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Sorouri F, Gholibegloo E, Mortezazadeh T, Kiani S, Foroumadi A, Firoozpour L, Khoobi M. Tannic acid-mediated synthesis of flower-like mesoporous MnO 2 nanostructures as T 1-T 2 dual-modal MRI contrast agents and dual-enzyme mimetic agents. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14606. [PMID: 37670132 PMCID: PMC10480446 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41598-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
Abstract
This study introduces a simple method for preparing a new generation of MnO2 nanomaterials (MNMs) using tannic acid as a template. Two shapes of MnO2 NMs, flower-like M1-MnO2 and near-spherical M2-MnO2, were prepared and compared as dual-active nanozymes and contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Various parameters, including the crystallinity, morphology, magnetic saturation (Ms), surface functionality, surface area, and porosity of the MNMs were investigated. Flower-like M1-MnO2 NMs were biocompatible and exhibited pH-sensitive oxidase and peroxidase mimetic activity, more potent than near-spherical M2-MnO2. Furthermore, the signal intensity and r1 relaxivity strongly depended on the crystallinity, morphology, pore size, and specific surface area of the synthesized MNMs. Our findings suggest that flower-like M1-MnO2 NM with acceptable dual-enzyme mimetic (oxidase-like and peroxidase-like) and T1 MRI contrast activities could be employed as a promising theranostic system for future purposes.
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- Farzaneh Sorouri
- Department of Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Biomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1417614411, Iran.
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Gholibegloo E, Ebrahimpour A, Mortezazadeh T, Sorouri F, Foroumadi A, Firoozpour L, Shafiee Ardestani M, Khoobi M. pH-Responsive chitosan-modified gadolinium oxide nanoparticles delivering 5-aminolevulinic acid: A dual cellular and metabolic T1-T2* contrast agent for glioblastoma brain tumors detection. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120628] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Mansouri H, Gholibegloo E, Mortezazadeh T, Yazdi MH, Ashouri F, Malekzadeh R, Najafi A, Foroumadi A, Khoobi M. A biocompatible theranostic nanoplatform based on magnetic gadolinium-chelated polycyclodextrin: in vitro and in vivo studies. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 254:117262. [PMID: 33357850 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A novel theranostic nanoplatform was prepared based on Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) coated with gadolinium ions decorated-polycyclodextrin (PCD) layer (Fe3O4@PCD-Gd) and employed for Curcumin (CUR) loading. The dissolution profile of CUR indicated a pH sensitive release manner. Fe3O4@PCD-Gd NPs exhibited no significant toxicity against both normal and cancerous cell lines (MCF 10A and 4T1, respectively); while the CUR-free NPs showed more toxicity against 4T1 than MCF 10A cells. In vivo anticancer study revealed appropriate capability of the system in tumor shrinking with no tissue toxicity and adverse effect on body weight. In vivo MR imaging of BALB/c mouse showed both T1 and T2 contrast enhancement on the tumor cells. Fe3O4@PCD-Gd/CUR NPs showed significant features as a promising multifunctional system having appropriate T1-T2 dual contrast enhancement and therapeutic efficacy in cancer theranostics.
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- Hedieh Mansouri
- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Research Center, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Biomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1417614411, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14176, Iran
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- Biomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1417614411, Iran; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14176, Iran.
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Mortezazadeh T, Gholibegloo E, Khoobi M, Alam NR, Haghgoo S, Mesbahi A. In vitro and in vivo characteristics of doxorubicin-loaded cyclodextrine-based polyester modified gadolinium oxide nanoparticles: a versatile targeted theranostic system for tumour chemotherapy and molecular resonance imaging. J Drug Target 2019; 28:533-546. [PMID: 31842616 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2019.1703188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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β-Cyclodextrine-based polyester was coated on the surface of gadolinium oxide nanoparticles (NPs) and then functionalised with folic acid to produce an efficient pH-sensitive targeted theranostic system (Gd2O3@PCD-FA) for doxorubicin delivery and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Gd2O3@PCD-FA was fully characterised by FTIR, vibrating sample magnetometer, TGA, XRD, SEM and TEM analyses. The dissolution profile of DOX showed a pH sensitive release. No significant toxicity was observed for the targeted NPs (Gd2O3@PCD-FA) and DOX-loaded NPs inhibiting M109 cells viability more efficiently than free DOX. Moreover, the negligible hemolytic activity of the targeted NPs showed their appropriate hemocompatibility. The preferential uptake was observed for the developed Gd2O3@PCD-FA-DOX NPs in comparison with Dotarem using T1- and T2-weighted MRI in the presence of folate receptor-positive and folate receptor-negative cancer cells (M109 and 4T1, respectively). Furthermore, in vivo studies revealed that Gd2O3@PCD-FA-DOX not only exhibited considerably relaxivity performance as a contrast agent for MRI, but also improved in vivo anti-tumour efficacy of the system. The results suggest that Gd2O3@PCD-FA-DOX improves its therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of solid tumours and also reduces the adverse effects, so it could be proposed as a promising drug delivery system for chemotherapy and molecular imaging diagnosis in MRI.
