1
|
Rodrigues M, Matsarskaia O, Rego P, Geraldes V, Connor LE, Oswald IDH, Sztucki M, Shalaev E. Freeze-Induced Phase Transition and Local Pressure in a Phospholipid/Water System: Novel Insights Were Obtained from a Time/Temperature Resolved Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Study. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:5790-5799. [PMID: 37889088 PMCID: PMC10630958 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
Abstract
Water-to-ice transformation results in a 10% increase in volume, which can have a significant impact on biopharmaceuticals during freeze-thaw cycles due to the mechanical stresses imparted by the growing ice crystals. Whether these stresses would contribute to the destabilization of biopharmaceuticals depends on both the magnitude of the stress and sensitivity of a particular system to pressure and sheer stresses. To address the gap of the "magnitude" question, a phospholipid, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC), is evaluated as a probe to detect and quantify the freeze-induced pressure. DPPC can form several phases under elevated pressure, and therefore, the detection of a high-pressure DPPC phase during freezing would be indicative of a freeze-induced pressure increase. In this study, the phase behavior of DPPC/water suspensions, which also contain the ice nucleation agent silver iodide, is monitored by synchrotron small/wide-angle X-ray scattering during the freeze-thaw transition. Cooling the suspensions leads to heterogeneous ice nucleation at approximately -7 °C, followed by a phase transition of DPPC between -11 and -40 °C. In this temperature range, the initial gel phase of DPPC, Lβ', gradually converts to a second phase, tentatively identified as a high-pressure Gel III phase. The Lβ'-to-Gel III phase transition continues during an isothermal hold at -40 °C; a second (homogeneous) ice nucleation event of water confined in the interlamellar space is detected by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at the same temperature. The extent of the phase transition depends on the DPPC concentration, with a lower DPPC concentration (and therefore a higher ice fraction), resulting in a higher degree of Lβ'-to-Gel III conversion. By comparing the data from this study with the literature data on the pressure/temperature Lβ'/Gel III phase boundary and the lamellar lattice constant of the Lβ' phase, the freeze-induced pressure is estimated to be approximately 0.2-2.6 kbar. The study introduces DPPC as a probe to detect a pressure increase during freezing, therefore addressing the gap between a theoretical possibility of protein destabilization by freeze-induced pressure and the current lack of methods to detect freeze-induced pressure. In addition, the observation of a freeze-induced phase transition in a phospholipid can improve the mechanistic understanding of factors that could disrupt the structure of lipid-based biopharmaceuticals, such as liposomes and mRNA vaccines, during freezing and thawing.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Miguel
A. Rodrigues
- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon 1049-001, Portugal
| | - Olga Matsarskaia
- Institut
Laue−Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000, France
| | - Pedro Rego
- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon 1049-001, Portugal
| | - Vitor Geraldes
- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon 1049-001, Portugal
| | - Lauren E. Connor
- Strathclyde
Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, U.K.
- Collaborative
International Research Programme, University
of Strathclyde and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Technology
Innovation Centre, Glasgow G1 1RD, U.K.
| | - Iain D. H. Oswald
- Strathclyde
Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, U.K.
