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Augello FR, Lombardi F, Artone S, Ciafarone A, Altamura S, Di Marzio L, Cifone MG, Palumbo P, Giuliani M, Cinque B. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Innovative Polycomponent Formulation on Adult and Aged Human Dermal Fibroblasts. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2410. [PMID: 37760851 PMCID: PMC10525616 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11092410] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Skin aging is a dynamic process that determines structural alterations in ECM and reduction in dermal fibroblasts. The recent availability on the market of an innovative polycomponent formulation (KARISMA Rh Collagen® FACE, K) containing noncrosslinked high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid (HMW-HA), a human recombinant polypeptide of collagen-1 alpha chain, and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), attracted our scientific interest in evaluating its biomolecular effects on human dermal adult and aged fibroblasts. After treatment with increasing K concentrations, cell proliferation, collagen I, prolyl 4-hydroxylase (P4HA1), an essential protein in collagen biosynthesis, and α-SMA levels were assessed. The fibroblast contractility, TGF-β1 levels, and oxidative stress markers were also evaluated. K formulation exposure led to a significant and dose-dependent increase in the proliferation and migration of adult fibroblasts. Of note, the K exposure counteracted the H2O2-induced aging by promoting cell proliferation, reducing β-galactosidase activity, and neutralizing the aging-associated oxidative damage. Moreover, an increase in collagen I, P4HA1, α-SMA, TGF-β1 levels, and improved contractility of adult and aged fibroblasts were observed after treatment. Overall, our results show evidence that the K treatment is efficacious in improving biological functions in adult fibroblasts and suppressing the biomolecular events associated with H2O2-induced cellular aging, thus supporting the regenerative and bio-revitalizing action of the K formulation helpful in preventing or treating skin aging.
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- Francesca Rosaria Augello
- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy; (F.R.A.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy; (F.R.A.); (M.G.)
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- PhD School in Medicine and Public Health, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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- PhD School in Health & Environmental Sciences, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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- PhD School in Medicine and Public Health, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti—Pescara “G. D’Annunzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy; (F.R.A.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy; (F.R.A.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy; (F.R.A.); (M.G.)
- Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Casa Di Cura Di Lorenzo SrL, Via Vittorio Veneto 37, 67051 Avezzano, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy; (F.R.A.); (M.G.)
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Scurti E, Martins JP, Celia C, Palumbo P, Lombardi F, Iannotta D, Di Marzio L, Santos HA, Viitala T. In Vitro Characterization and Real-Time Label-Free Assessment of the Interaction of Chitosan-Coated Niosomes with Intestinal Cellular Monolayers. Langmuir 2023. [PMID: 37265082 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In vitro cell-based characterization methods of nanoparticles are generally static and require the use of secondary analysis techniques and labeling agents. In this study, bare niosomes and chitosan-coated niosomes (chitosomes) and their interactions with intestinal cells are studied under dynamic conditions and without fluorescent probes, using surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based cell sensing. Niosomes and chitosomes were synthesized by using Tween 20 and cholesterol in a 15 mM:15 mM ratio and then characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS). DLS analysis demonstrated that bare niosomes had average sizes of ∼125 nm, polydispersity index (PDI) below 0.2, and a negative zeta (ζ)-potential of -35.6 mV. In turn, chitosomes had increased sizes up to ∼180 nm, with a PDI of 0.2-0.3 and a highly positive ζ-potential of +57.9 mV. The viability of HT29-MTX, Caco-2, and Caco-2/HT29-MTX cocultured cells showed that both niosomes and chitosomes are cytocompatible up to concentrations of 31.6 μg/mL for at least 240 min. SPR analysis demonstrated that chitosomes interact more efficiently with HT29-MTX, Caco-2, and Caco-2/HT29-MTX cocultures compared to bare niosomes. The resulting SPR measurements were further supported by confocal microscopy and flow cytometry studies, which demonstrated that this method is a useful complementary or even alternative tool to directly characterize the interactions between niosomes and in vitro cell models in label-free and real-time conditions.
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- Elena Scurti
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti 66100, Italy
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti 66100, Italy
- Laboratory of Drug Targets Histopathology, Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickeviciaus g. 9, Kaunas 44307, Lithuania
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila 67100, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila 67100, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti 66100, Italy
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti 66100, Italy
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Ant. Deusinglaan 1, Groningen 9713, The Netherlands
- W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Ant. Deusinglaan 1, Groningen 9713 The Netherlands
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku 20520, Finland
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Fragassi A, Di Francesco M, Pastorino F, Ferreira M, Di Francesco V, Palange AL, Celia C, Di Marzio L, Cilli M, Bensa V, Ponzoni M, Decuzzi P. Abstract 5069: Delivering docetaxel and curcumin via a nano-combination-therapy for modulating the progression of neuroblastoma. Cancer Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-5069] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: Neuroblastoma (NB) is a form of extracranial tumor derived from the sympathetic nervous system that affects most often infants and young children. It is a very heterogeneous tumor with different levels of aggressiveness. Despite the multiple therapeutic strategies (i.e. aggressive chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, immunotherapy), the outcome in advanced stages or recurrent diseases is negative. New strategies are needed to improve the therapeutic efficacy of existing drugs and reduce their toxicity. Nanotechnology represents a good tool for reaching this goal. Taken this in mind, the focus of this experimental work was to engineer polymeric biodegradable nanomedicines for co-delivering anti-inflammatory and chemotherapeutic molecules to NB malignant masses. More specifically, the work focused on the synthesis, physico-chemical and biopharmaceutical characterization, in vitro testing and in vivo validation of nanomedicines loaded with the cytotoxic drug Docetaxel (DTXL) and the natural anti-inflammatory compound, Curcumin (CURC).
Methods: Four configurations of Spherical Polymeric Nanoparticles (SPNs) - loaded with CURC (CURC-SPNs), loaded with DTXL (DTXL-SPNs), loaded with the combination thereof (CURC/DTXL-SPNs), and empty (SPNs) - were synthesized using an oil-in water emulsion/solvent evaporation technique. SPNs size, zeta potential, and polydispersity index (PDI) were measured by dynamic light scattering. The toxicity of SPNs was determined by an MTT assay on the human NB cell line SH-SY5Y. For in vivo efficacy and biodistribution experiments, homozygous CD1 nu/nu athymic female mice (4 to 6-weeks old) were orthotopically injected with SH-SY5Y cells in the left adrenal gland.
Results: Empty, DTXL-SPNs, CURC-SPNs, and CURC/DTXL-SPNs were characterized by a narrow size distribution (PdI < 0.15) with an average hydrodynamic diameter of about 185 nm. All the formulations showed a negative surface ζ-potential, associated with the carboxylate groups in the DSPE-PEG coating. A biphasic release profile was observed for all the 3 formulations, with almost 90% of the total drug mass released within the first 24 hours. In vivo results indicated that mice treated with CURC/DTXL -SPNs had a significant increase in life span as compared to untreated mice (control) (p=0.0002), mice treated with CURC-SPNs (p=0.0205), DTXL-SPNs (p=0.0391), and free DTXL (p=0.0054). Biodistribution experiments showed a 2% ID/g accumulation of the injected dose per tumor mass, regardless of the tumor development stage. This behavior is in agreement with results from a longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging analysis of the malignant masses.
Conclusion: The obtained results would suggest that nanomedicines could effectively delivery two therapeutic molecules within the malignant mass and modulate its progression leading to a significant increase in overall survival.
Citation Format: Agnese Fragassi, Martina Di Francesco, Fabio Pastorino, Miguel Ferreira, Valentina Di Francesco, Anna Lisa Palange, Christian Celia, Luisa Di Marzio, Michele Cilli, Veronica Bensa, Mirco Ponzoni, Paolo Decuzzi. Delivering docetaxel and curcumin via a nano-combination-therapy for modulating the progression of neuroblastoma [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr 5069.
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- 3University of Chieti-Pescara “G. D’Annunzio”, Genova, Italy
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- 3University of Chieti-Pescara “G. D’Annunzio”, Genova, Italy
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- 4IST-National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy
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d'Avanzo N, Cristiano MC, Di Marzio L, Bruno MC, Paolino D, Celia C, Fresta M. Multidrug Idebenone/Naproxen co-loaded Aspasomes for a Significant In VivoAnti-Inflammatory Activity. ChemMedChem 2022; 17:e202200067. [PMID: 35194952 PMCID: PMC9310947 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202200067] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The use of proper nanocarriers for dermal and transdermal delivery of anti‐inflammatory drugs recently gained several attentions in the scientific community because they pass intact and accumulate payloads in the deepest layers of skin tissue. Ascorbyl palmitate‐based vesicles (aspasomes) can be considered a promising nanocarrier for dermal and transdermal delivery due to their skin whitening properties and suitable delivery of payloads through the skin. The aim of this study was the synthesis of multidrug Idebenone/naproxen co‐loaded aspasomes for the development of an effective anti‐inflammatory nanomedicine. Aspasomes had suitable physicochemical properties and were safe in vivo if topically applied on human healthy volunteers. Idebenone/naproxen co‐loaded aspasomes demonstrated an increased therapeutic efficacy of payloads compared to the commercially available Naprosyn® gel, with a rapid decrease of chemical‐induced erythema on human volunteers. These promising results strongly suggested a potential application of Idebenone/naproxen multidrug aspasomes for the development of an effective skin anti‐inflammatory therapy.
