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Chiu JZS, Castillo AM, Tucker IG, Radunskaya AE, McDowell A. Modeling the interaction of polymeric nanoparticles functionalized with cell penetrating peptides at the nano-bio interface. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 217:112626. [PMID: 35724599 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The interaction of nanoparticles with Caco-2 monolayers in cell culture underpins our predictions of the uptake of nanoformulations in vivo for drug delivery. Cell-penetrating peptides (CPP), such as oligoarginine, are currently of interest to enhance cellular uptake of bioactives and nanoparticles. This paper assesses the cellular association of poly(ethyl-cyanoacrylate) nanoparticles functionalized with di-arginine-histidine (RRH) in a Caco-2 cell model. We applied a computational model of particokinetics, In vitro Sedimentation, Diffusion and Dosimetry (ISDD) to predict the accumulation of nanoparticles on the cell surface. An important finding is that the proportion of nanoparticles associated with cells was less than 5 %. This has important implications for interpreting nanoparticle uptake in vitro. RRH-decoration does not appear to alter nanoparticle deposition, but increases association of nanoparticles with Caco-2 cells. Immediate deposition of nanoparticles on the cell surface was apparent and similar between formulations, but underestimated by the ISDD model. Key to understanding the nano-bio interface for drug delivery, nanoparticles that reach the cells were not necessarily absorbed by them, but can become detached. This variable of nanoparticle release from cells was incorporated into a new mathematical model presented here.
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- Jasper Z S Chiu
- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Mathematics Department, Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
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Huang S, Huang X, Mao T, Yan H. A green and facile approach for synthesis of guanidine-rich hyperbranched polymers and the preliminary studies on their bioactivities. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Tetteh-Quarshie S, Blough ER, Jones CB. Exploring Dendrimer Nanoparticles for Chronic Wound Healing. FRONTIERS IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY 2022; 3:661421. [PMID: 35047918 PMCID: PMC8757741 DOI: 10.3389/fmedt.2021.661421] [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: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The United States spends billions of dollars to treat chronic wounds each year. Wound healing is complex in nature which involves several intricate multiphase processes that can be delayed for a number of reasons leading to the development of chronic wounds. Wound healing therapies range from topical preparations to surgical repair with treatment options that vary based on other underlying factors like co-infection, age, or co-morbidities such as diabetes. Historically, micelles and liposomes are some of the nanoparticle drug delivery systems explored to treat chronic wounds; however, recent data suggests that dendrimers have shown potential to rival these systems in treating chronic wounds as well as other diseases. This mini review examines advances in dendrimer nanoparticle drug delivery systems to treat chronic wounds.
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- Samuel Tetteh-Quarshie
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Research, School of Pharmacy, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Research, School of Pharmacy, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States.,Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Research, School of Pharmacy, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States
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Liu Z, Wang S, Tapeinos C, Torrieri G, Känkänen V, El-Sayed N, Python A, Hirvonen JT, Santos HA. Non-viral nanoparticles for RNA interference: Principles of design and practical guidelines. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 174:576-612. [PMID: 34019958 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) is an innovative treatment strategy for a myriad of indications. Non-viral synthetic nanoparticles (NPs) have drawn extensive attention as vectors for RNAi due to their potential advantages, including improved safety, high delivery efficiency and economic feasibility. However, the complex natural process of RNAi and the susceptible nature of oligonucleotides render the NPs subject to particular design principles and requirements for practical fabrication. Here, we summarize the requirements and obstacles for fabricating non-viral nano-vectors for efficient RNAi. To address the delivery challenges, we discuss practical guidelines for materials selection and NP synthesis in order to maximize RNA encapsulation efficiency and protection against degradation, and to facilitate the cytosolic release of oligonucleotides. The current status of clinical translation of RNAi-based therapies and further perspectives for reducing the potential side effects are also reviewed.
