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Du D, Liu YD, Lan JB, Hou XL, Liu JD, Shi QH, Huang QW, Xue YS, Yan CG, An L. Novel biotin-linked amphiphilic calix[4]arene-based supramolecular micelles as doxorubicin carriers for boosted anticancer activity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:12487-12490. [PMID: 37786313 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04102f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Supramolecular carrier-mediated chemotherapy is a highly attractive strategy for targeted drug delivery. In this study, four novel biotin-linked calix[4]arenes BPCA1-BPCA4 have been rationally designed to construct nano-complex with doxorubicin. The in vitro and in vivo assessments reveal that BPCA4-DOX with excellent stability are capable of affording significantly superior anti-tumor activity and lower side effects.
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- Dan Du
- College of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
- New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
- New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
- New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
- New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
- New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
- New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
- New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
- New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
- New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China.
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Hazarika B, Singh VP. Macrocyclic supramolecular biomaterials in anti-cancer therapeutics. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Recent Advances in Supramolecular-Macrocycle-Based Nanomaterials in Cancer Treatment. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031241. [PMID: 36770907 PMCID: PMC9920387 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Cancer is a severe threat to human life. Recently, various therapeutic strategies, such as chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and combination therapy have been extensively applied in cancer treatment. However, the clinical benefits of these therapeutics still need improvement. In recent years, supramolecular chemistry based on host-guest interactions has attracted increasing attention in biomedical applications to address these issues. In this review, we present the properties of the major macrocyclic molecules and the stimulus-response strategies used for the controlled release of therapeutic agents. Finally, the applications of supramolecular-macrocycle-based nanomaterials in cancer therapy are reviewed, and the existing challenges and prospects are discussed.
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Sabin C, Sam S, Hrishikes A, Salin B, Vigneshkumar PN, George J, John F. Supramolecular Drug Delivery Systems Based on Host‐Guest Interactions for Nucleic Acid Delivery. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Christeena Sabin
- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara Kochi Kerala India 682013
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara Kochi Kerala India 682013
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara Kochi Kerala India 682013
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara Kochi Kerala India 682013
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara Kochi Kerala India 682013
- Department of Chemistry The University of British Columbia Okanagan Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Canada
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara Kochi Kerala India 682013
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara Kochi Kerala India 682013
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Association Complexes of Calix[6]arenes with Amino Acids Explained by Energy-Partitioning Methods. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27227938. [PMID: 36432040 PMCID: PMC9699162 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Intermolecular complexes with calixarenes are intriguing because of multiple possibilities of noncovalent binding for both polar and nonpolar molecules, including docking in the calixarene cavity. In this contribution calix[6]arenes interacting with amino acids are studied with an additional aim to show that tools such as symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT), functional-group SAPT (F-SAPT), and systematic molecular fragmentation (SMF) methods may provide explanations for different numbers of noncovalent bonds and of their varying strength for various calixarene conformers and guest molecules. The partitioning of the interaction energy provides an easy way to identify hydrogen bonds, including those with unconventional hydrogen acceptors, as well as other noncovalent bonds, and to find repulsive destabilizing interactions between functional groups. Various other features can be explained by energy partitioning, such as the red shift of an IR stretching frequency for some hydroxy groups, which arises from their attraction to the phenyl ring of calixarene. Pairs of hydrogen bonds and other noncovalent bonds of similar magnitude found by F-SAPT explain an increase in the stability of both inclusion and outer complexes.
