Nanoparticles and hydrogels for the photochemical delivery of nitric oxide

• Grant number: 13/07173-8
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): September 01, 2013
• Effective date (End): April 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal researcher: Marcelo Ganzarolli de Oliveira
• Grantee: Patricia Taladriz Blanco
• Home Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 15/01685-2 - Real-time detection of nitric oxide in microdroplets via in situ SERS and SAXS spectroscopies, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

The incorporation of nitric oxide (NO) donor molecules in nontoxic vehicles allows the topical or localized delivery of free NO for therapeutic purposes. In the case of photosensitive NO donors, the rate of NO release can be greatly increased under irradiation, leading to a potentiation of the NO actions. Hydrogels and nanoparticles comprise two potential vehicles for the controlled release of NO, since both can be charged or functionalized with NO-releasing moieties and allow topical and localized applications. In this project, three platforms for the photochemical release of NO will be prepared and characterized: 1) Pluronic F-127 hydrogels, charged with S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and 5-chloro-2-nitrobenzotrifluoride (NBF) and, 2) NBF-modified silica nanoparticles and 3) NDF-modified core-shell silica-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles. F-127 hydrogels will be prepared by the cold method and characterized thermally and spectroscopically. NO-releasing silica nanoparticles will be prepared by the hydrolysis and condensation of 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTES) modified with NBF (APTES-NO), based on the Stöber method, and characterized by light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. Core-shell nanoparticles of magnetite (Fe3O4-NP) coated with silica functionalized with APTES-NO, will be prepared using the Layer-by-Layer assembly technique through the previous coating of Fe3O4-NPs with poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride), followed by a coating of poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate), and APTES-NO functionalization. Formulations from these three platforms will be characterized regarding their photochemical NO-releasing properties under irradiation with visible light, using amperometric and chemiluminescence techniques for measuring real time NO-release. The three platforms will be compared for evaluating their potential uses for the controlled release of NO in topical applications.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

PICHETH, GUILHERME F.; MARINI, THATIANE C.; TALADRIZ-BLANCO, PATRICIA; SHIMAMOTO, GUSTAVO G.; DOS SANTOS, GIOVANNA J. V. P.; MENEAU, FLORIAN; DE OLIVEIRA, MARCELO G. Influence of Pluronic F127 microenvironments on the photochemical nitric oxide release from S-nitrosoglutathione. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, v. 544, p. 217-229, MAY 15 2019. Web of Science Citations: 1.

DE SOUZA, GABRIELA F. P.; TALADRIZ-BLANCO, PATRICIA; VELLOSO, LICIO A.; DE OLIVEIRA, MARCELO G. Nitric Oxide Released from Luminal S-Nitroso-N-Acetylcysteine Increases Gastric Mucosal Blood Flow. Molecules, v. 20, n. 3, p. 4109-4123, 2015. Web of Science Citations: 5.

TALADRIZ-BLANCO, PATRICIA; DE OLIVEIRA, MARCELO G. Enhanced photochemical nitric oxide release from a flutamide derivative incorporated in Pluronic F127 micelles. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY, v. 293, p. 65-71, NOV 1 2014. Web of Science Citations: 7.