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Lyra KM, Kaminari A, Panagiotaki KN, Spyrou K, Papageorgiou S, Sakellis E, Katsaros FK, Sideratou Z. Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Guanidinylated Dendritic Molecular Transporters: An Efficient Platform for the Selective Anticancer Activity of Doxorubicin. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:858. [PMID: 34207727 PMCID: PMC8226981 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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An efficient doxorubicin (DOX) drug delivery system with specificity against tumor cells was developed, based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) functionalized with guanidinylated dendritic molecular transporters. Acid-treated MWCNTs (oxCNTs) interacted both electrostatically and through hydrogen bonding and van der Waals attraction forces with guanidinylated derivatives of 5000 and 25,000 Da molecular weight hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (GPEI5K and GPEI25K). Chemical characterization of these GPEI-functionalized oxCNTs revealed successful decoration with GPEIs all over the oxCNTs sidewalls, which, due to the presence of guanidinium groups, gave them aqueous compatibility and, thus, exceptional colloidal stability. These GPEI-functionalized CNTs were subsequently loaded with DOX for selective anticancer activity, yielding systems of high DOX loading, up to 99.5% encapsulation efficiency, while the DOX-loaded systems exhibited pH-triggered release and higher therapeutic efficacy compared to that of free DOX. Most importantly, the oxCNTs@GPEI5K-DOX system caused high and selective toxicity against cancer cells in a non-apoptotic, fast and catastrophic manner that cancer cells cannot recover from. Therefore, the oxCNTs@GPEI5K nanocarrier was found to be a potent and efficient nanoscale DOX delivery system, exhibiting high selectivity against cancerous cells, thus constituting a promising candidate for cancer therapy.
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- Kyriaki-Marina Lyra
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Reasearch ‘‘Demokritos”, 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Greece; (K.-M.L.); (A.K.); (K.N.P.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (F.K.K.)
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Reasearch ‘‘Demokritos”, 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Greece; (K.-M.L.); (A.K.); (K.N.P.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (F.K.K.)
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Reasearch ‘‘Demokritos”, 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Greece; (K.-M.L.); (A.K.); (K.N.P.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (F.K.K.)
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- Department of Material Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece;
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Reasearch ‘‘Demokritos”, 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Greece; (K.-M.L.); (A.K.); (K.N.P.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (F.K.K.)
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Reasearch ‘‘Demokritos”, 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Greece; (K.-M.L.); (A.K.); (K.N.P.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (F.K.K.)
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Reasearch ‘‘Demokritos”, 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Greece; (K.-M.L.); (A.K.); (K.N.P.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (F.K.K.)
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Reasearch ‘‘Demokritos”, 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Greece; (K.-M.L.); (A.K.); (K.N.P.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (F.K.K.)
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Hadidi K, Bellucci MC, Dall'Angelo S, Leeson-Payne A, Rochford JJ, Esko JD, Tor Y, Volonterio A. Guanidinoneomycin-maleimide molecular transporter: synthesis, chemistry and cellular uptake. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:6513-6520. [PMID: 34254106 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01101d] [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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Guanidinoglycosides are a class of non-cytotoxic molecular transporters capable of delivering high molecular weight bioactive cargos into cells at low nanomolar concentrations. Efficient bioconjugation with guanidinoglycosides has been previously demonstrated by utilizing a guanidinoneomycin decorated with a reactive but also unstable N-hydroxysuccinimmide ester-containing linker. Herein we report the synthesis, chemistry, and application of a new, stable guanidinoneomycin derivative armed with a highly specific maleimide moiety which allows for thiol-maleimide click chemistry, a highly popular bioconjugation strategy, widening the field of application of these intriguing and useful delivery vehicles.
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- Kaivin Hadidi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, UK
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- The Rowett Institute and Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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- The Rowett Institute and Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineer "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano, Italy.
