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Baig MMFA, Wong LY, Wu H. Development of mRNA nano-vaccines for COVID-19 prevention and its biochemical interactions with various disease conditions and age groups. J Drug Target 2024; 32:21-32. [PMID: 38010097 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2023.2288996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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This review has focused on the development of mRNA nano-vaccine and the biochemical interactions of anti-COVID-19 mRNA vaccines with various disease conditions and age groups. It studied five major groups of individuals with different disease conditions and ages, including allergic background, infarction background, adolescent, and adult (youngsters), pregnant women, and elderly. All five groups had been reported to have background-related adverse effects. Allergic background individuals were observed to have higher chances of experiencing allergic reactions and even anaphylaxis. Individuals with an infarction background had a higher risk of vaccine-induced diseases, e.g. pneumonitis and interstitial lung diseases. Pregnant women were seen to suffer from obstetric and gynecological adverse effects after receiving vaccinations. However, interestingly, the elderly individuals (> 65 years old) had experienced milder and less frequent adverse effects compared to the adolescent (<19 and >9 years old) and young adulthood (19-39 years old), or middle adulthood (40-59 years old) age groups, while middle to late adolescent (14-17 years old) was the riskiest age group to vaccine-induced cardiovascular manifestations.
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- Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Moazzam A, Saleem A, Shah S, Hussain L, Baig MMFA, Alshammari A, Albekairi NA, Akhtar MF. A combination of gliclazide and metformin attenuates obesity-induced polycystic ovary syndrome in female Wistar rats. Heliyon 2024; 10:e29015. [PMID: 38596120 PMCID: PMC11002689 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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Presently, it is known that the progression of obesity concomitantly leads to polycystic ovary syndrome and infertility. This study aimed to evaluate the potential effects of metformin (M; insulin secretagogues) and gliclazide (G; insulin sensitizer) alone and their combination at different doses to treat obesity-induced PCOS. High high-fat diet was given to all female Wistar rats for nine weeks to induce obesity except for the normal control group which received a normal chow diet. Estradiol valerate (0.8 mg/kg) was also given to all obese rats to induce polycystic ovarian syndrome. After the induction, M (100, 300 mg/kg) and G (5, 10 mg/kg) were given orally either individually or in combination for 28 days. The notable (p < 0.0001) reduction in body weight and blood glucose level was observed in treatment groups in contrast to disease control (DCG). The marked (p < 0.05-0.0001) decrease in hemocylated hemoglobin, serum insulin, cholesterol, triglycerides, and testosterone was observed in treated groups, notably in combination groups (M100+G10 mg/kg) in contrast to DCG. There was a considerable (p < 0.01-0.0001) increase in progesterone E2, estradiol, luteinizing, and follicle-stimulating hormones in treated groups as compared to DCG. Treatment with M and G treated groups also exhibited marked (p < 0.05-0.0001) increases in SOD, CAT, and GSH while decreased in NO and MDA levels in ovary tissue as evidenced by the histological study of the ovary. Treatment with M and G alone and in combination significantly (p < 0.0001) restored the serum IL-6, NrF2, and NF-κB levels as compared to DCG. The results inveterate that the M and G combination (M100+G10, and M300+G10) was useful in treating obesity-induced infertility due to antioxidant properties, hypolipidemic effects, and modulation of inflammatory markers.
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- Anam Moazzam
- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore, 5400, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Post Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Post Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore, 5400, Pakistan
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Baig MMFA, Wong LK, Zia AW, Wu H. Development of biomedical hydrogels for rheumatoid arthritis treatment. Asian J Pharm Sci 2024; 19:100887. [PMID: 38419762 PMCID: PMC10900807 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajps.2024.100887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that hinders the normal functioning of bones and joints and reduces the quality of human life. Every year, millions of people are diagnosed with RA worldwide, particularly among elderly individuals and women. Therefore, there is a global need to develop new biomaterials, medicines and therapeutic methods for treating RA. This will improve the Healthcare Access and Quality Index and also relieve administrative and financial burdens on healthcare service providers at a global scale. Hydrogels are soft and cross-linked polymeric materials that can store a chunk of fluids, drugs and biomolecules for hydration and therapeutic applications. Hydrogels are biocompatible and exhibit excellent mechanical properties, such as providing elastic cushions to articulating joints by mimicking the natural synovial fluid. Hence, hydrogels create a natural biological environment within the synovial cavity to reduce autoimmune reactions and friction. Hydrogels also lubricate the articulating joint surfaces to prevent degradation of synovial surfaces of bones and cartilage, thus exhibiting high potential for treating RA. This work reviews the progress in injectable and implantable hydrogels, synthesis methods, types of drugs, advantages and challenges. Additionally, it discusses the role of hydrogels in targeted drug delivery, mechanistic behaviour and tribological performance for RA treatment.
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering (IMPEE), School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Saleem A, Akhtar MF, Latif A, Abdel-Daim MM, Baig MMFA, Saleem M, Mehmood MH. Chemical characterisation and appraisal of antidiabetic potential of Terminalia citrina extract in streptozotocin induced hyperglycaemia in Wistar rats. Arch Physiol Biochem 2024; 130:56-69. [PMID: 34403619 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2021.1963783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The current research was aimed to evaluate the antidiabetic activity of Terminalia citrina methanolic extract (TCME) by streptozotocin-induced diabetes in male Wistar rats. TCME exhibited better in-vitro antioxidant and alpha-amylase inhibitory activity as compared to other tested extracts. TCME at 250, 500, and 750 mg/kg showed notable (p < .05) antidiabetic potential by lowering fasting blood glucose level, restoring lipid level, serum amylase, HbA1c, kidney, and liver function tests as coevidenced from histological findings of the liver, pancreas, and kidney. TCME remarkably reinstated the antioxidant enzymatic activities (CAT: 0.181 ± 0.011 IU/mg protein, SOD: 21.45 ± 1.53 IU/mg protein) and reduced lipid peroxidation level (40.60 ± 2.41 µM/mg protein) in the liver and kidney tissue of diabetic rats at 750 mg/kg dose. The acute and subacute oral toxicity study of TCME exhibited no clinical toxicity signs and mortality. Its GC-MS spectrum unveiled the existence of 10-octadecenoic acid and other compounds which might have contributed to antidiabetic potential.
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- Ammara Saleem
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells Research and Biomedical Engineering for Novel Bio-functional and Pharmaceutical Nano-materials, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Saleem A, Javed M, Akhtar MF, Sharif A, Akhtar B, Naveed M, Saleem U, Baig MMFA, Zubair HM, Bin Emran T, Saleem M, Ashraf GM. Current Updates on the Role of MicroRNA in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases. Curr Gene Ther 2024; 24:122-134. [PMID: 37861022 DOI: 10.2174/0115665232261931231006103234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND MicroRNAs (miRNA) are small noncoding RNAs that play a significant role in the regulation of gene expression. The literature has explored the key involvement of miRNAs in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases (NDD), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and Huntington's disease (HD). The miRNA regulates various signalling pathways; its dysregulation is involved in the pathogenesis of NDD. OBJECTIVE The present review is focused on the involvement of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of NDD and their role in the treatment or management of NDD. The literature provides comprehensive and cutting-edge knowledge for students studying neurology, researchers, clinical psychologists, practitioners, pathologists, and drug development agencies to comprehend the role of miRNAs in the NDD's pathogenesis, regulation of various genes/signalling pathways, such as α-synuclein, P53, amyloid-β, high mobility group protein (HMGB1), and IL-1β, NMDA receptor signalling, cholinergic signalling, etc. Methods: The issues associated with using anti-miRNA therapy are also summarized in this review. The data for this literature were extracted and summarized using various search engines, such as Google Scholar, Pubmed, Scopus, and NCBI using different terms, such as NDD, PD, AD, HD, nanoformulations of mRNA, and role of miRNA in diagnosis and treatment. RESULTS The miRNAs control various biological actions, such as neuronal differentiation, synaptic plasticity, cytoprotection, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, apoptosis and chaperone-mediated autophagy, and neurite growth in the central nervous system and diagnosis. Various miRNAs are involved in the regulation of protein aggregation in PD and modulating β-secretase activity in AD. In HD, mutation in the huntingtin (Htt) protein interferes with Ago1 and Ago2, thus affecting the miRNA biogenesis. Currently, many anti-sense technologies are in the research phase for either inhibiting or promoting the activity of miRNA. CONCLUSION This review provides new therapeutic approaches and novel biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of NDDs by using miRNA.
