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A variety of three-dimensional DNA assemblies have been proposed as drug carriers owing to their good biocompatibility and easy fabrication. In this study, inspired by the structure of cockleburs, a novel aptamer-tethered DNA assembly was developed for effective targeted drug delivery. The Apt-nanocockleburs were fabricated via a facile process of DNA base pairing: four complementary DNA single strands, including one aptamer-ended strand and three sticky-end strands, were applied to pair with each other. The main body of the nanocockleburs can load doxorubicin (Dox) whilst the covered aptamer spines bind to the target MCF-7 cells. The self-assembled Apt-nanocockleburs exhibit higher cell uptake as well as increased cytotoxicity to MCF-7 cells than DNA nanocockleburs without aptamers. This study provided a DNA constructing platform to produce new drug carriers with high selectivity for cancer targeted drug delivery.
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Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Aptámeros de Nucleótidos/química , ADN/química , Doxorrubicina/farmacología , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/química , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Doxorrubicina/química , Portadores de Fármacos/química , Sistemas de Liberación de Medicamentos , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Tamaño de la Partícula , Propiedades de Superficie , Células Tumorales CultivadasRESUMEN
Correction for 'High-aspect-ratio water-dispersed gold nanowires incorporated within gelatin methacrylate hydrogels for constructing cardiac tissues in vitro' by Xiao-Pei Li et al., J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8, 7213-7224, DOI: .
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The field of cardiac tissue engineering has made significant strides in therapeutic and pharmaceutical applications, highlighted by the development of smart biomaterials. Scaffolds with appropriate properties mimicking the nature of a heart matrix will be highly beneficial for cardiac tissue engineering. In this study, high-aspect-ratio water-dispersed gold nanowires (AuNWs) were synthesized and incorporated into gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) hydrogels, demonstrating enhanced electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of the biomaterial scaffolds. Cardiac cells cultured on GelMA-AuNW hybrid hydrogels exhibited better biological activities such as cell viability and maturation state compared to those cultured on GelMA hydrogels. Moreover, cardiomyocytes showed synchronous beating activity and a faster spontaneous beating rate on GelMA-AuNW hybrid hydrogels. Our strategy of integrating high-aspect-ratio water-dispersed gold nanowires within gelatin methacrylate hydrogels provides a favorable biomaterial scaffold to construct functional cardiac tissue for further applications in cardiac tissue engineering and drug screening.
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Gelatina/química , Oro/química , Hidrogeles/química , Metacrilatos/química , Miocitos Cardíacos/metabolismo , Nanocables/química , Andamios del Tejido/química , Animales , Materiales Biocompatibles/química , Materiales Biocompatibles/metabolismo , Calcio/metabolismo , Técnicas de Cultivo de Célula , Proliferación Celular , Supervivencia Celular , Conductividad Eléctrica , Gelatina/metabolismo , Ventrículos Cardíacos , Humanos , Hidrogeles/metabolismo , Fenómenos Mecánicos , Miocitos Cardíacos/citología , Procesos Fotoquímicos , Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/química , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Ingeniería de Tejidos , AguaRESUMEN
This study was designed to determine the prevalence and distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes from clinical specimens in Guangzhou, China, obtained in the period 2005-2008. One hundred and ninety-four urogenital C. trachomatis samples were collected from sexually transmitted disease clinic patients, and the VS1-VS2 of OmpA gene was amplified by nested PCR and sequenced using an ABI-prism 3730 sequencer. Clinical C. trachomatis strains were genotyped and analyzed for a mutation with respect to the reference VS1-VS2 sequence. VS1-VS2 fragments with 453 bp were amplified from 194 clinical samples. Upon alignment with the sequences of the reference strains, 189 strains with discernible sequences were typed into 9 genotypes, while 5 with ambiguous sequences were considered to be mixed-serovar samples. The most prevalent genotypes were E (50, 26%), F (46, 24%), J (35, 19%), and D (24, 13%). There was no significant difference in the distribution of any of the genotypes detected during the study period, except for genotype K (P<0.01). A total of 16 (8%, 16/189) genetic variants of the OmpA VS1-VS2 of the reference strains were identified. Mutations occurred frequently for genotypes D (2/24, 8%), E (6/50, 12%), F (2/46, 4%), G (1/8, 13%), H (1/12, 8%), and K (4/11, 36%), with most of these being sense mutations that may result in amino acid substitution. Sequencing the OmpA VS1-VS2 enabled the genotype and sequence variations within each genotype to be analyzed. Genotypes E, F, J, and D continued to dominate among urogenital C. trachomatis, whereas genotype K increased significantly in Guangzhou between 2005 and 2008.