A trombose venosa profunda (TVP) é uma patologia grave de alta incidência mundial. Quando não diagnosticada precocemente e tratada adequadamente pode evoluir causando sérias complicações, como a embolia pulmonar e insuficiência venosa crônica, as quais são responsáveis por altas taxas de morbidade e mortalidade. Seu tratamento utiliza terapia com anticoagulantes pelas vias parenteral e oral (para manutenção) que estão associadas a prejuízos bem documentados limitando seu uso, além de resultar em baixa adesão do paciente ao tratamento. Os sistemas de liberação modificada de fármacos, tais como as micropartículas poliméricas, representam uma grande área em desenvolvimento, a qual tem recebido atenção de pesquisadores e indústrias de todo o mundo e recebido investimentos crescentes nas últimas três décadas. As micropartículas poliméricas possuem grande estabilidade, capacidade industrial e possibilitam ajustes para alcançar o perfil de liberação adequado e/ou o direcionamento para determinado sítio de ação. O estudo teve início com o desenvolvimento e validação do método analítico para a quantificação da enoxaparina sódica. A turbidimetria foi a técnica de escolha, pois os resultados utilizando CLAE não foram satisfatórios. Este estudo teve como objetivo a obtenção e caracterização físico-química de um sistema de liberação microparticulado para veiculação de uma heparina fracionada (HF), a enoxaparina sódica, muito utilizada no tratamento da TVP, visando um aumento da biodisponibilidade do fármaco com controle da sua biodistribuição. As micropartículas contendo a enoxaparina sódica foram preparadas utilizando o copolímero dos ácidos lático e glicólico (50:50) (PLGA), biodegradável, através do método da dupla emulsificação/ evaporação do solvente. As partículas obtidas foram caracterizadas pela técnica de microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e apresentaram forma esférica com superfície lisa e regular. As análises do tamanho e distribuição dos tamanhos de partícula foram realizadas por dispersão de luz laser e apresentaram perfil monomodal para a maioria das formulações. O perfil de liberação in vitro do fármaco encapsulado foi avaliado por 35 dias e apresentou cinética de liberação de pseudo ordem zero, modelo de Higuchi (1961), indicando que a difusão foi o principal mecanismo de liberação. A velocidade de degradação das micropartículas é, através da difusão do fármaco, um parâmetro muito importante e determinante da liberação in vivo. / Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a severe disease with high incidence worldwide. When it is not early diagnosed and properly treated it can develop and to cause serious complications, such as pulmonary embolism and chronic venous insufficiency, which are responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates. The treatment of DVT is accomplished with parenteral and oral (for maintenance) anticoagulants. They are associated to damage well documented that limit their use resulting in poor adherence of patients to treatment. Drug delivery systems, such as polymeric microparticles, represent a significant development area. It has received attention of researchers and industries around the world and increased investments in last three decades. The polymeric microparticles have great stability, industrial capacity and they allow adjustments to achieve the suitable release profile and / or direction for a particular site of action. The study started with development and validation from the analytical method to quantification of enoxaparin sodium. Turbidimetric technique was used because the results by HPLC were not satisfactory. The aim of this work was the preparation and physical-chemical characterization of a microparticle release system for delivery of a fractionated heparin (FH), enoxaparin sodium, widely used to the treatment of DVT to increase the drug bioavailability and control their biodistribution. The microparticles containing enoxaparin sodium were prepared from a biodegradable polymer poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (50:50) (PLGA) using double emulsification / evaporation of the solvent method. The particles obtained were characterized by scanning electron microscopy technique (SEM) and showed spherical shape with smooth and regular surface. The analysis of the size and distribution of particle sizes were performed by scattering of laser light and showed unimodal profile for the most of formulations. In vitro drug release profile from the microparticles was evaluated in 35 days showing pseudo zero order kinetics, Higuchi model (1961). This indicated that main mechanism of drug release was diffusion.

