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Meivita MP, Mozar FS, Go SX, Li L, Bajalovic N, Loke DK. Energy-Efficient and Effective MCF-7 Cell Ablation and Electrothermal Therapy Enabled by M13-WS 2-PEG Nanostructures. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:4624. [PMID: 39336365 PMCID: PMC11433225 DOI: 10.3390/ma17184624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2024] [Revised: 09/14/2024] [Accepted: 09/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024]
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Thermal agents (TAs) have exhibited promise in clinical tests when utilized in cancer thermal therapy (TT). While rapid degradation of TAs may address safety concerns, it limits the thermal stability required for effective treatment. TAs, which possess exceptional thermal stability, experience gradual deterioration. There are few approaches that effectively address the trade-off between improving thermal stability and simultaneously boosting material deterioration. Here, we control the thermal character of tungsten disulfide (WS2)-based 2D materials by utilizing an M13 phage through Joule heating (the M13-WS2-PEG nanostructures were generated and termed a tripartite (T) nanostructure), and developed a T nanostructure-driven TT platform (we called it T-TT) for efficient thermal ablation of clinically relevant MCF-7 cells. A relative cell viability of ~59% was achieved, as well as onset time of degradation of ~0.5 week. The T-TT platform also discloses an energy density of 5.9 J/mL. Furthermore, the phage-conjugated WS2 can be utilized to achieve ultrasound imaging for disease monitoring. Therefore, this research not only presents a thermal agent that overcomes TA limitations, but also demonstrates a practical application of WS2-type material system in ultra-energy efficient and effective cancer therapy.
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- Maria P. Meivita
- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore
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- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore
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- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore
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- Thomas Young Centre and Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore
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- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore
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Armenia I, Cuestas Ayllón C, Torres Herrero B, Bussolari F, Alfranca G, Grazú V, Martínez de la Fuente J. Photonic and magnetic materials for on-demand local drug delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 191:114584. [PMID: 36273514 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nanomedicine has been considered a promising tool for biomedical research and clinical practice in the 21st century because of the great impact nanomaterials could have on human health. The generation of new smart nanomaterials, which enable time- and space-controlled drug delivery, improve the limitations of conventional treatments, such as non-specific targeting, poor biodistribution and permeability. These smart nanomaterials can respond to internal biological stimuli (pH, enzyme expression and redox potential) and/or external stimuli (such as temperature, ultrasound, magnetic field and light) to further the precision of therapies. To this end, photonic and magnetic nanoparticles, such as gold, silver and iron oxide, have been used to increase sensitivity and responsiveness to external stimuli. In this review, we aim to report the main and most recent systems that involve photonic or magnetic nanomaterials for external stimulus-responsive drug release. The uniqueness of this review lies in highlighting the versatility of integrating these materials within different carriers. This leads to enhanced performance in terms of in vitro and in vivo efficacy, stability and toxicity. We also point out the current regulatory challenges for the translation of these systems from the bench to the bedside, as well as the yet unresolved matter regarding the standardization of these materials.