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- Nicola d'Avanzo
- Gabriele d'Annunzio University of Chieti and Pescara Department of Pharmacy: Universita degli Studi Gabriele d'Annunzio Chieti Pescara Dipartimento di Farmacia, Pharmacy, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, ITALY
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- Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine: Universita degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., 88100, Catanzaro, ITALY
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- Gabriele d'Annunzio University of Chieti and Pescara Department of Pharmacy: Universita degli Studi Gabriele d'Annunzio Chieti Pescara Dipartimento di Farmacia, Pharmacy, via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Chieti, ITALY
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- Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro Health Sciences Department: Universita degli studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Health Sciences, Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., 88100, Catanzaro, ITALY
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- Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine: Universita degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., 88100, Catanzaro, ITALY
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- Gabriele d'Annunzio University of Chieti and Pescara Department of Pharmacy: Universita degli Studi Gabriele d'Annunzio Chieti Pescara Dipartimento di Farmacia, Pharmacy, Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100, Chieti, ITALY
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- Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro Health Sciences Department: Universita degli studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Health Sciences, Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., 88100, Catanzaro, ITALY
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Sciolla F, Truzzolillo D, Chauveau E, Trabalzini S, Di Marzio L, Carafa M, Marianecci C, Sarra A, Bordi F, Sennato S. Influence of drug/lipid interaction on the entrapment efficiency of isoniazid in liposomes for antitubercular therapy: a multi-faced investigation. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 208:112054. [PMID: 34454365 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.112054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Isoniazid (INH) is one of the primary drugs used in tuberculosis treatment and its encapsulation in liposomal vesicles can both improve its therapeutic index and minimize toxicity. Here we consider mixtures of hydrogenated soy phosphatidylcholine-phosphatidylglycerol (HSPC-DPPG) to get novel biocompatible liposomes for INH delivery. We determined INH encapsulation efficiency by coupling for the first time UV and Laser Transmission Spectroscopy and we showed that HSPC-DPPG liposomes can load more INH than expected from simple geometrical arguments, thus suggesting the presence of drug-lipid association. To focus on this aspect, which has never been explored in liposomal formulations, we employed several complementary techniques, such as dynamic and static light scattering, calorimetry and surface pressure measurements on lipid monolayers. We find that INH-lipid interaction increases the entrapment capability of liposomes due to INH adsorption. Moreover, the preferential INH-HSPC dipole-dipole interaction promotes the modification of lipid ordering, favoring the formation of HSPC-richer domains in excess of DPPG. Our findings highlight how investigating the fundamental aspects of drug-lipid interactions is of paramount importance for the optimal design of liposomal nanocarriers.
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C) - UMR 5221, Universitè de Montpellier et CNRS, Place E. Bataillon, Campus Triolet, Batiment 11, cc 0026, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France.
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C) - UMR 5221, Universitè de Montpellier et CNRS, Place E. Bataillon, Campus Triolet, Batiment 11, cc 0026, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie farmaceutiche, Università di Roma, Piazzale A. Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università G.d'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie farmaceutiche, Università di Roma, Piazzale A. Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie farmaceutiche, Università di Roma, Piazzale A. Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- CNR-ISC Sede Sapienza, Piazzale A. Moro 2, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- CNR-ISC Sede Sapienza, Piazzale A. Moro 2, I-00185 Rome, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica, La Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale A. Moro 2, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- CNR-ISC Sede Sapienza, Piazzale A. Moro 2, I-00185 Rome, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica, La Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale A. Moro 2, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-released lipid-bilayer nanoparticles that contain biologically active cargo involved in physiological and pathological intercellular communication. In recent years, the therapeutic potential of EVs has been explored in various disease models. In particular, mesenchymal stromal cell-derived EVs have been shown to exert anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-apoptotic, and pro-angiogenic properties in cardiovascular, metabolic and orthopedic conditions. However, a major drawback of EV-based therapeutics is scale-up issues due to extensive cell culture requirements and inefficient isolation protocols. An emerging alternative approach to time-consuming and costly cell culture expansion is to obtain therapeutic EVs directly from the body, for example, from plasma and adipose tissue. This review discusses isolation methods and therapeutic applications of plasma and adipose tissue-derived EVs, highlighting advantages and disadvantages compared to cell culture-derived ones.
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- Dalila Iannotta
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti – Pescara “G d’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti – Pescara “G d’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti – Pescara “G d’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston TX, USA
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Busatto S, Iannotta D, Walker SA, Di Marzio L, Wolfram J. A Simple and Quick Method for Loading Proteins in Extracellular Vesicles. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:356. [PMID: 33924377 PMCID: PMC8069621 DOI: 10.3390/ph14040356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) mediate intercellular transport of biomolecular cargo in the body, making them promising delivery vehicles for bioactive compounds. Genetic engineering of producer cells has enabled encapsulation of therapeutic proteins in EVs. However, genetic engineering approaches can be expensive, time-consuming, and incompatible with certain EV sources, such as human plasma and bovine milk. The goal of this study was to develop a quick, versatile, and simple method for loading proteins in EVs post-isolation. Proteins, including CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9), were bound to cationic lipids that were further complexed with MDA-MB-231 cell-derived EVs through passive incubation. Size-exclusion chromatography was used to remove components that were not complexed with EVs. The ability of EVs to mediate intracellular delivery of proteins was compared to conventional methods, such as electroporation and commercial protein transfection reagents. The results indicate that EVs retain native features following protein-loading and obtain similar levels of intracellular protein delivery as conventional methods, but display less toxicity. This method opens up opportunities for rapid exploration of EVs for protein delivery.
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- Sara Busatto
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA; (D.I.); (S.A.W.)
- Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA; (D.I.); (S.A.W.)
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti—Pescara “G. d’Annunzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA; (D.I.); (S.A.W.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti—Pescara “G. d’Annunzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA; (D.I.); (S.A.W.)
- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Imperlini E, Celia C, Cevenini A, Mandola A, Raia M, Fresta M, Orrù S, Di Marzio L, Salvatore F. Nano-bio interface between human plasma and niosomes with different formulations indicates protein corona patterns for nanoparticle cell targeting and uptake. Nanoscale 2021; 13:5251-5269. [PMID: 33666624 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07229j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Unraveling the proteins interacting with nanoparticles (NPs) in biological fluids, such as blood, is pivotal to rationally design NPs for drug delivery. The protein corona (PrC), formed on the NP surface, represents an interface between biological components and NPs, dictating their pharmacokinetics and biodistribution. PrC composition depends on biological environments around NPs and on their intrinsic physicochemical properties. We generated different formulations of non-ionic surfactant/non-phospholipid vesicles, called niosomes (NIOs), using polysorbates which are biologically safe, cheap, non-toxic and scarcely immunogenic. PrC composition and relative protein abundance for all designed NIOs were evaluated ex vivo in human plasma (HP) by quantitative label-free proteomics. We studied the correlation of the relative protein abundance in the corona with cellular uptake of the PrC-NIOs in healthy and cancer human cell lines. Our results highlight the effects of polysorbates on nano-bio interactions to identify a protein pattern most properly aimed to drive the NIO targeting in vivo, and assess the best conditions of PrC-NIO NP uptake into the cells. This study dissected the biological identity in HP of polysorbate-NIOs, thus contributing to shorten their passage from preclinical to clinical studies and to lay the foundations for a personalized PrC.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy. and CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Napoli, Italy.
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Napoli, Italy. and Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università "Parthenope", Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Napoli, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università "Magna Graecia" di Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Catanzaro, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Napoli, Italy. and Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università "Parthenope", Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy. and CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Napoli, Italy.
