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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemical engineering
Design and evaluation of multifunctional nanocarriers for selective delivery of coenzyme Q10 to mitochondria
Biomacromolecules, Volume 13, No. 1, Year 2012
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Impairments of mitochondrial functions have been associated with failure of cellular functions in different tissues, leading to various pathologies. We report here a mitochondria-targeted nanodelivery system for coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) that can reach mitochondria and deliver CoQ10 in adequate quantities. Multifunctional nanocarriers based on ABC miktoarm polymers (A = poly(ethylene glycol (PEG), B = polycaprolactone (PCL), and C = triphenylphosphonium bromide (TPPBr)) were synthesized using a combination of click chemistry with ring-opening polymerization, self-assembled into nanosized micelles, and were employed for CoQ10 loading. Drug loading capacity (60 wt %), micelle size (25-60 nm), and stability were determined using a variety of techniques. The micelles had a small critical association concentration and were colloidally stable in solution for more than 3 months. The extraordinarily high CoQ10 loading capacity in the micelles is attributed to good compatibility between CoQ10 and PCL, as indicated by the low Flory-Huggins interaction parameter. Confocal microscopy studies of the fluorescently labeled polymer analog together with the mitochondria-specific vital dye label indicated that the carrier did indeed reach mitochondria. The high CoQ10 loading efficiency allowed testing of micelles within a broad concentration range and provided evidence for CoQ10 effectiveness in two different experimental paradigms: oxidative stress and inflammation. Combined results from chemical, analytical, and biological experiments suggest that the new miktoarm-based carrier provides a suitable means of CoQ10 delivery to mitochondria without loss of drug effectiveness. The versatility of the click chemistry used to prepare this new mitochondria- targeting nanocarrier offers a widely applicable, simple, and easily reproducible procedure to deliver drugs to mitochondria or other intracellular organelles. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sharma, Anjali
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Soliman, Ghareb M.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Egypt, Asyut
Faculty of Pharmacy
Al-Hajaj, Noura A.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Sharma, Rishi
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Maysinger, Dušica
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Kakkar, Ashok K.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Statistics
Citations: 90
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1021/bm201538j
ISSN:
15257797
e-ISSN:
15264602