Chemotherapy outcomes for the treatment of glioma remains unsatisfactory due to the inefficient drug transport across the blood–brain barrier(BBB) and insufficient drug accumulation in the tumor region. Although many...Chemotherapy outcomes for the treatment of glioma remains unsatisfactory due to the inefficient drug transport across the blood–brain barrier(BBB) and insufficient drug accumulation in the tumor region. Although many approaches, including various nanosystems, have been developed to promote the distribution of chemotherapeutics in the brain tumor, the delivery efficiency and the possible damage to the normal brain function still greatly restrict the clinical application of the nanocarriers.Therefore, it is urgent and necessary to discover more safe and effective BBB penetration and gliomatargeting strategies. In the present study, menthol, one of the strongest BBB penetration enhancers screened from traditional Chinese medicine, was conjugated to casein, a natural food protein with brain targeting capability. Then the conjugate self-assembled into the nanoparticles to load anti-cancer drugs.The nanoparticles were characterized to have appropriate size, spheroid shape and high loading drug capacity. Tumor spheroid penetration experiments demonstrated that penetration ability of mentholmodified casein nanoparticles(M-CA-NP) into the tumor were much deeper than that of unmodified nanoparticles. In vivo imaging further verified that M-CA-NPs exhibited higher brain tumor distribution than unmodified nanoparticles. The median survival time of glioma-bearing mice treated with HCPT-MCA-NPs was significantly prolonged than those treated with free HCPT or HCPT-CA-NPs. HE staining ofthe organs indicated the safety of the nanoparticles. Therefore, the study combined the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine strategy with modern delivery technology for brain targeting, and provide a safe and effective approach for glioma therapy.展开更多
Camptotheca acuminata Decaisne is a tree unique to China, producing terpenoid indole alkaloid (TIA), camptothecin (CPT), and 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT), which possesses strong anti-cancer bioactivity. The dynamics ...Camptotheca acuminata Decaisne is a tree unique to China, producing terpenoid indole alkaloid (TIA), camptothecin (CPT), and 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT), which possesses strong anti-cancer bioactivity. The dynamics of HCPT and CPT during seed maturation, seed germination, postgerminative development and daily growth were measured by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). This article provides some evidence for presenting the theory that each characteristic of HCPT and CPT accumulation is under developmental regulation and then attempt to elucidate the metabolic relationships between them. HCPT accumulates particularly in young tissues and organs and is relatively unstable, while the distribution of CPT is more ubiquitous and stable. Their different distribution properties suggest that HCPT and CPT are differentially regulated and play distinct roles:during development.展开更多
以喜树果为原料,对匀浆法提取喜树碱和10-羟基喜树碱的工艺进行了研究,确定了最佳的工艺条件:提取溶剂为体积分数55%的乙醇,匀浆时间为8 m in,料液比为1∶15(g/mL)。在此工艺条件下,喜树碱和10-羟基喜树碱的提取率分别为0.801‰和0.546...以喜树果为原料,对匀浆法提取喜树碱和10-羟基喜树碱的工艺进行了研究,确定了最佳的工艺条件:提取溶剂为体积分数55%的乙醇,匀浆时间为8 m in,料液比为1∶15(g/mL)。在此工艺条件下,喜树碱和10-羟基喜树碱的提取率分别为0.801‰和0.546‰。将该法与超声提取、回流提取、常温冷浸提取、水浴振荡提取进行了比较,结果表明,匀浆提取具有得率高、省时间等方面的优势,是一种高效提取喜树碱和10-羟基喜树碱的方法。展开更多
We present here the development of cholesterol(Chol)-modified dendrimer system for targeted chemotherapy of folate(FA)receptor-expressing cancer cells. In our study, poly(amidoamine)(PAMAM) dendrimers of generation 5(...We present here the development of cholesterol(Chol)-modified dendrimer system for targeted chemotherapy of folate(FA)receptor-expressing cancer cells. In our study, poly(amidoamine)(PAMAM) dendrimers of generation 5(G5) were functionalized stepby-step with Chol, fluorescein isothiocyanate(FI), and FA via a poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG) spacer(PEG-FA), and then acetamide to shield their remaining surface amines. The synthesized G5.NHAc-Chol-FI-PEG-FA(for short, G5-CFPF) dendrimers were utilized to encapsulate 10-hydroxycamptothecin(HCP), a hydrophobic anticancer drug. We find that each G5-CFPF dendrimer can encapsulate 13.8 HCP molecules. The complexes show a slower release profiles of HCP in a pH-dependent manner than the control complexes formed using the same dendrimers without Chol under the same conditions. Thanks to the targeting role played by FA, the complexes display a specific inhibition efficacy to FA receptor-expressing cervical cancer cells. The designed Chol-modified dendrimers may be adopted as a promising carrier for application in targeted cancer therapy.展开更多
Plants interact with their environment by producing a diverse array of secondary metabolites, one of which is alkaloid. In this study, alkaloids, including camptothecin (CPT) and 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT), malondi...Plants interact with their environment by producing a diverse array of secondary metabolites, one of which is alkaloid. In this study, alkaloids, including camptothecin (CPT) and 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT), malondialdehyde (MDA) and chlorophyll contents were measured during heat shock in seedlings of Camptotheca acuminata Decaisne unique to China. Responses of different tissues, including young leaves, old leaves, buds and barks, to heat shock were examined in alkaloid changes. CPT and HCPT concentrations reached their peak values separately at 38 degreesC and 40 degreesC, which were below the lethal heat-shock temperature indicated by MDA and chlorophyll, and their great changes took place in young leaves. These results indicated that CPT and HCPT were involved in the C acuminata resistance against heat shock from its environment. Furthermore, plant rigidly observed the cost-benefit principle and mobilized and allocated limited alkaloid sources to young and reproductive tissues preferentially. In addition, HCPT displayed well-regulated changes during incubation at sublethal temperature, and this indicated that HCPT might play a more positively defensive role in enhancement of plant thermotolerance than CPT does.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81573616,81690263 and81773911,China)the Development Project of Shanghai Peak Disciplines-Integrated Medicine(No.20150407,China)
