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Smart mesoporous silica nanoparticles for controlled-release drug delivery
, Article Nanotechnology Reviews ; Volume 5, Issue 2 , 2016 , Pages 195-207 ; 21919089 (ISSN) ; Mirshekari, H ; Aliakbari, M ; Sahandi Zangabad, P ; Hamblin, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
2016
Abstract
Stimuli-responsive controlled-release nanocarriers are promising vehicles for delivery of bioactive molecules that can minimize side effects and maximize efficiency. The release of the drug occurs when the nanocarrier is triggered by an internal or external stimulus. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) can have drugs and bioactive cargos loaded into the high-capacity pores, and their release can be triggered by activation of a variety of stimulus-responsive molecular "gatekeepers" or "nanovalves." In this mini-review, we discuss the basic concepts of MSN in targeted drug-release systems and cover different stimulus-responsive gatekeepers. Internal stimuli include redox, enzymes, and pH,...
Stimulus-responsive liposomes as smart nanoplatforms for drug delivery applications
, Article Nanotechnology Reviews ; 2017 ; 21919089 (ISSN) ; Mirkiani, S ; Shahsavari, S ; Masoudi, B ; Masroor, M ; Hamed, H ; Jafari, Z ; Davatgaran Taghipour, Y ; Hashemi, H ; Karimi, M ; Hamblin, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
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Liposomes are known to be promising nanoparticles (NPs) for drug delivery applications. Among different types of self-assembled NPs, liposomes stand out for their non-toxic nature, and their possession of dual hydrophilic-hydrophobic domains. Advantages of liposomes include the ability to solubilize hydrophobic drugs, the ability to incorporate different hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs at the same time, lessening the exposure of host organs to potentially toxic drugs and allowing modification of the surface by a variety of different chemical groups. This modification of the surface, or of the individual constituents, may be used to achieve two important goals. Firstly, ligands for active...
Stimulus-responsive liposomes as smart nanoplatforms for drug delivery applications
, Article Nanotechnology Reviews ; Volume 7, Issue 1 , 2018 , Pages 95-122 ; 21919089 (ISSN) ; Mirkiani, S ; Shahsavari, S ; Masoudi, B ; Masroor, M ; Hamed, H ; Jafari, Z ; Davatgaran Taghipour, Y ; Hashemi, H ; Karimi, M ; Hamblin, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
2018
Abstract
Liposomes are known to be promising nanoparticles (NPs) for drug delivery applications. Among the different types of self-assembled NPs, liposomes stand out for their non-toxic nature and their possession of dual hydrophilic-hydrophobic domains. The advantages of liposomes include the ability to solubilize hydrophobic drugs, the ability to incorporate different hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs at the same time, lessening the exposure of host organs to potentially toxic drugs and allowing modification of the surface by a variety of different chemical groups. This modification of the surface, or of the individual constituents, may be used to achieve two important goals. First, ligands for...
Micro and nanoscale technologies in oral drug delivery
, Article Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews ; Volume 157 , 2020 , Pages 37-62 ; Finbloom, J. A ; Mofidfar, M ; Diltemiz, S. E ; Nasrollahi, F ; Davoodi, E ; Hosseini, V ; Mylonaki, I ; Sangabathuni, S ; Montazerian, H ; Fetah, K ; Nasiri, R ; Dokmeci, M. R ; Stevens, M. M ; Desai, T. A ; Khademhosseini, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2020
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Oral administration is a pillar of the pharmaceutical industry and yet it remains challenging to administer hydrophilic therapeutics by the oral route. Smart and controlled oral drug delivery could bypass the physiological barriers that limit the oral delivery of these therapeutics. Micro- and nanoscale technologies, with an unprecedented ability to create, control, and measure micro- or nanoenvironments, have found tremendous applications in biology and medicine. In particular, significant advances have been made in using these technologies for oral drug delivery. In this review, we briefly describe biological barriers to oral drug delivery and micro and nanoscale fabrication technologies....