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- Ilaria Armenia
- BioNanoSurf Group, Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA,CSIC-UNIZAR), Edificio I +D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- BioNanoSurf Group, Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA,CSIC-UNIZAR), Edificio I +D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- BioNanoSurf Group, Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA,CSIC-UNIZAR), Edificio I +D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- BioNanoSurf Group, Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA,CSIC-UNIZAR), Edificio I +D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- BioNanoSurf Group, Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA,CSIC-UNIZAR), Edificio I +D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- BioNanoSurf Group, Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA,CSIC-UNIZAR), Edificio I +D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica em Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Avenida Monforte de Lemos, 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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- BioNanoSurf Group, Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA,CSIC-UNIZAR), Edificio I +D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica em Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Avenida Monforte de Lemos, 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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Xu L, Xie L, Fang C, Lou W, Jiang T. New progress in tumor treatment based on nanoparticles combined with irreversible electroporation. NANO SELECT 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202200064] [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] Open
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- Lei Xu
- Department of Ultrasound Medicine The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang 310000 P.R. China
- Department of Ultrasound Medicine Affiliated Jinhua Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Jinhua Zhejiang 321000 P.R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang 310000 P.R. China
- Zhejiang University Cancer Center Hangzhou Zhejiang 310000 P.R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang 310000 P.R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang 310000 P.R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang 310000 P.R. China
- Zhejiang University Cancer Center Hangzhou Zhejiang 310000 P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province Hangzhou Zhejiang 310000 P.R. China
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Petrella RA, Levit SL, Fesmire CC, Tang C, Sano MB. Polymer Nanoparticles Enhance Irreversible Electroporation In Vitro. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2022; 69:2353-2362. [PMID: 35025737 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2022.3143084] [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: 11/07/2022]
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Expanding the volume of an irreversible electroporation treatment typically necessitates an increase in pulse voltage, number, duration, or repetition. This study investigates the addition of polyethylenimine nanoparticles (PEI-NP) to pulsed electric field treatments, determining their combined effect on ablation size and voltages. U118 cells in an in vitro 3D cell culture model were treated with one of three pulse parameters (with and without PEI-NPs) which are representative of irreversible electroporation (IRE), high frequency irreversible electroporation (H-FIRE), or nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEF). The size of the ablations were compared and mapped onto an electric field model to describe the electric field required to induce cell death. Analysis was conducted to determine the role of PEI-NPs in altering media conductivity, the potential for PEI-NP degradation following pulsed electric field treatment, and PEI-NP uptake. Results show there was a statistically significant increase in ablation diameter for IRE and H-FIRE pulses with PEI-NPs. There was no increase in ablation size for nsPEF with PEI-NPs. This all occurs with no change in cell media conductivity, no observable degradation of PEI-NPs, and moderate particle uptake. These results demonstrate the synergy of a combined cationic polymer nanoparticle and pulsed electric field treatment for the ablation of cancer cells. These results set the foundation for polymer nanoparticles engineered specifically for irreversible electroporation.
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Shevtsov M, Kaesler S, Posch C, Multhoff G, Biedermann T. Magnetic nanoparticles in theranostics of malignant melanoma. EJNMMI Res 2021; 11:127. [PMID: 34905138 PMCID: PMC8671576 DOI: 10.1186/s13550-021-00868-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Malignant melanoma is an aggressive tumor with a tendency to metastasize early and with an increasing incidence worldwide. Although in early stage, melanoma is well treatable by excision, the chances of cure and thus the survival rate decrease dramatically after metastatic spread. Conventional treatment options for advanced disease include surgical resection of metastases, chemotherapy, radiation, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Today, targeted kinase inhibitors and immune checkpoint blockers have for the most part replaced less effective chemotherapies. Magnetic nanoparticles as novel agents for theranostic purposes have great potential in the treatment of metastatic melanoma. In the present review, we provide a brief overview of treatment options for malignant melanoma with different magnetic nanocarriers for theranostics. We also discuss current efforts of designing magnetic particles for combined, multimodal therapies (e.g., chemotherapy, immunotherapy) for malignant melanoma.
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- Maxim Shevtsov
- Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM), Radiation Immuno-Oncology Group, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich (TUM), Einstein Str. 25, 81675, Munich, Germany
- Laboratory of Biomedical Cell Technologies, Far Eastern Federal University, Primorsky Krai, 690091, Vladivostok, Russia
- Personalized Medicine Centre, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, 2 Akkuratova Str, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197341
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich (TUM), Biedersteinerstrasse 29, 80802, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich (TUM), Biedersteinerstrasse 29, 80802, Munich, Germany
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- Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM), Radiation Immuno-Oncology Group, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich (TUM), Einstein Str. 25, 81675, Munich, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich (TUM), Biedersteinerstrasse 29, 80802, Munich, Germany.