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Taheri‐Ledari R, Maleki A. Antimicrobial therapeutic enhancement of levofloxacin via conjugation to a cell‐penetrating peptide: An efficient sonochemical catalytic process. J Pept Sci 2020; 26:e3277. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.3277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Reza Taheri‐Ledari
- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of ChemistryIran University of Science and Technology Tehran Iran
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of ChemistryIran University of Science and Technology Tehran Iran
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Tam J, Pilozzi A, Mahmood U, Huang X. Simultaneous Monitoring of Multi-Enzyme Activity and Concentration in Tumor Using a Triply Labeled Fluorescent In Vivo Imaging Probe. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3068. [PMID: 32349205 PMCID: PMC7246609 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The use of fluorescent imaging probes that monitor the activity of proteases that experience an increase in expression and activity in tumors is well established. These probes can be conjugated to nanoparticles of iron oxide, creating a multimodal probe serving as both a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agent and an indicator of local protease activity. Previous works describe probes for cathepsin D (CatD) and metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) protease activity grafted to cross-linked iron oxide nanoparticles (CLIO). Herein, we have synthesized a triply labeled fluorescent iron oxide nanoparticle molecular imaging (MI) probe, including an AF750 substrate concentration reporter along with probes for cathepsin B (CatB) sand MMP2 protease activity. The reporter provides a baseline signal from which to compare the activity of the two proteases. The activity of the MI probe was verified through incubation with the proteases and tested in vitro using the human HT29 tumor cell line and in vivo using female nude mice injected with HT29 cells. We found the MI probe had the appropriate specificity to the activity of their respective proteases, and the reporter dye did not activate when incubated in the presence of only MMP2 and CatB. Probe fluorescent activity was confirmed in vitro, and reporter signal activation was also noted. The fluorescent activity was also visible in vivo, with injected HT29 cells exhibiting fluorescence, distinguishing them from the rest of the animal. The reporter signal was also observable in vivo, which allowed the signal intensities of the protease probes to be corrected; this is a unique feature of this MI probe design.
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- Jenny Tam
- Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA;
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA;
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- Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA;
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Lim C, Park S, Park J, Ko J, Lee DW, Hwang DS. Probing nanomechanical interaction at the interface between biological membrane and potentially toxic chemical. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 353:271-279. [PMID: 29677529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Various xenobiotics interact with biological membranes, and precise evaluations of the molecular interactions between them are essential to foresee the toxicity and bioavailability of existing or newly synthesized molecules. In this study, surface forces apparatus (SFA) measurement and Langmuir trough based tensiometry are performed to reveal nanomechanical interaction mechanisms between potential toxicants and biological membranes for ex vivo toxicity evaluation. As a toxicant, polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) was selected because PHMG containing humidifier disinfectant and Vodka caused lots of victims in both S. Korea and Russia, respectively, due to the lack of holistic toxicity evaluation of PHMG. Here, we measured strong attraction (Wad ∼4.2 mJ/m2) between PHMG and head group of biological membranes while no detectable adhesion force between the head group and control molecules was measured. Moreover, significant changes in π-A isotherm of 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) monolayers were measured upon PHMG adsorption. These results indicate PHMG strongly binds to hydrophilic group of lipid membranes and alters the structural and phase behavior of them. More importantly, complementary utilization of SFA and Langmuir trough techniques are found to be useful to predict the potential toxicity of a chemical by evaluating the molecular interaction with biological membranes, the primary protective barrier for living organisms.
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- Chanoong Lim
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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- Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea; Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea.
