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Rana A, Adhikary M, Singh PK, Das BC, Bhatnagar S. "Smart" drug delivery: A window to future of translational medicine. Front Chem 2023; 10:1095598. [PMID: 36688039 PMCID: PMC9846181 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1095598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Chemotherapy is the mainstay of cancer treatment today. Chemotherapeutic drugs are non-selective and can harm both cancer and healthy cells, causing a variety of adverse effects such as lack of specificity, cytotoxicity, short half-life, poor solubility, multidrug resistance, and acquiring cancer stem-like characteristics. There is a paradigm shift in drug delivery systems (DDS) with the advent of smarter ways of targeted cancer treatment. Smart Drug Delivery Systems (SDDSs) are stimuli responsive and can be modified in chemical structure in response to light, pH, redox, magnetic fields, and enzyme degradation can be future of translational medicine. Therefore, SDDSs have the potential to be used as a viable cancer treatment alternative to traditional chemotherapy. This review focuses mostly on stimuli responsive drug delivery, inorganic nanocarriers (Carbon nanotubes, gold nanoparticles, Meso-porous silica nanoparticles, quantum dots etc.), organic nanocarriers (Dendrimers, liposomes, micelles), antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) and small molecule drug conjugates (SMDC) based SDDSs for targeted cancer therapy and strategies of targeted drug delivery systems in cancer cells.
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- Abhilash Rana
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India,Amity Institute of Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India,*Correspondence: Seema Bhatnagar,
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Abed HF, Abuwatfa WH, Husseini GA. Redox-Responsive Drug Delivery Systems: A Chemical Perspective. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3183. [PMID: 36144971 PMCID: PMC9503659 DOI: 10.3390/nano12183183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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With the widespread global impact of cancer on humans and the extensive side effects associated with current cancer treatments, a novel, effective, and safe treatment is needed. Redox-responsive drug delivery systems (DDSs) have emerged as a potential cancer treatment with minimal side effects and enhanced site-specific targeted delivery. This paper explores the physiological and biochemical nature of tumors that allow for redox-responsive drug delivery systems and reviews recent advances in the chemical composition and design of such systems. The five main redox-responsive chemical entities that are the focus of this paper are disulfide bonds, diselenide bonds, succinimide-thioether linkages, tetrasulfide bonds, and platin conjugates. Moreover, as disulfide bonds are the most commonly used entities, the review explored disulfide-containing liposomes, polymeric micelles, and nanogels. While various systems have been devised, further research is needed to advance redox-responsive drug delivery systems for cancer treatment clinical applications.
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- Heba F. Abed
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
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Reactive Oxygen Species and Folate Receptor-Targeted Nanophotosensitizers Composed of Folic Acid-Conjugated and Poly(ethylene glycol)-Chlorin e6 Tetramer Having Diselenide Linkages for Targeted Photodynamic Treatment of Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063117. [PMID: 35328538 PMCID: PMC8954463 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Folic acid-conjugated nanophotosensitizers composed of folic acid (FA), poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and chlorin e6 (Ce6) tetramer were synthesized using diselenide linkages for reactive oxygen species (ROS)- and folate receptor-specific delivery of photosensitizers. Ce6 was conjugated with 3-[3-(2-carboxyethoxy)-2,2-bis(2-carboxyethoxymethyl)propoxy]propanoic acid (tetra acid, or TA) to make Ce6 tetramer via selenocystamine linkages (TA-sese-Ce6 conjugates). In the carboxylic acid end group of the TA-sese-Ce6 conjugates, FA-PEG was attached again using selenocystamine linkages to make FA-PEG/TA-sese-Ce6 conjugates (abbreviated as FAPEGtaCe6 conjugates). Nanophotosensitizers were fabricated by a dialysis procedure. In the morphological observations, they showed spherical shapes with small diameters of less than 200 nm. Stability of the aqueous FAPEGtaCe6 nanophotosensitizer solution was maintained (i.e., their particle sizes were not significantly changed until 7 days later). When H2O2 was added to the nanophotosensitizer solution, the particle size distribution was changed from a monomodal pattern to a multimodal pattern. In addition, the fluorescence intensity and Ce6 release rate from the nanophotosensitizers were also increased by the addition of H2O2. These results indicated that the nanophotosensitizers had ROS-sensitive properties. In an in vitro cell culture study, an FAPEGtaCe6 nanophotosensitizer treatment against cancer cells increased the Ce6 uptake ratio, ROS generation and light-irradiated cytotoxicity (phototoxicity) compared with Ce6 alone against various cancer cells. When the folic acid was pretreated to block the folate receptors of the Y79 cells and KB cells (folate receptor-overexpressing cells), the intracellular Ce6 uptake, ROS generation and thereby phototoxicity were decreased, while the MCF-7 cells did not significantly respond to blocking of the folate receptors. These results indicated that they could be delivered by a folate receptor-mediated pathway. Furthermore, an in vivo pulmonary metastasis model using Y79 cells showed folate receptor-specific delivery of FAPEGtaCe6 nanophotosensitizers. When folic acid was pre-administered, the fluorescence intensity of the lungs was significantly decreased, indicating that the FAPEGtaCe6 nanophotosensitizers had folate receptor specificity in vitro and in vivo. We suggest that FAPEGtaCe6 nanophotosensitizers are promising candidates for a targeted photodynamic therapy (PDT) approach against cancer cells.