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Orientador: Rosangela da Silva de Laurentiz / Resumo: Os produtos naturais são uma fonte inesgotável de compostos químicos com as mais variadas propriedades biológicas, entretanto, muitos deles têm baixa biodisponibilidade e/ou são degradados pelas condições fisiológicas, o que os torna de pouco interesse para uso como potenciais fármacos. Dentre os vários produtos naturais bioativos as lignanas apresentam um significativo potencial citotóxico contra várias linhagens de células tumorais, como a (-)-hinoquinina (HNK), (-)-cubebina (CB) e (-)-6,6’-dinitrohinoquinina (DN), determinado em outros trabalhos. Entretanto, essa lignanas possuem caráter hidrofóbico e podem ser degradadas em condições fisiológicas dependendo do pH. Desta forma, o presente trabalho teve por objetivo estudar a incorporação dessas lignanas em nanopartículas poliméricas (NNPs), como forma de melhorar a biodisponibilidade, perdas por degradação e os efeitos da incorporação sobre a atividade citotóxica desses compostos. Neste estudo a HNK e CB foram extraídas da Piper cubeba e a DN foi sintetizada a partir da reação de nitração da HNK. Essa lignanas foram submetidas a ensaios de citotoxicidade contra as linhagens tumorais Hep-2 e Si-Ha. As NNPs com e sem a lignana foram sintetizadas utilizando como matriz polimérica inicialmente o PLGA (Poli(ácido lático-co-ácido glicólico). As NNPs sintetizadas foram caracterizadas quanto ao seu tamanho, morfologia e estabilidade utilizando análises de MEV, DSC, MET, UV/Vis, FTIR, DLS e potencial zeta. A eficiência da incorpora... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The natural products are inexhaustible source of chemical compounds with the most varied biological properties; however, many of them have low bioavailability and / or are degraded by physiological conditions, which makes them less interesting for use as potential drugs. Among the several bioactive natural products the lignans present a significant cytotoxic potential against several tumor cell lines, as (-)-hinokinin (HNK), (-)-cubebin (CB) and (-)-6,6’-dinitrohinokinin (DN), determined in previous works. However, these lignans have a hydrophobic character and can be degraded in physiological conditions depending on pH. Thus, the present work aimed to study the incorporation of these lignans into polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs), as a method to improve bioavailability, avoid losses by degradation and evaluate as this incorporation affects the its cytotoxic activity. In this study, the HNK and CB were extracted from Piper cubeba and the DN was synthesized from the nitration reaction of the HNK. These lignans were submitted to cytotoxicity assays against tumoral cells Hep-2 and Si-Ha. The empty and content lignans PLGA (Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid, 65:35) PNPs were synthesized using the emulsion-evaporation methodology on mechanical agitation and dripping. The PNPs were investigated for their size, morphology and stability through SEM, DSC, TEM, UV/Vis, FTIR, DLS and zeta potential. Encapsulation efficiency incorporation of the lignan was determined by analysis of UV/Vis. In th... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

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Dentre os vários produtos naturais bioativos as lignanas apresentam um significativo potencial citotóxico contra várias linhagens de células tumorais, como a (-)-hinoquinina (HNK), (-)-cubebina (CB) e (-)-6,6’-dinitrohinoquinina (DN), determinado em outros trabalhos. Entretanto, essa lignanas possuem caráter hidrofóbico e podem ser degradadas em condições fisiológicas dependendo do pH. Desta forma, o presente trabalho teve por objetivo estudar a incorporação dessas lignanas em nanopartículas poliméricas (NNPs), como forma de melhorar a biodisponibilidade, perdas por degradação e os efeitos da incorporação sobre a atividade citotóxica desses compostos. Neste estudo a HNK e CB foram extraídas da Piper cubeba e a DN foi sintetizada a partir da reação de nitração da HNK. Essa lignanas foram submetidas a ensaios de citotoxicidade contra as linhagens tumorais Hep-2 e Si-Ha. As NNPs com e sem a lignana foram sintetizadas utilizando como matriz polimérica inicialmente o PLGA (Poli(ácido lático-co-ácido glicólico). As NNPs sintetizadas foram caracterizadas quanto ao seu tamanho, morfologia e estabilidade utilizando análises de MEV, DSC, MET, UV/Vis, FTIR, DLS e potencial zeta. A eficiência da incorporação foi determinada através de analises de UV/Vis. Nos ensaios de citotoxicidade todas as lignanas foram ativas, com destaque para a inibição de 98% da HNK sobre a linhagem Hep-2. As três lignanas foram incorporadas em NNPs de PLGA utilizando o método de nanoemulsão-evaporação com agitação mecânica e gotejamento, entretanto a estabilidade dessas NNPs e as porcentagens de incorporação indicaram que apenas as NNPs-PLGA-HNK apresentaram os parâmetros necessários