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Pilch J, Potęga A, Kowalik P, Kowalczyk A, Bujak P, Kasprzak A, Paluszkiewicz E, Nowicka AM. In vitro biological evaluation of a novel folic acid-targeted receptor quantum dot-β-cyclodextrin carrier for C-2028 unsymmetrical bisacridine in the treatment of human lung and prostate cancers. Pharmacol Rep 2024; 76:823-837. [PMID: 38888724 PMCID: PMC11294431 DOI: 10.1007/s43440-024-00606-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Traditional small-molecule chemotherapeutics usually do not distinguish tumors from healthy tissues. However, nanotechnology creates nanocarriers that selectively deliver drugs to their site of action. This work is the next step in the development of the quantum dot-β-cyclodextrin-folic acid (QD-β-CD-FA) platform for targeted and selected delivery of C-2028 unsymmetrical bisacridine in cancer therapy. METHODS Herein, we report an initial biological evaluation (using flow cytometry and light microscopy) as well as cell migration analysis of QD-β-CD(C-2028)-FA nanoconjugate and its components in the selected human lung and prostate cancer cells, as well as against their respective normal cells. RESULTS C-2028 compound induced apoptosis, which was much stronger in cancer cells compared to normal cells. Conjugation of C-2028 with QDgreen increased cellular senescence, while the introduction of FA to the conjugate significantly decreased this process. C-2028 nanoencapsulation also reduced cell migration. Importantly, QDgreen and QDgreen-β-CD-FA themselves did not induce any toxic responses in studied cells. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the results demonstrate the high potential of a novel folic acid-targeted receptor quantum dot-β-cyclodextrin carrier (QDgreen-β-CD-FA) for drug delivery in cancer treatment. Nanoplatforms increased the amount of delivered compounds and demonstrated high suitability.
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- Joanna Pilch
- Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12 Str., Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12 Str., Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12 Str., Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland
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Johnson KK, Koshy P, Kopecky C, Devadason M, Biazik J, Zheng X, Jiang Y, Wang X, Liu Y, Holst J, Yang JL, Kilian KA, Sorrell CC. ROS-mediated anticancer effects of EGFR-targeted nanoceria. J Biomed Mater Res A 2024; 112:754-769. [PMID: 38084898 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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The therapeutic effectiveness of anticancer drugs, including nanomedicines, can be enhanced with active receptor-targeting strategies. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is an important cancer biomarker, constitutively expressed in sarcoma patients of different histological types. The present work reports materials and in vitro biomedical analyses of silanized (passive delivery) and/or EGF-functionalized (active delivery) ceria nanorods exhibiting highly defective catalytically active surfaces. The EGFR-targeting efficiency of nanoceria was confirmed by receptor-binding studies. Increased cytotoxicity and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production were observed for EGF-functionalized nanoceria owing to enhanced cellular uptake by HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells. The uptake was confirmed by TEM and confocal microscopy. Silanized nanoceria demonstrated negligible/minimal cytotoxicity toward healthy MRC-5 cells at 24 and 48 h, whereas this was significant at 72 h owing to a nanoceria accumulation effect. In contrast, considerable cytotoxicity toward the cancer cells was exhibited at all three times points. The ROS generation and associated cytotoxicity were moderated by the equilibrium between catalysis by ceria, generation of cell debris, and blockage of active sites. EGFR-targeting is shown to enhance the uptake levels of nanoceria by cancer cells, subsequently enhancing the overall anticancer activity and therapeutic performance of ceria.
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- Kochurani K Johnson
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Blood Cells and Blood Cancer Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Translational Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences and Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Translational Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences and Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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pH-Responsive Drug Delivery Nanoplatforms as Smart Carriers of Unsymmetrical Bisacridines for Targeted Cancer Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15010201. [PMID: 36678830 PMCID: PMC9861370 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15010201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Selective therapy and controlled drug release at an intracellular level remain key challenges for effective cancer treatment. Here, we employed folic acid (FA) as a self-navigating molecule in nanoconjugates containing quantum dots (QDs) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) for the delivery of antitumor unsymmetrical bisacridine compound (C-2028) to lung and prostate cancers as well as normal cells. The bisacridine derivative can form the inclusion complex with β-cyclodextrin molecule, due to the presence of a planar fragment in its structure. The stability of such a complex is pH-dependent. The drug release profile at different pH values and the mechanism of C-2028 release from QDs-β-CD-FA nanoconjugates were investigated. Next, the intracellular fate of compounds and their influence on lysosomal content in the cells were also studied. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy studies proved that all investigated compounds were delivered to acidic organelles, the pH of which promoted an increased release of C-2028 from its nanoconjugates. Since the pH in normal cells is higher than in cancer cells, the release of C-2028 from its nanoconjugates is decreased in these cells. Additionally, we obtained the concentration profiles of C-2028 in the selected cells treated with unbound C-2028 or nanoconjugate by the HPLC analysis.
