Pub Date : 2024-08-19DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16081086
Juliana Camila Fischer Karnopp, Juliana Jorge, Jaqueline Rodrigues da Silva, Diego Boldo, Kristiane Fanti Del Pino Santos, Adriana Pereira Duarte, Gustavo Rocha de Castro, Ricardo Bentes de Azevedo, Ariadna Lafourcade Prada, Jesús Rafael Rodríguez Amado, Marco Antonio Utrera Martines
This study describes the synthesis and characterization of chlorambucil (CLB)-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) for potential application in cancer therapy. The nanoparticles were designed with a diameter between 20 and 50 nm to optimize cellular uptake and avoid rapid clearance from the bloodstream. The synthesis method involved modifying a previously reported technique to reduce particle size. Successful functionalization with CLB was confirmed through various techniques, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and elemental analysis. The cytotoxicity of the CLB-functionalized nanoparticles (MSN@NH2-CLB) was evaluated against human lung adenocarcinoma cells (A549) and colon carcinoma cells (CT26WT). The results suggest significantly higher cytotoxicity of MSN@NH2-CLB compared to unbound CLB, with improved selectivity towards cancer cells over normal cells. This suggests that MSN@NH2-CLB holds promise as a drug delivery system for targeted cancer therapy.
{"title":"Synthesis, Characterization, and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Chlorambucil-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles.","authors":"Juliana Camila Fischer Karnopp, Juliana Jorge, Jaqueline Rodrigues da Silva, Diego Boldo, Kristiane Fanti Del Pino Santos, Adriana Pereira Duarte, Gustavo Rocha de Castro, Ricardo Bentes de Azevedo, Ariadna Lafourcade Prada, Jesús Rafael Rodríguez Amado, Marco Antonio Utrera Martines","doi":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081086","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081086","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study describes the synthesis and characterization of chlorambucil (CLB)-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) for potential application in cancer therapy. The nanoparticles were designed with a diameter between 20 and 50 nm to optimize cellular uptake and avoid rapid clearance from the bloodstream. The synthesis method involved modifying a previously reported technique to reduce particle size. Successful functionalization with CLB was confirmed through various techniques, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and elemental analysis. The cytotoxicity of the CLB-functionalized nanoparticles (MSN@NH<sub>2</sub>-CLB) was evaluated against human lung adenocarcinoma cells (A549) and colon carcinoma cells (CT26WT). The results suggest significantly higher cytotoxicity of MSN@NH<sub>2</sub>-CLB compared to unbound CLB, with improved selectivity towards cancer cells over normal cells. This suggests that MSN@NH<sub>2</sub>-CLB holds promise as a drug delivery system for targeted cancer therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":19894,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11359805/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neratinib maleate (NM), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is used in the treatment of breast cancer. NM is orally administered at a high dose of 290 mg due to its low solubility and poor dissolution rate at pH > 3, as well as gut-wall metabolism limiting its bioavailability. Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDSs) of NM were developed in the current study to improve its oral bioavailability. The oily vehicle (clove oil) was selected based on the solubility of NM, while the surfactant and the cosurfactant were selected based on the turbidimetric analysis. Three different sets were screened for surfactant selection in the preparation of SEDDS formulations, the first set containing Cremophor® EL alone as the surfactant, the second set containing a mixture of Cremophor® EL (surfactant) and Caproyl® PGMC (cosurfactant), and the third set containing a mixture of Cremophor® EL (surfactant) and Capmul® MCM C8 (cosurfactant). Propylene glycol was used as the cosolubilizer in the preparation of SEDDSs. A series of studies, including the construction of ternary phase diagrams to determine the zone of emulsification, thermodynamic stability studies (involving dilution studies, freeze-thaw, and heating-cooling studies), turbidimetric analysis, and physicochemical characterization studies were conducted to identify the two most stable combinations of SEDDSs. The two optimized SEDDS formulations, TP16 and TP25, consisted of clove oil (45% w/w) and propylene glycol (5% w/w) in common but differed with respect to the surfactant or surfactant mixture in the formulations. TP16 was prepared using a mixture of Cremophor® EL (surfactant) and Caproyl® PGMC (cosurfactant) in a 4:1 ratio (50% w/w), while TP25 contained only Cremophor® EL (50% w/w). The mean globule sizes were 239.8 ± 77.8 nm and 204.8 ± 2.4 nm for TP16 and TP25, respectively, with an emulsification time of <12 s for both formulations. In vitro drug dissolution studies performed at different pH conditions (3.0, 4.5, 6.8) have confirmed the increase in solubility and dissolution rate of the drug by TP16 and TP25 at all pH conditions compared to plain NM. An oral pharmacokinetic study in female Wistar rats showed that the relative bioavailability (Frel) values of TP16 and TP25 over the plain NM were 2.18 (p < 0.05) and 2.24 (p < 0.01), respectively.