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Synthesis, characterization, and computational study of aggregates from amphiphilic calix[6]arenes. Effect of encapsulation on degradation kinetics of curcumin. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kashapov R, Razuvayeva Y, Ziganshina A, Lyubina A, Amerhanova S, Sapunova A, Voloshina A, Nizameev I, Salnikov V, Zakharova L. Formation of supramolecular structures in aqueous medium by noncovalent interactions between surfactant and resorcin[4]arene. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Hadi H, Safari R. Synthesis and experimental/theoretical evaluation of an efficient Calix[4]arene based sensor for selective detection of Pt 2+ ion. Mol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2022.2108516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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- Hamid Hadi
- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry Group), University of Lorestan, Khorramabad, Iran
- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry Group), University of Qom, Qom, Iran
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry Group), University of Qom, Qom, Iran
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using the Plant Extract of Acer oblongifolium and Study of Its Antibacterial and Antiproliferative Activity via Mathematical Approaches. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27134226. [PMID: 35807470 PMCID: PMC9268287 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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In this study, the antibacterial and antifungal properties of silver nanoparticles synthesized with the aqueous plant extract of Acer oblongifolium leaves were defined using a simplistic, environmentally friendly, reliable, and cost-effective method. The aqueous plant extract of Acer oblongifolium, which served as a capping and reducing agent, was used to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles. UV visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy were used to analyze the biosynthesized Acer oblongifolium silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus paramycoides and Bacillus cereus) and Gram-negative bacteria (E. coli) were used to test the AgNPs’ antibacterial activity. The presence of different functional groups was determined by FTIR. The AgNPs were rod-like in shape. The nanoparticles were more toxic against Escherichiacoli than both Bacillus cereus and Bacillus paramycoides. The AgNPs had IC50 values of 6.22 and 9.43 and mg/mL on HeLa and MCF-7, respectively, proving their comparatively strong potency against MCF-7. This confirmed that silver nanoparticles had strong antibacterial activity and antiproliferative ability against MCF-7 and HeLa cell lines. The mathematical modeling revealed that the pure nanoparticle had a high heat-absorbing capacity compared to the mixed nanoparticle. This research demonstrated that the biosynthesized Acer oblongifolium AgNPs could be used as an antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticancer agent in the future.
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Zhang L, Liu S, Li Y, Liang M, Zhao H, Yang W. Monoglycocalix[4]arene-based nanoparticles for tumor selective drug delivery via GLUT1 recognition of hyperglycolytic cancers. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:4884-4887. [PMID: 35670433 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00656a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have developed a new strategy of tumor-specific glucose transporter (GLUT)-mediated selective drug delivery using amphiphilic fluorescent monoglycocalix[4]arene in docetaxel (DTX) encapsulated nanoparticles (NPs) that leads to significant improvement in cytotoxic activity against a panel of human cancer cells. The fluorescent tracer conjugation in the calixarene enables the self-probed tumor targeting analysis and makes the system potentially suitable for tumor diagnostic imaging.
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- Lijuan Zhang
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Department of Biology, Gudui BioPharma Technology Inc., 5 Lanyuan Road, Huayuan Industrial Park, Tianjin 300384, P. R. China
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- Central Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, 226 Huanhe Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050035, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Saji VS. Recent Updates on Supramolecular-Based Drug Delivery - Macrocycles and Supramolecular Gels. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202200053. [PMID: 35510981 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Supramolecules-based drug delivery has attracted significant recent research attention as it could enhance drug solubility, retention time, targeting, and stimuli responsiveness. Among the different supramolecules and assemblies, the macrocycles and the supramolecular hydrogels are the two important categories investigated to a greater extent. Here, we provide the most recent advancements in these categories. Under macrocycles, reports on drug delivery by cyclodextrins, cucurbiturils, calixarenes/pillararenes, crown ethers and porphyrins are detailed. The second category discusses the supramolecular hydrogels of macrocycles/polymers and low molecular weight gelators. The updated information provided could be helpful to advance R & D in this vital area.