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- Tohid Mortezazadeh
- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Biomaterials Group, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biomaterials Group, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Tehran University of Medical, Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Department, Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center, Food and Drug Organization (FDO), Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Gholibegloo E, Mortezazadeh T, Salehian F, Forootanfar H, Firoozpour L, Foroumadi A, Ramazani A, Khoobi M. Folic acid decorated magnetic nanosponge: An efficient nanosystem for targeted curcumin delivery and magnetic resonance imaging. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 556:128-139. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Zamani M, Gholibegloo E, Aghajanzadeh M, Salehian F, Sadat Ebrahimi SE, Ganjali MR, Mahdavi H, Khoobi M. Polyvinyl alcohol-graphene oxide nanocomposites: evaluation of flame-retardancy, thermal and mechanical properties. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2019.1578617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Mostafa Zamani
- School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Biomaterials Group, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Biomaterials Group, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, Department of Medical Chemistry, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Biosensor Research Center, Endocrinology & Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Biomaterials Group, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials and Medical Biomaterials Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Delavari B, Bigdeli B, Mamashli F, Gholami M, Bazri B, Khoobi M, Ghasemi A, Baharifar H, Dehghani S, Gholibegloo E, Amani A, Riahi-Alam N, Ahmadian S, Goliaei B, Asli NS, Rezayan AH, Saboury AA, Varamini P. Theranostic α-Lactalbumin-Polymer-Based Nanocomposite as a Drug Delivery Carrier for Cancer Therapy. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:5189-5208. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 12/24/2022]
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- Behdad Delavari
- Division of Nanobiotechnoloy, Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences & Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, 1417466191, Iran
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Mailbox 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and health, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2016, Australia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Mailbox 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and health, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2016, Australia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Mailbox 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Toxicology and Poisoning Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1416753955, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Amirkabir University of Technology, No. 424, Hafez Avenue, 1591634311 Tehran, Iran
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- Biomaterials group, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417614411, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Mailbox 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of medical nanotechnology, Applied biophotonics research center, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, 1477893855, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Keshavarz blvd, 16 Azar St., Tehran 14145, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, 45371-38791 Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Keshavarz blvd, 16 Azar St., Tehran 14145, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Mailbox 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Mailbox 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Nanobiotechnoloy, Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences & Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, 1417466191, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Mailbox 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and health, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2016, Australia
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Gholibegloo E, Mortezazadeh T, Salehian F, Ramazani A, Amanlou M, Khoobi M. Improved curcumin loading, release, solubility and toxicity by tuning the molar ratio of cross-linker to β-cyclodextrin. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 213:70-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.02.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Mortezazadeh T, Gholibegloo E, Alam NR, Dehghani S, Haghgoo S, Ghanaati H, Khoobi M. Gadolinium (III) oxide nanoparticles coated with folic acid-functionalized poly(β-cyclodextrin-co-pentetic acid) as a biocompatible targeted nano-contrast agent for cancer diagnostic: in vitro and in vivo studies. MAGMA 2019; 32:487-500. [PMID: 30730021 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-019-00738-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES In this study, a novel targeted MRI contrast agent was developed by coating gadolinium oxide nanoparticles (Gd2O3 NPs) with β-cyclodextrin (CD)-based polyester and targeted by folic acid (FA). MATERIALS AND METHODS The developed Gd2O3@PCD-FA MRI contrast agent was characterized and evaluated in relaxivity, in vitro cell targeting, cell toxicity, blood compatibility and in vivo tumor MR contrast enhancement. RESULTS In vitro cytotoxicity and hemolysis assays revealed that Gd2O3@PCD-FA NPs have no significant cytotoxicity after 24 and 48 h against normal human breast cell line (MCF-10A) at concentration of up to 50 µg Gd+3/mL and have high blood compatibility at concentration of up to 500 µg Gd+3/mL. In vitro MR imaging experiments showed that Gd2O3@PCD-FA NPs enable targeted contrast T1- and T2-weighted MR imaging of M109 as overexpressing folate receptor cells. Besides, the in vivo analysis indicated that the maximum contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of tumor in mice increased after injection of Gd2O3@PCD-FA up to 5.89 ± 1.3 within 1 h under T1-weighted imaging mode and reduced to 1.45 ± 0.44 after 12 h. While CNR increased up to maximum value of 1.98 ± 0.28 after injection of Gd2O3@PCD within 6 h and reduced to 1.12 ± 0.13 within 12 h. CONCLUSION The results indicate the potential of Gd2O3@PCD-FA to serve as a novel targeted nano-contrast agent in MRI.
