天然多糖作为核酸载体的研究

基因治疗这种堪称革命性的治疗方法,开拓了治疗癌症的新思路,其最关键性问题是实现核酸药物靶向肿瘤组织并精准治疗。核酸药物直接递送存在核酸酶降解代谢、细胞膜上的负电荷排斥现象以及稳定性差等问题,所以核酸药物需要载体协助,成功的载体递送除能使核酸药物在肿瘤区域大量富集外,还要起到药物控释作用,而天然多糖除无毒、生物相容度高、易修饰的特点外,它本身就具有免疫调节、抗肿瘤、抗炎等多种生物活性。本篇总结了最具代表性的五种多糖的结构特征及在核酸药物递送方面的应用,继而归纳了多糖的常用的纳米级载体形式,为构建天然多糖递送核酸的新型载体并将其应用到免疫抗肿瘤治疗研究中奠定基础。     

生物细胞仿生药物递送系统在癌症治疗中的应用

纳米药物在癌症的精准医疗方面具有广阔的应用前景,但纳米材料易被机体免疫系统识别并清除的特性使得其在癌症治疗方面的应用存在很大的局限性.受自然界生物系统的启发,生物细胞介导的药物递送系统近年来得到了广泛关注.该技术通过将生物体内源性细胞膜作为功能材料包覆在纳米药物表面,赋予其细胞膜的天然属性,或者将纳米载药粒子直接与活细胞共孵育,制备载药细胞,有效地将生物体"自体"的性质与"人工"纳米材料的优势相结合.这不仅大大降低了纳米药物的免疫原性,延长其血液循环时间,而且还可使其具备更强的肿瘤靶向能力.本文初步探讨了生物细胞仿生药物递送系统在肿瘤治疗中的研究进展并对其未来研究进行展望.     

磁应答型药物递送载体的设计与构建

复合磁性生物材料的发展和应用已引起生物医学领域的极大关注。磁性纳米粒子因其易功能化而具有靶向药物传递、可控药物释放及磁成像特性逐渐成为药物传递和新型诊疗领域最有前途的材料之一。基于磁性纳米粒子或掺杂的铁氧化物构建的远程触发磁性载药递送系统,有望实现在运输过程中携载药物不泄露的情况下,提高药物递送效率且对病灶周围的健康细胞无毒或低毒性。为构建理想的可控靶向磁性药物递送系统,多种材料或配体可以与磁性纳米粒子复合来构建更安全有效的磁性药物递送系统。一些生物分子、聚合物及天然产物等通过与磁性纳米粒子相结合,构建出可用于药物传递且具有独特性质的磁性复合新材料。迄今为止,具有磁场应答能力的磁性药物递送载体已经在远程控制药物释放领域得到了长足发展。本文总结了近年来磁性药物递送载体作为远程控制治疗体系在设计与构建上的研究进展。重点关注了磷脂分子、聚合物、多孔微纳米材料以及天然产物等与其构建的复合材料,并对当前磁性复合特定给药载体的优点、局限及发展前景等做了简要阐述。     

基于透明质酸构筑的药物递送载体及其应用

传统纳米药物控释载体主要通过细胞胞吞作用实现药物递送,其主要过程为被动靶向机制,因此会影响纳米载体在肿瘤组织的富集和治疗效果。近年来生物大分子透明质酸因其优异的水溶性、生物相容性、可降解性和肿瘤靶向性备受科研工作者青睐,已被广泛用于药物控释载体的构筑中,并成为靶向肿瘤治疗纳米载体领域的研究热点。本文根据透明质酸基纳米载体治疗机制的不同,从透明质酸基纳米载体在化疗、光热治疗、光动力治疗以及联合治疗的应用方面对其性能进行了总结和评述,并在此基础上展望了未来透明质酸基纳米治疗载体的研究方向和发展趋势。     

