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Saraiva NM, Alves A, Costa PC, Correia-da-Silva M. Click Chemistry in Polymersome Technology. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:747. [PMID: 38931414 PMCID: PMC11206349 DOI: 10.3390/ph17060747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Polymersomes, self-assembled nanoparticles composed of amphiphilic block copolymers, have emerged as promising versatile nanovesicles with various applications, such as drug delivery, medical imaging, and diagnostics. The integration of click chemistry reactions, specifically the copper [I]-catalysed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC), has greatly expanded the functionalisation and bioconjugation capabilities of polymersomes and new drugs, being this synergistic combination explored in this review. It also provides up-to-date examples of previous incorporations of click-compatible moieties (azide and alkyne functional groups) into polymer building blocks, enabling the "click" attachment of various functional groups and ligands, delving into the diverse range of click reactions that have been reported and employed for polymersome copolymer synthesis and the modification of polymersome surfaces, including ligand conjugation and surface modification. Overall, this review explores the current state-of-the-art of the combinatory usage, in recent years, of polymersomes with the click chemistry reaction, highlighting examples of studies of their synthesis and functionalisation strategies.
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- Nuno M. Saraiva
- LQOF—Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal;
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal dos Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, MedTech-Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (A.A.); (P.C.C.)
- Associate Laboratory i4HB, Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, MedTech-Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (A.A.); (P.C.C.)
- Associate Laboratory i4HB, Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- LQOF—Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal;
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal dos Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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Taha E, Shetta A, Nour SA, Naguib MJ, Mamdouh W. Versatile Nanoparticulate Systems as a Prosperous Platform for Targeted Nose-Brain Drug Delivery. Mol Pharm 2024; 21:999-1014. [PMID: 38329097 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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The intranasal route has proven to be a reliable and promising route for delivering therapeutics to the central nervous system (CNS), averting the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and avoiding extensive first-pass metabolism of some drugs, with minimal systemic exposure. This is considered to be the main problem associated with other routes of drug delivery such as oral, parenteral, and transdermal, among other administration methods. The intranasal route maximizes drug bioavailability, particularly those susceptible to enzymatic degradation such as peptides and proteins. This review will stipulate an overview of the intranasal route as a channel for drug delivery, including its benefits and drawbacks, as well as different mechanisms of CNS drug targeting using nanoparticulate drug delivery systems devices; it also focuses on pharmaceutical dosage forms such as drops, sprays, or gels via the nasal route comprising different polymers, absorption promoters, CNS ligands, and permeation enhancers.
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- Esraa Taha
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC), AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC), AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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Chen X, Xu Z, Li T, Thakur A, Wen Y, Zhang K, Liu Y, Liang Q, Liu W, Qin JJ, Yan Y. Nanomaterial-encapsulated STING agonists for immune modulation in cancer therapy. Biomark Res 2024; 12:2. [PMID: 38185685 PMCID: PMC10773049 DOI: 10.1186/s40364-023-00551-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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The cGAS-STING signaling pathway has emerged as a critical mediator of innate immune responses, playing a crucial role in improving antitumor immunity through immune effector responses. Targeting the cGAS-STING pathway holds promise for overcoming immunosuppressive tumor microenvironments (TME) and promoting effective tumor elimination. However, systemic administration of current STING agonists faces challenges related to low bioavailability and potential adverse effects, thus limiting their clinical applicability. Recently, nanotechnology-based strategies have been developed to modulate TMEs for robust immunotherapeutic responses. The encapsulation and delivery of STING agonists within nanoparticles (STING-NPs) present an attractive avenue for antitumor immunotherapy. This review explores a range of nanoparticles designed to encapsulate STING agonists, highlighting their benefits, including favorable biocompatibility, improved tumor penetration, and efficient intracellular delivery of STING agonists. The review also summarizes the immunomodulatory impacts of STING-NPs on the TME, including enhanced secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, dendritic cell activation, cytotoxic T cell priming, macrophage re-education, and vasculature normalization. Furthermore, the review offers insights into co-delivered nanoplatforms involving STING agonists alongside antitumor agents such as chemotherapeutic compounds, immune checkpoint inhibitors, antigen peptides, and other immune adjuvants. These platforms demonstrate remarkable versatility in inducing immunogenic responses within the TME, ultimately amplifying the potential for antitumor immunotherapy.
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- Xi Chen
- Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, 442000, Shiyan, Hubei, China
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Ben May Department for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA
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- National Engineering Research Center of Personalized Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology, Furong Laboratory, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Ben May Department for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Interventional Oncology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200127, Shanghai, China.
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- Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 310022, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Sun Q, Shi J, Sun H, Zhu Y, Du J. Membrane and Lumen-Compartmentalized Polymersomes for Biocatalysis and Cell Mimics. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:4587-4604. [PMID: 37842883 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Compartmentalization is a crucial feature of a natural cell, manifested in cell membrane and inner lumen. Inspired by the cellular structure, multicompartment polymersomes (MCPs), including membrane-compartmentalized polymersomes and lumen-compartmentalized polymersomes (polymersomes-in-polymersomes), have aroused great expectations for biological applications such as biocatalysis and cell mimics in the past decades. Compared with traditional polymersomes, MCPs have advantages in encapsulating multiple enzymes separately for multistep enzymatic cascade reactions. In this review, first, the design principles and preparation methods of membrane-compartmentalized and lumen-compartmentalized polymersomes are summarized. Next, recent advances of MCPs as nanoreactors and cell mimics to mimic subcellular organelles or artificial cells are discussed. Finally, the future research directions of MCPs are prospected.
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- Qingmei Sun
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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Surapaneni SG, Choudhari SN, Avhad SV, Ambade AV. Permeable polymersomes from temperature and pH dual stimuli-responsive PVCL-b-PLL block copolymers for enhanced cell internalization and lysosome targeting. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2023; 151:213454. [PMID: 37150082 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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A series of dual stimuli-responsive block copolymers comprising temperature-responsive poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) (PVCL) and biodegradable pH-responsive poly(l-lysine) (PLL) of varying chain length were synthesized by a combination of free radical polymerization and ring opening polymerization. The block copolymers formed micelles and vesicles (polymersomes) in response to temperature and pH, respectively, in aqueous solution. The nanoassemblies were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering techniques. Encapsulation of both hydrophobic and hydrophilic dyes in the polymersomes was shown. Doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded in the polymersomes and its controlled release in response to the two stimuli, independently and jointly, was studied. The drug was found to be released due to stimuli-induced increased permeability without disassembly of the polymersomes. A significant increase in the cellular uptake of the drug-loaded polymersomes at hyperthermia conditions was demonstrated at 41 °C and release of the drug upon localization in lysosomes was observed. Cellular internalization pathway of the polymersomes was investigated by competitive inhibition assay and a combination of endocytic pathways dominated by caveolae-mediated mechanism was found to be operative.
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- Sai Geetika Surapaneni
- Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Kotha R, Kara DD, Roychowdhury R, Tanvi K, Rathnanand M. Polymersomes Based Versatile Nanoplatforms for Controlled Drug Delivery and Imaging. Adv Pharm Bull 2023; 13:218-232. [PMID: 37342386 PMCID: PMC10278216 DOI: 10.34172/apb.2023.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Drug delivery systems made based on nanotechnology represent a novel drug carrier system that can change the face of therapeutics and diagnosis. Among all the available nanoforms polymersomes have wider applications due to their unique characteristic features like drug loading carriers for both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs, excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, longer shelf life in the bloodstream and ease of surface modification by ligands. Polymersomes are defined as the artificial vesicles which are enclosed in a central aqueous cavity which are composed of self-assembly with a block of amphiphilic copolymer. Various techniques like film rehydration, direct hydration, nanoprecipitation, double emulsion technique and microfluidic technique are mostly used in formulating polymersomes employing different polymers like PEO-b-PLA, poly (fumaric/sebacic acid), poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), poly (dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), and poly(butadiene) (PBD), PTMC-b-PGA (poly (dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate)-b-poly(l-glutamic acid)) etc. Polymersomes have been extensively considered for the conveyance of therapeutic agents for diagnosis, targeting, treatment of cancer, diabetes etc. This review focuses on a comprehensive description of polymersomes with suitable case studies under the following headings: chemical structure, polymers used in the formulation, formulation methods, characterization methods and their application in the therapeutic, and medicinal filed.
