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Prajapat VM, Mahajan S, Paul PG, Aalhate M, Mehandole A, Madan J, Dua K, Chellappan DK, Singh SK, Singh PK. Nanomedicine: A pragmatic approach for tackling melanoma skin cancer. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2023.104394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Yan Y, Liu XY, Lu A, Wang XY, Jiang LX, Wang JC. Non-viral vectors for RNA delivery. J Control Release 2022; 342:241-279. [PMID: 35016918 PMCID: PMC8743282 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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RNA-based therapy is a promising and potential strategy for disease treatment by introducing exogenous nucleic acids such as messenger RNA (mRNA), small interfering RNA (siRNA), microRNA (miRNA) or antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) to modulate gene expression in specific cells. It is exciting that mRNA encoding the spike protein of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) delivered by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) exhibits the efficient protection of lungs infection against the virus. In this review, we introduce the biological barriers to RNA delivery in vivo and discuss recent advances in non-viral delivery systems, such as lipid-based nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc)-siRNA conjugate, and biomimetic nanovectors, which can protect RNAs against degradation by ribonucleases, accumulate in specific tissue, facilitate cell internalization, and allow for the controlled release of the encapsulated therapeutics.
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- Yi Yan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China..
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Chung K, Ullah I, Kim N, Lim J, Shin J, Lee SC, Jeon S, Kim SH, Kumar P, Lee SK. Intranasal delivery of cancer-targeting doxorubicin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles arrests glioblastoma growth. J Drug Target 2020; 28:617-626. [PMID: 31852284 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2019.1706095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive form of brain tumour and treatment is very challenging. Despite the recent advances in drug delivery systems, various approaches that allow sufficient deposition of anti-cancer drugs within the brain remain unsuccessful due to limited drug delivery throughout the brain. In this study, we utilised an intranasal (IN) approach to allow delivery of anti-cancer drug, encapsulated in PLGA nanoparticles (NPs). PLGA NPs were modified with the RGD ligand to enable Avβ3 expressing tumour-specific delivery. IN delivery of RGD-conjugated-doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded-PLGA-nanoparticles (RGD-DOX-NP) showed cancer-specific delivery of NP and inhibition of brain tumour growth compared to the free-DOX or non-modified DOX-NP in the C6-implanted GBM model. Further, IN treatment with RGD-DOX-NP induces apoptosis in the tumour region without affecting normal brain cells. Our study provides therapeutic evidence to treat GBM using a non-invasive IN approach, which may further be translated to other brain-associated diseases.
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- Kunho Chung
- Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.,Samsung Bioepis, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.,Celltrion, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.,Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutics, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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Zhou Y, Han S, Liang Z, Zhao M, Liu G, Wu J. Progress in arginine-based gene delivery systems. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:5564-5577. [DOI: 10.1039/d0tb00498g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Arginine based gene delivery systems with enhanced membrane penetration and lower cytotoxicity greatly enrich the gene vectors library and outline a new development direction of gene delivery.
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- Yang Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument of Guangdong Province
- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument of Guangdong Province
- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument of Guangdong Province
- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Shenzhen Lansi Institute of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
- Shenzhen
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument of Guangdong Province
- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument of Guangdong Province
- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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Leichner C, Jelkmann M, Bernkop-Schnürch A. Thiolated polymers: Bioinspired polymers utilizing one of the most important bridging structures in nature. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2019; 151-152:191-221. [PMID: 31028759 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2019.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Thiolated polymers designated "thiomers" are obtained by covalent attachment of thiol functionalities on the polymeric backbone of polymers. In 1998 these polymers were first described as mucoadhesive and in situ gelling compounds forming disulfide bonds with cysteine-rich substructures of mucus glycoproteins and crosslinking through inter- and intrachain disulfide bond formation. In the following, it was shown that thiomers are able to form disulfides with keratins and membrane-associated proteins exhibiting also cysteine-rich substructures. Furthermore, permeation enhancing, enzyme inhibiting and efflux pump inhibiting properties were demonstrated. Because of these capabilities thiomers are promising tools for drug delivery guaranteeing a strongly prolonged residence time as well as sustained release on mucosal membranes. Apart from that, thiomers are used as drugs per se. In particular, for treatment of dry eye syndrome various thiolated polymers are in development and a first product has already reached the market. Within this review an overview about the thiomer-technology and its potential for different applications is provided discussing especially the outcome of studies in non-rodent animal models and that of numerous clinical trials. Moreover, an overview on product developments is given.
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Li H, Yang X, Gao F, Qian C, Li C, Oupicky D, Sun M. Bioreduction-ruptured nanogel for switch on/off release of Bcl2 siRNA in breast tumor therapy. J Control Release 2018; 292:78-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhou Z, Zhang Q, Zhang M, Li H, Chen G, Qian C, Oupicky D, Sun M. ATP-activated decrosslinking and charge-reversal vectors for siRNA delivery and cancer therapy. Am J Cancer Res 2018; 8:4604-4619. [PMID: 30279726 PMCID: PMC6160761 DOI: 10.7150/thno.26889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Stimuli-responsive polycations have been developed for improved nucleic acid transfection and enhanced therapeutic efficacy. The most reported mechanisms for controlled release of siRNA are based on polyelectrolyte exchange reactions in the cytoplasm and the degradation of polycations initiated by specific triggers. However, the degradation strategy has not always been sufficient due to unsatisfactory kinetics and binding of cationic fragments to siRNA, which limits the gene silencing effect. In this study, a new strategy that combines degradation and charge reversal is proposed. Methods: We prepared a polycation (CrossPPA) by crosslinking of phenylboronic acid (PBA)-grafted 1.8k PEI with alginate. It was compared with 25k PEI, 1.8k PEI and 1.8k PEI-PBA on siRNA encapsulation, ATP-responsive behavior and mechanism, cytotoxicity, cell uptake, siRNA transfection, in vivo biodistribution and in vivo anti-tumor efficacy. The in vitro and in vivo experiments were performed on 4T1 murine breast cancer cells and 4T1 tumor model separately. Results: The crosslinking strategy obviously improve the siRNA loading ability of 1.8k PEI. We validated that intracellular levels of ATP could trigger CrossPPA disassembly and charge reversal, which resulted in efficient and rapid siRNA release due to electrostatic repulsion. Besides, CrossPPA/siRNA showed strong cell uptake in 4T1 cells compared with 1.8k PEI/siRNA. Notably, the cytotoxicity of CrossPPA was pretty low, which was owing to its biodegradability. Furthermore, the crosslinked polyplexes significantly enhanced siRNA transfection and improved tumor accumulation. The high gene silencing ability of CrossPPA polyplex led to strong anti-tumor efficacy when using Bcl2-targeted siRNA. Conclusion: These results indicated that the ATP-triggered disassembly and charge reversal strategy provided a new way for developing stimuli-responsive siRNA carriers and showed potential for nucleic acid delivery in the treatment of cancer.