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- Tohid Mortezazadeh
- Department of Medical Physic, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Biomaterials Group, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Department, Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center, Food and Drug Organization (FDO), Ministry of Health, Imam St., Valiasr Cross, Tehran, 1113615911, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Department, Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center, Food and Drug Organization (FDO), Ministry of Health, Imam St., Valiasr Cross, Tehran, 1113615911, Iran
- Medical Imaging Center, Imam Hospital Complex, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Keshavarz Blvd, Tehran, 1419733141, Iran
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- Biomaterials Group, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Amini Tapouk F, Nabizadeh R, Nasseri S, Mesdaghinia A, Khorsandi H, Mahvi AH, Gholibegloo E, Alimohammadi M, Khoobi M. Endotoxin removal from aqueous solutions with dimethylamine-functionalized graphene oxide: Modeling study and optimization of adsorption parameters. J Hazard Mater 2019; 368:163-177. [PMID: 30677648 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
Abstract
Novel graphene oxide (GO)-based adsorbent embedded with epichlorohydrin (ECH) as a coupling agent and dimethylamine (DMA) as a ligand (GO-ECH-DMA) were prepared and employed for endotoxin removal from aqueous solutions. The physicochemical properties of nanocomposite were fully characterized. The model attributed to batch adsorption process was optimized employing response surface methodology (RSM) via various parameters such as pH, GO-ECH-DMA dosage, and contact time and endotoxin concentration. The p-value with low probability (<0.00001), determination coefficient (R2=0.99) and the non-significant lack of fit (p > 0.05) showed a quadratic model with a good fit with experimental terms. The synergistic effects of the linear term of contact time and GO-ECH-DMA dosage on endotoxin removal were significant. The optimum condition for endotoxin removal was obtained at pH of 5.52, GO-ECH-DMA dosage of 21 mgL-1, contact time of 56 min and endotoxin concentration of 51.3 endotoxin units per milliliter (EUmL-1). The equilibrium was the better explained by Langmuir isotherm with the maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of 121.47 EUmg-1, while the kinetics of the endotoxin adsorption process was followed by the pseudo-second-order model. The adsorbent could be recycled with NaOH. The possible mechanisms of endotoxin adsorption were proposed by hydrogen-bonding, π-π stacking, and electrostatic interaction.
