Bolaamphiphilic Bis-Dehydropeptide Hydrogels as Potential Drug Release Systems
The self-assembly of nanometric structures from molecular building blocks is an effective way to make new functional materials for biological and technological applications. In this work, four symmetrical bolaamphiphiles based on dehydrodipeptides (phenylalanyldehydrophenylalanine and tyrosyldehydro...
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| author | Carolina Amorim Sérgio R. S. Veloso Elisabete M. S. Castanheira Loic Hilliou Renato B. Pereira David M. Pereira José A. Martins Peter J. Jervis Paula M. T. Ferreira |
| author_facet | Carolina Amorim Sérgio R. S. Veloso Elisabete M. S. Castanheira Loic Hilliou Renato B. Pereira David M. Pereira José A. Martins Peter J. Jervis Paula M. T. Ferreira |
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| description | The self-assembly of nanometric structures from molecular building blocks is an effective way to make new functional materials for biological and technological applications. In this work, four symmetrical bolaamphiphiles based on dehydrodipeptides (phenylalanyldehydrophenylalanine and tyrosyldehydrophenylalanine) linked through phenyl or naphthyl linkers (terephthalic acid and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid) were prepared, and their self-assembly properties were studied. The results showed that all compounds, with the exception of the bolaamphiphile of tyrosyldehydrophenylalanine and 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, gave self-standing hydrogels with critical gelation concentrations of 0.3 wt % and 0.4 wt %, using a pH trigger. The self-assembly of these hydrogelators was investigated using STEM microscopy, which revealed a network of entangled fibers. According to rheology, the dehydrodipeptide bolaamphiphilic hydrogelators are viscoelastic materials with an elastic modulus G′ that falls in the range of native tissue (0.37 kPa brain–4.5 kPa cartilage). In viability and proliferation studies, it was found that these compounds were non-toxic toward the human keratinocyte cell line, HaCaT. In sustained release assays, we studied the effects of the charge present on model drug compounds on the rate of cargo release from the hydrogel networks. Methylene blue (MB), methyl orange (MO), and ciprofloxacin were chosen as cationic, anionic, and overall neutral cargo, respectively. These studies have shown that the hydrogels provide a sustained release of methyl orange and ciprofloxacin, while methylene blue is retained by the hydrogel network. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61e6f46349194c53bce9dab46dceceb72023-11-21T17:47:14ZengMDPI AGGels2310-28612021-04-01725210.3390/gels7020052Bolaamphiphilic Bis-Dehydropeptide Hydrogels as Potential Drug Release SystemsCarolina Amorim0Sérgio R. S. Veloso1Elisabete M. S. Castanheira2Loic Hilliou3Renato B. Pereira4David M. Pereira5José A. Martins6Peter J. Jervis7Paula M. T. Ferreira8Center of Chemistry, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalCenter of Physics, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalCenter of Physics, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalInstitute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, PortugalREQUIMTE/LAQV, Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, R. Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, n 228, 4050-313 Porto, PortugalREQUIMTE/LAQV, Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, R. Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, n 228, 4050-313 Porto, PortugalCenter of Chemistry, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalCenter of Chemistry, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalCenter of Chemistry, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalThe self-assembly of nanometric structures from molecular building blocks is an effective way to make new functional materials for biological and technological applications. In this work, four symmetrical bolaamphiphiles based on dehydrodipeptides (phenylalanyldehydrophenylalanine and tyrosyldehydrophenylalanine) linked through phenyl or naphthyl linkers (terephthalic acid and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid) were prepared, and their self-assembly properties were studied. The results showed that all compounds, with the exception of the bolaamphiphile of tyrosyldehydrophenylalanine and 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, gave self-standing hydrogels with critical gelation concentrations of 0.3 wt % and 0.4 wt %, using a pH trigger. The self-assembly of these hydrogelators was investigated using STEM microscopy, which revealed a network of entangled fibers. According to rheology, the dehydrodipeptide bolaamphiphilic hydrogelators are viscoelastic materials with an elastic modulus G′ that falls in the range of native tissue (0.37 kPa brain–4.5 kPa cartilage). In viability and proliferation studies, it was found that these compounds were non-toxic toward the human keratinocyte cell line, HaCaT. In sustained release assays, we studied the effects of the charge present on model drug compounds on the rate of cargo release from the hydrogel networks. Methylene blue (MB), methyl orange (MO), and ciprofloxacin were chosen as cationic, anionic, and overall neutral cargo, respectively. These studies have shown that the hydrogels provide a sustained release of methyl orange and ciprofloxacin, while methylene blue is retained by the hydrogel network.https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/7/2/52bolaamphiphilesdehydropeptideself-assemblysupramolecular hydrogelsdrug delivery |
| spellingShingle | Carolina Amorim Sérgio R. S. Veloso Elisabete M. S. Castanheira Loic Hilliou Renato B. Pereira David M. Pereira José A. Martins Peter J. Jervis Paula M. T. Ferreira Bolaamphiphilic Bis-Dehydropeptide Hydrogels as Potential Drug Release Systems Gels bolaamphiphiles dehydropeptide self-assembly supramolecular hydrogels drug delivery |
| title | Bolaamphiphilic Bis-Dehydropeptide Hydrogels as Potential Drug Release Systems |
| title_full | Bolaamphiphilic Bis-Dehydropeptide Hydrogels as Potential Drug Release Systems |
| title_fullStr | Bolaamphiphilic Bis-Dehydropeptide Hydrogels as Potential Drug Release Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bolaamphiphilic Bis-Dehydropeptide Hydrogels as Potential Drug Release Systems |
| title_short | Bolaamphiphilic Bis-Dehydropeptide Hydrogels as Potential Drug Release Systems |
| title_sort | bolaamphiphilic bis dehydropeptide hydrogels as potential drug release systems |
| topic | bolaamphiphiles dehydropeptide self-assembly supramolecular hydrogels drug delivery |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/7/2/52 |
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