Ali Palejwala

Introduction to the nanoparticles

Background on different types of

nanoparticles

Have been documented to in

use since the use 9th century
in Mesopotamia for ancient
pottery

Gold particles nanosclaed have optical properties

that cause the luster

Proposed by Richard
Feynman in his book titled
Theres Plenty of Room at
the Bottom

Feynman considered the

possibility of direct
manipulation of individual
atoms as a more powerful
form of synthetic chemistry
than those used at the
time.

The idea of nanotechnology

was born.

The majority of progress

of nanomedicine has been
in the use of nanoparticles
as drug delivery products

Nanoparticle any particle that is sized

between 1 and 100 nanometers (in terms
of diameter)

The use of nanoparticles

allows one to change the
pharmacokinetic properties
of the drug without
changing the active
compound

All matter has size and all size matters

General properties of nanoscaled

particles:
1. High surface area to volume ratio
-able to interact with biomolecules on the
surface of cells
-absorbs drugs well
2. Able to diffuse through the body well

Liposomes
Polymeric nanoparticles
Dendrimers
Fullerenes
Quantum dots
Metal nanoparticles
Magnetic nanoparticles

a self-closing spherical particle that is

composed of natural or synthetic
amphiphilic lipid molecules

Size smaller liposomes have reduced

immunogenicity

Lipid composition

give the membrane

varied rigidity

Stealth component reduces the

immunogenicity

The drug enclosed

Liposomes have been widely used in

anticancer drugs

Optimal antitumor activity occurs

when cancer cells are exposed to
moderate concentrations of a drug
over an extended period of time

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Developed in 1995
Marketed by Ortho Biotech
Liposome-PEG doxorubicin
HCl
Anti-cancer drug used
in the treatment of HIVrelated Kaposis sarcoma
Also used to treat breast
cancer, ovarian cancer, and
other solid tumors
Administered intravenously
every 4 weeks

Doxil is the drug doxorubicin HCl

encapsulated in an antibody
linked PEGylated liposome

Composed of multiple
monoclonal antibodies to target
cancer cells

PEG (polyethylene glycol)

makes the liposome less
vulnerable to immune system

Lipid composition: mainly

diastearoylphospatidylcholine
and cholesterol - increases
liposomal rigidity

Doxil works through passing through fenestrations

in the vasculature and concentrating at tumor
sites

- Leads to reduced accumulation in other tissues

Able to deliver the drug at moderate

concentrations over a longer period of time
- Half life: 54 hours

Result: An anticancer drug that is

delivered more effectively
- decreased side effects and dosage

Doxil acts by the intercalation of DNA

Hand-Foot Syndome
Stomatitis
Fever
Neutropenia
Nausea, vomiting, tiredness, weakness, rash,
shortness of breath, or mild hair loss
Loss of appetite
Diarrhea
Cardiotoxcity

Approved by the FDA in 2004

Marketed by SkyePharma

Liposomal cytarabine

Anticancer drug used in the

treatment of malignant
neoplastic meningitis

Administered intravenously
every 2 weeks

A common oncologic complication involving the

spread of tumor cells to the subarachnoid space
(SAS)

Cancer cells in the subarachnoid space can :

- Settle in the dependent portions of the base of
brain (cranial nerves, lower spinal canal)
- grow into the surface of the brain and fill the sulci
- block normal paths of CSF flow

Treatment options include chemotherapy and/or

radiation

Originally discovered in Europe in the

1960s

works by damaging the DNA in

cancerous cells

Short half-life in the body; requires

frequent dosage to attain cytotoxic levels

Clinical studies demonstrated that

encapsulation of cytarabine into
liposomes leads to sustained release of cytotoxic
cytarabine
- improved therapeutic efficacy in patients with
NM

Lipid composition: mainly

dioleoyl phospahtidylcholine,
triolein, and cholesterol

Depofoam results in a 55 fold

increase in the terminal half
life of cytarabine in the CSF

Composed of multiple
monoclonal antibodies to
target cancer cells

Larger liposome high drug

loading capacity; small enough
to cross the blood brain barrier

Drug targeting potential of liposomes

and nanoparticles in the treatment of
intracellular bacterial infections.
Poor penetration into cells and
decreased activity intracellularly major
reasons for limited activity of most
antibiotics in intracellular infections.

Nanoparticles synthesized from

polymers

Approved by the FDA in 1996

for the treatment of multiple
sclerosis (T-cell therapy)
Synthetic polymer of amino
amino acids (Cop1 composed
of L-Ala, L-Lys, L-Glu, and LTyr)
Administered subcutaneously
Marketed by TEVA
pharmaceuticals

Initiator: n-carboxyamino acid anhydride

Growth : reaction with amino acid
monomers
Termination: reaction with n-carboxyamino
acid anhydride

Length can be controlled by monomer/initiator ratio

As long as the composition of polymer is the same,
the physical and chemical properties will stay same
(regardless of sequence)

Cop 1 polymer related to myelin binding protein

(MBP)

Binding to MHC leads to the activation of Tsuppressor cells

Competes with several myelin-associated
antigens to bind to MHC class II molecules

Low toxicity; however, copaxone can only slow the

progression of the disease and reduce the relapse
rate

Flu-like symptoms
injection site rxns
menstrual irregularities
decreased white blood cells
elevated liver enzymes.

Approved by the FDA in 2005;

protein therapeutic for the
treatment of Hepatitis B, C
covalent conjugate of recombinant
alfa-2a interferon with a single
branched bis-monomethoxy
polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain
Administered through subcutaneous
injection

PEG can enhance plasma stability and

solubility of the drug while reducing its
immunogenicity

The protein therapeutic will have an

increased amount of time to act on the
virus

Pegasys is often used with Ribavirin in

the treatment of hepatitis C

decompensated cirrhosis
autoimmune hepatitis
major, uncontrolled depression
kidney, lung or heart transplants
known hypersensitivity (allergic reaction) to
pegylated interferon components.
Pegylated interferon should be used with
caution, preferably by a specialist, in people
with heart and thyroid problems, pulmonary
disorders, and autoimmune diseases.

How?

Amphiphilic
polymer

Polymer has specific responses that depend on

the stimulus and the environment
- in an aqueous environment, the polymer will
aggregate into a micelle
- upon binding to glucose, the compound
experiences a change in pka that dissociates the
polymer

Type I diabetes autoimmune

disorder that results in destruction of
insulin-producing beta cells of the
pancreas
- treatment includes insulin therapy

The polymer will hopefully be able to

provide the correct amount of insulin,
regardless of blood sugar levels

Highly branched, spherical

nanoparticle

Core, highly branched layers of

repeating units (polymers),
and multiple active terminal
groups

High level of activity as a result of

multiple functional groups at surface;
display strong surface activity with
cell and virus particle surfaces

limited information concerning

physicochemical properties
Tough to synthesize

The development of particles that are

nanoscaled has created great
opportunities in the development of
improved drug delivery systems.

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