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Di Francesco M, Celia C, Cristiano MC, d’Avanzo N, Ruozi B, Mircioiu C, Cosco D, Di Marzio L, Fresta M. Doxorubicin Hydrochloride-Loaded Nonionic Surfactant Vesicles to Treat Metastatic and Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer. ACS Omega 2021; 6:2973-2989. [PMID: 33553916 PMCID: PMC7860091 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
Doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) is currently used to treat orthotropic and metastatic breast cancer. Because of its side effects, the use of DOX in cancer patients is sometimes limited; for this reason, several scientists tried designing drug delivery systems which can improve drug therapeutic efficacy and decrease its side effects. In this study, we designed, prepared, and physiochemically characterized nonionic surfactant vesicles (NSVs) which are obtained by self-assembling different combinations of hydrophilic (Tween 20) and hydrophobic (Span 20) surfactants, with cholesterol. DOX was loaded in NSVs using a passive and pH gradient remote loading procedure, which increased drug loading from ∼1 to ∼45%. NSVs were analyzed in terms of size, shape, size distribution, zeta potential, long-term stability, entrapment efficiency, and release kinetics, and nanocarriers having the best physiochemical parameters were selected for further in vitro tests. NSVs with and without DOX were stable and showed a sustained drug release up to 72 h. In vitro studies, with MCF-7 and MDA MB 468 cells, demonstrated that NSVs, containing Span 20, were better internalized in MCF-7 and MDA MB 468 cells than NSVs with Tween 20. NSVs increased the anticancer effect of DOX in MCF-7 and MDA MB 468 cells, and this effect is time and dose dependent. In vitro studies using metastatic and nonmetastatic breast cancer cells also demonstrated that NSVs, containing Span 20, had higher cytotoxicity than NSVs with Tween 20. The resulting data suggested that DOX-loaded NSVs could be a promising nanocarrier for the potential treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martina Di Francesco
- Department
of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro
“Magna Graecia”, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta” s.n.c., 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Laboratory
of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Chieti−Pescara
“G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department
of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University
of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”
s.n.c., 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department
of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro
“Magna Graecia”, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta” s.n.c., 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Chieti−Pescara
“G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department
of Life Sciences, University of Modena and
Reggio Emilia, Via Campi
183, I-41100 Modena, Italy
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- Department
of Applied Mathematics and Biostatistics, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine
and Pharmacy, 020956 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department
of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro
“Magna Graecia”, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta” s.n.c., 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Chieti−Pescara
“G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- . Phone: +39 0871 355 4705
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- Department
of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro
“Magna Graecia”, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta” s.n.c., 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- . Phone: +39 0961 369 4118
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Marchisio M, Simeone P, Bologna G, Ercolino E, Pierdomenico L, Pieragostino D, Ventrella A, Antonini F, Del Zotto G, Vergara D, Celia C, Di Marzio L, Del Boccio P, Fontana A, Bosco D, Miscia S, Lanuti P. Flow Cytometry Analysis of Circulating Extracellular Vesicle Subtypes from Fresh Peripheral Blood Samples. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010048. [PMID: 33374539 PMCID: PMC7793062 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released by shedding during different physiological processes and are increasingly thought to be new potential biomarkers. However, the impact of pre-analytical processing phases on the final measurement is not predictable and for this reason, the translation of basic research into clinical practice has been precluded. Here we have optimized a simple procedure in combination with polychromatic flow cytometry (PFC), to identify, classify, enumerate, and separate circulating EVs from different cell origins. This protocol takes advantage of a lipophilic cationic dye (LCD) able to probe EVs. Moreover, the application of the newly optimized PFC protocol here described allowed the obtainment of repeatable EVs counts. The translation of this PFC protocol to fluorescence-activated cell sorting allowed us to separate EVs from fresh peripheral blood samples. Sorted EVs preparations resulted particularly suitable for proteomic analyses, which we applied to study their protein cargo. Here we show that LCD staining allowed PFC detection and sorting of EVs from fresh body fluids, avoiding pre-analytical steps of enrichment that could impact final results. Therefore, LCD staining is an essential step towards the assessment of EVs clinical significance.
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- Marco Marchisio
- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.V.); (C.C.); (L.D.M.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Research and Diagnostics, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy; (F.A.); (G.D.Z.)
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- Department of Research and Diagnostics, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy; (F.A.); (G.D.Z.)
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- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomics, “Giovanni Paolo II” Hospital, 73100 ASL-Lecce, Italy;
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.V.); (C.C.); (L.D.M.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.V.); (C.C.); (L.D.M.); (A.F.)
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- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.V.); (C.C.); (L.D.M.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.V.); (C.C.); (L.D.M.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Biomorphological Science, Molecular Genetic Institute, Italian National Research Council, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0871541391
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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Celia C, Cristiano MC, Froiio F, Di Francesco M, d'Avanzo N, Di Marzio L, Fresta M. Nanoliposomes as Multidrug Carrier of Gemcitabine/Paclitaxel for the Effective Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer Disease: A Comparison with Gemzar and Taxol. Adv Therap 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202000121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Christian Celia
- Department of Pharmacy University of Chieti‐Pescara “G. d'Annunzio” Via dei Vestini 31 Chieti I‐66010 Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Viale “S. Venuta” s.n.c. Catanzaro I‐88100 Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Viale “S. Venuta” s.n.c. Catanzaro I‐88100 Italy
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- Department of Health Science University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Viale “S. Venuta” s.n.c. Catanzaro I‐88100 Italy
- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Via Morego 30 Genoa I‐16163 Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy University of Chieti‐Pescara “G. d'Annunzio” Via dei Vestini 31 Chieti I‐66010 Italy
- Department of Health Science University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Viale “S. Venuta” s.n.c. Catanzaro I‐88100 Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy University of Chieti‐Pescara “G. d'Annunzio” Via dei Vestini 31 Chieti I‐66010 Italy
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- Department of Health Science University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Viale “S. Venuta” s.n.c. Catanzaro I‐88100 Italy
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Cevenini A, Celia C, Orrù S, Sarnataro D, Raia M, Mollo V, Locatelli M, Imperlini E, Peluso N, Peltrini R, De Rosa E, Parodi A, Del Vecchio L, Di Marzio L, Fresta M, Netti PA, Shen H, Liu X, Tasciotti E, Salvatore F. Liposome-Embedding Silicon Microparticle for Oxaliplatin Delivery in Tumor Chemotherapy. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:pharmaceutics12060559. [PMID: 32560359 PMCID: PMC7355455 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Mesoporous silicon microparticles (MSMPs) can incorporate drug-carrying nanoparticles (NPs) into their pores. An NP-loaded MSMP is a multistage vector (MSV) that forms a Matryoshka-like structure that protects the therapeutic cargo from degradation and prevents its dilution in the circulation during delivery to tumor cells. We developed an MSV constituted by 1 µm discoidal MSMPs embedded with PEGylated liposomes containing oxaliplatin (oxa) which is a therapeutic agent for colorectal cancer (CRC). To obtain extra-small liposomes able to fit the 60 nm pores of MSMP, we tested several liposomal formulations, and identified two optimal compositions, with a prevalence of the rigid lipid 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and of 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy(polyethylene glycol)-2000]. To improve the MSV assembly, we optimized the liposome-loading inside the MSMP and achieved a five-fold increase of the payload using an innovative lyophilization approach. This procedure also increased the load and limited dimensional changes of the liposomes released from the MSV in vitro. Lastly, we found that the cytotoxic efficacy of oxa-loaded liposomes and-oxa-liposome-MSV in CRC cell culture was similar to that of free oxa. This study increases knowledge about extra-small liposomes and their loading into porous materials and provides useful hints about alternative strategies for designing drug-encapsulating NPs.
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- Armando Cevenini
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (A.C.); (D.S.); (N.P.); (R.P.); (L.D.V.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., 80145 Napoli, Italy; (S.O.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti—Pescara “G. d’Annuzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (C.C.); (M.L.); (L.D.M.)
- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (E.D.R.); (H.S.); (X.L.)
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., 80145 Napoli, Italy; (S.O.); (M.R.)
- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università “Parthenope”, 80133 Napoli, Italy
- IRCCS SDN, 80143 Napoli, Italy; (E.I.); (A.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (A.C.); (D.S.); (N.P.); (R.P.); (L.D.V.)
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., 80145 Napoli, Italy; (S.O.); (M.R.)
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- Italian Institute of Technology@CRIB Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Health Care, 80125 Napoli, Italy; (V.M.); (P.A.N.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti—Pescara “G. d’Annuzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (C.C.); (M.L.); (L.D.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (A.C.); (D.S.); (N.P.); (R.P.); (L.D.V.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., 80145 Napoli, Italy; (S.O.); (M.R.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (A.C.); (D.S.); (N.P.); (R.P.); (L.D.V.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., 80145 Napoli, Italy; (S.O.); (M.R.)
- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (E.D.R.); (H.S.); (X.L.)
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- IRCCS SDN, 80143 Napoli, Italy; (E.I.); (A.P.)
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (A.C.); (D.S.); (N.P.); (R.P.); (L.D.V.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., 80145 Napoli, Italy; (S.O.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti—Pescara “G. d’Annuzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (C.C.); (M.L.); (L.D.M.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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- Italian Institute of Technology@CRIB Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Health Care, 80125 Napoli, Italy; (V.M.); (P.A.N.)
- Department of Chemical, Materials & Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (E.D.R.); (H.S.); (X.L.)
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (E.D.R.); (H.S.); (X.L.)
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., 80145 Napoli, Italy; (S.O.); (M.R.)
- Center for Biomimetic Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI), Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Correspondence: (E.T.); (F.S.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (A.C.); (D.S.); (N.P.); (R.P.); (L.D.V.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., 80145 Napoli, Italy; (S.O.); (M.R.)
- Correspondence: (E.T.); (F.S.)
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Barone A, Cristiano MC, Cilurzo F, Locatelli M, Iannotta D, Di Marzio L, Celia C, Paolino D. Ammonium glycyrrhizate skin delivery from ultradeformable liposomes: A novel use as an anti-inflammatory agent in topical drug delivery. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 193:111152. [PMID: 32535351 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Glycyrrhiza glabra L. is a native plant of Central and South-Western Asia that is also diffused in the Mediterranean area and contains several bioactive compounds such as: flavonoids, sterols, triterpene and saponins. Glycyrrhizin, containing glycyrrhizic and glycyrrhizinic acids has anti-inflammatory and antiallergic effects that are similar to corticosteroids. Ammonium glycyrrhizinate is a derivative salt of glycyrrhizic acid with similar anti-inflammatory activity that cannot pass through the skin due to its physicochemical properties and molecular weight. Although several nanoformulations, such as ethosomes, are designed to provide a systemic effect through a topical application, there are different limitations to the distribution inside the blood stream. For this reason, ultradeformable liposomes, or transfersomes, are selected to improve the topical delivery of drugs and allow the distribution of payloads in the blood stream because they pass intact through the stratum corneum epidermis barrier, due to the presence of sodium cholate, aqueous cutaneous gradient, and the rapid penetration of transfersomes by cutaneous tight junctions, thus allowing the systemic delivery of different therapeutic cargo in non-occlusive conditions. The aim of this work was the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of the ammonium glycyrrhizinate-loaded ultradeformable liposomes, the evaluation of drug release and permeation through stratum corneum and epidermis barrier. The in vivo anti-inflammatory effect of ammonium glycyrrhizinate-loaded ultradeformable liposomes was tested on human healthy volunteers. The results demonstrated that the ammonium glycyrrhizinate-loaded ultradeformable liposomes decreased the skin inflammation on the human volunteers and the resulting nanoformulations can be used as a potential topical drug delivery system for anti-inflammatory therapy. ☆Parts of these results were presented as a poster communication at the Recent Developments in Pharmaceutical Analysis 2019 (RDPA 2019), Chieti, Italy.
