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Colombo E, Aydın EM, Canıtez İS, Polito L, Penconi M, Bossi A, Impresari E, Passarella D, Dallavalle S, Athanassopoulos CM, Pellegrino S, Şahin ID, Christodoulou MS. Tetraphenylethylene-Based Photoluminescent Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Preparation and Biological Evaluation. ACS Med Chem Lett 2023; 14:1472-1477. [PMID: 37849561 PMCID: PMC10577884 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.3c00396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
Abstract
The conjugation of tetraphenylethylene (TPE) with podophyllotoxin, N-desacetylthiocolchicine, and cabazitaxel through a sebacic acid linker led to the formation of fluorescent nanoparticles. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and photoluminescence spectroscopy were used for the identification and characterization of the fluorescent nanoparticles. The biological evaluation was determined in three human ovarian (KURAMOCHI, OVCAR3, OVSAHO) and three human breast (MCF7, SKBR 3, and MDA-MB231) cancer cell lines. In the case of cabazitaxel, the nanoparticles maintained the activity of the parent drug, at the low nanomolar range, while exhibiting high blue fluorescence. The internalization of the fluorescent NPs into cells was detected using immunofluorescence assay.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eleonora Colombo
- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Universitá degli Studi
di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
- Ann Romney
Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical
School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Koc
University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Koc
University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Istituto
di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”, SCITEC−CNR, 20138 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto
di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”, SCITEC−CNR, 20138, Milano, Italy
- SmartMatLab
Center, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto
di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”, SCITEC−CNR, 20138, Milano, Italy
- SmartMatLab
Center, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- DISFARM,
Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione Chimica Generale e
Organica “A. Marchesini”, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Universitá degli Studi
di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department
of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- DISFARM,
Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione Chimica Generale e
Organica “A. Marchesini”, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department
of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Cannabidiol as Self-Assembly Inducer for Anticancer Drug-Based Nanoparticles. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 28:molecules28010112. [PMID: 36615306 PMCID: PMC9822096 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a biologically active compound present in the plants of the Cannabis family, used as anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, anti-anxiety, and more recently, anticancer drug. In this work, its use as a new self-assembly inducer in the formation of nanoparticles is validated. The target conjugates are characterized by the presence of different anticancer drugs (namely N-desacetyl thiocolchicine, podophyllotoxin, and paclitaxel) connected to CBD through a linker able to improve drug release. These nanoparticles are formed via solvent displacement method, resulting in monodisperse and stable structures having hydrodynamic diameters ranging from 160 to 400 nm. Their biological activity is evaluated on three human tumor cell lines (MSTO-211H, HT-29, and HepG2), obtaining GI50 values in the low micromolar range. Further biological assays were carried out on MSTO-211H cells for the most effective NP 8B, confirming the involvement of paclitaxel in cytotoxicity and cell death mechanism.
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Colombo E, Coppini DA, Maculan S, Seneci P, Santini B, Testa F, Salvioni L, Vanacore GM, Colombo M, Passarella D. Folic acid functionalization for targeting self-assembled paclitaxel-based nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2022; 12:35484-35493. [PMID: 36544466 PMCID: PMC9744106 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06306a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Hetero-nanoparticles self-assembled from a conjugate bearing folic acid as the targeting agent, and another bearing paclitaxel as the active agent are reported. Hetero-nanoparticles containing varying percentages of folic acid conjugates are characterised, and their biological activity is determined.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eleonora Colombo
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di MilanoVia Golgi 1920133 MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di MilanoVia Golgi 1920133 MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di MilanoVia Golgi 1920133 MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di MilanoVia Golgi 1920133 MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di MilanoVia Golgi 1920133 MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano BicoccaPiazza della Scienza 220126 MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano BicoccaPiazza della Scienza 220126 MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano BicoccaVia Roberto Cozzi 5520125 MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano BicoccaPiazza della Scienza 220126 MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di MilanoVia Golgi 1920133 MilanoItaly
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García C, Bernardes CES, Piedade MF, Fumagalli G, Colombo E, Díaz-Lanza AM, Reis CP, Correia I, Ascensão L, Passarella D, da Piedade MEM, Rijo P. Dehydroroyleanone as a Building Block for a Drug Delivery Platform Based on Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Structural Studies and Chemical Modification. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:44180-44186. [PMID: 36506152 PMCID: PMC9730763 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
6,7-Dehydroroyleanone (DHR) is a caspase-induced cytotoxic abietane diterpene, frequently found on Plectranthus spp. A pharmaceutical formulation consisting of a DHR-squalene conjugate was synthesized and analyzed by different techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The facile production of the dispersion of DHR-squalene conjugate nanoparticles in phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) suggests that this nanodelivery platform may be an effective system to improve the solubility and bioavailability of DHR, so that therapeutical systemic levels may be achieved.