{"title":"Design and Evaluation of Clove Oil-Based Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems for Improving the Oral Bioavailability of Neratinib Maleate.","authors":"Radhika Rajiv Mahajan, Punna Rao Ravi, Riya Kamlesh Marathe, Ajay Gorakh Dongare, Apoorva Vinayak Prabhu, Łukasz Szeleszczuk","doi":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081087","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neratinib maleate (NM), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is used in the treatment of breast cancer. NM is orally administered at a high dose of 290 mg due to its low solubility and poor dissolution rate at pH > 3, as well as gut-wall metabolism limiting its bioavailability. Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDSs) of NM were developed in the current study to improve its oral bioavailability. The oily vehicle (clove oil) was selected based on the solubility of NM, while the surfactant and the cosurfactant were selected based on the turbidimetric analysis. Three different sets were screened for surfactant selection in the preparation of SEDDS formulations, the first set containing Cremophor<sup>®</sup> EL alone as the surfactant, the second set containing a mixture of Cremophor<sup>®</sup> EL (surfactant) and Caproyl<sup>®</sup> PGMC (cosurfactant), and the third set containing a mixture of Cremophor<sup>®</sup> EL (surfactant) and Capmul<sup>®</sup> MCM C8 (cosurfactant). Propylene glycol was used as the cosolubilizer in the preparation of SEDDSs. A series of studies, including the construction of ternary phase diagrams to determine the zone of emulsification, thermodynamic stability studies (involving dilution studies, freeze-thaw, and heating-cooling studies), turbidimetric analysis, and physicochemical characterization studies were conducted to identify the two most stable combinations of SEDDSs. The two optimized SEDDS formulations, TP16 and TP25, consisted of clove oil (45% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>) and propylene glycol (5% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>) in common but differed with respect to the surfactant or surfactant mixture in the formulations. TP16 was prepared using a mixture of Cremophor<sup>®</sup> EL (surfactant) and Caproyl<sup>®</sup> PGMC (cosurfactant) in a 4:1 ratio (50% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), while TP25 contained only Cremophor<sup>®</sup> EL (50% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>). The mean globule sizes were 239.8 ± 77.8 nm and 204.8 ± 2.4 nm for TP16 and TP25, respectively, with an emulsification time of <12 s for both formulations. In vitro drug dissolution studies performed at different pH conditions (3.0, 4.5, 6.8) have confirmed the increase in solubility and dissolution rate of the drug by TP16 and TP25 at all pH conditions compared to plain NM. An oral pharmacokinetic study in female Wistar rats showed that the relative bioavailability (Frel) values of TP16 and TP25 over the plain NM were 2.18 (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and 2.24 (<i>p</i> < 0.01), respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":19894,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11358973/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-18DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16081084
Bojana Anić Marković, Aleksandar Marinković, Jelena Antić Stanković, Stefan Mijatović, Ilija Cvijetić, Milena Simić, Irena Arandjelović
Antioxidants are promising compounds with antimicrobial activity against drug-resistant pathogens, especially when combined with conventional antimicrobials. Our study aimed to characterize the structure of nicotinamides synthesized from nicotinic acid and thiocarbohydrazones and to evaluate their antibacterial and antifungal activity. Seven nicotinic acid hydrazides (NC 1-7) were synthesized using mono-thiocarbohydrazones with hydroxyl group substituents, along with quinolone, phenolic, and pyridine rings known for their antimicrobial activity. The in vitro antimicrobial activity of NC 1-7, at concentrations ranging from 0.001 to 1 mM, was tested against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538), Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 29212), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853), Klebsiella pneumoniae (NCIMB 9111), and Candida albicans (ATCC 24433) using the broth microdilution method per EUCAST 2024 guidelines. Microorganism survival percentages were calculated based on optical density, and target fishing using the PharmMapper database identified potential molecular targets. The results showed that P. aeruginosa was most susceptible to the compounds, while C. albicans was the least susceptible. NC 3 significantly inhibited P. aeruginosa and K. pneumoniae growth at 0.016 mM, while higher concentrations were required for S. aureus, E. faecalis, and C. albicans. NC 5 was most effective against gram-positive bacteria at 0.03 mM. Only NC 4 completely inhibited C. albicans below 1 mM. NC 3, with the lowest concentration for 50% growth inhibition (0.016-0.064 mM), showed promising antibacterial potential against specific AMR-related proteins (bleomycin resistance protein, HTH-type transcriptional regulator QacR, and streptogramin A acetyltransferase), suggesting that this class of compounds could enhance or restore the activity of established antibiotics.