文摘Chemotherapy outcomes for the treatment of glioma remains unsatisfactory due to the inefficient drug transport across the blood–brain barrier(BBB) and insufficient drug accumulation in the tumor region. Although many approaches, including various nanosystems, have been developed to promote the distribution of chemotherapeutics in the brain tumor, the delivery efficiency and the possible damage to the normal brain function still greatly restrict the clinical application of the nanocarriers.Therefore, it is urgent and necessary to discover more safe and effective BBB penetration and gliomatargeting strategies. In the present study, menthol, one of the strongest BBB penetration enhancers screened from traditional Chinese medicine, was conjugated to casein, a natural food protein with brain targeting capability. Then the conjugate self-assembled into the nanoparticles to load anti-cancer drugs.The nanoparticles were characterized to have appropriate size, spheroid shape and high loading drug capacity. Tumor spheroid penetration experiments demonstrated that penetration ability of mentholmodified casein nanoparticles(M-CA-NP) into the tumor were much deeper than that of unmodified nanoparticles. In vivo imaging further verified that M-CA-NPs exhibited higher brain tumor distribution than unmodified nanoparticles. The median survival time of glioma-bearing mice treated with HCPT-MCA-NPs was significantly prolonged than those treated with free HCPT or HCPT-CA-NPs. HE staining ofthe organs indicated the safety of the nanoparticles. Therefore, the study combined the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine strategy with modern delivery technology for brain targeting, and provide a safe and effective approach for glioma therapy.
文摘Camptotheca acuminata Decaisne is a tree unique to China, producing terpenoid indole alkaloid (TIA), camptothecin (CPT), and 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT), which possesses strong anti-cancer bioactivity. The dynamics of HCPT and CPT during seed maturation, seed germination, postgerminative development and daily growth were measured by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). This article provides some evidence for presenting the theory that each characteristic of HCPT and CPT accumulation is under developmental regulation and then attempt to elucidate the metabolic relationships between them. HCPT accumulates particularly in young tissues and organs and is relatively unstable, while the distribution of CPT is more ubiquitous and stable. Their different distribution properties suggest that HCPT and CPT are differentially regulated and play distinct roles:during development.
文摘以喜树果为原料,对匀浆法提取喜树碱和10-羟基喜树碱的工艺进行了研究,确定了最佳的工艺条件:提取溶剂为体积分数55%的乙醇,匀浆时间为8 m in,料液比为1∶15(g/mL)。在此工艺条件下,喜树碱和10-羟基喜树碱的提取率分别为0.801‰和0.546‰。将该法与超声提取、回流提取、常温冷浸提取、水浴振荡提取进行了比较,结果表明,匀浆提取具有得率高、省时间等方面的优势,是一种高效提取喜树碱和10-羟基喜树碱的方法。
基金financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(for M.Shen and X.Shi)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81761148028and 21773026)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(Nos.15520711400 and 17540712000)
文摘We present here the development of cholesterol(Chol)-modified dendrimer system for targeted chemotherapy of folate(FA)receptor-expressing cancer cells. In our study, poly(amidoamine)(PAMAM) dendrimers of generation 5(G5) were functionalized stepby-step with Chol, fluorescein isothiocyanate(FI), and FA via a poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG) spacer(PEG-FA), and then acetamide to shield their remaining surface amines. The synthesized G5.NHAc-Chol-FI-PEG-FA(for short, G5-CFPF) dendrimers were utilized to encapsulate 10-hydroxycamptothecin(HCP), a hydrophobic anticancer drug. We find that each G5-CFPF dendrimer can encapsulate 13.8 HCP molecules. The complexes show a slower release profiles of HCP in a pH-dependent manner than the control complexes formed using the same dendrimers without Chol under the same conditions. Thanks to the targeting role played by FA, the complexes display a specific inhibition efficacy to FA receptor-expressing cervical cancer cells. The designed Chol-modified dendrimers may be adopted as a promising carrier for application in targeted cancer therapy.
文摘Plants interact with their environment by producing a diverse array of secondary metabolites, one of which is alkaloid. In this study, alkaloids, including camptothecin (CPT) and 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT), malondialdehyde (MDA) and chlorophyll contents were measured during heat shock in seedlings of Camptotheca acuminata Decaisne unique to China. Responses of different tissues, including young leaves, old leaves, buds and barks, to heat shock were examined in alkaloid changes. CPT and HCPT concentrations reached their peak values separately at 38 degreesC and 40 degreesC, which were below the lethal heat-shock temperature indicated by MDA and chlorophyll, and their great changes took place in young leaves. These results indicated that CPT and HCPT were involved in the C acuminata resistance against heat shock from its environment. Furthermore, plant rigidly observed the cost-benefit principle and mobilized and allocated limited alkaloid sources to young and reproductive tissues preferentially. In addition, HCPT displayed well-regulated changes during incubation at sublethal temperature, and this indicated that HCPT might play a more positively defensive role in enhancement of plant thermotolerance than CPT does.
