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Xing H, de Campos LJ, Pereira AJ, Fiora MM, Aguiar-Alves F, Tagliazucchi M, Conda-Sheridan M. Engineering a nanoantibiotic system displaying dual mechanism of action. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2321498121. [PMID: 38593077 PMCID: PMC11032466 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2321498121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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In recent decades, peptide amphiphiles (PAs) have established themselves as promising self-assembling bioinspired materials in a wide range of medical fields. Herein, we report a dual-therapeutic system constituted by an antimicrobial PA and a cylindrical protease inhibitor (LJC) to achieve broad antimicrobial spectrum and to enhance therapeutic efficacy. We studied two strategies: PA-LJC nanostructures (Encapsulation) and PA nanostructures + free LJC (Combination). Computational modeling using a molecular theory for amphiphile self-assembly captures and explains the morphology of PA-LJC nanostructures and the location of encapsulated LJC in agreement with transmission electron microscopy and two-dimensional (2D) NMR observations. The morphology and release profile of PA-LJC assemblies are strongly correlated to the PA:LJC ratio: high LJC loading induces an initial burst release. We then evaluated the antimicrobial activity of our nanosystems toward gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. We found that the Combination broadens the spectrum of LJC, reduces the therapeutic concentrations of both agents, and is not impacted by the inoculum effect. Further, the Encapsulation provides additional benefits including bypassing water solubility limitations of LJC and modulating the release of this molecule. The different properties of PA-LJC nanostructures results in different killing profiles, and reduced cytotoxicity and hemolytic activity. Meanwhile, details in membrane alterations caused by each strategy were revealed by various microscopy and fluorescent techniques. Last, in vivo studies in larvae treated by the Encapsulation strategy showed better antimicrobial efficacy than polymyxin B. Collectively, this study established a multifunctional platform using a versatile PA to act as an antibiotic, membrane-penetrating assistant, and slow-release delivery vehicle.
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- Huihua Xing
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE68198
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE68198
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE68198
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial, Micro y Nanotecnologías, San Martín, Buenos AiresB1650WAB, Argentina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Inorgánica Analítica y Química Física, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresC1428, Argentina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Quimica de los Materiales, Ambiente y Energia, Pabellon 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos AiresC1428
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy, Palm Beach Atlantic University, FL33401
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Inorgánica Analítica y Química Física, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresC1428, Argentina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Quimica de los Materiales, Ambiente y Energia, Pabellon 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos AiresC1428
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE68198
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Pijpers IAB, Abdelmohsen LKEA, Xia Y, Cao S, Williams DS, Meng F, Hest JCM, Zhong Z. Adaptive Polymersome and Micelle Morphologies in Anticancer Nanomedicine: From Design Rationale to Fabrication and Proof‐of‐Concept Studies. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201800068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Imke A. B. Pijpers
- Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 (STO 3.31) 5600MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and ApplicationCollege of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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- Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 (STO 3.31) 5600MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and ApplicationCollege of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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- Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 (STO 3.31) 5600MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and ApplicationCollege of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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Song Y, Chen Y, Su L, Li R, Letteri RA, Wooley KL. Crystallization-driven assembly of fully degradable, natural product-based poly(l-lactide)-block-poly(α-d-glucose carbonate)s in aqueous solution. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.06.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Papagiannopoulos A, Meristoudi A, Pispas S, Radulescu A. Micelles from HOOC-PnBA-b-PAA-C12H15 Diblock Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes as Protein Nanocarriers. Biomacromolecules 2016; 17:3816-3827. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Aristeidis Papagiannopoulos
- Theoretical
and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Theoretical
and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Theoretical
and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Jülich
Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Outstation at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), 1 Lichtenbergstraße, 85747 Garching, Germany
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Zhang F, Zhang S, Pollack SF, Li R, Gonzalez AM, Fan J, Zou J, Leininger SE, Pavía-Sanders A, Johnson R, Nelson LD, Raymond JE, Elsabahy M, Hughes DMP, Lenox MW, Gustafson TP, Wooley KL. Improving Paclitaxel Delivery: In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of PEGylated Polyphosphoester-Based Nanocarriers. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:2056-66. [DOI: 10.1021/ja512616s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Department
of Pediatric Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, and Assiut International Center of Nanomedicine,
Al-Rajhy Liver Hospital, Assiut University, 71515 Assiut, Egypt
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- Department
of Pediatric Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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Reversible Morphological Transformation between Polymer Nanocapsules and Thin Films through Dynamic Covalent Self-Assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:2693-7. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201411842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Kim J, Baek K, Shetty D, Selvapalam N, Yun G, Kim NH, Ko YH, Park KM, Hwang I, Kim K. Reversible Morphological Transformation between Polymer Nanocapsules and Thin Films through Dynamic Covalent Self-Assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201411842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fan X, Wang Z, He C. “Breathing” unimolecular micelles based on a novel star-like amphiphilic hybrid copolymer. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:4715-4722. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00415b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novel unimolecular micelles that possess a pH-induced “breathing” feature are presented in this paper.