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Wang X, Sun Q, Cui C, Li J, Wang Y. Anti-HER2 functionalized graphene oxide as survivin-siRNA delivery carrier inhibits breast carcinoma growth in vitro and in vivo. Drug Des Devel Ther 2018; 12:2841-2855. [PMID: 30233146 PMCID: PMC6135080 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s169430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The success of gene therapy is mostly dependent on the development of gene carrier. Graphene oxide (GO) possesses excellent aqueous solubility and biocompatibility, which is important for its biochemical and medical applications. Our previous work proved that GO can deliver siRNA into cells efficiently and downregulate the expression of desired protein. METHODS In this study, a novel delivery carrier, GO-R8/anti-HER2 (GRH), was developed by conjugating octaarginine (R8) and anti-HER2 antibody with GO as a tumor active-targeting vector for survivin-siRNA delivery. RESULTS GRH/survivin-siRNA formed nanoglobes of 195±10 nm in diameter. Real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that survivin messenger RNA expression showed a 42.4%±2.69% knockdown. The expression of survivin protein was downregulated to 50.86%±2.94% in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In MTT tests, GRH exhibited no testable cytotoxicity. In vivo, GRH/survivin-siRNA showed gene silencing and inhibition of tumor growth. CONCLUSION The in vitro and in vivo results consistently demonstrated that GRH/survivin-siRNA has potential to be an efficient gene silencing carrier for siRNA delivery in cancer therapy.
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- Xiaoli Wang
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
- Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
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Liu Y, Song Z, Zheng N, Nagasaka K, Yin L, Cheng J. Systemic siRNA delivery to tumors by cell-penetrating α-helical polypeptide-based metastable nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:15339-15349. [PMID: 30070662 PMCID: PMC6734929 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03976c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Systemic, non-viral siRNA delivery for cancer treatment is mainly achieved via condensation by cationic materials (e.g., lipids and cationic polymers), which nevertheless, suffers from poor serum stability, non-specific tissue interaction, and unsatisfactory membrane activity against efficient in vivo gene knockdown. Here, we report the design of a metastable, cancer-targeting siRNA delivery system based on two functional polymers, PVBLG-8, a cationic, helical cell-penetrating polypeptide, and poly(l-glutamic acid) (PLG), an anionic random-coiled polypeptide. PVBLG-8 with rigid, linear structure showed weak siRNA condensation capability, and PLG with flexible chains was incorporated as a stabilizer which provided sufficient molecular entanglement with PVBLG-8 to encapsulate the siRNA within the polymeric network. The obtained PVBLG-8/siRNA/PLG nanoparticles (PSP NPs) with positive charges were sequentially coated with additional amount of PLG, which reversed the surface charge from positive to negative to yield the metastable PVBLG-8/siRNA/PLG@PLG (PSPP) NPs. The PSPP NPs featured desired serum stability during circulation to enhance tumor accumulation via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. Upon acidification in the tumor extracellular microenvironment and intracellular endosomes, the partial protonation of PLG on PSPP NPs surface would lead to dissociation of PLG coating from NPs, exposure of the highly membrane-active PVBLG-8, and surface charge reversal from negative to positive, which subsequently promoted tumor penetration, selective cancer cell internalization, and efficient endolysosomal escape. When siRNA against epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was encapsulated, the PSPP NPs showed excellent tumor penetration capability, tumor cell uptake level, EGFR silencing efficiency, and tumor growth inhibition efficacy in U-87 MG glioblastoma tumor spheroids in vitro and in xenograft tumor-bearing mice in vivo, outperforming the PSP NPs and several commercial reagents such as Lipofectamine 2000 and poly(l-lysine) (PLL). This study therefore demonstrates a facile and unique design approach of metastable and charge reversal NPs, which overcomes multiple biological barriers against systemic siRNA delivery toward anti-cancer treatment.
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- Yang Liu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- Corresponding author: (J.C.); (L.Y.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
- Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Micro and Nanotechnology Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- Corresponding author: (J.C.); (L.Y.)
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Sun H, Zhang Y, Zhong Z. Reduction-sensitive polymeric nanomedicines: An emerging multifunctional platform for targeted cancer therapy. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2018; 132:16-32. [PMID: 29775625 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
The development of smart delivery systems that are robust in circulation and quickly release drugs following selective internalization into target cancer cells is a key to precision cancer therapy. Interestingly, reduction-sensitive polymeric nanomedicines showing high plasma stability and triggered cytoplasmic drug release behavior have recently emerged as one of the most exciting platforms for targeted delivery of various anticancer drugs including small chemical drugs, proteins, and nucleic acids. In vivo studies in varying tumor models reveal that these reduction-sensitive multifunctional nanomedicines outperform the currently used clinical formulations and reduction-insensitive counterparts, bringing about not only significantly enhanced tumor selectivity, accumulation and inhibition efficacy but also markedly reduced systemic toxicity and improved therapeutic index. In this review, we will highlight the cutting-edge advancement with a focus on in vivo performances as well as future perspectives on reduction-sensitive polymeric nanomedicines for targeted cancer therapy.
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- Huanli Sun
- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China.
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Wang J, Zaidi SSA, Hasnain A, Guo J, Ren X, Xia S, Zhang W, Feng Y. Multitargeting Peptide-Functionalized Star-Shaped Copolymers with Comblike Structure and a POSS-Core To Effectively Transfect Endothelial Cells. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2018; 4:2155-2168. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Jun Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Splenic Medicine, Affiliated Hospital, Logistics University of People’s Armed Police Force, 220 Chenglin Road, Tianjin 300162, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Logistics University of Chinese People’s Armed Police Force, 220 Chenglin Road, Tianjin 300162, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Yaguan Road 135, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300350, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Liu Q, Das M, Liu Y, Huang L. Targeted drug delivery to melanoma. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2018; 127:208-221. [PMID: 28939379 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2017.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Melanoma derived from melanocytes is the most aggressive genre of skin cancer. Although the considerable advancement in the study of human cancer biology and drug discovery, most advanced melanoma patients are inevitably unable to be cured. With the emergence of nanotechnology, the use of nano-carriers is widely expected to alter the landscape of melanoma treatment. In this review, we will discuss melanoma biology, current treatment options, mechanisms behind drug resistance, and nano-based solutions for effective anti-cancer therapy, followed by challenges and perspectives in both pre-clinical and clinical settings.
