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Dong C, Shang L. Can animal models help to explore functions of nanoparticles in health and diseases? Nanomedicine (Lond) 2024; 19:181-183. [PMID: 38059455 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2023-0323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Caijuan Dong
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Human Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, N7 8DB, UK
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Gil-Cabrerizo P, Scaccheti I, Garbayo E, Blanco-Prieto MJ. Cardiac tissue engineering for myocardial infarction treatment. Eur J Pharm Sci 2023; 185:106439. [PMID: 37003408 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2023.106439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Myocardial infarction is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current treatments can relieve the symptoms of myocardial ischemia but cannot repair the necrotic myocardial tissue. Novel therapeutic strategies based on cellular therapy, extracellular vesicles, non-coding RNAs and growth factors have been designed to restore cardiac function while inducing cardiomyocyte cycle re-entry, ensuring angiogenesis and cardioprotection, and preventing ventricular remodeling. However, they face low stability, cell engraftment issues or enzymatic degradation in vivo, and it is thus essential to combine them with biomaterial-based delivery systems. Microcarriers, nanocarriers, cardiac patches and injectable hydrogels have yielded promising results in preclinical studies, some of which are currently being tested in clinical trials. In this review, we cover the recent advances made in cellular and acellular therapies used for cardiac repair after MI. We present current trends in cardiac tissue engineering related to the use of microcarriers, nanocarriers, cardiac patches and injectable hydrogels as biomaterial-based delivery systems for biologics. Finally, we discuss some of the most crucial aspects that should be addressed in order to advance towards the clinical translation of cardiac tissue engineering approaches.
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- Paula Gil-Cabrerizo
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, C/Irunlarrea 1, E-31080, Spain.; Navarra Institute for Health Research, IdiSNA, Pamplona, C/Irunlarrea 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, C/Irunlarrea 1, E-31080, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, C/Irunlarrea 1, E-31080, Spain.; Navarra Institute for Health Research, IdiSNA, Pamplona, C/Irunlarrea 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain..
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, C/Irunlarrea 1, E-31080, Spain.; Navarra Institute for Health Research, IdiSNA, Pamplona, C/Irunlarrea 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain..
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Recent advances in nanomedicines for imaging and therapy of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Control Release 2023; 353:563-590. [PMID: 36496052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is becoming a typical cardiovascular disease with increasing worldwide incidence. It is usually induced by the restoration of normal blood flow to the ischemic myocardium after a period of recanalization and directly leads to myocardial damage. Notably, the pathological mechanism of myocardial IRI is closely related to inflammation, oxidative stress, Ca2+ overload, and the opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pore channels. Therefore, monitoring of these changes and imaging lesions is a key to timely clinical diagnosis. Nanomedicines have shown great value in the diagnosis and treatment of myocardial IRI, with advantages including passive/active targeting, prolonged circulation, improved bioavailability, versatile carrier selection, and synergistic integration of different imaging and therapeutic agents in single particles with the same pharmaceutics. Because theranostic nanomedicines for myocardial IRI have advanced rapidly, we conduct an updated review on this topic. The special focus is on how to rationally design the nanomedicines to achieve optimal imaging and therapy. We hope this review would stimulate the interest of researchers with different backgrounds and expedite the development of nanomedicines for myocardial IRI.
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Uribe-Juárez O, Godínez R, Morales-Corona J, Velasco M, Olayo-Valles R, Acosta-García MC, Alvarado EJ, Miguel-Alavez L, Carrillo-González OJ, Flores-Sánchez MG, Olayo R. Application of plasma polymerized pyrrole nanoparticles to prevent or reduce de-differentiation of adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2021; 32:121. [PMID: 34499229 PMCID: PMC8429391 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-021-06595-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world, cell therapies have been shown to recover cardiac function in animal models. Biomaterials used as scaffolds can solve some of the problems that cell therapies currently have, plasma polymerized pyrrole (PPPy) is a biomaterial that has been shown to promote cell adhesion and survival. The present research aimed to study PPPy nanoparticles (PPPyN) interaction with adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes (ARVC), to explore whether PPPyN could be employed as a nanoscaffold and develop cardiac microtissues. PPPyN with a mean diameter of 330 nm were obtained, the infrared spectrum showed that some pyrrole rings are fragmented and that some fragments of the ring can be dehydrogenated during plasma synthesis, it also showed the presence of amino groups in the structure of PPPyN. PPPyN had a significant impact on the ARVC´s shape, delaying dedifferentiation, necrosis, and apoptosis processes, moreover, the cardiomyocytes formed cell aggregates up to 1.12 mm2 with some aligned cardiomyocytes and generated fibers on its surface similar to cardiac extracellular matrix. PPPyN served as a scaffold for adult ARVC. Our results indicate that PPPyN-scaffold is a biomaterial that could have potential application in cardiac cell therapy (CCT).
