pharmaceutics - biotech, NDDs II, research Flashcards

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what is different between biologics and biotech

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biologics: can kill (or live attenuate which means to make the cell no longer pathogenic) and inject cells

biotech: remove cells and reinject living cells into a patient

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gene therapy

what does it look for and what does it do

what disease is this used for

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look for genetic defects and correct them (use virus as a vector and DNA as drug)

like hemophilia

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Biotechnology

what kind of technique is it

what may it include

what does invitro mean

what does in vivo mean

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Any technique that uses living organisms in the production or modification of products.
- May include tissue culture, living cells, or cell enzymes to make a defined product

  • in vitro: in cells, cell culture work in a petri dish

in vivo: in the organism

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Questions for reflection

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Do genetically modified organisms used in production facilities pose unknown risks for an ecosystem and for the human race itself?

Furthermore, is it right to modify the genetic structure of living organisms?

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Recombinant DNA

when was DNA first isolated and when was the chemical composition determined

what was discovered in the 1940’s.

what did Watson, Crick and Franklin do

now what do we understand about DNA

a typical gene has what and what can we do to them

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DNA first isolated in 1869

Chemical composition determined in1900s

The determination that genes in the chromosome were made up of DNA in the 1940s

James D. Watson and Francis H.C Crick discovered DNA structure is a double helix. Rosalind Franklin who took the images

  • Now we know and understand the role of Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine in base pairing.
  • A typical gene has hundreds of bases that are always arranged in pairs. Can correct the sequences (gene therapy and recomb. DNA promises)
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Recombinant DNA

to create a new cell, what must happen to the DNA

how is this done

what are the steps to protein production

how many proteins can a single E.coli cell make

why are Endonucleases & DNA Ligase important

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To create a new cell or new organism, DNA must be able to replicate (clone) itself.

Unwinding and separation of the two DNA strands, then follow attachment to new bases within the cell.

Protein Production:
- DNA is translated to messenger RNA (ribonucleic acid) from the most common amino acids from which all proteins are made.

  • A single E.coli bacterium can produce about 2000 proteins.
  • Endonucleases, DNA Ligase, Why important?
    ——–For the first time, we could now join two different DNA molecules together at specific sites

Welcome to BioTechnology.

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Advantages of Recombinant DNA technology

what kind of cells can now be used to manufacture proteins in large quantities

now it is easier for scientists do to what

for example: how many many cadaver pituitary glands were required to treat a how many growth-hormone deficient chldren for how many years. Were the glands pure?

today, is the biosynthetic product comtaminated with viral products for the cadaver soruce of the hormone

what were the 2 first products of rDNA

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Nonhuman cells identical to those produced in human cells can now be used to manufacture proteins in large quantities.
- Now easier for scientists to produce molecules that were once difficult to obtain from human sources

For example,
- 50 Cadaver pituitary glands were required to treat a single growth hormone-deficient child for 1 year. Well also, how pure are the glands?

  • TODAY: The biosynthetic product is free of viral contamination from the cadaver source of the hormone

Human growth hormone and insulin were the first recombinant DNA products available for patient use - they serve as a model for future products too

with rDNA tech, now we can use nonhuman cells to produce human proteins!! much better than using lots of cadavers

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Polymerase Chain Reaction

what does it do

what are the 3 steps

each cycle is repeated until when

what is an example

what is the directionality of the primer and DNA polymerase

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This technology amplifies nucleic acid sequences

A three-step process:
1- DNA is denatured to separate the 2 strands

2- Nucleic acid primer is hybridized to each strand

3- DNA polymerase extends the primer along the DNA strand to copy the nucleic acid sequence

Each cycle is repeated until DNA material is copied
For example:
- 20 cycles with a 90% success rate will yield a 375,000 amplification of a DNA sequence

primer 5’ to 3’ , DNA polymerase from 3’ to 5’

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Gene Therapy

what does it introduce into the target cell population

defintion of gene therapy
- is the genetic material endogenous or exogenous
- into what kind of cells
- what is the purpose of this

what are some of the diseases that are used for this

this is a good option so far as what can be deleivered to the apporpriate target cell or tissue

what are the two things that gene therapy must be. Where do we want to deliver and what do we wnat to spare

what cells are preferred over another and why

what is the difference between stem and somatic cells

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This technology introduces a new function or property into a target cell population

gene therapy:
“A process in which exogenous genetic material is transferred into somatic cells to correct an inherited or acquired genetic defect” – but I thought they like stem cells better?
- For some common and life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, and diabetes.