{"title":"Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Newly Synthesized Nicotinamides.","authors":"Bojana Anić Marković, Aleksandar Marinković, Jelena Antić Stanković, Stefan Mijatović, Ilija Cvijetić, Milena Simić, Irena Arandjelović","doi":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081084","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antioxidants are promising compounds with antimicrobial activity against drug-resistant pathogens, especially when combined with conventional antimicrobials. Our study aimed to characterize the structure of nicotinamides synthesized from nicotinic acid and thiocarbohydrazones and to evaluate their antibacterial and antifungal activity. Seven nicotinic acid hydrazides (NC <b>1</b>-<b>7</b>) were synthesized using mono-thiocarbohydrazones with hydroxyl group substituents, along with quinolone, phenolic, and pyridine rings known for their antimicrobial activity. The in vitro antimicrobial activity of NC <b>1</b>-<b>7</b>, at concentrations ranging from 0.001 to 1 mM, was tested against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (ATCC 6538), <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> (ATCC 29212), <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> (ATCC 27853), <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (NCIMB 9111), and <i>Candida albicans</i> (ATCC 24433) using the broth microdilution method per EUCAST 2024 guidelines. Microorganism survival percentages were calculated based on optical density, and target fishing using the PharmMapper database identified potential molecular targets. The results showed that <i>P. aeruginosa</i> was most susceptible to the compounds, while <i>C. albicans</i> was the least susceptible. NC <b>3</b> significantly inhibited <i>P. aeruginosa</i> and <i>K. pneumoniae</i> growth at 0.016 mM, while higher concentrations were required for <i>S. aureus</i>, <i>E. faecalis</i>, and <i>C. albicans</i>. NC <b>5</b> was most effective against gram-positive bacteria at 0.03 mM. Only NC <b>4</b> completely inhibited <i>C. albicans</i> below 1 mM. NC <b>3</b>, with the lowest concentration for 50% growth inhibition (0.016-0.064 mM), showed promising antibacterial potential against specific AMR-related proteins (bleomycin resistance protein, HTH-type transcriptional regulator QacR, and streptogramin A acetyltransferase), suggesting that this class of compounds could enhance or restore the activity of established antibiotics.</p>","PeriodicalId":19894,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11359232/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-18DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16081083
Rena T Alieva, Alexey V Ulasov, Yuri V Khramtsov, Tatiana A Slastnikova, Tatiana N Lupanova, Maria A Gribova, Georgii P Georgiev, Andrey A Rosenkranz
Modular nanotransporters (MNTs) are drug delivery systems for targeted cancer treatment. As MNTs are composed of several modules, they offer the advantage of high specificity and biocompatibility in delivering drugs to the target compartment of cancer cells. The large carrier module brings together functioning MNT modules and serves as a platform for drug attachment. The development of smaller-sized MNTs via truncation of the carrier module appears advantageous in facilitating tissue penetration. In this study, two new MNTs with a truncated carrier module containing either an N-terminal (MNTN) or a C-terminal (MNTC) part were developed by genetic engineering. Both new MNTs demonstrated a high affinity for target receptors, as revealed by fluorescent-labeled ligand-competitive binding. The liposome leakage assay proved the endosomolytic activity of MNTs. Binding to the importin heterodimer of each truncated MNT was revealed by a thermophoresis assay, while only MNTN possessed binding to Keap1. Finally, the photodynamic efficacy of the photosensitizer attached to MNTN was significantly higher than when attached to either MNTC or the original MNTs. Thus, this work reveals that MNT's carrier module can be truncated without losing MNT functionality, favoring the N-terminal part of the carrier module due to its ability to bind Keap1.