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Khabirova S, Aleshin G, Plakhova T, Zubenko A, Shchukina A, Fedorova O, Averin A, Belova E, Bazarkina E, Kvashnina K, Kalmykov S. CeO 2-Azacrown Conjugate as a Nanoplatform for Combined Radiopharmaceuticals. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4484. [PMID: 36558337 PMCID: PMC9783244 DOI: 10.3390/nano12244484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study is one of the first attempts to assess CeO2 nanoparticles as a nanoplatform for radiopharmaceuticals with radionuclides. The process of functionalization using a bifunctional azacrown ligand is described, and the resulting conjugates are characterized by IR and Raman spectroscopy. Their complexes with 207Bi show a high stability in medically relevant media, thus encouraging the further study of these conjugates in vivo as potential combined radiopharmaceuticals.
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- Sofia Khabirova
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova, 28, GSP-1, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova, 28, GSP-1, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova, 28, GSP-1, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Ave. 31b4, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF—The European Synchrotron, CS40220, CEDEX 9, 38043 Grenoble, France
- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology, P.O. Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF—The European Synchrotron, CS40220, CEDEX 9, 38043 Grenoble, France
- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology, P.O. Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Thakur N, Sadhukhan P, Kundu M, Abhishek Singh T, Hatimuria M, Pabbathi A, Das J, Sil PC. Folic acid-functionalized cerium oxide nanoparticles as smart nanocarrier for pH-responsive and targeted delivery of Morin in breast cancer therapy. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lee K, Kim S, Sun S, Lee G, Kwon J, Hwang J, Seo J, Paik U, Song T. Hydrogenated ceria nanoparticles for high-efficiency silicate adsorption. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj04043c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The enriched Ce3+ ions were confirmed on the surface of hydrogenated ceria nanoparticles which play a key role as active sites in various chemical reactions including silicate adsorption.
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- Kangchun Lee
- Foundry Process Development Team, Semiconductor R&D Center, Samsung Electronics, Hwaseong, Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
- Material R&D Center, KCTech, Hwaseong, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clarkson University, New York, USA
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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Karimi S, Namazi H. A photoluminescent folic acid-derived carbon dot functionalized magnetic dendrimer as a pH-responsive carrier for targeted doxorubicin delivery. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj06261h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A fluorescent folic acid carbon dot-grafted magnetic dendrimer was synthesized as a potential carrier for targeted delivery of DOX drug in an acidic medium (pH 5). The carrier showed biodegradability, high colloidal stability, and good biocompatibility towards A549 cells.
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- Soheyla Karimi
- Research Laboratory of Dendrimers and Nanopolymers
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Tabriz
- Tabriz
- Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Dendrimers and Nanopolymers
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Tabriz
- Tabriz
- Iran
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Ju X, Fučíková A, Šmíd B, Nováková J, Matolínová I, Matolín V, Janata M, Bělinová T, Hubálek Kalbáčová M. Colloidal stability and catalytic activity of cerium oxide nanoparticles in cell culture media. RSC Adv 2020; 10:39373-39384. [PMID: 35515371 PMCID: PMC9057433 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08063b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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One of the biggest challenges for the biomedical applications of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeNPs) is to maintain their colloidal stability and catalytic activity as enzyme mimetics after nanoparticles enter the human cellular environment. This work examines the influences of CeNP surface properties on their colloidal stability and catalytic activity in cell culture media (CCM). Near-spherical CeNPs stabilized via different hydrophilic polymers were prepared through a wet-chemical precipitation method. CeNPs were stabilized via either electrostatic forces, steric forces, or a combination of both, generated by surface functionalization. CeNPs with electrostatic stabilization adsorb more proteins compared to CeNPs with only steric stabilization. The protein coverage further improves CeNPs colloidal stability in CCM. CeNPs with steric polymer stabilizations exhibited better resistance against agglomeration caused by the high ionic strength in CCM. These results suggest a strong correlation between CeNPs intrinsic surface properties and the extrinsic influences of the environment. The most stabilized sample in CCM is poly(acrylic acid) coated CeNPs (PAA-CeNPs), with a combination of both electrostatic and steric forces on the surface. It shows a hydrodynamic diameter of 15 nm while preserving 90% of its antioxidant activity in CCM. PAA-CeNPs are non-toxic to the osteoblastic cell line SAOS-2 and exhibit promising potential as a therapeutic alternative.
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- Xiaohui Ju
- Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University V Holešovičkách 2 18000 Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Physics and Optics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University Ke Karlovu 3 12116 Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University V Holešovičkách 2 18000 Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University V Holešovičkách 2 18000 Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University V Holešovičkách 2 18000 Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University V Holešovičkách 2 18000 Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University V Holešovičkách 2 18000 Prague Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty in Pilsen, Charles University Alej Svobody 1655/76 32300 Pilsen Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty in Pilsen, Charles University Alej Svobody 1655/76 32300 Pilsen Czech Republic
- Institute of Pathological Physiology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University U Nemocnice 5 12853 Prague Czech Republic
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