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Öğe Advancements and applications of upconversion nanoparticles in wound dressings(Royal Soc Chemistry, 2024) Gultekin, Hazal Ezgi; Yasayan, Gokcen; Bal-Ozurk, Ayca; Bigham, Ashkan; Simchi, Abdolreza (Arash); Zarepour, Atefeh; Iravani, SiavashWound healing is a complex process that requires effective management to prevent infections and promote efficient tissue regeneration. In recent years, upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have emerged as promising materials for wound dressing applications due to their unique optical properties and potential therapeutic functionalities. These nanoparticles possess enhanced antibacterial properties when functionalized with antibacterial agents, helping to prevent infections, a common complication in wound healing. They can serve as carriers for controlled drug delivery, enabling targeted release of therapeutic agents to the wound site, allowing for tailored treatment and optimal healing conditions. These nanoparticles possess the ability to convert near-infrared (NIR) light into the visible and/or ultraviolet (UV) regions, making them suitable for therapeutic (photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy) and diagnostic applications. In the context of wound healing, these nanoparticles can be combined with other materials such as hydrogels, fibers, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), graphene oxide, etc., to enhance the healing process and prevent the growth of microbial infections. Notably, UCNPs can act as sensors for real-time monitoring of the wound healing progress, providing valuable feedback to healthcare professionals. Despite their potential, the use of UCNPs in wound dressing applications faces several challenges. Ensuring the stability and biocompatibility of UCNPs under physiological conditions is crucial for their effective integration into dressings. Comprehensive safety and efficacy evaluations are necessary to understand potential risks and optimize UCNP-based dressings. Scalability and cost-effectiveness of UCNP synthesis and manufacturing processes are important considerations for practical applications. In addition, efficient incorporation of UCNPs into dressings, achieving uniform distribution, poses an important challenge that needs to be addressed. Future research should prioritize addressing concerns regarding stability and biocompatibility, efficient integration into dressings, rigorous safety evaluation, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate the advantages, challenges, and key properties of UCNPs in wound dressing applications to provide insights into their potential as innovative solutions for enhancing wound healing outcomes. We have provided a detailed description of various types of smart wound dressings, focusing on the synthesis and biomedical applications of UCNPs, specifically their utilization in different types of wound dressings. In this review, we aim to showcase the potential and benefits of up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) in advanced wound care applications.Öğe Chitosan-based nanoscale systems for doxorubicin delivery: Exploring biomedical application in cancer therapy(AICHE Online Library, 2022) Ashrafizadeh, Milad; Hushmandi, Kiavash; Mirzaei, Sepideh; Bokaie, Saied; Bigham, Ashkan; Makvandi, Pooyan; Rabiee, Navid; Thakur, Vijay Kumar; Kumar, Alan Prem; Sharifi, Esmaeel; Varma, Rajender S.; Aref, Amir Reza; Wojnilowicz, Marcin; Zarrabi, Ali; Karimi-Maleh, Hassan; Voelcker, Nicolas H.; Mostafavi, Ebrahim; Orive, GorkaGreen chemistry has been a growing multidisciplinary field in recent years showing great promise in biomedical applications, especially for cancer therapy. Chitosan (CS) is an abundant biopolymer derived from chitin and is present in insects and fungi. This polysaccharide has favorable characteristics, including biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ease of modification by enzymes and chemicals. CS-based nanoparticles (CS-NPs) have shown potential in the treatment of cancer and other diseases, affording targeted delivery and overcoming drug resistance. The current review emphasizes on the application of CS-NPs for the delivery of a chemotherapeutic agent, doxorubicin (DOX), in cancer therapy as they promote internalization of DOX in cancer cells and prevent the activity of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) to reverse drug resistance. These nanoarchitectures can provide co-delivery of DOX with antitumor agents such as curcumin and cisplatin to induce synergistic cancer therapy. Furthermore, co-loading of DOX with siRNA, shRNA, and miRNA can suppress tumor progression and provide chemosensitivity. Various nanostructures, including lipid-, carbon-, polymeric- and metal-based nanoparticles, are modifiable with CS for DOX delivery, while functionalization of CS-NPs with ligands such as hyaluronic acid promotes selectivity toward tumor cells and prevents DOX resistance. The CS-NPs demonstrate high encapsulation efficiency and due to protonation of amine groups of CS, pH-sensitive release of DOX can occur. Furthermore, redox- and light-responsive CS-NPs have been prepared for DOX delivery in cancer treatment. Leveraging these characteristics and in view of the biocompatibility of CS-NPs, we expect to soon see significant progress towards clinical translation.