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Pharm Dev Technol ; 23(4): 343-350, 2018 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28145793

ABSTRACT

Copaiba oleoresin (CPO), obtained from Copaifera landgroffii, is described as active to a large number of diseases and more recently in the endometriosis treatment. In this work, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles containing CPO were obtained using the design of experiments (DOE) as a tool to optimize the production process. The nanoparticles optimized by means of DOE presented an activity in relation to the cellular viability of endometrial cells. The DOE showed that higher amounts of CPO combined with higher surfactant concentrations resulted in better encapsulation efficiency and size distribution along with good stability after freeze drying. The encapsulation efficiency was over 80% for all produced nanoparticles, which also presented sizes below 300 nm and spherical shape. A decrease in viability of endometrial stromal cells from ectopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis and from eutopic endometriotic lesions was demonstrated after 48 h of incubation with the CPO nanoparticles. The nanoparticles without CPO were not able to alter the cell viability of the same cells, indicating that this material was not cytotoxic to the tested cells and suggesting that the effect was specific to CPO. The results indicate that the use of CPO nanoparticles may represent a promising alternative for the treatment of endometriosis.


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Drug Carriers/chemistry , Lactic Acid/chemistry , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Plant Preparations/administration & dosage , Polyglycolic Acid/chemistry , Cell Survival/drug effects , Cells, Cultured , Endometriosis/drug therapy , Fabaceae/chemistry , Female , Freeze Drying , Humans , Particle Size , Plant Preparations/chemistry , Plant Preparations/pharmacology , Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer
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Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl ; 64: 310-317, 2016 Jul 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27127058

ABSTRACT

In this work, newly developed nanocomposites based upon lamellar silicates are evaluated to determine their potential in controlling endometriosis. The preparation of the new nanocarriers is detailed, properties characterized and in vitro pharmacological evaluation performed. The nanocomposites in this study were obtained from the reaction of copaiba oil-resin (COPA) with the polymer polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP K-30). COPA was selected due to its antiinflammatory and anticancer activities along with the organophilic derivatives of sodium montmorillonite, Viscogel B8, S7 and S4. The results indicated that it was feasible to obtain a good yield of a COPA nanocomposite using a simple process. Intercalation was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). In vitro release experiments demonstrated that COPA was released from the nanocomposite in a delayed fashion. Whereas, in vitro pharmacological studies showed a reduction in viability and proliferation of endometriotic cell cultures upon COPA nanocomposite treatment, suggesting that the system developed here can be a promising alternative therapy for the oral treatment of endometriosis.


Subject(s)
Balsams , Drug Carriers , Endometriosis/drug therapy , Endometrium/metabolism , Nanocomposites/chemistry , Silicates , Balsams/chemistry , Balsams/pharmacology , Cells, Cultured , Drug Carriers/chemistry , Drug Carriers/pharmacology , Endometriosis/metabolism , Endometrium/pathology , Female , Humans , Silicates/chemistry , Silicates/pharmacology , Stromal Cells/metabolism , Stromal Cells/pathology
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Histol Histopathol ; 31(8): 933-42, 2016 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26853489

ABSTRACT

Endometriosis is a benign gynecological disease affecting approximately 10-15% of women of reproductive age and 25-50% of all infertile women. It is characterized by the presence of glands and/or endometrial stroma outside the uterine cavity. Angiogenesis is a crucial process for the development and maintenance of endometriotic lesions. The Wnt/ß-catenin pathway is a major promoter of angiogenesis in both physiological and pathological conditions. In the present study, we evaluated the expression of molecules related to the Wnt/ß-catenin pathway in a rat model of peritoneal endometriosis. mRNA analyses showed significantly increased expression of Wnt4 and Wnt7b and decreased expression of Gsk3beta and E-cadherin in endometriotic lesions. However, there were no differences in ß-catenin and Fzd2 mRNA expression. In addition, we observed a significant increase of nuclear ß-catenin in endometriotic lesions, a hallmark of Wnt/ ß-catenin pathway activation. Stromal ß-catenin staining was found in 45.4% of endometrial tissues and 77.8% of endometriotic lesions. ß-catenin nuclear localization was found in 18.2% of the endometrial tissues and 33.3% of endometriotic lesions. Finally, the expression of galectin-3, a regulator of this pathway, was increased in endometriosis. In summary, this pattern of Wnt/ß-catenin components expression suggests an increased activity of this pathway in endometriosis.


Subject(s)
Endometriosis/metabolism , Wnt Signaling Pathway/physiology , Animals , Blotting, Western , Disease Models, Animal , Endometriosis/physiopathology , Female , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Transcriptome , beta Catenin/metabolism
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Clin Exp Metastasis ; 31(4): 461-74, 2014 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24488147

ABSTRACT

Tumor establishment, growth, and survival are supported by interactions with microenvironment components. Here, we investigated whether the interactions between prostate cancer cells and cortical astrocytes are associated to a potential role for astrocytes in tumor establishment. We demonstrate that astrocytes interact in vitro with prostatic cancers cells derived from different metastatic sites. Astrocytes and their secreted extracellular matrix, stimulate DU145 cell (a brain-derived prostate tumor cell line) proliferation while inhibiting cell death and modulating the expression of several genes related to prostate cancer progression, suggesting the activation of EMT process in these cells. In contrast, DU145 cells and their conditioned medium inhibited cell proliferation and induced cell death of astrocytes. On the other hand, the astrocytes were unable to significantly induce an increment of LNCaP cell (a lymph node-derived prostate tumor cell line) proliferative activity. In addition, LNCaP cells were also unable to induce cell death of astrocytes. Thus, we believe that DU145 cells, but not LNCaP cells, present an even more aggressive behavior when interacting with astrocytes. These results provide an important contribution to the elucidation of the cellular mechanisms involved in the brain microenvironment colonization.


Subject(s)
Astrocytes/pathology , Brain Neoplasms/secondary , Cell Communication , Cell Movement , Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology , Apoptosis , Astrocytes/metabolism , Brain Neoplasms/genetics , Cell Proliferation , Gene Expression Profiling , Humans , Male , Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics , RNA, Messenger/genetics , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Tumor Cells, Cultured , Tumor Microenvironment
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