{"title":"Optimization of a Modular Nanotransporter Design for Targeted Intracellular Delivery of Photosensitizer.","authors":"Rena T Alieva, Alexey V Ulasov, Yuri V Khramtsov, Tatiana A Slastnikova, Tatiana N Lupanova, Maria A Gribova, Georgii P Georgiev, Andrey A Rosenkranz","doi":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081083","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081083","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Modular nanotransporters (MNTs) are drug delivery systems for targeted cancer treatment. As MNTs are composed of several modules, they offer the advantage of high specificity and biocompatibility in delivering drugs to the target compartment of cancer cells. The large carrier module brings together functioning MNT modules and serves as a platform for drug attachment. The development of smaller-sized MNTs via truncation of the carrier module appears advantageous in facilitating tissue penetration. In this study, two new MNTs with a truncated carrier module containing either an N-terminal (MNT<sub>N</sub>) or a C-terminal (MNT<sub>C</sub>) part were developed by genetic engineering. Both new MNTs demonstrated a high affinity for target receptors, as revealed by fluorescent-labeled ligand-competitive binding. The liposome leakage assay proved the endosomolytic activity of MNTs. Binding to the importin heterodimer of each truncated MNT was revealed by a thermophoresis assay, while only MNT<sub>N</sub> possessed binding to Keap1. Finally, the photodynamic efficacy of the photosensitizer attached to MNT<sub>N</sub> was significantly higher than when attached to either MNT<sub>C</sub> or the original MNTs. Thus, this work reveals that MNT's carrier module can be truncated without losing MNT functionality, favoring the N-terminal part of the carrier module due to its ability to bind Keap1.</p>","PeriodicalId":19894,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11360004/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-18DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16081085
Niédja Fittipaldi Vasconcelos, Pascale Chevallier, Diego Mantovani, Morsyleide de Freitas Rosa, Fernando José Soares Barros, Fábia Karine Andrade, Rodrigo Silveira Vieira
This research consolidates our group's advances in developing a therapeutic dressing with innovative enzymatic debridement, focusing on the physicochemical and in vitro biological properties of papain immobilized in wet oxidized bacterial cellulose (OxBC-Papain) dressing. OxBC membranes were produced with Komagataeibacter hansenii oxidized with NaIO4, and papain was immobilized on them. They were characterized in terms of enzyme stability (over 100 days), absorption capacity, water vapor transmission (WVT), hemocompatibility, cytotoxicity, and cell adhesion. The OxBC-Papain membrane showed 68.5% proteolytic activity after 100 days, demonstrating the benefit of using the OxBC wet membrane for papain stability. It had a WVT rate of 678 g/m2·24 h and cell viability of 99% and 86% for L929 and HaCat cells, respectively. The membranes exhibited non-hemolytic behavior and maintained 26% clotting capacity after 1 h. The wet OxBC-Papain membrane shows significant potential as a natural biomolecule-based therapeutic dressing for wound care, offering efficient debridement, moisture maintenance, exudate absorption, gas exchange, and hemostasis without cytotoxic effects or cell adhesion to the dressing. Further research, especially using in vivo models, is needed to assess its efficacy in inducing epithelialization. This study advances stomatherapy knowledge, providing a cost-effective solution for enzymatic debridement in healthcare.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-17DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16081081
Dhakshila Niyangoda, Mohammed Muayad, Wubshet Tesfaye, Mary Bushell, Danish Ahmad, Indira Samarawickrema, Justin Sinclair, Shida Kebriti, Vincent Maida, Jackson Thomas
This systematic review critically evaluates preclinical and clinical data on the antibacterial and wound healing properties of cannabinoids in integument wounds. Comprehensive searches were conducted across multiple databases, including CINAHL, Cochrane library, Medline, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, and LILACS, encompassing records up to May 22, 2024. Eighteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Eleven were animal studies, predominantly utilizing murine models (n = 10) and one equine model, involving 437 animals. The seven human studies ranged from case reports to randomized controlled trials, encompassing 92 participants aged six months to ninety years, with sample sizes varying from 1 to 69 patients. The studies examined the effects of various cannabinoid formulations, including combinations with other plant extracts, crude extracts, and purified and synthetic cannabis-based medications administered topically, intraperitoneally, orally, or sublingually. Four animal and three human studies reported complete wound closure. Hemp fruit oil extract, cannabidiol (CBD), and GP1a resulted in complete wound closure in twenty-three (range: 5-84) days with a healing rate of 66-86% within ten days in animal studies. One human study documented a wound healing rate of 3.3 cm2 over 30 days, while three studies on chronic, non-healing wounds reported an average healing time of 54 (21-150) days for 17 patients by oral oils with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and CBD and topical gels with THC, CBD, and terpenes. CBD and tetrahydrocannabidiol demonstrated significant potential in reducing bacterial loads in murine models. However, further high-quality research is imperative to fully elucidate the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids in the treatment of bacterial skin infections and wounds. Additionally, it is crucial to delineate the impact of medicinal cannabis on the various phases of wound healing. This study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021255413).