Öğe Exploring the evolution of tissue engineering strategies over the past decade: From cell-based strategies to gene-activated matrix(Elsevier, 2023) Esmaeili, Yasaman; Bidram, Elham; Bigham, Ashkan; Atari, Mehdi; Azadani, Reyhaneh Nasr; Tavakoli, Mohamadreza; Salehi, SaeidehThe advancement of tissue engineering for regenerating injured tissues and organs has progressed significantly in recent years. Various techniques have been used to modify the cells' microenvironments in the targeted tissue via their extracellular environment for achieving these aims. The 3D structured scaffolds alone or combined with bioactive molecules or genes and cells hold great promise for the development of functional engineered tissues. As an emerging and state-of-the-art technology in this field, integrating tissue engineering and gene therapy, known as gene-activated matrix (GAM), has gained immense attention as a promising approach for restoring damaged or dysfunctional tissues' function and structure. Nonetheless, fabricating GAMs with low cytotoxicity, high transfection efficiency, and long-term gene delivery efficiency is still challenging. Here we provide a complete overview of different tissue engineering approaches and their ongoing preclinical research trials. Moreover, the GAM strategy with a focus on gene-activated matrix development, faithful application, and future prospects as a tissue repair and regeneration replacement is assayed. The challenges and future research prospects in regenerative medicine are also presented. Eventually, we propose that GAMs offer a basic mechanistic infrastructure for tissue engineering to pave the way for clinical translation and achieve personalized regenerative medicine.Öğe Exploring the evolution of tissue engineering strategies over the past decade: From cell-based strategies to gene-activated matrix (vol 81, pg 137, 2023)(Elsevier, 2023) Esmaeili, Yasaman; Bidram, Elham; Bigham, Ashkan; Atari, Mehdi; Azadani, Reyhaneh Nasr; Tavakoli, Mohamadreza; Salehi, Saeideh[Abstract Not Available]Öğe Mesoporous bioactive glasses in cancer diagnosis and therapy: stimuli-responsive, toxicity, immunogenicity, and clinical translation(Wiley, 2021) Sharifi, Esmaeel; Bigham, Ashkan; Yousefiasl, Satar; Trovato Maria; Ghomi, Matineh; Zarrabi, AliCancer is one of the top life-threatening dangers to the human survival, accounting for over 10 million deaths per year. Bioactive glasses have developed dramatically since their discovery 50 years ago, with applications that include therapeutics as well as diagnostics. A new system within the bioactive glass family, mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBGs), has evolved into a multifunctional platform, thanks to MBGs easy-to-functionalize nature and tailorable textural properties-surface area, pore size, and pore volume. Although MBGs have yet to meet their potential in tumor treatment and imaging in practice, recently research has shed light on the distinguished MBGs capabilities as promising theranostic systems for cancer imaging and therapy. This review presents research progress in the field of MBG applications in cancer diagnosis and therapy, including synthesis of MBGs, mechanistic overview of MBGs application in tumor diagnosis and drug monitoring, applications of MBGs in cancer therapy ( particularly, targeted delivery and stimuli-responsive nanoplatforms), and immunological profile of MBG-based nanodevices in reference to the development of novel cancer therapeutics.Öğe MOFs and MOF-Based Composites as Next-Generation Materials for Wound Healing and Dressings(Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh, 2024) Bigham, Ashkan; Islami, Negar; Khosravi, Arezoo; Zarepour, Atefeh; Iravani, Siavash; Zarrabi, AliIn recent years, there has been growing interest in developing innovative materials and therapeutic strategies to enhance wound healing outcomes, especially for chronic wounds and antimicrobial resistance. