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Galanty A, Grudzińska M, Paździora W, Paśko P. Erucic Acid-Both Sides of the Story: A Concise Review on Its Beneficial and Toxic Properties. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28041924. [PMID: 36838911 PMCID: PMC9962393 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Erucic acid (EA) is monounsaturated fatty acid (22:1 n-9), synthesized in the seeds of many plants from the Brassicaceae family, with Brassica napus, B. rapa, or B. carinata considered as its richest source. As the compound has been blamed for the poisoning effect in Toxic Oil Syndrome, and some data indicated its cardiotoxicity to rats, EA has been for decades classified as toxic substance, the use of which should be avoided. However, the cardiac adverse effects of EA have not been confirmed in humans, and the experiments in animal models had many limitations. Thus, the aim of this review was to present the results of the so far published studies on both toxic, and pharmacological properties of EA, trying to answer the question on its future medicinal use. Despite the ambiguous and relatively small data on toxic and beneficial effects of EA it seems that the compound is worth investigating. Further research should be particularly directed at the verification EA toxicity, more in-depth studies on its neuroprotective and cytotoxic properties, but also its use in combination with other drugs, as well as its role as a drug carrier.
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- Agnieszka Galanty
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Nutrition, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Nutrition, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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Alghamdi M, Gumbleton M, Newland B. Local delivery to malignant brain tumors: potential biomaterial-based therapeutic/adjuvant strategies. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:6037-6051. [PMID: 34357362 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm00896j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive malignant brain tumor and is associated with a very poor prognosis. The standard treatment for newly diagnosed patients involves total tumor surgical resection (if possible), plus irradiation and adjuvant chemotherapy. Despite treatment, the prognosis is still poor, and the tumor often recurs within two centimeters of the original tumor. A promising approach to improving the efficacy of GBM therapeutics is to utilize biomaterials to deliver them locally at the tumor site. Local delivery to GBM offers several advantages over systemic administration, such as bypassing the blood-brain barrier and increasing the bioavailability of the therapeutic at the tumor site without causing systemic toxicity. Local delivery may also combat tumor recurrence by maintaining sufficient drug concentrations at and surrounding the original tumor area. Herein, we critically appraised the literature on local delivery systems based within the following categories: polymer-based implantable devices, polymeric injectable systems, and hydrogel drug delivery systems. We also discussed the negative effect of hypoxia on treatment strategies and how one might utilize local implantation of oxygen-generating biomaterials as an adjuvant to enhance current therapeutic strategies.
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- Majed Alghamdi
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB, UK. and Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 22522, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB, UK.
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB, UK. and Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
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Wang JL, Barth RF, Cavaliere R, Puduvalli VK, Giglio P, Lonser RR, Elder JB. Phase I trial of intracerebral convection-enhanced delivery of carboplatin for treatment of recurrent high-grade gliomas. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0244383. [PMID: 33373402 PMCID: PMC7771668 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Carboplatin is a potent cytoreductive agent for a variety of solid tumors. However, when delivered systemically, clinical efficacy for the treatment of high grade gliomas is poor due to limited penetration across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Direct intracerebral (IC) convection-enhanced delivery (CED) of carboplatin has been used to bypass the BBB and successfully treat the F98 rat glioma. Based on these studies, we initiated a Phase I clinical trial. Objective This Phase I clinical trial was conducted to establish the maximum tolerated dose and define the toxicity profile of carboplatin delivered intracerebrally via convection enhanced delivery (CED) for patients with high grade glial neoplasms. Methods Cohorts of 3 patients with recurrent WHO grade III or IV gliomas were treated with escalating doses of CED carboplatin (1–4 μg in 54mL over 72 hours) delivered via catheters placed at the time of recurrent tumor resection. The primary outcome measure was determination of the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Secondary outcome measures included overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and radiographic correlation. Results A total of 10 patients have completed treatment with infusion doses of carboplatin of 1μg, 2μg, and 4μg. The total planned volume of infusion was 54mL for each patient. All patients had previously received surgery and chemoradiation. Histology at treatment include GBM (n = 9) and anaplastic oligodendroglioma (n = 1). Median KPS was 90 (range, 70 to 100) at time of treatment. Median PFS and OS were 2.1 and 9.6 months after completion of CED, respectively. A single adverse event possibly related to treatment was noted (generalized seizure). Conclusions IC CED of carboplatin as a potential therapy for recurrent malignant glioma is feasible and safe at doses up to 4μg in 54mL over 72 hours. Further studies are needed to determine the maximum tolerated dose and potential efficacy.
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- Joshua L. Wang
- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Barnabas W. Drug targeting strategies into the brain for treating neurological diseases. J Neurosci Methods 2019; 311:133-146. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Salmoria GV, Ghizoni GB, Gindri IM, Marques MS, Kanis LA. Hot extrusion of PE/fluorouracil implantable rods for targeted drug delivery in cancer treatment. Polym Bull (Berl) 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-018-2451-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Emerich DF, Winn SR, Bartus RT. Injection of Chemotherapeutic Microspheres and Glioma III: Parameters to Optimize Efficacy. Cell Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.3727/096020198389762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Injectable microspheres may provide a means of providing local, sustained exposure of glioma to chemotherapeutics to improve patient survival. Using a rodent model of surgically resected glioma, we previously demonstrated that direct injections of chemotherapeutic microspheres into the tissue surrounding a resection cavity provide superior survival effects over injections of the same microspheres directly into the surgical cavity. The present experiments extended this novel observation by exploring several parameters related to the use of intraparenchymal injections of chemotherapeutic microspheres to treat glioma. Using a rat model of resected glioma, several principles regarding the use of local sustained release carboplatin microspheres were established. First, an inverted U dose–response was observed, wherein further dose escalation beyond the optimal dose was not efficacious and indeed produced significant local toxicity. Second, it was necessary to expose approximately 40% of the tumor margin to sustained release carboplatin in order to increase survival in this model. Survival was not enhanced when the proportion of the tumor margin exposed to carboplatin was only 20%. Third, the distribution of the chemotherapeutic microsphere injections along the tumor perimeter was shown to be important, requiring that the entire perimeter be proportionately exposed to the chemotherapeutic agent. Together, these data continue to support the development of chemotherapeutic microspheres for treating glioma. However, they also caution that a number of fundamental parameters can profoundly influence the efficacy that might be expected from local sustained delivery. Careful attention to these principles is not only required if chemotherapeutic microspheres are to be used efficaciously, but these principles should provide a foundation to further optimize the potential of this and other polymeric delivery systems under development for local, intraparenchymal drug delivery to glioma.
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Emerich DF, Winn SR, Bartus RT. Injection of Chemotherapeutic Microspheres and Glioma IV: Eradicating Tumors in Rats. Cell Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.3727/096020198389771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Polymer microspheres can be easily injected into the brain to provide a local and sustained delivery of chemotherapeutics to a tumor or surrounding tissue subject to high rates of tumor recurrence following surgery. Building on previous studies that established the clear advantage of local, peritumoral injections of sustained release microspheres, the following experiments utilized two different approaches for maximizing the survival benefit in glioma-bearing rats. In the first experiment, a previously grown cortical tumor was debulked and animals received either one or two treatments with carboplatin-loaded microspheres (either 200 or 800 μg total carboplatin per treatment). In each case, the microspheres were injected along the perimeter of the resection cavity with each treatment separated by 20 days. Survival studies clearly demonstrated that two, temporally spaced injections were superior to a single series of injections. At the lowest dose tested (200 μg), median survival was increased an additional 40% over that in animals receiving one treatment. At the higher dose (800 μg), one third of the animals receiving two separate treatments were long-term survivors (>150 days) and showed complete eradication of the tumor on histological examination. In the second experiment, we directly compared the efficacy produced by sustained release carboplatin or 1,3-bis[2-chloroethyl]-1-nitrourea (BCNU) alone versus injecting carboplatin and BCNU-loaded micro-spheres blended together as a single suspension. Carboplatin and BCNU both enhanced survival, with BCNU being significantly less effective than carboplatin. However, the greatest improvements in survival were seen when a blended suspension of carboplatin and BCNU microspheres was injected around the surgical cavity. In contrast, spatially alternating injections of BCNU and carboplatin microspheres was significantly less effective and the increase in survival was no greater than that achieved with BCNU alone. These data offer further support for the potential utility of local, sustained release chemotherapeutic microspheres for treating glioma. Moreover, they suggest that injectable chemotherapeutic microspheres may offer important advantages by (a) permitting multiple, temporally spaced injections to be made, as needed, and (b) providing the opportunity to deliver combinations of several different efficacious drugs directly to the tumor site to enhance survival beyond what can be achieved with delivery of any single chemotherapeutic agent.