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- Rohini Kotha
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal-576104, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal-576104, India
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- Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal-576104, India
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- Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal-576104, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal-576104, India
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Singh K, Biharee A, Vyas A, Thareja S, Jain AK. Recent Advancement of Polymersomes as Drug Delivery Carrier. Curr Pharm Des 2022; 28:1621-1631. [PMID: 35418282 DOI: 10.2174/1381612828666220412103552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Biomedical applications of polymersomes have been explored, including drug and gene delivery, insulin delivery, hemoglobin delivery, the delivery of anticancer agents, and various diagnostic purposes. OBJECTIVES Polymersomes, which are self-assembled amphiphilic block copolymers, have received a lot of attention in drug delivery approaches. This review represents the methods of preparation of polymersomes including thin-film rehydration, electroformation, double emulsion, gel-assisted rehydration, PAPYRUS method, and solvent injection methods including various therapeutic applications of polymersomes. METHODS Data we searched from PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct through searching of keywords: Polymersomes, methods of preparation, amphiphilic block copolymers, anticancer drug delivery Results: Polymersomes provide both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drug delivery to a targeted site with an increase in the stability of the formulation and reduce the cytotoxic side effects of drugs. CONCLUSION A wide range of biological applications, including drug and gene delivery, insulin delivery, hemoglobin delivery, delivery of anticancer agents as well as in various diagnostic purposes. Recently, polymersomes have been used more frequently because of their stability, reducing the encapsulated drug's leakage, site-specific drug delivery, and increasing the bioavailability of the drugs and different diagnostic purposes. The liposomes encapsulate only hydrophilic drugs, but polymersomes encapsulate both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs in their cores.
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- Kuldeep Singh
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur- 495 009 (C.G.), India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur- 495 009 (C.G.), India.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda- 15100 (Pb), India
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- University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur- 492010(C.G.), India
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda- 15100 (Pb), India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur- 495 009 (C.G.), India
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Anirudhan TS, Mohan M, Rajeev MR. Modified chitosan-hyaluronic acid based hydrogel for the pH-responsive Co-delivery of cisplatin and doxorubicin. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 201:378-388. [PMID: 35033527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Combination chemotherapy has attracted more attention in the field of anticancer treatment due to the synergetic effects achieved in the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs. In the present work a hydrogel-based drug delivery system (CS-NSA/A-HA) was successfully developed from chitosan modified by nitrosalicylaldehyde and aldehyde hyaluronic acid. Anticancer drugs, Cisplatin (CDDP) and Doxorubicin (DOX) were incorporated into this hydrogel separately and a dual drug loaded system was synthesized and the potential of the single and dual drug loaded materials for lung cancer therapy was compared. The obtained hydrogel was characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. Morphological studies conducted by FE-SEM analysis. The loading and encapsulation efficiencies and percentage of drug release were determined by UV-Vis spectroscopy at different pHs. Cytotoxicity studies performed in A549 lung cancer cells confirmed the enhanced activity of the material as a dual drug carrier compared with the single loaded system. All the findings strongly suggest the applicability of the material for lung cancer therapy.
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- T S Anirudhan
- Department of Chemistry, Research Centre, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum 695 581, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Centre, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum 695 581, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Centre, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum 695 581, India
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Gouveia VM, Rizzello L, Vidal B, Nunes C, Poma A, Lopez‐Vasquez C, Scarpa E, Brandner S, Oliveira A, Fonseca JE, Reis S, Battaglia G. Targeting Macrophages and Synoviocytes Intracellular Milieu to Augment Anti‐Inflammatory Drug Potency. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202100167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Virgínia M. Gouveia
- Department of Chemistry University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
- Institute of Physics of Living Systems University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
- SomaServe Ltd Babraham Research Campus Cambridge CB22 3AT UK
- LAQV REQUIMTE Department of Chemical Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy University of Porto Porto 4050‐313 Portugal
- Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute University of Porto Porto 4050‐313 Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Barcelona 08028 Spain
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Milan Milan 20133 Italy
- National Institute of Molecular Genetics (INGM) Milan 20122 Italy
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- Rheumatology Research Unit Institute of Molecular Medicine – IMM João Lobo Antunes Faculty of Medicine University of Lisbon Lisbon 1649‐028 Portugal
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- LAQV REQUIMTE Department of Chemical Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy University of Porto Porto 4050‐313 Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Eastman Dental Institute Royal Free Hospital UCL Medical School London NW3 2PF UK
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- Department of Chemistry University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
- Institute of Physics of Living Systems University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Milan Milan 20133 Italy
- National Institute of Molecular Genetics (INGM) Milan 20122 Italy
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease Queen Square Institute of Neurology University College London London WC1N 3BG UK
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- Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute University of Porto Porto 4050‐313 Portugal
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- Rheumatology Research Unit Institute of Molecular Medicine – IMM João Lobo Antunes Faculty of Medicine University of Lisbon Lisbon 1649‐028 Portugal
- Serviço de Reumatologia Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte Centro Academico de Medicina de Lisboa Lisbon 1649‐028 Portugal
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- LAQV REQUIMTE Department of Chemical Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy University of Porto Porto 4050‐313 Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
- Institute of Physics of Living Systems University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Barcelona 08028 Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) Barcelona 08010 Spain
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Rawal S, Patel M. Bio-Nanocarriers for Lung Cancer Management: Befriending the Barriers. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2021; 13:142. [PMID: 34138386 PMCID: PMC8196938 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-021-00630-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Lung cancer is a complex thoracic malignancy developing consequential to aberrations in a myriad of molecular and biomolecular signaling pathways. It is one of the most lethal forms of cancers accounting to almost 1.8 million new annual incidences, bearing overall mortality to incidence ratio of 0.87. The dismal prognostic scenario at advanced stages of the disease and metastatic/resistant tumor cell populations stresses the requisite of advanced translational interdisciplinary interventions such as bionanotechnology. This review article deliberates insights and apprehensions on the recent prologue of nanobioengineering and bionanotechnology as an approach for the clinical management of lung cancer. The role of nanobioengineered (bio-nano) tools like bio-nanocarriers and nanobiodevices in secondary prophylaxis, diagnosis, therapeutics, and theranostics for lung cancer management has been discussed. Bioengineered, bioinspired, and biomimetic bio-nanotools of considerate translational value have been reviewed. Perspectives on existent oncostrategies, their critical comparison with bio-nanocarriers, and issues hampering their clinical bench side to bed transformation have also been summarized.
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- Shruti Rawal
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, SG Highway, Chharodi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 382 481, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, SG Highway, Chharodi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 382 481, India.
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Yang H, Zhang LM. Hollow organic/inorganic hybrid nanoparticles from dextran-block-polypeptide copolymer: Double click reaction synthesis and properties. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 181:1243-1253. [PMID: 34022305 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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To increase the drug loading and prolong the drug release time, novel hollow organic/inorganic hybrid nanoparticles based on dextran-b-poly(L-glutamate-graft-3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane) (Dex-b-P(ALG-g-MTPMS)) were prepared. First, a polysaccharide block polypeptide diblock copolymer, dextran-block-poly(γ-allyl-L-glutamate) (Dex-b-PALG) bearing allyl side-groups, has been synthesized by the combination of ring-opening polymerization and alkyne-azide [2 + 3] Huisgen's cycloaddition. Next, the allyl side-groups residing in the poly(γ-allyl-L-glutamate) block were further functionalized with 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane(MPTMS) by radical "thiol-ene" addition reactions. Finally, after a sol-gel process of the obtained copolymers, the novel organic/inorganic hybrid nanoparticles were prepared. The molecular structures, physicochemical, and self-assembly of these copolymers were characterized through FTIR, 1H NMR, dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The cross-linked hybrid nanoparticles have a higher drug loading ability and slower release rate as compared to the uncross-linked counterparts. The MTT evaluation demonstrated that the organic/inorganic hybrid nanoparticles with good biocompatibility.