PH-Responsive chitosan-adorned niosome nanocarriers for co-delivery of drugs for breast cancer therapy
, Article ACS Applied Nano Materials ; Volume 5, Issue 7 , 2022 , Pages 8811-8825 ; 25740970 (ISSN) ; Rezaei, N ; Jamshidifar, E ; Moradi Falah Langeroodi, S ; Abdihaji, M ; Mansouri, A ; Hosseini, M ; Ahmadkhani, N ; Rahmati, Z ; Heydari, M ; Vosough, M ; Akbarzadeh, I ; Mostafavi, E ; Sharif University of Technology
American Chemical Society
2022
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Breast cancer incidence has increased in recent decades. In the present study, an optimum formulation of chitosan (CS)-adorned niosome-based nanocarriers for co-delivery of doxorubicin (DOX) and vincristine (VIN) was developed for the treatment of breast cancer to reduce drug doses and overcome multidrug resistance. The three-level Box-Behnken method was utilized to optimize the particles in terms of size, polydispersity index (PDI), entrapment efficacy (EE (%)), and percent of drug release (%). The release rate of two drugs from CS-adorned nanoparticles (DOX+VIN/Nio/CS) in acidic and physiological pH is less than uncoated niosome (DOX+VIN/Nio). In addition, acidic pH increases the release...
Evaluation of anti-cancer and anti-metastatic effects of folate-PEGylated niosomes for co-delivery of letrozole and ascorbic acid on breast cancer cells
, Article Molecular Systems Design and Engineering ; Volume 7, Issue 9 , 2022 , Pages 1102-1118 ; 20589689 (ISSN) ; Khayam, N ; Noorbazargan, H ; Tavakkoli Yaraki, M ; Asghari Lalami, Z ; Akbarzadeh, I ; Eshrati Yeganeh, F ; Dolatabadi, A ; Mirzaei Rad, F ; Tan, Y. N ; Sharif University of Technology
Royal Society of Chemistry
2022
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Fighting with cancer requires the delivery of different therapeutics to the target cancerous cells by taking advantage of the synergistic effects of complementary medicine. Herein, we present a folate-PEGylated niosome as an efficient nanocarrier for targeted co-delivery of hydrophobic letrozole (L) and hydrophilic ascorbic acid (A) to breast cancer cells. The formulation of the niosomal nanocarrier was optimized by varying the ratio of cholesterol and surfactants to maximize the drug loading and minimize the size of nanocarriers. The optimum drug carriers were further functionalized with folate-PEG molecules to enhance the efficiency of drug delivery to the breast cancer cells and prevent...
PH-Sensitive stimulus-responsive nanocarriers for targeted delivery of therapeutic agents
, Article Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology ; Volume 8, Issue 5 , 2016 , Pages 696-716 ; 19395116 (ISSN) ; Eslami, M ; Sahandi Zangabad, P ; Mirab, F ; Farajisafiloo, N ; Shafaei, Z ; Ghosh, D ; Bozorgomid, M ; Dashkhaneh, F ; Hamblin, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
Wiley-Blackwell
2016
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In recent years miscellaneous smart micro/nanosystems that respond to various exogenous/endogenous stimuli including temperature, magnetic/electric field, mechanical force, ultrasound/light irradiation, redox potentials, and biomolecule concentration have been developed for targeted delivery and release of encapsulated therapeutic agents such as drugs, genes, proteins, and metal ions specifically at their required site of action. Owing to physiological differences between malignant and normal cells, or between tumors and normal tissues, pH-sensitive nanosystems represent promising smart delivery vehicles for transport and delivery of anticancer agents. Furthermore, pH-sensitive systems...
Poly-L-lysine/hyaluronan nanocarriers as a novel nanosystem for gene delivery
, Article Journal of Microscopy ; Volume 287, Issue 1 , 2022 , Pages 32-44 ; 00222720 (ISSN) ; Bagherzadeh, M. A ; Mofazzal Jahromi, M. A ; Mohammad-Beigi, H ; Abdoli, A ; Mir, H ; Roustazadeh, A ; Pirestani, M ; Sahandi Zangabad, P ; Kiani, J ; Bakhshayesh, A ; Jahani, M ; Joghataei, M. T ; Karimi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
2022
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The present research comes up with a novel DNA-loaded poly-L-lysine (PLL)/hyaluronan (HA) nanocarrier (DNA-loaded PLL/HA NCs) for gene delivery applications, as a promising candidate for gene delivery into diverse cells. A straightforward approach was employed to prepare such a nanosystem through masking DNA-loaded PLL molecules by HA. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to analyse the interaction of the molecules as well as the physicochemical properties of the NCs. The NCs showed a negative charge of –24 ± 3 mV, with an average size of 138 ±...
