in vivo. After the access of C16-A3K4(DMA)-CONH2 into the microbial infection sites, acid-sensitive β-carboxylic amide would hydrolyze to regenerate the positive C16-A3K4-CONH2 to destabilize the negatively charged bacterial membrane. In the meanwhile, attractively, the self-assembled spherical nanoparticle transformed to rod-like nanostructure, which was in favor of the efficient binding with bacterial membranes due to the larger contact area. Our results showed that the acid-activated AMP nanotherapeutics exhibited strong and broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities against Yeast, Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, Gram-negative Escherichia coli, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Moreover, the biocompatible lipopeptide nanotherapeutics dramatically improved the dermapostasis caused by bacterial infection. The strategy of merging pathology-activated therapeutic function and morphological adaptation to augment therapeutic outcomes shows the great potential for bacterial inhibition. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The overall positive charges of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) lead to undesirable hemolysis and nonselective toxicity, as well as the rapid clearance from blood circulation. Infection-activated lipopeptide nanotherapeutics with adaptable geometrical morphology were developed to address these issues. The self-assembled lipopeptide was pre-decorated to reverse the positive charge to reduce the hemolysis and nonselective cytotoxicity. After accessing the acidic infection sites, the nanotherapeutics recovered the positive charge to destabilize negatively charged bacterial membranes. Meanwhile, the morphology of self-assembled nanotherapeutics transformed from spherical nanoparticles to rod-like nanostructures in the lesion site, facilitating the improved association with bacterial membranes to boost the therapeutic efficiency. These results provide new design rationale for AMPs developed for bacterial inhibition.
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- Qi-Hang Yu
- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Li W, Zhang S, Xing D, Qin H. Pulsed Microwave-Induced Thermoacoustic Shockwave for Precise Glioblastoma Therapy with the Skin and Skull Intact. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201342. [PMID: 35585690 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Glioblastoma has a dismal prognosis and is a critical and urgent health issue that requires aggressive research and determined clinical efforts. Due to its diffuse and infiltrative growth in the brain parenchyma, complete neurosurgical resection is rarely possible. Here, pulsed microwave-induced thermoacoustic (MTA) therapy is proposed as a potential alternative modality to precisely and effectively eradicate in vivo orthotopic glioblastoma. A nanoparticle composed of polar amino acids and adenosine-based agonists is constructed with high microwave absorbance and selective penetration of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) at the tumor site. This nanoparticle can activate the adenosine receptor on the BBB to allow self-passage and tumor accumulation. The nanoparticle converts absorbed microwaves into ultrasonic shockwaves via the thermoacoustic cavitation effect. The ultrasonic shockwave can mechanically destroy tumor cells within a short range with minimal damage to adjacent normal brain tissue due to the rapid decay of the ultrasonic shockwave intensity. The deep tissue penetration characteristics of the microwave and the rapid decay of the ultrasonic shockwave make MTA therapy a promising glioblastoma cure including intact skin and skull.
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- Wenjing Li
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
- Guangzhou Key Lab of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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Li S, Chen Z, Tan L, Wu Q, Ren X, Fu C, Niu M, Li H, Meng X. MOF@COF nanocapsule for the enhanced microwave thermal-dynamic therapy and anti-angiogenesis of colorectal cancer. Biomaterials 2022; 283:121472. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Li S, Zhang W, Lan X, Tan L, Chen X, Lv KP, Huang Z, Gou L, Wan J, Meng X. High Biocompatible Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-Based Nanosensitizer With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Capacity for Tumor Targeted Microwave Hyperthermia and Chemotherapy. J Biomed Nanotechnol 2022; 18:369-380. [PMID: 35484737 DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2022.3259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Microwave (MW) hyperthermia has been widely studied in tumor therapy, while the lack of specificity, and the potential toxicity induced by instability or difficulty in degradation of existed MW thermal sensitizers still limits the application. Herein, a new biocompatible Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)-based nanosensitizer of Dtxl-Gd@PLGA-PEG-TPP (DGPPT) with capacities of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and mitochondrial targeting for MW hyperthermia combined with chemotherapy was constructed via a double emulsion solvent evaporation method. The modified TPP significantly enhanced the specificity of sensitizer for targeting mitochondria, a heat-sensitive energy supply plant in cells. Thus the MW thermal damage induced by the loaded Gd in PLGA nanospheres was also strengthened. Together, the system could also achieve MR imaging due to the existence of Gd. In addition, the encapsulated Dtxl performed the chemotherapy of inhibiting mitochondrial function for assisting with MW hyperthermia. In vivo experiments demonstrated that PLGA had high biocompatibility that no obvious damage occurred even the dose was up to 200 mg/kg. Meanwhile, DGPPT+MW representing the combination of mitochondrial targeting and MW hyperthermia-chemotherapy has also been proved to shrink tumor size effectively. This study provides a new direction for building biosafe and multifunctional MW sensitizer with active targeting ability to impede tumor growth.