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Hu Q, Joshi RP. Continuum analysis to assess field enhancements for tailoring electroporation driven by monopolar or bipolar pulsing based on nonuniformly distributed nanoparticles. Phys Rev E 2021; 103:022402. [PMID: 33736030 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.022402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Recent reports indicate that nanoparticle (NP) clusters near cell membranes could enhance local electric fields, leading to heightened electroporation. This aspect is quantitatively analyzed through numerical simulations whereby time dependent transmembrane potentials are first obtained on the basis of a distributed circuit mode, and the results then used to calculate pore distributions from continuum Smoluchowski theory. For completeness, both monopolar and bipolar nanosecond-range pulse responses are presented and discussed. Our results show strong increases in TMP with the presence of multiple NP clusters and demonstrate that enhanced poration could be possible even over sites far away from the poles at the short pulsing regime. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that nonuniform distributions would work to enable poration at regions far away from the poles. The NP clusters could thus act as distributed electrodes. Our results were roughly in line with recent experimental observations.
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- Q Hu
- School of Engineering, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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Mi Y, Li P, Liu Q, Xu J, Yang Q, Tang J. Multi-Parametric Study of the Viability of in Vitro Skin Cancer Cells Exposed to Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields Combined With Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2020; 18:1533033819876918. [PMID: 31551008 PMCID: PMC6763947 DOI: 10.1177/1533033819876918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes with excellent electrical properties and high aspect ratios can reduce the high field strength required to kill cancer cells in vitro with nanosecond pulsed electric fields. For the first time, this article systematically and comprehensively evaluates the effects of various parameters of nanosecond pulsed electric fields combined with multi-walled carbon nanotubes on cell viability. The effects of field strength, E (2-10 kV/cm); pulse width, τ (100-500 ns); and pulse number, N (5-260) on the viability of A375 human skin cancer cells in the presence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes are studied using the Cell Counting Kit 8 assay. Based on a logistic model, the relationship between cell viability and various parameters is obtained using 1-dimensional nonlinear fitting. The results show a sigmoid-type variation in cell viability with field strength, pulse width, or pulse number. Multivariate scaling analysis shows that the relationship between cell viability and the pulse energy density σE2τN can be described as a sigmoid type. The introduction of multi-walled carbon nanotubes does not affect the above rules but significantly enhances the killing effect of nanosecond pulsed electric fields, which could effectively improve the electrical safety of nanosecond pulsed electric fields for the treatment of tumors.
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- Yan Mi
- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical Science University, Chongqing, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical Science University, Chongqing, China
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Mao Z, Zhang Y, Lu N, Cheng S, Hong R, Liu QH. Carbon Nanotubes Enabling Highly Efficient Cell Apoptosis by Low-Intensity Nanosecond Electric Pulses via Perturbing Calcium Handling. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1904047. [PMID: 31799810 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201904047] [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] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Effective induction of targeted cancer cells apoptosis with minimum side effects has always been the primary objective for anti-tumor therapy. In this study, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are employed for their unique ability to target tumors and amplify the localized electric field due to the high aspect ratio. Highly efficient and cancer cell specific apoptosis is finally achieved by combining carbon nanotubes with low intensity nanosecond electric pulses (nsEPs). The underlying mechanism may be as follows: the electric field produced by nsEPs is amplified by CNTs, causing an enhanced plasma membrane permeabilization and Ca2+ influx, simultaneously triggering Ca2+ release from intracellular storages to cytoplasm in a direct/indirect manner. All the changes above lead to excessive mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake. Substructural damage and obvious mitochondria membrane potential depolarization are caused subsequently with the combined action of numerously reactive oxygen species production, ultimately initiating the apoptotic process through the translocation of cytochrome c to the cytoplasm and activating apoptotic markers including caspase-9 and -3. Thus, the combination of nanosecond electric field with carbon nanotubes can actually promote HCT116 cell death via mitochondrial signaling pathway-mediated cell apoptosis. These results may provide a new and highly efficient strategy for cancer therapy.