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Heredero-Bermejo I, Hernández-Ros JM, Sánchez-García L, Maly M, Verdú-Expósito C, Soliveri J, Javier de la Mata F, Copa-Patiño JL, Pérez-Serrano J, Sánchez-Nieves J, Gómez R. Ammonium and guanidine carbosilane dendrimers and dendrons as microbicides. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pulka-Ziach K, Antunes S, Perdriau C, Kauffmann B, Pasco M, Douat C, Guichard G. Postelongation Strategy for the Introduction of Guanidinium Units in the Main Chain of Helical Oligourea Foldamers. J Org Chem 2018; 83:2530-2541. [PMID: 29381363 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The synthesis of hybrid urea-based foldamers containing isosteric guanidinium linkages at selected positions in the sequence is described. We used a postelongation approach whereby the guanidinium moiety is introduced by direct transformation of a parent oligo(urea/thiourea) foldamer precursor. The method involves activation of the thiourea by treatment with methyl iodide and subsequent reaction with amines. To avoid undesired cyclization with the preceding urea moiety, resulting in heterocyclic guanidinium formation in the main chain, the urea unit preceding the thiourea unit in the sequence was replaced by an isoatomic and isostructural γ-amino acid. The approach was extended to solid-phase techniques to accelerate the synthesis of longer and more functionalized sequences. Under optimized conditions, an octamer hybrid oligomer incorporating a central guanidinium linkage was obtained in good overall yield and purity. This work also reports data related to the structural consequences of urea by guanidinium replacements in solution and reveals that helical folding is substantially reduced in oligomers containing a guanidinium group.
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- Karolina Pulka-Ziach
- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets 6 (CBMN), UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) , 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France.,Faculty of Chemistry, Universtiy of Warsaw , Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets 6 (CBMN), UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) , 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets 6 (CBMN), UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) , 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, UMS3033/US001, Université de Bordeaux, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), CNRS , F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets 6 (CBMN), UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) , 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets 6 (CBMN), UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) , 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets 6 (CBMN), UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) , 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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Dancs Á, Selmeczi K, Bányai I, Darula Z, Gajda T. Increasing the histidine ‘density’ in tripodal peptides by gradual N -functionalization of tris (2-aminoethyl)amine (tren) with l -histidyl units: The effect on zinc(II) complexes. Inorganica Chim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2017.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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David G, Clima L, Calin M, Constantinescu CA, Balan-Porcarasu M, Uritu CM, Simionescu BC. Squalene/polyethylenimine based non-viral vectors: synthesis and use in systems for sustained gene release. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01720k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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New squalene/BPEI conjugates, acting as efficient gene carriers, were included in the 3D matrix, yielding tunable DNA release and long-term bioavailability.
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- Geta David
- Department of Natural and Synthetic Polymers
- “Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iasi
- Iasi 700050
- Romania
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
- Iasi 700487
- Romania
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology “Nicolae Simionescu” of Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 050568
- Romania
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
- Iasi 700487
- Romania
- Advanced Research and Development Center in Experimental Medicine
- “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy
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- Department of Natural and Synthetic Polymers
- “Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iasi
- Iasi 700050
- Romania
- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
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Skin-mediated therapeutic delivery is a potential alternative to traditional drug delivery approaches. However, dermal drug delivery is limited to the molecules with optimal physico-chemical properties. To overcome this barrier for delivering ‘nonideal’ drug molecules across the skin, different drug carriers and penetration enhancement methods have been investigated. Conventional chemical and physical approaches for dermal drug delivery are limited by their skin irritation potential, complexity of application and poor patient compliance. In recent years, dendritic polymers have shown potential in improving the dermal delivery of various molecules. With minimal skin irritation potential and high drug loading capacity, dendrimers offer multiple advantages for improving delivery of drugs across the skin. The current review aims to provide an overview of dendritic polymers for dermal (topical and transdermal) drug delivery. [Formula: see text]
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Sganappa A, Wexselblatt E, Bellucci MC, Esko JD, Tedeschi G, Tor Y, Volonterio A. Dendrimeric Guanidinoneomycin for Cellular Delivery of Bio-macromolecules. Chembiochem 2016; 18:119-125. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Aurora Sganappa
- Department of Chemistry; Material and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”; Politecnico di Milano; via Mancinelli 7 20131 Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; University of California; 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA 92093 USA