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- Huikang Yang
- DSAPM Lab and PCFM Lab, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China.
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- DSAPM Lab and PCFM Lab, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Al-Hatamleh MAI, Hatmal MM, Alshaer W, Rahman ENSEA, Mohd-Zahid MH, Alhaj-Qasem DM, Yean CY, Alias IZ, Jaafar J, Ferji K, Six JL, Uskoković V, Yabu H, Mohamud R. COVID-19 infection and nanomedicine applications for development of vaccines and therapeutics: An overview and future perspectives based on polymersomes. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 896:173930. [PMID: 33545157 PMCID: PMC7857087 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in December 2019 and caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, took the world by surprise with an unprecedented public health emergency. Since this pandemic began, extraordinary efforts have been made by scientists to understand the pathogenesis of COVID-19, and to fight the infection by providing various preventive, diagnostic and treatment opportunities based on either novel hypotheses or past experiences. Despite all the achievements, COVID-19 continues to be an accelerating health threat with no specifically approved vaccine or therapy. This review highlights the recent advances in COVID-19 infection, with a particular emphasis on nanomedicine applications that can help in the development of effective vaccines or therapeutics against COVID-19. A novel future perspective has been proposed in this review based on utilizing polymersome nano-objects for effectively suppressing the cytokine storm, which may reduce the severity of COVID-19 infection.
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- Mohammad A I Al-Hatamleh
- Department of Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan
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- Cell Therapy Center (CTC), The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, 81310, Johor, Malaysia
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LCPM, F-5400, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LCPM, F-5400, Nancy, France
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- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Albuquerque LJC, Sincari V, Jäger A, Kucka J, Humajova J, Pankrac J, Paral P, Heizer T, Janouškova O, Davidovich I, Talmon Y, Pouckova P, Štěpánek P, Sefc L, Hruby M, Giacomelli FC, Jäger E. pH-responsive polymersome-mediated delivery of doxorubicin into tumor sites enhances the therapeutic efficacy and reduces cardiotoxic effects. J Control Release 2021; 332:529-538. [PMID: 33716094 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The delivery of therapeutics into sites of action by using cargo-delivery platforms potentially minimizes their premature degradation and fast clearance from the bloodstream. Additionally, drug-loaded stimuli-responsive supramolecular assemblies can be produced to respond to the inherent features of tumor microenvironments, such as extracellular acidosis. We report in this framework the use of pH-responsive polymersomes (PSs) manufactured using poly([N-(2-hydroxypropyl)] methacrylamide)35-b-poly[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate]75 as the building unit (PHPMA35-b-PDPA75). The self-assemblies were produced with desired size towards long circulation time and tumor accumulation (hydrodynamic diameter - DH ~ 100 nm), and they could be successfully loaded with 10% w/w DOX (doxorubicin), while maintaining colloidal stability. The DOX loaded amount is presumably mainly burst-released at the acidic microenvironment of tumors thanks to the pH-switchable property of PDPA (pKa ~ 6.8), while reduced drug leakage has been monitored in pH 7.4. Compared to the administration of free DOX, the drug-loaded supramolecular structures greatly enhanced the therapeutic efficacy with effective growth inhibition of EL4 lymphoma tumor model and 100% survival rate in female C57BL/6 black mice over 40 days. The approach also led to reduced cardiotoxic effect. These features highlight the potential application of such nanotechnology-based treatment in a variety of cancer therapies where low local pH is commonly found, and emphasize PHPMA-based nanomedicines as an alternative to PEGylated formulations.
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- Lindomar J C Albuquerque
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic; Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Avenida dos Estados 5001, Santo André 09210-580, Brazil.
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Salmovska, 1, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Preclinical Imaging (CAPI), First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Salmovská 3, Prague 2, 120 00, Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Preclinical Imaging (CAPI), First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Salmovská 3, Prague 2, 120 00, Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Preclinical Imaging (CAPI), First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Salmovská 3, Prague 2, 120 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI), Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI), Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Salmovska, 1, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Preclinical Imaging (CAPI), First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Salmovská 3, Prague 2, 120 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Avenida dos Estados 5001, Santo André 09210-580, Brazil
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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Mamnoon B, Loganathan J, Confeld MI, De Fonseka N, Feng L, Froberg J, Choi Y, Tuvin DM, Sathish V, Mallik S. Targeted polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery to hypoxic, triple-negative breast tumors. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 4:1450-1460. [PMID: 33954285 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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High recurrence and metastasis to vital organs are the major characteristics of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Low vascular oxygen tension promotes resistance to chemo- and radiation therapy. Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) receptor is highly expressed on TNBC cells. The tumor-penetrating iRGD peptide interacts with the NRP-1 receptor, triggers endocytosis and transcytosis, and facilitates penetration. Herein, we synthesized a hypoxia-responsive diblock PLA-diazobenzene-PEG copolymer and prepared self-assembled hypoxia-responsive polymersomes (Ps) in an aqueous buffer. The iRGD peptide was incorporated into the polymersome structure to make hypoxia-responsive iRGD-conjugated polymersomes (iPs). Doxorubicin (DOX) was encapsulated in the polymersomes to prepare both targeted and non-targeted hypoxia-responsive polymersomes (DOX-iPs and DOX-Ps, respectively). The polymeric nanoparticles released less than 30% of their encapsulated DOX within 12 hours under normoxic conditions (21% oxygen), whereas under hypoxia (2% Oxygen), doxorubicin release remarkably increased to over 95%. The targeted polymersomes significantly decreased TNBC cells' viability in monolayer and spheroid cultures under hypoxia compared to normoxia. Animal studies displayed that targeted polymersomes significantly diminished tumor growth in xenograft nude mice. Overall, the targeted polymersomes exhibited potent anti-tumor activity in monolayer, spheroid, and animal models of TNBC. With further developments, the targeted nanocarriers discussed here might have the translational potential as drug carriers for the treatment of TNBC.
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- Babak Mamnoon
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Sanford Broadway Clinic, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
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Aibani N, Khan TN, Callan B. Liposome mimicking polymersomes; A comparative study of the merits of polymersomes in terms of formulation and stability. Int J Pharm X 2020; 2:100040. [PMID: 31956860 PMCID: PMC6956745 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2019.100040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The past few decades have seen a significant rise in research into alternative polymer based nanosized unilamellar drug delivery systems, termed polymersomes. The reported benefits of polymersomes over the more traditional liposomes include increased stability, higher encapsulation efficacies, better adaptability and reduced water permeation due to an increased bilayer thickness. Together, these advantages render them suitable for a plethora of therapies. The work presented in this manuscript creates and compares four such drug delivery systems, two based on the traditional liposome and two prepared from amphiphilic polymers. From there we assess these systems in terms of size, stability, encapsulation efficiency, drug release, cellular toxicity and cellular uptake. We can confirm from this comprehensive investigation that the multi-functional synthetic polymersomes are undoubtedly a future contender in this expanding field of nanomedicines. Their ability to encapsulate a cocktail of different compounds, high stability as well as their ease of adaptability will ensure that they feature prominently in the future of advanced drug delivery systems.