A viable option so long as the transferred genetic material can be delivered to the appropriate target cell or tissue.

Should be SAFE and EFFECTIVE. Want to deliver to the target cell and spare healthy tissue from damaging effects

__stem cells___________are preferred over __somatic cells__________ because stem cells can self renew. Also, an inserted gene can remain in place for subsequent generations of differentiated cells or tissue populations

stem cells replicate over and over again. Around a lot longer than somatic cells

somatic cells have a definite lineage, so they live and then die. We’re already programmed and then die

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Gene Therapy

what happens to the patient’s cells

what is the basic process:
1- what do the cells receive
2- what do cells start to produce
3- what is returned to the patient
4- what is produced and how does it affect the disease

WHAT Conditions should be OPTIMIZED (in the basic process) in order to achieve the greatest success?

1- what must the area be
2- what must the needle be
3- what do we want to make sure of the virus
4- what can we use micelles for
5- what should the broth medium be
6- should you change everything at once

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Patient’s cells (i.e., T lymphocytes) are harvested and grown within the laboratory

The BASIC PROCESS
- Cells receive the gene from a viral carrier (i.e., Moloney murine leukemia virus),

  • Cells start to produce the missing protein required to correct the deficiency
  • The newly engineered cell is then returned to the patient
  • The normal protein is produced and released, alleviating the disease WHAT Conditions should be OPTIMIZED (in the basic process) in order to achieve the greatest success?
  • the area is not contaminated, no lotions
  • right size needle and type
  • want to make sure viruses cannot cause problems
  • do we have a naked gene? Can use micelles or liposomes and use the right ratio of lipids to get more into a virus. Can use mivroinejction. Look for the best way to incorporate genetic material into the virus
  • broth medium, want to keep cells alive, make sure conditions for cells are optimal for cell survival. Do not use phenol or heat, can use slaine, or centrifuge. Want floating cells. 37*C
  • change one thing at a time

remove cells from body,

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The BASIC PROCESS of gene therapy
1- what happens to cells
2- what happens to the virus
3- where is the gene inserted
4- what is the altered virus mixed with
5- what happens to the cells of the patient
6- where is it injected into
7- what do the genetically altered cells produce

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1 - cells are removed from the patient

2- in the lab. a virus is altered so that it cannot reproduce

3- a gene is inserted into the virus

4- the altered virus is mixed with cells from the patient

5- the cells from the patient become genetically altered

6- the altered cells are injected into the patient

7- the genetically altered cells produce the desired protein or hormone

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Gene therapy- Hemophilia

what is gene therapy used for, what do it have to do with hemophilia

for gene therapy for hemophilia, what is the drug and is the delivered

what is injected into a large group of cells

what is the hope of this

what is the virus used as

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Gene therapy is being thoroughly researched as a cure for several genetic diseases.
- Out of all genetic disorders, hemophilia has the most favorable characteristics for this potential cure.

Gene therapy works in hemophilia by using DNA as the drug and viruses as the deliverer.

A virus containing the gene that produces Factor VIII or Factor IV (in the case of Hemophilia B) is injected into a large group of cells in the patient.

The hope of gene therapy is to have the cell produce more of the cured cells and spread throughout the rest of the body.

using a virus as a vector

grow cells, maintain cells, (antibiotics are usually not used)

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bayer

what can it fund

what are they developing

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Fabrizio Bensch /Reuters
“Bayer will fund clinical trials and handle regulatory submissions in a deal with Dimension Therapeutics.

Dimension Therapeutics, a Cambridge biotechnology startup, has struck a deal worth up to $252 million with the pharmaceutical giant Bayer HealthCare to develop a gene therapy to treat hemophilia, a rare disease that prevents blood from clotting.”

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Nucleotide Blockade/ Antisense therapy

what does it focus on

what is the sense sequence

what is the anti-sense sequence

what do anti-sense drugs recognize and bind to

what does that prevent

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This technology focuses on the study of the function of specific proteins and intracellular expression.

The sequence of the nucleotide chain containing the information for protein synthesis is called the ‘_sense___’ sequence.

The nucleotide chain complementary to the sense sequence is called the ‘_anti-sense___’ sequence.