{"title":"Cannabinoids in Integumentary Wound Care: A Systematic Review of Emerging Preclinical and Clinical Evidence.","authors":"Dhakshila Niyangoda, Mohammed Muayad, Wubshet Tesfaye, Mary Bushell, Danish Ahmad, Indira Samarawickrema, Justin Sinclair, Shida Kebriti, Vincent Maida, Jackson Thomas","doi":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081081","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This systematic review critically evaluates preclinical and clinical data on the antibacterial and wound healing properties of cannabinoids in integument wounds. Comprehensive searches were conducted across multiple databases, including CINAHL, Cochrane library, Medline, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, and LILACS, encompassing records up to May 22, 2024. Eighteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Eleven were animal studies, predominantly utilizing murine models (<i>n</i> = 10) and one equine model, involving 437 animals. The seven human studies ranged from case reports to randomized controlled trials, encompassing 92 participants aged six months to ninety years, with sample sizes varying from 1 to 69 patients. The studies examined the effects of various cannabinoid formulations, including combinations with other plant extracts, crude extracts, and purified and synthetic cannabis-based medications administered topically, intraperitoneally, orally, or sublingually. Four animal and three human studies reported complete wound closure. Hemp fruit oil extract, cannabidiol (CBD), and GP1a resulted in complete wound closure in twenty-three (range: 5-84) days with a healing rate of 66-86% within ten days in animal studies. One human study documented a wound healing rate of 3.3 cm<sup>2</sup> over 30 days, while three studies on chronic, non-healing wounds reported an average healing time of 54 (21-150) days for 17 patients by oral oils with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and CBD and topical gels with THC, CBD, and terpenes. CBD and tetrahydrocannabidiol demonstrated significant potential in reducing bacterial loads in murine models. However, further high-quality research is imperative to fully elucidate the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids in the treatment of bacterial skin infections and wounds. Additionally, it is crucial to delineate the impact of medicinal cannabis on the various phases of wound healing. This study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021255413).</p>","PeriodicalId":19894,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11359183/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-17DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16081082
Sheng Zhang, Hang Chen, Yuxiang Wan, Haibin Wang, Haibin Qu
The monoclonal antibody (mAb) manufacturing process comes with high profits and high costs, and thus mAb productivity is of vital importance. However, many factors can impact the cell culture process, and lead to mAb productivity reduction. Nowadays, the biopharma industry is actively employing manufacturing information systems, which enable the integration of both online data and offline data. Although the volume of data is large, related data mining studies for mAb productivity improvement are rare. Therefore, a data-driven approach is proposed in this study to leverage both the inline and offline data of the cell culture process to discover the causes of mAb productivity reduction. The approach consists of four steps, namely data preprocessing, phase division, feature extraction and fusion, and cluster comparing. First, data quality issues are solved during the data preprocessing step. Next, the inline data are divided into several phases based on the moving window k-nearest neighbor method. Then, the inline data features are extracted via functional data analysis and combined with the offline data features. Finally, the causes of mAb productivity reduction are identified using the contrasting clusters via the principal component analysis method. A commercial-scale cell culture process case study is provided in this research to verify the effectiveness of the approach. Data from 35 batches were collected, and each batch contained nine inline variables and seven offline variables. The causes of mAb productivity reduction were identified to be the lack of nutrients, and recommended actions were taken according to the result, which was subsequently proven by six validation batches.