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Chew SA, Danti S. Biomaterial-Based Implantable Devices for Cancer Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 27886461 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201600766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This review article focuses on the current local therapies mediated by implanted macroscaled biomaterials available or proposed for fighting cancer and also highlights the upcoming research in this field. Several authoritative review articles have collected and discussed the state-of-the-art as well as the advancements in using biomaterial-based micro- and nano-particle systems for drug delivery in cancer therapy. On the other hand, implantable biomaterial devices are emerging as highly versatile therapeutic platforms, which deserve an increased attention by the healthcare scientific community, as they are able to offer innovative, more effective and creative strategies against tumors. This review summarizes the current approaches which exploit biomaterial-based devices as implantable tools for locally administrating drugs and describes their specific medical applications, which mainly target resected brain tumors or brain metastases for the inaccessibility of conventional chemotherapies. Moreover, a special focus in this review is given to innovative approaches, such as combined delivery therapies, as well as to alternative approaches, such as scaffolds for gene therapy, cancer immunotherapy and metastatic cell capture, the later as promising future trends in implantable biomaterials for cancer applications.
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- Sue Anne Chew
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences; One West University Blvd; Brownsville TX 78520 USA
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- University of Pisa; Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering; Largo L. Lazzarino 2 56122 Pisa Italy
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Carey JP, Cooper T, Jallo GI, Carson BS, Guarnieri M. Ototoxicity of Carboplatin Delivered Locally in a Monkey Brainstem. Int J Toxicol 2016; 24:443-9. [PMID: 16393937 DOI: 10.1080/10915810500368951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ototoxicity is a common side effect of platinum-based chemotherapy. Intratumoral drug delivery theoretically could reduce the ototoxic effects of systemic drug infusions. However, local delivery to central nervous system (CNS) tumors might promote ototoxicity through drug release into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This report describes an examination of the cytoarchitecture of vestibular cells of cynomolgus monkeys that had chronic brainstem infusions with the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of carboplatin. The brainstems of adult monkeys were infused for 30 days at 0.42 μl/h with 0.025 to 0.25 mg/kg (MTD) of carboplatin. The vestibular sensory epithelia of eight drug-treated animals were isolated for microscopic examination of vestibular hair cells and support cells. Local infusions produced chronic elevated CSF levels of platinum, neurological symptoms, and radiographic evidence of pontine injury. Histology revealed significant cell damage at the infusion sites. Microscopic examinations of vestibular support cells and hair cells demonstrate a small reduction in cell counts in the drug-treated monkeys compared to a noninfused control animal. Parametric and nonparametric tests show no effect of dose in predicting the vestibular cell counts. In this single study of eight monkeys, a dose-dependent reduction of vestibular hair cells or support cells was not observed in animals infused with brainstem infusions of 0.025 to 0.25 mg/kg of carboplatin.
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- J P Carey
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Suite 811 Harvey, Baltimore, MD 21287-8811, USA
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Hersh DS, Wadajkar AS, Roberts N, Perez JG, Connolly NP, Frenkel V, Winkles JA, Woodworth GF, Kim AJ. Evolving Drug Delivery Strategies to Overcome the Blood Brain Barrier. Curr Pharm Des 2016; 22:1177-1193. [PMID: 26685681 PMCID: PMC4900538 DOI: 10.2174/1381612822666151221150733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) poses a unique challenge for drug delivery to the central nervous system (CNS). The BBB consists of a continuous layer of specialized endothelial cells linked together by tight junctions, pericytes, nonfenestrated basal lamina, and astrocytic foot processes. This complex barrier controls and limits the systemic delivery of therapeutics to the CNS. Several innovative strategies have been explored to enhance the transport of therapeutics across the BBB, each with individual advantages and disadvantages. Ongoing advances in delivery approaches that overcome the BBB are enabling more effective therapies for CNS diseases. In this review, we discuss: (1) the physiological properties of the BBB, (2) conventional strategies to enhance paracellular and transcellular transport through the BBB, (3) emerging concepts to overcome the BBB, and (4) alternative CNS drug delivery strategies that bypass the BBB entirely. Based on these exciting advances, we anticipate that in the near future, drug delivery research efforts will lead to more effective therapeutic interventions for diseases of the CNS.
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- David S. Hersh
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
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- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
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- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA)
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Delivery of local therapeutics to the brain: working toward advancing treatment for malignant gliomas. Ther Deliv 2015; 6:353-69. [PMID: 25853310 DOI: 10.4155/tde.14.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Malignant gliomas, including glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytomas, are characterized by their propensity to invade surrounding brain parenchyma, making curative resection difficult. These tumors typically recur within two centimeters of the resection cavity even after gross total removal. As a result, there has been an emphasis on developing therapeutics aimed at achieving local disease control. In this review, we will summarize the current developments in the delivery of local therapeutics, namely direct injection, convection-enhanced delivery and implantation of drug-loaded polymers, as well as the application of these therapeutics in future methods including microchip drug delivery and local gene therapy.
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Mangraviti A, Tyler B, Brem H. Interstitial chemotherapy for malignant glioma: Future prospects in the era of multimodal therapy. Surg Neurol Int 2015; 6:S78-84. [PMID: 25722936 PMCID: PMC4338488 DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.151345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The advent of interstitial chemotherapy has significantly increased therapeutic options for patients with malignant glioma. Interstitial chemotherapy can deliver high concentrations of chemotherapeutic agents, directly at the site of the brain tumor while bypassing systemic toxicities. Gliadel, a locally implanted polymer that releases the alkylating agent carmustine, given alone and in combination with various other antitumor and resistance modifying therapies, has significantly increased the median survival for patients with malignant glioma. Convection enhanced delivery, a technique used to directly infuse drugs into brain tissue, has shown promise for the delivery of immunotoxins, monoclonal antibodies, and chemotherapeutic agents. Preclinical studies include delivery of chemotherapeutic and immunomodulating agents by polymer and microchips. Interstitial chemotherapy was shown to maximize local efficacy and is an important strategy for the efficacy of any multimodal approach.
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- Antonella Mangraviti
- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA ; Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Mathieu D, Lecomte R, Tsanaclis AM, Larouche A, Fortin D. Standardization and Detailed Characterization of the Syngeneic Fischer/F98 Glioma Model. Can J Neurol Sci 2014; 34:296-306. [PMID: 17803026 DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100006715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Introduction:Adequate animal glioma models are mandatory for the pursuit of preclinical research in neuro-oncology. Many implantation models have been described, but none perfectly emulate human malignant gliomas. This work reports our experience in standardizing, optimizing and characterizing the Fischer/F98 glioma model on the clinical, pathological, radiological and metabolic aspects.Materials and methods:F98 cells were implanted in 70 Fischer rats, varying the quantity of cells and volume of implantation solution, and using a micro-infusion pump to minimize implantation trauma, after adequate coordinates were established. Pathological analysis consisted in hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and immunohistochemistry for GFAP, vimentin, albumin, TGF-b1, TGF-b2, CD3 and CD45. Twelve animals were used for MR imaging at 5, 10, 15 and 20 days. Corresponding MR images were compared with pathological slides. Two animals underwent 18F-FDG and 11C-acetate PET studies for metabolic characterization of the tumors.Results:Implantation with 1x104 cells produced a median survival of 26 days and a tumor take of 100%. Large infiltrative neoplasms with a necrotic core were seen on H&E. Numerous mitosis, peritumoral infiltrative behavior, and neovascular proliferation were also obvious. GFAP and vimentin staining was positive inside the tumor cells. Albumin staining was observed in the extracellular space around the tumors. CD3 staining was negligible. The MR images correlated the pathologic findings. 18F-FDG uptake was strong in the tumors.Conclusion:The standardized model described in this study behaves in a predictable and reproducible fashion, and could be considered for future pre-clinical studies. It adequately mimics the behavior of human malignant astrocytomas.
