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Strategies for Solubility and Bioavailability Enhancement and Toxicity Reduction of Norcantharidin. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27227740. [PMID: 36431851 PMCID: PMC9693198 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227740] [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: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cantharidin (CTD) is the main active ingredient isolated from Mylabris, and norcantharidin (NCTD) is a demethylated derivative of CTD, which has similar antitumor activity to CTD and lower toxicity than CTD. However, the clinical use of NCTD is limited due to its poor solubility, low bioavailability, and toxic effects on normal cells. To overcome these shortcomings, researchers have explored a number of strategies, such as chemical structural modifications, microsphere dispersion systems, and nanodrug delivery systems. This review summarizes the structure-activity relationship of NCTD and novel strategies to improve the solubility and bioavailability of NCTD as well as reduce the toxicity. This review can provide evidence for further research of NCTD.
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Yang G, Xu H, Yao M, Yan S, Wu M, Zhou C. Norcantharidin ameliorates estrogen deficient-mediated bone loss by attenuating the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase/ROS/NLRP3 inflammasome signaling. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1019478. [DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1019478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis, characterized by reduced bone mass, aberrant bone architecture, and elevated bone fragility, is driven by a disruption of bone homeostasis between bone resorption and bone formation. However, up to now, no drugs are perfect for osteoporosis treatment due to different defects. In this study, we demonstrated that norcantharidin (NCTD) could inhibit osteoclast formation and bone resorption by attenuating the ERK, ROS and NLRP3 inflammasomes pathways in vitro. Moreover, our in vivo study further confirms its preventive effects on estrogen-deficiency bone loss by inhibiting osteoclast formation and functions. Therefore, we could conclude that NCTD might be a potential candidates for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
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Norcantharidin Nanostructured Lipid Carrier (NCTD-NLC) Suppresses the Viability of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma HepG2 Cells and Accelerates the Apoptosis. J Immunol Res 2022; 2022:3851604. [PMID: 35497873 PMCID: PMC9045966 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3851604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Malignant tumors have become the main cause of harm to human life and health. Development for new antitumor drugs and the exploration to drug carriers are becoming the concerned focus. In this study, we exploited our experiments to explore the effect of NCTD-NLC on liver cancer cells: the HepG2 cells cultured in vitro were given with NCTD-NLC administration; then, the estimation on cellular proliferation and apoptosis was accomplished through MTT and flow cytometry. Six hours after the administration, we performed the High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) detection to estimate the NCTD content in the heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney and plasma of rats. Then, our outcomes showed that NCTD-NLC had a notable inhibitory effect on HepG2 cells, leading to a gradually decreased cellular viability. Cell viability was negatively correlated with NCTD-NLC concentration. Along with the concentration increasing, significantly increasing cellular apoptosis and gradually decreasing cellular viability were observed. The apoptosis rate was positively correlated with the concentration of NCTD-NLC. On the basis of the data we obtained, we found that the group with NCTD-NLC tail vein injection had an obvious advantage in drug delivery when compared with other groups. Through the tumorigenesis test to nude mice, we found that the tumor inhibition rate of the NCTD-NLC tail vein injection group had a 27.48% elevation in contrast to the NCTD gavage group, and it was also the group with the best tumor inhibition efficiency. In conclusion, the NCTD-NLC prepared in this study had a mighty inhibitory effect towards HepG2 cellular viability and an accelerating work on apoptosis. Tail vein injection of NCTD-NLC has the best drug delivery effect.
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Manzoor F, Golbang A, Dixon D, Mancuso E, Azhar U, Manolakis I, Crawford D, McIlhagger A, Harkin-Jones E. 3D Printed Strontium and Zinc Doped Hydroxyapatite Loaded PEEK for Craniomaxillofacial Implants. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14071376. [PMID: 35406250 PMCID: PMC9002955 DOI: 10.3390/polym14071376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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In this study, Strontium (Sr) and Zinc (Zn) doped-HA nanoparticles were synthesized and incorporated into polyetheretherketone (PEEK) up to 30 wt.% and processed by a novel approach i.e., fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printing for the production of patient specific cranial implants with improved bioactivity and the required mechanical performance. Filaments were produced via extrusion and subsequently 3D-printed using FDM. To further improve the bioactivity of the 3D-printed parts, the samples were dip-coated in polyethylene glycole-DOPA (PEG-DOPA) solution. The printing quality was influenced by filler loading, but was not significantly influenced by the nature of doped-HA. Hence, the printing conditions were optimized for each sample. Micro-CT and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) showed a uniform distribution of bioceramic particles in PEEK. Although agglomeration of particles increased with increase in filler loadings. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) showed that the melting point and crystallinity of PEEK increased with an increase in doped-HA loading from 343 °C to 355 °C and 27.7% to 34.6%, respectively. Apatite formation was confirmed on the 3D-printed samples after immersion in simulated body fluid (SBF) for 7, 14 and 28 days via SEM, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The tensile strength and impact strength decreased from 75 MPa to 51 MPa and 14 kJ/m2 to 4 kJ/m2, respectively, while Young’s modulus increased with increasing doped-HA content from. However, the tensile strengths of composites remained in the range of human cortical bone i.e., ≥50 MPa. In addition, there was a slight increase in mechanical strength after 28 days immersion which was attributed to apatite formation. Water contact angle showed that the hydrophilicity of the samples improved after coating the 3D-printed samples with PEG-DOPA. Hence, based on the results, the 3D-printed PEEK nanocomposites with 20 wt.% doped-HA is selected as the best candidate for the 3D-printing of craniomaxillofacial implants.