Antisense drugs both recognize and bind to the sense sequence of specific mRNA molecules.

This prevents the synthesis of unwanted proteins and destroys the ‘_sense______’ molecules in the process

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Nucleotide Blockade/ Antisense therapy

what has been problematic

what is being explored to overcome this obstacle

animals treated with what get side effects and what is the result of some

what will not occur

Problems, and Why the Side Effects?

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Delivery of antisense oligonucleotides into target cells or the cell nucleus has been problematic.

A variety of viral and non-viral delivery systems are currently being explored to overcome this obstacle.

Animals treated with antisense oligonucleotides have had significant side effects, some of which have been lethal.

translation (which goes on to make protein and then causes disease) will not occur

Problems, and Why the Side Effects?
- anti-sense prevents
- you may have a different sequence very similar to the intended sequence and as a result the antisense will bind that one. This is an off-target effect

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What is an off-target effect?

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Off-target effects“
- A secondary effect of the antisense strand of a specific siRNA or shRNA where it has the appropriate homology to knockdown the expression of another related gene that carries the same sequence.”

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How can antisense technology be used for today?

what does it discover about a protein

what can it be used for for dysfunctional mRNA or DNA and what is this called

what does it focus on and because of that, where is it applied

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A new way to discover how proteins, whose expression has been selectively repressed in a cell, function in that cell.

To stop the expression of dysfunctional messenger RNA or DNA and control the disease process. A new process aka~ Reverse Genetics

Since antisense technology focuses on preventing gene expression, it has been most widely applied to cancer gene therapy.

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Products of Biotechnology

what can it be classified into

what are the different classes

how are Biotechnological peptides divided

what are examples of each of the divided groups

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“May be classified into major classes
(i.e.,
antisense,
clotting factors,
hematopoietic factors,
hormones,
interferons,
monoclonal antibodies
vaccines).”

Biotechnological peptides are further divided into physiological & Non-physiological peptides.

Example of Physiological Peptides:
- Those for Substitutions: Clotting factors, insulin, human growth hormones

Example of non Physiological Peptides:
- Mutants of physiological peptides, vaccines, thrombolytic Agents and antithrombics.

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Colony stimulating factors

what are they and what do they bind to

what do they control and into what groups

what are patients with low amounts of endogenous CSFs more prone to

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CSFs are four glycoprotein regulators that bind to specific surface receptors.

Control proliferation and differentiation of bone marrow cells into,
- macrophages, neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, platelets, or erythrocytes

Patients with low amounts of endogenous CSFs are prone to secondary infections

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Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Filgrastim)

how is it produced and what does it do

what is it approved for

how is it suppliied

should it be frozen

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Produced by rDNA technology, this drug stimulates the production of neutrophils in the bone marrow.

Approved for chemotherapy-related neutropenia

Filgrastim is supplied in boxes containing
- 10 glass vials, packaged in gel–ice insulating container with a temp. indicator to detect freezing.
- should not be frozen!!!

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Antisense Drugs

what is an example of one

what is it used for

who is CMV uncommon for

CMV retinitis is the most common cause of what in people who have what

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Fomivirsen Sodium - The very first antisense drug product on the market.
Approved in 1988. Discontinued in early 2000s

(vitravene) injectable, an antisense drug approved for the local treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in patients with AIDS, who were intolerant of, or have a contraindication to, other treatments for CMV retinitis.
– Uncommon in individuals with functional immune systems, but can be serious in those individuals with impaired immune systems.

– CMV retinitis is the most common cause of blindness in persons with AIDS or other immuno-suppressed

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Fomivirsen Sodium,

what kind of drug is it

where is it injected

what is targeted and what happens

how often is it injected

this treatment might avoid what

is it fewer or more frequent injections than other intravitreal injection treatments

what can it be a suitable adjunt to

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an anti-sense drug

Administered by direct injection into the vitreous body of the eye.

The oligonucleotide is targeted specifically to the CMV genetic information, shutting down the CMV virus without interfering with the normal function of human DNA

Induction dose on days 1,15 followed by monthly injection of 330 µg.

Treatment approach might potentially avoid surgery, IV therapies and their associated complications.