para a utilização nos ensaios de citotoxicidade. Portanto, outros estudos foram realizados com as três lignanas visando a melhora nos métodos de obtenção e estabilidade com o uso de sonicador e diferente composição do PLGA (50:50) e PLGA-PEG. As análises físicas mostraram que as nanopartículas de PLGA (50:50) obtidas através da metodologia por sonicação foram mais estáveis com menores tamanhos e maior potencial zeta em valores absolutos, entretanto, a DN e a CB não foram encapsuladas de forma eficiente. Desta forma, somente a HNK prosseguiu no estudo. O uso do PLGA-PEG alterou de forma significante os parâmetros físicos e químicos das NNPs-PLGA-PEG-HNK em relação as de PLGA-HKN. Os testes de liberação mostraram melhores resultados com as NNPs-PLGA-HNK, principalmente em pH 7,4. O tempo de liberação total da HNK em todas as NNPs avaliadas foi em torno de 30 minutos o que sugere que as nanopartículas obtidas são nanocápsulas. A comparação dos resultados dos ensaios de citotoxicidade mostraram que o CI50 das NNPs de PLGA-HNK foi de 29,8 µM sobre as células tumorais Si-Ha, enquanto a HNK livre apresentou CI50 = 110 µM. Para as outras células tumorais mais agressivas as NNPs de PLGA(50:50)-HNK foram menos eficazes do que a HNK livre, com cerca de 50% de perda da atividade. Esses resultados indicam a efetividade das NPPs de PLGA(65:35)-HNK sobre as células da linhagem Si-Ha, e que o encapsulamento da HNK em NNPs de PLGA pode ser uma alternativa para diminuir a decomposição e aumentar a biodisponibilidade para a condução de em ensaios in vivo. / The natural products are inexhaustible source of chemical compounds with the most varied biological properties; however, many of them have low bioavailability and / or are degraded by physiological conditions, which makes them less interesting for use as potential drugs. Among the several bioactive natural products the lignans present a significant cytotoxic potential against several tumor cell lines, as (-)-hinokinin (HNK), (-)-cubebin (CB) and (-)-6,6’-dinitrohinokinin (DN), determined in previous works. However, these lignans have a hydrophobic character and can be degraded in physiological conditions depending on pH. Thus, the present work aimed to study the incorporation of these lignans into polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs), as a method to improve bioavailability, avoid losses by degradation and evaluate as this incorporation affects the its cytotoxic activity. In this study, the HNK and CB were extracted from Piper cubeba and the DN was synthesized from the nitration reaction of the HNK. These lignans were submitted to cytotoxicity assays against tumoral cells Hep-2 and Si-Ha. The empty and content lignans PLGA (Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid, 65:35) PNPs were synthesized using the emulsion-evaporation methodology on mechanical agitation and dripping. The PNPs were investigated for their size, morphology and stability through SEM, DSC, TEM, UV/Vis, FTIR, DLS and zeta potential. Encapsulation efficiency incorporation of the lignan was determined by analysis of UV/Vis. In the cytotoxicity assays all lignans were active, with emphasis on inhibition of 98% da (-)-hinokinin about the Hep-2 tumoral line. The three lignans were incorporated into PLGA (65:35) NNPs, however the stability of these PNPs and the percentages of incorporation indicated that only the PLGA-HNK PNPs had the parameters required for use in the cytotoxicity assays. Therefore, other studies were performed with the three lignans aiming to improve the methods of obtaining and stability from sonicator and different composition in PLGA: (50:50) and PLGA-PEG. The physical analyzes showed that PLGA (50:50) nanoparticles obtained by sonication were more stable with smaller sizes and higher zeta potential in absolute values. However, even in this method, DN e CB were not efficiently encapsulated. In this way, only HNK continued the study. The use of PLGA-PEG altered the physical and chemical parameters of PLGA-PEG-HNK NNPs obtained when compared to PLGA-HNK NNPs. Release tests showed better results with NNPs-PLGA-HNK, especially at pH 7.4. The total release time of HNK in all NNPs evaluated was around 30 minutes, which suggests that the nanoparticles obtained are nanocapsules. Comparison of cytotoxicity assay results showed that PLGA-HNK PNPs IC50 was 29.8 μM on the Si-Ha tumor cells, while the free HNK showed IC50 = 110 μM. For the other more aggressive tumor cells PLGA (50:50)-HNK PNPs were less effective than free HNK with about 50% loss of activity. These results indicate the effectiveness of PLGA(65:35)-HNK NPPs on cells of the Si-Ha line, and that the encapsulation of HNK in PLGA NNPs may be an alternative to decrease decomposition and increase bioavailability for conducting biological assays in vivo. / PSDE/88881.134923/2016-01