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- Antonella Barone
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., I-88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., I-88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., I-88100, Catanzaro, Italy.
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d'Avanzo N, Celia C, Barone A, Carafa M, Di Marzio L, Santos HA, Fresta M. Immunogenicity of Polyethylene Glycol Based Nanomedicines: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications and Systematic Approach. Adv Therap 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201900170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicola d'Avanzo
- Department of Health SciencesUniversity of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, Viale Europa I‐88100 Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of PharmacyUniversity of Chieti‐Pescara “G. d'Annunzio” Via dei Vestini 31 I‐66100 Chieti Italy
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- Department of Health SciencesUniversity of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, Viale Europa I‐88100 Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and TechnologyUniversity of Rome “Sapienza” 00185 Rome Italy
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- Department of PharmacyUniversity of Chieti‐Pescara “G. d'Annunzio” Via dei Vestini 31 I‐66100 Chieti Italy
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy; and Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE)University of Helsinki FI‐00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Health SciencesUniversity of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, Viale Europa I‐88100 Catanzaro Italy
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Vergallo C, Torrieri G, Provenzani R, Miettinen S, Moslova K, Varjosalo M, Cristiano MC, Fresta M, Celia C, Santos HA, Cilurzo F, Di Marzio L. Design, synthesis and characterization of a PEGylated stanozolol for potential therapeutic applications. Int J Pharm 2019; 573:118826. [PMID: 31715352 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.118826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Stanozolol (STZ) is a drug used to treat serious disorders like aplastic anemia and hereditary angioedema. It is also indicated as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of vascular disorders and growth failures. Encouraging results obtained using animal models demonstrated that STZ increases bone formation and mineralization, thus improving both density and biomechanical properties. Like natural androgens, such as TST and 5α-dihydrotestosterone (5α-DHT), STZ binds androgen receptor (AR) to activate AR-mediated signaling. Despite its therapeutic effects, this synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS), or 5α-DHT derivative, due to its high lipophilicity, is poor soluble in water. Thus, to increase the water solubility and stability of STZ, as well as its bioavailability and efficacy, an innovative PEGylated STZ (STZ conjugated with (MeO-PEG-NH2)10kDa, (MeO-PEG-NH)10kDa-STZ) was synthesized. As confirmed by chromatography (RP-HPLC) and spectrometry (ATR-FTIR, 1H NMR, elemental CHNS(O) analysis, MALDI-TOF/TOF) analyses, a very pure, stable and soluble compound was obtained. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) competitive ELISA demonstrated that the resulting PEGylated STZ competes against biological TST, especially at lower concentrations. Cytotoxicity of increasing concentrations (1, 10, 25 or 50 µM) of STZ and/or (MeO-PEG-NH)10kDa-STZ was also evaluated for up 80 h by performing the MTT assay on human osteosarcoma Saos-2 cells, which express AR and are responsive to STZ. PEGylation mitigated cytotoxicity of STZ, by increasing the cell viability values, especially at higher drug concentrations. Furthermore, these results suggest that (MeO-PEG-NH)10kDa-STZ is a promising and reliable drug to be used in clinical conditions in which TST is required.
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- Cristian Vergallo
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale Europa, Via "S. Venuta" s.n.c., I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Via "S. Venuta" s.n.c., I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland(g).
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100 Chieti, Italy
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Paolino D, Tudose A, Celia C, Di Marzio L, Cilurzo F, Mircioiu C. Mathematical Models as Tools to Predict the Release Kinetic of Fluorescein from Lyotropic Colloidal Liquid Crystals. Materials (Basel) 2019; 12:ma12050693. [PMID: 30813650 PMCID: PMC6427212 DOI: 10.3390/ma12050693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the release kinetic of fluorescein from colloidal liquid crystals made from monoglyceride and different non-ionic surfactants. The crystals were physicochemically characterized and the release experiments were carried out under the sink conditions, while mathematical models were described as extrapolations from solutions of the diffusion equation, in different initial and boundary conditions imposed by pharmaceutical formulations. The diffusion equation was solved using Laplace and Fourier transformed functions for release kinetics from infinite reservoirs in a semi-infinite medium. Solutions represents a general square root law and can be applied for the release kinetic of fluorescein from lyotropic colloidal liquid crystals. Akaike, Schwartz, and Imbimbo criteria were used to establish the appropriate mathematical model and the hierarchy of the performances of different models applied to the release experiments. The Fisher statistic test was applied to obtain the significance of differences among mathematical models. Differences of mathematical criteria demonstrated that small or no significant statistic differences were carried out between the various applied models and colloidal formulations. Phenomenological models were preferred over the empirical and semi-empirical ones. The general square root model shows that the diffusion-controlled release of fluorescein is the mathematical models extrapolated for lyotropic colloidal liquid crystals.
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- Donatella Paolino
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Biostatistics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest, 6 Traian Vuia, 020956 Bucharest, Romania.
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Biostatistics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest, 6 Traian Vuia, 020956 Bucharest, Romania.
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Biostatistics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest, 6 Traian Vuia, 020956 Bucharest, Romania.
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Primavera R, Palumbo P, Celia C, Cilurzo F, Cinque B, Carata E, Carafa M, Paolino D, Cifone MG, Di Marzio L. Corrigendum to "An insight of in vitro transport of PEGylated non-ionic surfactant vesicles (NSVs) across the intestinal polarized enterocyte monolayers" [Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 127 (2018) 432-442]. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2018; 128:259. [PMID: 29738716 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2018.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Rosita Primavera
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Depatment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy; Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Depatment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy; IRC FSH-Interregional Research Center for Food Safety & Health, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Depatment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
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Primavera R, Palumbo P, Celia C, Cinque B, Carata E, Carafa M, Paolino D, Cifone MG, Di Marzio L, Cilurzo F. An insight of in vitro transport of PEGylated non-ionic surfactant vesicles (NSVs) across the intestinal polarized enterocyte monolayers. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2018; 127:432-442. [PMID: 29605467 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
PEGylated non-ionic surfactant-based vesicles (NSVs) are promising drug delivery systems for the local, oral and systemic administrations of therapeutics. The aim of this study was to test the cellular biocompatibility and transport of Nile Red-loaded NSVs (NR-NSVs) across the Caco-2-cell monolayers, which represent an in vitro model of human intestinal epithelium. The NR-NSVs assumed a spherical shape with a mean size of 140 nm, and a narrow size distribution. The NR-NSVs did not modify Caco-2 cell viability, which remained unaltered in vitro up to a concentration of 1 mM. The transport studies demonstrated that the NR-NSVs moved across the Caco-2 monolayers without affecting the transepithelial electrical resistance. These results were supported by flow cytometry analysis, which demonstrated that NR-NSVs were internalized inside the Caco-2 cells. Nanoparticle tracking and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis showed the presence of NR-NSVs in the basolateral side of the Caco-2 monolayers. TEM images also showed that NSVs were transported intact across the Caco-2 monolayers, thus demonstrating a predominant transcytosis mechanism of transport through endocytosis. The NSVs did not affect the integrity of the membrane barrier in vitro, and can potentially be used in clinics to increase the oral bioavailability and delivery of therapeutics.
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- Rosita Primavera
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Depatment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy; Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Depatment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy; IRC FSH-Interregional Research Center for Food Safety & Health, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Depatment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
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Di Francesco M, Primavera R, Romanelli D, Palomba R, Pereira RC, Catelani T, Celia C, Di Marzio L, Fresta M, Di Mascolo D, Decuzzi P. Hierarchical Microplates as Drug Depots with Controlled Geometry, Rigidity, and Therapeutic Efficacy. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:9280-9289. [PMID: 29481038 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b19136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A variety of microparticles have been proposed for the sustained and localized delivery of drugs with the objective of increasing therapeutic indexes by circumventing filtering organs and biological barriers. Yet, the geometrical, mechanical, and therapeutic properties of such microparticles cannot be simultaneously and independently tailored during the fabrication process to optimize their performance. In this work, a top-down approach is employed to realize micron-sized polymeric particles, called microplates (μPLs), for the sustained release of therapeutic agents. μPLs are square hydrogel particles, with an edge length of 20 μm and a height of 5 μm, made out of poly(lactic- co-glycolic acid) (PLGA). During the synthesis process, the μPL Young's modulus can be varied from 0.6 to 5 MPa by changing the PLGA amounts from 1 to 7.5 mg, without affecting the μPL geometry while matching the properties of the surrounding tissue. Within the porous μPL matrix, different classes of therapeutic payloads can be incorporated including molecular agents, such as anti-inflammatory dexamethasone (DEX), and nanoparticles containing imaging and therapeutic molecules themselves, thus originating a truly hierarchical platform. As a proof of principle, μPLs are loaded with free DEX and 200 nm spherical polymeric nanoparticles, carrying DEX molecules (DEX-SPNs). Electron and fluorescent confocal microscopy analyses document the uniform distribution and stability of molecular and nanoagents within the μPL matrix. This multiscale, hierarchical microparticle releases DEX for at least 10 days. The inclusion of DEX-SPNs serves to minimize the initial burst release and modulate the diffusion of DEX molecules out of the μPL matrix. The biopharmacological and therapeutic properties together with the fine tuning of geometry and mechanical stiffness make μPLs a unique polymeric depot for the potential treatment of cancer, cardiovascular, and chronic, inflammatory diseases.
