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Roger E, Franconi F, Do TAT, Simonsson C, Siegler B, Perrot R, Saulnier P, Gimel JC. Evidence of residual micellar structures in a lipid nanocapsule dispersion. A multi-technique approach. J Control Release 2023; 364:700-717. [PMID: 37951474 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.10.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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Nanoemulsions are metastable emulsions in the nanometric range which can be obtained using low-energy processes. A decade ago, it was demonstrated that a non-negligible amount of residual surfactant micelles may coexist with the oil nanodroplets in a model oil/surfactant system. Those micelles were called "wasted" micelles as they did not participate in the formation of the nanodroplets. Little attention has been focused on the potential presence or effect of such secondary structures in nanoemulsions used as drug delivery systems. Here, we present an extensive characterization of lipid nanocapsules, a nanoemulsion obtained from a medium-chain triglyceride mixed with a pegylated surfactant by a process comprising a temperature-dependent phase inversion followed by a cold-water quench. Lipid nanocapsules demonstrate a very good shelf stability. First, for clarity and academic purposes, we briefly present the pros and the cons of the various diffusion-based characterization techniques used i.e., multi-angle and single-angle dynamic light scattering, nanoparticle tracking analysis, fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, and diffusometry nuclear magnetic resonance. Then, combining all these techniques, we show that up to 40 wt% of the surfactant is not involved in the lipid nanocapsule construction but forms residual micellar structures. Those micelles also contain a small quantity of medium-chain triglyceride (2 wt% of the initial amount) and encapsulate around 40 wt% of a fluorescent dye originally dispersed in the oily phase.
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- Emilie Roger
- Univ Angers, INSERM, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, INSERM, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France; Univ Angers, PRISM, SFR ICAT, Biogenouest, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, INSERM, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, INSERM, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, INSERM, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
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Legout P, Lefebvre G, Bonnin M, Gimel JC, Benyahia L, Gibaud A, Marre S, Simonsson C, Wang S, Colombani O, Calvignac B. Reactive precipitation of vaterite calcium carbonate microspheres in supercritical carbon dioxide-water dispersion by microfluidics. J Supercrit Fluids 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2022.105678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Herrgårdh T, Simonsson C, Tunedal K, Cedersund G. Digital twins for prediction of atherosclerosis progression and stroke. Atherosclerosis 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.06.530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Rolley N, Bonnin M, Lefebvre G, Verron S, Bargiel S, Robert L, Riou J, Simonsson C, Bizien T, Gimel JC, Benoit JP, Brotons G, Calvignac B. Correction: Galenic lab-on-a-chip concept for lipid nanocapsules production. Nanoscale 2021; 13:14572. [PMID: 34473189 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr90168k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Correction for 'Galenic Lab-on-a-Chip concept for lipid nanocapsules production' by Nicolas Rolley et al., Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 11899-11912, DOI: 10.1039/D1NR00879J.
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- Nicolas Rolley
- MINT Lab, UNIV Angers, INSERM 1066, CNRS 6021, Université Bretagne Loire, Angers, France.
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- MINT Lab, UNIV Angers, INSERM 1066, CNRS 6021, Université Bretagne Loire, Angers, France.
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- MINT Lab, UNIV Angers, INSERM 1066, CNRS 6021, Université Bretagne Loire, Angers, France.
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- FEMTO-ST Institute, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, CNRS, Département MN2S, Besançon, France
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- FEMTO-ST Institute, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, CNRS, Département MN2S, Besançon, France
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- MINT Lab, UNIV Angers, INSERM 1066, CNRS 6021, Université Bretagne Loire, Angers, France.
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- MINT Lab, UNIV Angers, INSERM 1066, CNRS 6021, Université Bretagne Loire, Angers, France.
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- MINT Lab, UNIV Angers, INSERM 1066, CNRS 6021, Université Bretagne Loire, Angers, France.
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- MINT Lab, UNIV Angers, INSERM 1066, CNRS 6021, Université Bretagne Loire, Angers, France.