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- David Mathieu
- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery and Neuro-oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Fattahi P, Borhan A, Abidian MR. Microencapsulation of chemotherapeutics into monodisperse and tunable biodegradable polymers via electrified liquid jets: control of size, shape, and drug release. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2013; 25:4555-4560. [PMID: 23824544 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201301033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Revised: 04/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This paper describes microencapsulation of antitumor agent 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU, Carmustine) into biodegradable polymer poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) using an electrojetting technique. The resulting BCNU-loaded PLGA microcapsules have significantly higher drug encapsulation efficiency, more tunable drug loading capacity, and (3) narrower size distribution than those generated using other encapsulation methods.
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- Pouria Fattahi
- Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Huntimer L, Ramer-Tait AE, Petersen LK, Ross KA, Walz KA, Wang C, Hostetter J, Narasimhan B, Wannemuehler MJ. Evaluation of biocompatibility and administration site reactogenicity of polyanhydride-particle-based platform for vaccine delivery. Adv Healthc Mater 2013. [PMID: 23184561 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201200181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Efficacy, purity, safety, and potency are important attributes of vaccines. Polyanhydride particles represent a novel class of vaccine adjuvants and delivery platforms that have demonstrated the ability to enhance the stability of protein antigens as well as elicit protective immunity against bacterial pathogens. This work aims to elucidate the biocompatibility, inflammatory reactions, and particle effects on mice injected with a 5 mg dose of polyanhydride nanoparticles via common parenteral routes (subcutaneous and intramuscular). Independent of polymer chemistry, nanoparticles more effectively disseminated away from the injection site as compared to microparticles, which exhibited a depot effect. Using fluorescent probes, the in vivo distribution of three formulations of nanoparticles, following subcutaneous administration, indicated migration away from the injection site. Less inflammation was observed at the injection sites of mice-administered nanoparticles as compared to Alum and incomplete Freund's adjuvant. Furthermore, histological evaluation revealed minimal adverse injection site reactions and minimal toxicological effects associated with the administration of nanoparticles at 30 days post-administration. Collectively, these results demonstrate that polyanhydride nanoparticles do not induce inflammation as a cumulative effect of particle persistence or degradation and are, therefore, a viable candidate for a vaccine delivery platform.
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- Lucas Huntimer
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Bobyk L, Edouard M, Deman P, Rousseau J, Adam JF, Ravanat JL, Estève F, Balosso J, Barth RF, Elleaume H. Intracerebral delivery of carboplatin in combination with either 6 MV photons or monoenergetic synchrotron X-rays are equally efficacious for treatment of the F98 rat glioma. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2012; 31:78. [PMID: 22992374 PMCID: PMC3511872 DOI: 10.1186/1756-9966-31-78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of the present study was to compare side-by-side the therapeutic efficacy of a 6-day infusion of carboplatin, followed by X-irradiation with either 6 MV photons or synchrotron X-rays, tuned above the K-edge of Pt, for treatment of F98 glioma bearing rats. METHODS Carboplatin was administered intracerebrally (i.c.) to F98 glioma bearing rats over 6 days using AlzetTM osmotic pumps starting 7 days after tumor implantation. Radiotherapy was delivered in a single 15 Gy fraction on day 14 using a conventional 6 MV linear accelerator (LINAC) or 78.8 keV synchrotron X-rays. RESULTS Untreated control animals had a median survival time (MeST) of 33 days. Animals that received either carboplatin alone or irradiation alone with either 78.8 keV or 6 MV had a MeSTs 38 and 33 days, respectively. Animals that received carboplatin in combination with X-irradiation had a MeST of > 180 days with a 55% cure rate, irrespective of whether they were irradiated with either 78.8 KeV synchrotron X-rays or 6MV photons. CONCLUSIONS These studies have conclusively demonstrated the equivalency of i.c. delivery of carboplatin in combination with X-irradiation with either 6 MV photons or synchrotron X-rays.
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- Laure Bobyk
- INSERM U836 Équipe 6, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, Grenoble, France
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Allhenn D, Boushehri MAS, Lamprecht A. Drug delivery strategies for the treatment of malignant gliomas. Int J Pharm 2012; 436:299-310. [PMID: 22721856 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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As primary brain tumors, malignant gliomas are known to be one of the most insidious types of brain cancer afflicting the humans. The current standard strategy for the treatment of malignant gliomas includes the surgical resection of the tumor when possible, followed by a combination of radiotherapy and/or a certain chemotherapeutic protocol. However, due to the short mean survival, frequent recurrences, and poor prognosis associated with the tumors, new therapeutic strategies are investigated consecutively. These novel drug delivery approaches can be subdivided as systemic and local drug administration. This review focuses on localized drug delivery strategies for the treatment of malignant gliomas, including the injections, infusions, trans-nasal delivery systems, convection enhanced delivery (CED) systems, and various types of polymeric implants. Furthermore, systemic strategies to increase the drug penetration into the brain, such as temporary disruption of the blood brain barrier (BBB), chemical modification of the available therapeutic substances, and utilization of endogenous transport systems will be briefly discussed.
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- Daniela Allhenn
- Department of Pharm. Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Bonn, Germany.
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Attenello F, Raza SM, Dimeco F, Olivi A. Chemotherapy for brain tumors with polymer drug delivery. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2012; 104:339-53. [PMID: 22230452 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52138-5.00022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Frank Attenello
- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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La Rocca RV, Rezazadeh A. Carmustine-impregnated wafers and their impact in the management of high-grade glioma. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2011; 12:1325-1332. [PMID: 21548723 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2011.580737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Yang W, Huo T, Barth RF, Gupta N, Weldon M, Grecula JC, Ross BD, Hoff BA, Chou TC, Rousseau J, Elleaume H. Convection enhanced delivery of carboplatin in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of brain tumors. J Neurooncol 2010; 101:379-90. [PMID: 20577779 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0272-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to further evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of convection enhanced delivery (CED) of carboplatin in combination with radiotherapy for treatment of the F98 rat glioma. Tumor cells were implanted stereotactically into the brains of syngeneic Fischer rats, and 13 or 17 d. later carboplatin (20 μg/10 μl) was administered by either CED over 30 min or by Alzet osmotic pumps (0.5 μg/μl/h for 168 h.) beginning at 7 d after tumor implantation. Rats were irradiated with a 15 Gy fractionated dose (5 Gy × 3) of 6 MV photons to the whole brain beginning on the day after drug administration. Other groups of rats received either carboplatin or X-irradiation alone. The tumor carboplatin concentration following CED of 20 μg in 10 μl was 10.4 μg/g, which was equal to that observed following i.v. administration of 100 mg/kg b.w. Rats bearing small tumors, treated with carboplatin and X-irradiation, had a mean survival time (MST) of 83.4 d following CED and 111.8 d following pump delivery with 40% of the latter surviving >180 d (i.e. cured) compared to 55.2 d for CED and 77.2 d. for pump delivery of carboplatin alone and 31.8 d and 24.2 d, respectively, for X-irradiated and untreated controls. There was no microscopic evidence of residual tumor in the brains of all long-term survivors. Not surprisingly, rats with large tumors had much shorter MSTs. Only modest increases in MSTs were observed in animals that received either oral administration or CED of temozolomide plus X-irradiation (23.2 d and 29.3 d) compared to X-irradiation alone. The present survival data, and those previously reported by us, are among the best ever obtained with the F98 glioma model. Initially, they could provide a platform for a Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and potential therapeutic efficacy of CED of carboplatin in patients with recurrent glioblastomas, and ultimately a Phase II trial of carboplatin in combination with radiation therapy.
