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Small ; : e2307502, 2023 Dec 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38050951

RESUMO

Nanomaterials have revolutionized medicine by enabling control over drugs' pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and biocompatibility. However, most nanotherapeutic batches are highly heterogeneous, meaning they comprise nanoparticles that vary in size, shape, charge, composition, and ligand functionalization. Similarly, individual nanotherapeutics often have heterogeneously distributed components, ligands, and charges. This review discusses nanotherapeutic heterogeneity's sources and effects on experimental readouts and therapeutic efficacy. Among other topics, it demonstrates that heterogeneity exists in nearly all nanotherapeutic types, examines how nanotherapeutic heterogeneity arises, and discusses how heterogeneity impacts nanomaterials' in vitro and in vivo behavior. How nanotherapeutic heterogeneity skews experimental readouts and complicates their optimization and clinical translation is also shown. Lastly, strategies for limiting nanotherapeutic heterogeneity are reviewed and recommendations for developing more reproducible and effective nanotherapeutics provided.

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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 110(16): 6506-11, 2013 Apr 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23533277

RESUMO

Excessive inflammation and failed resolution of the inflammatory response are underlying components of numerous conditions such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Hence, therapeutics that dampen inflammation and enhance resolution are of considerable interest. In this study, we demonstrate the proresolving activity of sub-100-nm nanoparticles (NPs) containing the anti-inflammatory peptide Ac2-26, an annexin A1/lipocortin 1-mimetic peptide. These NPs were engineered using biodegradable diblock poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-b-polyethyleneglycol and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-b-polyethyleneglycol collagen IV-targeted polymers. Using a self-limited zymosan-induced peritonitis model, we show that the Ac2-26 NPs (100 ng per mouse) were significantly more potent than Ac2-26 native peptide at limiting recruitment of polymononuclear neutrophils (56% vs. 30%) and at decreasing the resolution interval up to 4 h. Moreover, systemic administration of collagen IV targeted Ac2-26 NPs (in as low as 1 µg peptide per mouse) was shown to significantly block tissue damage in hind-limb ischemia-reperfusion injury by up to 30% in comparison with controls. Together, these findings demonstrate that Ac2-26 NPs are proresolving in vivo and raise the prospect of their use in chronic inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis.


Assuntos
Anexina A1/farmacologia , Anexina A1/uso terapêutico , Nanopartículas/uso terapêutico , Nanotecnologia/métodos , Neutrófilos/efeitos dos fármacos , Peptídeos/farmacologia , Peptídeos/uso terapêutico , Peritonite/tratamento farmacológico , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/tratamento farmacológico , Análise de Variância , Animais , Colágeno Tipo IV/metabolismo , Feminino , Citometria de Fluxo , Membro Posterior/efeitos dos fármacos , Membro Posterior/patologia , Cinética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL
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Invest Radiol ; 47(8): 475-81, 2012 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22766909

RESUMO

PURPOSE: Gold nanoparticles (gold-NPs) have lately been proposed as alternative contrast agents to iodine-based contrast agents (iodine-CA) for computed tomography (CT) angiography. The aims of this study were to confirm an appropriate environment in which to evaluate such novel contrast agents, to investigate the comparative contrast of iodine-CA versus gold-NP, and to determine optimal scanning parameters for gold-NP. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three different clinical scanners were used to acquire CT images. A range of concentrations (10 mM to 1.5 M) of gold-NP and iodine-CA were scanned with varying x-ray tube voltages and currents, reconstruction kernels, protocols, and scanner models. The different environments investigated were air, water, and water with a bone simulant (Ca3(PO4)2). Regression coefficients were derived from the attenuation values plotted against concentration and compared for statistical significance using t values. RESULTS: As expected, contrast was linearly related to concentrations up to 500 to 1000 mM, depending on the conditions used, whereupon a plateau of 3000 Hounsfield units was reached. Attenuation was significantly different depending on the environment used (air, water, or water and bone simulant). Contrast is dependent on the x-ray tube voltage used, with the contrast produced from iodine-CA sharply declining with increasing voltage, whereas the contrast of gold-NP varied less with tube voltage but was maximal at 120 kV in water with bone simulant. Current, reconstruction kernels, protocols, and scanner model had less effect on contrast. CONCLUSION: Water with a bone simulant is a preferable environment for evaluating novel cardiac CT contrast agents. Relative iodine-CA versus gold-NP contrast is dependent on the scanning conditions used. Optimal scanning conditions for gold-NP will likely use an x-ray tube voltage of 120 kV.


Assuntos
Meios de Contraste , Compostos de Ouro , Compostos de Iodo , Nanopartículas , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Angiografia/métodos , Protocolos Clínicos , Humanos , Imagens de Fantasmas
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J Cardiovasc Risk ; 10(3): 161-7, 2003 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12775948

RESUMO

3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors are now the standard of care for patients with hypercholesterolaemia. This class of inhibitors, known as 'statins', has been shown to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Accumulating data demonstrates a variety of mechanisms in which HMG-CoA reductase inhibition benefits the cardiovascular system. This review will discuss the pharmacology, clinical trials, and mechanisms, besides lipid lowering, of statin therapy.


Assuntos
Arteriosclerose/prevenção & controle , Sistema Cardiovascular/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases/farmacologia , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases/uso terapêutico , Arteriosclerose/fisiopatologia , Sistema Cardiovascular/fisiopatologia , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Humanos
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