Cancer immunotherapy has garnered promise in tumor progression, invasion, and metastasis through establishing durable and memorable immunological activity. However, low response rates, adverse side effects, and high c...Cancer immunotherapy has garnered promise in tumor progression, invasion, and metastasis through establishing durable and memorable immunological activity. However, low response rates, adverse side effects, and high costs compromise the additional benefits for patients treated with current chemical and biological agents. Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) are a potential treasure trove of natural medicines and are gaining momentum in cancer immunomodulation with multi-component, multi-target, and multi-pathway characteristics. The active ingredient extracted from CHMs benefit generalized patients through modulating immune response mechanisms. Additionally, the introduction of nanotechnology has greatly improved the pharmacological qualities of active ingredients through increasing the hydrophilicity, stability, permeability, and targeting characteristics, further enhancing anti-cancer immunity. In this review, we summarize the mechanism of active ingredients for cancer immunomodulation, highlight nano-formulated deliveries of active ingredients for cancer immunotherapy, and provide insights into the future applications in the emerging field of nano-formulated active ingredients of CHMs.展开更多
Hypertrophic scars are unfavorable skin diseases characterized by excessive collagen deposition.Although systemic treatments exist in clinic to manage hypertrophic scars,they pose significant side effects and tend to ...Hypertrophic scars are unfavorable skin diseases characterized by excessive collagen deposition.Although systemic treatments exist in clinic to manage hypertrophic scars,they pose significant side effects and tend to lose efficacy over prolonged applications.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)offers as a promising candidate to treat pathological scars.A large number of TCMs have been studied to show anti-scarring effect,however,the natural barrier of the skin impedes their penetration,lowering its therapeutic efficacy.Herein,we reported the use of dissolvable hyaluronic acid(HA)microneedles(MNs)as a vehicle to aid the transdermal delivery of therapeutic agent,a model TCM called shikonin for the treatment of hypertrophic scars.Here,shikonin was mixed with HA to make MNs with adequate mechanical strength for skin penetration,making its dosage controllable during the fabrication process.The therapeutic effect of the shikonin MNs was studied in vira using HSFs and then further verified with quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.Our data suggest that the shikonin HA MNs significantly reduce the viability and proliferation of the HSFs and downregulate the fibrotic-related genes(i.e.,TGFβ1,FAP-αand COL1 A1).Furthermore,we observed a localized therapeutic effect of the shikonin HA MNs that is beneficial for site-specific treatment.展开更多
Traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs), with a history of thousands of years, are widely used clinically with effective treatment. However, the drug delivery systems(DDSs) for TCMs remains major challenges due to the cha...Traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs), with a history of thousands of years, are widely used clinically with effective treatment. However, the drug delivery systems(DDSs) for TCMs remains major challenges due to the characteristics of multi-components including alkaloids, flavones, anthraquinones, glycosides,proteins, volatile oils and other types. Therefore, the novel preparations and technology of modern pharmaceutics is introduced to improve TCM therapeutic effects due to instability and low bioavailability of active ingredients. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, the radix and rhizomes of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge(Danshen in Chinese), is a well known Chinese herbal medicine for protecting the cardiovascular system, with active ingredients mainly including lipophilic tanshinones and hydrophilic salvianolic acids.In this review, this drug is taken as an example to present challenges and strategies in progress of DDSs for TCMs. This review would also summary the characteristics of active ingredients in it including physicochemical properties and pharmacological effects. The purpose of this review is to provide inspirations and ideas for the DDSs designed from TCMs by summarizing the advances on DDSs for both singleand multi-component from Danshen.展开更多