Fewer injections compared to other intravitreal injection treatments

May be suitable adjunct to oral ganciclovir therapy

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Erythropoietins

what is it contain

what does it enhance by stimulating the formation of what and the release of what from the bone marrow

what is it secreted by, in response to what and how it is transported

where is it primarily produced when what happens to blood oxygen levels

how is human erythropoietin manufactured, using what kind of DNA technology and what is it used for the treatment of

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A sialic acid-containing glycoprotein

enhances erythropoiesis by stimulating the formation of proerythroblasts and the release of reticulocytes from bone marrow.
- Secreted by the kidney in response to hypoxemia and transported to the bone marrow through the plasma.

Erythropoietin is primarily produced by the kidney when a drop in blood oxygen level is perceived
- Human erythropoietin is manufactured commercially using recombinant DNA technology and is used for the treatment of anemia (low red blood cell count) in human dialysis and cancer patients.

so this product is an rDNA technology product that is used to stimulate the production of RBCs when the blood has low levels of oxygen

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DNA probe technology what is it used for what is a small piece of DNA used for what can we now locate and monitor and what can it lead to what can be easily performed what has it been used to identify what is the level of accuracy are the results easy to read
This technology is used to diagnose disease. Small piece of DNA is used to search a cell for viral infection or genetic defect, Cancer, infectious disease, genetic defects, gene susceptibility We can now locate and monitor disease causing-genes that can lead to development of gene replacement therapies Easy-to-perform moderately-complex DNA probe technology that takes about 45 minutes. Conclusive identification of Candida species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Trichomonas vaginalis from a single vaginal sample. Accuracy up to 30% higher than slide microscopy. Results are easy-to-read too. so DNA probe technology: use a small piece of DNA to search a cell for infection and can be used to locate and monitor a gene causing a disease!
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erythropoietin how long does one dose last how long do the effects last for Epoetin Alpha (EPO): where is it administered how often is it administered and how many times per week what happens if the therapy is >8weeks what did EPO enter the market and as the first biopharm. product to treat what biologically, is EPO similar to endogenous erythropoietin what kind of drugs are these and what does that mean
A dose of erythropoietin lasts about a day, - but its effect is seen approximately 5 days later (when the red cell proliferation it has induced is mature enough for release into the circulation). Epoetin Alpha: - IV or subcutaneous administration - 50-100 IU/kg body weight 3 times per week - If >8 weeks of therapy the hematocrit has not increased to at least 5 to 6 points (below 30-33%) the dose is increased. - In April 1993, epoetin alfa (EPO) first entered the U.S. market as the only biopharmaceutical product approved by the FDA for the treatment of *CIA. - EPO is biologically indistinguishable from endogenous erythropoietin *CIA = Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia anemia because this a recombinanat DNA technology product that is used to stumultae the production of RBCs
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Monoclonal antibody
“Monoclonal antibodies are purified antibodies produced by a single source of clone of cells. They are engineered to recognize and bind to a single specific antigen.” Examples: - Rituximab (Rituxan)- The first monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of cancer in 1997. - Trastuzumab (Herceptin)-The second monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of cancer in 1998. *what are they used for, what cancers* know for the exam *on final exam*
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Rotate sites for injection how many sites what is the location for each ayyyy macarena which side do you start and end with
area 1 - right abdomen - leave about 2" on the right side of naval area 2 - right thigh - low area 3- left abdomen (leave about 2" on left side of navel) area 4- left thigh area 5- left arm (upper back portion) area 6- left buttock area 7- right arm (upper back portion) area 8- right buttock start and end with right side!
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FDA Office of Biotechnology Products
The office was established in 1989. Was created to serve as a central coordinating, problem-solving, and advisory role within the Office of the Commissioner. Effective point of contact with the FDA for those outside of the agency on issues related to new biotechnology The office is no longer in existence: - Replaced by six divisions relating to biotechnological products - Division of Monoclonal Antibodies created under the Centers for Biologics Evaluation and Research of the FDA, Office of Therapeutics Research and Review.
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Patient Information from the Pharmacist instruct on what. should reinforce what who should do the first injection some products come with what what should they be educated on they should be shown how to dispose of what they must understand what about the product what must they emphasize