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- MINT Lab, UNIV Angers, INSERM 1066, CNRS 6021, Université Bretagne Loire, Angers, France.
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Rolley N, Bonnin M, Lefebvre G, Verron S, Bargiel S, Robert L, Riou J, Simonsson C, Bizien T, Gimel JC, Benoit JP, Brotons G, Calvignac B. Galenic Lab-on-a-Chip concept for lipid nanocapsules production. Nanoscale 2021; 13:11899-11912. [PMID: 34190298 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00879j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The continuous production of drug delivery systems assisted by microfluidics has drawn a growing interest because of the high reproducibility, low batch-to-batch variations, narrow and controlled particle size distributions and scale-up ease induced by this kind of processes. Besides, microfluidics offers opportunities for high throughput screening of process parameters and the implementation of process characterization techniques as close to the product as possible. In this context, we propose to spotlight the GALECHIP concept through the development of an instrumented microfluidic pilot considered as a Galenic Lab-on-a-Chip to formulate nanomedicines, such as lipid nanocapsules (LNCs), under controlled process conditions. In this paper we suggest an optimal rational development in terms of chip costs and designs. First, by using two common additive manufacturing techniques, namely fused deposition modelling and multi-jet modelling to prototype customized 3D microfluidic devices (chips and connectors). Secondly, by manufacturing transparent Silicon (Si)/Glass chips with similar channel geometries but obtained by a new approach of deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) technology suitable with in situ small angle X-ray scattering characterizations. LNCs were successfully produced by a phase inversion composition (PIC) process with highly monodispersed sizes from 25 nm to 100 nm and formulated using chips manufactured by 3D printing and DRIE technologies. The transparent Si/Glass chip was also used for the small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis of the LNC formulation with the PIC process. The 3D printing and DRIE technologies and their respective advantages are discussed in terms of cost, easiness to deploy and process developments in a GALECHIP point of view.
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- Nicolas Rolley
- MINT Lab, UNIV Angers, INSERM 1066, CNRS 6021, Université Bretagne Loire, Angers, France.
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Karlsson I, Samuelsson K, Simonsson C, Stenfeldt AL, Nilsson U, Ilag LL, Jonsson C, Karlberg AT. The Fate of a Hapten - From the Skin to Modification of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Lymph Nodes. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2895. [PMID: 29440696 PMCID: PMC5811565 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21327-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Skin (contact) allergy, the most prevalent form of immunotoxicity in humans, is caused by low molecular weight chemicals (haptens) that penetrate stratum corneum and modify endogenous proteins. The fate of haptens after cutaneous absorption, especially what protein(s) they react with, is largely unknown. In this study the fluorescent hapten tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate (TRITC) was used to identify hapten-protein conjugates in the local lymph nodes after topical application, as they play a key role in activation of the adaptive immune system. TRITC interacted with dendritic cells but also with T and B cells in the lymph nodes as shown by flow cytometry. Identification of the most abundant TRITC-modified protein in lymph nodes by tandem mass spectrometry revealed TRITC-modification of the N-terminal proline of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) – an evolutionary well-conserved protein involved in cell-mediated immunity and inflammation. This is the first time a hapten-modified protein has been identified in lymph nodes after topical administration of the hapten. Most haptens are electrophiles and can therefore modify the N-terminal proline of MIF, which has an unusually reactive amino group under physiological conditions; thus, modification of MIF by haptens may have an immunomodulating role in contact allergy as well as in other immunotoxicity reactions.