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT521SA, United Kingdom
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Liu D, Sun H, Xiao Y, Chen S, Cornel EJ, Zhu Y, Du J. Design principles, synthesis and biomedical applications of polymer vesicles with inhomogeneous membranes. J Control Release 2020; 326:365-386. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fenaroli F, Robertson JD, Scarpa E, Gouveia VM, Di Guglielmo C, De Pace C, Elks PM, Poma A, Evangelopoulos D, Canseco JO, Prajsnar TK, Marriott HM, Dockrell DH, Foster SJ, McHugh TD, Renshaw SA, Martí JS, Battaglia G, Rizzello L. Polymersomes Eradicating Intracellular Bacteria. ACS NANO 2020; 14:8287-8298. [PMID: 32515944 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c01870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Mononuclear phagocytes such as monocytes, tissue-specific macrophages, and dendritic cells are primary actors in both innate and adaptive immunity. These professional phagocytes can be parasitized by intracellular bacteria, turning them from housekeepers to hiding places and favoring chronic and/or disseminated infection. One of the most infamous is the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB), which is the most pandemic and one of the deadliest diseases, with one-third of the world's population infected and an average of 1.8 million deaths/year worldwide. Here we demonstrate the effective targeting and intracellular delivery of antibiotics to infected macrophages both in vitro and in vivo, using pH-sensitive nanoscopic polymersomes made of PMPC-PDPA block copolymer. Polymersomes showed the ability to significantly enhance the efficacy of the antibiotics killing Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and another established intracellular pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus. Moreover, they demonstrated to easily access TB-like granuloma tissues-one of the harshest environments to penetrate-in zebrafish models. We thus successfully exploited this targeting for the effective eradication of several intracellular bacteria, including M. tuberculosis, the etiological agent of human TB.
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN Sheffield, U.K
- The Bateson Centre, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, S10 2TN Sheffield, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, WC1H 0AJ London, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, WC1H 0AJ London, U.K
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, WC1H 0AJ London, U.K
- The EPSRC/Jeol Centre for Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy, University College London, WC1H 0AJ London, U.K
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN Sheffield, U.K
- Department of Infection, Immunity, and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield Medical School, S10 2JF Sheffield, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, WC1H 0AJ London, U.K
- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, WC1X 8LD London, U.K
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, NW3 2PF London, U.K
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, NW3 2PF London, U.K
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- The Florey Institute, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN Sheffield, U.K
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN Sheffield, U.K
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- Department of Infection, Immunity, and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield Medical School, S10 2JF Sheffield, U.K
- The Florey Institute, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN Sheffield, U.K
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- Department of Infection, Immunity, and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield Medical School, S10 2JF Sheffield, U.K
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- The Florey Institute, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN Sheffield, U.K
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN Sheffield, U.K
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, NW3 2PF London, U.K
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- The Bateson Centre, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, S10 2TN Sheffield, U.K
- Department of Infection, Immunity, and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield Medical School, S10 2JF Sheffield, U.K
- The Florey Institute, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN Sheffield, U.K
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Electronics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Networking Biomedical Research Center for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, WC1H 0AJ London, U.K
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- The EPSRC/Jeol Centre for Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy, University College London, WC1H 0AJ London, U.K
- Institute for Physics of Living System, University College London, WC1E 6BT London, U.K
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, WC1H 0AJ London, U.K
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Emerging era of “somes”: polymersomes as versatile drug delivery carrier for cancer diagnostics and therapy. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2020; 10:1171-1190. [PMID: 32504410 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-020-00789-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Over the past two decades, polymersomes have been widely investigated for the delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic agents in cancer therapy. Polymersomes are stable polymeric vesicles, which are prepared using amphiphilic block polymers of different molecular weights. The use of high molecular weight amphiphilic copolymers allows for possible manipulation of membrane characteristics, which in turn enhances the efficiency of drug delivery. Polymersomes are more stable in comparison with liposomes and show less toxicity in vivo. Furthermore, their ability to encapsulate both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs, significant biocompatibility, robustness, high colloidal stability, and simple methods for ligands conjugation make polymersomes a promising candidate for therapeutic drug delivery in cancer therapy. This review is focused on current development in the application of polymersomes for cancer therapy and diagnosis. Graphical abstract.
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Abdalla AME, Xiao L, Miao Y, Huang L, Fadlallah GM, Gauthier M, Ouyang C, Yang G. Nanotechnology Promotes Genetic and Functional Modifications of Therapeutic T Cells Against Cancer. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:1903164. [PMID: 32440473 PMCID: PMC7237845 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201903164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Growing experience with engineered chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells has revealed some of the challenges associated with developing patient-specific therapy. The promising clinical results obtained with CAR-T therapy nevertheless demonstrate the urgency of advancements to promote and expand its uses. There is indeed a need to devise novel methods to generate potent CARs, and to confer them and track their anti-tumor efficacy in CAR-T therapy. A potentially effective approach to improve the efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy would be to exploit the benefits of nanotechnology. This report highlights the current limitations of CAR-T immunotherapy and pinpoints potential opportunities and tremendous advantages of using nanotechnology to 1) introduce CAR transgene cassettes into primary T cells, 2) stimulate T cell expansion and persistence, 3) improve T cell trafficking, 4) stimulate the intrinsic T cell activity, 5) reprogram the immunosuppressive cellular and vascular microenvironments, and 6) monitor the therapeutic efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy. Therefore, genetic and functional modifications promoted by nanotechnology enable the generation of robust CAR-T cell therapy and offer precision treatments against cancer.
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- Ahmed M. E. Abdalla
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringCollege of Life Science and TechnologyHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074China
- Department of BiochemistryCollege of Applied ScienceUniversity of BahriKhartoum1660/11111Sudan
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringCollege of Life Science and TechnologyHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074China
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- Department of Vascular SurgeryGeneral Hospital of Ningxia Medical UniversityYinchuan750004China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Purification and Application of Plant Anti‐Cancer Active IngredientsSchool of Chemistry and Life SciencesHubei University of EducationWuhan430205China
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- Department of Chemistry and BiologyFaculty of EducationUniversity of GeziraWad‐Medani2667Sudan
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WaterlooWaterlooN2L 3G1Canada
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- Department of Vascular SurgeryFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseaseChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing100037China
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringCollege of Life Science and TechnologyHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074China
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Yu Q, Dasgupta S, Auth T, Gompper G. Osmotic Concentration-Controlled Particle Uptake and Wrapping-Induced Lysis of Cells and Vesicles. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:1662-1668. [PMID: 32046489 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In vivo, high protein and ion concentrations determine the preferred volumes of cells, organelles, and vesicles. Deformations of their lipid-bilayer membranes by nanoparticle wrapping reduce the interior volumes available to solutes and thus induce large osmotic pressure differences. Osmotic concentration can therefore be an important control parameter for wrapping of nanoparticles. We employ a curvature-elasticity model of the membrane and contact interaction with spherical particles to study their wrapping at initially spherical vesicles. Although the continuous particle-binding transition is independent of the presence of solutes, the discontinuous envelopment transition shifts to higher adhesion strengths and the corresponding energy barrier increases with increasing osmotic concentration. High osmotic concentrations stabilize partial-wrapped, membrane-bound states for both, particle attachment to the inside and the outside. In this regime, wrapping of particles controls membrane tension, with power-law dependencies on osmotic concentration and adhesion strength. For high adhesion strengths, particle wrapping can lead to the opening of mechanosensitive channels in cell membranes and to lysis. Membrane tension-induced stabilization of partial-wrapped states as well as wrapping-induced lysis play important roles not only for desired mechano-bacteriocidal effects of engineered nanomaterials but may also determine viral burst sizes of bacteria and control endocytosis for mammalian cells.