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Yadav S, Ramesh K, Kumar P, Jo SH, Yoo SII, Gal YS, Park SH, Lim KT. Near-Infrared Light-Responsive Shell-Crosslinked Micelles of Poly(d,l-lactide)- b-poly((furfuryl methacrylate)- co-( N-acryloylmorpholine)) Prepared by Diels-Alder Reaction for the Triggered Release of Doxorubicin. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:7913. [PMID: 34947507 PMCID: PMC8705764 DOI: 10.3390/ma14247913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In the present study, we developed near-infrared (NIR)-responsive shell-crosslinked (SCL) micelles using the Diels-Alder (DA) click reaction between an amphiphilic copolymer poly(d,l-lactide)20-b-poly((furfuryl methacrylate)10-co-(N-acryloylmorpholine)78) (PLA20-b-P(FMA10-co-NAM78)) and a diselenide-containing crosslinker, bis(maleimidoethyl) 3,3'-diselanediyldipropionoate (BMEDSeDP). The PLA20-b-P(FMA10-co-NAM78) copolymer was synthesized by RAFT polymerization of FMA and NAM using a PLA20-macro-chain transfer agent (PLA20-CTA). The DA reaction between BMEDSeDP and the furfuryl moieties in the copolymeric micelles in water resulted in the formation of SCL micelles. The SCL micelles were analyzed by 1H-NMR, FE-SEM, and DLS. An anticancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX), and an NIR sensitizer, indocyanine green (ICG), were effectively incorporated into the SCL micelles during the crosslinking reaction. The DOX/ICG-loaded SCL micelles showed pH- and NIR-responsive drug release, where burst release was observed under NIR laser irradiation. The in vitro cytotoxicity analysis demonstrated that the SCL was not cytotoxic against normal HFF-1 cells, while DOX/ICG-loaded SCL micelles exhibited significant antitumor activity toward HeLa cells. Thus, the SCL micelles of PLA20-b-P(FMA10-co-NAM78) can be used as a potential delivery vehicle for the controlled drug release in cancer therapy.
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- Sonyabapu Yadav
- Department of Display Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea; (S.Y.); (K.R.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Display Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea; (S.Y.); (K.R.); (P.K.)
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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- Department of Display Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea; (S.Y.); (K.R.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea; (S.-H.J.); (S.-H.P.)
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea;
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- Department of Fire Safety, Kyungil University, Gyeongsan 38428, Korea;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea; (S.-H.J.); (S.-H.P.)
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- Department of Display Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea; (S.Y.); (K.R.); (P.K.)