纳米药物载体结合分子靶向在肿瘤化疗中的应用

纳米技术与肿瘤治疗中的化学疗法相结合具有广阔的应用前景,应用纳米技术设计药物载体递送化疗药物已经成为当前人类攻克肿瘤研究的一个重要手段。纳米药物载体与肿瘤靶向在化疗方面的应用,能够有效改善化疗药物水溶性和稳定性,提高药物利用率和抗肿瘤活性,降低对机体正常细胞组织的毒副作用,克服多药耐药性问题,进而提高肿瘤化疗效果和促进肿瘤化疗的发展进步。本文着重综述纳米药物载体系统及其靶向策略方面的研究现状与进展,并探讨纳米技术与化疗相结合攻克肿瘤的应用前景。     

介孔硅纳米储存器在智能药物释放系统的应用

开发新型细胞微环境刺激响应性智能药物控释系统是目前材料学、药理学与临床医学研究的共同热点之一,其目的在于寻求合适的药物载体,提高药物的安全性、有效性及降低药物毒副作用。本文综述了介孔硅功能复合纳米材料在生物医药领域的应用研究进展;通过对其进行特定的化学修饰、生物修饰、物理修饰,不仅能特异性细胞识别靶向,还能针对病变细胞实现药物定点、定时、定量的“生物爆破”释放;这在药物可控释放、靶向癌症治疗、靶向基因递送等领域展示了其广阔的应用前景。同时,本文还系统地分析和总结了各种智能响应性介孔硅纳米储存器的制备方法和响应机制,包括“无机纳米塞-介孔硅”纳米智能控释系统、“有机大分子控制器-介孔硅”智能功能复合型控释系统、“分子开关控制器-介孔硅”自响应性纳米控释系统等,这为设计新型响应性介孔硅纳米储存器系统提供了借鉴与思路。     

基于枝化多肽的多功能药物递送系统用于肿瘤细胞核的精准靶向治疗

为了改善在肿瘤治疗过程中,药物载体靶向性差和药物靶点定位效率低等不足,设计了一种能精准靶向肿瘤细胞核,将药物高效递送至作用靶点的多功能纳米载药体系.利用具有细胞核定位能力的两亲性枝化多肽包载化疗药物阿霉素(DOX)形成载药纳米胶束DD,并通过静电作用将具有肿瘤靶向功能的透明质酸(HA)包覆在DD表面,得到具有靶向肿瘤细胞核能力的纳米药物HDD.HA的存在赋予了HDD对肿瘤的靶向功能和电荷屏蔽能力,可增加体系的稳定性,延长其血液循环时间,降低正常组织和细胞对HDD的非特异性摄取,实现其在肿瘤部位的特异性富集和肿瘤细胞的高效摄取.进入肿瘤细胞后,HA层的降解有利于纳米胶束DD在多肽的核定位作用下精准、快速地将DOX递送至细胞核,最终实现高效的肿瘤抑制效果.     

基于环糊精的靶向药物传递系统

癌症等恶性增殖疾病的靶向治疗有赖于靶向药物传递系统（targeted drug delivery system,TDDS）的开发。环糊精具有低毒、易修饰等优良性质,并可通过与药物分子形成包合物而提高药物的溶解性、稳定性、安全性和生物利用度等,因而具有成为优秀药物载体的潜力。环糊精不仅可以以其本身或修饰环糊精的形式充当载体,还可通过聚轮烷、阳离子聚合物或纳米粒等形式构建有效的药物载体。肿瘤或人体某些病变部位的细胞表面存在过度表达的生物受体如叶酸受体、去唾液酸糖蛋白受体、透明质酸受体、转铁蛋白受体和整合素受体等,可以与其相应的配体产生特异性识别。用适当的化学方法将配体分子如叶酸、单糖或寡糖、透明质酸、转铁蛋白及RGD肽等键接在基于环糊精的载体上,可形成具有靶向性质的药物载体,进而与药物分子一起构筑靶向药物传递系统。这种药物传递系统不仅针对于化学治疗药物,在核酸传递中也得到了丰富的应用。本文综述了基于环糊精的靶向药物传递系统的靶向机理及最新研究进展,并对其发展前景作了展望。     