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- Xiaoshan Fan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering
- Singapore 117602
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Menon S, Ongungal RM, Das S. Photoresponsive Glycopolymer Aggregates as Controlled Release Systems. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201400365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Sajith Menon
- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division; National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), CSIR; Trivandrum 695 019 Kerala India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division; National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), CSIR; Trivandrum 695 019 Kerala India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR); New Delhi 110001 India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division; National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), CSIR; Trivandrum 695 019 Kerala India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR); New Delhi 110001 India
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Tsouris V, Joo MK, Kim SH, Kwon IC, Won YY. Nano carriers that enable co-delivery of chemotherapy and RNAi agents for treatment of drug-resistant cancers. Biotechnol Adv 2014; 32:1037-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Revised: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Liu Q, Chen J, Du J. Asymmetrical Polymer Vesicles with a “Stealthy” Outer Corona and an Endosomal-Escape-Accelerating Inner Corona for Efficient Intracellular Anticancer Drug Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:3072-82. [DOI: 10.1021/bm500676e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Qiuming Liu
- School of Materials Science
and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials
of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- School of Materials Science
and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials
of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- School of Materials Science
and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials
of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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Zhang F, Elsabahy M, Zhang S, Lin LY, Zou J, Wooley KL. Shell crosslinked knedel-like nanoparticles for delivery of cisplatin: effects of crosslinking. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:3220-3225. [PMID: 23474773 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr34320k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Polymeric micelles and shell crosslinked knedel-like (SCK) nanoparticles were loaded with up to 48% (w/w) cisplatin. These spherical cisplatin-loaded nanoparticles displayed sustained platinum release over 5 days in PBS, enhanced stability over free cisplatin in aqueous milieu, and significant antitumor activity in vitro against two cancer cell lines.
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- Fuwu Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory for Synthetic - Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, USA
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Samarajeewa S, Shrestha R, Elsabahy M, Karwa A, Li A, Zentay RP, Kostelc JG, Dorshow RB, Wooley KL. In Vitro Efficacy of Paclitaxel-Loaded Dual-Responsive Shell Cross-Linked Polymer Nanoparticles Having Orthogonally Degradable Disulfide Cross-Linked Corona and Polyester Core Domains. Mol Pharm 2013; 10:1092-9. [DOI: 10.1021/mp3005897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sandani Samarajeewa
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Covidien Pharmaceuticals R&D, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Covidien Pharmaceuticals R&D, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042, United States
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- Covidien Pharmaceuticals R&D, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042, United States
- MediBeacon, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri 63108, United
States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Shrestha R, Elsabahy M, Luehmann H, Samarajeewa S, Florez-Malaver S, Lee NS, Welch MJ, Liu Y, Wooley KL. Hierarchically assembled theranostic nanostructures for siRNA delivery and imaging applications. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:17362-5. [PMID: 23050597 PMCID: PMC3485678 DOI: 10.1021/ja306616n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Dual functional hierarchically assembled nanostructures, with two unique functions of carrying therapeutic cargo electrostatically and maintaining radiolabeled imaging agents covalently within separate component building blocks, have been developed via the supramolecular assembly of several spherical cationic shell cross-linked nanoparticles clustered around a central anionic shell cross-linked cylinder. The shells of the cationic nanoparticles and the hydrophobic core domain of the anionic central cylindrical nanostructure of the assemblies were utilized to complex negatively charged nucleic acids (siRNA) and to undergo radiolabeling, respectively, for potential theranostic applications. The assemblies exhibited exceptional cell transfection and radiolabeling efficiencies, providing an overall advantage over the individual components, which could each facilitate only one or the other of the functions.
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- Ritu Shrestha
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
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Wu G, Chen SC, Wang XL, Yang KK, Wang YZ. Dynamic Origin and Thermally Induced Evolution of New Self-Assembled Aggregates from an Amphiphilic Comb-Like Graft Copolymer: A Multiscale and Multimorphological Procedure. Chemistry 2012; 18:12237-41. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201103961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2011] [Revised: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Lin LY, Karwa A, Kostelc JG, Lee NS, Dorshow RB, Wooley KL. Paclitaxel-Loaded SCK Nanoparticles: An Investigation of Loading Capacity and Cell Killing Abilities in Vitro. Mol Pharm 2012; 9:2248-55. [DOI: 10.1021/mp3000887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Lily Yun Lin
- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Covidien Pharmaceuticals R&D, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042, United States
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- Covidien Pharmaceuticals R&D, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Endothelial targeting of polymeric nanoparticles stably labeled with the PET imaging radioisotope iodine-124. Biomaterials 2012; 33:5406-13. [PMID: 22560201 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Targeting of therapeutics or imaging agents to the endothelium has the potential to improve specificity and effectiveness of treatment for many diseases. One strategy to achieve this goal is the use of nanoparticles (NPs) targeted to the endothelium by ligands of protein determinants present on this tissue, including cell adhesion molecules, peptidases, and cell receptors. However, detachment of the radiolabel probes from NPs poses a significant problem. In this study, we devised polymeric NPs directly labeled with radioiodine isotopes including the positron emission tomography (PET) isotope (124)I, and characterized their targeting to specific endothelial determinants. This approach provided sizable, targetable probes for specific detection of endothelial surface determinants non-invasively in live animals. Direct conjugation of radiolabel to NPs allowed for stable longitudinal tracking of tissue distribution without label detachment even in an aggressive proteolytic environment. Further, this approach permits tracking of NP pharmacokinetics in real-time and non-invasive imaging of the lung in mice using micro-PET imaging. The use of this strategy will considerably improve investigation of NP interactions with target cells and PET imaging in small animals, which ultimately can aid in the optimization of targeted drug delivery.