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Development of thermo/redox-responsive diselenide linked methoxy poly (ethylene glycol)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone-co-p-dioxanone) hydrogel for localized control drug release. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-021-02776-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Yan H, Dong J, Huang X, Du X. Protein-Gated Upconversion Nanoparticle-Embedded Mesoporous Silica Nanovehicles via Diselenide Linkages for Drug Release Tracking in Real Time and Tumor Chemotherapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:29070-29082. [PMID: 34101411 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04447] [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: 06/12/2023]
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Two novel stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems (DDSs) were successfully created from bovine serum albumin- or myoglobin-gated upconversion nanoparticle-embedded mesoporous silica nanovehicles (UCNP@mSiO2) via diselenide (Se-Se)-containing linkages. More importantly, multiple roles of each scaffold of the nanovehicles were achieved. The controlled release of the encapsulated drug doxorubicin (DOX) within the mesopores was activated by triple stimuli (acidic pH, glutathione, or H2O2) of tumor microenvironments, owing to the conformation/surface charge changes in proteins or the reductive/oxidative cleavages of the Se-Se bonds. Upon release of DOX, the Förster resonance energy transfer between the UCNP cores and encapsulated DOX was eliminated, resulting in an increase in ratiometric upconversion luminescence for DOX release tracking in real time. The two protein-gated DDSs showed some differences in the drug release performances, relevant to structures and properties of the protein nanogates. The introduction of the Se-Se linkages not only increased the versatility of reductive/oxidative cleavages but also showed less cytotoxicity to all cell lines. The DOX-loaded protein-gated nanovehicles showed the inhibitory effect on tumor growth in tumor-bearing mice and negligible damage/toxicity to the normal tissues. The constructed nanovehicles in a spatiotemporally controlled manner have fascinating prospects in targeted drug delivery for cancer chemotherapy.
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- Hua Yan
- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province 318000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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Fang Y, Lin X, Jin X, Yang D, Gao S, Shi K, Yang M. Design and Fabrication of Dual Redox Responsive Nanoparticles with Diselenide Linkage Combined Photodynamically to Effectively Enhance Gene Expression. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:7297-7314. [PMID: 33061382 PMCID: PMC7534861 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s266514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND PEI is currently the most used non-viral gene carrier and the transfection efficiency is closely related to the molecular weight; however, the prominent problem is that the cytotoxicity increased with the molecular weight. METHODS A novel redox responsive biodegradable diselenide cross-linked polymer (dPSP) was designed to enhance gene expression. ICG-pEGFP-TRAIL/dPSP nanoparticles with high drug loading are prepared, which have redox sensitivity and plasmid protection. The transfection efficiency of dPSP nanoparticle was evaluated in vitro. RESULTS The plasmid was compressed by 100% at the N/P ratio of 16, and the particle size was less than 100 nm. When explored onto high concentrations of GSH/H2O2, dPSP4 degraded into small molecular weight cationic substances with low cytotoxicity rapidly. Singlet oxygen (1O2) was produced when indocyanine green (ICG) was irradiated by near-infrared laser irradiation (NIR) to promote oxidative degradation of dPSP4 nanoparticles. Under the stimulation of NIR 808 and redox agent, the particle size and PDI of ICG-pDNA/dPSP nanoparticle increased significantly. CONCLUSION Compared with gene therapy alone, co-transportation of dPSP4 nanoparticle with ICG and pEGFP-TRAIL had better antitumor effect. Diselenide-crosslinked polyspermine had a promising prospect on gene delivery and preparation of multifunctional anti-tumor carrier.
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- Yan Fang
- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang110016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang117004, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang117004, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang117004, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang117004, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang117004, People’s Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang110016, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen ODK-2100, Denmark
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Tumor microenvironment-induced structure changing drug/gene delivery system for overcoming delivery-associated challenges. J Control Release 2020; 323:203-224. [PMID: 32320817 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nano-drug/gene delivery systems (DDS) are powerful weapons for the targeted delivery of various therapeutic molecules in treatment of tumors. Nano systems are being extensively investigated for drug and gene delivery applications because of their exceptional ability to protect the payload from degradation in vivo, prolong circulation of the nanoparticles (NPs), realize controlled release of the contents, reduce side effects, and enhance targeted delivery among others. However, the specific properties required for a DDS vary at different phase of the complex delivery process, and these requirements are often conflicting, including the surface charge, particle size, and stability of DDS, which severely reduces the efficiency of the drug/gene delivery. Therefore, researchers have attempted to fabricate structure, size, or charge changeable DDS by introducing various tumor microenvironment (TME) stimuli-responsive elements into the DDS to meet the varying requirements at different phases of the delivery process, thus improving drug/gene delivery efficiency. This paper summarizes the most recent developments in TME stimuli-responsive DDS and addresses the aforementioned challenges.