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- Qingfen Yu
- Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute of Complex Systems and Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute of Complex Systems and Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, 11899, Singapore
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- Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute of Complex Systems and Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute of Complex Systems and Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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Gouveia VM, Rizzello L, Nunes C, Poma A, Ruiz-Perez L, Oliveira A, Reis S, Battaglia G. Macrophage Targeting pH Responsive Polymersomes for Glucocorticoid Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:pharmaceutics11110614. [PMID: 31731713 PMCID: PMC6920840 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11110614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoid (GC) drugs are the cornerstone therapy used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Here, we report pH responsive poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine)–poly(2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PMPC–PDPA) polymersomes as a suitable nanoscopic carrier to precisely and controllably deliver GCs within inflamed target cells. The in vitro cellular studies revealed that polymersomes ensure the stability, selectivity and bioavailability of the loaded drug within macrophages. At molecular level, we tested key inflammation-related markers, such as the nuclear factor-κB, tumour necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-6. With this, we demonstrated that pH responsive polymersomes are able to enhance the anti-inflammatory effect of loaded GC drug. Overall, we prove the potential of PMPC–PDPA polymersomes to efficiently promote the inflammation shutdown, while reducing the well-known therapeutic limitations in GC-based therapy.
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- Virgínia M. Gouveia
- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (V.M.G.); (C.N.)
- Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Porto, Portugal, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; (L.R.); (A.P.); (L.R.-P.)
- Institute of Physics of Living Systems, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; (L.R.); (A.P.); (L.R.-P.)
- Institute of Physics of Living Systems, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (V.M.G.); (C.N.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; (L.R.); (A.P.); (L.R.-P.)
- Institute of Physics of Living Systems, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; (L.R.); (A.P.); (L.R.-P.)
- Institute of Physics of Living Systems, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
- EPSRC/JEOL Centre for Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Porto, Portugal, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal;
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (V.M.G.); (C.N.)
- Correspondence: (S.R.); (G.B.); Tel.: +351-220-428-672 (S.R.); +44-20-7679-4688 (G.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; (L.R.); (A.P.); (L.R.-P.)
- Institute of Physics of Living Systems, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- EPSRC/JEOL Centre for Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence: (S.R.); (G.B.); Tel.: +351-220-428-672 (S.R.); +44-20-7679-4688 (G.B.)
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Lebleu C, Rodrigues L, Guigner JM, Brûlet A, Garanger E, Lecommandoux S. Self-Assembly of PEG- b-PTMC Copolymers: Micelles and Polymersomes Size Control. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:13364-13374. [PMID: 31550897 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Poly(ethylene glycol)45-b-poly(trimethylene carbonate)n PEG45-b-PTMCn diblock copolymers were synthesized with five different PTMC degrees of polymerization (n = 38, 96, 144, 170, 332) and their self-assembly properties in water were studied using a manual nanoprecipitation procedure. We confirmed that the copolymer's hydrophilic weight fraction (fPEG) is controlling nanoparticles morphology. We determined that the PEG45-b-PTMC96 with fPEG ≈ 17% is the optimal hydrophilic fraction for the stabilization of well-defined unilamellar vesicles with a membrane thickness of δ ≈ 14.6 nm. Maintaining this fraction constant and modulating the overall molar mass of the block copolymers allowed the establishment of a power law of [Formula: see text] which provides a robust correlation between the molar mass of PTMC and vesicles' membrane thickness. Finally, we proved that controlling nanoprecipitation's conditions by microfluidics allowed fine-tuning and control of the nanoparticles size and polydispersity index while maintaining their shape with a perfect batch-to-batch reproducibility.
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- Coralie Lebleu
- Université Bordeaux, CNRS , Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629 , F-33600 , Pessac , France
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- Université Bordeaux, CNRS , Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629 , F-33600 , Pessac , France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC) , Sorbonne Universités, IRD, CNRS UMR 7590, MNHN , 75252 Paris Cedex 05 , France
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- Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (LLB) , CEA-Saclay, CNRS UMR 12 , 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex , France
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- Université Bordeaux, CNRS , Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629 , F-33600 , Pessac , France
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Albuquerque LJC, Sincari V, Ja Ger A, Konefa R, Pa Nek JI, C Ernoch P, Pavlova E, S Te Pa Nek P, Giacomelli FC, Ja Ger EZ. Microfluidic-Assisted Engineering of Quasi-Monodisperse pH-Responsive Polymersomes toward Advanced Platforms for the Intracellular Delivery of Hydrophilic Therapeutics. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:8363-8372. [PMID: 31199159 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The extracellular and subcellular compartments are characterized by specific pH levels that can be modified by pathophysiological states. This scenario encourages the use of environmentally responsive nanomedicines for the treatment of damaged cells. We have engineered doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded pH-responsive polymersomes using poly([ N-(2-hydroxypropyl)]methacrylamide)- b-poly[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate] block copolymers (PHPMA m- b-PDPA n). We demonstrate that, by taking advantage of the microfluidic technology, quasi-monodisperse assemblies can be created. This feature is of due relevance because highly uniform nanoparticles commonly exhibit more consistent biodistribution and cellular uptake. We also report that the size of the polymer vesicles can be tuned by playing with the inherent mechanical parameters of the microfluidic protocol. This new knowledge can be used to engineer size-specific nanomedicines for enhanced tumor accumulation if the manufacturing is performed with previous knowledge of tumor characteristics (particularly the degree of vascularity and porosity). The pH-dependent DOX release was further investigated evidencing the ability of polymersome to sustain encapsulated hydrophilic molecules when circulating in physiological environment (pH 7.4). This suggests nonrelevant drug leakage during systemic circulation. On the other hand, polymersome disassembly in slightly acid environments takes place enabling fast DOX release, thereby making the colloidal carriers highly cytotoxic. These features encourage the use of such advanced pH-responsive platforms to target damaged cells while preserving healthy environments during systemic circulation.
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- Lindomar J C Albuquerque
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , Heyrovske?ho na?m. 2 , Prague 6 162 06 , Czech Republic
- Centro de Cie?ncias Naturais e Humanas , Universidade Federal do ABC , Avenida dos Estados 5001 , Santo Andre? 09210-580 , Brazil
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , Heyrovske?ho na?m. 2 , Prague 6 162 06 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , Heyrovske?ho na?m. 2 , Prague 6 162 06 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , Heyrovske?ho na?m. 2 , Prague 6 162 06 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , Heyrovske?ho na?m. 2 , Prague 6 162 06 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , Heyrovske?ho na?m. 2 , Prague 6 162 06 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , Heyrovske?ho na?m. 2 , Prague 6 162 06 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , Heyrovske?ho na?m. 2 , Prague 6 162 06 , Czech Republic
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- Centro de Cie?ncias Naturais e Humanas , Universidade Federal do ABC , Avenida dos Estados 5001 , Santo Andre? 09210-580 , Brazil
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , Heyrovske?ho na?m. 2 , Prague 6 162 06 , Czech Republic
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Bain J, Legge CJ, Beattie DL, Sahota A, Dirks C, Lovett JR, Staniland SS. A biomimetic magnetosome: formation of iron oxide within carboxylic acid terminated polymersomes. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:11617-11625. [PMID: 31173027 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr00498j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Bioinspired macromolecules can aid nucleation and crystallisation of minerals by mirroring processes observed in nature. Specifically, the iron oxide magnetite (Fe3O4) is produced in a dedicated liposome (called a magnetosome) within magnetic bacteria. This process is controlled by a suite of proteins embedded within the liposome membrane. In this study we look to synthetically mimic both the liposome and nucleation proteins embedded within it using preferential orientation polymer design. Amphiphilic block co-polymers self-assemble into vesicles (polymersomes) and have been used to successfully mimic liposomes. Carboxylic acid residue-rich motifs are common place in biomineralisation nucleating proteins and several magnetosome membrane specific (Mms) proteins (namely Mms6) have a specific carboxylic acid motifs that are found to bind both ferrous and ferric iron ions and nucleate the formation of magnetite. Here we use a combination of 2 diblock co-polymers: Both have the hydrophobic 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate (PHPMA) block with either a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) block or a carboxylic acid terminated poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC) block. These copolymers ((PEG113-PHPMA400) and (PMPC28-PHPMA400) respectively) self-assemble in situ to form polymersomes, with PEG113-PHPMA400 displaying favourably on the outer surface and PMPC28-PHPMA400 on the inner lumen, exposing numerous acidic iron binding carboxylates on the inner membrane. This is a polymersome mimic of a magnetosome (PMM28) containing interior nucleation sites. The resulting PMM28 were found to be 246 ± 137 nm in size. When the PMM28 were subjected to electroporation (5 pulses at 750 V) in an iron solution, iron ions were transported into the PMM28 polymersome core where magnetic iron-oxide was crystallised to fill the core; mimicking a magnetosome. Furthermore it has been shown that PMM28 magnetopolymersomes (PMM28Fe) exhibit a 6 °C temperature increase during in vitro magnetic hyperthermia yielding an intrinsic loss power (ILP) of 3.7 nHm2 kg-1. Such values are comparable to commercially available nanoparticles, but, offer the added potential for further tuning and functionalisation with respect to drug delivery.