同源细胞膜包覆智能释药纳米粒用于肝癌靶向治疗

近年来,纳米药物递送系统在癌症治疗方面的应用受到广泛关注。 传统的纳米药物递送系统存在生物相容性差、靶向性缺乏、在肿瘤部位释药缓慢等问题。 本文设计制备了一种同源细胞膜(M)包覆、癌细胞还原微环境控制释药的脂质体纳米粒子(命名为P-ss-G/D/Sf@M)来递送肝癌治疗药物索拉非尼(Sf)用于肝癌的靶向治疗。 利用薄膜水化法结合静电吸附及过膜挤压法制备包覆细胞膜的空白(P-ss-G/D@M)及载药(P-ss-G/D/Sf@M)纳米粒子。 P-ss-G/D/Sf@M对Sf的载药量为7.2%,包封率为79.9%。 体外释药结果显示,P-ss-G/D/Sf@M在还原条件下会加快药物的释放,48 h时药物释放量达到65%以上,较非还原条件下释药量提高了25%。 体外细胞实验结果证明,包覆肝癌细胞膜的纳米粒子更易被肝癌细胞摄取,表现了对肝癌细胞的靶向性,同时在肿瘤细胞高浓度谷胱甘肽(GSH)还原环境作用下,纳米粒子中的二硫键断裂,迅速释放药物,与非还原敏感载药纳米粒子相比,显著抑制肝癌细胞生长,提高细胞凋亡率。 因此,本文制备的同源细胞膜包覆的智能释药载体有可能用于今后的癌症治疗中。     

透明质酸修饰的介孔二氧化硅包覆金纳米棒的制备及在肿瘤化疗-热疗联合治疗中的应用

通过在包覆了金纳米棒的介孔硅表面修饰生物相容性的透明质酸, 得到了具有肿瘤靶向性的多功能药物载体. 实验结果表明, 透明质酸可以通过酰胺键修饰在介孔硅表面, 所得药物载体可在透明质酸酶作用下实现选择性释放. 该体系在近红外区域具有较高的吸收, 可以在近红外光照射下实现光热转换. 细胞实验结果表明, 该多功能药物载体可以有效靶向CD44过量表达的乳腺癌细胞, 通过CD44介导的内吞富集在肿瘤内部, 结合化学药物治疗和光热治疗, 显示出更高的肿瘤细胞凋亡效率.     

A carbanion induced synthesis of highly congested pyrazole and imidazole containing heterocycles

An efficient approach to the synthesis of highly congested di, penta and hexacyclic pyrazoles as well as imidazole fragment containing novel heterocyclic molecule has been developed through a carbanion induced transformation of suitably functionalized 2H-pyran-2-ones, benzo[h]chromene and thiochromeno[4,3-b]pyrans. Due to the presence of fluorescence, we report their prime application metal sensor as off/on switching in ferric ions.     

α-Amino acid derived enaminones and their application in the synthesis of N-protected methyl 5-substituted-4-hydroxypyrrole-3-carboxylates and other heterocycles

A new and simple synthesis of novel N-protected methyl 5-substituted-4-hydroxypyrrole-3-carboxylates, which exist in equilibrium with their 4-oxo tautomers, has been developed in two steps starting from N-protected α-amino acids. The key intermediates are enaminones, which can also be isolated, characterized, and used for the construction of other functionalized heterocycles, before they spontaneously decompose to pyrrole products. 4-Hydroxypyrroles are prone to partial aerial oxidation but can be efficiently alkylated or reduced to stable polysubstituted pyrrolidine derivatives.     

Specific intramolecular aromatic CH insertion of diazosulfonamides

The chemoselectivity in the intramolecular CH insertion of various diazosulfonamides has been experimentally studied. The results reveal that the aliphatic 1,4-, 1,5-, or 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions of diazosulfonamides are not accessible, while the aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H insertion can be realized specifically by adjusting the diazo-adjacent group. In addition, the general chemoselectivities in the intramolecular CH insertions of diazosulfonyl compounds are summarized. Generally, diazosulfones undergo both aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H and aliphatic 1,5- and 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions, while diazosulfonates undergo aliphatic 1,5- and 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions. However, diazosulfonamides only undergo aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H insertion.     