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- Department of Food; Environmental and Nutritional Sciences; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via Celoria 2 20133 Milano Italy
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; University of California; 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA 92093 USA
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- Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via Celoria 2 20133 Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; University of California; 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA 92093 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Material and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”; Politecnico di Milano; via Mancinelli 7 20131 Milano Italy
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Heredero-Bermejo I, Sánchez-Nieves J, Soliveri J, Gómez R, de la Mata FJ, Copa-Patiño JL, Pérez-Serrano J. In vitro anti-Acanthamoeba synergistic effect of chlorhexidine and cationic carbosilane dendrimers against both trophozoite and cyst forms. Int J Pharm 2016; 509:1-7. [PMID: 27173821 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.04.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Acanthamoeba sp. are the causative agents of severe illnesses in humans such as Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). Medical therapy is not yet well established. Treatments of AK last for several months and generate toxicity, resistances appear due to the cysts stage and recurrences can occur. In this study has been demonstrated that the combination of chlorhexidine digluconate (CLX) and carbosilane dendrimers containing ammonium or guanidine moieties has in vitro synergistic effect against Acanthamoeba polyphaga. This synergy provokes an important reduction in the minimal trophozoite amoebicidal concentration (MTAC) of CLX, which means a reduction of their toxic effects on human cells. Moreover, some CLX/dendrimer combinations show important activity against the cyst resistance stage.
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- I Heredero-Bermejo
- Departamento de Biomedicina y Biotecnología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; Networking Research Center for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biomedicina y Biotecnología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; Networking Research Center for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; Networking Research Center for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biomedicina y Biotecnología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biomedicina y Biotecnología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Mishiro K, Hu F, Paley DW, Min W, Lambert TH. Macrosteres: The Deltic Guanidinium Ion. European J Org Chem 2016; 2016:1655-1659. [PMID: 27790071 PMCID: PMC5079176 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
The "deltic guanidinium" ion is described here as a "macrostere" of the guanidinium ion. The use of the 2,4-dimethoxybenzyl protecting group allows for the synthesis of the fully unsubstituted parent compound and a variety of derivatives bearing multiple N-H functions for the first time. Deltic urea, deltic thiourea, and deltic benzamidine are also synthesized. A comparison of the physical properties of guanidinium and deltic guanidinium ions is provided. The use of a deltic guanidinium dendrimer for cell transport is demonstrated.
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- Kenji Mishiro
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 USA, Fax: (+) 212-932-1289, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/groups/lambert/
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 USA, Fax: (+) 212-932-1289, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/groups/lambert/
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 USA, Fax: (+) 212-932-1289, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/groups/lambert/
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 USA, Fax: (+) 212-932-1289, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/groups/lambert/
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 USA, Fax: (+) 212-932-1289, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/groups/lambert/
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Bartolami E, Bouillon C, Dumy P, Ulrich S. Bioactive clusters promoting cell penetration and nucleic acid complexation for drug and gene delivery applications: from designed to self-assembled and responsive systems. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:4257-73. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc09715k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Recent developments in the (self-)assembly of cationic clusters promoting nucleic acids complexation and cell penetration open the door to applications in drug and gene delivery.
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- Eline Bartolami
- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)
- UMR 5247
- CNRS
- Université Montpellier
- ENSCM
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)
- UMR 5247
- CNRS
- Université Montpellier
- ENSCM
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)
- UMR 5247
- CNRS
- Université Montpellier
- ENSCM
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)
- UMR 5247
- CNRS
- Université Montpellier
- ENSCM
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In the era of biomedicines and engineered carrier systems, cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) have been established as a promising tool for therapeutic application. Likewise, other therapeutic peptides, successful in vivo application of CPPs will strongly depend on peptide stability, the bottleneck for this type of biodegradable molecules. In this review, the authors describe the current knowledge of the in vivo degradation for known CPPs and the different strategies available to provide a higher resistance to metabolic degradation while preserving cell penetration efficiency. Peptide stability can be improved by different means, either modifying the structure to make it unrecognizable to proteases, or preventing access of proteolytic enzymes by applying conformation restriction or shielding strategies.