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- Qi Liu
- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; UNC & NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; UNC & NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Zhou Z, Li H, Wang K, Guo Q, Li C, Jiang H, Hu Y, Oupicky D, Sun M. Bioreducible Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid/Calcium Phosphate Hybrid Nanoparticles for Specific Delivery of siRNA in Melanoma Tumor Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:14576-14589. [PMID: 28393529 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b15347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study introduces a novel cross-linking strategy capable of successfully stabilizing CaP nanoparticles and stimuli-responsive small interfering RNA (siRNA) release. We synthesized a polysaccharide derivative thiolated hyaluronic acid (HA-SH), which was slightly modified but multifunctional and developed a smart redox-responsive delivery system. siRNA was efficaciously condensed by calcium phosphate (CaP) via electrostatic interaction to form a positively charged inner "core". Disulfide cross-linked HA (HA-ss-HA) was formed and played a role as an anionic outer "shell" to stabilize the CaP core. We demonstrated that the nanoparticles were stable both in the storage milieu and systemic circulation, thus overcoming the most serious disadvantage of CaP nanoparticles for gene delivery. Meanwhile, this smart system could selectively release siRNA into the cytosol by both a GSH-triggered disassembly and successful endosomal escape. Therefore, the hybrid delivery system achieved an 80% gene-silencing efficiency in vitro for both luciferase and Bcl2. Silencing of Bcl2 resulted in dramatic apoptosis of B16F10 cells. Besides, equipped with the tumor-targeting component HA, the nanoparticles significantly suppressed the growth of B16F10 xenograft tumor in mice. The anionic HA-ss-HA-equipped nanoparticles showed no apparent toxicity in vitro or in vivo, as well as showed a high transfection efficiency. Taken together, this redox-responsive, tumor-targeting smart anionic nanoparticle holds great promise for exploitation in functionalized siRNA delivery and tumor therapy.
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- Zhanwei Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009, China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009, China
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Li P, Zhou J, Huang P, Zhang C, Wang W, Li C, Kong D. Self-assembled PEG- b-PDPA- b-PGEM copolymer nanoparticles as protein antigen delivery vehicles to dendritic cells: preparation, characterization and cellular uptake. Regen Biomater 2017; 4:11-20. [PMID: 28149525 PMCID: PMC5274708 DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbw044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2016] [Revised: 10/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Antigen uptake by dendritic cells (DCs) is a key step for initiating antigen-specific T cell immunity. In the present study, novel synthetic polymeric nanoparticles were prepared as antigen delivery vehicles to improve the antigen uptake by DCs. Well-defined cationic and acid-responsive copolymers, monomethoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(2-(diisopropyl amino) ethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(2-(guanidyl) ethyl methacrylate) (mPEG-b-PDPA-b-PGEM, PEDG) were synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of 2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate) and N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino ethyl methacrylate monomers, followed by deprotection of tert-butyl protective groups and guanidinylation of obtained primary amines. 1H NMR, 13C NMR and GPC results indicated the successful synthesis of well-defined PEDG copolymers. PEDG copolymers could self-assemble into nanoparticles in aqueous solution, which were of cationic surface charges and showed acid-triggered disassembly contributed by PGEM and PDPA moieties, respectively. Significantly, PEDG nanoparticles could effectively condense with negatively charged model antigen ovalbumin (OVA) to form OVA/PEDG nanoparticle formulations with no influence on its secondary and tertiary structures demonstrating by far-UV circular dichroism and UV-vis spectra. In vitro antigen cellular uptake by bone marrow DCs (BMDCs) indicated using PEDG nanoparticles as antigen delivery vehicles could significantly improve the antigen uptake efficiency of OVA compared with free OVA or the commercialized Alum adjuvant. Moreover, as the surface cationic charges of OVA/PEDG nanoparticle formulations reduced, the uptake efficiency decreased correspondingly. Collectively, our work suggests that guanidinylated, cationic and acid-responsive PEDG nanoparticles represent a new kind of promising antigen delivery vehicle to DCs and hold great potential to serve as immunoadjuvants in the development of vaccines.
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- Pan Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomaterial Research, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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Bi Y, Zhang Y, Cui C, Ren L, Jiang X. Gene-silencing effects of anti-survivin siRNA delivered by RGDV-functionalized nanodiamond carrier in the breast carcinoma cell line MCF-7. Int J Nanomedicine 2016; 11:5771-5787. [PMID: 27853365 PMCID: PMC5104303 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s117611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Nanodiamond (ND) is a renowned material in nonviral small interfering RNA (siRNA) carrier field due to its unique physical, chemical, and biological properties. In our previous work, it was proven that ND could deliver siRNA into cells efficiently and downregulate the expression of desired protein. However, synthesizing a high-efficient tumor-targeting carrier using ND is still a challenge. In this study, a novel carrier, NDCONH(CH2)2NH-VDGR, was synthesized for siRNA delivery, and its properties were characterized with methods including Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, gel retardation assay, differential scanning calorimetry, confocal microscopy, releasing test, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), flow cytometry, cytotoxicity assay, and gene-silencing efficacy assay in vitro and in vivo. The mechanism of NDCONH(CH2)2NH-VDGR/survivin-siRNA-induced tumor apoptosis was evaluated via flow cytometer assay using Annexin V–fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide staining method. The NDCONH(CH2)2NH-VDGR/survivin-siRNA nanoparticle with 60–110 nm diameter and 35.65±3.90 mV zeta potential was prepared. For real-time PCR assay, the results showed that the expression of survivin mRNA was reduced to 46.77%±6.3%. The expression of survivin protein was downregulated to 48.49%±2.25%, as evaluated by ELISA assay. MTT assay showed that NDCONH(CH2)2NH-VDGR/survivin-siRNA had an inhibitory effect on MCF-7 cell proliferation. According to these results, the survivin-siRNA could be delivered, transported, and released stably, which benefits in increasing the gene-silencing effect. Therefore, as an siRNA carrier, NDCONH(CH2)2NH-VDGR was suggested to be used in siRNA delivery system and in cancer treatments.