Synthesis and characterization of magnetic hybrid nanomaterials via RAFT polymerization: A pH sensitive drug delivery system
, Article Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces ; Volume 174 , 2019 , Pages 153-160 ; 09277765 (ISSN) ; Kohestanian, M ; Shirzad, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2019
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Herein, a facile and versatile method for the synthesis of a novel magnetic nanocarrier via surface- initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is introduced. At first, RAFT agent was successfully attached to the surface of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles and, then, poly (glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) chains were grown and anchored onto the surface of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles. At the end, hydrazine (Hy) groups were introduced to the PGMA chains via reaction between epoxy rings and hydrazine molecules. Doxorubicin (DOX) was covalently conjugated to the prepared nanocarrier (Fe 3 O 4 @PGMA@Hy) through a hydrazone linkage. The in vitro drug release of Fe 3 O 4...
Core-sheath gelatin based electrospun nanofibers for dual delivery release of biomolecules and therapeutics
, Article Materials Science and Engineering C ; Volume 108 , 2020 ; Lotfi, R ; Tamjid, E ; Shokrgozar, M. A ; Simchi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2020
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Coaxial electrospinning with the ability to use simultaneously two separate solvents provides a promising strategy for drug delivery. Nevertheless, controlled release of hydrophilic and sensitive therapeutics from slow biodegradable polymers is still challenging. To address this gap, we fabricated core-sheath fibers for dual delivery of lysozyme, as a model protein, and phenytoin sodium as a small therapeutic molecule. The sheath was processed by a gelatin solution while the core fibers were fabricated from an aqueous gelatin/PVA solution. Microstructural studies by transmission and scanning electron microscopy reveal the formation of homogeneous core-sheath nanofibers with an outer and...
Folate-conjugated pH-responsive nanocarrier designed for active tumor targeting and controlled release of gemcitabine
, Article Pharmaceutical Research ; Volume 33, Issue 2 , 2016 , Pages 417-432 ; 07248741 (ISSN) ; Mazaheri Tehrani, Z ; Abedin Moghanaki, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer New York LLC
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Purpose: The prime end of this study was to design a novel pH-sensitive as well as a PEGylated dendritic nanocarrier for both controllable and traceable gemcitabine delivery to cancerous cells. To accomplish this goal, we took advantage of a hybrid of nanoparticles including: mesoporous silica, graphene oxide and magnetite. Methods: The nanocarrier was prepared in a multi-step synthesis route. First, magnetite mesoporous silica was deposited on the graphene oxide matrix. Then, polyamidoamine dendrimers (up to generation 1.5) with pentaethylene hexamine end groups were grafted on the surface of the nanoparticles. In order to enhance the biostability, and as the next step, the nanocarrier was...
Delivery of hydrophobic anticancer drugs by hydrophobically modified alginate based magnetic nanocarrier
, Article Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research ; Volume 57, Issue 3 , 2018 , Pages 822-832 ; 08885885 (ISSN) ; Amin, S. S ; Hosseini, H ; Sharif University of Technology
American Chemical Society
2018
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Since most of the anticancer drugs have low solubility in water, the clinical use of them is limited unless by some modification the solubility increases or the drug is carried with a soluble compartment. To solve this problem, we prepared a magnetic nanocarrier with a hydrophobic surface based on oleic acid chains in which hydrophobic drug molecules such as doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) and paclitaxel (PTX) are easily adsorbed onto the surface. Since the drug molecules are physically adsorbed on the surface, large amounts of DOX (282 mg·g-1) and PTX (316 mg·g-1) were immobilized onto the nanocarrier. Then, the surface of the drug loaded magnetic core was covered by a smart pH-sensitive...
