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Dianzani C, Bozza A, Bordano V, Cangemi L, Ferraris C, Foglietta F, Monge C, Gallicchio M, Pizzimenti S, Marini E, Muntoni E, Valsania MC, Battaglia L. Cell Membrane Fragment-Wrapped Parenteral Nanoemulsions: A New Drug Delivery Tool to Target Gliomas. Cells 2024; 13:641. [PMID: 38607080 PMCID: PMC11011487 DOI: 10.3390/cells13070641] [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: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Poor prognosis in high-grade gliomas is mainly due to fatal relapse after surgical resection in the absence of efficient chemotherapy, which is severely hampered by the blood-brain barrier. However, the leaky blood-brain-tumour barrier forms upon tumour growth and vascularization, allowing targeted nanocarrier-mediated drug delivery. The homotypic targeting ability of cell-membrane fragments obtained from cancer cells means that these fragments can be exploited to this aim. In this experimental work, injectable nanoemulsions, which have a long history of safe clinic usage, have been wrapped in glioma-cell membrane fragments via co-extrusion to give targeted, homogeneously sized, sterile formulations. These systems were then loaded with three different chemotherapeutics, in the form of hydrophobic ion pairs that can be released into the target site thanks to interactions with physiological components. The numerous assays performed in two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) cell models demonstrate that the proposed approach is a versatile drug-delivery platform with chemo-tactic properties towards glioma cells, with adhesive interactions between the target cell and the cell membrane fragments most likely being responsible for the effect. This approach's promising translational perspectives towards personalized nanomedicine mean that further in vivo studies are foreseen for the future.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chiara Dianzani
- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Raffaello 30, 10124 Turin, Italy;
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/a, 10135 Turin, Italy;
- Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces (NIS) Interdepartmental Centre, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10124 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (L.C.); (C.F.); (F.F.); (C.M.); (M.G.); (E.M.); (E.M.)
- Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces (NIS) Interdepartmental Centre, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
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Stoppa I, Dianzani C, Clemente N, Bozza A, Bordano V, Garelli S, Cangemi L, Dianzani U, Battaglia L. Alendronate-Grafted Nanoemulsions for Bone-Targeted Vincristine Delivery: Preliminary Studies on Cell and Animal Models. Biomolecules 2024; 14:238. [PMID: 38397475 PMCID: PMC10886946 DOI: 10.3390/biom14020238] [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: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Bone is a site of distant metastases, which are a common cause of morbidity and mortality with a high socio-economic impact, for many malignant tumours. In order to engineer pharmacological therapies that are suitable for this debilitating disease, this experimental work presents injectable lipid nanoemulsions, which are endowed with a long history of safe clinical usage in parenteral nutrition, their loading with vincristine and their grafting with alendronate, with a dual purpose: merging the anticancer activity of bisphosphonates and vincristine, and enhancing bone-targeted delivery. In cell studies, alendronate synergised with the anti-migration activity of vincristine, which is important as migration plays a key role in the metastatisation process. In preliminary animal studies, carried out thanks to IVIS technology, alendronate conjugation enhanced the bone targeting of fluorescently labelled nanoemulsions. These encouraging results will drive further studies on suitable animal models of the disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ian Stoppa
- Department of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), University of Eastern Piedmont (UPO), via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy; (I.S.); (N.C.); (U.D.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (S.G.); (L.C.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), University of Eastern Piedmont (UPO), via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy; (I.S.); (N.C.); (U.D.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (S.G.); (L.C.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (S.G.); (L.C.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (S.G.); (L.C.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (S.G.); (L.C.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), University of Eastern Piedmont (UPO), via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy; (I.S.); (N.C.); (U.D.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy; (C.D.); (A.B.); (V.B.); (S.G.); (L.C.)
- Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces (NIS) Interdepartmental Centre, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
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Foglietta F, Bozza A, Ferraris C, Cangemi L, Bordano V, Serpe L, Martina K, Lazzarato L, Pizzimenti S, Grattarola M, Cucci MA, Dianzani C, Battaglia L. Surface Functionalised Parenteral Nanoemulsions for Active and Homotypic Targeting to Melanoma. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15051358. [PMID: 37242600 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite recent progressions in cancer genomic and immunotherapies, advanced melanoma still represents a life threat, pushing to optimise new targeted nanotechnology approaches for specific drug delivery to the tumour. To this aim, owing to their biocompatibility and favourable technological features, injectable lipid nanoemulsions were functionalised with proteins owing to two alternative approaches: transferrin was chemically grafted for active targeting, while cancer cell membrane fragments wrapping was used for homotypic targeting. In both cases, protein functionalisation was successfully achieved. Targeting efficiency was preliminarily evaluated using flow cytometry internalisation studies in two-dimensional cellular models, after fluorescence labelling of formulations with 6-coumarin. The uptake of cell-membrane-fragment-wrapped nanoemulsions was higher compared to uncoated nanoemulsions. Instead, the effect of transferrin grafting was less evident in serum-enriched medium, since such ligand probably undergoes competition with the endogenous protein. Moreover, a more pronounced internalisation was achieved when a pegylated heterodimer was employed for conjugation (p < 0.05).
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Affiliation(s)
- Federica Foglietta
- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Raffaello 30, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Raffaello 30, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Raffaello 30, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
- Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces (NIS) Interdepartmental Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Boggio E, Gigliotti CL, Stoppa I, Pantham D, Sacchetti S, Rolla R, Grattarola M, Monge C, Pizzimenti S, Dianzani U, Dianzani C, Battaglia L. Exploiting Nanomedicine for Cancer Polychemotherapy: Recent Advances and Clinical Applications. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:937. [PMID: 36986798 PMCID: PMC10057931 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
Abstract
The most important limitations of chemotherapeutic agents are severe side effects and the development of multi-drug resistance. Recently, the clinical successes achieved with immunotherapy have revolutionized the treatment of several advanced-stage malignancies, but most patients do not respond and many of them develop immune-related adverse events. Loading synergistic combinations of different anti-tumor drugs in nanocarriers may enhance their efficacy and reduce life-threatening toxicities. Thereafter, nanomedicines may synergize with pharmacological, immunological, and physical combined treatments, and should be increasingly integrated in multimodal combination therapy regimens. The goal of this manuscript is to provide better understanding and key considerations for developing new combined nanomedicines and nanotheranostics. We will clarify the potential of combined nanomedicine strategies that are designed to target different steps of the cancer growth as well as its microenvironment and immunity interactions. Moreover, we will describe relevant experiments in animal models and discuss issues raised by translation in the human setting.
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- Elena Boggio
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Ospedale Universitario Maggiore della Carità, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Ospedale Universitario Maggiore della Carità, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Raffaello 30, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Raffaello 30, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Ospedale Universitario Maggiore della Carità, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Centro Interdipartimentale Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces (NIS) Interdepartmental Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
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