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- Yanzhao Bi
- School of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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RNA interference mediated gene silencing has tremendous applicability in fields ranging from basic biological research to clinical therapy. However, delivery of siRNA across the cell membrane into the cytoplasm, where the RNA silencing machinery is located, is a significant hurdle in most primary cells. Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), peptides that possess an intrinsic ability to translocate across cell membranes, have been explored as a means to achieve cellular delivery of siRNA. Approaches using CPPs by themselves or through incorporation into other siRNA delivery platforms have been investigated with the intent of improving cytoplasmic delivery. Here, we review the utilization of CPPs for siRNA delivery with a focus on strategies developed to enhance cellular uptake, endosomal escape and cytoplasmic localization of CPP/siRNA complexes.
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The role of disulfide-bridge on the activities of H-shape gemini-like cationic lipid based siRNA delivery. J Control Release 2016; 235:99-111. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Novel targets for paclitaxel nano formulations: Hopes and hypes in triple negative breast cancer. Pharmacol Res 2016; 111:577-591. [PMID: 27461138 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Triple negative breast cancer is defined as one of the utmost prevailing breast cancers worldwide, possessing an inadequate prognosis and treatment option limited to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, creating a challenge for researchers as far as developing a specific targeted therapy is concerned. The past research era has shown several promising outcomes for TNBC such as nano-formulations of the chemotherapeutic agents already used for the management of the malignant tumor. Taking a glance at paclitaxel nano formulations, it has been proven beneficial in several researches in the past decade; nevertheless its solubility is often a challenge to scientists in achieving success. We have henceforth discussed the basic heterogeneity of triple negative breast cancer along with the current management options as well as a brief outlook on pros and cons of paclitaxel, known as the most widely used chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of the disease. We further analyzed the need of nanotechnology pertaining to the problems encountered with the current paclitaxel formulations available discussing the strategic progress in various nano-formulations till date taking into account the basic research strategies required in terms of solubility, permeability, physicochemical properties, active and passive targeting. A thorough review in recent advances in active targeting for TNBC was carried out whereby the various ligands which are at present finding its way into TNBC research such as hyaluronic acid, folic acid, transferrin, etc. were discussed. These ligands have specific receptor affinity to TNBC tumor cells hence can be beneficial for novel drug targeting approaches. Conversely, there are currently several novel strategies in the research pipeline whose targeting ligands have not yet been studied. Therefore, we reviewed upon the numerous novel receptor targets along with the respective nano-formulation aspects which have not yet been fully researched upon and could be exemplified as outstanding target strategies for TNBC which is currently an urgent requirement.
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Lee J, Jeong EJ, Lee YK, Kim K, Kwon IC, Lee KY. Optical Imaging and Gene Therapy with Neuroblastoma-Targeting Polymeric Nanoparticles for Potential Theranostic Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:1201-1211. [PMID: 26573885 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201501913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Recently, targeted delivery systems based on functionalized polymeric nanoparticles have attracted a great deal of attention in cancer diagnosis and therapy. Specifically, as neuroblastoma occurs in infancy and childhood, targeted delivery may be critical to reduce the side effects that can occur with conventional approaches, as well as to achieve precise diagnosis and efficient therapy. Thus, biocompatible poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) nanoparticles containing an imaging probe and therapeutic gene are prepared, followed by modification with rabies virus glycoprotein (RVG) peptide for neuroblastoma-targeting delivery. RVG peptide is a well-known neuronal targeting ligand and is chemically conjugated to PLG nanoparticles without changing their size or shape. RVG-modified nanoparticles are effective in specifically targeting neuroblastoma both in vitro and in vivo. RVG-modified nanoparticles loaded with a fluorescent probe are useful to detect the tumor site in a neuroblastoma-bearing mouse model, and those encapsulating a therapeutic gene cocktail (siMyc, siBcl-2, and siVEGF) significantly suppressed tumor growth in the mouse model. This approach to designing and tailoring of polymeric nanoparticles for targeted delivery may be useful in the development of multimodality systems for theranostic approaches.
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- Jangwook Lee
- Department of Bioengineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-791, South Korea
- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 136-791, South Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-791, South Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 136-791, South Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 136-791, South Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 136-791, South Korea
- KU-KIST School, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701, South Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-791, South Korea
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Li P, Shi G, Zhang X, Song H, Zhang C, Wang W, Li C, Song B, Wang C, Kong D. Guanidinylated cationic nanoparticles as robust protein antigen delivery systems and adjuvants for promoting antigen-specific immune responses in vivo. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:5608-5620. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb01556e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Guanidinylated nanoparticles could act as effective immune adjuvants to elicit both potent antigen-specific cellular and humoral immune responses.
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Aljuffali IA, Lin YK, Fang JY. Noninvasive approach for enhancing small interfering RNA delivery percutaneously. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2015; 13:265-80. [DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2016.1121988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zhu H, Zhang S, Ling Y, Meng G, Yang Y, Zhang W. pH-responsive hybrid quantum dots for targeting hypoxic tumor siRNA delivery. J Control Release 2015; 220:529-544. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Yan Y, Xue L, Miller JB, Zhou K, Kos P, Elkassih S, Liu L, Nagai A, Xiong H, Siegwart DJ. One-pot Synthesis of Functional Poly(amino ester sulfide)s and Utility in Delivering pDNA and siRNA. POLYMER 2015; 72:271-280. [PMID: 26726270 PMCID: PMC4695292 DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The development of efficacious carriers is an important long-standing challenge in gene therapy. In the past few decades, tremendous progress has been made toward non-viral vectors for gene delivery including cationic lipids and polymers. However, there continues to be a need for clinically translatable polymer-based delivery carriers because they offer tunable degradation profiles and functional groups, diverse structures/morphologies, and scalability in preparation. Herein, we developed a library of 144 degradable polymers with varying amine and hydrophobic content via a facile method that involves thiobutyrolactone aminolysis and consequent thiol-(meth)acrylate or acrylamide addition in one-pot. The polymer platform was evaluated for pDNA and siRNA delivery to HeLa cells in vitro. Hydrophobically modified 5S, 2E1, 6CY1, 5CY2, and 2M1 grafted HEMATL polymers are capable of delivering pDNA depending on the chemical composition and the size of the polyplexes. Hydrophobically modified 5S and 2B grafted HEMATL and 5S grafted ATL polymers exhibit capability for siRNA delivery that approaches the efficacy of commercially available transfection reagents. Due to tunable functionality and scalable preparation, this synthetic approach may have broad applicability in the design of delivery materials for gene therapy.