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- Zheng Mao
- Institute of Electromagnetics and Acoustics and Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Wave Science and Detection Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Institute of Electromagnetics and Acoustics and Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Wave Science and Detection Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Institute of Electromagnetics and Acoustics and Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Wave Science and Detection Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Institute of Electromagnetics and Acoustics and Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Wave Science and Detection Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Institute of Electromagnetics and Acoustics and Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Wave Science and Detection Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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Ghorbel A, Mir LM, García-Sánchez T. Conductive nanoparticles improve cell electropermeabilization. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:495101. [PMID: 31422958 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab3be9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Conducive nanoparticles (NPs) were proposed to locally amplify the external electric field (EF) intensity at the cell surface to improve cell electroporation. To better understand the physical mechanisms behind this improvement, different types of NPs and several incubation conditions were applied to adherent cells in the present study. The enhancement of electroporation was observed in the presence of conductive NPs but not when non-conductive NPs were used. Experimental data demonstrate the influence of the incubation conditions between cells and NPs, which impact on the number and quality (aggregated or isolated) of the NPs surrounding the cells. While NPs can increase the number of electroporated cells, they have a more pronounced impact on the level permeabilization of each individual cell. Our results reveal the potential of conductive NPs to enhance the efficiency of electroporation via the amplification of the local EF at the cell surface as shown by numerical simulations.
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- Amina Ghorbel
- Vectorology and Anticancer Therapies, UMR 8203, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Gustave Roussy, Université, Paris-Saclay, F-94805 Villejuif, France
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Bossio C, Abdel Aziz I, Tullii G, Zucchetti E, Debellis D, Zangoli M, Di Maria F, Lanzani G, Antognazza MR. Photocatalytic Activity of Polymer Nanoparticles Modulates Intracellular Calcium Dynamics and Reactive Oxygen Species in HEK-293 Cells. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2018; 6:114. [PMID: 30211158 PMCID: PMC6119808 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Optical modulation of living cells activity by light-absorbing exogenous materials is gaining increasing interest, due to the possibility both to achieve high spatial and temporal resolution with a minimally invasive and reversible technique and to avoid the need of viral transfection with light-sensitive proteins. In this context, conjugated polymers represent ideal candidates for photo-transduction, due to their excellent optoelectronic and biocompatibility properties. In this work, we demonstrate that organic polymer nanoparticles, based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) conjugated polymer, establish a functional interaction with an in vitro cell model (Human Embryonic Kidney cells, HEK-293). They display photocatalytic activity in aqueous environment and, once internalized within the cell cytosol, efficiently generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon visible light excitation, without affecting cell viability. Interestingly, light-activated ROS generation deterministically triggers modulation of intracellular calcium ion flux, successfully controlled at the single cell level. In perspective, the capability of polymer NPs to produce ROS and to modulate Ca2+ dynamics by illumination on-demand, at non-toxic levels, may open the path to the study of biological processes with a gene-less approach and unprecedented spatio-temporal resolution, as well as to the development of new biotechnology tools for cell optical modulation.