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- Martina Di Francesco
- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine , Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Via Morego 30 , Genoa 16163 , Italy
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine , Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Via Morego 30 , Genoa 16163 , Italy
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine , Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Via Morego 30 , Genoa 16163 , Italy
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine , Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Via Morego 30 , Genoa 16163 , Italy
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine , Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Via Morego 30 , Genoa 16163 , Italy
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine , Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Via Morego 30 , Genoa 16163 , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Chieti-Pescara "G. D'Annunzio" , Via dei Vestini , Campus Universitario , 66100 Chieti , Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy , University of Chieti-Pescara "G. D'Annunzio" , Via dei Vestini , Campus Universitario , 66100 Chieti , Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences , University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia" , Viale Europa , 88100 Catanzaro , Italy
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine , Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Via Morego 30 , Genoa 16163 , Italy
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine , Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Via Morego 30 , Genoa 16163 , Italy
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- Luisa Di Marzio
- Dipartimento di Farmacia Universita "G. d'Annunzio"- Chieti-Pescara Chieti, Italy
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Campestre C, Locatelli M, Guglielmi P, De Luca E, Bellagamba G, Menta S, Zengin G, Celia C, Di Marzio L, Carradori S. Analysis of imidazoles and triazoles in biological samples after MicroExtraction by packed sorbent. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017; 32:1-11. [PMID: 28776447 PMCID: PMC6010084 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1354858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
This paper reports the MEPS-HPLC-DAD method for the simultaneous determination of 12 azole drugs (bifonazole, butoconazole, clotrimazole, econazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, posaconazole, ravuconazole, terconazole, tioconazole and voriconazole) administered to treat different systemic and topical fungal infections, in biological samples. Azole drugs separation was performed in 36 min. The analytical method was validated in the ranges as follows: 0.02–5 μg mL−1 for ravuconazole; 0.2–5 μg mL−1 for terconazole; 0.05–5 μg mL−1 for the other compounds. Human plasma and urine were used as biological samples during the analysis, while benzyl-4-hydroxybenzoate was used as an internal standard. The precision (RSD%) and trueness (Bias%) values fulfill with International Guidelines requirements. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first HPLC-DAD procedure coupled to MEPS, which provides the simultaneous analysis of 12 azole drugs, available in the market, in human plasma and urine. Moreover, the method was successfully applied for the quantitative determination of two model drugs (itraconazole and miconazole) after oral administration in real samples.
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- Cristina Campestre
- a Department of Pharmacy , University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio" , Chieti , Italy
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- a Department of Pharmacy , University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio" , Chieti , Italy.,b Interuniversity Consortium of Structural and Systems Biology , Rome , Italy
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- c Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Pharmacy , University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio" , Chieti , Italy
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- a Department of Pharmacy , University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio" , Chieti , Italy
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- c Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- d Department of Biology , Selcuk University , Konya , Turkey
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- a Department of Pharmacy , University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio" , Chieti , Italy.,e Inter-Regional Research Center for Food Safety & Health , University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia" , Catanzaro , Italy.,f Department of Nanomedicine , Houston Methodist Research Institute , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Pharmacy , University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio" , Chieti , Italy
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- a Department of Pharmacy , University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio" , Chieti , Italy
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Mocan A, Carradori S, Locatelli M, Secci D, Cesa S, Mollica A, Riga S, Angeli A, Supuran CT, Celia C, Di Marzio L. Bioactive isoflavones from Pueraria lobata root and starch: Different extraction techniques and carbonic anhydrase inhibition. Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 112:441-447. [PMID: 28807875 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Kudzu, the dried root of an important edible plant (Pueraria lobata), is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for the important nutritional value strictly related to its isoflavone derivatives. These compounds characterize the quality of kudzu contained in different preparations, as pharmaceutical ingredient as well as dietary/food supplement (e.g. starch). The optimization of the isoflavones recovery, monitored by HPLC-PDA, through different innovative and conventional extraction techniques, e.g. microwave-assisted, ultrasound-assisted and conventional extraction, represented a suitable challenge in food industry and natural products evaluation. The impact on the isoflavone extraction by using an ionic liquid-assisted procedure was also considered. Furthermore, the inhibitory activity of the most representative isoflavones, isolated from kudzu, was evaluated using four isoforms (I, II, IX and XII) of human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) due to their role in several physiopathological processes.
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- Andrei Mocan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; Interuniversity Consortium of Structural and Systems Biology, 00136 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Bioinorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 SestCo Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Bioinorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 SestCo Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutriceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; Houston Methodist Research Institute, Department of Nanomedicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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Di Francesco M, Celia C, Primavera R, D’Avanzo N, Locatelli M, Fresta M, Cilurzo F, Ventura CA, Paolino D, Di Marzio L. Physicochemical characterization of pH-responsive and fusogenic self-assembled non-phospholipid vesicles for a potential multiple targeting therapy. Int J Pharm 2017; 528:18-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.05.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Grande R, Celia C, Mincione G, Stringaro A, Di Marzio L, Colone M, Di Marcantonio MC, Savino L, Puca V, Santoliquido R, Locatelli M, Muraro R, Hall-Stoodley L, Stoodley P. Detection and Physicochemical Characterization of Membrane Vesicles (MVs) of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1040. [PMID: 28659878 PMCID: PMC5468427 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Membrane vesicles (MVs) are bilayer structures which bleb from bacteria, and are important in trafficking biomolecules to other bacteria or host cells. There are few data about MVs produced by the Gram-positive commensal-derived probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri; however, MVs from this species may have potential therapeutic benefit. The aim of this study was to detect and characterize MVs produced from biofilm (bMVs), and planktonic (pMVs) phenotypes of L. reuteri DSM 17938. MVs were analyzed for structure and physicochemical characterization by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS). Their composition was interrogated using various digestive enzyme treatments and subsequent Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis. eDNA (extracellular DNA) was detected and quantified using PicoGreen. We found that planktonic and biofilm of L. reuteri cultures generated MVs with a broad size distribution. Our data also showed that eDNA was associated with pMVs and bMVs (eMVsDNA). DNase I treatment demonstrated no modifications of MVs, suggesting that an eDNA-MVs complex protected the eMVsDNA. Proteinase K and Phospholipase C treatments modified the structure of MVs, showing that lipids and proteins are important structural components of L. reuteri MVs. The biological composition and the physicochemical characterization of MVs generated by the probiotic L. reuteri may represent a starting point for future applications in the development of vesicles-based therapeutic systems.
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- Rossella Grande
- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy.,Center of Aging Sciences and Translational MedicineChieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy.,Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, HoustonTX, United States
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- Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, Italian National Institute of HealthRome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, Italian National Institute of HealthRome, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- Center of Aging Sciences and Translational MedicineChieti, Italy.,Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'AquilaL'Aquila, Italy
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- AlfatestLabCinisello Balsamo, Italy.,Malvern Instruments Ltd.Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton, United Kingdom.,Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Centre for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, ColumbusOH, United States
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Centre for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, ColumbusOH, United States.,National Center for Advanced Tribology, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of SouthamptonSouthampton, United Kingdom
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Di Francesco M, Primavera R, Fiorito S, Cristiano MC, Taddeo VA, Epifano F, Di Marzio L, Genovese S, Celia C. Acronychiabaueri Analogue Derivative-Loaded Ultradeformable Vesicles: Physicochemical Characterization and Potential Applications. Planta Med 2017; 83:482-491. [PMID: 27542175 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-112225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Elastic and ultradeformable liposomes were synthesized and physicochemically characterized to make suitable topical formulations for delivering the anti-inflammatory and anticancer compound 3-(4'-geranyloxy-3'-methoxyphenyl)-2-trans-propenoic acid. The average sizes of elastic and ultradeformable liposomes are below 300 nm, while the size distribution and Z-potential are below 0.3 and - 25 mV, respectively. The presence of 3-(4'-geranyloxy-3'-methoxyphenyl)-2-trans-propenoic acid does not affect the physicochemical parameters of nanovesicles. Elastic and ultradeformable liposomes show a zero order release kinetic and are stable at room temperature for a long time with or without 3-(4'-geranyloxy-3'-methoxyphenyl)-2-trans-propenoic acid. The ultradeformable liposomes are more deformable than elastic liposomes. These differences may depend on sodium cholate derivatives making nanoformulations. The 3-(4'-geranyloxy-3'-methoxyphenyl)-2-trans-propenoic acid-loaded elastic and ultradeformable liposomes can provide innovative nanotherapeutics-based natural compounds for the potential treatment of cutanous inflammation.