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- Catarina García
- CBIOS—Universidade
Lusófona’s Research Center for Biosciences & Health
Technologies, 1749-024Lisboa, Portugal
- Departamento
de Ciencias Biomédicas (Área de Farmacología;
Nuevos A̅gentes Antitumorales, Acción Tóxica Sobre
Células Leucémicas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km. 33,600, 28805Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España
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- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Departamento
de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade
de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016Lisboa, Portugal
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M. Piedade
- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Departamento
de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade
de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016Lisboa, Portugal
- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, 1049-001Lisboa, Portugal
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università Degli Studi
di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università Degli Studi
di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133Milano, Italy
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- Departamento
de Ciencias Biomédicas (Área de Farmacología;
Nuevos A̅gentes Antitumorales, Acción Tóxica Sobre
Células Leucémicas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km. 33,600, 28805Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España
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- Instituto
de Investigação do Medicamento (iMed.ULisboa), Faculdade
de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto
de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, 1049-001Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro
de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016Lisbon, Portugal
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università Degli Studi
di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133Milano, Italy
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- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Departamento
de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade
de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016Lisboa, Portugal
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- CBIOS—Universidade
Lusófona’s Research Center for Biosciences & Health
Technologies, 1749-024Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto
de Investigação do Medicamento (iMed.ULisboa), Faculdade
de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003Lisboa, Portugal
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Su Y, Lu H, Li Q, Shao Z, Wang S, Quan Y, Zeng Y, Zheng Y. Driving co-precipitation of hydrophobic drugs in water by conjugating alkyl chains. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Li G, Sun B, Li Y, Luo C, He Z, Sun J. Small-Molecule Prodrug Nanoassemblies: An Emerging Nanoplatform for Anticancer Drug Delivery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2101460. [PMID: 34342126 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202101460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The antitumor efficiency and clinical translation of traditional nanomedicines is mainly restricted by low drug loading, complex preparation technology, and potential toxicity caused by the overused carrier materials. In recent decades, small-molecule prodrug nanoassemblies (SMP-NAs), which are formed by the self-assembly of prodrugs themselves, have been widely investigated with distinct advantages of ultrahigh drug-loading and negligible excipients-trigged adverse reaction. Benefited from the simple preparation process, SMP-NAs are widely used for chemotherapy, phototherapy, immunotherapy, and tumor diagnosis. In addition, combination therapy based on the accurate co-delivery behavior of SMP-NAs can effectively address the challenges of tumor heterogeneity and multidrug resistance. Recent trends in SMP-NAs are outlined, and the corresponding self-assembly mechanisms are discussed in detail. Besides, the smart stimuli-responsive SMP-NAs and the combination therapy based on SMP-NAs are summarized, with special emphasis on the structure-function relationships. Finally, the outlooks and potential challenges of SMP-NAs in cancer therapy are highlighted.