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Russier J, Grillaud M, Bianco A. Elucidation of the Cellular Uptake Mechanisms of Polycationic HYDRAmers. Bioconjug Chem 2015; 26:1484-93. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.5b00270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Julie Russier
- CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Immunopathologie et Chimie Thérapeutique, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Immunopathologie et Chimie Thérapeutique, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Immunopathologie et Chimie Thérapeutique, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Šekutor M, Štimac A, Mlinarić-Majerski K, Frkanec R. Syntheses and characterization of liposome-incorporated adamantyl aminoguanidines. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 12:6005-13. [PMID: 24988293 DOI: 10.1039/c4ob00592a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A series of mono and bis-aminoguanidinium adamantane derivatives has been synthesized and incorporated into liposomes. They combine two biomedically significant molecules, the adamantane moiety and the guanidinium group. The adamantane moiety possesses the membrane compatible features while the cationic guanidinium subunit was recognized as a favourable structural feature for binding to complementary molecules comprising phosphate groups. The liposome formulations of adamantyl aminoguanidines were characterized and it was shown that the entrapment efficiency of the examined compounds is significant. In addition, it was demonstrated that liposomes with incorporated adamantyl aminoguanidines effectively recognized the complementary liposomes via the phosphate group. These results indicate that adamantane derivatives bearing guanidinium groups might be versatile tools for biomedical application, from studies of molecular recognition processes to usage in drug formulation and cell targeting.
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- Marina Šekutor
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Sajeesh S, Choe JY, Lee TY, Lee DK. Guanidine modified polyethyleneimine-g-polyethylene glycol nanocarriers for long interfering RNA (liRNA) based advanced anticancer therapy. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:207-216. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01621a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Long interfering RNA mediated advanced anticancer therapy.
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- S. Sajeesh
- Global Research Laboratory for RNAi Medicine
- Department of Chemistry
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Suwon 440-746
- Republic of Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory for RNAi Medicine
- Department of Chemistry
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Suwon 440-746
- Republic of Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory for RNAi Medicine
- Department of Chemistry
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Suwon 440-746
- Republic of Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory for RNAi Medicine
- Department of Chemistry
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Suwon 440-746
- Republic of Korea
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Guanidinium-rich scaffolds facilitate cellular translocation and delivery of bioactive cargos through biological barriers. Although impressive uptake has been demonstrated for nonoligomeric and nonpept(o)idic guanidinylated scaffolds in cell cultures and animal models, the fundamental understanding of these processes is lacking. Charge pairing and hydrogen bonding with cell surface counterparts have been proposed, but their exact role remains putative. The impact of the number and spatial relationships of the guanidinium groups on delivery and organelle/organ localization is yet to be established.