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- Faisal Manzoor
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Ulster University, Shore Road, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK; (A.M.); (E.H.-J.)
- Correspondence: (F.M.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Ulster University, Shore Road, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK; (A.M.); (E.H.-J.)
- Correspondence: (F.M.); (A.G.)
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- Nanotechnology and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC), Ulster University, Shore Road, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK; (D.D.); (E.M.)
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- Nanotechnology and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC), Ulster University, Shore Road, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK; (D.D.); (E.M.)
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- Precision Engineering, Materials & Manufacturing (PEM) Research Centre, Institute of Technology Sligo, Ash Lane, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland; (U.A.); (I.M.)
- Department of Life Sciences, Institute of Technology Sligo, Ash Lane, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland
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- Precision Engineering, Materials & Manufacturing (PEM) Research Centre, Institute of Technology Sligo, Ash Lane, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland; (U.A.); (I.M.)
- Department of Life Sciences, Institute of Technology Sligo, Ash Lane, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland
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- Axial 3D, Alexander House, 17a Ormeau Ave, Belfast BT2 8HD, UK;
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Ulster University, Shore Road, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK; (A.M.); (E.H.-J.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Ulster University, Shore Road, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK; (A.M.); (E.H.-J.)
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Mohd Zaffarin AS, Ng SF, Ng MH, Hassan H, Alias E. Nano-Hydroxyapatite as a Delivery System for Promoting Bone Regeneration In Vivo: A Systematic Review. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:2569. [PMID: 34685010 PMCID: PMC8538947 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) has been widely used as an orthopedic biomaterial and vehicle for drug delivery owing to its chemical and structural similarity to bone minerals. Several studies have demonstrated that nHA based biomaterials have a potential effect for bone regeneration with very minimal to no toxicity or inflammatory response. This systematic review aims to provide an appraisal of the effectiveness of nHA as a delivery system for bone regeneration and whether the conjugation of proteins, antibiotics, or other bioactive molecules to the nHA further enhances osteogenesis in vivo. Out of 282 articles obtained from the literature search, only 14 articles met the inclusion criteria for this review. These studies showed that nHA was able to induce bone regeneration in various animal models with large or critical-sized bone defects, open fracture, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-induced osteomyelitis. The conjugations of drugs or bioactive molecules such as bone-morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), vancomycin, calcitriol, dexamethasone, and cisplatin were able to enhance the osteogenic property of nHA. Thus, nHA is a promising delivery system for a variety of compounds in promoting bone regeneration in vivo.
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- Anis Syauqina Mohd Zaffarin
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Tun Razak 56000, W.P. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, W.P. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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- Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Tun Razak 56000, W.P. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Tun Razak 56000, W.P. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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Ignatovich Z, Novik K, Abakshonok A, Koroleva E, Beklemisheva A, Panina L, Kaniukov E, Anisovich M, Shumskaya A. One-Step Synthesis of Magnetic Nanocomposite with Embedded Biologically Active Substance. Molecules 2021; 26:937. [PMID: 33578897 PMCID: PMC7916710 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Magnetic nanocomposites based on hydroxyapatite were prepared by a one-step process using the hydrothermal coprecipitation method to sinter iron oxides (Fe3O4 and γ-Fe2O3). The possibility of expanding the proposed technique for the synthesis of magnetic composite with embedded biologically active substance (BAS) of the 2-arylaminopyrimidine group was shown. The composition, morphology, structural features, and magnetic characteristics of the nanocomposites synthesized with and without BAS were studied. The introduction of BAS into the composite synthesis resulted in minor changes in the structural and physical properties. The specificity of the chemical bonds between BAS and the hydroxyapatite-magnetite core was revealed. The kinetics of the BAS release in a solution simulating the stomach environment was studied. The cytotoxicity of (HAP)FexOy and (HAP)FexOy + BAS composites was studied in vitro using the primary culture of human liver carcinoma cells HepG2. The synthesized magnetic composites with BAS have a high potential for use in the biomedical field, for example, as carriers for magnetically controlled drug delivery and materials for bone tissue engineering.
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- Zhanna Ignatovich
- Institute of Chemistry of New Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220141 Minsk, Belarus; (Z.I.); (K.N.); (A.A.); (E.K.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry of New Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220141 Minsk, Belarus; (Z.I.); (K.N.); (A.A.); (E.K.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry of New Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220141 Minsk, Belarus; (Z.I.); (K.N.); (A.A.); (E.K.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry of New Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220141 Minsk, Belarus; (Z.I.); (K.N.); (A.A.); (E.K.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Technology of Electronics Materials, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, 119049 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Technology of Electronics Materials, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, 119049 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (L.P.)
- Institute of Physics, Mathematics & IT, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236004 Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Department of Technology of Electronics Materials, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, 119049 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (L.P.)
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- Republican Unitary Enterprise “Scientific-Practical Centre of Hygiene”, 220012 Minsk, Belarus;
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- Institute of Chemistry of New Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220141 Minsk, Belarus; (Z.I.); (K.N.); (A.A.); (E.K.); (A.S.)
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