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- Omar Uribe-Juárez
- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Neurodesarrollo y Fisiología, División de Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Col Ciudad Universitaria, Del. Coyoacán, C. P. 04510, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Vicerrectoría de Investigación, Universidad La Salle México, Benjamín Franklin 45, Col. Condesa, Del. Cuauhtémoc, C. P. 06140, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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Haley KE, Almas T, Shoar S, Shaikh S, Azhar M, Cheema FH, Hameed A. The role of anti-inflammatory drugs and nanoparticle-based drug delivery models in the management of ischemia-induced heart failure. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 142:112014. [PMID: 34391184 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Ongoing advancements in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (MI) have significantly decreased MI related mortality. Consequently, the number of patients experiencing post-MI heart failure (HF) has continued to rise. Infarction size and the extent of left ventricular (LV) remodeling are largely determined by the extent of ischemia at the time of myocardial injury. In the setting of MI or acute phase of post-MI LV remodeling, anti-inflammatory drugs including intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and Pentoxifylline have shown potential efficacy in preventing post-MI remodeling in-vitro and in some clinical trials. However, systemic administration of anti-inflammatory drugs are not without their off-target side effects. Herein, we explore the clinical feasibility of targeted myocardial delivery of anti-inflammatory drugs via biodegradable polymers, liposomes, hydrogels, and nano-particle based drug delivery models (NDDM) based on existing pre-clinical and clinical models. We summarize the barriers to clinical application of targeted anti-inflammatory delivery post-MI, including challenges in achieving sufficient retention and distribution, as well as the potential need for multiple dosing. Collectively, we suggest that localized delivery of anti-inflammatory agents to the myocardium using NDDM is a promising approach for successful treatment of ischemic HF. Future studies will be instrumental in determining the most effective target and delivery modalities for orchestrating NDDM-mediated treatment of HF.
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- Kathryn E Haley
- Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2 Dublin, Ireland; Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2 Dublin, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2 Dublin, Ireland; School of Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2 Dublin, Ireland
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- HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division, Houston, TX, USA
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- HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division, Houston, TX, USA
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- Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2 Dublin, Ireland; Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4 Dublin, Ireland
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- HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division, Houston, TX, USA; University of Houston, College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2 Dublin, Ireland; Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering (TCBE), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin, Ireland.
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Dong C, Ma A, Shang L. Animal models used in the research of nanoparticles for cardiovascular diseases. JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH : AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FORUM FOR NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2021; 23:172. [PMID: 34393623 PMCID: PMC8353219 DOI: 10.1007/s11051-021-05289-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Tremendous progress has been made in the prevention and treatment of CVD; however, there are still lots of limitations and new technology is needed. Nanoparticles have been studied recently for CVD due to their nanoscale size and unique properties, and hold a potential to be a novel therapy for the treatment. To test the safety and effectiveness of drug-loaded nanoparticles for CVD prior to human studies, animal disease models are unavoidably needed. This review summarized the animal models used in the research of nanoparticles for CVD and provided a generic picture of current use of CVD animal models according to the different types of diseases which should be prioritized when considering the application of nanoparticles in treating CVD. This review would be useful resources not only for life science researchers and clinicians but also for those from chemistry and materials sciences background who may not have a systematic knowledge about CVD animal models.