背景:静电纺丝多孔纳米纤维是一种具有优良性能和可设计性的材料,将传统中药与其联合构建新型中药控释系统是实现中药的控制释放和提高生物利用度的有效途径,具有广阔应用前景。目的:综述静电纺丝中药控释系统的构建方法及其在医学领域...背景:静电纺丝多孔纳米纤维是一种具有优良性能和可设计性的材料,将传统中药与其联合构建新型中药控释系统是实现中药的控制释放和提高生物利用度的有效途径,具有广阔应用前景。目的:综述静电纺丝中药控释系统的构建方法及其在医学领域相关研究进展。方法:以“静电纺丝,中药,药物载体,释药系统,组织工程,敷料”为中文检索词,以“electrospinning,traditional Chinese medicine,drug carrier,drug delivery system,tissue engineering,dressing”为英文检索词,检索中国知网、PubMed和Web of Science数据库的关于静电纺丝中药控释系统的研究应用文献,检索时间范围为2013-2023年,最终纳入62篇文献进行综述分析。结果与结论:①构建电纺多孔纤维中药控释系统的关键要素为基质材料、中药成分和载药方式。②电纺多孔纤维中药控释系统的构建可依据应用场景和治疗目的进行,首先选定中药成分种类,然后依据药物特性选择与其适配的聚合物基体及溶液,最后依据释药需求设计纤维结构并采用适宜的载药方式。③目前在电纺纤维中药控释系统中所应用的药剂以易制备纺丝溶液的植物中药提取物为主,缺少动物中药和矿物中药的系统研究。④共混载药是研究应用最多的载药方式,且通过对溶液理化性质的优化和负载物质多样性的选择不断扩展其释药特性和适应场景;同轴、多轴及顺序纺丝等载药方式可以制备具有多层成分性质不同的复合纤维,具有广阔发展前景。⑤电纺纤维中药控释系统早期应用集中于医用敷料方面,利用中药活性成分的抗菌止血功能,近年来发现中药某些成分能促进细胞黏附增殖分化,开启了组织工程领域的探索研究。⑥目前对电纺多孔纤维中药控释系统的研究主要集中在对负载材料、工艺、理化性能、生物性能的表征和优化上,而对机制的研究较少,其在临床中的应用尚未普及,在体内的不良反应尚不明了,对其降解行为与释药行为的相互影响也缺乏研究。⑦未来研究中需要考虑:通过改善中药与纺丝溶剂的理化性能和加大中药活性成分的提纯以扩大非植物中药的应用范围,对中药成分的治疗效果和作用机制进行全面研究,并阐明控释系统的降解行为与释药行为的相互影响规律,在更准确的机制下实现中药与电纺纳米纤维更完美的联合和应用。展开更多
Objective: To introduce a new method using calcium phosphate cement/Danshen drug delivery system for treating ischemic necrosis of the femoral head and evaluate its curative effect.Methods: From May 2000 to June 2005,...Objective: To introduce a new method using calcium phosphate cement/Danshen drug delivery system for treating ischemic necrosis of the femoral head and evaluate its curative effect.Methods: From May 2000 to June 2005, 48 adult patients (54 hips) with ischemic necrosis of the femoral head at Stages Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ of antigen reactive cell opsonization (ARCO) were treated with implantation of calcium phosphate cement/Danshen drug delivery system in the involved femoral head. The operation consisted of removal of the necrotic bone under weight-loading cartilage and the implantation of phosphate cement/Danshen drug delivery system, and all manipulations were made percutaneously through a bone tunnel in the trochanter. The functions of the hip joint were evaluated and X-ray films were taken preoperatively and postoperatively.Results: Postoperative follow-up was 45.5 months on average, ranging from 27 to 78 months. According to the evaluation criterion of "Dandong 1995" for therapeutic effect of adult ischemic necrosis of the femoral head, the therapeutic effects were excellent in 33 hips, good in 17, fair in 3 and poor in 1, with the excellent and good rate of 92.6 %.Conclusions: This method is relatively simple with little invasion. It not only improves the microcirculation of the femoral head by local application of traditional Chinese medicine, but also provides mechanic buttress in the weightloading area to prevent collapse during repairing, which is beneficial to repair and reconstruction of femoral head. It may be a choice of minimal invasion surgery for ischemic necrosis of the femoral head at Stages Ⅰ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ of ARCO.展开更多
经皮给药系统(transdermal drug delivery system,TDDS)由于具有超越一般给药方式的独特优点,其研究已经成为第3代药物制剂开发研究的中心内容之一。然而在经皮给药的临床应用中,人们发现,药物的经皮吸收存在着各种障碍,使得药物很难达...经皮给药系统(transdermal drug delivery system,TDDS)由于具有超越一般给药方式的独特优点,其研究已经成为第3代药物制剂开发研究的中心内容之一。然而在经皮给药的临床应用中,人们发现,药物的经皮吸收存在着各种障碍,使得药物很难达到预期的有效的治疗效果。近年来,透皮吸收促进剂(penetration enhancers,PE)的应用为经皮给药系统的研究与应用带来了契机,而天然的中药PE以其具有起效快、效果好、副作用小等优点,正日益引起人们的重视,显示出广阔的发展前景。展开更多
基金This work is supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFC3501905)Key project at central government level:The ability establishment of sustainable use for valuable Chinese medicine resources(No.2060302)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,No.82104076)Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipal(STCSM,No.22S21902400,China)Medicine-Engineering joint foundation of Shanghai Jiao Tong University(No.YG2022QN025 and YG2022QN050,China).