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- Martina Di Francesco
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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Rinaldi F, Del Favero E, Rondelli V, Pieretti S, Bogni A, Ponti J, Rossi F, Di Marzio L, Paolino D, Marianecci C, Carafa M. pH-sensitive niosomes: Effects on cytotoxicity and on inflammation and pain in murine models. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017; 32:538-546. [PMID: 28114822 PMCID: PMC6010110 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2016.1268607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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pH-sensitive nonionic surfactant vesicles (niosomes) by polysorbate-20 (Tween-20) or polysorbate-20 derivatized by glycine (added as pH sensitive agent), were developed to deliver Ibuprofen (IBU) and Lidocaine (LID). For the physical-chemical characterization of vesicles (mean size, size distribution, zeta potential, vesicle morphology, bilayer properties and stability) dynamic light scattering (DLS), small angle X-ray scattering and fluorescence studies were performed. Potential cytotoxicity was evaluated on immortalized human keratinocyte cells (HaCaT) and on immortalized mouse fibroblasts Balb/3T3. In vivo antinociceptive activity (formalin test) and anti-inflammatory activity tests (paw edema induced by zymosan) in murine models were performed on drug-loaded niosomes. pH-sensitive niosomes were stable in the presence of 0 and 10% fetal bovine serum, non-cytotoxic and able to modify IBU or LID pharmacological activity in vivo. The synthesis of stimuli responsive surfactant, as an alternative to add pH-sensitive molecules to niosomes, could represent a promising delivery strategy for anesthetic and anti-inflammatory drugs.
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- Federica Rinaldi
- a Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Traslational Medicine , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- b Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Traslational Medicine , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- c Department of Therapeutic Research and Medicine Evaluation , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- d Consumers and Reference Materials, Consumer Products Safety Unit (F.2) , European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre Directorate F - Health , ISPRA , Varese , Italy
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- d Consumers and Reference Materials, Consumer Products Safety Unit (F.2) , European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre Directorate F - Health , ISPRA , Varese , Italy
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- d Consumers and Reference Materials, Consumer Products Safety Unit (F.2) , European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre Directorate F - Health , ISPRA , Varese , Italy
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- e Department of Pharmacy , University "G. d'Annunzio" , Chieti , Italy
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- f Interregional Research Center for Food Safety & Health (IRC-FSH), Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia" , Catanzaro , Italy.,g Department of Health Sciences , Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia" , Catanzaro , Italy
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- h Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology , University of Rome "Sapienza" , Rome , Italy
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- h Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology , University of Rome "Sapienza" , Rome , Italy
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Marianecci C, Rinaldi F, Hanieh PN, Di Marzio L, Paolino D, Carafa M. Drug delivery in overcoming the blood-brain barrier: role of nasal mucosal grafting. Drug Des Devel Ther 2017; 11:325-335. [PMID: 28184152 PMCID: PMC5291459 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s100075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays a fundamental role in protecting and maintaining the homeostasis of the brain. For this reason, drug delivery to the brain is much more difficult than that to other compartments of the body. In order to bypass or cross the BBB, many strategies have been developed: invasive techniques, such as temporary disruption of the BBB or direct intraventricular and intracerebral administration of the drug, as well as noninvasive techniques. Preliminary results, reported in the large number of studies on the potential strategies for brain delivery, are encouraging, but it is far too early to draw any conclusion about the actual use of these therapeutic approaches. Among the most recent, but still pioneering, approaches related to the nasal mucosa properties, the permeabilization of the BBB via nasal mucosal engrafting can offer new potential opportunities. It should be emphasized that this surgical procedure is quite invasive, but the implication for patient outcome needs to be compared to the gold standard of direct intracranial injection, and evaluated whilst keeping in mind that central nervous system diseases and lysosomal storage diseases are chronic and severely debilitating and that up to now no therapy seems to be completely successful.
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- Carlotta Marianecci
- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano Science@ Sapienza, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
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- IRC FSH-Interregional Research Center for Food Safety & Health, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia”, Catanzaro, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Cilurzo F, Cristiano MC, Di Marzio L, Cosco D, Carafa M, Ventura CA, Fresta M, Paolino D. Influence of the Supramolecular Micro-Assembly of Multiple Emulsions on their Biopharmaceutical Features and In vivo Therapeutic Response. Curr Drug Targets 2016; 16:1612-22. [PMID: 26601721 DOI: 10.2174/138945011614151119124234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 11/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The ability of some surfactants to self-assemble in a water/oil bi-phase environment thus forming supramolecular structure leading to the formation of w/o/w multiple emulsions was investigated. The w/o/w multiple emulsions obtained by self-assembling (one-step preparation method) were compared with those prepared following the traditional two-step procedure. Methyl-nicotinate was used as a hydrophilic model drug. The formation of the multiple emulsion structure was evidenced by optical microscopy, which showed a mean size of the inner oil droplets of 6 μm and 10 μm for one-step and two-step multiple emulsions, respectively. The in vitrobiopharmaceutical features of the various w/o/w multiple emulsion formulations were evaluated by means of viscosimetry studies, drug release and in vitro percutaneous permeation experiments through human stratum corneum and viable epidermis membranes. The self-assembled multiple emulsions allowed a more gradual percutaneous permeation (a zero-order permeation rate) than the two-step ones. The in vivotopical carrier properties of the two different multiple emulsions were evaluated on healthy human volunteers by using the spectrophotometry of reflectance, an in vivonon invasive method. These multiple emulsion systems were also compared with conventional emulsion formulations. Our findings demonstrated that the multiple emulsions obtained by self-assembling were able to provide a more sustained drug delivery into the skin and hence a longer therapeutic action than two-step multiple emulsions and conventional emulsion formulations. Finally, our findings showed that the supramolecular micro-assembly of multiple emulsions was able to influence not only the biopharmaceutical characteristics but also the potential in vivotherapeutic response.
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, University Campus "S. Venuta" - Building of BioSciences, Viale S. Venuta, I-88100, Germaneto (CZ), Italy.
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Marianecci C, Rinaldi F, Hanieh PN, Paolino D, Marzio LD, Carafa M. Nose to Brain Delivery: New Trends in Amphiphile-Based "Soft" Nanocarriers. Curr Pharm Des 2016; 21:5225-32. [PMID: 26412357 DOI: 10.2174/1381612821666150923095958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of the present paper is to highlight the potential of nasal mucosa as an administration route for targeting the central nervous system, in particular, the brain. Among the formulation strategies for enhance nose to brain drug delivery, the use of colloidal carriers has became a revolutionary approach. These systems should be able to entrap drugs in the desired amount, to penetrate through anatomical barriers, to efficiently release the loaded drugs in the site of action and moreover to show a good physicochemical, biological stability and good biocompatibility. The use of vesicular systems (liposomes and niosomes) together with the use of micelles, in nose to brain delivery are here presented. Vesicle structure is characterized by the presence of a hydrophobic bilayer and an aqueous core that is absent in micelles. Amphiphilic molecules are responsible for soft nanocarriers formation, in particular: liposomes are formed by phospholipids, while niosomes by non-ionic surfactant and micelles by amphiphilic polymers.
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale A. Moro, 5 - 00185 Rome, Italy.
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D’Angelo V, Tessari F, Bellagamba G, De Luca E, Cifelli R, Celia C, Primavera R, Di Francesco M, Paolino D, Di Marzio L, Locatelli M. Microextraction by packed sorbent and HPLC–PDA quantification of multiple anti-inflammatory drugs and fluoroquinolones in human plasma and urine. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2016; 31:110-116. [DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2016.1209496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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- Veronica D’Angelo
- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescar, Chieti, Italy,
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescar, Chieti, Italy,
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescar, Chieti, Italy,
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescar, Chieti, Italy,
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescar, Chieti, Italy,
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescar, Chieti, Italy,
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescar, Chieti, Italy,
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescar, Chieti, Italy,
- Department of Health Sciences, and
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescar, Chieti, Italy,
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescar, Chieti, Italy,
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Marianecci C, Di Marzio L, Del Favero E, Cantù L, Brocca P, Rondelli V, Rinaldi F, Dini L, Serra A, Decuzzi P, Celia C, Paolino D, Fresta M, Carafa M. Niosomes as Drug Nanovectors: Multiscale pH-Dependent Structural Response. Langmuir 2016; 32:1241-9. [PMID: 26740247 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The use of nanocarriers, which respond to different stimuli controlling their physicochemical properties and biological responsivness, shows a growing interest in pharmaceutical science. The stimuli are activated by targeting tissues and biological compartments, e.g., pH modification, temperature, redox condition, enzymatic activity, or can be physically applied, e.g., a magnetic field and ultrasound. pH modification represents the easiest method of passive targeting, which is actually used to accumulate nanocarriers in cells and tissues. The aim of this paper was to physicochemically characterize pH-sensitive niosomes using different experimental conditions and demonstrate the effect of surfactant composition on the supramolecular structure of niosomes. In this attempt, niosomes, made from commercial (Tween21) and synthetic surfactants (Tween20 derivatives), were physicochemically characterized by using different techniques, e.g., transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and small-angle X-ray scattering. The changes of niosome structure at different pHs depend on surfactants, which can affect the supramolecular structure of colloidal nanocarriers and their potential use both in vitro and in vivo. At pH 7.4, the shape and structure of niosomes have been maintained; however, niosomes show some differences in terms of bilayer thicknesses, water penetration, membrane coupling, and cholesterol dispersion. The acid pH (5.5) can increase the bilayer fluidity, and affect the cholesterol depletion. In fact, Tween21 niosomes form large vesicles with lower curvature radius at acid pH; while Tween20-derivative niosomes increase the intrachain mobility within a more interchain correlated membrane. These results demonstrate that the use of multiple physicochemical procedures provides more information about supramolecular structures of niosomes and improves the opportunity to deeply investigate the effect of stimuli responsiveness on the niosome structure.