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- Jennifer Bain
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK.
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Bloise E, Di Bello MP, Mele G, Rizzello L. A green method for the production of an efficient bioimaging nanotool. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:1193-1199. [PMID: 36133209 PMCID: PMC9419270 DOI: 10.1039/c8na00336j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The possibility of exploring basic biological phenomena requires the development of new and efficient bio-imaging tools. These should ideally combine the feasibility of production (potentially through the use of green chemistry) together with high targeting efficiency, low cytotoxicity, and optimal contrast characteristics. In this work, we developed nanovesicles based on cardanol, a natural and renewable byproduct of the cashew industry, and a fluorescent reporter was encapsulated in them through an environment-friendly synthesis method. In vitro investigations demonstrated that the cardanol nanovesicles are efficiently taken-up by both professional and non-professional phagocytic cells, which have been modeled in our approach by macrophages and HeLa cells, respectively. Co-localization studies show high affinity of the nanovesicles towards the cell plasma membrane. Moreover, metabolic assays confirmed that these nanostructures are biocompatible in a specific concentration range, and do not promote inflammation response in human macrophages. Stability studies carried out at different temperatures showed that the nanovesicles are stable at both 37 °C and 20 °C, while the formation of aggregates occurs when the nanodispersion is incubated at 4 °C. The results demonstrate the high potential of fluorescent cardanol nanovesicles as a green bioimaging tool, especially for investigating cell membrane dynamics.
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- Ermelinda Bloise
- University of Salento, Department of Engineering for Innovation Via Arnesano 73100 Lecce Italy
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- University of Salento, Department of Engineering for Innovation Via Arnesano 73100 Lecce Italy
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- University of Salento, Department of Engineering for Innovation Via Arnesano 73100 Lecce Italy
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) C/Baldiri Reixac 15-21 08028 Barcelona Spain +34 934 039 956
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Moquin A, Ji J, Neibert K, Winnik F, Maysinger D. Encapsulation and Delivery of Neutrophic Proteins and Hydrophobic Agents Using PMOXA-PDMS-PMOXA Triblock Polymersomes. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:13882-13893. [PMID: 30411053 PMCID: PMC6217674 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Polymersomes are attractive nanocarriers for hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs; they are more stable than liposomes, tunable, and relatively easy to prepare. The copolymer composition and molar mass are critical features that determine the physicochemical properties of the polymersomes including the rate of drug release. We used the triblock-copolymer, poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-block-poly-(dimethysiloxane)-block-poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (PMOXA-PDMS-PMOXA), to form amphipathic polymersomes capable of loading proteins and small hydrophobic agents. The selected agents were unstable neurotrophins (nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor), a large protein CD109, and the fluorescent drug curcumin. We prepared, characterized, and tested polymersomes loaded with selected agents in 2D and 3D biological models. Curcumin-loaded and rhodamine-bound PMOXA-PDMS-PMOXA polymersomes were used to visualize them inside cells. N-Methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) agonists and antagonists were also covalently attached to the surface of polymersomes for targeting neurons. Labeled and unlabeled polymersomes with or without loaded agents were characterized using dynamic light scattering (DLS), UV-vis fluorescence spectroscopy, and asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AF4). Polymersomes were imaged and tested for biological activity in human and murine fibroblasts, murine macrophages, primary murine dorsal root ganglia, and murine hippocampal cultures. Polymersomes were rapidly internalized and there was a clear intracellular co-localization of the fluorescent drug (curcumin) with the fluorescent rhodamine-labeled polymersomes. Polymersomes containing CD109, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein, promoted cell migration in the model of wound healing. Nerve growth factor-loaded polymersomes effectively enhanced neurite outgrowth in dissociated and explanted dorsal root ganglia. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor increased dendritic spine density in serum-deprived hippocampal slice cultures. NMDAR agonist- and antagonist-functionalized polymersomes targeted selectively neurons over glial cells in mixed cultures. Collectively, the study reveals the successful incorporation into polymersomes of biologically active trophic factors and small hydrophilic agents that retain their biological activity in vitro, as demonstrated in selected central and peripheral tissue models.
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- Alexandre Moquin
- Department
of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, H3G
1Y6 Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, H3G
1Y6 Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, H3G
1Y6 Montreal, Québec, Canada
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M. Winnik
- Département
de Chimie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 Succursale Centre-Ville, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Québec, Canada
- International
Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, 305-0044 Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, H3G
1Y6 Montreal, Québec, Canada
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Preparation of Reduction-Responsive Camptothecin Nanocapsules by Combining Nanoprecipitation and In Situ Polymerization for Anticancer Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2018; 10:pharmaceutics10040173. [PMID: 30282921 PMCID: PMC6320973 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics10040173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Stimuli-responsive systems for controlled drug release have been extensively explored in recent years. In this work, we developed a reduction-responsive camptothecin (CPT) nanocapsule (CPT-NC) by combining nanoprecipitation and in situ polymerization using a polymerized surface ligand and a disulfide bond-containing crosslinker. Dissolution rate studies proved that the CPT-NCs have robust drug-release profiles in the presence of glutathione (GSH) owing to the division of the disulfide bond crosslinker which triggers the collapse of the polymer layer. Furthermore, the in vitro investigations demonstrated that the CPT-NCs exhibited a high-cellular uptake efficiency and cytotoxicity for cancer cells of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC-15). Our approach thus presents an effective intracellular drug delivery strategy for anticancer therapy.
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Contini C, Pearson R, Wang L, Messager L, Gaitzsch J, Rizzello L, Ruiz-Perez L, Battaglia G. Bottom-Up Evolution of Vesicles from Disks to High-Genus Polymersomes. iScience 2018; 7:132-144. [PMID: 30267675 PMCID: PMC6153420 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Polymersomes are vesicles formed by the self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers in water. They represent one of the most promising alternatives of natural vesicles as they add new possibilities in the amphiphiles' molecular engineering of aqueous compartments. Here we report the design of polymersomes using a bottom-up approach wherein self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers poly(2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl phosphorylcholine)-poly(2-(diisopropylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PMPC-PDPA) into membranes is tuned using pH and temperature. We report evolution from disk micelles, to vesicles, to high-genus vesicles (vesicles with many holes), where each passage is controlled by pH switch or temperature. We show that the process can be rationalized, adapting membrane physics theories to disclose scaling principles that allow the estimation of minimal radius of vesiculation as well as chain entanglement and coupling. This approach allows us to generate nanoscale vesicles with genus from 0 to 70, which have been very elusive and difficult to control so far.