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- Ammara Saleem
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore, 5400, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Allied Health Sciences, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Post Graduate Medical College, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong-4381, Bangladesh
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacology, University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Sharjah, College of Health Sciences, and Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, Sharjah 27272, UAE
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Hasnat M, Baig MMFA, Saleem M, Ullah A, Nadeem MF, Durazzo A, Lucarini M. Editorial: Herbal medicines for gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases - novel pharmacological and toxicological approaches, Volume I. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1157229. [PMID: 37484017 PMCID: PMC10362338 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1157229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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- Muhammad Hasnat
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Sohail M, Urooj Z, Noreen S, Baig MMFA, Zhang X, Li B. Micro- and nanoplastics: Contamination routes of food products and critical interpretation of detection strategies. Sci Total Environ 2023:164596. [PMID: 37279810 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Micro-and nanoplastics (M/NPs) are emerging pollutants released into the food, beverages, and environment from plastic products by weathering, oxidative damage, and mechanical stress. Detection of M/NPs in food and beverages is a vital factor in preventing the deleterious effects of these materials on human health and other ecosystems. Analytical strategies for M/NPs demonstrate numerous drawbacks, including detection sensitivity limitation, matrix digestion, and sample pretreatment. Moreover, the content of M/NPs in food and beverages varies with food production, storage, and transport, making it hard to precisely detect them. The contamination route is a key factor affecting the level of M/NPs in food and beverages. Strict control over the contamination route could be beneficial in preventing M/NP pollution. This review highlighted routes of food and beverage contamination by M/NPs, various pros and cons of detection strategies, and critical interpretation of reported techniques, including microscopy, spectroscopy, light scattering, and thermal methods. Besides, the bottlenecks of detection and quantification approaches for M/NPs and recent advancements have also been highlighted. Much is still unknown concerning the fate, activities, and properties of M/NPs present in various matrices. This review aims to assist the investigators to tackle the drawbacks and pave the way for upcoming research, minimizing the health complications by regulating the control over M/NPs pollution.
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- Muhammad Sohail
- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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Baig MMFA, Ma J, Gao X, Khan MA, Ali A, Farid A, Zia AW, Noreen S, Wu H. Exploring the robustness of DNA nanotubes framework for anticancer theranostics toward the 2D/3D clusters of hypopharyngeal respiratory tumor cells. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 236:123988. [PMID: 36907299 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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This study aimed to develop a robust approach for the early diagnosis and treatment of tumors. Short circular DNA nanotechnology synthesized a stiff and compact DNA nanotubes (DNA-NTs) framework. TW-37, a small molecular drug, was loaded into DNA-NTs for BH3-mimetic therapy to elevate the intracellular cytochrome-c levels in 2D/3D hypopharyngeal tumor (FaDu) cell clusters. After anti-EGFR functionalization, the DNA-NTs were tethered with a cytochrome-c binding aptamer, which can be applied to evaluate the elevated intracellular cytochrome-c levels via in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). The results showed that DNA-NTs were enriched within the tumor cells via anti-EGFR targeting with a pH-responsive controlled release of TW-37. In this way, it initiated the triple inhibition of "BH3, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and Mcl-1". The triple inhibition of these proteins caused Bax/Bak oligomerization, leading to the perforation of the mitochondrial membrane. This led to the elevation of intracellular cytochrome-c levels, which reacted with the cytochrome-c binding aptamer to produce FRET signals. In this way, we successfully targeted 2D/3D clusters of FaDu tumor cells and achieved the tumor-specific and pH-triggered release of TW-37, causing tumor cell apoptosis. This pilot study suggests that anti-EGFR functionalized, TW-37 loaded, and cytochrome-c binding aptamer tethered DNA-NTs might be the hallmark for early tumor diagnosis and therapy.
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- Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Microbiological and Biochemical Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Center of Guizhou Province, State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Division of Life Science, Center for Cancer Research, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Mechanical, Process, and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck 6020, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
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Ahmad HS, Ateeb M, Noreen S, Farooq MI, Baig MMFA, Nazar MS, Akhtar MF, Ahmad K, Ayub AR, Shoukat H, Hadi F, Madni A. Biomimetic synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Dipterygium glaucum extract and its anti-cancerous activities. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Baig MMFA, Fatima A, Gao X, Farid A, Ajmal Khan M, Zia AW, Wu H. Disrupting biofilm and eradicating bacteria by Ag-Fe 3O 4@MoS 2 MNPs nanocomposite carrying enzyme and antibiotics. J Control Release 2022; 352:98-120. [PMID: 36243235 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
In this study, novel multilayered magnetic nanoparticles (ML-MNPs) loaded with DNase and/or vancomycin (Vanc) were fabricated for eliminating multispecies biofilms. Iron-oxide MNPs (IO-core) (500-800 nm) were synthesized via co-precipitation; further, the IO-core was coated with heavy-metal-based layers (Ag and MoS2 NPs) using solvent evaporation. DNase and Vanc were loaded onto the outermost layer of the ML-MNP formed by nanoporous MoS2 NPs through physical deposition and adsorption. The biofilms of S. mutans or E. faecalis (or both) were formed in a brain-heart-infusion broth (BHI) for 3 days, followed by treatment with ML-MNPs for 24 h. The results revealed that coatings of Ag (200 nm) and ultrasmall MoS2 (20 nm) were assembled as outer layers of ML-MNPs successfully, and they formed Ag-Fe3O4@MoS2 MNPs (3-5 μm). The DNase-Vanc-loaded MNPs caused nanochannels digging and resulted in the enhanced penetration of MNPs towards the bottom layers of biofilm, which resulted in a decrease in the thickness of the 72-h biofilm from 48 to 58 μm to 0-4 μm. The sustained release of Vanc caused a synergistic bacterial killing up to 96%-100%. The heavy-metal-based layers of MNPs act as nanozymes to interfere with bacterial metabolism and proliferation, which adversely affects biofilm integrity. Further, loading DNase/Vanc onto the nanoporous-MoS2-layer of ML-MNPs promoted nanochannel creation through the biofilm. Therefore, DNase-and Vanc-loaded ML-MNPs exhibited potent effects on biofilm disruption and bacterial killing.
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- Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Center of Guizhou Provincial Department of Education, State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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- Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Marie Curie Research Unit, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, China; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
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Sohail M, Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig M, Akhtar N, Chen Y, Xie B, Li B. Topical lycopene emulgel significantly improves biophysical parameters of human skin. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2022; 180:281-288. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2022.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Baig MMFA, Gao X, Farid A, Zia AW, Abbas M, Wu H. Synthesis of stable 2D micro-assemblies of DNA tiles achieved via intrinsic curvatures in the skeleton of DNA duplexes coupled with the flexible support of the twisted side-arms. Appl Nanosci 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-022-02616-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Baig MMFA, Gao X, Khan MA, Farid A, Zia AW, Wu H. Nanoscale packing of DNA tiles into DNA macromolecular lattices. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 220:520-527. [PMID: 35988727 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Nanoscale double-crossovers (DX), antiparallel (A), and even half-turns-perimeter (E) DNA tiles (DAE-tiles) with rectangular shapes can be packed into large arrays of micrometer-scale lattices. But the features and mechanical strength of DNA assembly made from differently shaped large-sized DAE DNA tiles and the effects of various geometries on the final DNA assembly are yet to be explored. Herein, we focused on examining DNA lattices synthesized from DX bi-triangular, DNA tiles (T) with concave and convex regions along the perimeter of the tiles. The bi-triangular DNA tiles "T(A) and T(B)" were synthesized by self-assembling the freshly prepared short circular scaffold (S) strands "S(A) and S(B)", each of 106 nucleotides (NT) lengths. The tiles "T(A) and T(B)" were then coupled together to get assembled via sticky ends. It resulted in the polymerization of DNA tiles into large-sized DNA lattices with giant micrometer-scale dimensions to form the "T(A) + T(B)" assembly. These DNA macro-frameworks were visualized "in the air" under atomic force microscopy (AFM) employing tapping mode. We have characterized how curvature in DNA tiles may undergo transitions and transformations to adjust the overall torque, strain, twists, and the topology of the final self-assembly array of DNA tiles. According to our results, our large-span DX tiles assembly "T(A) + T(B)" despite the complicated curvatures and mechanics, was successfully packed into giant DNA lattices of the width of 30-500 nm and lengths of 500 nm to over 10 μm. Conclusively, the micrometer-scale "T(A) + T(B)" framework assembly was rigid, stable, stiff, and exhibited enough tensile strength to form monocrystalline lattices.