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- Caijuan Dong
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710054 Shaanxi China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710054 Shaanxi China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710054 Shaanxi China
- Faculty of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710032 Shaanxi China
- School of Human Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, N7 8DB UK
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Metal-based nanoparticles: Promising tools for the management of cardiovascular diseases. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2021; 36:102433. [PMID: 34171467 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2021.102433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. A search for more effective treatments of CVD is increasingly needed. Major advances in nanotechnology opened new avenues in CVD therapeutics. Owing to their special properties, iron oxide, gold and silver nanoparticles (NPs) could exert various effects in the management and treatment of CVD. The role of iron oxide NPs in the detection and identification of atherosclerotic plaques is receiving increased attention. Moreover, these NPs enhance targeted stem cell delivery, thereby potentiating the regenerative capacity at the injured sites. In addition to their antioxidative and antihypertrophic capacities, gold NPs have also been shown to be useful in the identification of plaques and recognition of inflammatory markers. Contrary to first reports suggestive of their cardio-vasculoprotective role, silver NPs now appear to exert negative effects on the cardiovascular system. Indeed, these NPs appear to negatively modulate inflammation and cholesterol uptake, both of which exacerbate atherosclerosis. Moreover, silver NPs may precipitate bradycardia, conduction block and sudden cardiac death. In this review, we dissect the cellular responses and toxicity profiles of these NPs from various perspectives including cellular and molecular ones.
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Extracellular Vesicle-Based Therapeutics for Heart Repair. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11030570. [PMID: 33668836 PMCID: PMC7996323 DOI: 10.3390/nano11030570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are constituted by a group of heterogeneous membrane vesicles secreted by most cell types that play a crucial role in cell–cell communication. In recent years, EVs have been postulated as a relevant novel therapeutic option for cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction (MI), partially outperforming cell therapy. EVs may present several desirable features, such as no tumorigenicity, low immunogenic potential, high stability, and fine cardiac reparative efficacy. Furthermore, the natural origin of EVs makes them exceptional vehicles for drug delivery. EVs may overcome many of the limitations associated with current drug delivery systems (DDS), as they can travel long distances in body fluids, cross biological barriers, and deliver their cargo to recipient cells, among others. Here, we provide an overview of the most recent discoveries regarding the therapeutic potential of EVs for addressing cardiac damage after MI. In addition, we review the use of bioengineered EVs for targeted cardiac delivery and present some recent advances for exploiting EVs as DDS. Finally, we also discuss some of the most crucial aspects that should be addressed before a widespread translation to the clinical arena.
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Qi Z, Wu D, Li M, Yan Z, Yang X, Ji N, Wang Y, Zhang J. The pluripotent role of exosomes in mediating non-coding RNA in ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction. Life Sci 2020; 254:117761. [PMID: 32413403 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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With the increase of an aging population and the rising incidence of cardiovascular diseases, heart failure (HF) patients are on the rise every year. Myocardial infarction (MI) is the leading cause of HF in patients among cardiovascular diseases. In clinic, patients with MI are often assessed by biochemical indicators, electrocardiography, brain natriuretic peptide levels, myocardial enzymology, echocardiography and other means to predict the occurrence of HF and ventricular remodeling (VR). But there is still a lack of more accurate evaluation. VR is the basic mechanism of HF. In recent years, the molecular mechanism of VR has been studied mainly from the aspects of myocardial hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis, inflammation, myocardial energy disorder, apoptosis, autophagy and pyroptosis. Exosomes are considered as the main mediators of intercellular information transmission. In addition, exosomes can promote the migration and transformation of intercellular RNAs, which are highly conserved non-coding RNAs. They can mediate the process of cell proliferation and differentiation of the target cell membrane. Exosomes have protective effects on VR after MI by inhibiting fibrosis, promoting angiogenesis and inhibiting inflammation and pyroptosis. We reviewed the specific protective mechanisms of exosomes for VR after MI. In addition, we discussed the formation of targeted exosomes and the role of non-coding RNAs in VR.
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- Zhongwen Qi
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300183, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300183, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300183, China.