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- Fahim Amini Tapouk
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IC-TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Center for Air Pollution Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Center for Water Quality Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Center for Water Quality Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Center for Water Quality Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials and Medicinal Biomaterials Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IC-TUMS), Tehran, Iran; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Health Equity Research Center (HERC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Center for Water Quality Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Biomaterials Group, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417614411, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials and Medicinal Biomaterials Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Farzanegan A, Roudbary M, Falahati M, Khoobi M, Gholibegloo E, Farahyar S, Karimi P, Khanmohammadi M. Synthesis, characterization and antifungal activity of a novel formulated nanocomposite containing Indolicidin and Graphene oxide against disseminated candidiasis. J Mycol Med 2018; 28:628-636. [PMID: 30126717 DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2018.07.009] [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: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Candidiasis is one of the most opportunistic fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. The emergence of multidrug-resistant Candida species necessitates the development of novel antifungal agents. Seeking to the discovery of natural antifungal agents, this study aimed to synthesize a novel formulated nanocomposite containing Indolicidin (IN), antimicrobial peptide, and Graphene oxide (GO), kind of nanomaterial, against Candida growth using in vitro and in vivo experiments for the first time. METHODS The formulated nanocomposite (GO-IN) synthetized and was characterized using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray power diffraction, and fourier transform infrared method analysis. The in vitro antifungal activity of fluconazole (FLU), GO, IN, and GO-IN was determined against Candida albicans (C. albicans) compared to control groups, cell cytotoxicity assay on human intestinal epithelial cells (IEP) and hemolytic activities were performed. Moreover, in vivo experiments of nanocomposite were assessed in BALB/c mice. RESULTS Our results showed that nanocomposite had the highest inhibitory effect against C. albicans (MIC 3.12μg/mL) compared with flu (MIC 4μg/mL), IN (MIC 12.5μg/mL), and GO (MIC 6.25μg/mL). Viability of human intestinal cell line at the MIC concentration (3.12μg/mL) of nanocomposite (GO-IN) was detected as 60% (P<0.05). The results of hemolytic activity showed that nanocomposite cause 2.73% of red blood cell membrane damage. For in vivo experiments, infected mice were successfully treated with GO-IN once a day within 7 days. GO-IN treated group eliminated the Candida infection in the spleen and liver of BALB/c mice (P=0.001) similar to fluconazole. There was no significant difference in histological manifestations between flu and GO-IN groups. CONCLUSION This study suggests that synergistic combination of GO and IN provide a new option, representing a potential therapeutic efficiency against disseminated candidiasis in an animal model as well as might be used as adjunct therapy in the management of candidiasis. However, further investigation is needed to evaluate the efficacy of the nanocomposite.
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- A Farzanegan
- Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 14496-14530 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 14496-14530 Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 14496-14530 Tehran, Iran
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- Nanobiomaterials group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 141761411 Tehran, Iran; Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 14496-14530 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 14496-14530 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 14496-14530 Tehran, Iran
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Gholibegloo E, Karbasi A, Pourhajibagher M, Chiniforush N, Ramazani A, Akbari T, Bahador A, Khoobi M. Carnosine-graphene oxide conjugates decorated with hydroxyapatite as promising nanocarrier for ICG loading with enhanced antibacterial effects in photodynamic therapy against Streptococcus mutans. J Photochem Photobiol B 2018; 181:14-22. [PMID: 29482032 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been emerged as a noninvasive strategy to remove bacterial contaminants such as S. mutans from the tooth surface. Photosensitizer (PS), like indocyanine green (ICG), plays a key role in this technique which mainly suffers from the poor stability and concentration-dependent aggregation. An appropriate nanocarrier (NC) with enhanced antibacterial effects could overcome these limitations and improve the efficiency of ICG as a PS. In this study, various ICG-loaded NCs including graphene oxide (GO), GO-carnosine (Car) and GO-Car/Hydroxyapatite (HAp) were synthesized and characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Filed Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), Zeta Potential and Ultraviolet-Visible spectrometry (UV-Vis). The colony forming unit and crystal violet assays were performed to evaluate the antimicrobial and anti-biofilm properties of PSs against S. mutans. The quantitative real-time PCR approach was also applied to determine the expression ratio of the gtfB gene in S. mutans. The zeta potential analysis and UV-Vis spectrometry indicated successful loading of ICG onto/into NCs. GO-Car/HAp showed highest amount of ICG loading (57.52%) and also highest aqueous stability after one week (94%). UV-Vis spectrometry analyses disclosed a red shift from 780 to 800 nm for the characteristic peak of ICG-loaded NCs. In the lack of aPDT, GO-Car@ICG showed the highest decrease in bacterial survival (86.4%) which indicated that Car could significantly promote the antibacterial effect of GO. GO@ICG, GO-Car@ICG and GO-Car/HAp@ICG mediated aPDT, dramatically declined the count of S. mutans strains to 91.2%, 95.5% and 93.2%, respectively (P < 0.05). The GO@ICG, GO-Car@ICG, GO-Car/HAp@ICG significantly suppressed the S. mutans biofilm formation by 51.4%, 63.8%, and 56.8%, respectively (P < 0.05). The expression of gtfB gene was considerably reduced to 6.0, 9.0 and 7.9-fold after aPDT in the presence of GO@ICG, GO-Car@ICG, GO-Car/HAp@ICG, respectively (P < 0.05). It could be concluded that the multi-functionalized GO as a novel nanocarrier could significantly enhance the ICG loading, stability, and improve its inhibitory effects as a photosensitizer in aPDT against S. mutans. These findings might provide opportunity for efficient treatment of local dental infections.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elham Gholibegloo