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- Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
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- Microbiological and Biochemical Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Center of Guizhou Province, State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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- Division of Life Science, Center for Cancer Research, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Marie Curie Research Unit, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
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Ilyas U, Asif M, Wang M, Altaf R, Zafar H, Faran Ashraf Baig MM, Paiva-Santos AC, Abbas M. Nanostructured Lipid Carrier-Based Delivery of Pioglitazone for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:934156. [PMID: 35903327 PMCID: PMC9315350 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.934156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Pioglitazone (PGZ) is utilized as a therapeutic agent in the management of (type 2) diabetes to control blood glucose levels. The existing research work was intended to make and optimize PGZ-containing NLCs (nanostructured lipid carriers). The fabricated nanostructured lipid carrier preparation was optimized by using different concentrations of the surfactants (Tween 80 and Span 80) and solid lipid (Compritol® 888 ATO) and liquid lipid (Labrasol®) while keeping the concentration of drug (PGZ), and co-surfactants (poloxamer 188) the same. The optimized NLC formulation (PGZ-NLCs) was further assessed for physical and chemical characterization, in vitro PGZ release, and stability studies. The optimized PGZ-NLCs have shown an average diameter of 150.4 nm, EE of 92.53%, PDI value of 0.076, and zeta-potential of −29.1 mV, correspondingly. The DSC thermal analysis and XRD diffractograms had not presented the spectrum of PGZ, confirming the comprehensive encapsulation of PGZ in the lipid core. PGZ-NLCs showed significantly extended release (51% in 24 h) compared to the unformulated PGZ. Our study findings confirmed that PGZ-NLCs can be a promising drug delivery system for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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- Umair Ilyas
- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Environment and Life Science, Beijing University of Technology, Bejing, China
- *Correspondence: Minglian Wang, ; Reem Altaf, ; Muhammad Abbas,
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- Department of Pharmacy, Iqra University Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Minglian Wang, ; Reem Altaf, ; Muhammad Abbas,
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering for Novel Bio-Functional, and Pharmaceutical Nano-Materials, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Minglian Wang, ; Reem Altaf, ; Muhammad Abbas,
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Hou S, Hasnat M, Chen Z, Liu Y, Faran Ashraf Baig MM, Liu F, Chen Z. Application Perspectives of Nanomedicine in Cancer Treatment. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:909526. [PMID: 35860027 PMCID: PMC9291274 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.909526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cancer is a disease that seriously threatens human health. Based on the improvement of traditional treatment methods and the development of new treatment modes, the pattern of cancer treatment is constantly being optimized. Nanomedicine plays an important role in these evolving tumor treatment modalities. In this article, we outline the applications of nanomedicine in three important tumor-related fields: chemotherapy, gene therapy, and immunotherapy. According to the current common problems, such as poor targeting of first-line chemotherapy drugs, easy destruction of nucleic acid drugs, and common immune-related adverse events in immunotherapy, we discuss how nanomedicine can be combined with these treatment modalities, provide typical examples, and summarize the advantages brought by the application of nanomedicine.
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- Shanshan Hou
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Hospital Laboratory of Nangjing Lishui People’s Hospital, Nangjing, China
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering for Novel Bio-functional, and Pharmaceutical Nanomaterials, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
- *Correspondence: Zelong Chen, ; Fuhe Liu,
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- The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Wise Medical, Zhengzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Zelong Chen, ; Fuhe Liu,
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Baig MMFA, Dissanayaka WL, Zhang C. Erratum to the paper titled "2D DNA nanoporous scaffold promotes osteogenic differentiation of pre-osteoblasts". Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 210:776-778. [PMID: 35487374 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.04.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Zhang W, Jiang C, Guo X, Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig M, Ni C, Xiao SJ. 2D DNA lattices assembled from DX-coupled tiles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 616:499-508. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Baig MMFA, Wen C, Li J, Qin X, Ahmed SA, Xia XH. Retraction of “DNA Nanotechnology for Modulating the Growth and Development of Neurons”. CCS Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.022.202200317rt] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Baig MMFA, Zhang QW, Younis MR, Xia XH. Retraction of "A DNA Nanodevice Simultaneously Activating the EGFR and Integrin for Enhancing Cytoskeletal Activity and Cancer Cell Treatment". Nano Lett 2022; 22:3175. [PMID: 35352993 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Naveed M, Changxing L, Ihsan AU, Shumzaid M, Kamboh AA, Mirjat AA, Saeed M, Baig MMFA, Zubair HM, Noreen S, Madni A, Xiaohui Z. Therapeutic interventions to urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome and UPOINT system for clinical phenotyping: How far are we? Urologia 2022; 89:315-328. [PMID: 34978224 DOI: 10.1177/03915603211065301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The assessment and management of urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS), is controversial. It is classified by voiding symptoms, pelvic pain, and bladder pain, which is weekly treated, weekly understood, and bothersome. In the aspect of clinical efforts and research to help people with this syndrome have been hampered by the deficiency of a widely reliable, accepted, and a valuable tool to evaluate the patient symptoms and quality of life (QoL) impact. However, the etiology comes into sight is multifactorial, and available treatment options have been imprecise considerably in present years. We compiled the published literature on the assessment of the syndrome, a tentative role of pharmacological and non-pharmacological (conservative, alternative, and invasive therapy) interventions in eradicating the disease as well as improving symptoms. The previously published literature on animal models has established the association of immune systems in the etiology, pathogenesis, and progression of the disease. The UPOINT system for clinical phenotyping of UCPPS patients has six predefined domains that direct multimodal therapy, which would lead to significant symptom improvement in the medical field. The narrative review aims to scrutinize the fluctuating scientist's views on the evaluation of patient and multimodal treatment of the UPOINT system.
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- Muhammad Naveed
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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Murad S, Mudassir J, Faiz S, Zahra A, Usman F, Farhan M, Arshad MS, Abbas N, Hussain A, Faran Ashraf Baig MM. Controlled release floating drug delivery system for proton pump inhibitors lansoprazole: In-vitro, In-vivo floating and pharmacokinetic evaluation. Pak J Pharm Sci 2022; 35:195-201. [PMID: 35228177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lansoprazole (LPZ) show poor bioavailability because of first pass effect and absorption factors. The floating delivery systems could reduce fluctuations in plasma drug concentration through maintaining desirable plasma drug concentration. The objective of present study was to enhance bioavailability despite first pass effect through continuous availability of drug from floating system. Gum tragacanth (GT) and itaconic acid (IA) based floating hydrogels (FH) were synthesized. Parameters optimized were; microwave radiation exposure time, pH, GT:IA ratio and concentration of the glutaraldehyde. Optimized FH were evaluated for entrapment efficiency (% EE), in-vitro release, FTIR, SEM, and in- vitro and in-vivo floating study. Finally, pharmacokinetic was evaluated in ulcer-induced SD rats. Grafting percentage, swelling ratio and %EE of LPZ was 115%, ̴250% and 90%, respectively. Microwave radiation exposure time, pH of reaction medium, GT:IA ratios and cross linker concentration were 2 min, pH 5, ratios 2:1 and 0.02%, respectively. The optimized FH showed acceptable floating behavior. The X-ray images revealed that hydrogels remained floated over gastric contents up to 24 hours. The in-vitro release and pharmacokinetics revealed availability of LPZ upto to 24h in-vitro and in ulcer-induced SD rats, respectively. The present hydrogels based floating system of lansoprazole is capable to extend the gastric residence time upto 24 hours.