Stimulus-responsive polymeric nanogels as smart drug delivery systems
, Article Acta Biomaterialia ; Volume 92 , 2019 , Pages 1-18 ; 17427061 (ISSN) ; Rabiee, N ; Bagherzadeh, M ; Ahmadi, S ; Rabiee, M ; Roghani Mamaqani, H ; Tahriri, M ; Tayebi, L ; Hamblin, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
Acta Materialia Inc
2019
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Nanogels are three-dimensional nanoscale networks formed by physically or chemically cross-linking polymers. Nanogels have been explored as drug delivery systems due to their advantageous properties, such as biocompatibility, high stability, tunable particle size, drug loading capacity, and possible modification of the surface for active targeting by attaching ligands that recognize cognate receptors on the target cells or tissues. Nanogels can be designed to be stimulus responsive, and react to internal or external stimuli such as pH, temperature, light and redox, thus resulting in the controlled release of loaded drugs. This “smart” targeting ability prevents drug accumulation in...
Poly(glycidyl methacrylate)-coated magnetic graphene oxide as a highly efficient nanocarrier: Preparation, characterization, and targeted DOX delivery
, Article New Journal of Chemistry ; Volume 43, Issue 47 , 2019 , Pages 18647-18656 ; 11440546 (ISSN) ; Kohestanian, M ; Yaghoubi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Royal Society of Chemistry
2019
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Herein, we report the preparation of novel magnetic graphene oxide (GO) grafted with brush polymer via surface-initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (SI-RAFT) polymerization and its application as a nanocarrier for magnetic- and pH-triggered delivery of doxorubicin anticancer drug. The RAFT agent, DDMAT, was firstly attached to the surface of magnetic GO nanosheets. The DDMAT-functionalized magnetic GO nanosheets were then used to polymerize glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) using an SI-RAFT method. Afterwards, the epoxy rings of the PGMA chains were opened with hydrazine (N2H4) moieties. The resulting nanocomposite was used as a drug carrier for doxorubicin (DOX) as an...
Poly(glycidyl methacrylate)-coated magnetic graphene oxide as a highly efficient nanocarrier: Preparation, characterization, and targeted DOX delivery
, Article New Journal of Chemistry ; Volume 43, Issue 47 , 2019 , Pages 18647-18656 ; 11440546 (ISSN) ; Kohestanian, M ; Yaghoubi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Royal Society of Chemistry
2019
Abstract
Herein, we report the preparation of novel magnetic graphene oxide (GO) grafted with brush polymer via surface-initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (SI-RAFT) polymerization and its application as a nanocarrier for magnetic- and pH-triggered delivery of doxorubicin anticancer drug. The RAFT agent, DDMAT, was firstly attached to the surface of magnetic GO nanosheets. The DDMAT-functionalized magnetic GO nanosheets were then used to polymerize glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) using an SI-RAFT method. Afterwards, the epoxy rings of the PGMA chains were opened with hydrazine (N2H4) moieties. The resulting nanocomposite was used as a drug carrier for doxorubicin (DOX) as an...
Graphene oxide functionalized with oxygen-rich polymers as a pH-sensitive carrier for co-delivery of hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs
, Article Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology ; Volume 56 , 2020 ; Asgari, S ; Hosseini, S. H ; Sharif University of Technology
Editions de Sante
2020
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In this work, a novel carrier based-on modified graphene oxide was designed for co-delivery of hydrophobic and hydrophilic anticancer drugs (curcumin (Cur) and doxorubicin (DOX) as the model of drugs). The hydroxyl groups at the edges of graphene oxide (GO) sheets were used as the initiation sites for growing poly(epichlorohydrin) (PCH) chains. Then, hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) was grafted on the hydroxyl end groups of PCH (PCH-g-HPG). Pendant chlorines in the main chain of GO-PCH-g-HPG were replaced with hydrazine. The modification of GO sheets with oxygen-rich polymers increased water solubility of graphene oxide. Doxorubicin was loaded onto the nanocarrier by covalent bonding with...