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- Viswanathan S Saji
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Synthesis and anticancer activity of new p-tertbutylcalix[4]arenes integrated with trifluoromethyl aniline groups against several cell lines. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Synthesis, Characterization and Host-Guest Complexation of Asplatin: Improved In Vitro Cytotoxicity and Biocompatibility as Compared to Cisplatin. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15020259. [PMID: 35215372 PMCID: PMC8875750 DOI: 10.3390/ph15020259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Para-sulfocalix[n]arenes are promising host molecules that can accommodate various chemotherapeutic drugs. Pt(IV)-based complexes, including satraplatin and asplatin, are promising alternatives that overcome the shortcomings of Pt(II) complexes. In this study, asplatin has been synthesized by fusing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and cisplatin. Furthermore, it has been characterized using 1H NMR, mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, and UHPLC. A host-guest complex of asplatin and p-sulfocalix[4]arene (PSC4) has been developed and characterized using UV, Job’s plot analysis, HPLC, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The experimental and computational investigations propose that a 1:1 complex between asplatin and PSC4 is formed. The stability constant of the designed complex has been determined using Job’s plot and UHPLC and computed to be 9.1 × 104 M–1 and 8.7 × 104 M−1, which corresponds to a free energy of complexation of −6.8 kcal mol–1, while the calculated value for the inclusion free energy is −13.2 kcal mol−1. Both experimentally and theoretically estimated complexation free energy show that a stable host-guest complex can be formed in solution. The in vitro drug release study displayed the ability of the complex to release its cargo at a cancerous pH (pH of 5.5). Additionally, the asplatin/PSC4 complex is shown to be biocompatible when tested on human skin fibroblast noncancerous cells, demonstrating the highest in vitro cytotoxic activity against (MCF-7), cervical (HeLa), and lung cancer cells (A-549), with IC50 values of 0.75, 2.15, and 3.60 µg/mL, respectively. This is as compared to either cisplatin (IC50 of 5.47, 5.94 and 9.61 µg/mL, respectively) or asplatin (IC50 of 1.54, 5.05 and 3.91 µg/mL, respectively). On the other hand, the free asplatin exhibited higher cytotoxicity on cancerous cells and lower toxicity on noncancerous cells. The outcomes of the present joint theoretical and experimental investigation reinforce the interest in platinum-based anticancer therapeutics when they are protected from undesired interactions and suggest the use of the PSC4 macromolecule as a promising carrier for Pt(IV) anticancer drugs. The formed asplatin/PSC4 inclusion complex may represent an effective chemotherapeutic agent.
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Kashapov R, Razuvayeva Y, Ziganshina A, Sapunova A, Lyubina A, Amerhanova S, Kulik N, Voloshina A, Nizameev I, Salnikov V, Zakharova L. Effect of preorganization and amphiphilicity of calix[4]arene platform on functional properties of viologen derivatives. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Saeed BQ, Hussain K, Akbar N, Khan H, Siddiqui R, Shah RM, Khan NA. Nanovesicles containing curcumin hold promise in the development of new formulations of anti-Acanthamoebic agents. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2021; 247:111430. [PMID: 34813865 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2021.111430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In this study, curcumin-nanoformulations were tested for anti-Acanthamoebic properties. Curcumin-loaded nanovesicles were synthesized, followed by characterization with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry, and atomic force microscopy. Using amoebicidal assay, the effects of curcumin-nanoformulations were investigated against A. castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype. To determine the effects of curcumin-nanoformulations on host cells, cytotoxicity assays were performed using human keratinocyte cells (HaCat). The results revealed that nanovesicles formulation of curcumin enhanced the anti-Acanthamoebic effects of curcumin as compared with curcumin alone. The viability decreased with increasing concentration of curcumin and/or lipid-based carrier (Noisome) (FCBR18) in a dose-dependent manner. Curcumin and curcumin-loaded nanovesicles exhibited minimal cytotoxic effects against human cells in all tested concentrations. Both concentrations of FCBR18 proved effective in inhibiting amoebae excystation. In contrast, curcumin alone showed insignificant effects against amoebae excystation. Taken together, these findings clearly showed that curcumin-loaded nanovesicles show enhanced anti-Acanthamoebic efficacy without harming human cells, and these nanotherapeutics may hold promise in the development of new formulations of anti-Acanthamoebic agents.
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- Balsam Qubais Saeed
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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Li Y, Liu S, Liang M, Cui Y, Zhao H, Gao Q. Glycocalixarene with luminescence for Warburg effect-mediated tumor imaging and targeted drug delivery. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:9728-9731. [PMID: 34474461 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04169j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Fluorescently labeled calix[4]arene glycoconjugates demonstrate multifunctional potential in both Warburg effect mediated tumor imaging and GLUT1 targeted drug delivery. Nitrobenzoxadiazole and mannose conjugated NBD-Man-CA was found to be selectively recognized by GLUT1 and act as a "molecular carrier" for selective tumor targeting.
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- Yang Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Central Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, 226 Huanghe Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050035, P. R. China
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- Transplantation Center, Tianjin First Central Hospital, 24 Fukang Road, Nankai, Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China.