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran; Nanobiomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417614411, Iran
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- Nanobiomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417614411, Iran
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- Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Laser Research Center of Dentistry (LRCD), Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanobiomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417614411, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials, Medical Biomaterials Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Khazaei M, Nasseri S, Ganjali MR, Khoobi M, Nabizadeh R, Gholibegloo E, Nazmara S. Selective removal of lead ions from aqueous solutions using 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone (DHAQ) functionalized graphene oxide; isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies. RSC Adv 2018; 8:5685-5694. [PMID: 35539584 PMCID: PMC9078188 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra13603j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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The Fe3O4@DHAQ_GO nanocomposite can serve as an efficient adsorbent for the selective removal of lead from polluted water.
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- Mohammad Khazaei
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering
- School of Public Health and Research Center for Health Sciences
- Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
- Hamadan
- Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering
- School of Public Health
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Tehran
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials and Medical Biomaterials Research Center
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering
- School of Public Health
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- University of Zanjan
- Zanjan
- Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering
- School of Public Health
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Tehran
- Iran
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Motevalizadeh SF, Alipour M, Ashori F, Samzadeh‐Kermani A, Hamadi H, Ganjali MR, Aghahosseini H, Ramazani A, Khoobi M, Gholibegloo E. Heck and oxidative boron Heck reactions employing Pd(II) supported amphiphilized polyethyleneimine‐functionalized MCM‐41 (MCM‐41@aPEI‐Pd) as an efficient and recyclable nanocatalyst. Appl Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Seyed Farshad Motevalizadeh
- Particulate Fluids Processing Centre, School of ChemistryThe University of Melbourne Melbourne VIC 3010 Australia
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- Nanobiomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research CenterTehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran 1417614411 Iran
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences BranchIslamic Azad University Tehran Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, College of ScienceShahid Chamran University Ahvaz Iran
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- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Tehran Tehran Iran
- Biosensor Research Center, Endocrinology & Metabolism Molecular‐Cellular Sciences InstituteTehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Zanjan P.O. Box 45195‐313 Zanjan Iran
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- Nanobiomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research CenterTehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran 1417614411 Iran
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials and Medical Biomaterials Research Center, Faculty of PharmacyTehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Zanjan P.O. Box 45195‐313 Zanjan Iran
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Akbari T, Pourhajibagher M, Hosseini F, Chiniforush N, Gholibegloo E, Khoobi M, Shahabi S, Bahador A. The effect of indocyanine green loaded on a novel nano-graphene oxide for high performance of photodynamic therapy against Enterococcus faecalis. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2017; 20:148-153. [PMID: 28867453 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2017.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [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: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently developed photodynamic therapy (PDT) has gained attention for achieving effective root canal disinfection. Using an optimized nontoxic photosensitizer (PS), such as indocyanine green (ICG), is an imperative part of this technique. Therefore, the objective of the current study was to improve ICG photodynamic properties through incorporation of ICG into nano-graphene oxide (NGO) in order to produce NGO-ICG as a new PS and also to assess the antimicrobial effects of NGO-ICG against Enterococcus faecalis after photodynamic therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS NGO-ICG was synthesized based on oxidation of graphite flakes and direct loading of ICG onto NGO. NGO-ICG formation was confirmed using the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and UV-vis spectrometry. The antimicrobial and anti-biofilm potential of NGO-ICG-PDT against E. faecalis was assessed via colony forming unit and crystal violet assays, respectively. RESULTS FT-IR, SEM and UV-vis spectrometry confirmed successful synthesis of NGO-ICG containing 200μg/mL of ICG. NGO-ICG-PDT at an energy density of 31.2J/cm2 showed a significant reduction (2.81 log) in the count of E. faecalis (P<0.05). NGO-ICG-PDT significantly reduced the biofilm formation ability of E. faecalis up to 99.4% (P<0.05). The overall antimicrobial and anti-biofilm potential of NGO-ICG-PDT was higher than PDT based on ICG (1000μg/mL) (47% and 21%, respectively). CONCLUSION Because NGO-ICG-PDT showed a significant reduction in the number and biofilm formation ability of E. faecalis at low ICG concentrations (200μg/mL), it could be a new approach to adjuvant treatment of endodontic infections.