N-Heterocyclic carbene-palladacyclic complexes: synthesis,characterization and their applications in the C-N coupling and α-arylation of ketones using aryl chlorides

N-Heterocyclic carbene-palladacyclic complexes 3 were successfully achieved in a one-pot procedure under mild conditions. The structure of 3a was unambiguously confirmed by X-ray single crystal diffraction and it was an active catalyst in the Buchwald-Hartwig amination and α-arylation of ketones even at very low catalyst loadings (0.01?mol%).     

Selective synthesis of 4,5-dihydroimidazo- and imidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines via modified Pictet–Spengler reaction

An efficient tandem approach for the selective synthesis of 4,5-dihydroimidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines 6a–g and imidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines 7a–h by the reaction of 2-imidazolyl anilines 4a–c with aryl aldehydes 5a–k under mild reaction conditions is described. Introduction of electron releasing alkyl groups in substrates 4a–b was found to be instrumental for the success of the reaction.     

Understanding the Diels-Alder reactivity of 1,2-azaborine analogues

The Diels-Alder reactivity of 1,2-heteroborines (H₄C₄B(H)X, X?=?NH, PH, AsH; O, S, Se) has been computationally explored by means of Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. The influence of the HB?=?X fragment on the reactivity of the system has been quantitatively analyzed in detail by means of the so-called Activation Strain Model (ASM) of reactivity. It is found that the interaction between these species and the dienophile is significantly stronger than that computed for their all-carbon isoelectronic counterpart, benzene. In addition, the strain energy plays a key role in the observed reactivity trends. The role of the aromaticity strength of these heteroarenes on the reactivity is also assessed.     

Synthesis of N-substituted carbazolones from α-iodo enaminones via Pd(0)-catalyzed intramolecular coupling under microwave irradiation

A variety of N-aryl and N-alkyl carbazolones were conveniently achieved in good to high yields via Pd₂(dba)₃-mediated intramolecular coupling of N-substituted α-iodo enaminones under microwave irradiation. The Pd(0)-catalyzed cyclization was found to proceed favorably with the more electron-deficient phenyl ring during the reactions involving unsymmetrical N,N-diaryl α-iodo enaminones. This unique property enables the construction of carbazolone skeleton containing nitro substituted benzenoid ring.     

Iodine-mediated oxidative Pictet-Spengler reaction using terminal alkyne as the 2-oxoaldehyde surrogate for the synthesis of 1-aroyl-β-carbolines and fused-nitrogen heterocycles

An efficient iodine-mediated oxidative Pictet-Spengler reaction in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) using terminal alkynes as the 2-oxoaldehyde surrogate for the synthesis of aryl (9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)methanones is described. The scope of the protocol includes the total synthesis of Fascaplysin, Eudistomins Y₁ and Y₂. The methodology is extended for preparing pyrrolo[1,2-a]-quinoxaline and indolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline derivatives. The utility of 1-aroyl-β-carbolines was demonstrated by performing palladium-catalyzed β-carboline directed ortho-C(sp2)-H functionalization of the phenyl ring with thiomethyl (SMe) group using DMSO as source and for accessing 4-aryl-canthin-6-ones.     

Facile synthesis of bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-ones

In this Letter, we described a facile method for constructing fused bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-one ring system. We employed various methylene-containing carboxylic acids as the substrates and proved that the pyrazolone ring closure requires activated methylene group in intermediate II. Accordingly, a series of structurally diversified, fused bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-ones was prepared in moderate to high yields using the requisite substrates.     

Synthesis of substituted 2,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazoles and 2,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazoles by intramolecular nitrilimine cycloaddition

Both substituted 2,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazoles and 2,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazoles have been synthesized by the 3+2 intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition of nitrilimines to alkynes. This cyclization has been extended to more versatile 3-bromo derivatives by the use of alkynylbromides as dipolarophiles.