Une nouvelle approche de synthèse a été développée pour non seulement contrôler la morphologie, la taille et la texture de particules de silice mais aussi incorporer une ou plusieurs fonctionnalités à la surface interne de leurs pores. La morphologie sphérique, la monodispersité des particules, la porosité radiale, la dispersion et l'accessibilité des fonctionnalités ainsi que leur taux d'incorporation constituent les propriétés et les paramètres physico-chimiques privilégiés dans notre approche qui est basée sur la méthode de Stöber modifiée et la fonctionnalisation in-situ. Deux différentes applications ont été retenues pour étudier la quintessence de cette approche. La première consiste à incorporer des espèces métalliques (Al et Cu par exemple) dans les sphères de silice afin de les rendre fonctionnelles pour des applications catalytiques en phase liquide; et la deuxième consiste à greffer à la surface des particules des nanomachines sensibles permettant de contrôler le relargage des molécules actives pour des applications thérapeutiques. Dans les deux cas d'application, des performances optimales sont attendues. / A novel approach of synthesis has been developed in order to control simultaneously the morphology, size and textural parameters of silica particles, as well as to incorporate one or more functional groups in the pore walls. In this approach, based on the modified Stöber method and in-situ functionalization, emphasis is put on the spherical morphology, the particle monodispersity, the radially disposed porous structure, and the appropriate dispersion and accessibility of surface functional groups. Two potential applications have been selected so as to verify the feasibility of the approach. In view of materials use for heterogenous catalysis in the liquid phase, the monodisperses mesoporous silica spheres were derivatized with metallic species (e.g., Al and Cu) by direct incorporation in the synthesis stage. The second type of applications concerned the use of silica spheres as sensitive nanomachines for the controlled drug release and required grafting of appropriate organic molecules onto the silica surface.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:13:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BolivarPGLD_DISSERT.pdf: 1624811 bytes, checksum: 4e49d5598ae806bbd9ddd7c33b6e903c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-06-19 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Several pharmaceutical products have been developed in recent years aiming to enhance the treatment of diseases by increasing the effectiveness of drugs. Many of these new products are based on new drug delivery systems. Among these, microemulsions, which were first studied in 1943 by Hoar and Schulman, is of great interest. Microemulsion can be defined as a thermodynamically stable, isotropic, translucent and transparent system of two immiscible liquids stabilized by a surfactant film located in the oil / water interface. The aim os this work was the incorporation of Amphotericin B and Simvasatin to a microemulsion system and analyzes its physicochemical properties and their therapeutical activity when incorporated into this system. Some very promising results were achieved as the reduction of the toxicity and maintenance of the efficacy of the Amphotericin B incorpored into a microemulsion, which was demonstrated in the in vitro pharmacotoxicological study. As for the incorporation of Simvastatin in microemulsion, it was observed a significant improvement in the potential antiinflammatory and anti-infective properties when the system was use to treat infected wounds (simvastatin pleiotropic effects). Therefore, it can be concluded that the incorporation of these drugs into microemulsion system reveal the potential of microemulsions as a promising and novel dosage form, qualifying them for future trials in order to make them available in the pharmaceutical market / In?meros produtos farmac?uticos v?m sendo desenvolvidos nos ?ltimos anos com a finalidade de incrementar o tratamento de doen?as pelo aumento da efic?cia de f?rmacos. Grande parte destes novos produtos est? baseada nos novos sistemas transportadores de f?rmacos. Entre eles destacamse as microemuls?es, que foram primeiramente estudadas em 1943 por Hoar e Schulman. Microemuls?o pode ser definida como um sistema termodinamicamente est?vel, isotr?pico, transl?cido e transparente de dois l?quidos imisc?veis estabilizados por um filme de tensoativos localizados na interface ?leo/?gua. O objetivo deste trabalho foi incorporar anfotericina B e sinvastatina em um sistema microemulsionado e analisar suas propriedades f?sico-qu?micas e suas a??es terap?uticas ap?s a incorpora??o destes f?rmacos ao sistema. Alguns resultados muito promissores foram alcan?ados como a redu??o da toxicidade e a perman?ncia da efic?cia da anfotericina B incorporada em uma microemuls?o durante o estudo farmacotoxicol?gico in vitro. Quanto ? incorpora??o da sinvastatina na microemuls?o, foi constatada uma melhora significativa no potencial antiinflamat?rio e antiinfeccioso (efeitos pleiotr?picos da sinvastatina) em feridas tratadas com esse sistema. Portanto, podemos concluir que a incorpora??o desses f?rmacos em sistemas microemulsionados faz das microemuls?es uma nova e promissora apresenta??o farmac?utica, habilitando-a a futuros ensaios com a finalidade de torn?-los dispon?veis no mercado farmac?utico

