共轭亚油酸与海藻酸钠囊泡化自组装纳米容器及其药物缓释性能

脂肪酸囊泡(FAV)是一类重要的纳米容器,然而其形成pH范围较窄且偏碱性环境,限制了其应用。 本文将共轭亚油酸(CLA)与海藻酸钠(SA)在近中性环境下共同自组装囊泡化纳米容器并提高其膜稳定性。动态激光光散射(DLS)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)结果表明,当SA质量分数为25%~50%时复合体系可在近中性条件下自组装形成50~250 nm尺寸的囊泡化纳米容器,且pH=7.4时随着质量分数增加囊泡化纳米容器直径增大。 根据SA和CLA在中性环境的物种存在形式推测,二者通过氢键作用驱动形成囊泡化纳米容器。 体外模拟释放实验表明,囊泡化纳米容器具有较高包覆率和较优缓释效果,有望应用于药物传输领域。     

高内相/自乳液聚合的共轭亚油酸低聚体的囊泡化及稳定性

采用自乳化法制备了高内相共轭亚油酸(CLA)的水包油(O/W)乳液, 并通过热引发乳液聚合反应得到共轭亚油酸低聚体(oligo-CLA); 将oligo-CLA用于自组装脂肪酸囊泡(FAV). 透射电子显微镜和动态激光光散射表征结果均表明, 在pH=8.6~13范围内得到了囊泡粒径为10~30 nm的FAV, 此结果对提高FAV的pH适应性具有理论意义. 自乳液聚合实验结果表明, 该高内相自乳化/热引发低聚反应策略可以使浓度高达75.3%(质量分数)的CLA完成无外加表面活性剂乳液聚合, 并使共轭双键总自交联率达到33%且控制oligo-CLA的平均聚合度约为6, 对规模化生产oligo-CLA及构筑FAV具有实用价值. 与CLA相比, oligo-CLA具有更好的低温溶解性, 由其自组装的FAV具有更好的环境适应性, 如耐酸性和抗钙皂能力, 而且显示出较好的钙响应囊泡体积膨胀率; 以极少量非离子表面活性剂Span 40或AEO₂辅助oligo-CLA形成的杂化囊泡具有更宽的pH适应性. 因此, 所制备的FAV在药物释放体系、 日用化学产品、 家用洗涤剂和个人护理产品中具有更广阔的应用前景.     

pH非敏感型自交联共轭亚油酸囊泡的构建和表征

以共轭亚油酸(Conjugated linoleic acid, CLA)为构造pH非敏感型脂肪酸囊泡(Fatty acid vesicle, FAV)的分子砌块, 通过碱异构化法从亚油酸半合成CLA, 然后采用pH刺激响应自组装法获得CLA的不饱和脂肪酸囊泡(Ufasome), 采用紫外辐照诱导方式对CLA-ufasome实施囊泡内化学绑定, 获得一种新的pH非敏感型FAV. 通过酸碱滴定和表面张力实验确定CLA-ufasome形成的适宜pH范围和浓度, 利用透射电子显微镜(TEM)表征了自交联CLA的FAV的形貌, 并通过动态光散射(DLS)法测定了自交联CLA的FAV的稳定性. 结果表明, 以CLA为分子砌块, 当浓度为3 mmol/L时在pH=8.6条件下构建CLA-ufasome, 紫外辐照2.5 h后得到粒径为10~20 nm, 壁厚为2.0 nm的自交联CLA的FAV, 并具有pH非敏感的特性. 以抗癌药物五氟尿嘧啶为目标包覆药物, 体外释放实验结果表明, 自交联CLA的FAV对五氟尿嘧啶具有良好的缓释效果.     