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- Isabella Karlsson
- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Dermatochemistry, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Dermatochemistry, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Dermatochemistry, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Dermatochemistry, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Dermatochemistry, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Simonsson C, Bastiat G, Pitorre M, Klymchenko AS, Béjaud J, Mély Y, Benoit JP. Inter-nanocarrier and nanocarrier-to-cell transfer assays demonstrate the risk of an immediate unloading of dye from labeled lipid nanocapsules. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2016; 98:47-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 10/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Guldbrand S, Kirejev V, Simonsson C, Goksör M, Smedh M, Ericson MB. Two-photon fluorescence correlation spectroscopy as a tool for measuring molecular diffusion within human skin. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2012; 84:430-6. [PMID: 23085333 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2012] [Revised: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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There is a need for tools enabling quantitative imaging of biological tissue for pharmaceutical applications. In this study, two-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPM) has been combined with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), demonstrating proof-of-principle providing quantitative data of fluorophore concentration and diffusion in human skin. Measurements were performed on excised skin exposed to either rhodamine B (RB) or rhodamine B isothiocyanate (RBITC), chosen based on their similarity in fluorescence yield and molecular weight, but difference in chemical reactivity. The measurements were performed at tissue depths in the range 0 and 20 μm, and the diffusion coefficients at skin depths 5 and 10 μm were found to be significantly different (P<0.05). Overall median values for the diffusion coefficients were found to be 4.0×10(-13) m(2)/s and 2.0×10(-13) m(2)/s for RB and RBITC, respectively. These values correspond to the diffusion of a hard sphere with a volume eight times larger for RBITC compared to RB. This indicates that the RBITC have bound to biomolecules in the skin, and the measured signal is obtained from the RBITC-biomolecule complexes, demonstrating the potential of the TPM-FCS method to track molecular interactions in an intricate biological matrix such as human skin.
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- Stina Guldbrand
- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Simonsson C, Stenfeldt AL, Karlberg AT, Ericson MB, Jonsson CA. The pilosebaceous unit—a phthalate-induced pathway to skin sensitization. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2012; 264:114-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2012.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Revised: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bauer B, Andersson SI, Stenfeldt AL, Simonsson C, Bergstroom J, Ericson MB, Jonsson CA, Broo KS. Modification and expulsion of keratins by human epidermal keratinocytes upon hapten exposure in vitro. Chem Res Toxicol 2011; 24:737-43. [PMID: 21486064 DOI: 10.1021/tx200030y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Allergic contact dermatitis is the most prevalent form of human immunotoxicity. It is caused by reactive low molecular weight chemicals, that is, haptens, coming in contact with the skin where hapten-peptide complexes are formed, activating the immune system. By using sensitizing fluorescent thiol-reactive haptens, that is, bromobimanes, we show how keratinocytes respond to hapten exposure in vitro and reveal, for the first time in a living system, an exact site of haptenation. Rapid internalization and reaction of haptens with keratin filaments were visualized. Subsequently, keratinocytes respond in vitro to hapten exposure by release of membrane blebs, which contain haptenated keratins 5 and 14. Particularly, cysteine 54 of K5 was found to be a specific target. A mechanism is proposed where neoepitopes, otherwise hidden from the immune system, are released after hapten exposure via keratinocyte blebbing. The observed expulsion of modified keratins by keratinocytes in vitro might play a role during hapten sensitization in vivo and should be subject to further investigations.
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- Brigitte Bauer
- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Simonsson C, Andersson SI, Stenfeldt AL, Bergström J, Bauer B, Jonsson CA, Ericson MB, Broo KS. Caged fluorescent haptens reveal the generation of cryptic epitopes in allergic contact dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2011; 131:1486-93. [PMID: 21228815 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is the most prevalent form of human immunotoxicity. It is caused by skin exposure to haptens, i.e., protein-reactive, low-molecular-weight chemical compounds, which form hapten-protein complexes (HPCs) in the skin, triggering the immune system. These immunogenic HPCs are elusive. In this study a series of thiol-reactive caged fluorescent haptens, i.e., bromobimanes, were deployed in combination with two-photon fluorescence microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and proteomics to identify possible hapten targets in proteins in human skin. Key targets found were the basal keratinocytes and the keratins K5 and K14. Particularly, cysteine 54 of K5 was found to be haptenated by the bromobimanes. In addition, elevated levels of anti-keratin antibodies were found in the sera of mice exposed to bromobimanes in vivo. The results indicate a general mechanism in which thiol-reactive haptens generate cryptic epitopes normally concealed from the immune system. In addition, keratinocytes and keratin seem to have an important role in the mechanism behind ACD, which is a subject for further investigations.
