Functionalized O-carboxymethyl-chitosan/polyethylenimine based novel dual pH-responsive nanocarriers for controlled co-delivery of DOX and genes

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (17) ◽  
pp. 3324-3335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingfang Wang ◽  
Tingxian Liu ◽  
Leiqiang Han ◽  
Wenwen Gao ◽  
Shaomei Yang ◽  
...  

Dual pH-sensitive CDPD sequentially dissociates the outermost layer, CPN, and shows pH-triggered programmable release of DOX and genes.

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Phui Yee Tan ◽  
Beng Ti Tey ◽  
Eng Seng Chan ◽  
Oi Ming Lai ◽  
Hon Weng Chang ◽  
...  

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) has been utilized as a pH-responsive component in various products. In this present work, palm tocotrienols-rich fraction (TRF) was successfully entrapped in a self-assembled oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion system by using CaCO3 as the stabilizer. The emulsion droplet size, viscosity and tocotrienols entrapment efficiency (EE) were strongly affected by varying the processing (homogenization speed and time) and formulation (CaCO3 and TRF concentrations) parameters. Our findings indicated that the combination of 5000 rpm homogenization speed, 15 min homogenization time, 0.75% CaCO3 concentration and 2% TRF concentration resulted in a high EE of tocotrienols (92.59–99.16%) and small droplet size (18.83 ± 1.36 µm). The resulting emulsion system readily released the entrapped tocotrienols across the pH range tested (pH 1–9); with relatively the highest release observed at pH 3. The current study presents a potential pH-sensitive emulsion system for the entrapment and delivery of palm tocotrienols.


Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Jiang ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Linlin Zhao ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Ce Wang ◽  
...  

Here we present a pH-responsive self-assembly based on a β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) derivative bearing a dansyl terminus (βCD-C6-Dns). Vesicular structures were formed over the entire studied pH range (8.5-0.7); however, the...


Author(s):  
Enping Chen ◽  
Ting Wang ◽  
Junmei Zhang ◽  
Xiang Zhou ◽  
Yafan Niu ◽  
...  

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the leading causes of the failure of cancer chemotherapy and mainly attributed to the overexpression of drug efflux transporters in cancer cells, which is dependent on adenosine triphosphate (ATP). To overcome this phenomenon, herein, a mitochondrial-directed pH-sensitive polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanogel incorporating the hexokinase inhibitor lonidamine (LND) and the chemotherapeutic drug paclitaxel (PTX) was developed to restore the activity of PTX and synergistically treat drug-resistant tumors. The introduction of 2-dimethylaminoethanethiol (DMA) moiety into the nanogels not only promoted the drug loading capacity but also enabled the lysosomal escape of the nanogels. The subsequent mitochondrial targeting facilitated the accumulation and acid-triggered payload release in the mitochondria. The released LND can destroy the mitochondria by exhausting the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) and restraining the energy supply, resulting in apoptosis and susceptibility of the MCF-7/MDR cells to PTX. Hence, the nanogel-enabled combination regimen of LND and PTX showed a boosted anti-tumor efficacy in MCF-7/MDR cells. These mitochondrial-directed pH-sensitive PVA nanogels incorporating both PTX and LND represent a new nanoplatform for MDR reversal and enhanced therapeutic efficacy.


RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (65) ◽  
pp. 37433-37440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huicong Zhang ◽  
Xuandong Wang ◽  
Peiyuan Wang ◽  
Rong Liu ◽  
Xuemei Hou ◽  
...  

Polydopamine-doped mesoporous silica nanocomposites (PMSNs) were controllably synthesized by a one-pot approach. They were demonstrated to be good biodegradability, pH-responsive drug release and targeting synergistic chemo-photothermal therapy.


2004 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Ching Chen ◽  
Yung-Chih Wu ◽  
Fwu-Long Mi ◽  
Yu-Hsin Lin ◽  
Lin-Chien Yu ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (39) ◽  
pp. 5285-5288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Folini ◽  
Chao-Hung Huang ◽  
James C. Anderson ◽  
Wolfgang P. Meier ◽  
Jens Gaitzsch

We report the first amine-bearing cyclic ketene acetals (CKAs) for radical ring-opening polymerisation (RROP). The resulting polyesters and their corresponding nanoparticles were biodegradable and showed the desired pH sensitive behaviour.


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