The biocompatibility and biodistribution of magnetic nanoparticles(MNPs)in vivo are essential to ensure their safely clinical application.We have studied these aspects with our 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilanecoated magne...The biocompatibility and biodistribution of magnetic nanoparticles(MNPs)in vivo are essential to ensure their safely clinical application.We have studied these aspects with our 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilanecoated magnetic nanoparticles(APTS-MNPs)formulation,which can be used as magnetic induction hyperthermia media.Changes in tissue iron levels were analyzed after intraperitoneal injection of APTS-MNPs to ICR mice.Liver and kidney functions were tested.Heart,liver,spleen,lung,kidney,testis,and brain were sectioned for pathological analysis.Biodistribution of iron in various body tissues changed with time but greater fraction of the injected iron localized in the liver and spleen than in other tissues.Serum showed an increase in AST and LDH following APTS-MNPs injection.Histological analyses of selected tissues showed no obvious abnormal changes.In conclusion,APTS-MNPs did not cause continuing changes in the liver and kidney function and thus can be safely used for in vivo application.展开更多
Curcumin is a natural polyphenol that is used in various traditional medicines.However,its inherent properties,such as its rapid degradation and metabolism,low bioavailability,and short half-life,are serious problems ...Curcumin is a natural polyphenol that is used in various traditional medicines.However,its inherent properties,such as its rapid degradation and metabolism,low bioavailability,and short half-life,are serious problems that must be resolved.To this end,a drug carrier incorporating natural magnetic cores in a zeolite framework was developed and applied to the loading of curcumin in ethanol solutions.In this system,curcumin is encapsulated in a zeolite Na(ZNA)magnetic core–shell structure(Fe@Si/ZNA),which can be easily synthesized using an in situ method.Synthesis of Fe_(3)O_(4) nanoparticles was carried out from natural materials using a co-precipitation method.Analysis of the prepared magnetic core–shell structures and composites was carried out using vibrating-sample magnetometery,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy,and x-ray diffraction.The cumulative loading of curcumin in the ZNA composite with 9%nanoparticles was found to reach 90.70%with a relatively long half-life of 32.49 min.Stability tests of curcumin loading in the composite showed that adding magnetic particles to the zeolite framework also increased the stability of the composite structure.Adsorption kinetics and isotherm studies also found that the system follows the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir isotherm models.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81071885)
文摘The biocompatibility and biodistribution of magnetic nanoparticles(MNPs)in vivo are essential to ensure their safely clinical application.We have studied these aspects with our 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilanecoated magnetic nanoparticles(APTS-MNPs)formulation,which can be used as magnetic induction hyperthermia media.Changes in tissue iron levels were analyzed after intraperitoneal injection of APTS-MNPs to ICR mice.Liver and kidney functions were tested.Heart,liver,spleen,lung,kidney,testis,and brain were sectioned for pathological analysis.Biodistribution of iron in various body tissues changed with time but greater fraction of the injected iron localized in the liver and spleen than in other tissues.Serum showed an increase in AST and LDH following APTS-MNPs injection.Histological analyses of selected tissues showed no obvious abnormal changes.In conclusion,APTS-MNPs did not cause continuing changes in the liver and kidney function and thus can be safely used for in vivo application.
基金funding from the Ministry of Education,Culture,Research,and Technology,Indonesia,through the PDKN Research Grant with Contract No.041/E5/PG.02.00.PL/2023.
文摘Curcumin is a natural polyphenol that is used in various traditional medicines.However,its inherent properties,such as its rapid degradation and metabolism,low bioavailability,and short half-life,are serious problems that must be resolved.To this end,a drug carrier incorporating natural magnetic cores in a zeolite framework was developed and applied to the loading of curcumin in ethanol solutions.In this system,curcumin is encapsulated in a zeolite Na(ZNA)magnetic core–shell structure(Fe@Si/ZNA),which can be easily synthesized using an in situ method.Synthesis of Fe_(3)O_(4) nanoparticles was carried out from natural materials using a co-precipitation method.Analysis of the prepared magnetic core–shell structures and composites was carried out using vibrating-sample magnetometery,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy,and x-ray diffraction.The cumulative loading of curcumin in the ZNA composite with 9%nanoparticles was found to reach 90.70%with a relatively long half-life of 32.49 min.Stability tests of curcumin loading in the composite showed that adding magnetic particles to the zeolite framework also increased the stability of the composite structure.Adsorption kinetics and isotherm studies also found that the system follows the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir isotherm models.