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- Claudia Contini
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, Christopher Ingold Building, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Imperial College Rd, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, Christopher Ingold Building, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; LAGEP, University Claude Bernard Lyon, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, Lyon 69622, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, Christopher Ingold Building, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR1096, Basel 4058, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, Christopher Ingold Building, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; Institute of Physics of Living System, University College London, 19 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AH, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, Christopher Ingold Building, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; EPSRC/Jeol Centre for Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; Institute of Physics of Living System, University College London, 19 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AH, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, Christopher Ingold Building, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; EPSRC/Jeol Centre for Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK; Institute of Physics of Living System, University College London, 19 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AH, UK; Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Karandish F, Mamnoon B, Feng L, Haldar MK, Xia L, Gange KN, You S, Choi Y, Sarkar K, Mallik S. Nucleus-Targeted, Echogenic Polymersomes for Delivering a Cancer Stemness Inhibitor to Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:4122-4132. [PMID: 30169024 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chemotherapeutic agents for treating cancers show considerable side effects, toxicity, and drug resistance. To mitigate the problems, we designed nucleus-targeted, echogenic, stimuli-responsive polymeric vesicles (polymersomes) to transport and subsequently release the encapsulated anticancer drugs within the nuclei of pancreatic cancer cells. We synthesized an alkyne-dexamethasone derivative and conjugated it to N3-polyethylene glycol (PEG)-polylactic acid (PLA) copolymer employing the Cu2+ catalyzed "Click" reaction. We prepared polymersomes from the dexamethasone-PEG-PLA conjugate along with a synthesized stimuli-responsive polymer PEG-S-S-PLA. The dexamethasone group dilates the nuclear pore complexes and transports the vesicles to the nuclei. We designed the polymersomes to release the encapsulated drugs in the presence of a high concentration of reducing agents in the nuclei of pancreatic cancer cells. We observed that the nucleus-targeted, stimuli-responsive polymersomes released 70% of encapsulated contents in the nucleus-mimicking environment in 80 min. We encapsulated the cancer stemness inhibitor BBI608 in the vesicles and observed that the BBI608 encapsulated polymersomes reduced the viability of the BxPC3 cells to 43% in three-dimensional spheroid cultures. The polymersomes were prepared following a special protocol so that they scatter ultrasound, allowing imaging by a medical ultrasound scanner. Therefore, these echogenic, targeted, stimuli-responsive, and drug-encapsulated polymersomes have the potential for trackable, targeted carrier of chemotherapeutic drugs to cancer cell nuclei.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , The George Washington University , Washington, D.C. 20052 , United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , The George Washington University , Washington, D.C. 20052 , United States
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Grillo DA, Albano JMR, Mocskos EE, Facelli JC, Pickholz M, Ferraro MB. Mechanical properties of drug loaded diblock copolymer bilayers: A molecular dynamics study. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:214901. [PMID: 29884038 DOI: 10.1063/1.5028377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In this work, we present results of coarse-grained simulations to study the encapsulation of prilocaine (PLC), both neutral and protonated, on copolymer bilayers through molecular dynamics simulations. Using a previously validated membrane model, we have simulated loaded bilayers at different drug concentrations and at low (protonated PLC) and high (neutral PLC) pH levels. We have characterized key structural parameters of the loaded bilayers in order to understand the effects of encapsulation of PLC on the bilayer structure and mechanical properties. Neutral PLC was encapsulated in the hydrophobic region leading to a thickness increase, while the protonated species partitioned between the water phase and the poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(butadiene) (PBD) interface, relaxing the PBD region and leading to a decrease in the thickness. The tangential pressures of the studied systems were calculated, and their components were decomposed in order to gain insights on their compensation. In all cases, it is observed that the loading of the membrane does not significantly decrease the stability of the bilayer, indicating that the system could be used for drug delivery.
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- Damián A Grillo
- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Computación, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, 421 Wakara Way, Suite 140, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, USA
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Yu Q, Othman S, Dasgupta S, Auth T, Gompper G. Nanoparticle wrapping at small non-spherical vesicles: curvatures at play. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:6445-6458. [PMID: 29565057 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr08856f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Nanoparticles in biological systems encounter lipid-bilayer membranes as barriers. They interact with plasma membranes, membranous organelles, such as the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus, the nucleus, and intracellular and extracellular vesicles, such as autophagosomes, lysosomes, and exosomes. Extracellular vesicles have recently attracted particular attention, as they are involved in the transmission of biological signals and as regulators for biological processes. For example, exosomes, small vesicles containing proteins, mRNA, and miRNA, that are released by cells into the extracellular environment, have been suggested to participate in tumor metastasis. Furthermore, vesicles can be applied as targeted-drug-delivery systems. We systematically characterize wrapping of spherical nanoparticles that enter and exit vesicles, depending on particle size, vesicle size, vesicle reduced volume, and membrane spontaneous curvature. We predict the complex wrapping behavior, in particular for large particle-to-vesicle size ratios, where the shape changes of the free membrane contribute significantly to the deformation energy and where nanoparticle wrapping transitions and vesicle shape transitions are coupled. Partial-wrapped membrane-bound particles impose boundary conditions on the membrane that stabilise oblates and stomatocytes for particle entry, and prolates and stomatocytes for particle exit. Our results suggest that nanoparticles may stimulate autophagocytic engulfment, which would facilitate transport of the nanoparticles into lysosomes and would lead to subsequent degradation of nanoparticle-attached proteins.
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- Qingfen Yu
- Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute of Complex Systems and Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
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- Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute of Complex Systems and Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
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- Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute of Complex Systems and Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany. and Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, 11899 Singapore
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- Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute of Complex Systems and Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
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- Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute of Complex Systems and Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
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Wang F, Xiao J, Chen S, Sun H, Yang B, Jiang J, Zhou X, Du J. Polymer Vesicles: Modular Platforms for Cancer Theranostics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1705674. [PMID: 29450915 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201705674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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As an emerging field that is receiving an increasing amount of interest, theranostics is becoming increasingly important in the field of nanomedicine. Among the various smart platforms that have been proposed for use in theranostics, polymer vesicles (or polymersomes) are among the most promising candidates for integration of designated functionalities and modalities. Here, a brief summary of typical theranostic platforms is presented with a focus on modular polymer vesicles. To highlight modularity, the different methodologies for designing therapeutic and diagnostic modules are classified and current examples of theranostic vesicles that excel in both performance and design principle are provided. Finally, future prospects for theranostic polymer vesicles that can be readily prepared with functional modules are proposed. Overall, theranostic polymer vesicles with modular modalities and functions are more promising in nanomedicine than simply being "over-engineered".
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- Fangyingkai Wang
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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Scarpa E, Janeczek AA, Hailes A, de Andrés MC, De Grazia A, Oreffo RO, Newman TA, Evans ND. Polymersome nanoparticles for delivery of Wnt-activating small molecules. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2018; 14:1267-1277. [PMID: 29555223 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2018.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Spatiotemporal control of drug delivery is important for a number of medical applications and may be achieved using polymersome nanoparticles (PMs). Wnt signalling is a molecular pathway activated in various physiological processes, including bone repair, that requires precise control of activation. Here, we hypothesise that PMs can be stably loaded with a small molecule Wnt agonist, 6-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (BIO), and activate Wnt signalling promoting the osteogenic differentiation in human primary bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs). We showed that BIO-PMs induced a 40% increase in Wnt signaling activation in reporter cell lines without cytotoxicity induced by free BIO. BMSCs incubated with BIO-PMs showed a significant up-regulation of the Wnt target gene AXIN2 (14 ± 4 fold increase, P < 0.001) and a prolonged activation of the osteogenic gene RUNX2. We conclude that BIO-PMs could represent an innovative approach for the controlled activation of Wnt signaling for promoting bone regeneration after fracture.