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- Caterina Bossio
- Center for Nano Science and Technology@PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan, Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology@PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology@PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology@PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, CNR-ISOF, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, CNR-ISOF, Bologna, Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology@PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology@PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan, Italy
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Batista Napotnik T, Miklavčič D. In vitro electroporation detection methods – An overview. Bioelectrochemistry 2018; 120:166-182. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Guillet J, Flahaut E, Golzio M. A Hydrogel/Carbon‐Nanotube Needle‐Free Device for Electrostimulated Skin Drug Delivery. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:2715-2723. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jean‐François Guillet
- CIRIMATUniversité de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, UMR CNRS-UPS-INP N°5085, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Bât. CIRIMAT 118 route de Narbonne 31062 Toulouse cedex 9 France
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), UPS, CNRS, UMR 5089; BP 82164 205 route de Narbonne 31077 Toulouse cedex 4 France
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- CIRIMATUniversité de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, UMR CNRS-UPS-INP N°5085, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Bât. CIRIMAT 118 route de Narbonne 31062 Toulouse cedex 9 France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), UPS, CNRS, UMR 5089; BP 82164 205 route de Narbonne 31077 Toulouse cedex 4 France
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Matsumoto D, Yamagishi A, Saito M, Sathuluri RR, Silberberg YR, Iwata F, Kobayashi T, Nakamura C. Mechanoporation of living cells for delivery of macromolecules using nanoneedle array. J Biosci Bioeng 2016; 122:748-752. [PMID: 27316458 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2016.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Efficient and rapid delivery of macromolecule probes, such as quenchbodies and other large biomarkers that cannot readily pass through the plasma membrane, is necessary for live-cell imaging and other intracellular analyses. We present here an alternative, simple method for delivery of macromolecules into live cells. In this method, which we term here mechanoporation, a nanoneedle array is used for making transient pores in the plasma membrane to allow access of desired macromolecules into thousands of live cells, simultaneously. This rapid, 3-step method facilitates an efficient delivery by adding macromolecules into the medium, inserting nanoneedles into the cells and oscillating the nanoneedle array, a process that takes no more than 5 min in total. In addition, we demonstrate here how this method can repeatedly and reproducibly deliver molecules into specifically-selected locations on a given cell culture dish. The results presented here show how this unique mechanoporation method enables rapid and high-throughput bio-macromolecule delivery and live-cell imaging.
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- Daisuke Matsumoto
- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
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- Research Center for Ubiquitous MEMS and Micro Engineering, AIST, 1-2-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8564, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan; Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
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Lee PC, Peng CL, Shieh MJ. Combining the single-walled carbon nanotubes with low voltage electrical stimulation to improve accumulation of nanomedicines in tumor for effective cancer therapy. J Control Release 2016; 225:140-51. [PMID: 26812005 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Effective delivery of biomolecules or functional nanoparticles into target sites has always been the primary objective for cancer therapy. We demonstrated that by combining single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with low-voltage (LV) electrical stimulation, biomolecule delivery can be effectively enhanced through reversible electroporation (EP). Clear pore formation in the cell membrane is observed due to LV (50V) pulse electrical stimulation amplified by SWNTs. The cell morphology remains intact and high cell viability is retained. This modality of SWNT + LV pulses can effectively transfer both small molecules and macromolecules into cells through reversible EP. The results of animal studies also suggest that treatment with LV pulses alone cannot increase vascular permeability in tumors unless after the injection of SWNTs. The nanoparticles can cross the permeable vasculature, which enhances their accumulation in the tumor tissue. Therefore, in cancer treatment, both SWNT + LV pulse treatment followed by the injection of LIPO-DOX® and SWNT/DOX + LV pulse treatment can increase tumor inhibition and delay tumor growth. This novel treatment modality applied in a human cancer xenograft model can provide a safe and effective therapy using various nanomedicines in cancer treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pei-Chi Lee
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Isotope Application Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, P.O. Box 3-27, Longtan, Taoyuan 325, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan; Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, #7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
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Fedeli S, Brandi A, Venturini L, Chiarugi P, Giannoni E, Paoli P, Corti D, Giambastiani G, Tuci G, Cicchi S. The “click-on-tube” approach for the production of efficient drug carriers based on oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:3823-3831. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb00304d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
An efficient drug delivery system through a straightforward approach to multi-walled carbon nanotube decoration.
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- Stefano Fedeli
- Chemistry Department “Ugo Schiff”
- University of Florence
- 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Fi)
- Italy
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- Chemistry Department “Ugo Schiff”
- University of Florence
- 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Fi)
- Italy
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- Chemistry Department “Ugo Schiff”
- University of Florence
- 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Fi)
- Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences
- 50134 Firenze
- Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences
- 50134 Firenze
- Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences
- 50134 Firenze
- Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences
- 50134 Firenze
- Italy
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- Chemistry Department “Ugo Schiff”
- University of Florence
- 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Fi)
- Italy
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