ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2015,
Volume and Issue:
9(12), P. 12425 - 12435
Published: Nov. 15, 2015
Magnetic
resonance
imaging
(MRI)
contrast
agents
with
high
relaxivity
are
highly
desirable
because
they
can
significantly
increase
the
accuracy
of
diagnosis.
However,
be
potentially
toxic
to
patients.
In
this
study,
using
a
mouse
model,
we
investigate
effects
and
subsequent
tissue
damage
induced
by
three
T1
MRI
agents:
gadopentetate
dimeglumine
injection
(GDI),
clinically
used
gadolinium
(Gd)-based
agent
(GBCAs),
oxide
nanoparticle
(NP)-based
agents,
extremely
small-sized
iron
NPs
(ESIONs)
manganese
(MnO)
NPs.
Biodistribution,
hematological
histopathological
changes,
inflammation,
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
stress
responses
evaluated
for
24
h
after
intravenous
injection.
These
thorough
assessments
these
provide
panoramic
description
safety
concerns
underlying
mechanisms
toxicity
in
body.
We
demonstrate
that
ESIONs
exhibit
fewer
adverse
than
MnO
GDI
GBCAs,
providing
useful
information
on
future
applications
as
safe
agents.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(9), P. 5397 - 5434
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Nanoparticles
(NPs)
have
attracted
considerable
attention
in
various
fields,
such
as
cosmetics,
the
food
industry,
material
design,
and
nanomedicine.
In
particular,
fast-moving
field
of
nanomedicine
takes
advantage
features
NPs
for
detection
treatment
different
types
cancer,
fibrosis,
inflammation,
arthritis
well
neurodegenerative
gastrointestinal
diseases.
To
this
end,
a
detailed
understanding
NP
uptake
mechanisms
by
cells
intracellular
localization
is
essential
safe
efficient
therapeutic
applications.
first
part
review,
we
describe
several
endocytic
pathways
involved
internalization
discuss
impact
physicochemical
properties
on
process.
addition,
potential
challenges
using
inhibitors,
markers
genetic
approaches
to
study
endocytosis
are
addressed
along
with
principal
(semi)
quantification
methods
uptake.
The
second
focuses
synthetic
bio-inspired
substances,
which
can
stimulate
or
decrease
cellular
NPs.
This
approach
could
be
interesting
where
high
accumulation
drugs
target
desirable
clearance
immune
avoided.
review
contributes
an
improved
reveals
used
improve
delivery.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
29(6)
Published: Dec. 6, 2016
Photocross-linkable
Au
nanoparticles
are
prepared
through
surface
decoration
of
photolabile
diazirine
moieties.
Both
in
vitro
and
vivo
studies
indicate
that
the
light-triggered
cross-linking
can
dramatically
shift
plasmon
resonance
to
near-infrared
regions,
which
consequence
remarkably
enhances
their
efficacy
for
photothermal
therapy
photoacoustic
imaging
tumors
vivo.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
22(17), P. 9652 - 9652
Published: Sept. 6, 2021
Nanoparticles
(NPs)
have
an
outstanding
position
in
pharmaceutical,
biological,
and
medical
disciplines.
Polymeric
NPs
based
on
chitosan
(CS)
can
act
as
excellent
drug
carriers
because
of
some
intrinsic
beneficial
properties
including
biocompatibility,
biodegradability,
non-toxicity,
bioactivity,
easy
preparation,
targeting
specificity.
Drug
transport
release
from
CS-based
particulate
systems
depend
the
extent
cross-linking,
morphology,
size,
density
system,
well
physicochemical
drug.
All
these
aspects
to
be
considered
when
developing
new
potential
delivery
systems.
This
comprehensive
review
is
summarizing
discussing
recent
advances
being
developed
examined
for
delivery.
From
this
point
view,
enhancement
CS
by
its
modification
presented.
An
discussed
detail
focusing
(i)
a
brief
summarization
basic
characteristics
NPs,
(ii)
categorization
preparation
procedures
used
involving
also
improvements
production
schemes
conventional
novel
(iii)
evaluation
CS-based-nanocomposites
their
with
organic
polymers
inorganic
material,
(iv)
very
implementations
nanocomposites
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8(3)
Published: Dec. 20, 2020
Abstract
Reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
play
an
essential
role
in
physiological
and
pathological
processes.
Studies
on
the
regulation
of
ROS
for
disease
treatments
have
caused
wide
concern,
mainly
involving
topics
ROS‐regulating
therapy
such
as
antioxidant
triggered
by
scavengers
ROS‐induced
toxic
mediated
ROS‐elevation
agents.
Benefiting
from
remarkable
advances
nanotechnology,
a
large
number
nanomaterials
with
ability
are
developed
to
seek
new
effective
ROS‐related
nanotherapeutic
modalities
or
nanomedicines.
Although
considerable
achievements
been
made
ROS‐based
nanomedicines
treatments,
some
fundamental
but
key
questions
rational
design
principle
held
low
regard.
Here,
can
serve
initial
framework
scientists
technicians
optimize
nanomedicines,
thereby
minimizing
gap
biomedical
application
during
stage.
Herein,
overview
current
progress
ROS‐associated
is
summarized.
And
then,
particularly
addressing
these
known
strategies
therapy,
several
principles
presented.
Finally,
future
perspectives
also
discussed
depth
development
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
9(3), P. 2159 - 2168
Published: Jan. 4, 2017
Upconversion
nanoparticles
(UCNPs)
with
superior
optical
and
chemical
features
have
been
broadly
employed
for
in
vivo
cancer
imaging.
Generally,
UCNPs
are
surface
modified
ligands
active
targeting.
However,
biological
fluids
known
to
form
a
long-lived
"protein
corona",
which
covers
the
targeting
on
nanoparticle
dramatically
reduces
capabilities.
Here,
first
time,
we
demonstrated
that
by
coating
red
blood
cell
(RBC)
membranes,
resulting
membrane-capped
(RBC-UCNPs)
adsorbed
virtually
no
proteins
when
exposed
human
plasma.
We
further
observed
various
scenarios
ability
of
folic
acid
(FA)-functionalized
(FA-RBC-UCNPs)
was
rescued
membrane
coating.
Next,
FA-RBC-UCNPs
were
successfully
utilized
enhanced
tumor
Finally,
parameters
histology
analysis
suggested
significant
systematic
toxicity
induced
injection
biomimetic
nanoparticles.
Our
method
provides
new
angle
design
targeted
biomedical
applications.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
10(5), P. 5536 - 5542
Published: May 10, 2016
Surface
chemistry
plays
a
deciding
role
in
nanoparticle
biodistribution,
yet
very
little
is
known
about
how
surface
influences
the
suborgan
distributions
of
nanomaterials.
Here,
using
quantitative
imaging
based
on
laser
ablation
inductively
coupled
plasma
mass
spectrometry
(LA-ICP-MS),
we
demonstrate
that
charge
dictates
nanoparticles
kidney,
liver,
and
spleen
mice
intravenously
injected
with
functionalized
gold
nanoparticles.
Images
kidney
show
positively
charged
accumulate
extensively
glomeruli,
initial
stage
filtering
for
nephron,
suggesting
these
may
be
filtered
by
at
different
rate
than
neutral
or
negatively
We
find
red
pulp
spleen.
In
contrast,
uncharged
white
marginal
zone
to
greater
extent
Moreover,
are
also
more
likely
found
associated
Kupffer
cells
liver.
Positively
liver
hepatocytes,
whereas
broader
distribution
Together
observations
suggest
having
2
nm
cores
interact
immune
system
nanoparticles,
highlighting
value
determining
nanomaterials
delivery
applications.