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- Shiza Murad
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Laboratory of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Engineering of Stem Cells Research, Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Akhtar MF, Younas S, Saleem A, Baig MMFA, Sharif A, Abdel-Daim MM, Rasul A, Saleem M. Maternotoxicity and fetotoxicity in Rattus norvegicus albinus exposed to tramadol during the late phase of pregnancy. Birth Defects Res 2021; 113:1407-1421. [PMID: 34553514 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Tramadol, an atypical opioid, is clinically efficacious in treating moderate to severe pain. The aim of current study was to find out the toxicological effects of tramadol exposure to pregnant rats and fetuses during the late phase of pregnancy. METHODS Wistar pregnant rats were exposed to 1.25, 2.5, or 5 mg/kg/day tramadol from 14th to 20th day of pregnancy. The same therapy was given to nonpregnant rats for 7 days. The body weight, oral glucose and lipid tolerance tests, and effect on complete blood parameters in both pregnant and nonpregnant rats were determined. On 20th day, maternal placentas were excised and weighed while fetuses were observed for any deformity and growth retardation. Oxidative stress biomarkers were estimated in the liver and kidney tissue homogenates of the pregnant and nonpregnant rats while the whole fetus homogenate was processed for the same. Moreover, histopathology of the liver and kidney of pregnant and nonpregnant rats were carried out. RESULTS Tramadol administration did not significantly alter the area under curve of the blood glucose and triglyceride levels in both the pregnant and nonpregnant rats. It reduced the live fetuses, placental weights, fetal length, and fetal weights. Tramadol treated pregnant rats showed significantly (p < .05) reduced red blood cells, hematocrit, hemoglobin, and platelets with reference to control group. Similarly, structural abnormalities and malfunctioning of the liver and kidney of pregnant rats were instituted; however, it did not affect the structural integrity of nonpregnant rats. A substantial (p < .001-.0001) altered glutathione and malondialdehyde levels in the fetuses, pregnant, and nonpregnant animals (tissue homogenates) at all dosage levels were indicative of tramadol induced oxidative stress. Furthermore, tramadol exposure resulted in more significant (p < .01-.001) alteration of lipid profile in the pregnant than the nonpregnant animals. CONCLUSION Acquired results suggested the maternotoxic and fetotoxic effects of tramadol exposure during the late gestation period.
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- Muhammad Furqan Akhtar
- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Research and Biomedical Engineering for Novel Biofunctional, and Pharmaceutical Nanomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Allied Health Sciences, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023
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- Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023
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Baig MMFA, Dissanayaka WL, Zhang C. 2D DNA nanoporous scaffold promotes osteogenic differentiation of pre-osteoblasts. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 188:657-669. [PMID: 34371047 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.07.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Biofunctional materials with nanomechanical parameters similar to bone tissue may promote the adherence, migration, proliferation, and differentiation of pre-osteoblasts. In this study, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) nanoporous scaffold (DNA-NPS) was synthesized by the polymerization of rectangular and double-crossover (DX) DNA tiles. The diagonally precise polymerization of nanometer-sized DNA tiles (A + B) through sticky end cohesion gave rise to a micrometer-sized porous giant-sheet material. The synthesized DNA-NPS exhibited a uniformly distributed porosity with a size of 25 ± 20 nm. The morphology, dimensions, sectional profiles, 2-dimensional (2D) layer height, texture, topology, pore size, and mechanical parameters of DNA-NPS have been characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The size and zeta potential of DNA-NPS have been characterized by the zeta sizer. Cell biocompatibility, proliferation, and apoptosis have been evaluated by flow cytometry. The AFM results confirmed that the fabricated DNA-NPS was interconnected and uniformly porous, with a surface roughness of 0.125 ± 0.08035 nm. The elastic modulus of the DNA-NPS was 22.45 ± 8.65 GPa, which was comparable to that of native bone tissue. DNA-NPS facilitated pre-osteoblast adhesion, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation. These findings indicated the potential of 2D DNA-NPS in promoting bone tissue regeneration.
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- Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
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Zhang QW, Baig MMFA, Zhang TQ, Zhai TT, Qin X, Xia XH. Liposomal valinomycin mediated cellular K + leak promoting apoptosis of liver cancer cells. J Control Release 2021; 337:317-328. [PMID: 34311027 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Most cancer therapies are suffering from side effects to varying degrees, which might compromise the body functions and long-term health of patients. Balancing treatment efficacy and side effects has become a priority. Inspired by the concept that cellular ion homeostasis can lead to apoptosis, we developed a novel therapeutic strategy by incorporating the K+ transporter valinomycin into liposomes (Lipo-VM). Valinomycin is a naturally occurring polypeptide showing good biodegradation in vivo with reduced long-term side effects. Lipo-VM facilitates the K+ efflux of cells and triggers a caspase-dependent pathway of apoptosis by causing the collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential. With the help of a liposome-based nano-delivery system, Lipo-VM shows enhanced cell uptake and accumulation at the tumor site, which results in significant inhibition of tumor growth in a liver cancer model. The proposed valinomycin-anchored liposome provides an efficient and safe approach for cancer therapy.
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- Qian-Wen Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Li YP, Mikrani R, Hu YF, Faran Ashraf Baig MM, Abbas M, Akhtar F, Xu M. Research progress of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase and its inhibitors in inflammatory diseases. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 907:174300. [PMID: 34217706 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase (PI4K) is a lipid kinase that can catalyze the transfer of phosphate group from ATP to the inositol ring of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) resulting in the phosphorylation of PtdIns at 4-OH sites, to generate phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P). Studies on biological functions reveal that PI4K is closely related to the occurrence and development of various inflammatory diseases such as obesity, cancer, viral infections, malaria, Alzheimer's disease, etc. PI4K-related inhibitors have been found to have the effects of inhibiting virus replication, anti-cancer, treating malaria and reducing rejection in organ transplants, among which MMV390048, an anti-malaria drug, has entered phase II clinical trial. This review discusses the classification, structure, distribution and related inhibitors of PI4K and their role in the progression of cancer, viral replication, and other inflammation induced diseases to explore their potential as therapeutic targets.
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- Yan-Ping Li
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Preclinical Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Preclinical Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering for Novel Bio-functional and Pharmaceutical Nano-materials, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Development Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Preclinical Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
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Baig MMFA, Zhang C, Akhtar MF, Saleem A, Mudassir J. The effective transfection of a low dose of negatively charged drug-loaded DNA-nanocarriers into cancer cells via scavenger receptors. J Pharm Anal 2021; 11:174-182. [PMID: 34012693 PMCID: PMC8116213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2020.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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DNA-nanotechnology-based nano-architecture scaffolds based on circular strands were designed in the form of DNA-nanowires (DNA-NWs) as a polymer of DNA-triangles. Circularizing a scaffold strand (84-NT) was the critical step followed by annealing with various staple strands to make stiff DNA-triangles. Atomic force microcopy (AFM), native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), UV-analysis, MTT-assay, flow cytometry, and confocal imaging were performed to assess the formulated DNA-NWs and cisplatin (CPT) loading. The AFM and confocal microscopy images revealed a uniform shape and size distribution of the DNA-NWs, with lengths ranging from 2 to 4 μm and diameters ranging from 150 to 300 nm. One sharp band at the top of the lane (500 bp level) with the loss of electrophoretic mobility during the PAGE (native) gel analysis revealed the successful fabrication of DNA-NWs. The loading efficiency of CPT ranged from 66.85% to 97.35%. MTT and flow cytometry results showed biocompatibility of the blank DNA-NWs even at 95% concentration compared with the CPT-loaded DNA-NWs. The CPT-loaded DNA-NWs exhibited enhanced apoptosis (22%) compared to the apoptosis (7%) induced by the blank DNA-NWs. The release of CPT from the DNA-NWs was sustained at < 75% for 6 h in the presence of serum, demonstrating suitability for systemic applications. The IC50 of CPT@DNA-NWs was reduced to 12.8 nM CPT, as compared with the free CPT solution exhibiting an IC50 of 51.2 nM. Confocal imaging revealed the targetability, surface binding, and slow internalization of the DNA-NWs in the scavenger-receptor-rich cancer cell line (HepG2) compared with the control cell line.