Drug delivery performance of nanocarriers based on adhesion and interaction for abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment
, Article International Journal of Pharmaceutics ; Volume 594 , 2021 ; 03785173 (ISSN) ; Vatani, P ; Amani, A ; Shamloo, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2021
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Targeted drug delivery using nanocarriers (NCs) is one of the novel techniques that has recently been used to improve drug delivery to the Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the surface density of NCs (SDNC) adhered via ligand-receptor binding to the inner wall of AAA. For this purpose, fluid–structure interaction (FSI) analysis was first performed for the patient-specific and ideal AAA models. Then, by injecting NCs into the aortic artery, the values of SDNC adhered to and interacted with AAA wall were obtained. Two types of NCs, liposomes, and solid particles in four different diameters, were used to investigate the effect of the diameter and...
Targeted nanomedicines for the treatment of bone disease and regeneration
, Article Medicinal Research Reviews ; Volume 41, Issue 3 , 2021 , Pages 1221-1254 ; 01986325 (ISSN) ; Zandi, N ; Mazaheri, M ; Luther, G. A ; Ghovvati, M ; Akbarzadeh, A ; Annabi, N ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
2021
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Targeted delivery by either passive or active targeting of therapeutics to the bone is an attractive treatment for various bone related diseases such as osteoporosis, osteosarcoma, multiple myeloma, and metastatic bone tumors. Engineering novel drug delivery carriers can increase therapeutic efficacy and minimize the risk of side effects. Developmnet of nanocarrier delivery systems is an interesting field of ongoing studies with opportunities to provide more effective therapies. In addition, preclinical nanomedicine research can open new opportunities for preclinical bone-targeted drug delivery; nevertheless, further research is needed to progress these therapies towards clinical...
Polymeric nanoparticles for nasal drug delivery to the brain: relevance to alzheimer's disease
, Article Advanced Therapeutics ; Volume 4, Issue 3 , 2021 ; 23663987 (ISSN) ; Ahmadi, S ; Afshari, R ; Khalaji, S ; Rabiee, M ; Bagherzadeh, M ; Fatahi, Y ; Dinarvand, R ; Tahriri, M ; Tayebi, L ; Hamblin, M. R ; Webster, T. J ; Sharif University of Technology
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2021
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Currently, Alzheimer's disease (AD) accounts for more than half of all dementia cases. Although genetics, age, and environmental factors affect the disease, the cause of AD is not yet fully known. Various drugs have been proposed for the prevention and treatment of AD, but the delivery of these therapeutic agents to the brain is difficult. The blood–brain barrier prevents systemic drugs from accessing the central nervous system and designing a suitable system to overcome this barrier has attracted much attention. The intranasal pathway, given its proximity to the brain, provides a great opportunity for drug delivery. Understanding the physiological characteristics of the nose can be useful...
Engineered hyaluronic acid-decorated niosomal nanoparticles for controlled and targeted delivery of epirubicin to treat breast cancer
, Article Materials Today Bio ; Volume 16 , 2022 ; 25900064 (ISSN) ; Khalighi, S ; Akbarzadeh, I ; Niavol, F. R ; Motasadizadeh, H ; Mahdieh, A ; Jahed, V ; Abdinezhad, M ; Rahbariasr, N ; Hosseini, M ; Ahmadkhani, N ; Panahi, B ; Fatahi, Y ; Mozafari, M ; Kumar, A. P ; Mostafavi, E ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2022
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Targeted drug delivery systems using nanocarriers offer a versatile platform for breast cancer treatment; however, a robust, CD44-targeted niosomal formulation has not been developed and deeply studied (both in vitro and in vivo) yet. Here, an optimized system of epirubicin (Epi)-loaded niosomal nanoparticles (Nio) coated with hyaluronic acid (HA) has been engineered for targeting breast cancer cells. The nanoformulation was first optimized (based on size, polydispersity index, and entrapment efficiency); then, we characterized the morphology, stability, and release behavior of the nanoparticles. Epirubicin release from the HA-coated system (Epi-Nio-HA) showed a 21% (acidic buffer) and 20%...