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- Shimei Li
- Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Application of Nanomaterials, Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 29 Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Application of Nanomaterials, Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 29 Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Application of Nanomaterials, Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 29 Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Application of Nanomaterials, Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 29 Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Xie L, Liu R, Chen X, He M, Zhang Y, Chen S. Micelles Based on Lysine, Histidine, or Arginine: Designing Structures for Enhanced Drug Delivery. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:744657. [PMID: 34646819 PMCID: PMC8503256 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.744657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Natural amino acids and their derivatives are excellent building blocks of polymers for various biomedical applications owing to the non-toxicity, biocompatibility, and ease of multifunctionalization. In the present review, we summarized the common approaches to designing and constructing functional polymeric micelles based on basic amino acids including lysine, histidine, and arginine and highlighted their applications as drug carriers for cancer therapy. Different polypeptide architectures including linear polypeptides and dendrimers were developed for efficient drug loading and delivery. Besides, polylysine- and polyhistidine-based micelles could enable pH-responsive drug release, and polyarginine can realize enhanced membrane penetration and gas therapy by generating metabolites of nitric oxide (NO). It is worth mentioning that according to the structural or functional characteristics of basic amino acids and their derivatives, key points for designing functional micelles with excellent drug delivery efficiency are importantly elaborated in order to pave the way for exploring micelles based on basic amino acids.
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- Li Xie
- School of Medicine and Nursing, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Medicine and Nursing, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Medicine and Nursing, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Medicine and Nursing, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Medicine and Nursing, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Medicine and Nursing, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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Zeng R, He T, Lu L, Li K, Luo Z, Cai K. Ultra-thin metal-organic framework nanosheets for chemo-photodynamic synergistic therapy. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:4143-4153. [PMID: 33973611 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00528f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Synergistic therapies, such as chemo-photodynamic therapy, have been growing fast because of their efficacy against cancers. Although metal-organic frameworks have been widely studied in the field of drug delivery, the metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with a two-dimensional (2D) structure integrated by photosensitizers are rarely reported. However, chemo-photodynamic therapy still has limitations such as the inhibitory effect from intracellular glutathione (GSH). In this work, a simple bottom-up synthesis method was used to synthesize a pH-responsive drug delivery system with a 2D MOF structure. In particular, tetracarboxyporphyrin (TCPP) derivatives were coordinated with bivalent copper ions as organic bridging molecules in a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) solution, and copper porphyrin MOFs (Cu-TCPP nanosheets) were synthesized by a hydrothermal method from bottom to top. DOX was loaded onto Cu-TCPP nanosheets by π-π stacking with a high drug loading rate of 33%. DOX@Cu-TCPP nanosheets showed pH-responsive DOX releasing behaviour and significant GSH scavenging ability. In addition, the evaluation of in vitro and in vivo treatment showed that DOX@Cu-TCPP nanosheets had high anti-tumor activity and excellent biocompatibility. Therefore, this study opens a new idea for the application of MOF nanosheets in tumor therapy and provides a supporting basis for the treatment of cancers by chemo-photodynamic synergistic therapy.