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- Guanting Li
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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Feng S, Wang R, Pastor RW, Klauda JB, Im W. Location and Conformational Ensemble of Menaquinone and Menaquinol, and Protein-Lipid Modulations in Archaeal Membranes. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:4714-4725. [PMID: 33913729 PMCID: PMC8379905 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c01930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Halobacteria, a type of archaea in high salt environments, have phytanyl ether phospholipid membranes containing up to 50% menaquinone. It is not understood why a high concentration of menaquinone is required and how it influences membrane properties. In this study, menaquinone-8 headgroup and torsion parameters of isoprenoid tail are optimized in the CHARMM36 force field. Molecular dynamics simulations of archaeal bilayers containing 0 to 50% menaquinone characterize the distribution of menaquinone-8 and menaquinol-8, as well as their effects on mechanical properties and permeability. Menaquinone-8 segregates to the membrane midplane above concentrations of 10%, favoring an extended conformation in a fluid state. Menaquinone-8 increases the bilayer thickness but does not significantly alter the area compressibility modulus and lipid chain ordering. Counterintuitively, menaquinone-8 increases water permeability because it lowers the free energy barrier in the midplane. The thickness increase due to menaquinone-8 may help halobacteria ameliorate hyper-osmotic pressure by increasing the membrane bending constant. Simulations of the archaeal membranes with archaerhodopsin-3 show that the local membrane surface adjusts to accommodate the thick membranes. Overall, this study delineates the biophysical landscape of 50% menaquinone in the archaeal bilayer, demonstrates the mixing of menaquinone and menaquinol, and provides atomistic details about menaquinone configurations.
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- Shasha Feng
- Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Chemistry Program, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Laboratory of Computational Biology, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Biophysics Program, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA
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Sahin ID, Christodoulou MS, Guzelcan EA, Koyas A, Karaca C, Passarella D, Cetin-Atalay R. A small library of chalcones induce liver cancer cell death through Akt phosphorylation inhibition. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11814. [PMID: 32678233 PMCID: PMC7367369 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68775-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranks as the fifth most common and the second deadliest cancer worldwide. HCC is extremely resistant to the conventional chemotherapeutics. Hence, it is vital to develop new treatment options. Chalcones were previously shown to have anticancer activities in other cancer types. In this study, 11 chalcones along with quercetin, papaverin, catechin, Sorafenib and 5FU were analyzed for their bioactivities on 6 HCC cell lines and on dental pulp stem cells (DPSC) which differentiates into hepatocytes, and is used as a model for untransformed control cells. 3 of the chalcones (1, 9 and 11) were selected for further investigation due to their high cytotoxicity against liver cancer cells and compared to the other clinically established compounds. Chalcones did not show significant bioactivity (\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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- DISFARM, Sezione di Chimica Generale e Organica "A. Marchesini" Universitádegli Studi di Milano, via Venezian 21, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- CanSyL, Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- CanSyL, Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hacettepe University, 06230, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- CanSyL, Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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Colombo E, Polito L, Biocotino M, Marzullo P, Hyeraci M, Via LD, Passarella D. New Class of Betulinic Acid-Based Nanoassemblies of Cabazitaxel, Podophyllotoxin, and Thiocolchicine. ACS Med Chem Lett 2020; 11:895-898. [PMID: 32435402 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Betulinic acid is validated as a new self-assembly inducer for the formation of nanoparticles (NPs) in combination with different drugs. The target compounds are characterized by the presence of anticancer drugs acting on tubulin dynamics and of a linker that could be a carbon chain or a triazole-based one. Nanoparticles formed are characterized and their biological activity is evaluated.
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- Eleonora Colombo
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR-ISTM, Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Colombo E, Biocotino M, Frapporti G, Randazzo P, Christodoulou MS, Piccoli G, Polito L, Seneci P, Passarella D. Nanolipid-Trehalose Conjugates and Nano-Assemblies as Putative Autophagy Inducers. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:E422. [PMID: 31434235 PMCID: PMC6723367 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11080422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The disaccharide trehalose is an autophagy inducer, but its pharmacological application is severely limited by its poor pharmacokinetics properties. Thus, trehalose was coupled via suitable spacers with squalene (in 1:2 and 1:1 stoichiometry) and with betulinic acid (1:2 stoichiometry), in order to yield the corresponding nanolipid-trehalose conjugates 1-Sq-mono, 2-Sq-bis and 3-Be-mono. The conjugates were assembled to produce the corresponding nano-assemblies (NAs) Sq-NA1, Sq-NA2 and Be-NA3. The synthetic and assembly protocols are described in detail. The resulting NAs were characterized in terms of loading and structure, and tested in vitro for their capability to induce autophagy. Our results are presented and thoroughly commented upon.