单糖/双糖对近中性pH下共轭亚油酸囊泡影响的比较

比较了乳糖等3种双糖或核糖等3种单糖及其复配物对近中性范围共轭亚油酸(CLA)形成脂肪酸囊泡(FAV)的影响. 用激光丁达尔效应确定FAV的pH窗口及各相区, 用透射电子显微镜及动态光散射表征其形貌和尺寸, 用浊度法研究了其稳定性, 用等温滴定量热证明各种糖及其复配物与FAV表面的弱非共价键合作用, 并经理论计算获得结合能. 实验和计算结果表明, 各种糖及其复配物均可以双向拓宽CLA形成FAV的pH窗口, 且拓宽其近中性pH窗口的能力按照双糖<单糖≈双糖/单糖≤单糖/单糖的顺序依次增强. 主要归结为单糖在FAV表面的强竞争吸附, 以及双糖可能因多结合位点吸附而减少其自由羟基与环境水分子的缔合作用, 从而影响多羟基小分子依靠自由羟基增强囊泡表面亲水性的效果.     

自交联共轭亚油酸囊泡的温敏膨胀行为

采用紫外辐照引发共轭亚油酸(CLA)囊泡内聚合反应,获得自交联CLA囊泡.用动态激光光散射(DLS)和冷冻透射电子显微镜(cryo-TEM)等观察自交联CLA囊泡的粒径和形貌变化,结果表明,自交联CLA囊泡的囊泡结构不仅不随温度变化解体,而且表现出明显的温敏膨胀性.自交联CLA囊泡体外释放5-氟尿嘧啶的实验表明其具有温度响应的缓释和控释特性.     

油酸囊泡尺度多分散性及二元醇对其pH窗口的影响

以油酸(OA)为模型脂肪酸, 依据目测激光丁达尔现象在pH滴定曲线上划分相区, 确定OA囊泡化pH窗口为8.2~10.1. 利用光学显微镜、 激光共聚焦显微镜和冷冻刻蚀-透射电子显微镜共同表征了OA囊泡的形貌及粒径, 发现体系中微米和亚微米级的多层囊泡以及纳米级的单层囊泡共存, 呈现尺度多分散性. 用不同链长的短链二元醇辅助OA形成囊泡, 结果表明, 短链二元醇有助于脂肪酸囊泡(FAV)的pH窗口拓宽, 拓宽的方向取决于表面氢键作用方式或疏水插入方式. 在酸性条件下二元醇与FAV相互作用后, 在囊泡表面残留的自由羟基越多, 越有助于拓宽其酸性pH窗口.     

利用超分子接枝聚合物体系制备具有pH响应能力的高分子囊泡及其在药物控制释放方面的应用

利用自由基聚合的链转移反应,制备了以羧基为端基的聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)(PNIPAM-COOH),然后以该聚合物作为亲水的侧链,利用其羧端基和聚(4-乙烯基吡啶)(PVPy)疏水主链上的吡啶基团间的相互作用,在共溶剂DMF中形成超分子两亲接枝聚合物体系,在上述体系中逐滴加入水可以使其通过自组装形成高分子囊泡.通过控制PVPy与PNIPAM-COOH的质量比在1～3之间,可以控制囊泡尺寸在130～330nm之间.由于囊泡中含有吡啶基团,因而该囊泡具有pH敏感性.以日落黄为药物模型,以这些pH敏感性囊泡作为药物载体,通过调节环境的pH值可以实现对药物的控制释放.     

三维宏观网络状囊泡薄膜的分级自组装研究

分别合成以疏水性超支化聚醚(HBPO)为核,以亲水性聚环氧乙烷(EO)和聚甲基丙烯酸N,N-二甲氨基乙酯(DMAEMA)为臂的两亲性超支化多臂共聚物HBPO-star-PEO和HBPO-star-PDMAEMA.通过两者在水溶液中的复合自组装制备得到具有pH响应性的巨型聚合物囊泡(1~10μm),并用zeta电位仪,激光共聚焦显微镜及光学显微镜对囊泡的自组装行为进行了研究.结果表明,在等电点以前,复合囊泡始终以单个囊泡形式存在;随着溶液pH的升高,囊泡逐步线型缔合成串珠结构;在更高的pH下,囊泡进一步二次聚集形成具有宏观尺度的三维蜘蛛网状超分子结构,这是一类新的自组装体.     