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- Weilian Yang
- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, 165 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Biston MC, Joubert A, Charvet AM, Balosso J, Foray N. In vitro and in vivo optimization of an anti-glioma modality based on synchrotron X-ray photoactivation of platinated drugs. Radiat Res 2009; 172:348-58. [PMID: 19708784 DOI: 10.1667/rr1650.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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For the past 5 years, a radio-chemotherapy approach based on the photoactivation of platinum atoms (PAT-Plat) consisting of treating tumors with platinated compounds and irradiating them above the platinum K edge (78.4 keV) has been developed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (Grenoble, France). Compared to other preclinical modalities, PAT-Plat provides the highest survivals of rats bearing the rodent F98 glioma. However, further investigations are required to optimize its efficiency and to allow its clinical application. Here we examined in vitro and in vivo whether monochromatic X rays are more efficient than high-energy photons in producing the PAT-Plat effect by measuring DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and survival of glioma-bearing rats and whether an increase in the platinum concentration in the tumor results in increased rat survival. DSBs were assessed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis with different DNA fragment migration programs and with gamma-H2AX immunofluorescence. In vivo, F98 glioma cells were injected intracerebrally, treated with a single intracranial injection of cisplatin or carboplatin 13 days after tumor implantation, and irradiated the day after with 78.8 keV X rays or 6 MV photons. Our results indicate that 78.8 keV X rays are more efficient than high-energy photons at producing the PAT-Plat effect. At low concentrations, cisplatin is more efficient than carboplatin; this is likely due to more efficient DNA binding and DSB repair inhibition. High concentrations of carboplatin inside tumors do not necessarily lead to protracted survival of rats. The therapeutic benefit of anti-glioma synchrotron strategies appears to be correlated with the percentage of unrepaired DSBs but not with the number of DSBs induced.
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Rousseau J, Barth RF, Moeschberger ML, Elleaume H. Efficacy of intracerebral delivery of Carboplatin in combination with photon irradiation for treatment of F98 glioma-bearing rats. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009; 73:530-6. [PMID: 19147017 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2008] [Revised: 09/16/2008] [Accepted: 09/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of prolonged intracerebral (i.c.) administration of carboplatin by means of ALZET osmotic pumps, in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of intracranial F98 glioma in rats. METHODS AND MATERIALS Seven days after stereotactic implantation of F98 glioma cells into the brains of Fischer rats, carboplatin was administrated i.c. by means of ALZET pumps over 6 days. Rats were treated at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility with a single 15-Gy X-ray dose, either given alone or 24 h after administration of carboplatin. RESULTS Untreated rats had a mean survival time (MST) +/- SE of 23 +/- 1 days, compared with 44 +/- 3 days for X-irradiated animals and 69 +/- 20 days for rats that received carboplatin alone, with 3 of 13 of these surviving >195 days. Rats that received carboplatin followed by X-irradiation had a MST of >142 +/- 21 days and a median survival time of >195 days, with 6 of 11 rats (55%) still alive at the end of the study. The corresponding percentage increases in lifespan, based on median survival times, were 25%, 85%, and 713%, respectively, for carboplatin alone, radiotherapy alone, or the combination. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that i.c. infusion of carboplatin by means of ALZET pumps in combination with X-irradiation is highly effective for the treatment of the F98 glioma. They provide strong support for the approach of concomitantly administering chemo- and radiotherapy for the treatment of brain tumors.
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- Julia Rousseau
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U836, Equipe 6, Grenoble, France
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Weyerbrock A, Baumer B, Papazoglou A. Growth inhibition and chemosensitization of exogenous nitric oxide released from NONOates in glioma cells in vitro. J Neurosurg 2009; 110:128-36. [DOI: 10.3171/2008.6.17607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Exogenous nitric oxide (NO) from NO donors has cytotoxic, chemosensitizing, and radiosensitizing effects, and increases vascular permeability and blood flow in tumors. Yet little is known about whether these cytotoxic and chemosensitizing effects can be observed in glioma cells at doses that alter tumor physiological characteristics in vivo and whether these effects are tumor selective.
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The effect of NO released from proline NONOate, diethylamine NONOate, spermine NONOate, and sodium nitrite on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and chemosensitivity to carboplatin of cultured glioma cells was studied in C6, U87 glioma cells, human glioblastoma cells, and human astrocytes and fibroblasts.
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Although proline NONOate failed to induce cell death, the other NO donors induced growth arrest when present in high concentrations (10−2 M) in all cell lines. Chemosensitization was observed after concomitant incubation with spermine NONOate and carboplatin in C6 and human glioblastoma cells. There is strong evidence that cell death occurs primarily by necrosis and to a lesser degree by apoptosis. The NO doses, which altered tumor physiology in vivo, were not cytotoxic, indicating that NO alters vascular permeability and cell viability in vivo by different mechanisms.
Conclusions
The authors found that NO-generating agents at high concentrations are potent growth inhibitors and might also be useful as chemosensitizers in glioma cells. These data corroborate the theory that the use of NOgenerating agents may play a role in the multimodal treatment of malignant gliomas but that the NO release must be targeted more specifically to tumor cells to improve selectivity and efficacy.
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- 2Stereotactic Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany
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Chen W, He J, Olson JJ, Lu DR. Carboplatin-Loaded PLGA Microspheres for Intracerebral Implantation: In Vivo Characterization. Drug Deliv 2008; 4:301-11. [DOI: 10.3109/10717549709052017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lin SH, Kleinberg LR. Carmustine wafers: localized delivery of chemotherapeutic agents in CNS malignancies. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2008; 8:343-59. [PMID: 18366283 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.8.3.343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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High-grade glioma is a devastating disease that leaves the majority of its victims dead within 2 years. To meaningfully increase survival, a trimodality approach of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy is needed. Carmustine (1,3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea) is a nitrosourea alkylating agent that exerts its antitumor effect by akylating DNA and RNA. Systemic administration of nitrosoureas as a single agent or as part of procarbazine/3-cyclohexyl-1-nitroso-urea/vincristine has demonstrated little efficacy in the treatment of high-grade glioma. The development of carmustine wafers (Gliadel((R)) Wafer) as a method for controlled released delivery of carmustine from biodegradable polymer wafers enhances the therapeutic ratio by fully containing the drug within the confines of the brain tumor environment while minimizing systemic toxicities. Preclinical and clinical studies have proven the safety and efficacy of Gliadel in the management of glioblastoma. From these results, Gliadel is currently approved for use in patients with recurrent glioblastoma as an adjunct to surgery and in newly diagnosed patients with high-grade glioma as an adjunct to surgery and radiation. Other promising advances in the use of locally delivered chemotherapy for CNS malignancies, including Gliadel for brain metastases and combination therapies with systemic or biologic agents, are discussed.