单克隆抗体(mAb)生产过程利润高、成本高,因此 mAb 的生产率至关重要。然而,许多因素都会影响细胞培养过程,导致 mAb 生产率降低。如今,生物制药行业正在积极采用生产信息系统,以实现在线数据和离线数据的整合。虽然数据量很大,但针对提高 mAb 生产率的相关数据挖掘研究却很少见。因此,本研究提出了一种数据驱动方法,利用细胞培养过程的在线和离线数据来发现 mAb 生产率降低的原因。该方法包括四个步骤,即数据预处理、阶段划分、特征提取和融合以及聚类比较。首先,在数据预处理步骤中解决数据质量问题。然后,根据移动窗口 K 近邻法将内联数据分为几个阶段。然后,通过功能数据分析提取内联数据特征,并与离线数据特征相结合。最后,通过主成分分析方法,利用对比聚类找出 mAb 生产率降低的原因。本研究提供了一个商业规模的细胞培养过程案例研究,以验证该方法的有效性。研究收集了 35 个批次的数据,每个批次包含 9 个在线变量和 7 个离线变量。研究确定了 mAb 生产率降低的原因是缺乏营养,并根据结果建议采取相应措施,随后通过六个验证批次进行了验证。
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Pub Date : 2024-08-17DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16081077
Paula Soria-Chacartegui, Patricia Cendoya-Ramiro, Eva González-Iglesias, Samuel Martín-Vílchez, Andrea Rodríguez-Lopez, Gina Mejía-Abril, Manuel Román, Sergio Luquero-Bueno, Dolores Ochoa, Francisco Abad-Santos
Mirabegron is a drug used in overactive bladder (OAB) treatment. Genetic variation in pharmacogenes might alter its pharmacokinetics, affecting its efficacy and safety. This research aimed to analyze the impact of genetic variation on mirabegron pharmacokinetics and safety. Volunteers from three bioequivalence trials (n = 79), treated with a single or a multiple dose of mirabegron 50 mg under fed or fasting conditions, were genotyped for 115 variants in pharmacogenes and their phenotypes were inferred. A statistical analysis was performed, searching for associations between genetics, pharmacokinetics and safety. CYP2D6 intermediate metabolizers showed a higher elimination half-life (t1/2) (univariate p-value (puv) = 0.018) and incidence of adverse reactions (ADRs) (puv = 0.008, multivariate p (pmv) = 0.010) than normal plus ultrarapid metabolizers. The UGT1A4 rs2011425 T/G genotype showed a higher t1/2 than the T/T genotype (puv = 0.002, pmv = 0.003). A lower dose/weight corrected area under the curve (AUC/DW) and higher clearance (CL/F) were observed in the SLC6A2 rs12708954 C/C genotype compared to the C/A genotype (puv = 0.015 and 0.016) and ADR incidence was higher when the SLCO1B1 function was decreased (puv = 0.007, pmv = 0.010). The lower elimination and higher ADR incidence when CYP2D6 activity is reduced suggest it might be a useful biomarker in mirabegron treatment. UGT1A4, SLC6A2 and SLCO1B1 might also be involved in mirabegron pharmacokinetics.
{"title":"Genetic Variation in <i>CYP2D6</i>, <i>UGT1A4</i>, <i>SLC6A2</i> and <i>SLCO1B1</i> Alters the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Mirabegron.","authors":"Paula Soria-Chacartegui, Patricia Cendoya-Ramiro, Eva González-Iglesias, Samuel Martín-Vílchez, Andrea Rodríguez-Lopez, Gina Mejía-Abril, Manuel Román, Sergio Luquero-Bueno, Dolores Ochoa, Francisco Abad-Santos","doi":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081077","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mirabegron is a drug used in overactive bladder (OAB) treatment. Genetic variation in pharmacogenes might alter its pharmacokinetics, affecting its efficacy and safety. This research aimed to analyze the impact of genetic variation on mirabegron pharmacokinetics and safety. Volunteers from three bioequivalence trials (n = 79), treated with a single or a multiple dose of mirabegron 50 mg under fed or fasting conditions, were genotyped for 115 variants in pharmacogenes and their phenotypes were inferred. A statistical analysis was performed, searching for associations between genetics, pharmacokinetics and safety. CYP2D6 intermediate metabolizers showed a higher elimination half-life (t<sub>1/2</sub>) (univariate <i>p</i>-value (<i>p</i><sub>uv</sub>) = 0.018) and incidence of adverse reactions (ADRs) (<i>p</i><sub>uv</sub> = 0.008, multivariate <i>p</i> (<i>p</i><sub>mv</sub>) = 0.010) than normal plus ultrarapid metabolizers. The <i>UGT1A4</i> rs2011425 T/G genotype showed a higher t<sub>1/2</sub> than the T/T genotype (<i>p</i><sub>uv</sub> = 0.002, <i>p</i><sub>mv</sub> = 0.003). A lower dose/weight corrected area under the curve (AUC/DW) and higher clearance (CL/F) were observed in the <i>SLC6A2</i> rs12708954 C/C genotype compared to the C/A genotype (<i>p</i><sub>uv</sub> = 0.015 and 0.016) and ADR incidence was higher when the <i>SLCO1B1</i> function was decreased (<i>p</i><sub>uv</sub> = 0.007, <i>p</i><sub>mv</sub> = 0.010). The lower elimination and higher ADR incidence when CYP2D6 activity is reduced suggest it might be a useful biomarker in mirabegron treatment. UGT1A4, SLC6A2 and SLCO1B1 might also be involved in mirabegron pharmacokinetics.