多羧基小分子化合物诱导阳离子囊泡聚集的研究

研究了由阳离子型肽脂质溴化N,N-二-十六烷基-Na-6-三甲胺基己酰基-L-丙氨酰胺(N+C5Ala2C16)形成的阳离子囊泡,在加入含羧基小分子化合物后形成的聚集。考察了乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)加入到囊泡中后吸光值随时间的变化。结果表明:当EDTA增加到一定浓度时可以引起由阳离子囊泡的聚集;在加入Ca2+后,阳离子囊泡聚集体得到分散;借助电子显微镜观察到了囊泡的聚集和分散。超滤后,用高效液相色谱法确定了囊泡结合的EDTA量。考察了不同pH条件下EDTA对囊泡聚集的影响,当EDTA等含多羧基小分子化合物羧基解离数为三个或以上时能够引起囊泡的聚集,而少于三个时囊泡不能发生聚集。     

利用烷基糖苷迁移和扩张共轭亚油酸囊泡pH窗口

脂肪酸囊泡(FAV)具有与脂质体类似的中空核壳结构, 且原料来源广泛, 绿色安全, 在包埋/缓释方面有重要意义. 但FAV对pH值依赖性强, pH窗口很窄并偏离生命体系适应pH范围, 限制了其作为包埋/缓释体在日用化学品及外用药等中的应用. 本文用绿色安全非离子表面活性剂烷基糖苷(APG)使共轭亚油酸(CLA)形成FAV的pH窗口从原先的8.0-9.0 迁移并扩张至6.0-8.0, 从而与生命体系适应pH值范围相匹配, 并探讨了改善FAV的pH值依赖性和敏感性的原理.     

Complexation and competitive interpolyelectrolyte reactions involving a poly(<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-oxyethyl-4-vinylpyridinium) cation

The interaction of a poly(N-oxyethyl-4-vinylpyridinium) cation with a polymethacrylate anion and DNA in aqueous and water-salt solutions has been studied by fluorescence quenching techniques with the use of pyrenyl-labeled polycarboxylic acid and the intercalating dye ethidium bromide. The presence of an OH group in each positively charged repeating unit of the polycation affects the stability of polyelectrolyte complexes against sodium chloride in a different manner. In the case of DNA, the destabilization of complexes is insignificant in the studied pH range (5.5–9.0). As regards the polymethacrylate anion, the complexes are stabilized and the transition from neutral to weakly acidic solutions causes an appreciable stabilization of the complex owing to formation of a system of hydrogen bonds between OH groups of a polycation and COOH groups of polycarboxylic acid. Despite a much higher stability of complexes based on a weakly ionized poly(methacrylic acid) against salt, in weakly acidic solutions, polycations predominantly bind to highly charged DNA, thus indicating the prevailing role of electrostatic interactions in complexation. The results of this study can be especially useful for designing pH responsive polyelectrolyte systems based on charged biopolymers (including polysaccharides) with controlled stability in water-salt solutions.     

Structural photodynamics of camptothecin, an anticancer drug in aqueous solutions

Steady-state and time-resolved picosecond emission studies were carried out to study the role of the proton concentration in the acid-base properties of the anticancer drug camptothecin (CPT) in its ground and electronically first excited states. The results show that, under acidic conditions, the excited-state proton-transfer (ESPT) reaction is irreversible, in contrast to previous literature data. We found that the prototropic species are equilibrated at the excited state (pK(a)* = 1.85) only in a restricted range of pH (1.5 < pH < 3), whereas only one species, either the neutral form (τ(N) = 3.76 ns) or the protonated form (τ(C) = 2.83 ns), can be detected at pH > 3 and pH < 1.5, respectively. The proton motion from the acidic solution to the neutral form in the pH 1-2 domain is diffusion-controlled. Within the range of pH 1-2, the reaction rate constant for the formation (k(d)) of the encounter complex between the proton and the neutral form ranges from 1.17 × 10(10) to 7.33 × 10(10) M(-1) s(-1), respectively. Under more acidic conditions (pH 0.9-0.95), the protonation of CPT does not depend on the diffusive step, because of the large amount of protons. The direct proton-transfer rate constant (k(DPT)*) increases with the proton concentration (time constants change from 24 ps to ～1 ns at pH 0.9 and 2, respectively). The number of protons involved in the proton transfer changes from approximately one, for the diffusive regime, to approximately four, for the static regime. We found good agreement between the Birks model for equilibrated flourophores and the Debye-Smoluchowski equation (DSE) to accurately explain the ESPT reaction of CPT with acidic water in the reversible range. The proton motion at pH 2 (equilibrium range) exhibits diffusion-controlled behavior and can be explained using the Smoluchowski model. Our results show that the interaction of CPT with acidic water depends on the concentration of the acid, which changes the nature of both the structure and dynamics.     