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- Carl Simonsson
- Department of Chemistry, Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Madsen JT, Vogel S, Karlberg AT, Simonsson C, Johansen JD, Andersen KE. Ethosome formulation of contact allergens may enhance patch test reactions in patients*. Contact Dermatitis 2010; 63:209-14. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01779.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Guldbrand S, Simonsson C, Goksör M, Smedh M, Ericson MB. Two-photon fluorescence correlation microscopy combined with measurements of point spread function; investigations made in human skin. Opt Express 2010; 18:15289-15302. [PMID: 20720906 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.015289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Two-photon excitation fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (TPFCS) has been applied in connection to measurements of the point spread function (PSF) for quantitative analysis of sulphorhodamine B (SRB) in excised human skin. The PSF was measured using subresolution fluorescent beads embedded in the skin specimen. The PSF, measured as full width at half maximum (FWHM) was found to be 0.41 +/- 0.05 microm in the lateral direction, and 1.2 +/- 0.4 microm in the axial direction. The molecular diffusion of SRB inside the skin ranged between 0.5 and 15.0 x 10(-8) cm(2)/s. The diffusion coefficient is not dependent on depths down to 40 microm. The fluorophores were found to accumulate on the upper layers of the skin. This work is the first TPFCS study in human skin. The results show that TPFCS can be used for quantitative analyses of fluorescent compounds in human skin.
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- Stina Guldbrand
- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Madsen JT, Vogel S, Karlberg AT, Simonsson C, Johansen JD, Andersen KE. Ethosome formulations of known contact allergens can increase their sensitizing capacity. Acta Derm Venereol 2010; 90:374-8. [PMID: 20574602 DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Vesicular systems, such as liposomes and ethosomes, are used in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products to encapsulate ingredients, to protect ingredients from degradation, to increase bioavailability, and to improve cosmetic performance. Some reports have suggested that formulation of cosmetic ingredients in vesicular carrier systems may increase their contact allergy elicitation potential in humans. However, no sensitization studies have been published. We formulated two model contact allergens (isoeugenol and dinitrochlorobenzene) in ethosomes and investigated the sensitization response using a modified local lymph node assay (LLNA). The results were compared with those for the same allergens in similar concentrations and vehicles without ethosomes. Both allergens encapsulated in 200-300 nm ethosomes showed increased sensitizing potency in the murine assay compared with the allergens in solution without ethosomes. Empty ethosomes were non-sensitizing according to LLNA. The clinical implications are so far uncertain, but increased allergenicity from ethosome-encapsulated topical product ingredients cannot be excluded.
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- Jacob Torp Madsen
- National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
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Samuelsson K, Simonsson C, Jonsson CA, Westman G, Ericson MB, Karlberg AT. Accumulation of FITC nearstratum corneum-visualizing epidermal distribution of a strong sensitizer using two-photon microscopy. Contact Dermatitis 2009; 61:91-100. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01591.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ericson MB, Simonsson C, Guldbrand S, Ljungblad C, Paoli J, Smedh M. Two-photon laser-scanning fluorescence microscopy applied for studies of human skin. J Biophotonics 2008; 1:320-30. [PMID: 19343655 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.200810022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Two-photon laser scanning fluorescence microscopy (TPM) has been shown to be advantageous for imaging optically turbid media such as human skin. The ability of performing three-dimensional imaging without presectioning of the samples makes the technique not only suitable for noninvasive diagnostics but also for studies of topical delivery of xenobiotics. Here, TPM is used as a method to visualize both autofluorescent and exogenous fluorophores in skin. Samples exposed to sulforhodamine B have been scanned from two directions to investigate attenuation effects. It is shown that optical effects play a major role. Thus, TPM is excellent for visualizing the localization and distribution of fluorophores in human skin, although quantification might be difficult. Furthermore, an image-analysis algorithm has been implemented to facilitate interpretation of TPM images of autofluorescent features of nonmelanoma skin cancer obtained ex vivo. The algorithm was designed to detect cell nuclei and currently has a sensitivity and specificity of 82% and 78% to single cell nuclei. However, in order to detect multinucleated cells, the algorithm needs further development.