</p>","PeriodicalId":19894,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11359404/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical annotations for the actionable pharmacogenetic variants affecting the efficacy of cardiovascular drugs have been collected, yet their impacts on elderly patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing polypharmacy remain uncertain. We consecutively enrolled 892 elderly patients (mean age 80.7 ± 5.2) with CAD and polypharmacy. All the included patients underwent genotyping for 13 variants in 10 pharmacogenes (CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP4F2, CYP2D6, VKORC1, SLCO1B1, APOE, ACE, ADRB1, and MTHFR), which have the clinical annotations for 12 drugs that are commonly prescribed for patients with CAD. We found that 80.3% of the elderly CAD patients had at least one drug-gene pair associated with a therapeutical drug change. After adjusting for covariates, the number of drug-gene pairs was independently associated with a decreased risk of both major cardiovascular events (MACEs) (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]: 0.803, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.683-0.945, p = 0.008) and all-cause mortality (adjusted HR: 0.848, 95% CI: 0.722-0.996, p = 0.045), but also with an increased risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) (adjusted HR: 1.170, 95% CI: 1.030-1.329, p = 0.016). The Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that compared to patients without a drug-gene pair, a significantly lower risk of MACEs could be observed in patients with a drug-gene pair during a 4-year follow-up (HR: 0.556, 95% CI: 0.325-0.951, p = 0.013). In conclusion, the carrier status of the actionable drug-gene pair is predictive for the clinical outcomes in elderly patients with CAD and polypharmacy. Implementing early or preemptive pharmacogenetic panel-guided polypharmacy holds the potential to enhance clinical outcomes for these patients.
{"title":"A Pharmacogenetic Panel-Based Prediction of the Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.","authors":"Lisha Dong, Shizhao Zhang, Chao Lv, Qiao Xue, Tong Yin","doi":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081079","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081079","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Clinical annotations for the actionable pharmacogenetic variants affecting the efficacy of cardiovascular drugs have been collected, yet their impacts on elderly patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing polypharmacy remain uncertain. We consecutively enrolled 892 elderly patients (mean age 80.7 ± 5.2) with CAD and polypharmacy. All the included patients underwent genotyping for 13 variants in 10 pharmacogenes (<i>CYP2C19</i>, <i>CYP2C9</i>, <i>CYP4F2</i>, <i>CYP2D6</i>, <i>VKORC1</i>, <i>SLCO1B1</i>, <i>APOE</i>, <i>ACE</i>, <i>ADRB1</i>, and <i>MTHFR</i>), which have the clinical annotations for 12 drugs that are commonly prescribed for patients with CAD. We found that 80.3% of the elderly CAD patients had at least one drug-gene pair associated with a therapeutical drug change. After adjusting for covariates, the number of drug-gene pairs was independently associated with a decreased risk of both major cardiovascular events (MACEs) (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]: 0.803, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.683-0.945, <i>p</i> = 0.008) and all-cause mortality (adjusted HR: 0.848, 95% CI: 0.722-0.996, <i>p</i> = 0.045), but also with an increased risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) (adjusted HR: 1.170, 95% CI: 1.030-1.329, <i>p</i> = 0.016). The Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that compared to patients without a drug-gene pair, a significantly lower risk of MACEs could be observed in patients with a drug-gene pair during a 4-year follow-up (HR: 0.556, 95% CI: 0.325-0.951, <i>p</i> = 0.013). In conclusion, the carrier status of the actionable drug-gene pair is predictive for the clinical outcomes in elderly patients with CAD and polypharmacy. Implementing early or preemptive pharmacogenetic panel-guided polypharmacy holds the potential to enhance clinical outcomes for these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":19894,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11359157/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-17DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16081080
Mariia Stepanova, Mariia Levit, Tatiana Egorova, Yulia Nashchekina, Tatiana Sall, Elena Demyanova, Ivan Guryanov, Evgenia Korzhikova-Vlakh