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- Ezequiel Wexselblatt
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Cellular and Molecular
Medicine, University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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D. Esko
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Cellular and Molecular
Medicine, University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Cellular and Molecular
Medicine, University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Whitton G, Gillies ER. Functional aqueous assemblies of linear-dendron hybrids. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.27316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Greg Whitton
- Department of Chemistry; The University of Western Ontario; 1151 Richmond Street London Ontario Canada N6A 5B7
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- Department of Chemistry; The University of Western Ontario; 1151 Richmond Street London Ontario Canada N6A 5B7
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; The University of Western Ontario; 1151 Richmond Street London Ontario Canada N6A 5B9
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Grillaud M, Russier J, Bianco A. Polycationic Adamantane-Based Dendrons of Different Generations Display High Cellular Uptake without Triggering Cytotoxicity. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:810-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ja411987g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Maxime Grillaud
- CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Immunopathologie et Chimie Thérapeutique, Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Immunopathologie et Chimie Thérapeutique, Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Immunopathologie et Chimie Thérapeutique, Strasbourg, France
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Zhao Y, Chen Z, Chen Y, Xu J, Li J, Jiang X. Synergy of Non-antibiotic Drugs and Pyrimidinethiol on Gold Nanoparticles against Superbugs. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:12940-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ja4058635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Yuyun Zhao
- Department
of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, National Center for NanoScience and Technology, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute
of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing 100071, China
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- Institute
of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing 100071, China
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- Institute
of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, National Center for NanoScience and Technology, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, National Center for NanoScience and Technology, Beijing 100084, China
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Bogolubsky AV, Grishchenko A, Pipko SE, Konovets A, Chuprina A, Tolmachev A, Boyko AN, Chekotylo A, Lukin O. A solution-phase parallel synthesis of alkylated guanidines from thioisocyanates and amines. Mol Divers 2013; 17:471-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s11030-013-9444-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Albertazzi L, Mickler FM, Pavan GM, Salomone F, Bardi G, Panniello M, Amir E, Kang T, Killops KL, Bräuchle C, Amir RJ, Hawker CJ. Enhanced bioactivity of internally functionalized cationic dendrimers with PEG cores. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:4089-97. [PMID: 23140570 PMCID: PMC3524974 DOI: 10.1021/bm301384y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hybrid dendritic-linear block copolymers based on a 4-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) core were synthesized using an accelerated AB2/CD2 dendritic growth approach through orthogonal amine/epoxy and thiol-yne chemistries. The biological activity of these 4-arm and the corresponding 2-arm hybrid dendrimers revealed an enhanced, dendritic effect with an exponential increase in cell internalization concomitant with increasing amine end groups and low cytotoxicity. Furthermore, the ability of these hybrid dendrimers to induce endosomal escape combined with their facile and efficient synthesis makes them attractive platforms for gene transfection. The 4-arm-based dendrimer showed significantly improved DNA binding and gene transfection capabilities in comparison with the 2-arm derivative. These results combined with the MD simulation indicate a significant effect of both the topology of the PEG core and the multivalency of these hybrid macromolecules on their DNA binding and delivery capablities.
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- Lorenzo Albertazzi
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5121, USA
- NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore and CNR-INFM, and IIT@NEST, Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Center for NanoScience (CeNS) and Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Butenandtstr. 5-13, D-81377, München, Germany
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- Laboratory of Applied Mathematics and Physics (LaMFI),University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Centro Galleria 2, Manno, 6928, Switzerland
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- NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore and CNR-INFM, and IIT@NEST, Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore and CNR-INFM, and IIT@NEST, Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore and CNR-INFM, and IIT@NEST, Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5121, USA
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5121, USA
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- US Army RDECOM Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Center for NanoScience (CeNS) and Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Butenandtstr. 5-13, D-81377, München, Germany
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5121, USA
- Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5121, USA
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Carberry TP, Tarallo R, Falanga A, Finamore E, Galdiero M, Weck M, Galdiero S. Dendrimer functionalization with a membrane-interacting domain of herpes simplex virus type 1: towards intracellular delivery. Chemistry 2012; 18:13678-85. [PMID: 22968943 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201202358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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A poly(amide)-based dendrimer was synthesized and functionalized with the membrane-interacting peptide gH(625-644) (gH625) derived from the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) envelope glycoprotein H, which has previously been shown to assist in delivering large cargoes across the cellular membrane. We demonstrate that the attachment of the gH625 peptide sequence to the termini of a dendrimer allows the conjugate to penetrate into the cellular matrix, whereas the unfunctionalized dendrimer is excluded from translocation. The peptide-functionalized dendrimer is rapidly taken into the cells mainly through a non-active translocation mechanism. Our results suggest that the presented peptidodendrimeric scaffold may be a promising material for efficient drug delivery.