A trombose venosa profunda (TVP) é uma patologia grave de alta incidência mundial. Quando não diagnosticada precocemente e tratada adequadamente pode evoluir causando sérias complicações, como a embolia pulmonar e insuficiência venosa crônica, as quais são responsáveis por altas taxas de morbidade e mortalidade. Seu tratamento utiliza terapia com anticoagulantes pelas vias parenteral e oral (para manutenção) que estão associadas a prejuízos bem documentados limitando seu uso, além de resultar em baixa adesão do paciente ao tratamento. Os sistemas de liberação modificada de fármacos, tais como as micropartículas poliméricas, representam uma grande área em desenvolvimento, a qual tem recebido atenção de pesquisadores e indústrias de todo o mundo e recebido investimentos crescentes nas últimas três décadas. As micropartículas poliméricas possuem grande estabilidade, capacidade industrial e possibilitam ajustes para alcançar o perfil de liberação adequado e/ou o direcionamento para determinado sítio de ação. O estudo teve início com o desenvolvimento e validação do método analítico para a quantificação da enoxaparina sódica. A turbidimetria foi a técnica de escolha, pois os resultados utilizando CLAE não foram satisfatórios. Este estudo teve como objetivo a obtenção e caracterização físico-química de um sistema de liberação microparticulado para veiculação de uma heparina fracionada (HF), a enoxaparina sódica, muito utilizada no tratamento da TVP, visando um aumento da biodisponibilidade do fármaco com controle da sua biodistribuição. As micropartículas contendo a enoxaparina sódica foram preparadas utilizando o copolímero dos ácidos lático e glicólico (50:50) (PLGA), biodegradável, através do método da dupla emulsificação/ evaporação do solvente. As partículas obtidas foram caracterizadas pela técnica de microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e apresentaram forma esférica com superfície lisa e regular. As análises do tamanho e distribuição dos tamanhos de partícula foram realizadas por dispersão de luz laser e apresentaram perfil monomodal para a maioria das formulações. O perfil de liberação in vitro do fármaco encapsulado foi avaliado por 35 dias e apresentou cinética de liberação de pseudo ordem zero, modelo de Higuchi (1961), indicando que a difusão foi o principal mecanismo de liberação. A velocidade de degradação das micropartículas é, através da difusão do fármaco, um parâmetro muito importante e determinante da liberação in vivo. / Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a severe disease with high incidence worldwide. When it is not early diagnosed and properly treated it can develop and to cause serious complications, such as pulmonary embolism and chronic venous insufficiency, which are responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates. The treatment of DVT is accomplished with parenteral and oral (for maintenance) anticoagulants. They are associated to damage well documented that limit their use resulting in poor adherence of patients to treatment. Drug delivery systems, such as polymeric microparticles, represent a significant development area. It has received attention of researchers and industries around the world and increased investments in last three decades. The polymeric microparticles have great stability, industrial capacity and they allow adjustments to achieve the suitable release profile and / or direction for a particular site of action. The study started with development and validation from the analytical method to quantification of enoxaparin sodium. Turbidimetric technique was used because the results by HPLC were not satisfactory. The aim of this work was the preparation and physical-chemical characterization of a microparticle release system for delivery of a fractionated heparin (FH), enoxaparin sodium, widely used to the treatment of DVT to increase the drug bioavailability and control their biodistribution. The microparticles containing enoxaparin sodium were prepared from a biodegradable polymer poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (50:50) (PLGA) using double emulsification / evaporation of the solvent method. The particles obtained were characterized by scanning electron microscopy technique (SEM) and showed spherical shape with smooth and regular surface. The analysis of the size and distribution of particle sizes were performed by scattering of laser light and showed unimodal profile for the most of formulations. In vitro drug release profile from the microparticles was evaluated in 35 days showing pseudo zero order kinetics, Higuchi model (1961). This indicated that main mechanism of drug release was diffusion.