Pharmacist should instruct patients on parenteral administration Pharmacists should reinforce the printed information sheet *The first injection should be performed by a health care professional to assure patient comprehension and understanding of techniques* Some products (e.g., Betaseron) come with training videos demonstrating reconstitution and self-administration techniques Patients should be educated on how to prepare, give injections, and how to rotate injection sites Patients should be shown how to dispose of needles and syringes. The patient must understand that the product should not be agitated or shaken. Pharmacists must emphasize the need for compliance with dosage regimens. - For example, Betaseron is administered every other day. A calendar reminder system might be helpful for patients using medication.
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Briefly discuss the differences between a Biotechnologic Product and a more conventional Finished Pharmaceutical Product.
biotech. product has live/living organisms - the organisms are still alive while more conventional pharmaceutics products have killed or attenuated organisms (such as biologics) or no organisms at all also Biotech companies research, develop, and market products derived from living organisms. The products of pharma companies tend to be derived from chemicals and artificial sources.
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A beneficial protein product could result when a gene is successfully inserted into a human cell. Briefly describe the process starting from when cells are removed from a patient to when they are returned to the patient.
1 - cells are removed from the patient 2- the virus is altered so that it will not replicate/reproduce 3- A gene is inserted into the virus that codes for a protein that will help cure the genetic defect 4- the virus is mixed with the patient's cells 5- patient cells become genetically altered due to their exposure to the viral cells 6- cells are reinjected into the patient 7- the genetically altered cells produce the desired protein or hormone
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As a follow-up to question#2, discuss two reasons why the process failed to live up to expectations, and what would YOU do to improve the outcome?
make sure I use the right broth when growing and keeping the viral or human cells alive making sure that I am not intorudcing anything like phenol or heat that could kill the cells
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Tumor microenvironment characteristics contributing toward MDR what are there increased levels of what are there decreased levels of
Increased levels *Oncogenes *Growth factors/receptors *Nutrient importers *ABC transporters *Aerobic glycolysis *Interstitial fluid pressure *DNA repair *Detoxification enzymes - altar the structure of the drug to get eliminated faster Decreased levels *Tumor suppressors *Oxidative phosphorylation *pH - specifically the center; so very acidic! *Cell cycle regulation *Increased apoptosis looking for ways to overcome tumors being resistant to drugs
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Overcoming barriers limiting the entry of drugs into target cells
Drug efflux pumps altered apoptotic pathway, if Bcl-2 is altered then cells do not die and live on decrease drug uptake as a result of the drug efflux pumps altered drug targets altered DNA repair delivered to a specific tumor not only to get to the tumor but also to get absorbed etc Bcl-2
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Magnetic Drug Targeting what is a nano drug delivery system loaded with what are the 3 parameters to consider - [ ] - magnet - time what is the point of NDDs II?
In this approach, a nano drug delivery system is loaded with a ferrofluid (attracted to an externally applied magnet) or drug and ferrofluid alone. The parameters to consider are as follows: - Concentration of ferrofluid must be sufficient to get attracted to a magnetic field. (If too low, nanoparticles are not as responsive, and will not be able to retain much because it is as if the ferrofluid is not even there. sufficient amount) - The magnetic strength of the external magnet should be sufficient to attract the magnetic particle. You can use permanent magnets. - The duration of magnetic field application should be the Optimum amount of time for ferrofluid to get attracted to the magnet. length of time you are going to apply the magnet to the tumor surface so basically - concentration of ferrofluid in the drug - magnetic strength of external magnet - duration of time for the external magnet to be applied the purpose of NDDs II 1 - add ferrofluid (has magnetic properties) to liposome with the drug (usually in the aqueous layer especially for Doxorubicin) 2 - give drug to patient 3 - apply external magnet to tumor site for the ferrofluid within the drug to be attracted to it. This allowed better drug accumulation of 15% as compared to 5% without any magnet applied goal: improve the accumulation of drug to the tumor site hmm okay :)
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How do you increase the amount of drug incorporated in a liposome?
1) Increase drug-to-lipid ratio (1% vs 10%), want to be potent so you will not need as much. The drug should be compatible with ferrofluid 2) change the lipid composition, bilayer now ferrofluid is already there and will take up some space, so need to make space for drugs as well use appropriate lipids drug and Ferro (if water-soluble) can be in the bilayer or the aqueous layer before, want to increase the drug in the bilayer: DMPC vs DSPC, DSPC is larger and incorporates more drugs -- this works out if the bilayer is where you want to put the drug