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) represent a promising class of materials for next-generation wound healing and dressings. Their high surface area, pore structures, stimuli-responsiveness, antibacterial properties, biocompatibility, and potential for combination therapies make them suitable for complex wound care challenges. MOF-based composites promote cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and matrix synthesis, acting as carriers for bioactive molecules and promoting tissue regeneration. They also have stimuli-responsivity, enabling photothermal therapies for skin cancer and infections. Herein, a critical analysis of the current state of research on MOFs and MOF-based composites for wound healing and dressings is provided, offering valuable insights into the potential applications, challenges, and future directions in this field. This literature review has targeted the multifunctionality nature of MOFs in wound-disease therapy and healing from different aspects and discussed the most recent advancements made in the field. In this context, the potential reader will find how the MOFs contributed to this field to yield more effective, functional, and innovative dressings and how they lead to the next generation of biomaterials for skin therapy and regeneration. Recent advancements pertaining to the applications of MOFs and their composites for wound healing and dressings are deliberated, with the purpose of identifying knowledge gaps, evaluating challenges, and guiding future directions in the field. imageÖğe (Nano)platforms in breast cancer therapy: Drug/gene delivery, advanced nanocarriers and immunotherapy(Wiley, 2023) Ashrafizadeh, Milad; Zarrabi, Ali; Bigham, Ashkan; Taheriazam, Afshin; Saghari, Yalda; Mirzaei, Sepideh; Hashemi, MehrdadBreast cancer is the most malignant tumor in women, and there is no absolute cure for it. Although treatment modalities including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are utilized for breast cancer, it is still a life-threatening disease for humans. Nanomedicine has provided a new opportunity in breast cancer treatment, which is the focus of the current study. The nanocarriers deliver chemotherapeutic agents and natural products, both of which increase cytotoxicity against breast tumor cells and prevent the development of drug resistance. The efficacy of gene therapy is boosted by nanoparticles and the delivery of CRISPR/Cas9, Noncoding RNAs, and RNAi, promoting their potential for gene expression regulation. The drug and gene codelivery by nanoparticles can exert a synergistic impact on breast tumors and enhance cellular uptake via endocytosis. Nanostructures are able to induce photothermal and photodynamic therapy for breast tumor ablation via cell death induction. The nanoparticles can provide tumor microenvironment remodeling and repolarization of macrophages for antitumor immunity. The stimuli-responsive nanocarriers, including pH-, redox-, and light-sensitive, can mediate targeted suppression of breast tumors. Besides, nanoparticles can provide a diagnosis of breast cancer and detect biomarkers. Various kinds of nanoparticles have been employed for breast cancer therapy, including carbon-, lipid-, polymeric- and metal-based nanostructures, which are different in terms of biocompatibility and delivery efficiency.Öğe Recapitulating Antioxidant and Antibacterial Compounds into a Package for Tissue Regeneration: Dual Function Materials with Synergistic Effect(Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh, 2023) Shao, Minmin; Bigham, Ashkan; Yousefiasl, Satar; Yiu, Cynthia K. Y.; Girish, Yarabahally R.; Ghomi, Matineh; Sharifi, EsmaeelOxidative damage and infection can prevent or delay tissue repair. Moreover, infection reinforces reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, which makes the wound's condition even worse. Therefore, the need for antioxidant and antibacterial agents is felt for tissue regeneration. There are emerging up-and-coming biomaterials that recapitulate both properties into a package, offering an effective solution to turn the wound back into a healing state. In this article, the principles of antioxidant and antibacterial activity are summarized. The review starts with biological aspects, getting the readers to familiarize themselves with tissue barriers against infection. This is followed by the chemistry and mechanism of action of antioxidant and antibacterial materials (dual function). Eventually, the outlook and challenges are underlined to provide where the dual-function biomaterials are and where they are going in the future. It is expected that the present article inspires the designing of dual-function biomaterials to more advanced levels by providing the fundamentals and comparative points of view and paving the clinical way for these materials.