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- Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
- Laboratory of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Engineering of Stem Cells Research, Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Laboratory of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Engineering of Stem Cells Research, Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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Akhtar MF, Raza SA, Saleem A, Hamid I, Ashraf Baig MMF, Sharif A, Sohail K, Javaid Z, Saleem U, Rasul A. Appraisal of Anti-Arthritic and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Folkloric Medicinal Plant Peganum Harmala. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2021; 22:49-63. [PMID: 33563161 DOI: 10.2174/1871530321666210208211310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Peganum harmala is traditionally used to manage rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory conditions. However, its use against RA has not been scientifically evaluated. The current study was designed to assess the anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory activities of the methanolic extract of P. harmala leaves by in vitro and in vivo methods. METHODS The in vitro assays were carried out to determine the effect of plant extract on inhibition of egg albumin denaturation and human red blood cell membrane (HRBC) stabilization. Moreover, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity was performed to determine the antioxidant potential. In vivo anti-arthritic activity was performed by determining the curative effect against Complete Freund's adjuvant (0.1 ml). The plant extract was administered to rats orally at 200, 400 and 600 mg/kg/day for 21 days. RESULTS The values of IC50 of plant extract in protein denaturation, stabilization of HRBC and DPPH assays were 77.54 mg/ml, 23.90 mg/ml and 58.09 µg/ml respectively. Moreover, the plant extract significantly attenuated the poly-arthritis and weight loss, anemia and paw edema. The plant extract restored the level of C-reactive protein, rheumatoid factor, alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase and alkaline phosphatase in poly-arthritic rats. Moreover, the plant extract restored the immune organs weight in treated rats. Treatment with P. harmala also significantly subdued the oxidative stress by reinstating superoxide dismutase, reduced glutathione, catalase and malondialdehyde in poly-arthritic rats. The plant extract notably restored the prostaglandin-E2 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in the serum of poly-arthritic rats. CONCLUSION It was concluded that P. harmala extract had potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic activities which primarily might be attributed to alkaloids, flavonoids and phenols.
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- Muhammad Furqan Akhtar
- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore, . Pakistan
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore, . Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, . Pakistan
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- Cadson College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Kharian, . Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Allied Health Sciences, Lahore, College for Women University, Jail Road, Lahore. Pakistan
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- Akson College of Health Sciences, Mirpur University of Science and technology, Mirpur, AJK, . Pakistan
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- Akson College of Health Sciences, Mirpur University of Science and technology, Mirpur, AJK, . Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, . Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, . Pakistan
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- Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
- Biomedical Engineering and Biofunctional Materials Theme, Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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- Biomedical Engineering and Biofunctional Materials Theme, Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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- Biomedical Engineering and Biofunctional Materials Theme, Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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- Biomedical Engineering and Biofunctional Materials Theme, Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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Liu Z, Naveed M, Baig MMFA, Mikrani R, Li C, Saeed M, Zhang Q, Farooq MA, Zubair HM, Xiaohui Z. Therapeutic approach for global myocardial injury using bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells by cardiac support device in rats. Biomed Microdevices 2021; 23:5. [PMID: 33415464 DOI: 10.1007/s10544-020-00538-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have been considered a promising therapeutic approach to cardiovascular disease. This study intends to compare the effect of BMSCs through a standard active cardiac support device (ASD) and intravenous injection on global myocardial injury induced by isoproterenol. BMSCs were cultured in vitro, and the transplanted cells were labeled with a fluorescent dye CM-Dil. Isoproterenol (ISO) was injected into the rats; 2 weeks later, the labeled cells were transplanted into ISO-induced heart-jury rats through the tail vein or ASD device for 5 days. The rats were sacrificed on the first day, the third day, and the fifth day after transplantation to observe the distribution of cells in the myocardium by fluorescence microscopy. The hemodynamic indexes of the left ventricle were measured before sacrificing. H&E staining and Masson's trichrome staining were used to evaluate the cardiac histopathology. In the ASD groups, after 3 days of transplantation, there were a large number of BMSCs on the epicardial surface, and after 5 days of transplantation, BMSCs were widely distributed in the ventricular muscle. But in the intravenous injection group, there were no labeled-BMSCs distributed. In the ASD + BMSCs-three days treated group and ASD + BMSCs -five days-treated group, left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP), the maximum rate of left ventricular pressure rise (+dP/dt), the maximum rate of left ventricular pressure decline (-dP/dt) increased compared with model group and intravenous injection group (P < 0.05). By giving BMSCs through ASD device, cells can rapidly and widely distribute in the myocardium and significantly improve heart function.
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- Ziwei Liu
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, People's Republic of China.,School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, The Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, 6300, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Heart Surgery, Nanjing Shuiximen Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 2110017, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhongda Hospital affiliated with Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210017, People's Republic of China.
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Baig MMFA, Zhang C, Akhtar MF, Saleem A, Nisar N. Treatment of Wilms’ nephroblastoma cancer cells via EGFR targeting of dactinomycin loaded DNA-nanowires. J Pharm Investig 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40005-020-00509-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Akhtar MF, Khan K, Saleem A, Baig MMFA, Rasul A, Abdel-Daim MM. Chemical characterization and anti-arthritic appraisal of Monotheca buxifolia methanolic extract in Complete Freund's Adjuvant-induced arthritis in Wistar rats. Inflammopharmacology 2021; 29:393-408. [PMID: 33386491 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-020-00783-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The current study was designed to evaluate the anti-oxidant and anti-arthritic potential of a traditionally used herb, Monotheca buxifolia. The M. buxifolia methanolic extract (MBME) was prepared from the aerial parts of the plant followed by chemical characterization with GC-MS. The anti-oxidant potential of the MBME was demonstrated by DPPH scavenging activity. The effects of MBME on protein denaturation and membrane stabilization were determined by inhibition of egg albumin denaturation and RBC membrane stabilization assays, respectively. The in vivo anti-arthritic potential of the MBME at 50, 100, and 150 mg/kg/day was evaluated in Complete Freund's Adjuvant-induced polyarthritis in Wistar rats treated for 21 days. Phytochemicals, such as linolenic acid methyl ester, n-hexadecanoic acid, vitamin E, α-amyrin, and β-amyrin were detected in the GC-MS analysis. The plant extract exhibited a 55.20 ± 0.69% scavenging of free radicals at 100 µg/ml concentration. It significantly (p < 0.05) stabilized human RBC membrane (65.06 ± 0.22%) and inhibited protein denaturation (70.53 ± 0.34%) at 100 mg/ml concentration. The diclofenac sodium (DS) and MBME at 150,100, and 50 mg/kg reduced the paw edema, restored the body weight, and altered blood parameters including CRP. The MBME significantly reduced the MDA and increased the SOD, CAT, and GSH levels in liver tissue homogenate in treated rats. The serum concentration of TNF-α and PGE2 was remarkably (p < 0.01-< 0.0001) restored by the DS and MBME dose dependently. The histopathological study showed that MBME 150 mg/kg commendably restored the ankle joint inflammation, bone erosion, and cartilage damage in polyarthritic rats. It was concluded that the anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic effects of MBME might be attributed to phenols, flavonoids, triterpenoids, vitamin E, phytol, and other fatty acids. This study showed the anti-arthritic potential of Monotheca buxifolia and thus validates its traditional claim.