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- Tayebeh Akbari
- Department of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Laser Research Center of Dentistry (LRCD), Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran; Nanobiomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanobiomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials and Medical Biomaterials Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Laser Research Center of Dentistry (LRCD), Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Research Center for Science and Technology in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Laser Research Center of Dentistry (LRCD), Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Khazaei M, Nasseri S, Ganjali MR, Khoobi M, Nabizadeh R, Mahvi AH, Gholibegloo E, Nazmara S. Modeling mercury (II) removal at ultra-low levels from aqueous solution using graphene oxide functionalized with magnetic nanoparticles: optimization, kinetics, and isotherm studies. dwt 2017. [DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2017.21066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Dalvand A, Gholibegloo E, Ganjali MR, Golchinpoor N, Khazaei M, Kamani H, Hosseini SS, Mahvi AH. Comparison of Moringa stenopetala seed extract as a clean coagulant with Alum and Moringa stenopetala-Alum hybrid coagulant to remove direct dye from Textile Wastewater. Environ Sci Pollut Res 2016; 23:16396-405. [PMID: 27164876 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6708-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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- Arash Dalvand
- Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Biosensor Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, Iran
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- Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Center for Solid Waste Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Khazaei M, Nasseri S, Ganjali MR, Khoobi M, Nabizadeh R, Mahvi AH, Nazmara S, Gholibegloo E. Response surface modeling of lead (׀׀) removal by graphene oxide-Fe3O4 nanocomposite using central composite design. J Environ Health Sci Eng 2016; 14:2. [PMID: 26807264 PMCID: PMC4724151 DOI: 10.1186/s40201-016-0243-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [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: 09/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Magnetic graphene oxide (Fe3O4@SiO2-GO) nanocomposite was fabricated through a facile process and its application as an excellent adsorbent for lead (II) removal was also demonstrated by applying response surface methodology (RSM). METHODS Fe3O4@SiO2-GO nanocomposite was synthesized and characterized properly. The effects of four independent variables, initial pH of solution (3.5-8.5), nanocomposite dosage (1-60 mg L(-1)), contact time (2-30 min), and initial lead (II) ion concentration (0.5-5 mg L(-1)) on the lead (II) removal efficiency were investigated and the process was optimized using RSM. Using central composite design (CCD), 44 experiments were carried out and the process response was modeled using a quadratic equation as function of the variables. RESULTS The optimum values of the variables were found to be 6.9, 30.5 mg L(-1), 16 min, and 2.49 mg L(-1) for pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time, and lead (II) initial concentration, respectively. The amount of adsorbed lead (II) after 16 min was recorded as high as 505.81 mg g(-1) for 90 mg L(-1) initial lead (II) ion concentration. The Sips isotherm was found to provide a good fit with the adsorption data (KS = 256 L mg(-1), nS = 0.57, qm = 598.4 mg g(-1), and R(2) = 0.984). The mean free energy Eads was 9.901 kJ/mol which confirmed the chemisorption mechanism. The kinetic study determined an appropriate compliance of experimental data with the double exponential kinetic model (R(2) = 0.982). CONCLUSIONS Quadratic and reduced models were examined to correlate the variables with the removal efficiency of Fe3O4@SiO2-GO. According to the analysis of variance, the most influential factors were identified as pH and contact time. At the optimum condition, the adsorption yield was achieved up to nearly 100 %.
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- Mohammad Khazaei
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Center for Water Quality Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran ; Biosensor Research Center, Endocrinology & Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14176 Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Center for Water Quality Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Center for Solid Waste Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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