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- M B Ericson
- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, 412 6 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Bender J, Simonsson C, Smedh M, Engström S, Ericson MB. Lipid cubic phases in topical drug delivery: Visualization of skin distribution using two-photon microscopy. J Control Release 2008; 129:163-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2008.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2007] [Revised: 04/17/2008] [Accepted: 04/24/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Claesson C, Lustig F, Borén T, Simonsson C, Barciszewska M, Lagerkvist U. Glycine codon discrimination and the nucleotide in position 32 of the anticodon loop. J Mol Biol 1995; 247:191-6. [PMID: 7707368 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1994.0132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Using an in vitro protein-synthesizing system that allowed us to monitor separately the reading of each glycine codon, we have previously shown, that in constructs based on glycine tRNA1 from Escherichia coli the nature of the nucleotide in position 32 determines the ability of the anticodon UCC to discriminate between the glycine codons. Thus, with a U in position 32 the anticodon UCC discriminated according to the wobble rules, but with a C in this position it had lost its ability to discriminate. In the present paper we show that the same is true also for constructs based on mycoplasma glycine tRNA. When C32 in the wild type was changed to U32, the anticodon UCC discriminated between the glycine codons, while in wild type mycoplasma glycine tRNA it did not. Furthermore, when U32 was changed to C32 in glycine tRNA1(CCC), the anticodon CCC loses its ability to discriminate. We therefore conclude that the nature of the nucleotide in position 32 determines the discriminatory ability of both anticodons UCC and CCC in the glycine tRNA1 structural background, and that the same is true for the anticodon UCC in the mycoplasma glycine tRNA background.
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- C Claesson
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Göteborg, Sweden
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Lustig F, Borén T, Claesson C, Simonsson C, Barciszewska M, Lagerkvist U. The nucleotide in position 32 of the tRNA anticodon loop determines ability of anticodon UCC to discriminate among glycine codons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993; 90:3343-7. [PMID: 8475078 PMCID: PMC46296 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.8.3343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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We have investigated the influence of structures in the tRNA anticodon loop and stem on the ability of the anticodon to discriminate among codons. We had previously shown that anticodon UCC, when placed in the structural context of tRNA(Gly1) from Escherichia coli, discriminated efficiently between the glycine codons, as required by the wobble rules. Thus, this anticodon read GGA and GGG but did not read GGU and GGC, whereas in mycoplasma tRNA(Gly), the same anticodon did not discriminate among the glycine codons. We have now determined the reading properties of three constructions based on tRNA(Gly1) containing the anticodon UCC in different structural contexts. In one of these constructs, tRNA(Gly1-ASL), the anticodon loop and stem are the same as in mycoplasma tRNA(Gly). The second construct, tRNA(Gly1-AS), has an anticodon stem identical with the mycoplasma tRNA(Gly), whereas in the last construct, tRNA(Gly1-C32), the only difference from tRNA(Gly1)(UCC) is that the uridine in position 32 of the anticodon loop has been replaced by cytidine. These constructs were tested for ability to read glycine codons in an in vitro protein-synthesizing system that allowed us to monitor separately the reading of each codon. We found that the anticodon UCC, when present in tRNA(Gly1-AS), discriminated among the glycine codons, whereas in the constructs tRNA(Gly1-ASL) and tRNA(Gly1-C32), the same anticodon had lost its ability to discriminate--i.e., it behaved as in mycoplasma tRNA(Gly). These results strongly suggest that nt 32 of the anticodon loop of tRNA(Gly1)(UCC) decisively influences the reading properties of the anticodon UCC.
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- F Lustig
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Göteborg, Sweden
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