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- Rui Zeng
- Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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Zhan S, Duan H, Pan L, Tu J, Jia D, Yang T, Li J. Molecular dynamics simulation of shock-induced microscopic bubble collapse. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:8446-8455. [PMID: 33876008 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00406a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Shock waves and micro-jets generated during the process of bubble collapse lead to cavitation damage on the surface of materials in hydraulic machinery equipment parts, which is attention. However, research on the dynamics of bubble collapse is still unclear. In this work, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are used to study the compression and collapse processes of microscopic bubbles under the impact of different velocities for water molecules. The velocities of the shock wave, time of bubble collapse and shock pressure of collapse were obtained. Results showed that higher the impact velocity, shorter is the time of bubble collapse and the higher velocity of the micro-jet. After the bubble collapse, the micro-jet will form secondary water hammer shocks and a greater shock pressure. The water structure appears to undergo a phase change (ice-VII structure) when the velocity of water molecules is 1.0 km s-1. The shock induces the bubble collapse and the micro-jet significantly increases the chemical activity of water molecules; the degree of ionization of water molecules increases with the shock velocity. In addition, the Hugoniot curve of the shock velocity obtained by molecular dynamics simulations are in good agreement with the experimental data.
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- Shengpeng Zhan
- State Key Laboratory of Special Surface Protection Materials and Application Technology, Wuhan Research Institute of Materials Protection, Wuhan 430030, China.
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Karabasz A, Bzowska M, Szczepanowicz K. Biomedical Applications of Multifunctional Polymeric Nanocarriers: A Review of Current Literature. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:8673-8696. [PMID: 33192061 PMCID: PMC7654520 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s231477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Polymeric nanomaterials have become a prominent area of research in the field of drug delivery. Their application in nanomedicine can improve bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, and, therefore, the effectiveness of various therapeutics or contrast agents. There are many studies for developing new polymeric nanocarriers; however, their clinical application is somewhat limited. In this review, we present new complex and multifunctional polymeric nanocarriers as promising and innovative diagnostic or therapeutic systems. Their multifunctionality, resulting from the unique chemical and biological properties of the polymers used, ensures better delivery, and a controlled, sequential release of many different therapeutics to the diseased tissue. We present a brief introduction of the classical formulation techniques and describe examples of multifunctional nanocarriers, whose biological assessment has been carried out at least in vitro. Most of them, however, also underwent evaluation in vivo on animal models. Selected polymeric nanocarriers were grouped depending on their medical application: anti-cancer drug nanocarriers, nanomaterials delivering compounds for cancer immunotherapy or regenerative medicine, components of vaccines nanomaterials used for topical application, and lifestyle diseases, ie, diabetes.
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- Alicja Karabasz
- Department of Cell Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Cell Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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Padya BS, Pandey A, Pisay M, Koteshwara KB, Chandrashekhar Hariharapura R, Bhat KU, Biswas S, Mutalik S. Stimuli-responsive and cellular targeted nanoplatforms for multimodal therapy of skin cancer. Eur J Pharmacol 2020; 890:173633. [PMID: 33049302 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Interdisciplinary applications of nanopharmaceutical sciences have tremendous potential for enhancing pharmacokinetics, efficacy and safety of cancer therapy. The limitations of conventional therapeutic platforms used for skin cancer therapy have been largely overcome by the use of nanoplatforms. This review discusses various nanotechnological approaches experimented for the treatment of skin cancer. The review describes various polymeric, lipidic and inorganic nanoplatforms for efficient therapy of skin cancer. The stimuli-responsive nanoplatforms such as pH-responsive as well as temperature-responsive platforms have also been reviewed. Different strategies for potentiating the nanoparticles application for cancer therapy such as surface engineering, conjugation with drugs, stimulus-responsive and multimodal effect have also been discussed and compared with the available conventional treatments. Although, nanopharmaceuticals face challenges such as toxicity, cost and scale-up, efforts put-in to improve these drawbacks with continuous research would deliver exciting and promising results in coming days.