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Ferro Fluid (Magnetic Material)
Core has magnetite (Fe3O4) Matrix has Citric Acid Zeta Potential: -35 mv, negatively charged, (anionic liposome). If +35 mv it will be positively charged (cationic liposome) ferro has - magnetite in the core - citric acid matrix on the outside citric acid matrix on the outside - needed otherwise magnetite will aggregate. With it, magnetite will not aggregate Zeta potential - is the charge - the electric potential along the double membrane surface - For example: if we introduce phosphatidylglycerol which is negatively charged, we will have negatively charged liposomes. We can take a vesicle and measure the surface charge
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Some physicochemical properties of magnetic liposomes
MAG-C = Ferrofluid MAGnetite & Citric acid phase transition temp. - when it is reached: 50% gel, 50% lipo crystalline phase particle size and zeta potential characteristics shown in two graphs - both are important for targeting efficiency - both are determinants of targeting MAG-C = ferrofluid graph for particle size and [MAG-C] - particle size as a function of concentration MAG-C - we see a signification increase in particle size as we increase [MAG-C] graph for zeta potential (or surface charge) - zeta potential as a function of concentration MAG-C - zeta potential at 0 [MAG-C]: almost +60 mv - as we increase the concentration of MAG-C, the zeta potential decreases - the Zeta potential decreases, which tells us at 2.5 it is saturated. Levels off, MAG-C goes inside and not on the surface anymore, saturates on the surface as much as possible and the rest goes inside graph for phase transition temp. and [MAG-C] - phase transition temp as a function of concentration MAG-C - melting temp. is 55 degrees Celsius - stays relatively the same from 0 to 0.5 then the temp. drops when it reaches 2.5, (from 0 to 2.5 it increases just a little bit) because MAG-C does not alter the properties deeper in the bilayer. If you want to change the melting temp then you need to change some of the properties deeper inside the bilayer. If it stays on the surface then there is not much change (to do that, you need higher amounts of MAG-C). - at 2.5, it starts to go deeper inside the bilayer because 2.5 is a high concentration of MAG-C so: based on size, zeta potential, and melting temp., 2.5mg was probably used 2.5mg had the biggest particle size, lowest zeta potential and lowest phase transition temp.
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Magnetic
take any of the drug delivery systems: liposomes, micelles administer through iV want to accumulate the drug to one site for example to a tumor and reduce reuptake by healthy tissue we can accumulate a lot more to the target site as compared to the free drug magnetic: the drug is attracted to an externally applied magnetic field, because delivery systems have something attracted to other magnet the drug goes to the tumor and is attracted to the tumor rather than the healthy tissue
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Magnetic liposomes picture
- can see ferrofluid inside - these are melanoma cells - can see plasma membrane and nucleus - get a perinucleus accumulation formation - the drug is probably around the nucleus, will target the nucleus, and kill cells
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green picture
- a tumor with blood vessels on the top left - take the mouse anesthetized and can see blood vessels - inject magnetic cation liposomes with ferrofluids - apply magnetic to the window of the tumor for one hour - then we looked at the extent to which the nanoparticles will accumulate in the tumor with and without the magnet - no magnetic, also wait just as long no magnet: NDD part 1 magnet: NDD part 2- can see the advantage: can accumulate more drug to the tumor site these are vascular targeting tumorous blood vessels have an overexpression of negatively charged functional groups, these accumulate in the tumor and accumulate in the blood vessels forcing tumors to be retained magnetic cationic liposome - + charge - liposome vesicle - ferrofluid - chemotherapy agents the negative charge of the tumor is attracted to the + charge of the cationic liposome endothelial cells... - can accumulate more drugs!!!! wow exam: regarding physiochemical changes
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primary tumor is not the issue but the issue is when the tumor starts metastasizing - when it goes to lymph nodes to move onto secondary site and cannot control that happens through blood vessels, must go through blood vessels
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- removed organs primary tumor metastasizing to liver, lung, spleen
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Proof of concept