文摘Cancer immunotherapy has garnered promise in tumor progression, invasion, and metastasis through establishing durable and memorable immunological activity. However, low response rates, adverse side effects, and high costs compromise the additional benefits for patients treated with current chemical and biological agents. Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) are a potential treasure trove of natural medicines and are gaining momentum in cancer immunomodulation with multi-component, multi-target, and multi-pathway characteristics. The active ingredient extracted from CHMs benefit generalized patients through modulating immune response mechanisms. Additionally, the introduction of nanotechnology has greatly improved the pharmacological qualities of active ingredients through increasing the hydrophilicity, stability, permeability, and targeting characteristics, further enhancing anti-cancer immunity. In this review, we summarize the mechanism of active ingredients for cancer immunomodulation, highlight nano-formulated deliveries of active ingredients for cancer immunotherapy, and provide insights into the future applications in the emerging field of nano-formulated active ingredients of CHMs.
基金support from Singapore Agency for Science,Technology and Research(A*STAR)Science and Engineering Research Council Additive Manufacturing for Biological Materials(AMBM)program(A18A8b0059,Singapore)City University of Hong Kong(#9610472,China)+1 种基金General Research Fund(GRF)from University Grant Committee of Hong Kong(UGC)Research Grant Council(RGC)(#9042951,China)NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme(N_City U118/20,China)
文摘Hypertrophic scars are unfavorable skin diseases characterized by excessive collagen deposition.Although systemic treatments exist in clinic to manage hypertrophic scars,they pose significant side effects and tend to lose efficacy over prolonged applications.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)offers as a promising candidate to treat pathological scars.A large number of TCMs have been studied to show anti-scarring effect,however,the natural barrier of the skin impedes their penetration,lowering its therapeutic efficacy.Herein,we reported the use of dissolvable hyaluronic acid(HA)microneedles(MNs)as a vehicle to aid the transdermal delivery of therapeutic agent,a model TCM called shikonin for the treatment of hypertrophic scars.Here,shikonin was mixed with HA to make MNs with adequate mechanical strength for skin penetration,making its dosage controllable during the fabrication process.The therapeutic effect of the shikonin MNs was studied in vira using HSFs and then further verified with quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.Our data suggest that the shikonin HA MNs significantly reduce the viability and proliferation of the HSFs and downregulate the fibrotic-related genes(i.e.,TGFβ1,FAP-αand COL1 A1).Furthermore,we observed a localized therapeutic effect of the shikonin HA MNs that is beneficial for site-specific treatment.
基金financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81903557, 82074024)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20190802)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation Youth Project of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (No. NZY81903557)Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (No.19KJB350003)。
文摘Traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs), with a history of thousands of years, are widely used clinically with effective treatment. However, the drug delivery systems(DDSs) for TCMs remains major challenges due to the characteristics of multi-components including alkaloids, flavones, anthraquinones, glycosides,proteins, volatile oils and other types. Therefore, the novel preparations and technology of modern pharmaceutics is introduced to improve TCM therapeutic effects due to instability and low bioavailability of active ingredients. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, the radix and rhizomes of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge(Danshen in Chinese), is a well known Chinese herbal medicine for protecting the cardiovascular system, with active ingredients mainly including lipophilic tanshinones and hydrophilic salvianolic acids.In this review, this drug is taken as an example to present challenges and strategies in progress of DDSs for TCMs. This review would also summary the characteristics of active ingredients in it including physicochemical properties and pharmacological effects. The purpose of this review is to provide inspirations and ideas for the DDSs designed from TCMs by summarizing the advances on DDSs for both singleand multi-component from Danshen.