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Berezin AE, Berezin AA. Extracellular Endothelial Cell-Derived Vesicles: Emerging Role in Cardiac and Vascular Remodeling in Heart Failure. Front Cardiovasc Med 2020; 7:47. [PMID: 32351973 PMCID: PMC7174683 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2020.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles play a pivotal role in numerous physiological (immune response, cell-to-cell cooperation, angiogenesis) and pathological (reparation, inflammation, thrombosis/coagulation, atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction) processes. The development of heart failure is strongly associated with endothelial dysfunction, microvascular inflammation, alteration in tissue repair, and cardiac and vascular remodeling. It has been postulated that activated endothelial cell-derived vesicles are not just transfer forms of several active molecules (such as regulatory peptides, coagulation factors, growth factors, active molecules, hormones that are embedded onto angiogenesis, tissue reparation, proliferation, and even prevention from ischemia/hypoxia), but are instead involved in direct myocardial and vascular damage due to regulation of epigenetic responses of the tissue. These responses are controlled by several factors, such as micro-RNAs, that are transferred inside extracellular vesicles from mother cells to acceptor cells and are transductors of epigenetic signals. Finally, it is not a uniform opinion whether different phenotypes of heart failure are the result of altered cardiac and vascular reparation due to certain epigenetic responses, which are yielded by co-morbidities, such as diabetes mellitus and obesity. The aim of the review is to summarize knowledge regarding the role of various types of extracellular endothelial cell-derived vesicles in the regulation of cardiac and vascular remodeling in heart failure.
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- Alexander E Berezin
- Internal Medicine Department, State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Zaporozhye, Ukraine
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- Internal Medicine Department, Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Zaporozhye, Ukraine
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Su S, Kang PM. Systemic Review of Biodegradable Nanomaterials in Nanomedicine. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E656. [PMID: 32244653 PMCID: PMC7221794 DOI: 10.3390/nano10040656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nanomedicine is a field of science that uses nanoscale materials for the diagnosis and treatment of human disease. It has emerged as an important aspect of the therapeutics, but at the same time, also raises concerns regarding the safety of the nanomaterials involved. Recent applications of functionalized biodegradable nanomaterials have significantly improved the safety profile of nanomedicine. OBJECTIVE Our goal is to evaluate different types of biodegradable nanomaterials that have been functionalized for their biomedical applications. METHOD In this review, we used PubMed as our literature source and selected recently published studies on biodegradable nanomaterials and their applications in nanomedicine. RESULTS We found that biodegradable polymers are commonly functionalized for various purposes. Their property of being naturally degraded under biological conditions allows these biodegradable nanomaterials to be used for many biomedical purposes, including bio-imaging, targeted drug delivery, implantation and tissue engineering. The degradability of these nanoparticles can be utilized to control cargo release, by allowing efficient degradation of the nanomaterials at the target site while maintaining nanoparticle integrity at off-target sites. CONCLUSION While each biodegradable nanomaterial has its advantages and disadvantages, with careful design and functionalization, biodegradable nanoparticles hold great future in nanomedicine.
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 3 Blackfan Circle, CLS 910, Boston, MA 02215, USA;
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Sayed N, Tambe P, Kumar P, Jadhav S, Paknikar KM, Gajbhiye V. miRNA transfection via poly(amidoamine)-based delivery vector prevents hypoxia/reperfusion-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2019; 15:163-181. [PMID: 31799897 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2019-0363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Aim: Myocardial infarction is a tissue injury that leads to apoptosis of cardiomyocytes. This can be prevented by using miRNAs, but its delivery to cardiomyocytes is a major hurdle. We aimed to deliver miRNAs using poly(amidoamine)-histidine (PAMAM-His) nanocarriers to prevent apoptosis. Materials & methods: The PAMAM-His nanoparticles were synthesized and assessed for their transfection efficiency of miRNAs to prevent apoptosis in hypoxia/reperfusion-induced H9c2 as well as primary cultured cardiomyocytes. Results & conclusion: miRNAs-nanoparticle complexes exerted a significant antiapoptotic effect on the H9c2 and primary rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. Enhanced expression of antiapoptotic genes and decreased expression of proapoptotic genes were observed. PAMAM-His nanoparticles effectively delivered miRNAs to the cardiomyocytes and prevented the hypoxia/reperfusion-induced apoptosis critical in myocardial infarctions.
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- Nida Sayed
- Nanobioscience, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, 411 004, India
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- Nanobioscience, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, 411 004, India
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- Nanobioscience, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, 411 004, India
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- Nanobioscience, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, 411 004, India
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- Nanobioscience, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, 411 004, India.,Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India.,Materials Research Centre, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 302017, India
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