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Wan D, Li C, Pan J. Polymeric Micelles with Reduction-Responsive Function for Targeted Cancer Chemotherapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:1139-1146. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b01070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Dong Wan
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
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Kang H, Hu S, Cho MH, Hong SH, Choi Y, Choi HS. Theranostic Nanosystems for Targeted Cancer Therapy. NANO TODAY 2018; 23:59-72. [PMID: 31186672 PMCID: PMC6559746 DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Nanomaterials have revolutionized cancer imaging, diagnosis, and treatment. Multifunctional nanoparticles in particular have been designed for targeted cancer therapy by modulating their physicochemical properties to be delivered to the target and activated by internal and/or external stimuli. This review will focus on the fundamental "chemical" design considerations of stimuli-responsive nanosystems to achieve favorable tumor targeting beyond biological barriers and, furthermore, enhance targeted cancer therapy. In addition, we will summarize innovative smart nanosystems responsive to external stimuli (e.g., light, magnetic field, ultrasound, and electric field) and internal stimuli in the tumor microenvironment (e.g., pH, enzyme, redox potential, and oxidative stress).
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- Homan Kang
- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 601141, China
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- Biomarker Branch, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Goyang, Gyeonggi 10408, South Korea
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- Biomarker Branch, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Goyang, Gyeonggi 10408, South Korea
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- Biomarker Branch, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Goyang, Gyeonggi 10408, South Korea
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Guo X, Cheng Y, Zhao X, Luo Y, Chen J, Yuan WE. Advances in redox-responsive drug delivery systems of tumor microenvironment. J Nanobiotechnology 2018; 16:74. [PMID: 30243297 PMCID: PMC6151045 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-018-0398-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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With the improvement of nanotechnology and nanomaterials, redox-responsive delivery systems have been studied extensively in some critical areas, especially in the field of biomedicine. The system constructed by redox-responsive delivery can be much stable when in circulation. In addition, redox-responsive vectors can respond to the high intracellular level of glutathione and release the loaded cargoes rapidly, only if they reach the site of tumor tissue or targeted cells. Moreover, redox-responsive delivery systems are often applied to significantly improve drug concentrations in targeted cells, increase the therapeutic efficiency and reduce side effects or toxicity of primary drugs. In this review, we focused on the structures and types of current redox-responsive delivery systems and provided a comprehensive overview of relevant researches, in which the disulfide bond containing delivery systems are of the utmost discussion.
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- Xiaoshuang Guo
- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan RD, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan RD, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan RD, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, 600 Yi-Shan Road, Shanghai, 200233 People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan RD, Shanghai, 200240 China
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Xia J, Li T, Lu C, Xu H. Selenium-Containing Polymers: Perspectives toward Diverse Applications in Both Adaptive and Biomedical Materials. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Jiahao Xia
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
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Fenton OS, Olafson KN, Pillai PS, Mitchell MJ, Langer R. Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1705328. [PMID: 29736981 PMCID: PMC6261797 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201705328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 444] [Impact Index Per Article: 74.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Advances in biomaterials for drug delivery are enabling significant progress in biology and medicine. Multidisciplinary collaborations between physical scientists, engineers, biologists, and clinicians generate innovative strategies and materials to treat a range of diseases. Specifically, recent advances include major breakthroughs in materials for cancer immunotherapy, autoimmune diseases, and genome editing. Here, strategies for the design and implementation of biomaterials for drug delivery are reviewed. A brief history of the biomaterials field is first established, and then commentary on RNA delivery, responsive materials development, and immunomodulation are provided. Current challenges associated with these areas as well as opportunities to address long-standing problems in biology and medicine are discussed throughout.
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- Owen S Fenton
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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Pan X, Driessen F, Zhu X, Du Prez FE. Selenolactone as a Building Block toward Dynamic Diselenide-Containing Polymer Architectures with Controllable Topology. ACS Macro Lett 2017; 6:89-92. [PMID: 35632897 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A versatile protocol for the synthesis of a variety of multiresponsive diselenide-containing polymeric architectures was investigated. It consists of a one-pot, two-step process with the generation of a selenol by in situ nucleophilic ring opening of selenolactone with a broad range of amine-containing structures, followed by the transformation of the obtained compounds to the corresponding diselenide through a spontaneous oxidation coupling reaction. After elaboration of this one-pot reaction, a number of routes based on selenolactones have been developed for the successful synthesis of functional, linear, branched, cyclic, and cross-linked polymers via a mild, straightforward process. Moreover, the polymer end groups can be easily modified by changing the ratio of amine and selenolactone or sequential Michael addition of selenol to the methacrylic ester. At last, the self-healing properties of the diselenide-containing networks were determined by exposing a cut sample of the polymer to UV light.