文摘背景:静电纺丝多孔纳米纤维是一种具有优良性能和可设计性的材料,将传统中药与其联合构建新型中药控释系统是实现中药的控制释放和提高生物利用度的有效途径,具有广阔应用前景。目的:综述静电纺丝中药控释系统的构建方法及其在医学领域相关研究进展。方法:以“静电纺丝,中药,药物载体,释药系统,组织工程,敷料”为中文检索词,以“electrospinning,traditional Chinese medicine,drug carrier,drug delivery system,tissue engineering,dressing”为英文检索词,检索中国知网、PubMed和Web of Science数据库的关于静电纺丝中药控释系统的研究应用文献,检索时间范围为2013-2023年,最终纳入62篇文献进行综述分析。结果与结论:①构建电纺多孔纤维中药控释系统的关键要素为基质材料、中药成分和载药方式。②电纺多孔纤维中药控释系统的构建可依据应用场景和治疗目的进行,首先选定中药成分种类,然后依据药物特性选择与其适配的聚合物基体及溶液,最后依据释药需求设计纤维结构并采用适宜的载药方式。③目前在电纺纤维中药控释系统中所应用的药剂以易制备纺丝溶液的植物中药提取物为主,缺少动物中药和矿物中药的系统研究。④共混载药是研究应用最多的载药方式,且通过对溶液理化性质的优化和负载物质多样性的选择不断扩展其释药特性和适应场景;同轴、多轴及顺序纺丝等载药方式可以制备具有多层成分性质不同的复合纤维,具有广阔发展前景。⑤电纺纤维中药控释系统早期应用集中于医用敷料方面,利用中药活性成分的抗菌止血功能,近年来发现中药某些成分能促进细胞黏附增殖分化,开启了组织工程领域的探索研究。⑥目前对电纺多孔纤维中药控释系统的研究主要集中在对负载材料、工艺、理化性能、生物性能的表征和优化上,而对机制的研究较少,其在临床中的应用尚未普及,在体内的不良反应尚不明了,对其降解行为与释药行为的相互影响也缺乏研究。⑦未来研究中需要考虑:通过改善中药与纺丝溶剂的理化性能和加大中药活性成分的提纯以扩大非植物中药的应用范围,对中药成分的治疗效果和作用机制进行全面研究,并阐明控释系统的降解行为与释药行为的相互影响规律,在更准确的机制下实现中药与电纺纳米纤维更完美的联合和应用。
文摘Objective: To introduce a new method using calcium phosphate cement/Danshen drug delivery system for treating ischemic necrosis of the femoral head and evaluate its curative effect.Methods: From May 2000 to June 2005, 48 adult patients (54 hips) with ischemic necrosis of the femoral head at Stages Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ of antigen reactive cell opsonization (ARCO) were treated with implantation of calcium phosphate cement/Danshen drug delivery system in the involved femoral head. The operation consisted of removal of the necrotic bone under weight-loading cartilage and the implantation of phosphate cement/Danshen drug delivery system, and all manipulations were made percutaneously through a bone tunnel in the trochanter. The functions of the hip joint were evaluated and X-ray films were taken preoperatively and postoperatively.Results: Postoperative follow-up was 45.5 months on average, ranging from 27 to 78 months. According to the evaluation criterion of "Dandong 1995" for therapeutic effect of adult ischemic necrosis of the femoral head, the therapeutic effects were excellent in 33 hips, good in 17, fair in 3 and poor in 1, with the excellent and good rate of 92.6 %.Conclusions: This method is relatively simple with little invasion. It not only improves the microcirculation of the femoral head by local application of traditional Chinese medicine, but also provides mechanic buttress in the weightloading area to prevent collapse during repairing, which is beneficial to repair and reconstruction of femoral head. It may be a choice of minimal invasion surgery for ischemic necrosis of the femoral head at Stages Ⅰ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ of ARCO.
文摘经皮给药系统(transdermal drug delivery system,TDDS)由于具有超越一般给药方式的独特优点,其研究已经成为第3代药物制剂开发研究的中心内容之一。然而在经皮给药的临床应用中,人们发现,药物的经皮吸收存在着各种障碍,使得药物很难达到预期的有效的治疗效果。近年来,透皮吸收促进剂(penetration enhancers,PE)的应用为经皮给药系统的研究与应用带来了契机,而天然的中药PE以其具有起效快、效果好、副作用小等优点,正日益引起人们的重视,显示出广阔的发展前景。