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- Yunfeng Yan
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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Yin T, Wang L, Yin L, Zhou J, Huo M. Co-delivery of hydrophobic paclitaxel and hydrophilic AURKA specific siRNA by redox-sensitive micelles for effective treatment of breast cancer. Biomaterials 2015; 61:10-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zarebkohan A, Najafi F, Moghimi HR, Hemmati M, Deevband MR, Kazemi B. Synthesis and characterization of a PAMAM dendrimer nanocarrier functionalized by SRL peptide for targeted gene delivery to the brain. Eur J Pharm Sci 2015; 78:19-30. [PMID: 26118442 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2015.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Blood-brain barrier inhibits most of drugs and genetic materials from reaching the brain. So, developing high efficiency carriers for gene and drug delivery to the brain, is the challenging area in pharmaceutical sciences. This investigation aimed to target DNA to brain using Serine-Arginine-Leucine (SRL) functionalized PAMAM dendrimers as a novel gene delivery system. The SRL peptide was linked on G4 PAMAM dendrimers using bifunctional PEG. DNA was then loaded in these functionalized nanoparticles and their physicochemical properties and cellular uptake/distribution evaluated by AFM, NMR, FTIR and fluorescence and confocal microscopy. Also, biodistribution and brain localization of nanoparticles were studied after IV injection of nanoparticles into rat tail. Unmodified nanoparticles were used as control in all evaluations. In vitro studies showed that SRL-modified nanoparticles have good transfection efficacy and low toxicity. Results also showed that SRL is a LRP ligand and SRL-modified nanoparticles internalized by clathrin/caveolin energy-dependent endocytosis to brain capillary endothelial cells. After intravenous administration, the SRL-modified nanoparticles were able to cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain parenchyma. Our result showed that, SRL-modified nanoparticles provide a safe and effective nanocarrier for brain gene delivery.
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- Amir Zarebkohan
- Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Resin and Additives, Institute for Color Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Zhang B, Ma XP, Sui MH, Van Kirk E, Murdoch WJ, Radosz M, Lin NM, Shen YQ. Guanidinoamidized linear polyethyleneimine for gene delivery. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-015-1644-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Tai Z, Wang X, Tian J, Gao Y, Zhang L, Yao C, Wu X, Zhang W, Zhu Q, Gao S. Biodegradable Stearylated Peptide with Internal Disulfide Bonds for Efficient Delivery of siRNA In Vitro and In Vivo. Biomacromolecules 2015; 16:1119-30. [PMID: 25686200 DOI: 10.1021/bm501777a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Zongguang Tai
- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Department
of Pharmacy, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and
Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Design of a multicomponent peptide-woven nanocomplex for delivery of siRNA. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0118310. [PMID: 25705892 PMCID: PMC4338040 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We developed and tested a multicomponent peptide-woven siRNA nanocomplex (PwSN) comprising different peptides designed for efficient cellular targeting, endosomal escape, and release of siRNA. To enhance tumor-specific cellular uptake, we connected an interleukin-4 receptor-targeting peptide (I4R) to a nine-arginine peptide (9r), yielding I4R-9r. To facilitate endosomal escape, we blended endosomolytic peptides into the I4R-9r to form a multicomponent nanocomplex. Lastly, we modified 9r peptides by varying the number and positions of positive charges to obtain efficient release of siRNA from the nanocomplex in the cytosol. Using this step-wise approach for overcoming the biological challenges of siRNA delivery, we obtained an optimized PwSN with significant biological activity in vitro and in vivo. Interestingly, surface plasmon resonance analyses and three-dimensional peptide models demonstrated that our designed peptide adopted a unique structure that was correlated with faster complex disassembly and a better gene-silencing effect. These studies further elucidate the siRNA nanocomplex delivery pathway and demonstrate the applicability of our stepwise strategy to the design of siRNA carriers capable of overcoming multiple challenges and achieving efficient delivery.
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Recent advances in targeted nanoparticles drug delivery to melanoma. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2014; 11:769-94. [PMID: 25555352 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Melanoma is one of the most aggressive skin cancers, notorious for its high multidrug resistance and low survival rate. Conventional therapies (e.g., dacarbazine, interferon-alpha-2b and interleukin-2) are limited by low response rate and demonstrate no overall survival benefit. Novel targeted therapies (e.g., vemurafenib, dabrafenib and trametinib) have higher initial response rate and clear impact on the overall survival, but relapse usually occurs within 6 to 9 months. Although immunotherapy (e.g., ipilimumab, pembrolizumab and nivolumab) can achieve long-term and durable response, rate of adverse events is extremely high. With the development of nanotechnology, the applications of nanocarriers are widely expected to change the landscape of melanoma therapy for foreseeable future. In this review, we will relate recent advances in the application of multifunctional nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery to melanoma, in melanoma nanotheranostics and combination therapy, and nanopharmaceutical associated melanoma clinical trials, followed by challenges and perspectives. From the clinical editor: The team of authors describes the current treatment regimes of malignant melanoma emphasizing the importance of achieving a better efficacy and the need to develop a better understanding of melanoma tumorigenesis.
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Zeller S, Choi CS, Uchil PD, Ban HS, Siefert A, Fahmy TM, Mothes W, Lee SK, Kumar P. Attachment of cell-binding ligands to arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides enables cytosolic translocation of complexed siRNA. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 22:50-62. [PMID: 25544044 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2014.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), such as nona-arginine (9R), poorly translocate siRNA into cells. Our studies demonstrate that attaching 9R to ligands that bind cell surface receptors quantitatively increases siRNA uptake and importantly, allows functional delivery of complexed siRNA. The mechanism involved accumulation of ligand-9R:siRNA microparticles on the cell membrane, which induced transient membrane inversion at the site of ligand-9R binding and rapid siRNA translocation into the cytoplasm. siRNA release also occurred late after endocytosis when the ligand was attached to the L isoform of 9R, but not the protease-resistant 9DR, prolonging mRNA knockdown. This critically depended on endosomal proteolytic activity, implying that partial CPP degradation is required for endosome-to-cytosol translocation. The data demonstrate that ligand attachment renders simple polycationic CPPs effective for siRNA delivery by restoring their intrinsic property of translocation.