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Role of Calixarene in Chemotherapy Delivery Strategies. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26133963. [PMID: 34209495 PMCID: PMC8272165 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Since cancer is a multifactorial disease with a high mortality rate, the study of new therapeutic strategies is one of the main objectives in modern research. Numerous chemotherapeutic agents, although widely used, have the disadvantage of being not very soluble in water or selective towards cancerous cells, with consequent side effects. Therefore, in recent years, a greater interest has emerged in innovative drug delivery systems (DDSs) such as calixarene, a third-generation supramolecular compound. Calixarene and its water-soluble derivatives show good biocompatibility and have low cytotoxicity. Thanks to their chemical–physical characteristics, calixarenes can be easily functionalized, and by itself can encapsulate host molecules forming nanostructures capable of releasing drugs in a controlled way. The encapsulation of anticancer drugs in a calixarene derivate improves their bioavailability and efficacy. Thus, the use of calixarenes as carriers of anticancer drugs could reduce their side effects and increase their affinity towards the target. This review summarizes the numerous research advances regarding the development of calixarene nanoparticles capable of encapsulating various anticancer drugs.
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Lai WF, Wong WT. Nanoparticulate Systems for Bioactive Agent Delivery: What Is the Missing Link in Research for Real Applications? ADVANCED NANOBIOMED RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/anbr.202000099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Wing-Fu Lai
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong Special Administrative Region China
- School of Life and Health Sciences The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518172 China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong Special Administrative Region China
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Mostovaya O, Padnya P, Shurpik D, Shiabiev I, Stoikov I. Novel lactide derivatives of p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene: Directed synthesis and molecular recognition of catecholamines. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Yuksel N, Fellah MF. Host–guest complex properties of calix[4]arene derivatives: a DFT study of adsorption and sensing of an anticancer drug, 5-fluorouracil. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-021-02736-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Kashapov R, Razuvayeva Y, Ziganshina A, Sergeeva T, Lukashenko S, Sapunova A, Voloshina A, Kashapova N, Nizameev I, Salnikov V, Ziganshina S, Gareev B, Zakharova L. Supraamphiphilic Systems Based on Metallosurfactant and Calix[4]resorcinol: Self-Assembly and Drug Delivery Potential. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:18276-18286. [PMID: 33237751 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Metallic amphiphiles are used as building blocks in the construction of nanoscale superstructures, where the hydrophobic effects induce the self-assembly of the nanoparticles of interest. However, the influence of synergizing multiple chemical interactions on an effective design of these structures mostly remains an open question. In this regard, supraamphiphilic systems based on flexible surfactant molecules and rigid macrocycles are being actively developed, but there are few works on the interaction between metallosurfactants and macrocycles. In the present work, the self-assembly and biological properties of a metallosurfactant with calixarene were studied for the first time. The metallosurfactant, a complex between lanthanum nitrate and two 4-aza-1-hexadecylazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide units, and calix[4]resorcinol containing sulfonate groups on the upper rim were used to form a novel supraamphiphilic composition. The system formed was studied using a variety of physicochemical methods, including spectrophotometry, NMR, XRF, and dynamic and electrophoretic light scattering. It was found that the most optimal tetraanionic calix[4]resorcinol to dicationic metallosurfactant molar ratio, leading to mixed aggregation upon ion pair complexation, is 2:3. The mixed aggregates formed in the pentamolar concentration range were able to encapsulate hydrophilic substrates, including the anticancer drug cisplatin, the pure form of which is more cytotoxic toward healthy cells than toward diseased cells. Interestingly, the drug loaded into the macrocycle-metallosurfactant particles was less cytotoxic to a healthy Chang liver cell line and more cytotoxic to tumor M-HeLa cells. This selectivity depends on the amount of cisplatin added. The more drug is added to the macrocycle-metallosurfactant composition, the greater the biological activity against cancer cells. Taking into account that the appearance of resistance of cancer cells to drugs, especially to cisplatin, is one of the most important problems in treatment, the results of this work envisage the potential application of a mixed macrocycle-metallosurfactant system for the design of therapeutic cisplatin compositions.