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- Steven H Lin
- Department of Radiation Oncology & Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 401 North Broadway, Suite 1440, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
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Rousseau J, Boudou C, Barth RF, Balosso J, Estève F, Elleaume H. Enhanced survival and cure of F98 glioma-bearing rats following intracerebral delivery of carboplatin in combination with photon irradiation. Clin Cancer Res 2007; 13:5195-201. [PMID: 17726137 PMCID: PMC3390313 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-1002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The goal of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of intracerebral (i.c.) administration of carboplatin by means of convection-enhanced delivery (CED) in combination with fractionated, external beam photon irradiation for the treatment of F98 glioma-bearing rats. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Carboplatin (20 microg/20 microL) was administrated i.c. by CED to F98 glioma-bearing rats, 13 days after stereotactic implantation of 10(3) tumor cells. One day following initiation of CED, a 24-Gy X-ray dose was administered in three daily fractions of 8 Gy each. Photon irradiation was carried out using either a conventional (6 MV) linear accelerator or a monochromatic synchrotron source (80 keV) at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The primary end point of this study was overall survival. RESULTS The median survival times were 79 and 60 days and the corresponding percent increase in life spans were 182% and 114%, respectively, for the combination of carboplatin chemotherapy and irradiation with either 6-MV or 80-keV photons. A subset of long-term survivors (>200 days) were observed in both chemoradiotherapy groups: 16.6% and 8.3% for 6 MV and 80 keV, respectively. In contrast, the median survival times for 6-MV or 80-keV irradiated controls, chemotherapy alone, and untreated controls were 42, 51, 45, and 28 days, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our results convincingly show the therapeutic efficacy of i.c. administration of carboplatin by means of CED in combination with either 6-MV or 80-keV photons. Further studies are warranted to optimize this combination of chemoradiotherapy for malignant gliomas.
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- Julia Rousseau
- GIN, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences
INSERM : U836CEAUniversité Joseph Fourier - Grenoble ICHU GrenobleUJF - Site Santé La Tronche BP 170 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9,FR
- ID17, Biomedical Beamline
ESRFGrenoble,FR
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- GIN, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences
INSERM : U836CEAUniversité Joseph Fourier - Grenoble ICHU GrenobleUJF - Site Santé La Tronche BP 170 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9,FR
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- Department of Pathology
Ohio State UniversityDivision of Biostatistics, Columbus, OH,US
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- GIN, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences
INSERM : U836CEAUniversité Joseph Fourier - Grenoble ICHU GrenobleUJF - Site Santé La Tronche BP 170 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9,FR
- ID17, Biomedical Beamline
ESRFGrenoble,FR
- CHU GrenobleFR
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- GIN, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences
INSERM : U836CEAUniversité Joseph Fourier - Grenoble ICHU GrenobleUJF - Site Santé La Tronche BP 170 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9,FR
- ID17, Biomedical Beamline
ESRFGrenoble,FR
- CHU GrenobleFR
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- GIN, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences
INSERM : U836CEAUniversité Joseph Fourier - Grenoble ICHU GrenobleUJF - Site Santé La Tronche BP 170 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9,FR
- ID17, Biomedical Beamline
ESRFGrenoble,FR
- CHU GrenobleFR
- * Correspondence should be adressed to: Hélène Elleaume
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Lawson HC, Sampath P, Bohan E, Park MC, Hussain N, Olivi A, Weingart J, Kleinberg L, Brem H. Interstitial chemotherapy for malignant gliomas: the Johns Hopkins experience. J Neurooncol 2006; 83:61-70. [PMID: 17171441 PMCID: PMC4086528 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-006-9303-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2006] [Accepted: 11/16/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Malignant gliomas are very difficult neoplasms for clinicians to treat. The reason for this is multifaceted. Many treatments that are effective for systemic cancer are unable to cross the blood-brain barrier and/or have unacceptable systemic toxicities. Consequently, in recent years an effort has been placed on trying to develop innovative local treatments that bypass the blood-brain barrier and allow for direct treatment in the central nervous system (CNS)-interstitial treatment. In this paper, we present our extensive experience in using interstitial chemotherapy as a strategy to treat malignant brain tumors at a single institution (The Johns Hopkins Hospital). We provide a comprehensive summary of our preclinical work on interstitial chemotherapy at the Hunterian Neurosurgery Laboratory, reviewing data on rat, rabbit, and monkey studies. Additionally, we present our clinical experience with randomized placebo-controlled studies for the treatment of malignant gliomas. We compare survival statistics for those patients who received placebo versus Gliadel as initial therapy (11.6 months vs. 13.9 months, respectively) and at the time of tumor recurrence (23 weeks vs. and 31 weeks, respectively). We also discuss the positive impact of local therapy in avoiding the toxicities associated with systemic treatments. Furthermore, we provide an overview of newer chemotherapeutic agents and other strategies used in interstitial treatment. Finally, we offer insight into some of the lessons we have learned from our unique perspective.
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- H. Christopher Lawson
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences Program in Neurosurgery, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
- Roger Williams Hospital, 825 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence 02908 RI, USA,
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences Program in Neurosurgery, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Larobina D, Mensitieri G, Kipper MJ, Narasimhan B. Mechanistic understanding of degradation in bioerodible polymers for drug delivery. AIChE J 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.690481221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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von Eckardstein KL, Reszka R, Kiwit JCW. Intracavitary chemotherapy (paclitaxel/carboplatin liquid crystalline cubic phases) for recurrent glioblastoma -- clinical observations. J Neurooncol 2005; 74:305-9. [PMID: 16132524 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-004-7559-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Human malignant brain tumors have a poor prognosis in spite of surgery and radiation therapy. Cubic phases consist of curved biocontinuous lipid bilayers, separating two congruent networks of water channels. Used as a host for cytotoxic drugs, the gel-like matrix can easily be applied to the walls of a surgical resection cavity. For human glioblastoma recurrences, the feasibility, safety, and short-term effects of a surgical intracavitary application of paclitaxel and carboplatin encapsulated by liquid crystalline cubic phases are examined in a pilot study. A total of 12 patients with a recurrence of a glioblastoma multiforme underwent re-resection and received an intracavitary application of paclitaxel and carboplatin cubic phases in different dosages. Six of the patients received more than 15 mg paclitaxel and suffered from moderate to severe brain edema, while the remaining patients received only a total of 15 mg paclitaxel. In the latter group, brain edema was markedly reduced and dealt medically. Intracavitary chemotherapy in recurrent glioblastoma using cubic phases is feasible and safe, yet the clinical benefit remains to be examined in a clinical phase II study.
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- Kajetan L von Eckardstein
- Department of Neurosurgery, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin, Klinikum Buch, Hobrechtsfelder Chaussee 96, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
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The therapy of brain tumors has been limited by a lack of effective methods of drug delivery to the brain. Systemic administration is often associated with toxic side effects and ultimately fails to achieve therapeutic concentrations within a tumor. An attractive strategy that has gained importance in brain tumor therapy has relied on local and controlled delivery of chemotherapeutic agents by biodegradable polymers. This technique allows direct exposure of tumor cells to a therapeutic agent for a prolonged period of time and has been shown to prolong the survival of patients with malignant brain tumors. The use of polymers for local drug delivery greatly expands the spectrum of drugs available for the treatment of malignant brain tumors. This review discusses the rationale for local drug delivery, describes the development of currently available polymer-based therapeutic agents, and highlights examples of promising non-polymer based drug delivery methods for use in the treatment of malignant brain tumors.
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- Maciej S Lesniak
- Division of Neurosurgery, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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Hsu W, Lesniak MS, Tyler B, Brem H. Local Delivery of Interleukin-2 and Adriamycin is Synergistic in the Treatment of Experimental Malignant Glioma. J Neurooncol 2005; 74:135-40. [PMID: 16193383 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-004-6597-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Local delivery of adriamycin (ADR) via biodegradable polymers has been shown to improve survival in rats challenged intracranially with 9L gliosarcoma. Likewise, local delivery of interleukin-2 (IL-2) has been shown to extend survival in experimental brain tumor models. In the current study, we hypothesized that local delivery of ADR and IL-2 might act synergistically against experimental intracranial glioma. METHODS Polyanhydride polymers (PCPP-SA) containing 5% ADR by weight were prepared using the mix-melt method. IL-2 polymer microspheres (IL-2 MS) were produced via the complex coacervation of gelatin and chondroitin sulfate in the presence of IL-2. Sixty male Fisher 344 rats received an intracranial challenge with a lethal dose of 9L gliosarcoma cells. In addition, a group of rats were injected with either IL-2 MS or empty microspheres. Five days later they received ADR or blank polymer. There were a total of four treatment groups: (1) empty microspheres, blank polymer; (2) empty microspheres, ADR polymer; (3) IL-2 MS, blank polymer; and (4) IL-2 MS, ADR polymer. RESULTS Compared to control animals treated with empty microspheres and blank polymer, animals receiving empty microspheres and ADR polymer (P < 0.0004), IL-2 MS and blank polymer (P < 0.0005), and IL-2 MS combined with ADR polymer (P < 0.0000002) all showed statistically significant improvement in survival. In addition, animals receiving the IL-2/ADR combination had significantly extended survival compared to either ADR or IL-2 alone (P < 0.000003 and P < 0.0004, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Both ADR and IL-2, when delivered locally, are effective monotherapeutic agents against experimental intracranial gliosarcoma. The combination ADR and IL-2 therapy is more effective than either agent alone.