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- Skye Zeller
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, South Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
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Targeted siRNA therapy using cytoplasm-responsive nanocarriers and cell-penetrating peptides. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL INVESTIGATION 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s40005-014-0155-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Next generation delivery system for proteins and genes of therapeutic purpose: why and how? BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:327950. [PMID: 25126554 PMCID: PMC4122142 DOI: 10.1155/2014/327950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Proteins and genes of therapeutic interests in conjunction with different delivery systems are growing towards new heights. "Next generation delivery systems" may provide more efficient platform for delivery of proteins and genes. In the present review, snapshots about the benefits of proteins or gene therapy, general procedures for therapeutic protein or gene delivery system, and different next generation delivery system such as liposome, PEGylation, HESylation, and nanoparticle based delivery have been depicted with their detailed explanation.
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Drug delivery nanoparticles in skin cancers. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:895986. [PMID: 25101298 PMCID: PMC4102061 DOI: 10.1155/2014/895986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nanotechnology involves the engineering of functional systems at nanoscale, thus being attractive for disciplines ranging from materials science to biomedicine. One of the most active research areas of the nanotechnology is nanomedicine, which applies nanotechnology to highly specific medical interventions for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, including cancer disease. Over the past two decades, the rapid developments in nanotechnology have allowed the incorporation of multiple therapeutic, sensing, and targeting agents into nanoparticles, for detection, prevention, and treatment of cancer diseases. Nanoparticles offer many advantages as drug carrier systems since they can improve the solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs, modify pharmacokinetics, increase drug half-life by reducing immunogenicity, improve bioavailability, and diminish drug metabolism. They can also enable a tunable release of therapeutic compounds and the simultaneous delivery of two or more drugs for combination therapy. In this review, we discuss the recent advances in the use of different types of nanoparticles for systemic and topical drug delivery in the treatment of skin cancer. In particular, the progress in the treatment with nanocarriers of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma has been reported.
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Wen Y, Meng WS. Recent In Vivo Evidences of Particle-Based Delivery of Small-Interfering RNA (siRNA) into Solid Tumors. J Pharm Innov 2014; 9:158-173. [PMID: 25221632 PMCID: PMC4161233 DOI: 10.1007/s12247-014-9183-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Small-interfering RNA (siRNA) is both a powerful tool in research and a promising therapeutic platform to modulate expression of disease-related genes. Malignant tumors are attractive disease targets for nucleic acid-based therapies. siRNA directed against oncogenes, and genes driving metastases or angiogenesis have been evaluated in animal models and in some cases, in humans. The outcomes of these studies indicate that drug delivery is a significant limiting factor. This review provides perspectives on in vivo validated nanoparticle-based siRNA delivery systems. Results of recent advances in liposomes and polymeric and inorganic formulations illustrate the need for mutually optimized attributes for performance in systemic circulation, tumor interstitial space, plasma membrane, and endosomes. Physiochemical properties conducive to efficient siRNA delivery are summarized and directions for future research are discussed.
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- Yi Wen
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, 600, Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, 600, Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
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Lee YS, Kim SW. Bioreducible polymers for therapeutic gene delivery. J Control Release 2014; 190:424-39. [PMID: 24746626 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Most currently available cationic polymers have significant acute toxicity concerns such as cellular toxicity, aggregation of erythrocytes, and entrapment in the lung capillary bed, largely due to their poor biocompatibility and non-degradability under physiological conditions. To develop more intelligent polymers, disulfide bonds are introduced in the design of biodegradable polymers. Herein, the sustained innovations of biomimetic nano-sized constructs with bioreducible poly(disulfide amine)s demonstrate a viable clinical tool for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, anemia, diabetes, and cancer.
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- Young Sook Lee
- Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
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- Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA; Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Li J, Oupický D. Effect of biodegradability on CXCR4 antagonism, transfection efficacy and antimetastatic activity of polymeric Plerixafor. Biomaterials 2014; 35:5572-9. [PMID: 24726746 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Chemokine receptor CXCR4 and its sole ligand SDF-1 are key players in regulating cancer cell invasion and metastasis. Plerixafor (AMD3100) is a small-molecule CXCR4 antagonist that prevents binding of SDF-1 to CXCR4 and has potential in prevention of cancer metastasis. This study investigates the influence of biodegradability of a recently reported polymeric Plerixafor (PAMD) on CXCR4 antagonism, antimetastatic activity, and transfection efficacy of PAMD polyplexes with plasmid DNA. We show that PAMD exhibits CXCR4 antagonism and inhibition of cancer cell invasion in vitro regardless of its biodegradability. Biodegradable PAMD showed considerably enhanced transfection efficiency and decreased cytotoxicity when compared with the non-degradable PAMD. Despite similar CXCR4 antagonism in vitro, only biodegradable PAMD displayed antimetastatic activity in experimental lung metastasis model in vivo.
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- Jing Li
- Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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Han J, Wang Q, Zhang Z, Gong T, Sun X. Cationic bovine serum albumin based self-assembled nanoparticles as siRNA delivery vector for treating lung metastatic cancer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2014; 10:524-35. [PMID: 24106138 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201301992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 08/18/2013] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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It is generally believed that intravenous application of cationic vectors is limited by the binding of abundant negatively charged serum components, which may cause rapid clearance of the therapeutic agent from the blood stream. However, previous studies show that systemic delivery of cationic gene vectors mediates specific and efficient transfection within the lung, mainly as a result of interaction of the vectors with serum proteins. Based on these findings, a novel and charge-density-controllable siRNA delivery system is developed to treat lung metastatic cancer by using cationic bovine serum albumin (CBSA) as the gene vector. By surface modification of BSA, CBSA with different isoelectric points (pI) is synthesized and the optimal cationization degree of CBSA is determined by considering the siRNA binding and delivery ability, as well as toxicity. The CBSA can form stable nanosized particles with siRNA and protect siRNA from degradation. CBSA also shows excellent abilities to intracellularly deliver siRNA and mediate significant accumulation in the lung. When Bcl2-specific siRNA is introduced to this system, CBSA/siRNA nanoparticles exhibit an efficient gene-silencing effect that induces notable cancer cell apoptosis and subsequently inhibits the tumor growth in a B16 lung metastasis model. These results indicate that CBSA-based self-assembled nanoparticles can be a promising strategy for a siRNA delivery system for lung targeting and metastatic cancer therapy.
