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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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Antoniou AI, Nordio G, Di Paolo ML, Colombo E, Gaffuri B, Polito L, Amenta A, Seneci P, Dalla Via L, Perdicchia D, Passarella D. 2-Hydroxyoleic Acid as a Self-Assembly Inducer for Anti-Cancer Drug-Centered Nanoparticles. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16050722. [PMID: 37242505 DOI: 10.3390/ph16050722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
A potent nontoxic antitumor drug, 2-hydroxyoleic acid (6, 2OHOA) used for membrane lipid therapy, was selected as a self-assembly inducer due to its ability to form nanoparticles (NPs) in water. For this purpose, it was conjugated with a series of anticancer drugs through a disulfide-containing linker to enhance cell penetration and to secure drug release inside the cell. The antiproliferative evaluation of the synthesized NP formulations against three human tumor cell lines (biphasic mesothelioma MSTO-211H, colorectal adenocarcinoma HT-29, and glioblastoma LN-229) showed that nanoassemblies 16-22a,bNPs exhibit antiproliferative activity at micromolar and submicromolar concentrations. Furthermore, the ability of the disulfide-containing linker to promote cellular effects was confirmed for most nanoformulations. Finally, 17bNP induced intracellular ROS increase in glioblastoma LN-229 cells similarly to free drug 8, and such elevated production was decreased by pretreatment with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine. Also, nanoformulations 18bNP and 21bNP confirmed the mechanism of action of the free drugs.
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- Antonia I Antoniou
- 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 Medicina Molecolare, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via G. Colombo 3, 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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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta", SCITEC-CNR, 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 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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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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- 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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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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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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Yokel RA. Nanoparticle brain delivery: a guide to verification methods. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2020; 15:409-432. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2019-0169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Many reports conclude nanoparticle (NP) brain entry based on bulk brain analysis. Bulk brain includes blood, cerebrospinal fluid and blood vessels within the brain contributing to the blood–brain and blood–cerebrospinal fluid barriers. Considering the brain as neurons, glia and their extracellular space (brain parenchyma), most studies did not show brain parenchymal NP entry. Blood–brain and blood–cerebrospinal fluid barriers anatomy and function are reviewed. Methods demonstrating brain parenchymal NP entry are presented. Results demonstrating bulk brain versus brain parenchymal entry are classified. Studies are reviewed, critiqued and classified to illustrate results demonstrating bulk brain versus parenchymal entry. Brain, blood and peripheral organ NP timecourses are compared and related to brain parenchymal entry evidence suggesting brain NP timecourse informs about brain parenchymal entry.
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- Robert A Yokel
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0596, USA
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Yan T, Zeng Q, Wang L, Wang N, Cao H, Xu X, Chen X. Harnessing the Power of Optical Microscopic and Macroscopic Imaging for Natural Products as Cancer Therapeutics. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1438. [PMID: 31849680 PMCID: PMC6892944 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Natural products (NPs) are an important source for new drug discovery over the past decades, which have been demonstrated to be effectively used in cancer prevention, treatment, and adjuvant therapy. Many methods, such as the genomic and metabolomic approaches, immunochemistry, mass spectrometry, and chromatography, have been used to study the effects of NPs on cancer as well as themselves. Because of the advantages in specificity, sensitivity, high throughput, and cost-effectiveness, optical imaging (OI) approaches, including optical microscopic imaging and macroscopic imaging techniques have also been applied in the studies of NPs. Optical microscopic imaging can observe NPs as cancer therapeutics at the cellular level and analyze its cytotoxicity and mechanism of action. Optical macroscopic imaging observes the distribution, metabolic pathway, and target lesions of NPs in vivo, and evaluates NPs as cancer therapeutics at the whole-body level in small living animals. This review focuses on the recent advances in NPs as cancer therapeutics, with particular emphasis on the powerful use of optical microscopic and macroscopic imaging techniques, including the studies of observation of ingestion by cells, anticancer mechanism, and in vivo delivery. Finally, we prospect the wider application and future potential of OI approaches in NPs as cancer therapeutics.
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- Tianyu Yan
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of Ministry of Education and School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of Ministry of Education and School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
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- School of Information Sciences and Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of Ministry of Education and School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of Ministry of Education and School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of Ministry of Education and School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of Ministry of Education and School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
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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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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
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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]
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- 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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