La résistance aux médicaments constitue un obstacle majeur pour le traitement du cancer. Les systèmes nanoparticulaires de délivrance de médicaments (nanoparticule drug delivery system, NDDS) sont pressentis pour apporter un nouvel espoir dans le traitement du cancer afin de surmonter la résistance aux médicaments en délivrant spécifiquement l’agent anticancéreux dans la lésion tumorale par effet EPR. Cela aura pour effet d’augmenter la concentration locale en médicaments et par conséquent d’améliorer l'efficacité thérapeutique tout en épargnant les tissus sains afin d'éviter les effets secondaires liés à la thérapie. Dans la mesure où la tumeur a souvent un microenvironnement acide, nous souhaiterions en outre doter nos nanoparticules NDDS d’une sensibilité pH-dépendante afin de permettre une délivrance spécifique dans la tumeur. Au cours de cette thèse, nous avons élaboré différents NDDSs sensibles aux variations de pH en employant des stratégies différentes. Ces NDDSs peuvent spécifiquement libérer le médicament au niveau du tissu tumoral et dans les cellules elles-mêmes à des valeurs de pH acides. En augmentant la concentration intracellulaire de médicament, l'objectif de surmonter la résistance aux médicaments pourrait ainsi être atteint. La présente étude a permis de fournir de nouvelles connaissances sur la conception de nano-transporteurs pour surmonter la résistance multidrogue par l’élaboration de NDDS sensibles au pH et constitue donc un exemple illustrant parfaitement le fait que les progrès des nanotechnologies peuvent être avantageusement mis en œuvre pour développer de nouvelles perspectives thérapeutiques. / Drug resistance presents a great hurdle to cancer treatment. Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems (NDDSs) are widely expected to bring new hope for cancer therapy to overcome drug resistance by specifically delivering anticancer drugs to tumor lesions via the EPR effect, hence increasing local drug concentrations and consequently enhancing therapeutic efficacy, and at the same time, sparing healthy tissues to avoid side effects. As tumors often have an acidic microenvironment, we would like to further endow the NDDS with a pH-responsive drug releasing property for specific tumor targeting. In this thesis, we established different pH-responsive NDDSs by employing different strategies. These NDDSs could specifically control drug release at tumor tissues and within tumor cells in response to acidic pH. By increasing the intracellular drug concentration, the goal of circumventing drug resistance in cancer was achieved. The present study provides new insights into the design of nanocarriers to overcome drug resistance through pH-responsive drug delivery, and illustrates how advances in nanotechnology can be advantageously implemented to enhance therapeutic outcomes.

Chapter 1: Amphiphilic self-assembled systems as nanocarriers Nanocarriers are the nanometric size molecular assemblies that are used for the transport of small molecules into their non-solvating environments. These systems find major applications as drug delivery systems (DDS) in pharmacological research. These drug delivery systems improves solubility and stability of the drug molecules through encapsulation and also offer additional advantages like target specificity and stimuli responsive release of the drug molecules. Several types of DDS are reported in the literature, which can be prepared by a variety of processing techniques. Of these, molecular self- Chart 1: Developments in the design of amphiphilic nanocarriers assembly has attained considerable attention due to its greater tunability and control in the preparation of nanocarriers. In this chapter we discussed about the amphiphilic nanocarriers which are prepared through self-assembly of amphiphiles through hydrophobic interactions. Several developments in the area of amphiphilic nanocarriers such as di-block polymeric systems, dendritic systems and core-shell architectures are also mentioned. We also highlighted some recent developments in the design of amphiphilic nanocarriers through supramolecular interactions and advantages of such systems. Chapter 2: Bile acid derived dendrons and their application as nanocarriers Host-guest chemistry is well known for dendritic systems. To understand the influence of steric crowding, dendritic effect and importance of number of hydroxyl groups on the bile acid backbone in the host-guest chemistry of bile acid dendrons, we designed and synthesized a new series of C3 symmetric systems and studied the above-mentioned objectives through extraction of polar dyes into nonpolar media. Dye extraction experiments performed using trimeric molecules suggested that only the cholate derivatives (3 and 4) showed considerable extraction of the polar dyes into chloroform; deoxycholate derivatives did not show any extraction, thus emphasizing the importance of the number of hydroxyl groups for dye extraction in these molecular architectures. The effect of steric crowding at the core of these trimeric molecules was shown by efficient extraction of the dyes with the triethylbenzene core (4) compared to the benzene core (3). Greater influence of the aggregates in the case of triethylbenzene core on the extracted dye