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Gül D, Önal Acet B, Lu Q, Stauber RH, Odabaşı M, Acet Ö. Revolution in Cancer Treatment: How Are Intelligently Designed Nanostructures Changing the Game? Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5171. [PMID: 38791209 PMCID: PMC11120744 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105171] [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: 04/04/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Nanoparticles (NPs) are extremely important tools to overcome the limitations imposed by therapeutic agents and effectively overcome biological barriers. Smart designed/tuned nanostructures can be extremely effective for cancer treatment. The selection and design of nanostructures and the adjustment of size and surface properties are extremely important, especially for some precision treatments and drug delivery (DD). By designing specific methods, an important era can be opened in the biomedical field for personalized and precise treatment. Here, we focus on advances in the selection and design of nanostructures, as well as on how the structure and shape, size, charge, and surface properties of nanostructures in biological fluids (BFs) can be affected. We discussed the applications of specialized nanostructures in the therapy of head and neck cancer (HNC), which is a difficult and aggressive type of cancer to treat, to give an impetus for novel treatment approaches in this field. We also comprehensively touched on the shortcomings, current trends, and future perspectives when using nanostructures in the treatment of cancer.
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- Désirée Gül
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University Medical Center, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (B.Ö.A.); (Q.L.); (R.H.S.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University Medical Center, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (B.Ö.A.); (Q.L.); (R.H.S.)
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, Aksaray University, Aksaray 68100, Turkey;
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University Medical Center, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (B.Ö.A.); (Q.L.); (R.H.S.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University Medical Center, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (B.Ö.A.); (Q.L.); (R.H.S.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, Aksaray University, Aksaray 68100, Turkey;
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University Medical Center, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (B.Ö.A.); (Q.L.); (R.H.S.)
- Pharmacy Services Program, Vocational School of Health Science, Tarsus University, Tarsus 33100, Turkey
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Yu C, Li L, Wang S, Xu Y, Wang L, Huang Y, Hieawy A, Liu H, Ma J. Advances in nanomaterials for the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers: A review. Bioact Mater 2023; 25:430-444. [PMID: 37056270 PMCID: PMC10087112 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.08.010] [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: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Nanomaterials (NMs) have increasingly been used for the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers (HNCs) over the past decade. HNCs can easily infiltrate surrounding tissues and form distant metastases, meaning that most patients with HNC are diagnosed at an advanced stage and often have a poor prognosis. Since NMs can be used to deliver various agents, including imaging agents, drugs, genes, vaccines, radiosensitisers, and photosensitisers, they play a crucial role in the development of novel technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of HNCs. Indeed, NMs have been reported to enhance delivery efficiency and improve the prognosis of patients with HNC by allowing targeted delivery, controlled release, responses to stimuli, and the delivery of multiple agents. In this review, we consider recent advances in NMs that could be used to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of patients with HNC and the potential for future research.
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- Cheng Yu
- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Endodontics, Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Division of Endodontics, Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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Zhang Y, Pei R. Editorial: Special issue on advances in nanomedicine. Biomed Mater 2022; 17. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ac8fc9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Nanomaterials are being increasingly used to develop new methods of disease diagnosis and treatment, thereby providing novel paradigms to break through the current limitations of medicine. However, there is still a long way toward the complete revolution for nanomedicine in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. As nanoparticles are highly complex products and difficult to characterize, there are still many challenges. This special issue on Advances in Nanomedicine includes a series of topical reviews and original research articles that highlight the recent advances in diagnosis and therapy of nanomaterials.
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Fan H, Yan T, Chen S, Du Z, Alimu G, Zhu L, Ma R, Tang X, Heng Y, Alifu N, Zhang X. Polydopamine encapsulated new indocyanine green theranostic nanoparticles for enhanced photothermal therapy in cervical cancer HeLa cells. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:984166. [PMID: 36213060 PMCID: PMC9534555 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.984166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) has attracted extensive attention in cancer treatment due to its non-invasiveness, high efficiency, and repeatability in recent years. Photothermal agents (PTAs) are the key factor for PTT. Recently, although an increasing number of PTAs have been developed, there is still a great demand for optimized photothermal nanoparticles (NPs) with low toxicity, bio-safety and stability. Herein, new indocyanine green (IR820) with near-infrared (NIR:700–1,700 nm) fluorescence emission was selected as a photothermal agent (PTA). To enhance the PTT property, IR820 was encapsulated with another kind of PTA, polydopamine (PDA) under alkaline conditions. Furthermore, to improve the biocompatibility of the NPs, methoxy polyethylene glycol amine (mPEG-NH2) was modified via a Michael addition to form a novel kind of IR820@PDA@PEG NPs. After detailed characterization and analysis, the obtained IR820@PDA@PEG NPs showed a spherical shape with an average diameter of ∼159.6 nm. Meanwhile, the formed IR820@PDA@PEG NPs exhibited better photostability and lower cytotoxicity than free IR820 molecules. The photothermal performance of IR820@PDA@PEG NPs was further analyzed in vitro, and the temperature of IR820@PDA@PEG NPs (100 μg/ml) reached 54.8°C under 793 nm laser irradiation. Afterwards, the cellular uptake of IR820@PDA@PEG NPs was evaluated via confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopic imaging. Then, PTT experiments on HeLa cells demonstrated that IR820@PDA@PEG NPs can hyperthermal ablate cancer cells (∼49.1%) under 793 nm laser irradiation. Therefore, IR820@PDA@PEG NPs would be a promising PTA for the treatment of cervical cancer HeLa cells.