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- Xiangqiang Pan
- Jiangsu
Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application,
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry,
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China
- Department
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry Research
Group, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S4-bis, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry Research
Group, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S4-bis, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Jiangsu
Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application,
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry,
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China
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- Department
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry Research
Group, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S4-bis, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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You S, Luo J, Grossniklaus HE, Gou ML, Meng K, Zhang Q. Nanomedicine in the application of uveal melanoma. Int J Ophthalmol 2016; 9:1215-25. [PMID: 27588278 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2016.08.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Rapid advances in nanomedicine have significantly changed many aspects of nanoparticle application to the eye including areas of diagnosis, imaging and more importantly drug delivery. The nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems has provided a solution to various drug solubility-related problems in ophthalmology treatment. Nanostructured compounds could be used to achieve local ocular delivery with minimal unwanted systematic side effects produced by taking advantage of the phagocyte system. In addition, the in vivo control release by nanomaterials encapsulated drugs provides prolong exposure of the compound in the body. Furthermore, certain nanoparticles can overcome important body barriers including the blood-retinal barrier as well as the corneal-retinal barrier of the eye for effective delivery of the drug. In summary, the nanotechnology based drug delivery system may serve as an important tool for uveal melanoma treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shuo You
- Department of Endocrinology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China; Winship Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
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- Winship Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China; Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Zeng X, Zhou X, Li M, Wang C, Xu J, Ma D, Xue W. Redox poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(L-lactide) micelles containing diselenide bonds for effective drug delivery. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2015; 26:234. [PMID: 26395359 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-015-5573-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Bioreducible polymers have appeared as the ideal drug carriers for tumor therapy due to their properties of high stability in extracellular circulation and rapid drug release in intracellular reducing environment. Recently, the diselenide bond has emerged as a new reduction-sensitive linkage. In this work, the amphiphilic poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(L-lactide) containing diselenide bond has been synthesized and used to load anti-tumor drug, docetaxel (DTX), to form the redox micelles. It was found that the redox micelles showed a rapid response to glutataione (GSH), which resulted in a fast release of DTX in the presence of GSH. In contrast, <40 % of DTX was released from the micelles within 72 h under the normal condition (absence of GSH). The DTX-loaded redox micelles showed the significant inhibition effect to MCF-7 cells, and the cytotoxicity was dependent on the intracellular GSH concentrations. Moreover, considering the potentially clinical applications of the micelles through intravenous injection, the blood compatibility was also studied by the hemolysis analysis, activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time and thromboelastography assays. These results confirmed that the redox micelles showed good blood safety, suggesting a potential application in tumor therapy.
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- Xiaolong Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100850, China
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- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
- Institute of Life and Health Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Protein Research of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Xiao H, Wang L. Effects of X-shaped reduction-sensitive amphiphilic block copolymer on drug delivery. Int J Nanomedicine 2015; 10:5309-25. [PMID: 26346880 PMCID: PMC4554410 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s85230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
To study the effects of X-shaped amphiphilic block copolymers on delivery of docetaxel (DTX) and the reduction-sensitive property on drug release, a novel reduction-sensitive amphiphilic copolymer, (PLGA)2-SS-4-arm-PEG2000 with a Gemini-like X-shape, was successfully synthesized. The formation of nanomicelles was proved with respect to the blue shift of the emission fluorescence as well as the fluorescent intensity increase of coumarin 6-loaded particles. The X-shaped polymers exhibited a smaller critical micelle concentration value and possessed higher micellar stability in comparison with those of linear ones. The size of X-shaped (PLGA)2-SS-4-arm-PEG2000 polymer nanomicelles (XNMs) was much smaller than that of nanomicelles prepared with linear polymers. The reduction sensitivity of polymers was confirmed by the increase of micellar sizes as well as the in vitro drug release profile of DTX-loaded XNMs (DTX/XNMs). Cytotoxicity assays in vitro revealed that the blank XNMs were nontoxic against A2780 cells up to a concentration of 50 µg/mL, displaying good biocompatibility. DTX/XNMs were more toxic against A2780 cells than other formulations in both dose- and time-dependent manners. Cellular uptake assay displayed a higher intracellular drug delivery efficiency of XNMs than that of nanomicelles prepared with linear polymers. Besides, the promotion of tubulin polymerization induced by DTX was visualized by immunofluorescence analysis, and the acceleration of apoptotic process against A2780 cells was also imaged using a fluorescent staining method. Therefore, this X-shaped reduction-sensitive (PLGA)2-SS-4-arm-PEG2000 copolymer could effectively improve the micellar stability and significantly enhance the therapeutic efficacy of DTX by increasing the cellular uptake and selectively accelerating the drug release inside cancer cells.