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- Tom P Carberry
- Molecular Design Institute, Department of Chemistry, New York University, NY 10003, USA
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Cho YK, Uehara H, Young JR, Archer B, Zhang X, Ambati BK. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 morpholino decreases angiogenesis in a murine corneal suture model. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2012; 53:685-92. [PMID: 22199251 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study sought to determine whether a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (VEGFR1)-specific morpholino could induce the alternative splicing of Flt-1 pre-mRNA to downregulate membrane-bound Flt-1 (mFlt-1) and increase the production of soluble Flt-1 (sFlt-1), thereby limiting angiogenesis and inflammation in a mouse corneal suture injury model. METHODS A murine corneal suture model was used to investigate the effects of a VEGFR1-specific morpholino in vivo. Western blot analysis and RT-PCR were used to compare the impact of the Flt morpholino on mFlt-1 and sFlt-1 levels. For vascular regression modeling, two corneal sutures were placed and injected with Flt morpholino, standard morpholino, and PBS on days 8 and 10. Corneas were harvested on day 14. The grade of neovascularization (graded 0-5; 0, no neovascularization; 5, thick tortuous new vessel growth over the suture and toward the center of the cornea) was compared on days 8, 10, and 14. Immunohistochemistry, fluorescent microscopy, and confocal microscopy were used to digitally quantify the area and volume of neovascularization and inflammatory infiltration. RESULTS Western blot analysis revealed that the Flt morpholino decreased mFlt-1 levels while increasing sFlt-1 levels. An increased sFlt-1/mFlt-1 ratio in the Flt morpholino group was seen with RT-PCR. Based on the neovascularization grading, there was a decrease in neovascularization area in the Flt morpholino group (3.29 ± 0.19 to 2.92 ± 0.13) from day 8 to 14 (P < 0.05) compared with that in both the standard morpholino (2.68 ± 0.19 to 3.14 ± 0.22) and in the PBS (2.96 ± 0.14 to 3.42 ± 0.19) groups, both of which showed an increase in neovascularization (P < 0.05). The Flt morpholino group also showed reduced neovascularization volume compared with that of the PBS (P = 0.001) and STD morpholino groups (P = 0.000). CONCLUSIONS Flt morpholinos decrease mFlt-1 and increase sFlt-1 levels, resulting in decreased neovascularization in a murine corneal suture model.
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- Yang Kyung Cho
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
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Kelley SO, Stewart KM, Mourtada R. Development of novel peptides for mitochondrial drug delivery: amino acids featuring delocalized lipophilic cations. Pharm Res 2011; 28:2808-19. [PMID: 21833796 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-011-0530-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2011] [Accepted: 06/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To create a new class of mitochondria-penetrating peptides (MPPs) that would facilitate drug delivery into the organelle through the inclusion of delocalized lipophilic cations (DLCs) in the peptide sequence. METHODS We synthesized two novel amino acids featuring DLCs and incorporated them into peptides. Systematic studies were conducted to compare peptides containing these residues to those with natural cationic amino acids. Diastereomers were compared to determine the most advantageous arrangement for these peptides. Peptide lipophilicity, cellular uptake and mitochondrial specificity were compared for a variety of peptides. RESULTS Synthetic DLC residues were found to increase mitochondrial localization of MPPs due to higher overall hydrophobicity. MPP stereochemistry was important for cellular uptake rather than subcellular localization. This study reaffirmed the importance of uniform overall charge distribution for mitochondrial specificity. CONCLUSIONS DLCs can be incorporated into synthetic peptides and facilitate mitochondrial drug delivery. Lipophilicity and charge distribution must be carefully balanced to ensure localization within mitochondria.
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- Shana O Kelley
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3M2, Canada.
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Paleos CM, Tsiourvas D, Sideratou Z, Tziveleka LA. Drug delivery using multifunctional dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2010; 7:1387-98. [DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2010.534981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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