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- Ruslan Kashapov
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Str., 420088 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Str., 420088 Kazan, Russia.,Kazan National Research Technological University, 68 Karl Marx Str., 420015 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Str., 420088 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Str., 420088 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Str., 420088 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Str., 420088 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Str., 420088 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Str., 420088 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Str., 420088 Kazan, Russia.,Kazan National Research Technological University, 68 Karl Marx Str., 420015 Kazan, Russia
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 2/31 Lobachevsky Str., 420111 Kazan, Russia.,Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Zavoisky Physical-Technical Institute, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 10/7 Sibirskii trakt Str., 420029 Kazan, Russia
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- Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Str., 420088 Kazan, Russia.,Kazan National Research Technological University, 68 Karl Marx Str., 420015 Kazan, Russia
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Guo S, Yao X, Jiang Q, Wang K, Zhang Y, Peng H, Tang J, Yang W. Dihydroartemisinin-Loaded Magnetic Nanoparticles for Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:226. [PMID: 32210814 PMCID: PMC7076125 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Recently, chemodynamic therapy (CDT) has represented a new approach for cancer treatment with low toxicity and side effects. Nonetheless, it has been a challenge to improve the therapeutic effect through increasing the amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Herein, we increased the amount of ROS agents in the Fenton-like reaction by loading dihydroartemisinin (DHA) which was an artemisinin (ART) derivative containing peroxide groups, into magnetic nanoparticles (MNP), thereby improving the therapeutic effect of CDT. Blank MNP were almost non-cytotoxic, whereas three MNP loading ART-based drugs, MNP-ART, MNP-DHA, and MNP-artesunate (MNP-AS), all showed significant killing effect on breast cancer cells (MCF-7 cells), in which MNP-DHA were the most potent. What's more, the MNP-DHA showed high toxicity to drug-resistant breast cancer cells (MCF-7/ADR cells), demonstrating its ability to overcome multidrug resistance (MDR). The study revealed that MNP could produce ferrous ions under the acidic condition of tumor microenvironment, which catalyzed DHA to produce large amounts of ROS, leading to cell death. Further experiments also showed that the MNP-DHA had significant inhibitory effect on another two aggressive breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-453 cells), which indicated that the great potential of MNP-DHA for the treatment of intractable breast cancers.
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- Shengdi Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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An L, Liu JD, Peng XN, Zheng YG, Wang C, Huang TH. Preparation andin vitrobioactivity evaluation of N-heterocyclic-linked dihomooxacalix[4]arene derivatives. RSC Adv 2019; 9:41287-41297. [PMID: 35540075 PMCID: PMC9076386 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06876g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Based on the superior prospects of calixarenes-based agents and N-heterocyclic pharmacophores in biomedical applications, 14 new dihomooxacalix[4]arene N-heterocyclic (pyridine, quinoline, and thiazole) derivatives 4a–4n were efficiently synthesized from the parent compound, namely, p-tert-butyldihomooxacalix[4]arene 1; they were further investigated by using their IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS spectra. Among these derivatives, the crystal and molecular structures of 2-aminomethyl-pyridine-substituted dihomooxacalix[4]arene 4f (obtained from methanol) have been determined by X-ray diffraction. In the case of the inhibition assay of cell growth, we evaluated the effects on four select tumor cell lines (MCF-7, HepG2, SKOV3, and HeLa), as well as the normal cell lines of HUVEC, using paclitaxel as the positive control drug. It was found that the derivatives 4d–4f, 4i, 4k, and 4l could inhibit tumoral activity up to varying degrees. Mechanistically, the cell cycle analysis demonstrated that dihomooxacalix[4]arene N-heterocyclic derivatives could induce apoptosis of MCF cells. In addition, the results of the western blot and immunofluorescence studies revealed the upregulation of the protein expression levels of Bax and cleaved caspase-3, as well as the downregulation of Bcl-2, which are in good agreement with the corresponding inhibitory potencies. Therefore, these findings suggest that N-heterocyclic derivatives based on the dihomooxacalix[4]arene scaffold are promising candidates for use against cancer. Based on superior prospects of calixarenes in biomedical fields, the bioactivity of novel N-heterocyclic linked dihomooxacalix[4]arene derivatives 4a–4n were evaluated in vitro. The crystal structure of 4f was also determined by X-ray diffraction.![]()
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- Lin An
- College of Pharmacy
- Xuzhou Medical University
- Xuzhou 221004
- P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy
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- College of Pharmacy
- Xuzhou Medical University
- Xuzhou 221004
- P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy
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- College of Pharmacy
- Xuzhou Medical University
- Xuzhou 221004
- P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy
- Xuzhou Medical University
- Xuzhou 221004
- P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy
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- College of Pharmacy
- Xuzhou Medical University
- Xuzhou 221004
- P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy
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- College of Pharmacy
- Xuzhou Medical University
- Xuzhou 221004
- P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy
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