Growing resistance to traditional antibiotics poses a global threat to public health. In this regard, modification of known antibiotics, but with limited applications due to side effects, is one of the extremely promising approaches at present. In this study, we proposed the synthesis of novel complex polymeric conjugates of the peptide antibiotic colistin (CT). A biocompatible and water-soluble synthetic glycopolymer, namely, poly(2-deoxy-2-methacrylamido-D-glucose) (PMAG), was used as a polymer carrier. In addition to monoconjugates containing CT linked to PMAG by hydrolyzable and stable bonds, a set of complex conjugates also containing the siderophore deferoxamine (DFOA) and vitamin B12 was developed. The structures of the conjugates were confirmed by 1H NMR and FTIR-spectroscopy, while the compositions of conjugates were determined by UV-Vis spectrophotometry and HPLC analysis. The buffer media with pH 7.4, corresponding to blood or ileum pH, and 5.2, corresponding to the intestinal pH after ingestion or pH in the focus of inflammation, were used to study the release of CT. The resulting conjugates were examined for cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity. All conjugates showed less cytotoxicity than free colistin. A Caco-2 cell permeability assay was carried out for complex conjugates to simulate the drug absorption in the intestine. In contrast to free CT, which showed very low permeability through the Caco-2 monolayer, the complex polymeric conjugates of vitamin B12 and CT provided significant transport. The antimicrobial activity of the conjugates depended on the conjugate composition. It was found that conjugates containing CT linked to the polymer by a hydrolyzable bond were found to be more active than conjugates with a non-hydrolyzable bond between CT and PMAG. Conjugates containing DFOA complexed with Fe3+ were characterized by enhanced antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa compared to other conjugates.
{"title":"Poly(2-Deoxy-2-Methacrylamido-D-Glucose)-Based Complex Conjugates of Colistin, Deferoxamine and Vitamin B12: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation.","authors":"Mariia Stepanova, Mariia Levit, Tatiana Egorova, Yulia Nashchekina, Tatiana Sall, Elena Demyanova, Ivan Guryanov, Evgenia Korzhikova-Vlakh","doi":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081080","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmaceutics16081080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Growing resistance to traditional antibiotics poses a global threat to public health. In this regard, modification of known antibiotics, but with limited applications due to side effects, is one of the extremely promising approaches at present. In this study, we proposed the synthesis of novel complex polymeric conjugates of the peptide antibiotic colistin (CT). A biocompatible and water-soluble synthetic glycopolymer, namely, poly(2-deoxy-2-methacrylamido-<i>D</i>-glucose) (PMAG), was used as a polymer carrier. In addition to monoconjugates containing CT linked to PMAG by hydrolyzable and stable bonds, a set of complex conjugates also containing the siderophore deferoxamine (DFOA) and vitamin B12 was developed. The structures of the conjugates were confirmed by <sup>1</sup>H NMR and FTIR-spectroscopy, while the compositions of conjugates were determined by UV-Vis spectrophotometry and HPLC analysis. The buffer media with pH 7.4, corresponding to blood or ileum pH, and 5.2, corresponding to the intestinal pH after ingestion or pH in the focus of inflammation, were used to study the release of CT. The resulting conjugates were examined for cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity. All conjugates showed less cytotoxicity than free colistin. A Caco-2 cell permeability assay was carried out for complex conjugates to simulate the drug absorption in the intestine. In contrast to free CT, which showed very low permeability through the Caco-2 monolayer, the complex polymeric conjugates of vitamin B12 and CT provided significant transport. The antimicrobial activity of the conjugates depended on the conjugate composition. It was found that conjugates containing CT linked to the polymer by a hydrolyzable bond were found to be more active than conjugates with a non-hydrolyzable bond between CT and PMAG. Conjugates containing DFOA complexed with Fe<sup>3+</sup> were characterized by enhanced antimicrobial activity against <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> compared to other conjugates.</p>","PeriodicalId":19894,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11359296/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}