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- Wesley Hsu
- Departments of Neurosurgery and Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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von Eckardstein KL, Patt S, Kratzel C, Kiwit JCW, Reszka R. Local chemotherapy of F98 rat glioblastoma with paclitaxel and carboplatin embedded in liquid crystalline cubic phases. J Neurooncol 2005; 72:209-15. [PMID: 15937642 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-004-3010-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Implanted drug carrier systems for retarded chemotherapy against gliomas are mainly based upon polymers containing nitrosoureas. The authors have developed an intracavitary carrier system of biodegradable liquid crystalline cubic phases encapsulating carboplatin and paclitaxel and studied it for release kinetics, antitumor activity, and survival prolongation. A total of 61 Fisher rats with F98 tumors were divided into six treatment groups at day 12 post-inoculation, receiving either no treatment, surgery with partial tumor resection, or partial resection with implantation of cubic phases containing either paclitaxel and carboplatin, paclitaxel alone, carboplatin alone, or no drug. Animals were killed for tumor size analysis at day 21 post-inoculation (n=28) or were included in survival studies (n=33). Additional 12 animals received a paclitaxel/carboplatin application and were killed at different time intervals (6 h, 24 h, 48 h, 5 d, 7 d, 10 d post-agent application) for in vivo diffusion studies. Animals from the paclitaxel/carboplatin group showed a significantly smaller tumor (mean 3.25 mm2+/-SD 1.79 mm2) than animals from the control group (15.30+/-5.86 mm2; P=0.0031), animals having received the empty matrix (11.62+/-6.66 mm2; P=0.0241), and animals after tumor resection without implantation (20.87+/-3.56 mm2; P<or=0.0001). There was no significant difference in survival. Carboplatin was found in brain tissue at 6 h, paclitaxel was found at up to 48 h after implantation at 3 mm distance. Biodegradable crystalline cubic phases embedding cytotoxic drugs as paclitaxel and carboplatin might play an important role in local glioblastoma treatment.
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- Kajetan L von Eckardstein
- Department of Neurosurgery, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin, Klinikum Buch, Berlin, Hobrechtsfelder Chaussee 96, 13125, Germany.
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Raza SM, Pradilla G, Legnani FG, Thai QA, Olivi A, Weingart JD, Brem H. Local delivery of antineoplastic agents by controlled-release polymers for the treatment of malignant brain tumours. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2005; 5:477-94. [PMID: 15934827 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.5.4.477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Recent advances in the treatment of malignant brain tumours have focused on the development of targeted local delivery of therapeutic agents, which combine various antineoplastic strategies that include cytotoxic, anti-angiogenic and immunomodulatory mechanisms, among others. The introduction of local delivery devices for sustained administration of antineoplastic agents represents a new opportunity to effectively treat these malignancies by facilitating the intracranial administration of safe and clinically efficacious doses for prolonged periods of time in a controlled fashion. This technology circumvents the need for high systemic doses with potentially harmful toxicities, bypasses the blood-brain barrier and can be tailored to deliver new agents with complex pharmacological properties. Based on local delivery strategies, new delivery systems, including convection-enhanced delivery and microchips, have been developed. As a result, recent advances in tumour biology have been adopted as potentially translatable treatments and are undergoing preclinical and clinical evaluation at present. These novel approaches could improve the prognosis of patients with these tumours.
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- Shaan M Raza
- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Jain JP, Modi S, Domb AJ, Kumar N. Role of polyanhydrides as localized drug carriers. J Control Release 2005; 103:541-63. [PMID: 15820403 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2004.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2004] [Accepted: 12/13/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Many drugs that are administered in an unmodified form by conventional systemic routes fail to reach target organs in an effective concentration, or are not effective over a length of time due to a facile metabolism. Various types of targeting delivery systems and devices have been tried over a long period of time to overcome these problems. Targeted delivery or localized drug delivery offers an advantage of reduced body burden and systemic toxicity of the drugs, especially useful for highly toxic drugs like anticancer agents. Local drug delivery via polymer is a simple approach and hypothesized to avoid the above stated problems. Polyanhydrides are a unique class of polymer for drug delivery because some of them demonstrate a near zero order drug release and relatively rapid biodegradation in vivo. Further, the release rate of polyanhydride fabricated device can be altered over a thousand fold by simple changes in the polymer backbone. Hence, these are one of the best-suited polymers for drug delivery, with biodegradability and biocompatibility. The review focuses on the advantages of polyanhydride carriers in localized drug delivery along with their degradability behavior, toxicological profile and role in various disease conditions.
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- Jay Prakash Jain
- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sec. 67, SAS Nagar (Mohalali) Punjab-160062, India
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Bozdağ S, Çapan Y, Vural I, Dalkara T, Dogan A, Guc D, Hincal A, DeLuca P. Formulation and in vitro bioactivity of mitoxantrone-loaded biodegradable microspheres on rat glioma (RG2) cells. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s1773-2247(05)50032-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Maciej S Lesniak
- Division of Neurosurgery, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 South Maryland Avenue-MC 3026, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Biston MC, Joubert A, Adam JF, Elleaume H, Bohic S, Charvet AM, Estève F, Foray N, Balosso J. Cure of Fisher Rats Bearing Radioresistant F98 Glioma Treated with cis-Platinum and Irradiated with Monochromatic Synchrotron X-Rays. Cancer Res 2004; 64:2317-23. [PMID: 15059878 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-3600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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High-grade gliomas are usually of poor prognosis, and conventional radiotherapy, even combined with chemotherapy, still fails to improve the survival of patients. Here, we propose an innovative therapeutic approach combining synchrotron radiation with cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II) (CDDP). As suggested previously, monochromatic synchrotron irradiation of CDDP at 78.8 keV, just above the 78.4 keV platinum absorption K-edge, leads to an enhanced photoelectric effect and an increased local toxicity. To select a particular radiation energy that could provide supra-additive effect, we used pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to assess yields of DNA double-strand breaks induced in rat F98 glioma cells after CDDP treatment combined with synchrotron X-rays. Thereafter, intracerebral CDDP injection combined with synchrotron X-rays was applied to Fisher rats bearing F98 glioma. CDDP concentrations were mapped by synchrotron X-ray microfluorescence. An extra number of more slowly repaired double strand breaks were observed when irradiating CDDP-treated F98 cells at 78.8 keV. In vivo treatments were then performed with different radiation doses and CDDP concentrations. All cell inoculations in rat brain resulted in tumor development, and tumor presence was controlled by computed tomography. Among all of the conditions tested, the combination of 3 micro g of CDDP with 15 Gy resulted in the largest median survival time (206 days). After 1 year, about 34% of treated rats were still alive. This preclinical finding, validated by molecular analysis, represents the most protracted survival reported with this radioresistant glioma model and demonstrates the interest in powerful monochromatic X-ray sources as new tools for cancer treatments.