was also manifested in the Chart 2: Structures of the designed molecules 1-6 value of the induced circular dichroism signal. Surprisingly, a higher analogue in these molecular architectures showed lesser efficiency in dye extraction (on a per bile acid residue basis) compared to the trimers, suggesting a more compact structure for the higher analogue. This was supported by molecular modeling studies. Generality of these systems as nanocarriers for hydrophilic dyes was investigated by screening several other dyes and polar molecules, which are diverse in their structure and functionalities. All these experiments suggested a dependency of the extraction profile on the size of the dye molecule. This was also examined by dynamic light scattering studies, which showed larger size and wider distribution in the size of the aggregates in the case of larger dyes. We also demonstrated selective extraction of a single dye molecule from a blended food color (apple green) using one of the trimer (4) and demonstrated solvent dependent morphological changes in these compounds using electron microscopy. The self-assembly of these amphilic molecules at the air-water interface was studied through Langmuir monolayer studies. Chart 3: Structure of polar guest molecules (Cresol red (7). Erioglaucine (8), Eriochrome black T (9),) phenyl β-D-glucopyranoside (10) and Eosin B (11) Chapter 3: Design and synthesis of bile acid derived surfactants: Study of their aggregation and potential applications Bile acids are facially amphiphilic systems and their amphiphilicity can be improved by attaching polar groups on the bile acid back bone or by synthesizing oligomeric systems which show better self-assembly compared to their monomeric units. To study and improve the amphiphilicity of bile acids, we designed and synthesized a new tripodal surfactant system, with a phosphine oxide based central core to which the bile acids were attached through the C-3 position using click chemistry. Our molecular design also offers added advantage of studying the influence of the stereochemistry at the C-3 position on the aggregation of these molecular architectures. We synthesized trimeric systems with both cholic and deoxycholic acids attached to the central phosphine oxide core with α and β stereochemistry at the C-3 position. Aggregation of these molecules was studied by surface tension measurements, dye extraction studies and NMR. All these compounds showed aggregation at micromolar concentrations. NMR studies suggested changes in the structure of the aggregates at higher temperature and these changes were studied by DLS, which suggested thermodynamically stable monodispersed aggregates for cholic acid derivatives (13 and 15) at higher temperature. These aggregates are stable even after cooling to room temperature and with time. The aggregates of these derivatives were also characterized by atomic force microscopy. Gelation was observed in the case of α derivatives (12 and 13) in phosphate buffer (0.1 M) at pH 7.5 for both deoxy and cholic derivatives, which emphasized the influence of stereochemistry at C-3 position in these architectures. These gels were characterized by rheology experiments. Finally, the possible utility of these micellar systems as model systems to study photophysical processes was demonstrated through lanthanide sensitization experiments in these micellar solutions. Chart 4: Structure of the designed molecules Chapter 4: Synthesis of oligomeric bile acid-taurine conjugates: Study of their aggregation and efficiency in cholesterol solubilization Bile acids are bio-surfactants that are used for the emulsification of fats, vitamins etc. in our body. Bile salts also solubilize the excess cholesterol in our body through mixed micelle formation in the bile and when the bile gets saturated with cholesterol, it leads to cholesterol gallstone formation, which needs to be treated. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is used as drug in some cases for the solubilization of (small) cholesterol gallstones, even though the efficiency to solubilize cholesterol is less for UDCA compared to the other bile acids (UDCA is less toxic than the others). So there is a need to develop new cholesterol solubilizing agents. Since oligomeric systems can aggregate better, we designed and synthesized two tetramer taurine conjugates, which differ in the spacer between the bile acid units. Since these conjugates are not soluble in water, their solubility and aggregation was studied in 10% MeOH/Water using pyrene fluorescence experiments. Aggregation studies suggested better aggregation for these molecules compared to their monomeric analogues. These aggregates were also characterized byDLS and electron microscopy. These systems were subsequently studied as nanocarriers for liphophilic dye molecules into aqueous media. Finally, the influence of oligomeric effect in cholesterol solubilization was investigated by cholesterol solubilization studied using these two tetramer taurine compounds and a control, sodium taurocholate. These studies suggested efficient solubilization of cholesterol by oligomers compared to monomeric analogues.(For structural formula pl see the abstract file)

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