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- Jianfeng Han
- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Novel Drug Delivery Systems, Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China
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Li T, Wang GD, Tan YZ, Wang HJ. Inhibition of lymphangiogenesis of endothelial progenitor cells with VEGFR-3 siRNA delivered with PEI-alginate nanoparticles. Int J Biol Sci 2014; 10:160-70. [PMID: 24520214 PMCID: PMC3920171 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.6719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Lymphangiogenesis is implicated in lymphatic metastasis of tumor cells. Recently, growing evidences show that endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are involved in lymphangiogenesis. This study has investigated effects of VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3) signaling pathway on EPC differentiation and effectiveness of inhibiting lymphatic formation of EPCs with VEGFR-3 siRNA delivered in PEI (polyethylenimine)-alginate nanoparticles. CD34+VEGFR-3+ EPCs were sorted from mononuclear cells of human cord blood. Under induction with VEGF-C, the cells differentiated toward lymphatic endothelial cells. The nanoparticles were formulated with 25 kDa branched PEI and alginate. The size and surface charge of PEI-alginate nanoparticles loading VEGFR-3 siRNA (N/P = 16) are 139.1 nm and 7.56 mV respectively. VEGFR-3 siRNA specifically inhibited expression of VEGFR-3 mRNA in the cells. After treatment with PEI-alginate/siRNA nanocomplexes, EPCs could not differentiate into lymphatic endothelial cells, and proliferation, migration and lymphatic formation of EPC-derived cells were suppressed significantly. These results demonstrate that VEGFR-3 signaling plays an important role in differentiation of CD34+VEGFR-3+ EPCs. VEGFR-3 siRNA delivered with PEI-alginate nanoparticles can effectively inhibit differentiation and lymphangiogenesis of EPCs. Inhibiting VEGFR-3 signaling with siRNA/nanocomplexes would be a potential therapy for suppression of tumor lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis.
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- Ting Li
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Shanghai Medical School of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Shanghai Medical School of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Shanghai Medical School of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Shanghai Medical School of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Beloor J, Nam HY, Lee SK, Kumar P. Arginine-grafted biodegradable polymer: a versatile transfection reagent for both DNA and siRNA. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1176:115-26. [PMID: 25030923 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0992-6_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Effective delivery of DNA or siRNA into primary cells demands an efficient delivery system. However, the significant differences in physical and molecular characteristics of the two molecules generally necessitate distinct delivery systems or considerable differences in carrier formulation protocols for effective transfection. Arginine-grafted bioreducible poly (disulfide amine) (ABP) is a redox-sensitive, bioreducible, positively charged polymer which complexes with siRNA and DNA via charge interactions to form nanoplexes. ABP effectively mediates cytoplasmic delivery of both DNA and siRNA into multiple cell types, including primary cells like myoblast, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and primary rat aorta vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) eliciting functional activity. In this chapter, we provide the detailed protocols for the synthesis of ABP as well as transfection of both siRNA and DNA using ABP.
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- Jagadish Beloor
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, 25 York Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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Ryu K, Kim TI. Therapeutic gene delivery using bioreducible polymers. Arch Pharm Res 2013; 37:31-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-013-0275-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Self-crosslinked human serum albumin nanocarriers for systemic delivery of polymerized siRNA to tumors. Biomaterials 2013; 34:9475-85. [PMID: 24050874 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.08.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The safe and effective systemic delivery of siRNA is a prerequisite for the successful development of siRNA-based cancer therapeutics. For the enhanced delivery of siRNA, cationic lipids and polymers have been widely used as siRNA carriers to form electrolyte complexes with anionic siRNA. However, the considerable toxicity of strong cationic-charged molecules hampers their clinical use. In this study, we utilized human serum albumin (HSA), which is the most abundant of the plasma proteins, as a siRNA carrier for systemic tumor-targeted siRNA delivery. Both HSA and siRNA molecules were thiol-introduced to improve the binding affinity for each other. The resulting thiolated HSA (tHSA) and polymerized siRNA (psi) formed stable nanosized complexes (psi-tHSAs) by chemical crosslinking and self-crosslinking. After internalization, the psi-tHSAs showed target gene silencing activity in vitro comparable to conventional Lipofectamine™-siRNA complexes, without remarkable cytotoxicity. After intravenous injection in tumor-bearing mice, psi-tHSAs accumulated specifically at the tumor sites, leading to efficient gene silencing in the tumors in a sequential manner. The therapeutic VEGF siRNA was loaded into psi-tHSAs, which significantly inhibited tumor-related angiogenesis in PC-3 tumor xenografts and resulted in retarding the growth of PC-3 tumors. The results showed that self-crosslinked psi-tHSA nanocarriers might provide a promising approach for the systemic siRNA therapy of various human cancers.
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Chen J, Shao R, Zhang XD, Chen C. Applications of nanotechnology for melanoma treatment, diagnosis, and theranostics. Int J Nanomedicine 2013; 8:2677-88. [PMID: 23926430 PMCID: PMC3728269 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s45429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer and has very high rates of mortality. An early stage melanoma can be surgically removed, with a survival rate of 99%. However, metastasized melanoma is difficult to cure. The 5-year survival rates for patients with metastasized melanoma are still below 20%. Metastasized melanoma is currently treated by chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy. The outcome of most of the current therapies is far from optimistic. Although melanoma patients with a mutation in the oncogene v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) have an initially higher positive response rate to targeted therapy, the majority develop acquired drug resistance after 6 months of the therapy. To increase treatment efficacy, early diagnosis, more potent pharmacological agents, and more effective delivery systems are urgently needed. Nanotechnology has been extensively studied for melanoma treatment and diagnosis, to decrease drug resistance, increase therapeutic efficacy, and reduce side effects. In this review, we summarize the recent progress on the development of various nanoparticles for melanoma treatment and diagnosis. Several common nanoparticles, including liposome, polymersomes, dendrimers, carbon-based nanoparticles, and human albumin, have been used to deliver chemotherapeutic agents, and small interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNAs) against signaling molecules have also been tested for the treatment of melanoma. Indeed, several nanoparticle-delivered drugs have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and are currently in clinical trials. The application of nanoparticles could produce side effects, which will need to be reduced so that nanoparticle-delivered drugs can be safely applied in the clinical setting.