| | - Michael Sztucki
- European
Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble Cedex 9 38043, France
| | - Evgenyi Shalaev
- Abbvie Inc., 2525 Dupont Drive, Irvine, California 92612, United States
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Parisi C, Qin K, Fernandes FM. Colonization versus encapsulation in cell-laden materials design: porosity and process biocompatibility determine cellularization pathways. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2021; 379:20200344. [PMID: 34334019 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2020.0344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Seeding materials with living cells has been-and still is-one of the most promising approaches to reproduce the complexity and the functionality of living matter. The strategies to associate living cells with materials are limited to cell encapsulation and colonization, however, the requirements for these two approaches have been seldom discussed systematically. Here we propose a simple two-dimensional map based on materials' pore size and the cytocompatibility of their fabrication process to draw, for the first time, a guide to building cellularized materials. We believe this approach may serve as a straightforward guideline to design new, more relevant materials, able to seize the complexity and the function of biological materials. This article is part of the theme issue 'Bio-derived and bioinspired sustainable advanced materials for emerging technologies (part 1)'.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Cleo Parisi
- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Sorbonne Université, UMR7574, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
| | - Kankan Qin
- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Sorbonne Université, UMR7574, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
| | - Francisco M Fernandes
- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Sorbonne Université, UMR7574, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Merivaara A, Zini J, Koivunotko E, Valkonen S, Korhonen O, Fernandes FM, Yliperttula M. Preservation of biomaterials and cells by freeze-drying: Change of paradigm. J Control Release 2021; 336:480-498. [PMID: 34214597 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Freeze-drying is the most widespread method to preserve protein drugs and vaccines in a dry form facilitating their storage and transportation without the laborious and expensive cold chain. Extending this method for the preservation of natural biomaterials and cells in a dry form would provide similar benefits, but most results in the domain are still below expectations. In this review, rather than consider freeze-drying as a traditional black box we "break it" through a detailed process thinking approach. We discuss freeze-drying from process thinking aspects, introduce the chemical, physical, and mechanical environments important in this process, and present advanced biophotonic process analytical technology. In the end, we review the state of the art in the freeze-drying of the biomaterials, extracellular vesicles, and cells. We suggest that the rational design of the experiment and implementation of advanced biophotonic tools are required to successfully preserve the natural biomaterials and cells by freeze-drying. We discuss this change of paradigm with existing literature and elaborate on our perspective based on our new unpublished results.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Arto Merivaara
- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
| | - Jacopo Zini
- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
| | - Elle Koivunotko
- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
| | - Sami Valkonen
- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
| | - Ossi Korhonen
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
| | - Francisco M Fernandes
- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Faculté de Sciences, Sorbonne Université, UMR7574, 75005 Paris, France
| | - Marjo Yliperttula
- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Qin K, Parisi C, Fernandes FM. Recent advances in ice templating: from biomimetic composites to cell culture scaffolds and tissue engineering. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:889-907. [DOI: 10.1039/d0tb02506b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
We review the evolution of ice-templating process from initial inorganic materials to recent developments in shaping increasingly labile biological matter.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Kankan Qin
- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris
- Sorbonne Université
- 75005 Paris
- France
| | - Cleo Parisi
- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris
- Sorbonne Université
- 75005 Paris
- France
| | - Francisco M. Fernandes
- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris
- Sorbonne Université
- 75005 Paris
- France
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Qin K, Eschenbrenner C, Ginot F, Dedovets D, Coradin T, Deville S, Fernandes FM. Unveiling Cells' Local Environment during Cryopreservation by Correlative In Situ Spatial and Thermal Analyses. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:7730-7738. [PMID: 32841035 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Cryopreservation is the only fully established procedure to extend the lifespan of living cells and tissues, a key to activities spanning from fundamental biology to clinical practice. Despite its prevalence and impact, the central aspects of cryopreservation, such as the cell's physicochemical environment during freezing, remain elusive. Here we address that question by coupling in situ microscopic directional freezing to visualize cells and their surroundings during freezing with the freezing-medium phase diagram. We extract the freezing-medium spatial distribution in cryopreservation, providing a tool to describe the cell vicinity at any point during freezing. We show that two major events define the cells' local environment over time: the interaction with the moving ice front and the interaction with the vitreous moving front, a term we introduce here. Our correlative strategy may be applied to cells relevant to clinical research and practice and may help in the design of new cryoprotective media based on local physicochemical cues.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Kankan Qin
- Sorbonne Université, UMR 7574, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, F-75005 Paris, France
| | - Corentin Eschenbrenner
- Sorbonne Université, UMR 7574, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, F-75005 Paris, France
| | - Felix Ginot
- Laboratoire de Synthèse et Fonctionnalisation des Céramiques, UMR 3080 CNRS/Saint-Gobain CREE, Saint-Gobain Research Provence, 84300 Cavaillon, France
| | - Dmytro Dedovets
- Laboratoire de Synthèse et Fonctionnalisation des Céramiques, UMR 3080 CNRS/Saint-Gobain CREE, Saint-Gobain Research Provence, 84300 Cavaillon, France
| | - Thibaud Coradin
- Sorbonne Université, UMR 7574, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, F-75005 Paris, France
| | - Sylvain Deville
- Laboratoire de Synthèse et Fonctionnalisation des Céramiques, UMR 3080 CNRS/Saint-Gobain CREE, Saint-Gobain Research Provence, 84300 Cavaillon, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
| | - Francisco M Fernandes
- Sorbonne Université, UMR 7574, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, F-75005 Paris, France
| |
Collapse
|