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- Edoardo Scarpa
- Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Bone and Joint Research Group, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, United Kingdom; Institute for Life Sciences, Centre for Biological Sciences, B85, University Road, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Bone and Joint Research Group, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Bone and Joint Research Group, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, United Kingdom; Institute for Life Sciences, Centre for Biological Sciences, B85, University Road, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Bone and Joint Research Group, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Bone and Joint Research Group, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Bone and Joint Research Group, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, United Kingdom; Institute for Life Sciences, Centre for Biological Sciences, B85, University Road, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Life Sciences, Centre for Biological Sciences, B85, University Road, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
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- Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Bone and Joint Research Group, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, United Kingdom; Institute for Life Sciences, Centre for Biological Sciences, B85, University Road, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; Bioengineering Sciences Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, United Kingdom.
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Zhang Y, Wu K, Sun H, Zhang J, Yuan J, Zhong Z. Hyaluronic Acid-Shelled Disulfide-Cross-Linked Nanopolymersomes for Ultrahigh-Efficiency Reactive Encapsulation and CD44-Targeted Delivery of Mertansine Toxin. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:1597-1604. [PMID: 29272095 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b17718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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It was and remains a big challenge for cancer nanomedicines to achieve high and stable drug loading with fast drug release in the target cells. Here, we report on novel hyaluronic acid-shelled disulfide-cross-linked biodegradable polymersomes (HA-XPS) self-assembled from hyaluronic acid-b-poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-dithiolane trimethylene carbonate) diblock copolymer for ultrahigh-efficiency reactive encapsulation and CD44-targeted delivery of mertansine (DM1) toxin, a highly potent warhead for clinically used antibody-drug conjugates. Remarkably, HA-XPS showed quantitative encapsulation of DM1 even with a high drug loading content of 16.7 wt %. DM1-loaded HA-XPS (HA-XPS-DM1) presented a small size of ∼80 nm, low drug leakage under physiological conditions, and fast glutathione-triggered drug release. MTT assays revealed that HA-XPS was noncytotoxic while HA-XPS-DM1 was highly potent to MDA-MB-231 cells with an IC50 comparable to that of free DM1. The in vitro and in vivo inhibition experiments indicated that HA-XPS could actively target MDA-MB-231 cells. Notably, HA-XPS-DM1 while causing little adverse effect could effectively inhibit tumor growth and significantly prolong survival time in MDA-MB-231 human breast tumor-bearing mice. HA-XPS-DM1 provides a novel and unique treatment for CD44-positive cancers.
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- Yue Zhang
- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- BrightGene Bio-Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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Lanzilotto A, Kyropoulou M, Constable EC, Housecroft CE, Meier WP, Palivan CG. Porphyrin-polymer nanocompartments: singlet oxygen generation and antimicrobial activity. J Biol Inorg Chem 2018; 23:109-122. [PMID: 29218642 PMCID: PMC5756573 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-017-1514-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new water-soluble photocatalyst for singlet oxygen generation is presented. Its absorption extends to the red part of the spectrum, showing activity up to irradiation at 660 nm. Its efficiency has been compared to that of a commercial analogue (Rose Bengal) for the oxidation of L-methionine. The quantitative and selective oxidation was promising enough to encapsulate the photocatalyst in polymersomes. The singlet oxygen generated in this way can diffuse and remain active for the oxidation of L-methionine outside the polymeric compartment. These results made us consider the use of these polymersomes for antimicrobial applications. E. coli colonies were subjected to oxidative stress using the photocatalyst-polymersome conjugates and nearly all the colonies were damaged upon extensive irradiation while under the same red LED light irradiation, liquid cultures in the absence of porphyrin or porphyrin-loaded polymersomes were unharmed.
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- Angelo Lanzilotto
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, BPR 1096, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, BPR 1096, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, BPR 1096, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, BPR 1096, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, BPR 1096, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, BPR 1096, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
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Nonappa, Haataja JS, Timonen JVI, Malola S, Engelhardt P, Houbenov N, Lahtinen M, Häkkinen H, Ikkala O. Reversible Supracolloidal Self-Assembly of Cobalt Nanoparticles to Hollow Capsids and Their Superstructures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:6473-6477. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Nonappa
- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
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- Departments of Chemistry and Physics; Nanoscience centre University of Jyväskylä; Survontie 9 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
- Department of Pathology and Virology; Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki; P.O. Box 21 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Jyväskylä; Survontie 9 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- Departments of Chemistry and Physics; Nanoscience centre University of Jyväskylä; Survontie 9 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
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Nonappa, Haataja JS, Timonen JVI, Malola S, Engelhardt P, Houbenov N, Lahtinen M, Häkkinen H, Ikkala O. Reversible Supracolloidal Self-Assembly of Cobalt Nanoparticles to Hollow Capsids and Their Superstructures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201701135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Nonappa
- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
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- Departments of Chemistry and Physics; Nanoscience centre University of Jyväskylä; Survontie 9 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
- Department of Pathology and Virology; Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki; P.O. Box 21 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Jyväskylä; Survontie 9 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- Departments of Chemistry and Physics; Nanoscience centre University of Jyväskylä; Survontie 9 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University School of Science; Puumiehenkuja 2 02150 Espoo Finland
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Mohammadi M, Ramezani M, Abnous K, Alibolandi M. Biocompatible polymersomes-based cancer theranostics: Towards multifunctional nanomedicine. Int J Pharm 2017; 519:287-303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Biodegradable Polymersomes as Nanocarriers for Doxorubicin Hydrochloride: Enhanced Cytotoxicity in MCF-7/ADR Cells and Prolonged Blood Circulation. Pharm Res 2016; 34:610-618. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-016-2088-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Zou Y, Meng F, Deng C, Zhong Z. Robust, tumor-homing and redox-sensitive polymersomal doxorubicin: A superior alternative to Doxil and Caelyx? J Control Release 2016; 239:149-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Figueiredo P, Balasubramanian V, Shahbazi MA, Correia A, Wu D, Palivan CG, Hirvonen JT, Santos HA. Angiopep2-functionalized polymersomes for targeted doxorubicin delivery to glioblastoma cells. Int J Pharm 2016; 511:794-803. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.07.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Martino C, deMello AJ. Droplet-based microfluidics for artificial cell generation: a brief review. Interface Focus 2016; 6:20160011. [PMID: 27499841 PMCID: PMC4918832 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2016.0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Artificial cells are best defined as micrometre-sized structures able to mimic many of the morphological and functional characteristics of a living cell. In this mini-review, we describe progress in the application of droplet-based microfluidics for the generation of artificial cells and protocells.
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- Chiara Martino
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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Mastrotto F, Breen AF, Sicilia G, Murdan S, Johnstone AD, Marsh GE, Grainger-Boultby C, Russell NA, Alexander C, Mantovani G. One-pot RAFT and fast polymersomes assembly: a ‘beeline’ from monomers to drug-loaded nanovectors. Polym Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6py01292b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A ‘fast RAFT’ strategy that allows the engineering of drug-containing polymer vesicles in only a few hours, starting from functional monomers.
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- School of Pharmacy
- University of Nottingham
- UK
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- School of Pharmacy
- University of Nottingham
- UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutics
- UCL School of Pharmacy
- University College London
- London
- UK
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- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Nottingham
- Nottingham NG7 2RD
- UK
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- School of Pharmacy
- University of Nottingham
- UK
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- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Nottingham
- Nottingham NG7 2RD
- UK
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Men Y, Peng F, Tu Y, van Hest JCM, Wilson DA. Methods for production of uniform small-sized polymersome with rigid membrane. Polym Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6py00668j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We report a facile methodology for the formation of uniform small-sized poly(ethylene glycol)-block-polystyrene (PEG-b-PS) polymersomes, via extrusion and sonication methods by using organic solvent as plasticizing agent.
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- Yongjun Men
- Radboud University Nijmegen
- Institute for Molecules and Materials
- Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen
- Institute for Molecules and Materials
- Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen
- Institute for Molecules and Materials
- Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen
- Institute for Molecules and Materials
- Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen
- Institute for Molecules and Materials
- Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
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