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- Marie-Claude Biston
- U647 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Rayonnement Synchrotron et Recherche Médicale, ID17 Medical Beamline and ID22 Beamline, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
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Dunn IF, Black PM. The neurosurgeon as local oncologist: cellular and molecular neurosurgery in malignant glioma therapy. Neurosurgery 2003; 52:1411-22; discussion 1422-4. [PMID: 12762886 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000064808.27512.cf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2002] [Accepted: 02/12/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Malignant gliomas are among the most challenging of all cancers to treat successfully, being characterized not only by aggressive proliferation and expansion but also by inexorable tumor invasion into distant brain tissue. Although considerable progress has been made in the treatment of these tumors with combinations of surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, these efforts have not been curative. Neurosurgeons as oncologists have increasingly turned their attention to therapies on a molecular scale. Of particular interest to neurosurgeons is the ability to deliver therapy locally to the tumor site or to take advantage of existing immunological mediators, enhancing drug concentrations or therapeutic cell numbers while bypassing the blood-brain barrier to maximize efficacy and minimize systemic toxicity. Exciting local-therapy approaches have been proposed for these devastating tumors. In this review, we discuss the potential applications of bioreactors, neural stem cells, immunotherapies, biodegradable polymers, and convection-enhanced drug delivery in the treatment of malignant gliomas. These approaches are at different stages of readiness for application in clinical neurosurgery, and their eventual effects on the morbidity and mortality rates of gliomas among human patients are difficult to ascertain from successes in animal models. Nevertheless, we are entering an exciting era of "nanoneurosurgery," in which molecular therapies such as those discussed here may routinely complement existing surgical, radiological, and chemotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of neuro-oncological disease. The potential to deploy any of a number of eloquently devised molecular therapies may provide renewed hope for neurosurgeons treating malignant gliomas.
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- Ian F Dunn
- Brain Tumor Laboratories and Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Fournier E, Passirani C, Montero-Menei C, Colin N, Breton P, Sagodira S, Menei P, Benoit JP. Therapeutic effectiveness of novel 5-fluorouracil-loaded poly(methylidene malonate 2.1.2)-based microspheres on F98 glioma-bearing rats. Cancer 2003; 97:2822-9. [PMID: 12767096 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Drug delivery to the central nervous system (CNS) remains a real challenge for neurosurgeons and neurologists, because many molecules cannot cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In recent years, solid polymeric materials have been implanted into animal and human brains either by surgery or using stereotactic methods to assure the controlled release of a drug over a determined period, thus circumventing the difficulties posed by the BBB. Poly(methylidene malonate 2.1.2) (PMM 2.1.2) is a new polymer that was described a few years ago and that allows the fabrication of novel, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-loaded PMM 2.1.2 microspheres. The objective of the current study was to assess the therapeutic effectiveness of those particles in a rat brain tumor model, the F98 glioma. METHODS Forty-three rats were used in this study. First, a histologic evaluation of the F98 tumor model was performed on Fischer female rats. Thereafter, different groups of rats were injected and were treated with 5-FU microspheres in 2 different suspension media: carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) aqueous solution with or without 5-FU. RESULTS The tumor was confirmed as extremely aggressive and invasive, even in early development. The 5-FU-loaded microspheres improved rat median survival significantly compared with untreated animals, CMC-treated animals, and 5-FU solution-treated animals when injected in CMC without 5-FU, demonstrating the interest of a sustained release and the efficacy of intratumoral chemotherapy against an established tumor. CONCLUSIONS PMM 2.1.2 microspheres appeared to be a promising system, because their degradation rate in vivo was longer compared with many polymers, and they may be capable of long-term delivery.
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Storm PB, Clatterbuck RE, Liu YJ, Johnson RM, Gillis EM, Guarnieri M, Carson BS. A Surgical Technique for Safely Placing a Drug Delivery Catheter into the Pons of Primates: Preliminary Results of Carboplatin Infusion. Neurosurgery 2003. [DOI: 10.1093/neurosurgery/52.5.1169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE
We sought to develop a neurosurgical procedure to access the pons with a drug delivery device for chronic therapy and collect preliminary data on the toxicity of direct infusions of carboplatin in primates.
METHODS
We made midline incisions on five cynomolgus monkeys, identified the inion, made a burr hole 2.5 cm below the inion, and inserted a catheter through the cerebellum into the roof of the pons. Pumps that infused saline for 90 days or carboplatin solutions for 30 to 35 days at 10 μl/d were placed subcutaneously in the low cervical/high thoracic region. Monkeys were assessed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, laboratory studies, daily neurological observation, postmortem examinations, and histopathology.
RESULTS
Monkeys infused with saline and 82 μg of carboplatin remained neurologically intact throughout the infusion periods. Serial imaging showed that the catheter tip was in the pons and revealed no evidence of hemorrhage, edema, or migration. Two monkeys infused with up to 850 μg of carboplatin showed hyperintense magnetic resonance imaging signals at Days 15 and 18 and neurological deficits at approximately Week 3. Platinum levels greater than 10 ng/mg tissue were detected over a distance of 1 cm in tissue slices. Histopathology demonstrated significant tissue necrosis around the tip of the catheter.
CONCLUSION
The pons of monkeys is safely accessed with a catheter for drug delivery by using a posterior midline approach. Clinical observations, radiographic imaging, and laboratory tests of animals infused with saline for 3 months or 0.26 mg/ml of carboplatin for 1 month were unremarkable. Neurotoxicity was seen with dose levels of 2.6 mg/ml of drug for 1 month. This procedure offers opportunities for examining the toxicity of brainstem antitumor therapy in primates.
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- Phillip B. Storm
- Hunterian Brain Tumor Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Hunterian Brain Tumor Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Hunterian Brain Tumor Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Hunterian Brain Tumor Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Hunterian Brain Tumor Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Storm PB, Clatterbuck RE, Liu YJ, Johnson RM, Gillis EM, Guarnieri M, Carson BS. A Surgical Technique for Safely Placing a Drug Delivery Catheter into the Pons of Primates: Preliminary Results of Carboplatin Infusion. Neurosurgery 2003. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000057835.70364.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Carson BS, Wu Q, Tyler B, Sukay L, Raychaudhuri R, DiMeco F, Clatterbuck RE, Olivi A, Guarnieri M. New approach to tumor therapy for inoperable areas of the brain: chronic intraparenchymal drug delivery. J Neurooncol 2002; 60:151-8. [PMID: 12635662 DOI: 10.1023/a:1020626419269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Because the brainstem has little functional redundancy, diffuse lesions have been regarded as inoperable. To determine whether local drug therapy can prolong survival in a rodent model of a tumor in such eloquent tissue, lethal doses of F98 and 9L tumor cells were injected into the brainstems of Fischer 344 rats. Five days after inoculations, 0.5 mg/ml solutions of carboplatin were infused at 1 microl/h for 7 days. Compared to control groups that survived 13-17 days with F98 tumors and 22-23 days with 9L tumors, animals locally infused with 0.1 mg of carboplatin survived 27-30 days (Prob > Chi Sq = 0.0003), and 32 days (Prob > Chi Sq = 0.01), respectively. Measurements of tissue platinum levels at autopsy suggested that infusions distributed pharmacologically relevant levels of carboplatin through a volume of tissue at least 0.5 cm in diameter. The results suggest that chronic low-flow infusions provide a promising approach to therapy for CNS lesions in tissues considered to be inoperable.
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- Benjamin S Carson
- Johns Hopkins Neurological Surgery and Hunterian Brain Tumor Laboratories, Baltimore, MD 21287-8811, USA
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Polyanhydrides have been considered to be useful biomaterials as carriers of drugs to various organs of the human body such as brain, bone, blood vessels, and eyes. They can be prepared easily from available, low cost resources and can be manipulated to meet desirable characteristics. Polyanhydrides are biocompatible and degrade in vivo into non-toxic diacid counterparts that are eliminated from the body as metabolites. Owing to their usefulness, this review focuses on the development, synthesis methods, structures and characterization of polyanhydrides, which will provide an overview for the researchers in the field. Their in vitro and in vivo degradability, toxicity, biocompatibility and applications are discussed in the subsequent chapters of this special issue on polyanhydrides and poly(ortho esters).