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- Eleonora Colombo
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CIBIO, Università di Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Povo (TN), Italy
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- Promidis Srl, San Raffaele Scientific Research Park, Torre San Michele 1, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- DISFARM, Sezione di Chimica Generale e Organica "A. Marchesini", Universitdegli Studi di Milano, via Venezian 21, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CIBIO, Università di Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Povo (TN), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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Fumagalli G, Polito L, Colombo E, Foschi F, Christodoulou MS, Galeotti F, Perdicchia D, Bassanini I, Riva S, Seneci P, García-Argáez A, Dalla Via L, Passarella D. Self-assembling Releasable Thiocolchicine-Diphenylbutenylaniline Conjugates. ACS Med Chem Lett 2019; 10:611-614. [PMID: 30996805 PMCID: PMC6466830 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The design and the synthesis of new self-assembling conjugates is reported. The target compounds are characterized by the presence of a self-immolative linker that secures a controlled release induced by lipase cleavage. 4-(1,2-Diphenylbut-1-en-1-yl)aniline is used as a self-assembling inducer and amino-thiocolchicine as prototype of drug. The release of thiocolchicine derivative has been demonstrated in vitro in the presence of porcine pancreatic lipase and Celite-supported lipase. The formation of nanoparticles is confirmed by dynamic light scattering, atomic force microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy. The antiproliferative activity has been proved on two human cancer cell lines.
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- Gaia Fumagalli
- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR-ISTM, Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica
del Riconoscimento Molecolare-C.N.R.-ICRM, Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica
del Riconoscimento Molecolare-C.N.R.-ICRM, Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università
degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Fondazione per la Biologia
e la Medicina della Rigenerazione T.E.S.-Tissue Engineering and Signalling
Onlus, Via F. Marzolo
13, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università
degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Bogdán D, Haessner R, Vágvölgyi M, Passarella D, Hunyadi A, Gáti T, Tóth G. Stereochemistry and complete 1 H and 13 C NMR signal assignment of C-20-oxime derivatives of posterone 2,3-acetonide in solution state. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2018; 56:859-866. [PMID: 29775488 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- Dóra Bogdán
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Semmelweis University, Hőgyes Endre u. 7, Budapest, H-1092, Hungary
- Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 4, Garching, D-85747, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Camillo Golgi, 19, Milan, 20133, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Natural Products, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
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- Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry (SRIMC), Záhony utca 7, Budapest, H-1031, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, NMR Group, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, St. Gellért tér 4, Budapest, H-1111, Hungary
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Fumagalli G, Giorgi G, Vágvölgyi M, Colombo E, Christodoulou MS, Collico V, Prosperi D, Dosio F, Hunyadi A, Montopoli M, Hyeraci M, Silvani A, Lesma G, Via LD, Passarella D. Heteronanoparticles by Self-Assembly of Ecdysteroid and Doxorubicin Conjugates To Overcome Cancer Resistance. ACS Med Chem Lett 2018; 9:468-471. [PMID: 29795761 PMCID: PMC5949839 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Heteronanoparticles (H-NPs) consisting of conjugates characterized by a squalene tail linked to doxorubicin and ecdysteroid derivatives are presented. Biological evaluation on A2780ADR cell line confirms not only the maintenance of the activity of the parental drug but also the ability to overcome cancer resistance. The in vitro cell uptake was demonstrated, and the involvement of an endosomal-mediated pathway was suggested.