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- Carlotta Marianecci
- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome "Sapienza" , 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G d'Annunzio" , 66100 Chieti - Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Traslational Medicine, University of Milan , LITA, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Traslational Medicine, University of Milan , LITA, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Traslational Medicine, University of Milan , LITA, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Traslational Medicine, University of Milan , LITA, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , 00197 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento , 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Physics Applied to Materials Science Laboratory (PAMS-Lab), University of Salento , 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Translational Imaging, Houston Methodist Research Institute , Houston, Texas 77030, United States
- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , 16163 Genoa, Italy
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia" , 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G d'Annunzio" , 66100 Chieti - Pescara, Italy
- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute , Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia" , 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- IRC FSH-Interregional Research Center for Food Safety & Health, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia" , 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- IRC FSH-Interregional Research Center for Food Safety & Health, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia" , 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia" , 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, University of Rome "Sapienza" , 00185 Rome, Italy
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Grande R, Di Marcantonio MC, Robuffo I, Pompilio A, Celia C, Di Marzio L, Paolino D, Codagnone M, Muraro R, Stoodley P, Hall-Stoodley L, Mincione G. Helicobacter pylori ATCC 43629/NCTC 11639 Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) from Biofilm and Planktonic Phase Associated with Extracellular DNA (eDNA). Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1369. [PMID: 26733944 PMCID: PMC4679919 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori persistence is associated with its capacity to develop biofilms as a response to changing environmental conditions and stress. Extracellular DNA (eDNA) is a component of H. pylori biofilm matrix but the lack of DNase I activity supports the hypothesis that eDNA might be protected by other extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and/or Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs), which bleb from the bacteria surface during growth. The aim of the present study was to both identify the eDNA presence on OMVs segregated from H. pylori ATCC 43629/NCTC 11639 biofilm (bOMVs) and its planktonic phase (pOMVs) and to characterize the physical-chemical properties of the OMVs. The presence of eDNA in bOMVs and pOMVs was initially carried out using DNase I-gold complex labeling and Transmission Electron Microscope analysis (TEM). bOMVs and pOMVs were further isolated and physical-chemical characterization carried out using dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis. eDNA associated with OMVs was detected and quantified using a PicoGreen spectrophotometer assay, while its extraction was performed with a DNA Kit. TEM images showed that eDNA was mainly associated with the OMV membrane surfaces; while PicoGreen staining showed a four-fold increase of dsDNA in bOMVs compared with pOMVs. The eDNA extracted from OMVs was visualized using gel electrophoresis. DLS analysis indicated that both planktonic and biofilm H. pylori phenotypes generated vesicles, with a broad distribution of sizes on the nanometer scale. The DLS aggregation assay suggested that eDNA may play a role in the aggregation of OMVs, in the biofilm phenotype. Moreover, the eDNA associated with vesicle membrane may impede DNase I activity on H. pylori biofilms. These results suggest that OMVs derived from the H. pylori biofilm phenotype may play a structural role by preventing eDNA degradation by nucleases, providing a bridging function between eDNA strands on OMV surfaces and promoting aggregation.
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- Rossella Grande
- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy; Center of Excellence on Aging, Ce.S.I., "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Aging, Ce.S.I., "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy; Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Molecular Genetics, National Research Council Chieti, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Aging, Ce.S.I., "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy; Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy; Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research InstituteHouston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia" Catanzaro, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Aging, Ce.S.I., "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy; Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Aging, Ce.S.I., "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy; Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, USA; Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, USA; Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of SouthamptonSouthampton, UK
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, USA; NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton, UK
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- Center of Excellence on Aging, Ce.S.I., "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy; Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-PescaraChieti, Italy
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Cosco D, Paolino D, Maiuolo J, Marzio LD, Carafa M, Ventura CA, Fresta M. Ultradeformable liposomes as multidrug carrier of resveratrol and 5-fluorouracil for their topical delivery. Int J Pharm 2015; 489:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cosco D, Paolino D, De Angelis F, Cilurzo F, Celia C, Di Marzio L, Russo D, Tsapis N, Fattal E, Fresta M. Aqueous-core PEG-coated PLA nanocapsules for an efficient entrapment of water soluble anticancer drugs and a smart therapeutic response. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2015; 89:30-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2014.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Celia C, Locatelli M, Cilurzo F, Cosco D, Gentile E, Scalise D, Carafa M, Ventura CA, Fleury M, Tisserand C, Barbacane RC, Fresta M, Di Marzio L, Paolino D. Long Term Stability Evaluation of Prostacyclin Released from Biomedical Device through Turbiscan Lab Expert. Med Chem 2014; 11:391-9. [PMID: 25381994 PMCID: PMC4475780 DOI: 10.2174/1573406410666141110153502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Therapeutic guidelines indicate prostacyclin as the first line of treatment in inflammation and vascular diseases. Prostacyclins prevent formation of the platelet plug involved in primary hemostasis by inhibiting platelet activation and, combined with thromboxane, are effective vasodilators in vascular damage. Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus Document on Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease II guidelines indicates prostacyclins; in particular, Iloprost, as the first therapeutic option for treating peripheral arterial disease. However, therapeutic efficacy of Iloprost has witnessed several drawbacks that have occurred in patients receiving repeated weekly administration of the drug by intravenous infusions. Adverse reactions arose under perfusion with Iloprost for 6 h and patient compliance was drastically decreased. Biomedical devices could provide a suitable alternative to overcome these drawbacks. In particular, elastomeric pumps, filled with Iloprost isotonic solution, could slowly release the drug, thus decreasing its side effects, representing a valid alternative to hospitalization of patients affected by peripheral arterial disease. However, the home therapy treatment of patients requires long-term stability of Iloprost in solution-loaded elastomeric pumps. The aim of this work was to investigate the long-term stability of Iloprost isotonic solution in biomedical devices using Turbiscan technology. Turbiscan Lab Expert (L'Union, France) predicts the long-term stability of suspensions, emulsions and colloidal formulations by measuring backscattering and transmission of particulates dispersed in solution. The formulations were evaluated by measuring the variation of physical-chemical properties of colloids and suspensions as a function of backscattering and transmission modifications. In addition, the release profile of Iloprost isotonic solution from the biomedical device was evaluated.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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Marianecci C, Rinaldi F, Esposito S, Di Marzio L, Carafa M. Niosomes encapsulating Ibuprofen-cyclodextrin complexes: preparation and characterization. Curr Drug Targets 2014; 14:1070-8. [PMID: 23531114 DOI: 10.2174/1389450111314090015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A new delivery system based on ibuprofen-β-cyclodextrin (βCd) complexation and its loading into non-ionic surfactant vesicles (NSVs) was developed to improve ibuprofen therapeutic efficacy in topical formulations. The proposed strategy exploits the well known solubilizing and stabilizing properties of cyclodextrins together with the high tolerability and percutaneous absorption enhancing properties of NSVs. The complexing capacity of Cds in the presence of Ibuprofen in aqueous solution was evaluated by means of phase solubility studies. The technique used to obtain solid ibuprofen-βCd complexes was the co-lyophilization method. The influence of the preparation method on the physicochemical properties of the final product was evaluated by means of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Differential scanning calorimetry studies. Ibuprofen-βCd complexes were included in Tween 20/Cholesterol vesicles and characterized in terms of size, zeta (ζ)-potential, stability, drug entrapment efficiency and drug release. The best ibuprofen-βCd-NSV system exhibited in vitro drug permeation properties significantly improved with respect to those of the plain drug suspension.
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- Carlotta Marianecci
- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, "Sapienza", University of Rome, Italy
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Marianecci C, Rinaldi F, Di Marzio L, Mastriota M, Pieretti S, Celia C, Paolino D, Iannone M, Fresta M, Carafa M. Ammonium glycyrrhizinate-loaded niosomes as a potential nanotherapeutic system for anti-inflammatory activity in murine models. Int J Nanomedicine 2014; 9:635-51. [PMID: 24493924 PMCID: PMC3908944 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s55066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Liquorice extracts demonstrate therapeutic efficacy in treating dermatitis, eczema, and psoriasis when compared with corticosteroids. In this work, nonionic surfactant vesicles (niosomes, NSVs) containing polysorbate 20 (Tween 20), cholesterol, and cholesteryl hemisuccinate at different molar concentrations were used to prepare monoammonium glycyrrhizinate (AG)-loaded NSVs. The anti-inflammatory properties of AG-loaded NSVs were investigated in murine models. METHODS The physicochemical properties of the NSVs were characterized using dynamic light scattering. The fluidity of the lipid bilayer was evaluated by measuring the fluorescence intensity of diphenylhexatriene. The drug entrapment efficiency of AG was assessed using high-performance liquid chromatography. The physicochemical stability of the NSVs was evaluated as a function of time using dynamic light scattering combined with Turbiscan Lab Expert analysis. Serum stability was determined by incubating the NSVs with 10% v/v fetal bovine serum. The cytotoxic effects of the NSVs were investigated in human dermal fibroblasts using the Trypan blue dye exclusion assay (for cell mortality) and an MTT assay (for cell viability). Release profiles for the AG-loaded NSVs were studied in vitro using cellulose membranes. NSVs showing the most desirable physicochemical properties were selected to test for in vivo anti-inflammatory activity in murine models. The anti-inflammatory activity of the NSVs was investigated by measuring edema and nociception in mice stimulated with chemical agents. RESULTS NSVs showed favorable physicochemical properties for in vitro and in vivo administration. In addition, they demonstrated long-term stability based on Turbiscan Lab Expert analysis. The membrane fluidity of the NSVs was not affected by self-assembling of the surfactants into colloidal structures. Fluorescence anisotropy was found to be independent of the molar ratios of cholesteryl hemisuccinate and/or cholesterol during preparation of the NSVs. The anti-inflammatory AG drug showed no effect on the stability of the NSVs. In vivo experiments demonstrated that AG-loaded NSVs decreased edema and nociceptive responses when compared with AG alone and empty NSVs. In vitro and in vivo results demonstrated that pH sensitive and neutral NSVs show no statistical significant difference. CONCLUSION NSVs were nontoxic and showed features favorable for potential administration in vivo. In addition, neutral NSVs showed signs of increased anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive responses when compared with AG.