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Randolph LM, Chien MP, Gianneschi NC. Biological stimuli and biomolecules in the assembly and manipulation of nanoscale polymeric particles. Chem Sci 2012; 3:10.1039/C2SC00857B. [PMID: 24353895 PMCID: PMC3864871 DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00857b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Living systems are replete with complex, stimuli-responsive nanoscale materials and molecular self-assemblies. There is an ever increasing and intense interest within the chemical sciences to understand, mimic and interface with these biological systems utilizing synthetic and/or semi-synthetic tools. Our aim in this review is to give perspective on this emerging field of research by highlighting examples of polymeric nanoparticles and micelles that are prepared utilizing biopolymers together with synthetic polymers for the purpose of developing nanomaterials capable of interacting and responding to biologically relevant stimuli. It is expected that with the merging of evolved biological molecules with synthetic materials, will come the ability to prepare complex, functional devices. A variety of applications will become accessible including self-healing materials, self-replicating systems, biodiagnostic tools, drug targeting materials and autonomous, adaptive sensors. Most importantly, the success of this type of strategy will impact how biomolecules are stabilized and incorporated into synthetic devices and at the same time, will influence how synthetic materials are utilized within biomedical applications.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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Polymeric nanoparticles-based therapeutics show great promise in the treatment of a wide range of diseases, due to the flexibility in which their structures can be modified, with intricate definition over their compositions, structures and properties. Advances in polymerization chemistries and the application of reactive, efficient and orthogonal chemical modification reactions have enabled the engineering of multifunctional polymeric nanoparticles with precise control over the architectures of the individual polymer components, to direct their assembly and subsequent transformations into nanoparticles of selective overall shapes, sizes, internal morphologies, external surface charges and functionalizations. In addition, incorporation of certain functionalities can modulate the responsiveness of these nanostructures to specific stimuli through the use of remote activation. Furthermore, they can be equipped with smart components to allow their delivery beyond certain biological barriers, such as skin, mucus, blood, extracellular matrix, cellular and subcellular organelles. This tutorial review highlights the importance of well-defined chemistries, with detailed ties to specific biological hurdles and opportunities, in the design of nanostructures for various biomedical delivery applications.
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- Mahmoud Elsabahy
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
- Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
- Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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Samarajeewa S, Shrestha R, Li Y, Wooley KL. Degradability of poly(lactic acid)-containing nanoparticles: enzymatic access through a cross-linked shell barrier. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:1235-42. [PMID: 22257265 PMCID: PMC3265020 DOI: 10.1021/ja2095602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Comparative studies of bulk samples of hydrolytically degradable poly(lactic acid) (PLA) vs core-shell block copolymer micelles having PLA cores revealed remarkable acceleration in the proteinase K enzymatic hydrolysis of the nanoparticulate forms and demonstrated that even with amidation-based shell cross-linking the core domain remained accessible. Kinetic analyses by (1)H NMR spectroscopy showed less than 20% lactic acid released from enzymatically catalyzed hydrolysis of poly(l-lactic acid) in bulk, whereas ca. 70% of the core degraded within 48 h for block copolymer micelles of poly(N-(acryloyloxy)succinimide-copolymer-N-acryloylmorpholine)-block-poly(L-lactic acid) (P(NAS-co-NAM)-b-PLLA), with only a slight reduction to ca. 50% for the shell cross-linked derivatives. Rigorous characterization measurements by NMR spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were employed to confirm core excavation. These studies provide important fundamental understanding of the effects of nanoscopic dimensions on protein-polymer interactions and polymer degradability, which will guide the development of these degradable nanoconstructs to reach their potential for controlled release of therapeutics and biological clearance.
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- Sandani Samarajeewa
- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Wang P, Pu H, Jin M. Single-chain nanoparticles with well-defined structure via intramolecular crosslinking of linear polymers with pendant benzoxazine groups. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.25003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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