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- Muhammad Furqan Akhtar
- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells Research and Biomedical Engineering for Novel Biofunctional, and Pharmaceutical Nanomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.,Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt
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Essien EE, Said Abasse K, Côté A, Mohamed KS, Baig MMFA, Habib M, Naveed M, Yu X, Xie W, Jinfang S, Abbas M. Drinking-water nitrate and cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Environ Occup Health 2020; 77:51-67. [PMID: 33138742 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2020.1842313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nitrate is an inorganic compound that occurs naturally in all surface and groundwater, although higher concentrations tend to occur only where fertilizers are used on the land. The regulatory limit for nitrate in public drinking water supplies was set to protect against infant methemoglobinemia, but other health effects were not considered. Risk of specific cancers and congenital disabilities may be increased when the nitrate is ingested, and nitrate is reduced to nitrite, which can react with amines and amides by nitrosation to form N-nitroso compounds which are known animal carcinogens. This study aims to evaluate the association between nitrate ingested through drinking water and the risk of developing cancers in humans. METHODS We performed a systematic review following PRISMA and MOOSE guidelines. A literature search was performed using PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library databases, Web of Science and Google Scholars in the time-frame from their inception to January 2020, for potentially eligible publications. STATA version 12.0 was used to conduct meta-regression and a two-stage meta-analysis. RESULTS A total of 48 articles with 13 different cancer sites were used for analysis. The meta-regression analysis showed stomach cancer had an association with the median dosage of nitrate from drinking water (t = 3.98, p = 0.0001, and adjusted R-squared = 50.61%), other types of cancers didn't show any association. The first stage of meta-analysis showed there was an association only between the risk of brain cancer & glioma (OR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.24) and colon cancer (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.17) and nitrate consumption in the analysis comparing the highest ORs versus the lowest. The 2nd stage showed there was an association only between the risk colon cancer (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.23) and nitrate consumption in the analysis comparing all combined higher ORs versus the lowest. CONCLUSION This study showed that there is an association between the intake of nitrate from drinking water and a type of cancer in humans. The effective way of controlling nitrate concentrations in drinking water is the prevention of contamination (water pollution). Further research work on this topic is needed.
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- Eno E Essien
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, Global Health, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Département de Management, Centre de Recherche en Gestion des Services de Sante, Faculté des sciences de l'administration (FSA), Université Laval (UL), Centre Hospitalière Universitaire (CHU) de Québec UL-IUCPQ-UL, Québec, Canada
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- Département de Management, Centre de Recherche en Gestion des Services de Sante, Faculté des sciences de l'administration (FSA), Université Laval (UL), Centre Hospitalière Universitaire (CHU) de Québec UL-IUCPQ-UL, Québec, Canada
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- Département de Management, Centre de Recherche en Gestion des Services de Sante, Faculté des sciences de l'administration (FSA), Université Laval (UL), Centre Hospitalière Universitaire (CHU) de Québec UL-IUCPQ-UL, Québec, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Ayub Department of Surgery, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular & Cerebrovascular Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, Global Health, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, Global Health, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, Global Health, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Baig MMFA, Lai WF, Akhtar MF, Saleem A, Mikrani R, Farooq MA, Ahmed SA, Tahir A, Naveed M, Abbas M, Ansari MT. Targeting folate receptors (α1) to internalize the bleomycin loaded DNA-nanotubes into prostate cancer xenograft CWR22R cells. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Li C, Naveed M, Dar K, Liu Z, Baig MMFA, Lv R, Saeed M, Dingding C, Feng Y, Xiaohui Z. Therapeutic advances in cardiac targeted drug delivery: from theory to practice. J Drug Target 2020; 29:235-248. [PMID: 32933319 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2020.1818761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The most commonly used administration methods in clinics and life are oral administration, intravenous injection, and other systemic administration methods. Targeted administration must be an essential long-term development direction due to the limited availability and a high incidence of systemic side effects. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death all over the world. Targeted drug delivery (TDD) methods with the heart as the target organ have developed rapidly and are diversified. This article reviews the research progress of various TDD methods around the world with a heart as the target organ. It is mainly divided into two parts: the targeting vector represented by nanoparticles and various TDD methods such as intracoronary injection, ventricular wall injection, pericardial injection, and implantable medical device therapy and put forward some suggestions on the development of targeting. Different TDD methods described in this paper have not been widely used in clinical practice, and some have not even completed preclinical studies. Targeted drug delivery still requires long-term efforts by many researchers to realize the true meaning of the heart. HIGHLIGHTS Targeted administration can achieve a better therapeutic effect and effectively reduce the occurrence of adverse reactions. Parenteral administration or medical device implantation can be used for targeted drug delivery. Combined with new dosage forms or new technologies, better-targeted therapy can be achieved. Clinical trials have confirmed the safety and effectiveness of several administration methods.
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- Cuican Li
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P. R. China.,School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, The Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P. R. China.,Department of Heart Surgery, Nanjing Shuiximen Hospital, Nanjing, P. R. China.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhongda Hospital affiliated with Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Ahmed SA, Liao Q, Shen Q, Ashraf Baig MMF, Zhou J, Shi C, Muhammad P, Hanif S, Xi K, Xia X, Wang K. pH‐Dependent Slipping and Exfoliation of Layered Covalent Organic Framework. Chemistry 2020; 26:12996-13001. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Saud Asif Ahmed
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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Kassim SA, Cote A, Kassim SM, Abbas M, Baig MMFA, Ahmed AM, Hussein MM, Li X, Chen R. Factors influencing treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients attending health facilities in Galkayo Puntland, Somalia. J Public Health (Oxf) 2020; 43:887-895. [PMID: 32880632 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIM This study evaluated the underlying factors associated with poor tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes among patients attending health care facilities in Galkayo, Puntland, Somalia. METHODS An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted between 2016 and 2017 in three selected TB clinics. Data were collected from 400 TB patients, through medical record review and structured questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. RESULTS Of the 400 TB respondents, 57.3% were new cases, 12.3% had smear-negative TB and 12.5% had extrapulmonary TB. The median age was (35.66 ± 13.16) with majority being male (65.5%). Overall, 85% of patients were successfully treated, 9.7% failed and 5.3% defaulted. Multivariate analysis revealed that patient's body weight (odds ratio [OR]: 1.078); diabetes (OR: 8.022); family size (OR: 3.851); patients' delay in diagnosis (OR: 11.946); frequency of receiving anti-TB medication (OR: 9.068); smoker (OR: 5.723); category of patients (retreatment versus new, OR: 5.504; retreatment versus transfer in, OR: 4.957); health facilities (OR: 6.716) and treatment duration (OR: 132.091) were independent factors associated with poor TB outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Our findings highlight the need to improve TB services for vulnerable groups. They also emphasize the need for health system strengthening, public awareness and risk of treatment interruption. This may reduce both patients' delay in seeking care and TB treatment failure in Galkayo district.