Analysis and characterization of phosphinic pseudopeptides by capillary zone electrophoresis

Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) was applied to analysis and characterization of phosphinic pseudopeptides with the general structure N-Ac-Val-Ala(psi)(PO2(-)-CH(2)) Leu-Xaa-NH(2), where Xaa represents one of 20 proteinogenic amino acid residues. Pseudopeptides containing neutral or acidic amino acid residues in position Xaa were analyzed as anions in weakly alkaline (pH 8.1) Tris-Tricine background electrolyte (BGE), pseudopeptides with basic amino acid residues in position Xaa were analyzed as cations in acid BGEs (Tris-phosphate buffers). Acidity of phosphinic acid moiety in peptides with basic amino acid residues was determined from the dependence of effective mobility of these peptides on pH in the acid pH region (pH 1.4-2.8). Additionally, separation of diastereomers of some peptides was achieved.     

Monitoring of vitamin C species in aqueous solution by flow injection analysis coupled with an on-line separation with reversed-phase column

Two vitamin C species of ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid in aqueous solution were monitored by flow injection analysis. Ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid were resolved by a reversed-phase column, and dehydroascorbic acid was reduced to ascorbic acid by an on-line post-column reaction with dithiothreitol. Both natural and reduced ascorbic acids were photometrically detected at 260 nm, and the two vitamin C species were simultaneously determined. The determination range was from 0 to 8 × 10⁻⁵ M with a limit of detection of 1.7 × 10⁻⁶ M. The proposed method was applied to the conversion monitoring of ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid in weakly acidic to weakly alkaline aqueous solutions, as well as to the determination of the vitamin C in some beverage samples.     

The effect of uranium speciation on the removal of gross alpha activity from acid mine drainage using anion exchange resin

The study was conducted to understand, (a) the effect of pH on the speciation of uranium in acid mine drainage and (b) determine the effect of uranium speciation on the removal of gross alpha activity from acid mine drainage. Speciation modeling predicted a dominance of neutral and positively charged species under acidic and neutral conditions. Negative species become dominant from pH 8. The effectiveness of the anionic exchange resin to remove gross alpha activity was lower under acidic conditions (pH < 6) compared to alkaline conditions (pH ≥ 8).

     

Interactions of a hydrophobically modified polymer with oppositely charged surfactants

The interaction of a hydrophobically modified anionic polymer (PMAOVE) with a cationic surfactant (DTAB) was studied using a multi-technique approach: turbidity, surface tension, and viscosity measurements, as well as EPR (5-doxyl stearic acid) and fluorescence (pyrene) probe techniques were used. In the investigated pH range (4-10), the cationic surfactant headgroups interact with the anionic carboxylic groups of the polymer backbone. In addition, nonpolar interactions of the surfactant chains with the n-octyl chains of PMAOVE stabilize the PMAOVE-DTAB complexes. Charge neutralization of the anionic polymer by the cationic surfactant leads to precipitation of the PMAOVE-DTAB complex at a certain DTAB concentration range. Further addition of DTAB causes a charge reversal of the complex and, subsequently, resolubilization of the precipitate. At an acidic pH (pH = 4), a second precipitation was observed, which is probably caused by conformational changes in the PMAOVE-DTAB complex. This second precipitate can be resolubilized by further addition of surfactant. At a neutral and basic pH, this second precipitation is absent. EPR analysis indicates that the surfactants form an ordered structure at the extended polymer chain at a neutral and basic pH, whereas at an acidic pH, a less ordered surfactant layer is formed on the coiled polymer with more hydrophobic microdomains.