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- Carlotta Marianecci
- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, University Sapienza of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, University Sapienza of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University G d’Annunzio of Chieti of Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Therapeutic Research and Medicine Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Therapeutic Research and Medicine Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University G d’Annunzio of Chieti of Pescara, Chieti, Italy
- Department of Nanomedicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, University Campus S Venuta, Building of BioSciences, Germaneto, Italy
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- ARPA Calabria, Environmental Epidemiology Center, Italy
- CNR, Neuroscience Institute, Pharmacology Section, Complesso “Nini Barbieri”, Roccelletta di Borgia, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, University Campus S Venuta, Building of BioSciences, Germaneto, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, University Sapienza of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Currently, six liposomal chemotherapeutics have received clinical approval and many more are in clinical trials or undergoing preclinical evaluation. Liposomes exhibit low toxicity and improve the biopharmaceutical features and therapeutic index of drugs, thereby increasing efficacy and reducing side effects. In this review we discuss the advantages of using liposomes for the delivery of chemotherapeutics. Gemcitabine and paclitaxel have been chosen as examples to illustrate how the performance of a metabolically unstable or poorly water-soluble drug can be greatly improved by liposomal incorporation. We look at the beneficial effects of liposomes in a variety of solid and blood-borne tumors, including thyroid cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer and multiple myeloma.
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- Emanuela Gentile
- Department of Health Sciences, University ‘Magna Graecia‘ of Catanzaro, University Campus ‘S. Venuta‘, Building of BioSciences, V.le ‘S. Venuta‘ 88100 Germaneto – Catanzaro, Italy
- Department of Nanomedicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, University ‘Magna Graecia‘ of Catanzaro, University Campus ‘S. Venuta‘, Building of BioSciences, V.le ‘S. Venuta‘ 88100 Germaneto – Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University ‘G. d‘Annunzio‘ of Chieti - Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry & Technologies, University ‘La Sapienza‘ of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science & Health Products, University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Nanomedicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX 77030, USA
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Health Sciences, University ‘Magna Graecia‘ of Catanzaro, University Campus ‘S. Venuta‘, Building of BioSciences, V.le ‘S. Venuta‘ 88100 Germaneto – Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Nanomedicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Molinaro R, Wolfram J, Federico C, Cilurzo F, Di Marzio L, Ventura CA, Carafa M, Celia C, Fresta M. Polyethylenimine and chitosan carriers for the delivery of RNA interference effectors. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2013; 10:1653-68. [DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2013.840286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Celia C, Trapasso E, Locatelli M, Navarra M, Ventura CA, Wolfram J, Carafa M, Morittu VM, Britti D, Di Marzio L, Paolino D. Anticancer activity of liposomal bergamot essential oil (BEO) on human neuroblastoma cells. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2013; 112:548-53. [PMID: 24099646 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Citrus extracts, particularly bergamot essential oil (BEO) and its fractions, have been found to exhibit anticancer efficacy. However, the poor water solubility, low stability and limited bioavailability have prevented the use of BEO in cancer therapy. To overcome such drawbacks, we formulated BEO liposomes that improved the water solubility of the phytocomponents and increased their anticancer activity in vitro against human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. The results warrant further investigation of BEO liposomes for in vivo applications.
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- Christian Celia
- Department of Pharmacy, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy; Department of Nanomedicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Marianecci C, Rinaldi F, Di Marzio L, Pozzi D, Caracciolo G, Manno D, Dini L, Paolino D, Celia C, Carafa M. Interaction of pH-sensitive non-phospholipid liposomes with cellular mimetic membranes. Biomed Microdevices 2013; 15:299-309. [PMID: 23239124 DOI: 10.1007/s10544-012-9731-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Surfactant nanocarriers have received considerable attention in the last several years as interesting alternative to classic liposomes. Different pH-sensitive vesicular colloidal carriers based on Tween 20 derivatives, obtained after functionalization of the head groups of the surfactant with natural, or simply modified, amino acids, were proposed as drug nanocarriers. Dynamic light scattering, Small Angle X-ray Scattering, Trasmission Electron Microscopy and fluorescence studies were used for the physico-chemical characterization of vesicles and mean size, size distribution, zeta potential, vesicle morphology and bilayer properties were evaluated. The pH-sensitivity and the stability of formulations, in absence and in presence of foetal bovine serum, were also evaluated. Moreover, the contact between surfactant vesicles and liposomes designed to model the cellular membrane was investigated by fluorescence studies to preliminary explore the potential interaction between vesicle and cell membranes. Experimental findings showed that physico-chemical and technological features of pH-sensitive vesicles were influenced by the composition of the carriers. Furthermore, proposed carriers are able to interact with mimetic cell membrane and it is reasonable to attribute the observed differences in interaction to the architectural/structural properties of Tween 20 derivatives. The findings reported in this investigation showed that a deep and extensive physico-chemical characterization of the carrier is a fundamental step, according to the evidence that the knowledge of nanocarrier properties is necessary to translate its potentiality to in vitro/in vivo applications.
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- Carlotta Marianecci
- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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Marianecci C, Rinaldi F, Di Marzio L, Ciogli A, Esposito S, Carafa M. Polysorbate 20 Vesicles as Multi-drug Carriers: in Vitro Preliminary Evaluations. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2013. [DOI: 10.2174/157018013804999717] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Marianecci C, Rinaldi F, Di Marzio L, Ciogli A, Esposito S, Carafa M. Polysorbate 20 Vesicles as Multi-drug Carriers: in Vitro Preliminary Evaluations. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2013. [DOI: 10.2174/1570180811310030004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Carafa M, Marianecci C, Di Marzio L, Rinaldi F, Meo C, Matricardi P, Alhaique F, Coviello T. A new vesicle-loaded hydrogel system suitable for topical applications: preparation and characterization. J Pharm Pharm Sci 2012; 14:336-46. [PMID: 21903019 DOI: 10.18433/j3160b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE. Aim of this research was to prepare and study drug release from a new formulation consisting of non ionic surfactant vesicular structures, niosomes (NSVs), loaded with model molecules calcein (CALC), nile red (NR), ibuprofen (IBU) or caffeine (CAFF), and embedded in a hydrogel matrix. METHODS. The system locust bean gum/xanthan (1:1), prepared at 60 °C, was used to entrap the vesicles (Tween 20/cholesterol 1:1), loaded with guest molecules and the release profiles were detected at 32 °C. The hydrogel systems were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy; niosomes were characterized by means of size and -potential measurements. RESULTS. Size measurements showed that a slight increase in vesicle dimensions occurs after inclusion of CALC or CAFF (hydrophilic molecules) in the vesicular structures. -potential measurements showed that the inclusion of these molecules did not significantly modify the surface charge of empty vesicles. This was probably related to an almost negligible drug adsorption on the vesicle surface. The release from the niosomes-gel systems of two probes (CALC and NR) showed that the diffusion of CALC through the gel was not affected by the niosome entrapment while for NR, the presence of vesicles was crucial. The release profiles from niosomes-gel systems and from the hydrogel alone of model drugs, CAFF and IBU, showed an appreciable difference between the two drugs: the more hydrophilic CAFF was released much faster than IBU. In all release studies turbidity, dimension and -potential analyses indicated that the loaded niosomes were released by the hydrogel matrix without being damaged. CONCLUSIONS. The reported in vitro experiments show the capability of the novel formulation to combine the qualities of both chosen single systems, i.e. the niosomes and the polymeric network. The hydrogel shows a protective effect on vesicle integrity and leads to a slow release of the loaded model molecules from the polysaccharidic system. This article is open to POST-PUBLICATION REVIEW. Registered readers (see "For Readers") may comment by clicking on ABSTRACT on the issue's contents page.
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- Maria Carafa
- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Italy.
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Di Marzio L, Marianecci C, Petrone M, Rinaldi F, Carafa M. Novel pH-sensitive non-ionic surfactant vesicles: comparison between Tween 21 and Tween 20. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2011; 82:18-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2010] [Revised: 07/22/2010] [Accepted: 08/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cinque B, La Torre C, Melchiorre E, Marchesani G, Zoccali G, Palumbo P, Di Marzio L, Masci A, Mosca L, Mastromarino P, Giuliani M, Cifone MG. Use of Probiotics for Dermal Applications. Probiotics 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20838-6_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Carafa M, Marianecci C, Marzio LD, Caro VD, Giandalia G, Giannola LI, Santucci E. Potential dopamine prodrug-loaded liposomes: preparation, characterization, andin vitrostability studies. J Liposome Res 2009; 20:250-7. [DOI: 10.3109/08982100903384129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Annesini MC, Marzio LD, Trazza C, Mossa G. A Simplified Model for Liposome Aggregation and Fusion. J Liposome Res 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/08982109309150751] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Annesini MC, Giorgio LD, Marzio LD, Finazzi-agrò A, Serafino AL, Mossa G. Carbon Dioxide Hydration with Liposomes Entrapping Carbonic Anhydrase. J Liposome Res 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/08982109309150746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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