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- Bharath Singh Padya
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Mangalore, Karnataka, 575025, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology & Science-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500078, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
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Wu Y, Wang L, Xiong Y, Zhou Q, Li L, Chen G, Ping Y, Davidson G, Levkin PA, Gao L, Deng W. Cell-based high-throughput screening of cationic polymers for efficient DNA and siRNA delivery. Acta Biomater 2020; 115:410-417. [PMID: 32853811 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Development of non-viral gene vectors which can efficiently and safely transfect plasmid DNA and siRNA into cells is of great importance for gene therapy. Despite lots of efforts spent, it is still imperative to develop suitable gene vectors with better transfection efficiency and low cytotoxicity. To this end, we successfully designed, synthesized and screened a library of 120 polymers (via nucleophilic substitution reaction between dihalides and amines). With cell-based transfection screening assays, 120 polymers were tested to evaluate their transfection efficiency of transporting DNA and siRNA into cells. Our results indicated that hydrophobic modification could greatly enhance cationic polymers' transfection efficiency, and polymers with long linkers usually showed better transfection performance, especially for polymers with the linker of 1, 12-dibromododecane (L3 linker). Besides, polyalkylamines exhibited better transfection efficiency with the polymer particle size around 200 nm and the zeta potential in the range of + 40 mV to +50 mV. Interestingly, polymer particles made from N15HL3 not only exhibited better DNA transfection efficiency in HEK 293T cells but also showed higher siRNA transfection efficiency in U87 Luc-GFP cells together with low cell toxicity than Lipofectamine 2000 (one of commercial transfection reagents). Therefore, it is hoped that our study here not only provides promising gene vector candidates for further evaluation in gene therapy, but also provides valuable insights for better understanding of the relationship between the chemical structures and gene transfection efficiency to rationally design better non-viral gene vectors for gene therapy in the future.
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- Yihang Wu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, P.R. China; Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, P.R. China
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany; Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Hong Kong
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, P.R. China
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, P.R. China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, P.R. China.
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Zeng F, Qin H, Liu L, Chang H, Chen Q, Wu L, Zhang L, Wu Z, Xing D. Photoacoustic-immune therapy with a multi-purpose black phosphorus-based nanoparticle. NANO RESEARCH 2020; 13:3403-3415. [PMID: 32904446 PMCID: PMC7455780 DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-3028-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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UNLABELLED Effective therapeutic strategies to precisely eradicate primary tumors with minimal side effects on normal tissue, inhibit metastases, and prevent tumor relapses, are the ultimate goals in the battle against cancer. We report a novel therapeutic strategy that combines adjuvant black phosphorus nanoparticle-based photoacoustic (PA) therapy with checkpoint-blockade immunotherapy. With the mitochondria targeting nanoparticle, PA therapy can achieve localized mechanical damage of mitochondria via PA cavitation and thus achieve precise eradication of the primary tumor. More importantly, PA therapy can generate tumor-associated antigens via the presence of the R848-containing nanoparticles as an adjuvant to promote strong antitumor immune responses. When combined with the checkpoint-blockade using anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4, the generated immunological responses will further promote the infiltrating CD8 and CD4 T-cells to increase the CD8/Foxp3 T-cell ratio to inhibit the growth of distant tumors beyond the direct impact range of the PA therapy. Furthermore, the number of memory T cells detected in the spleen is increased, and these cells inhibit tumor recurrence. This proposed strategy offers precise eradication of the primary tumor and can induce long-term tumor-specific immunity. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL Supplementary material is available for this article at 10.1007/s12274-020-3028-x and is accessible for authorized users.