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- Said Abasse Kassim
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China.,Department de Management, Centre de Recherche en Gestion des Services de Sante Faculté des sciences de l'administration (FSA), Université Laval, Centre Hospitalière Universitaire de Québec UL-IUCPQ-UL, Québec GIK 7P4, Canada
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- Department de Management, Centre de Recherche en Gestion des Services de Sante Faculté des sciences de l'administration (FSA), Université Laval, Centre Hospitalière Universitaire de Québec UL-IUCPQ-UL, Québec GIK 7P4, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.,Department of Medical Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China.,Coordinate of State Ministry TB Puntland Government, Somalia.,State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Naveed M, Majeed F, Taleb A, Zubair HM, Shumzaid M, Farooq MA, Baig MMFA, Abbas M, Saeed M, Changxing L. A Review of Medicinal Plants in Cardiovascular Disorders: Benefits and Risks. Am J Chin Med 2020; 48:259-286. [PMID: 32345058 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x20500147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Many cultivated and wild plants are used for the management of various diseases, specifically renal and hepatic diseases and those of the immune and cardiovascular systems. In China, medicinal plants from ancient to modern history have been used in patients with angina pectoris, congestive heart failure (CHF), systolic hypertension, arrhythmia, and venous insufficiency for centuries. The latest increase in the fame of natural products and alternative medicine has revived interest in conventional remedies that have been consumed in the management of CVD. The cardio-protective properties of the various herbs are possibly due to their anti-oxidative, antihypercholesterolemic, anti-ischemic activities, and inhibition of platelet aggregation that reduce the risk of CVD. Ethno-pharmacological and biological properties of these plants are explored, based upon published scientific literature. Although a majority of medicinal plants having a biological mechanism that linked with CVD management, to date, published literature pertaining to their promising scientific properties are still poorly understood. Compared with synthetic medicines, alternative medicines do not need scientific studies before their formal approval from the government sector and due to this purpose; their safety, as well as efficacy, still remain elusive. Taken together, we addressed all accessible evidence on alternative medicines commonly consumed in CVD management. Our comprehensive analysis of the scientific literature indicated that many TCMs are available and valuable herbal medication would be the best alternative for the management of CVD as a complementary therapy. Furthermore, practitioners should always discuss possible benefits-risks of alternative medicines with patients so that they are aware of the consumption of alternative medications.
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- Muhammad Naveed
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 211166, P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 211166, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 211166, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 211166, P. R. China
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Punjab Province, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, The Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur 6300, Pakistan
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, P. R. China
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Mikrani R, Li C, Naveed M, Li C, Baig MMFA, Zhang Q, Wang Y, Peng J, Zhao L, Zhou X. Pharmacokinetic Advantage of ASD Device Promote Drug Absorption through the Epicardium. Pharm Res 2020; 37:173. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-020-02898-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Saleem A, Saleem M, Akhtar MF, Rasul A, Baig MMFA. Chemical characterisation, in vitro antioxidant, cytotoxicity and safety evaluation of Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) fee roots. Nat Prod Res 2020; 35:6223-6228. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1797727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Ammara Saleem
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Pharmacology, University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah international University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Saleem A, Saleem M, Akhtar MF, Ashraf Baig MMF, Rasul A. HPLC analysis, cytotoxicity, and safety study of Moringa oleifera Lam. (wild type) leaf extract. J Food Biochem 2020; 44:e13400. [PMID: 32729119 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The study was planned to evaluate toxicity of M. oleifera leaf methanol extract in Wistar rats, cytotoxic potential and chemically characterize it. Acute toxicity study revealed no mortality at 2,000 mg/kg dose. In subchronic toxicity, 150, 300, and 600 mg/kg extract were administered in both sexes for 90 days. A decrease in body weight, cholesterol, and low-density lipoproteins, as well as an increase in the platelet count were observed. The histology of heart, lung, and kidney was normal. The oxidative stress biomarkers were normal in the liver tissue. In vitro cytotoxicity assay revealed that IC50 of the plant extract was more than 1,000 µg/ml. FTIR explored various functional groups and HPLC analysis indicated the presence of kaempferol and quercetin in the plant extract. These results showed that the plant extract might be safe up to 2,000 mg/kg single dose. The long term use of the plant extract was mostly devoid of major system toxicities. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: M. oleifera is a multipurpose tree. It is a cruciferous plant that has nutritional as well as medicinal properties. It is exhibited a multitude of nutraceutical or pharmacological properties such as anti-inflammatory, lipid-lowering, anticancer, hypoglycemic, and antihypertensive activities. It is widely used by local inhabitants for their health, food, agriculture, and cosmetic purposes. Among other plant parts, its leaves are mostly used as a functional food because of abundant proteins, β-carotene, polyphenol, vitamin C, and vitamin E. The current study was designed to validate its safety in acute and long term use. The data of this study suggested that the plant can be safely used as a nutraceutical as well as a nutritional food.
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- Ammara Saleem
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Pharmacology, University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Baig MMFA, Lai WF, Ashraf S, Saleem A, Akhtar MF, Mikrani R, Naveed M, Siddique F, Taleb A, Mudassir J, Khan GJ, Ansari MT. The integrin facilitated internalization of fibronectin-functionalized camptothecin-loaded DNA-nanofibers for high-efficiency anticancer effects. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2020; 10:1381-1392. [PMID: 32661832 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-020-00820-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Camptothecin (CMPT) in a free form is extremely cytotoxic as well as hydrophobic drug, and is considered to be highly contagious for systemic administration. The fibronectin (FN)-functionalized DNA-based nanocarrier has been designed to load CMPT and target integrin (αvβ3) receptors which are highly expressed on the A549 cancer cells. Here, we report DNA nanocarrier in the form of DNA-nanofibers (DNA-NFs) capable of loading CMPT via strand intercalation in the GC (base pairs)-rich regions of the DNA duplex. Hence, our keen purpose was to explore the potential of DNA-NFs to load CMPT and assess the improvements of the outcomes in terms of enhanced therapeutic effects to integrin-rich A549 cancer cells with reduced cytotoxic effects to integrin-lacking HEK293 cells. DNA-NFs were formulated as a polymer of DNA triangles. DNA triangles arranged in a programmed way through the complementary overhangs present at the vertices. DNA triangles were primarily obtained through the annealing of the freshly circularized scaffold strands with the three distinct staple strands of specific sequences. The polymerized triangular tiles instead of forming two-dimensional nanosheets underwent self-coiling to give rise to DNA-NF-shaped structures. Flow cytometry and MTT assays were performed to observe cytotoxic and apoptotic effects on integrin-rich A549 cancer cells compared with the integrin-deficient HEK293 cells. AFM, native-page, and confocal experiments confirmed the polymerization of DNA triangles and the morphology of the resulting nanostructures. AFM and confocal images revealed the length of DNA-NFs to be 3-6 μm and the width from 70 to 110 nm. CMPT loading (via strands intercalation) in GC-rich regions of DNA-NFs and the FN functionalization (TAMRA tagged; red fluorescence) via amide chemistry using amino-modified strands of DNA-NFs were confirmed through the UV-shift analysis (> 10 nm shift) and confocal imaging. Blank DNA-NFs were found to be highly biocompatible in 2-640 μM concentrations. MTT assay and flow cytometry experiments revealed that CMPT-loaded DNA-NFs showed a dose-dependent decrease in the cell viability to integrin-rich A549 cancer cells compared with the integrin-deficient HEK293 cells. Conclusively, FN-functionalized, CMPT-loaded DNA-NFs effectively destroyed integrin-rich A549 cancer cells in a targeted manner compared with integrin-deficient HEK293 cells. Grapical abstract.
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- Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Nishtar Medical University and Hospital, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Basic Medicine, and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, 54570, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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Cui X, Naveed M, Baig MMFA, Wang W, Mikrani R, Liu Z, Ahmad B, Tang M, Wazir J, Zhou X, Han L. Therapeutic effects of Qianlie Tongli decoction on chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome induced by peptide T2 in mice. J Pharm Pharmacol 2020; 72:1436-1444. [DOI: 10.1111/jphp.13325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Objectives
This study was undertaken to reveal therapeutic effects and the preliminary mechanism of Chinese medicine formula Qianlie Tongli decoction (QTD) in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).
Methods
A total of 50 male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into five groups. All groups except the control group were injected subcutaneously T2 peptide emulsion, which induced the CP/CPPS model. After the induction of CP/CPPS, the model group was given normal saline by oral gavage while low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups were treated with Chinese medicine formula. Micturition habits and pain behaviour of mice were analysed for each group. Haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining was used to investigate prostate inflammation. The serum level of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit.