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- Jiezhong Chen
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Gaspar VM, Marques JG, Sousa F, Louro RO, Queiroz JA, Correia IJ. Biofunctionalized nanoparticles with pH-responsive and cell penetrating blocks for gene delivery. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 24:275101. [PMID: 23759860 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/27/275101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Bridging the gap between nanoparticulate delivery systems and translational gene therapy is a long sought after requirement in nanomedicine-based applications. However, recent developments regarding nanoparticle functionalization have brought forward the ability to synthesize materials with biofunctional moieties that mimic the evolved features of viral particles. Herein we report the versatile conjugation of both cell penetrating arginine and pH-responsive histidine moieties into the chitosan polymeric backbone, to improve the physicochemical characteristics of the native material. Amino acid coupling was confirmed by 2D TOCSY NMR and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The synthesized chitosan-histidine-arginine (CH-H-R) polymer complexed plasmid DNA biopharmaceuticals, and spontaneously assembled into stable 105 nm nanoparticles with spherical morphology and positive surface charge. The functionalized delivery systems were efficiently internalized into the intracellular compartment, and exhibited remarkably higher transfection efficiency than unmodified chitosan without causing any cytotoxic effect. Additional findings regarding intracellular trafficking events reveal their preferential escape from degradative lysosomal pathways and nuclear localization. Overall, this assembly of nanocarriers with bioinspired moieties provides the foundations for the design of efficient and customizable materials for cancer gene therapy.
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- V M Gaspar
- CICS-UBI-Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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A new family of functional biodegradable arginine-based polyester urea urethanes: Synthesis, chracterization and biodegradation. POLYMER 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yang F, Huang W, Li Y, Liu S, Jin M, Wang Y, Jia L, Gao Z. Anti-tumor effects in mice induced by survivin-targeted siRNA delivered through polysaccharide nanoparticles. Biomaterials 2013; 34:5689-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Yang Y, Liu F, Liu X, Xing B. NIR light controlled photorelease of siRNA and its targeted intracellular delivery based on upconversion nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:231-238. [PMID: 23154830 DOI: 10.1039/c2nr32835f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The most notable role of small interfering RNA (siRNA) is in RNA interference (RNAi) and post-transcriptional gene silencing, which leads to a surge of interest in RNAi for both biomedical research and therapeutic applications. However, "naked" siRNA cannot cross cellular membranes freely because of highly negative charges which limits its utility for gene therapy. In this work, a system of near-infrared (NIR) light-induced siRNA release from silica coated upconversion nanoparticles (Si-UCNPs) is presented. These Si-UCNPs were functionalized with cationic photocaged linkers through covalent bonding, which could effectively adsorb anionic siRNA through electrostatic attractions and were easily internalized by living cells. Upon NIR light irradiation, the photocaged linker on the Si-UCNPs surface could be cleaved by the upconverted UV light and thus initiated the intracellular release of the siRNA. The in vitro agarose gel electrophoresis and intracellular imaging results indicated that the Si-UCNPs-based gene carrier system allowed effective siRNA delivery and the applications of NIR light instead of direct high energy UV irradiation may greatly guarantee less cell damage.
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- Yanmei Yang
- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Wei J, Cheang T, Tang B, Xia H, Xing Z, Chen Z, Fang Y, Chen W, Xu A, Wang S, Luo J. The inhibition of human bladder cancer growth by calcium carbonate/CaIP6 nanocomposite particles delivering AIB1 siRNA. Biomaterials 2013; 34:1246-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.09.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Li J, Zhu Y, Hazeldine ST, Firestine SM, Oupický D. Cyclam-based polymeric copper chelators for gene delivery and potential PET imaging. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:3220-7. [PMID: 23004346 DOI: 10.1021/bm3009999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A series of reducible polycationic copper chelators (RPCs) based on 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (cyclam) were synthesized by Michael addition. Molecular weight of the polycations was controlled by reaction stoichiometry and reaction conditions, resulting in polymers with molecular weights ranging from 4400 to 13 800. The cyclam moieties in the polycations retained their ability to form complexes with Cu(II). The presence of disulfide bonds in the polycations resulted in substantially lower cytotoxicity than control 25 kDa poly(ethyleneimine). RPC as well as their complexes with Cu(II) exhibited high transfection activity in vitro. The reported polycationic Cu(II) chelates represent promising nucleic acid delivery vectors with potential for future theranostic applications.
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- Jing Li
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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Sultana S, Khan MR, Kumar M, Kumar S, Ali M. Nanoparticles-mediated drug delivery approaches for cancer targeting: a review. J Drug Target 2012; 21:107-25. [PMID: 22873288 DOI: 10.3109/1061186x.2012.712130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cancer has become the leading cause of death among different populations of the world. The treatment is limited to chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Selective targeting to the tumor cells is possible by nanoparticles-based drug delivery system. It maximizes the drug concentration at the desired target and protects the surrounding healthy tissues at the same time. To improve the targeting potential of the anticancer drugs, nanoparticles were optimized for the size and surface characteristics to enhance their circulation time and targeting efficiency. Passive targeting involves surface modification with polyethylene glycol to avoid its elimination by natural body defense mechanism. Active targeting involves chemical interaction with certain antigen, receptors, and genes which are over expressed during progression of disease. In addition, the article highlights recent developments in "smart"-stimulus-responsive-drug carriers designed to enhance the localization and efficacy of therapeutic payloads as compared with free drug. Enhanced targeting potential, imaging, and controlled release of drugs or therapeutic molecules could be possible through multi-functional nanocarrier. Such multi-faceted, versatile nanocarriers and drug delivery systems promise a substantial increase in the efficacy of diagnostic and therapeutic applications in pharmaceutical sciences.
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Kanazawa T, Sugawara K, Tanaka K, Horiuchi S, Takashima Y, Okada H. Suppression of tumor growth by systemic delivery of anti-VEGF siRNA with cell-penetrating peptide-modified MPEG–PCL nanomicelles. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2012; 81:470-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Revised: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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