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Sokol MB, Beganovskaya VA, Mollaeva MR, Yabbarov NG, Chirkina MV, Belykh DV, Startseva OM, Egorov AE, Kostyukov AA, Kuzmin VA, Lomakin SM, Shilkina NG, Krivandin AV, Shatalova OV, Gradova MA, Abakumov MA, Nikitin AA, Maksimova VP, Kirsanov KI, Nikolskaya ED. Pharmaceutical Approach to Develop Novel Photosensitizer Nanoformulation: An Example of Design and Characterization Rationale of Chlorophyll α Derivative. Pharmaceutics 2024; 16:126. [PMID: 38258135 PMCID: PMC10818748 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16010126] [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: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
In this study, we described physico-chemical properties of novel nanoformulation of photosensitizer-pyropheophorbide α 17-diethylene glycol ester (XL) (chlorophyll α derivative), revealing insights into antitumor activity and maintaining quality, meeting the pharmaceutical approach of new nanoformulation design. Our formulation, based on poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles, increased XL solubility and selective tumor-targeted accumulation. In our research, we revealed, for the first time, that XL binding to polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) enhances XL photophysical activity, providing the rationale for PVA application as a stabilizer for nanoformulations. Results of FTIR, DSC, and XRD revealed the physical interactions between XL and excipients, including PVA, indicating that the encapsulation maintained XL binding to PVA. The encapsulated XL exhibited higher photophysical activity compared to non-encapsulated substance, which can be attributed to the influence of residual PVA. Gamma-irradiation led to degradation of XL; however, successful sterilization of the samples was achieved through the filtration. Importantly, the encapsulated and sterilized XL retained cytotoxicity against both 2D and 3D tumor cell models, demonstrating the potential of the formulated NP-XL for photodynamic therapy applications, but lacked the ability to reactivate epigenetically silenced genes. These findings provide valuable insights into the design and characterization of PLGA-based nanoparticles for the encapsulation of photosensitizers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria B. Sokol
- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 167982 Syktyvkar, Russia;
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- Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University, 167001 Syktyvkar, Russia;
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, 115409 Moscow, Russia
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
- N. N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (N.G.S.)
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- N. N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (N.G.S.)
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
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- N. N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (N.G.S.)
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials, National University of Science and Technology (MISIS), 119049 Moscow, Russia; (M.A.A.); (A.A.N.)
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials, National University of Science and Technology (MISIS), 119049 Moscow, Russia; (M.A.A.); (A.A.N.)
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- Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, 115478 Moscow, Russia; (V.P.M.); (K.I.K.)
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- Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, 115478 Moscow, Russia; (V.P.M.); (K.I.K.)
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia; (M.B.S.); (V.A.B.); (M.R.M.); (M.V.C.); (A.E.E.); (V.A.K.); (S.M.L.); (A.V.K.); (O.V.S.)
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Wen X, Wang S, Ramji R, Butler LO, Bagdagulyan Y, Kishishita A, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Kim SK, Goddard WA, Pascal TA. Complete inhibition of a polyol nucleation by a micromolar biopolymer additive. CELL REPORTS. PHYSICAL SCIENCE 2022; 3:100723. [PMID: 35265868 PMCID: PMC8903182 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Preventing spontaneous crystallization of supersaturated solutions by additives is of critical interest to successful process design and implementation, with numerous applications in chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, pigment, and food industries, but challenges remain in laboratory and industry settings and fundamental understanding is lacking. When copresented with antifreeze proteins (AFPs), otherwise spontaneously crystallizing osmolytes are maintained at high supersaturations for months in over-wintering organisms. Thus, we here explore the inhibition phenomenon by AFPs, using persistent crystallization of a common sugar alcohol, D-mannitol, as a case study. We report experimentally that DAFP1, an insect AFP, completely inhibits D-mannitol nucleation. Computer simulations reveal a new mechanism for crystallization inhibition where the population of the crystal-forming conformers are selectively bound and randomized in solution by hydrogen bonding to the protein surface. These results highlight the advantages of using natural polymers to address crystallization inhibition challenges and suggest new strategies in controlling the nucleation processes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xin Wen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
- Lead contact
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
- Present address: Department of Chemistry, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA 90747, USA
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- ATLAS Materials Physics Laboratory, Department of NanoEngineering and Chemical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- ATLAS Materials Physics Laboratory, Department of NanoEngineering and Chemical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- University of California San Diego Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- University of California San Diego Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- ATLAS Materials Physics Laboratory, Department of NanoEngineering and Chemical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- University of California San Diego Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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