Key findings
Chinese medicine formula significantly reduced the number of urine spots and improved pain response frequency in the medium-dose and high-dose group. The high-dose group showed reduced considerably inflammatory lesion and inflammatory cell infiltration than the low-dose and medium-dose groups. Serum levels of TNF-α in the high-dose group were significantly reduced compared with the model group.
Conclusions
The results demonstrated the therapeutic effects of Qianlie Tongli decoction in CP/CPPS mice by analysing clinically relevant symptoms (urinary tract system, pelvic pain and prostate inflammation) and preliminarily explored the inflammatory-related treatment mechanisms by measuring TNF-α.
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- Xingxing Cui
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Department of Surgery, Nanjing Shuiximen Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Zhongda Hospital, Affiliated with Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Jiankang Vocational College, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Liu Y, Mikrani R, He Y, Faran Ashraf Baig MM, Abbas M, Naveed M, Tang M, Zhang Q, Li C, Zhou X. TRPM8 channels: A review of distribution and clinical role. Eur J Pharmacol 2020; 882:173312. [PMID: 32610057 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ion channels are important therapeutic targets due to their plethoric involvement in physiological and pathological consequences. The transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 8 (TRPM8) is a nonselective cation channel that controls Ca2+ homeostasis. It has been proposed to be the predominant thermoreceptor for cellular and behavioral responses to cold stimuli in the transient receptor potential (TRP) channel subfamilies and exploited so far to reach the clinical-stage of drug development. TRPM8 channels can be found in multiple organs and tissues, regulating several important processes such as cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis, inflammatory reactions, immunomodulatory effects, pain, and vascular muscle tension. The related disorders have been expanded to new fields ranging from cancer and migraine to dry eye disease, pruritus, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and chronic cough. This review is aimed to summarize the distribution of TRPM8 and disorders related to it from a clinical perspective, so as to broaden the scope of knowledge of researchers to conduct more studies on this subject.
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- Yuqian Liu
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 211198, PR China; Department of Surgery, Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210017, PR China; Department of Surgery, Nanjing Shuiximen Hospital, Jiangsu Province, 210017, PR China.
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Ahmed SA, Shen Q, Liao QB, Zhou J, Hanif S, Muhammad P, Baig MMFA, Xi K, Xia XH, Wang K. Mass Transfer Modulation and Gas Mapping Based on Covalent Organic Frameworks-Covered Theta Micropipette. Anal Chem 2020; 92:7343-7348. [PMID: 32337983 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) consist nanochannels that are fundamentally important for their application. Up to now, the effect of gas phase on COF nanochannels are hard to explore. Here, TAPB-PDA-COFs (triphenylbenzene-terephthaldehyde-COFs) was synthesized in situ at the tip of a theta micropipette. The COF-covered theta micropipette (CTP) create a stable gas-liquid interface inside the COF nanochannels, through which the humidity-modulated ion mass transfer in the COF nanochannels can be recorded by recording the current across the two channels of the theta micropipette. Results show that the humid air changes the mobility of the ions inside the COF nanochannels, which leads to the change of ionic current. Humid air showed different effects on the ion transfer depending on the solvent polarity index and vapor pressure. Current decreases linearly with the increase of relative humidity (RH) from 11% to 98%. The CTP was also mounted on the scanning electrochemical microscopy as a probe electrode for mapping micrometer-scale humidity distribution.
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- Saud Asif Ahmed
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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Farooq MA, Xu L, Aquib M, Ahsan A, Baig MMFA, Wang B. Denatured food protein-coated nanosuspension: A promising approach for anticancer delivery of hydrophobic drug. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Abbas M, Baig MMFA, Zhang Y, Yang YS, Wu S, Hu Y, Wang ZC, Zhu HL. A DNA-based nanocarrier for efficient cancer therapy. J Pharm Anal 2020; 11:330-339. [PMID: 34277121 PMCID: PMC8264464 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2020.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The study aimed to achieve enhanced targeted cytotoxicity and cell-internalization of cisplatin-loaded deoxyribonucleic acid-nanothread (CPT-DNA-NT), mediated by scavenger receptors into HeLa cells. DNA-NT was developed with stiff-topology utilizing circular-scaffold to encapsulate CPT. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) characterization of the DNA-NT showed uniformity in the structure with a diameter of 50-150 nm and length of 300-600 nm. The successful fabrication of the DNA-NT was confirmed through native-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis, as large the molecular-weight (polymeric) DNA-NT did not split into constituting strands under applied current and voltage. The results of cell viability confirmed that blank DNA-NT had the least cytotoxicity at the highest concentration (512 nM) with a viability of 92% as evidence of its biocompatibility for drug delivery. MTT assay showed superior cytotoxicity of CPT-DNA-NT than that of the free CPT due to the depot release of CPT after DNA-NT internalization. The DNA-NT exhibited targeted cell internalizations with the controlled intracellular release of CPT (from DNA-NT), as illustrated in confocal images. Therefore, in vitro cytotoxicity assessment through flow cytometry showed enhanced apoptosis (72.7%) with CPT-DNA-NT (compared to free CPT; 64.4%). CPT-DNA-NT, being poly-anionic, showed enhanced endocytosis via scavenger receptors.
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- Muhammad Abbas
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China.,Institute of Drug Research and Development, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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Baig MMFA, Lai WF, Mikrani R, Jabeen M, Naveed M, Abbas M, Farooq MA, Ahsan A, Kassim SA, Khan GJ, Ansari MT. Synthetic NRG-1 functionalized DNA nanospindels towards HER2/neu targets for in vitro anti-cancer activity assessment against breast cancer MCF-7 cells. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 182:113133. [PMID: 32004770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
DNA based nano-carriers synthesized from short circular scaffolds (circular DNA nanotechnology) attains stiffer topology for ligand functionalization (neuregulin-1/NRG-1 ligand) and biological applications (targeted drug delivery). Daunorubicin (DR) is a hydrophobic chemical that requires robust vectors to efficiently encapsulate and avoid its free dispersion in water, biological media and cell culture. Here we design DNA nanospindels (DNA-NS) to efficiently load DR and target the (highly expressed) HER2/neu receptors on the plasma membrane of drug-resistant MCF-7 (breast cancer) cells. DNA-NS were synthesized by polymerizing the DNA-triangles (utilizing 84-nt short circular scaffold strand) into larger DNA nano-ribbons characterized by the native-PAGE testing. AFM results revealed the spinning of DNA nanoribbons on its (own) axis because of the intrinsic curvature of the DNA double helix resulting in the formation of the firm and twisted DNA-NS with the diameter (50-70 nm) and length (0.5-4 μm). DA loading onto DNA-NS was confirmed by the UV shift analysis. The MTT results with the blank DNA-NS evidenced its biocompatibility (remained value of 93%) compared to the decreased viability of the MCF-7 cells after treatment with DNA-NS (DR loaded). These findings were further supported by the analysis of cell proliferation/apoptosis through flow cytometry showing 64% apoptosis after treating with the DR loaded DNA-NS. Hence, through the short circular DNA nanotechnology, we have achieved a stiffer, uniform, and biocompatible DNA-NS for applications in the targeted therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China; School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Basic medicine, and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, Pakistan
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 211166, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Basic medicine, and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, PR China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, 54570, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, Pakistan
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Liu Y, Mikrani R, Xie D, Wazir J, Shrestha S, Ullah R, Baig MMFA, Ahmed A, Srivastava PK, Thapa KB, Zhou X. Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and prostate cancer: study of immune cells and cytokines. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2019; 34:160-172. [DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Yuqian Liu
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Jiangsu 211198 China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Jiangsu 211198 China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Jiangsu 211198 China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Jiangsu 211198 China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Jiangsu 211198 China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Jiangsu 211198 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- School of Pharmacy Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Jiangsu 211198 China
- Department of Surgery Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University Nanjing Jiangsu 210017 China
- Department of Surgery Nanjing Shuiximen Hospital Nanjing Jiangsu 210017 China
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