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- Huimin Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, School of Medical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Central Laboratory of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Urumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, School of Medical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
- *Correspondence: Nuernisha Alifu, ; Xueliang Zhang,
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, School of Medical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
- *Correspondence: Nuernisha Alifu, ; Xueliang Zhang,
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Bonelli J, Ortega-Forte E, Rovira A, Bosch M, Torres O, Cuscó C, Rocas J, Ruiz J, Marchán V. Improving Photodynamic Therapy Anticancer Activity of a Mitochondria-Targeted Coumarin Photosensitizer Using a Polyurethane-Polyurea Hybrid Nanocarrier. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:2900-2913. [PMID: 35695426 PMCID: PMC9277592 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Integration of photosensitizers (PSs) within nanoscale delivery systems offers great potential for overcoming some of the "Achiles' heels" of photodynamic therapy (PDT). Herein, we have encapsulated a mitochondria-targeted coumarin PS into amphoteric polyurethane-polyurea hybrid nanocapsules (NCs) with the aim of developing novel nanoPDT agents. The synthesis of coumarin-loaded NCs involved the nanoemulsification of a suitable prepolymer in the presence of a PS without needing external surfactants, and the resulting small nanoparticles showed improved photostability compared with the free compound. Nanoencapsulation reduced dark cytotoxicity of the coumarin PS and significantly improved in vitro photoactivity with red light toward cancer cells, which resulted in higher phototherapeutic indexes compared to free PS. Importantly, this nanoformulation impaired tumoral growth of clinically relevant three-dimensional multicellular tumor spheroids. Mitochondrial photodamage along with reactive oxygen species (ROS) photogeneration was found to trigger autophagy and apoptotic cell death of cancer cells.
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- Joaquín Bonelli
- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Orgànica, Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat
de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona
(UB), E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Nanobiotechnological
Polymers Division, Ecopol Tech, S.L., El Foix Business Park, Indústria
7, L’Arboç del Penedès, 43720 Tarragona, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Universidad
de Murcia, Institute for Bio-Health Research of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), E-30071 Murcia, Spain
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Orgànica, Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat
de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona
(UB), E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat
de Microscòpia Òptica Avançada, Centres Científics
i Tecnològics (CCiTUB), Universitat
de Barcelona (UB), E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanobiotechnological
Polymers Division, Ecopol Tech, S.L., El Foix Business Park, Indústria
7, L’Arboç del Penedès, 43720 Tarragona, Spain
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- Nanobiotechnological
Polymers Division, Ecopol Tech, S.L., El Foix Business Park, Indústria
7, L’Arboç del Penedès, 43720 Tarragona, Spain
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- Nanobiotechnological
Polymers Division, Ecopol Tech, S.L., El Foix Business Park, Indústria
7, L’Arboç del Penedès, 43720 Tarragona, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Universidad
de Murcia, Institute for Bio-Health Research of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), E-30071 Murcia, Spain
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Orgànica, Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat
de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona
(UB), E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Gu H, Liu W, Zhen S, Long S, Sun W, Cao J, Zhao X, Du J, Fan J, Peng X. "Internal and External Combined" Nonradiative Decay-Based Nanoagents for Photoacoustic Image-Guided Highly Efficient Photothermal Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:46353-46360. [PMID: 34559529 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Rational manipulation of nonradiative decay channels is of crucial significance to improve photothermal conversion efficiency (PCE) and design photothermal agents. We first used the "internal and external combined" nonradiative decay strategy to enhance PCE. Specifically, organic IR-Y6 NPs with strong NIR absorption and high molar extinction coefficient were prepared and characterized. By means of TD-DFT calculations and fs-TA spectroscopy, the dual nonradiative decay channels composed of the free rotor (external strategy) and ultrafast dark excited states (DESs) between S0 and S1 states (internal strategy) were proved, which significantly enhanced PCE, up to 66%. IR-Y6 NPs were applied to a mice tumor model for photoacoustic image-guided photothermal therapy, showing complete tumor ablation ability and good biocompatibility for the normal organs. This work is of significance to deeply understand the nonradiation decay mechanism and rational design of high-performance PTT agents.
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- Hua Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo 315016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo 315016, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin Campus, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo 315016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo 315016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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