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- Neeraj Kumar
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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The controlled local delivery of antineoplastic agents by biodegradable polymers is a technique that allows for exposure of tumor cells to therapeutic doses of an active agent for prolonged periods of time while avoiding high systemic doses associated with debilitating toxicities. The use of polymers for chemotherapy delivery expands the spectrum of available treatment of neoplasms in the central nervous system, and facilitates new approaches for the treatment of malignant gliomas. In this article, we discuss the rationale and history of the development and use of these polymers, and review the various agents that have used this technology to treat malignant brain tumors.
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- Paul P Wang
- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hunterian 817, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Shen E, Kipper MJ, Dziadul B, Lim MK, Narasimhan B. Mechanistic relationships between polymer microstructure and drug release kinetics in bioerodible polyanhydrides. J Control Release 2002; 82:115-25. [PMID: 12106982 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-3659(02)00125-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This work investigates the relationship between polymer microstructure and drug release kinetics in the bioerodible polyanhydride system, poly[(1,6-bis-p-carboxyphenoxy hexane)-co-(sebacic anhydride)] (CPH-SA). Model drugs, p-nitroaniline (PNA) and disperse yellow 3 (DY), were selected based on compatibility with CPH and SA, respectively. The polymer microstructure and compatibility of the drug with the constituent monomers were determined to have significant influence over the release kinetics of the drugs studied. Polymer systems with homogeneous microstructure, poly(SA) and 50:50 CPH-SA, showed simultaneous polymer degradation and drug release, although the solubility of the drug in the polymer influenced the shape of the release profiles. For the heterogeneous copolymers, 20:80 and 80:20 CPH-SA, individual monomer release kinetics demonstrated the effects of drug partitioning within a phase-separated microstructure. The PNA molecules partition preferentially into the CPH microdomains in the 20:80 CPH-SA copolymer while the DY molecules partition preferentially into the SA microdomains in the 80:20 CPH-SA copolymer. These studies suggest that the drug release mechanism is driven by polymer microstructure, compatibility of the drug with the constituent polymer phases, and solubility of the drug within the polymer. A thorough understanding of drug-polymer interactions as well as the polymer microstructure will pave the way for more accurate predictions of drug release from bioerodible polyanhydrides.
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- Elizabeth Shen
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8058, USA
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Storm PB, Moriarity JL, Tyler B, Burger PC, Brem H, Weingart J. Polymer delivery of camptothecin against 9L gliosarcoma: release, distribution, and efficacy. J Neurooncol 2002; 56:209-17. [PMID: 12061726 DOI: 10.1023/a:1015003232713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Camptothecin is a potent antineoplastic agent that has shown efficacy against multiple tumor lines in vitro; unfortunately, systemic toxicity has limited its in vivo efficacy. This is the first study to investigate the release, biodistribution, and efficacy of camptothecin from a biodegradable polyanhydride polymer. Tritiated camptothecin was incorporated into biodegradable polymers that were implanted intracranially in 16 male Fischer 344 rats and the animals were followed up to 21 days post-implant. A concentration of 11-45 microg of camptothecin-sodium/mg brain tissue was within a 3 mm radius of the polymer disc, with levels of 0.1 microg at the outermost margin of the rat brain, 7 mm from the site of implantation. These tissue concentrations are within the therapeutic ranges for human and rat glioma lines tested against camptothecin-sodium in vitro. The in vivo efficacy of camptothecin-sodium was evaluated with male Fischer 344 rats implanted intracranially with 9L gliosarcoma and compared with the efficacy of 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU). The animals were divided into four groups. Group 1 (control) had a median survival of 17 days. Group 2 (3.8% BCNU polymer) had a median survival of 23 days (P = 0.006). Group 3 (20% camptothecin polymer) had a median survival of 25 days (P = 0.023). Group 4 (50% camptothecin polymer) had a median survival of 69 days (P < 0.001). Drug loadings of 20% and 50% camptothecin released intact camptothecin for up to 1000 h in vitro. We conclude that the biodegradable polymer p(CPP: SA) releases camptothecin-sodium, produces tumoricidal tissue levels, results in little or no systemic toxicity, and prolongs survival in a rat glioma model.
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- Phillip B Storm
- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Pharmaceutical Polymeric Controlled Drug Delivery Systems. FILLED ELASTOMERS DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS 2002. [DOI: 10.1007/3-540-45362-8_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Synowitz M, Ahmann P, Matyash M, Kuhn SA, Hofmann B, Zimmer C, Kirchhoff F, Kiwit JC, Kettenmann H. GABA(A)-receptor expression in glioma cells is triggered by contact with neuronal cells. Eur J Neurosci 2001; 14:1294-302. [PMID: 11703458 DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816x.2001.01764.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The expression of functional GABA(A)-receptors in glioma cells correlates with low malignancy of tumours and cell lines from glioma lack these receptors. Here we show that contact with neurons induces the expression of functional GABA(A)-receptors. C6 and F98 glioma cell lines were labelled by recombinant expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein injected into rat brain and studied in acute slices after two to three weeks of tumour growth. The cells responded to GABA or the specific agonist, muscimol with a current typical for GABA(A)-receptors, as studied with the patch-clamp technique. To get insight into the mechanism of GABA(A) receptor induction, the C6 or F98 cells were co-cultured with neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia. Glioma cells expressed functional GABA(A) receptors within 24 h only in cultures where physical contact to neurons occurred. Activation of GABA(A)-receptors in the co-cultures attenuated glioma cell metabolism while blockade of the receptors increased metabolism. We conclude that with this form of interaction, neurons can influence tumour behaviour in the brain.
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MESH Headings
- Action Potentials/physiology
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Brain/metabolism
- Brain/pathology
- Brain/physiopathology
- Brain Neoplasms/metabolism
- Brain Neoplasms/pathology
- Brain Neoplasms/physiopathology
- Brain Tissue Transplantation
- Cell Communication/drug effects
- Cell Communication/physiology
- Energy Metabolism/drug effects
- Energy Metabolism/physiology
- GABA Agonists/pharmacology
- GABA Antagonists/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/physiology
- Glioma/metabolism
- Glioma/pathology
- Glioma/physiopathology
- Graft Survival/drug effects
- Graft Survival/physiology
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Indicators and Reagents/metabolism
- Luminescent Proteins/metabolism
- Male
- Neuroglia/metabolism
- Neurons/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, GABA-A/drug effects
- Receptors, GABA-A/metabolism
- Receptors, Glutamate/metabolism
- Transfection
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/transplantation
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- M Synowitz
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Cellular Neuroscience, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, D-13092 Berlin, Germany
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Shen E, Pizsczek R, Dziadul B, Narasimhan B. Microphase separation in bioerodible copolymers for drug delivery. Biomaterials 2001; 22:201-10. [PMID: 11197495 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(00)00175-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This research examines the microstructure of bioerodible polyanhydrides with an eye towards precise design of drug delivery devices. Our main hypothesis is that the bioerodible copolymer poly(1,6-bis-p-carboxyphenoxyhexane-co-sebacic anhydride) (CPH : SA) undergoes micro-phase separation at certain copolymer compositions due to differences in relative hydrophobicity of the co-monomers, resulting in thermodynamic partitioning of drugs incorporated into these copolymers. We investigate the thermal properties, degree of crystallinity, and surface microstructure of several compositions of CPH : SA using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). We observe that the degree of crystallinity decreases, while the crystal lamellar thickness increases with CPH content. Phase-imaging using AFM indicates the presence of micro-domains in 20 : 80 and 80 : 20 CPH : SA, while poly(SA) and 50 : 50 CPH : SA show no micro-phase separation. Finally, drug-polymer interactions are studied by loading the polymers with different amounts of brilliant blue (hydrophilic) and p-nitroaniline (hydrophobic). DSC and WAXD analysis shows that loading hydrophobic drugs into relatively hydrophobic polymers (poly(SA)) lowers melting point that becomes more pronounced with increased drug loading.
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- E Shen
- Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscatawaay 08854-8058, USA
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