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- Gaia Fumagalli
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem (SZTE), Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
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- DISFARM, Sezione "A. Marchesini", Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Venezian 21, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università Milano Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università Milano Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem (SZTE), Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
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Fumagalli G, Christodoulou MS, Riva B, Revuelta I, Marucci C, Collico V, Prosperi D, Riva S, Perdicchia D, Bassanini I, García-Argáez A, Via LD, Passarella D. Self-assembled 4-(1,2-diphenylbut-1-en-1-yl)aniline based nanoparticles: podophyllotoxin and aloin as building blocks. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 15:1106-1109. [PMID: 28093593 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob02591a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
The ability of 4-(1,2-diphenylbut-1-en-1-yl)aniline as a self-assembly inducer is reported. The conjugation of this moiety with aloin or podophyllotoxin resulted in spherical nanoparticles that were characterized by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and NanoSight technology. A preliminary biological evaluation on two cancer cell lines is reported.
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- Gaia Fumagalli
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze - Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Piazza della scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze - Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Piazza della scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze - Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Piazza della scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare - C.N.R., Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy. and Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare - C.N.R., Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco - Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy and Fondazione per la Biologia e la Medicina della Rigenerazione T.E.S.-Tissue Engineering and Signalling Onlus, Via F. Marzolo, 13, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco - Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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Fumagalli G, Stella B, Pastushenko I, Ricci F, Christodoulou MS, Damia G, Mazza D, Arpicco S, Giannini C, Morosi L, Dosio F, Sotiropoulou PA, Passarella D. Heteronanoparticles by self-Assembly of Doxorubicin and Cyclopamine Conjugates. ACS Med Chem Lett 2017; 8:953-957. [PMID: 28947943 PMCID: PMC5601370 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The preparation of heteronanoparticles (NPs) with doxorubicin (DOXO) and cyclopamine (CYP) conjugates is presented. Biological evaluation on A431 cell lines confirms the maintenance of the activity of the parental drugs. The in vivo study shows that self-assembled NPs reduce tumor growth and toxicity of chemotherapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gaia Fumagalli
- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli Studi
di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università
degli Studi di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Institute (IRIBHM), Université
Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels 1070, Belgium
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- Laboratory
of Molecular Pharmacology, IRCCS-Istituto
di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano 20156, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Molecular Pharmacology, IRCCS-Istituto
di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano 20156, Italy
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- Centro
di Imaging Sperimentale San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano 20132, Italy
- Centro
Europeo di Nanomedicina, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università
degli Studi di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli Studi
di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Cancer Pharmacology, IRCCS-Istituto di
Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano 20156, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università
degli Studi di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Institute (IRIBHM), Université
Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels 1070, Belgium
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli Studi
di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
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Gabba A, Robakiewicz S, Taciak B, Ulewicz K, Broggini G, Rastelli G, Krol M, Murphy PV, Passarella D. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Migrastatin Macrotriazoles. European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Adele Gabba
- School of Chemistry; National University of Ireland; Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Physiological Sciences; Warsaw University of Life Sciences; Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Physiological Sciences; Warsaw University of Life Sciences; Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Physiological Sciences; Warsaw University of Life Sciences; Warsaw Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Alta Tecnologia; Università degli Studi dell'Insubria; Como Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Department of Physiological Sciences; Warsaw University of Life Sciences; Warsaw Poland
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- School of Chemistry; National University of Ireland; Galway, Ireland
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Fumagalli G, Marucci C, Christodoulou MS, Stella B, Dosio F, Passarella D. Self-assembly drug conjugates for anticancer treatment. Drug Discov Today 2016; 21:1321-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2016.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Fumagalli G, Mazza D, Christodoulou MS, Damia G, Ricci F, Perdicchia D, Stella B, Dosio F, Sotiropoulou PA, Passarella D. Cyclopamine-Paclitaxel-Containing Nanoparticles: Internalization in Cells Detected by Confocal and Super-Resolution Microscopy. Chempluschem 2015; 80:1380-1383. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201500156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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