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- Fanchu Zeng
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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Zhang L, Qin H, Zeng F, Wu Z, Wu L, Zhao S, Xing D. A stimulated liquid-gas phase transition nanoprobe dedicated to enhance the microwave thermoacoustic imaging contrast of breast tumors. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:16034-16040. [PMID: 32720966 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04441e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Microwave-induced thermoacoustic imaging (MTAI), combining the advantages of the high contrast of microwave imaging and the high resolution of ultrasonic imaging, is a potential candidate for breast tumor detection. MTAI probes have been used to extend thermoacoustic imaging to molecular imaging. However, due to the high content of water molecules in tissues, the thermoelastic expansion-based probes used in conventional MTAI are not capable of adequate enhancement. Herein, an MTAI nanoprobe for amplification of thermoacoustic (TA) signals by the stimulated liquid-gas phase transition mechanism has been developed, providing significantly higher signal amplitude than that from the conventional mechanism of thermoelastic expansion. The nanoprobe consists of liquid perfluorohexane (PFH) and tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanoparticles rich in defect electric dipoles. When irradiated with pulsed microwaves, the defect electric dipoles in WS2 were repeatedly polarized by gigahertz. This results in localized transient heating and an acoustic shockwave, which destroys the van der Waals forces between PFH molecules. Ultimately, liquid PFH droplets undergo a liquid-gas phase transition, generating dramatically enhanced TA signals. The practical feasibility was tested in vitro and in a breast tumor animal model. The results show that the proposed nanoprobe can greatly improve the contrast of tumor imaging. It will be a new generation probe for MTAI.
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- Le Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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Borgheti-Cardoso LN, Viegas JSR, Silvestrini AVP, Caron AL, Praça FG, Kravicz M, Bentley MVLB. Nanotechnology approaches in the current therapy of skin cancer. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2020; 153:109-136. [PMID: 32113956 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Skin cancer is a high burden disease with a high impact on global health. Conventional therapies have several drawbacks; thus, the development of effective therapies is required. In this context, nanotechnology approaches are an attractive strategy for cancer therapy because they enable the efficient delivery of drugs and other bioactive molecules to target tissues with low toxic effects. In this review, nanotechnological tools for skin cancer will be summarized and discussed. First, pathology and conventional therapies will be presented, followed by the challenges of skin cancer therapy. Then, the main features of developing efficient nanosystems will be discussed, and next, the most commonly used nanoparticles (NPs) described in the literature for skin cancer therapy will be presented. Subsequently, the use of NPs to deliver chemotherapeutics, immune and vaccine molecules and nucleic acids will be reviewed and discussed as will the combination of physical methods and NPs. Finally, multifunctional delivery systems to codeliver anticancer therapeutic agents containing or not surface functionalization will be summarized.
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Yang Z, Wang L, Liu Y, Liu S, Tang D, Meng L, Cui B. ZnO capped flower-like porous carbon-Fe 3O 4 composite as carrier for bi-triggered drug delivery. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 107:110256. [PMID: 31761234 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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In this work, ZnO capped flower-like porous carbon-Fe3O4 composite (FPCS-Fe3O4-ZnO) was constructed as a carrier for pH and microwave bi-triggered drug delivery. In the composite, the FPCS achieves high-efficiency drug loading, the Fe3O4 acts as magnetic targeting agent and microwave absorption enhancer, and the ZnO nanoparticle as a sealing agent in response to pH stimulation. The carrier exhibited a flower-mesoporous sphere of 270 nm, a specific surface area of 101 m2/g, a saturation magnetization of 14.08 emu/g, as well as good microwave thermal conversion properties (The temperature was raised from 25 °C to 60 °C only 24 s). Simultaneously, the carrier achieved an efficient drug loading with a drug loading rate of 99.1%. During the drug release experiments, obvious pH-dependent release behavior was observed, the drug release rate at 12 h was 8.2%, 19.0%, and 56.3% at pH 7.4, 5.0 and 3.0 respectively. Moreover the drug release rate increased from 8.2% to 39.9% after microwave stimulation at pH 7.4. In addition, cytotoxicity tests indicate that the carrier has good biocompatibility. Thus, this multifunctional pH and microwave bi-triggered carrier was expected to be further applied to drug delivery system(DDS).
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- Zhenfeng Yang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710127, China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Modern Agricultural Sciences, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710068, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Se-enriched Products Development and Quality Control(Ministry of Agriculture), National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Selenium-enriched Food Development, China Selenium Industry Research Institute, An'kang, Shaanxi, 725000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Se-enriched Products Development and Quality Control(Ministry of Agriculture), National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Selenium-enriched Food Development, China Selenium Industry Research Institute, An'kang, Shaanxi, 725000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710127, China.
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