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- Haijun Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, People's Republic of China
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Chen L, Chen F, Zhao M, Zhu X, Ke C, Yu J, Yan Z, Zhang F, Sun Y, Chen D, Jiang C, Zhao X, Gao Y, Guo S, Li W. A redox-sensitive micelle-like nanoparticle self-assembled from amphiphilic adriamycin-human serum albumin conjugates for tumor targeted therapy. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:987404. [PMID: 26075280 PMCID: PMC4444569 DOI: 10.1155/2015/987404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
The application of chemotherapeutic drug adriamycin (ADR) in cancer therapy is limited by its side effects like high toxicity and insolubility. Nanomedicine offers new hope for overcoming the shortcomings. But how to increase in vivo stability and to control intracellular drug release is a key issue for nano-based formulations. Herein, the hydrophobic ADR was successfully linked to the biocompatible human serum albumin (HSA) by disulfide bond 3-(2-pyridyldithio) propionyl hydrazide (PDPH), resulting in amphiphilic HSA-ADR. The novel ADR-HSA micellar NPs which were thus assembled exhibited a well-defined stable core shell structure with glutathione (GSH) sensitive linkers. The stable PDPH linkers at extracellular level were broken by GSH at intracellular level with a controlled ADR release profile. The in vitro cytotoxicity against gastric cancer cells (NCI-N87) was obviously enhanced by such redox-sensitive ADR-HSA NPs. Additionally, as observed by IVIS Lumina II Imaging System (Xenogen), the intratumor accumulation of ADR-HSA NPs was much higher than that of HSA/ADR NPs due to its high stability. Consequently, the in vivo tumor inhibition was significantly promoted after intravenous administration to the Balb/c nude mice bearing gastric tumors. These in vitro/vivo results indicated that disulfide-bond-containing ADR-HSA NPs were an effective nanodrug delivery system for cancer therapy.
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- Lin Chen
- Department of Medical Oncology, East Hospital, Tongji University, 150 Jimo Road, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, No. 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics, Shanghai 200062, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, East Hospital, Tongji University, 150 Jimo Road, Shanghai 200120, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Tan JJ, Azmi SM, Yong YK, Cheah HL, Lim V, Sandai D, Shaharuddin B. Tualang honey improves human corneal epithelial progenitor cell migration and cellular resistance to oxidative stress in vitro. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96800. [PMID: 24802273 PMCID: PMC4011849 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Stem cells with enhanced resistance to oxidative stress after in vitro expansion have been shown to have improved engraftment and regenerative capacities. Such cells can be generated by preconditioning them with exposure to an antioxidant. In this study we evaluated the effects of Tualang honey (TH), an antioxidant-containing honey, on human corneal epithelial progenitor (HCEP) cells in culture. Cytotoxicity, gene expression, migration, and cellular resistance to oxidative stress were evaluated. Immunofluorescence staining revealed that HCEP cells were holoclonal and expressed epithelial stem cell marker p63 without corneal cytokeratin 3. Cell viability remained unchanged after cells were cultured with 0.004, 0.04, and 0.4% TH in the medium, but it was significantly reduced when the concentration was increased to 3.33%. Cell migration, tested using scratch migration assay, was significantly enhanced when cells were cultured with TH at 0.04% and 0.4%. We also found that TH has hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging ability, although a trace level of H2O2 was detected in the honey in its native form. Preconditioning HCEP cells with 0.4% TH for 48 h showed better survival following H2O2-induced oxidative stress at 50 µM than untreated group, with a significantly lower number of dead cells (15.3 ± 0.4%) were observed compared to the untreated population (20.5 ± 0.9%, p<0.01). Both TH and ascorbic acid improved HCEP viability following induction of 100 µM H2O2, but the benefit was greater with TH treatment than with ascorbic acid. However, no significant advantage was demonstrated using 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde, a compound that was found abundant in TH using GC/MS analysis. This suggests that the cellular anti-oxidative capacity in HCEP cells was augmented by native TH and was attributed to its antioxidant properties. In conclusion, TH possesses antioxidant properties and can improve cell migration and cellular resistance to oxidative stress in HCEP cells in vitro.
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- Jun Jie Tan
- Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
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