- remove mice organs - euthanized - all black: melanoma - apply magnetic: no evidence at all of the metastasizing tumor! - following IV administration - inject a million cells subq - inject IV magentic liposomes that have chemotherapy agent - wait 2 weeks and wait for the tumor to respond - apply magnet for 1 hour then remove for an hour - so we were able to retain enough of the liposome in the tumor to cause destruction to the blood vessels that it did not allow for disseminating of the cancer cell to a secondary site like the lungs. we damaged the blood vessels so much that we were not able to get transport to distant sites. that is why the mice with the magnet are clear. there were more uptake of the nanoparticle by using the magnet - we were able to retain enough chemotherapy drug liposomes in the tumor and cause dissemination to the blood vessels which was so severe that did not allow dissemination to a secondary site - take a mouse, inject a million cells, and wait for the tumor to grow, you will see it. It naturally metastasizes to an area outside the lungs. - this is the control group - then for a free drug: chemotherapy agent without magnetic liposome. We see there is less perinuclear. - with magetic with liposome (+ charge), ferrofluid. We had 3 out of 6 mice had melanoma but when we applied the magnet to the tumor, all of the mice did not have any more cells
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green picture (from lecture video) - melanoma what charge is the ferrofluid and why does it attract the vessels
- did surgery for the mouse and implanted a small tumor piece into the center of the window so it would grow - once it grows, place the mouse anesthetized look for blood vessels, and inject the magnetic cationic liposomes. Applied the magnet to the window of the tumor for 1 hour - now we look for the extent to which the nanopartciles (has the drug) will accumatte within the blood vessels in tumro with or without the magnet - with magnet: 15% was targeted, but 5% was targetted without the magnet - this is all following the IV administration of the magnetic cationic liposomes chart: - natural accumulation: 5% - this would be NDD part 1 - accumulation with magnet: 15% - this would be NDD part 2 - the magnetic component, we can see the advantage. Accumulate more nanoparticles are the blood vessels why is this important: - these are magnetic cationic liposomes - tumorous blood vessels have an overexpression of negatively charged functional groups, these accumulate in the tumor and accumulate in the blood vessels. the charge is more than what you would find in healthy tissue - if + charge liposomes with ferrofluid, it will accumulate the tumor along the blood vessel wall - if you have a magnet, in addition to the natural accumulation, you are also forcing the magnetic cationic liposomes to be retained (and be attracted to the - charged tumor and blood vessels) clinical implication - magnetic liposomes have a chemotherapy agent - chemotherapy agent in the vesicle accumulates along the wall of the vessel: will exert its action against endothelial cells and kill them :( - the vessel has endothelial cells - if you kill the blood vessel of the tumor
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mice tumor - control: - free drug: - no magnet - magnet liver - control: - free drug: - no magnet: - magnet spleen - control: - free drug: - no magnet: - magnet lung - control: - free drug: - no magnet: - magnet what was the drug that was used and how was it given to the mice which had better results, no magnet or free drug
tumor - control: metastasize to the liver - free drug: metastasize to the liver - no magnet - magnet liver - control: metastasize to spleen - free drug: metastasize to spleen - no magnet: less metastasize - magnet spleen - control: metastasize to the lung - free drug: metastasize to the lung - no magnet: less metastasize - magnet lung - control: metastasize - free drug: nothing here - no magnet: less metastasize - magnet drug: vinblastine sulfate IV to mice free drug: FDA approved very qualitative study will the free drug, drug with no magnet or drug with magnet prevent the metastasis of the tumor to the liver, lung and spleen result: no magnet: had better results than the free drug and caused less metastasis
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Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer: Drug delivery with liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin what do we want to know about doxorubicin-loaded liposomes
To determine where doxorubicin-loaded liposomes accumulate in liver tumors following injections by 3 different routes of administration
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Depending on the hydrophilic or hydrophobic nature of the encapsulated agent: Drugs, contrast agents, genes, and peptides can be trapped within where of what
Drugs, contrast agents, genes, and peptides can be trapped within the aqueous or lipid phases of liposomes for delivery to various biological targets – Doxorubicin can be encapsulated in liposomes and this formulation has been used to target tumors in various experimental animal models. Doxorubicin???
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DOXIL - commercial product of doxorubicin
Formulations incorporating doxorubicin have been developed to decrease the incidence of severe toxicity seen with the conventional formulation of doxorubicin while taking advantage of the unique delivery properties of liposomes and the cytotoxic effects of doxorubicin. Approved for treatment of Aids-related Kaposi Sarcoma, Ovarian cancer and many other Solid tumor varieties Commercial product using stealth (limits uptake by liver, lung, and spleen so should be available long enough to circulate in the blood so the tumor can take up more of it) liposomes - in the vesicle and is surrounded by PEG Doxil itself is not more effective (reducing tumors) than the free drug (active drug). So then why use it, if you load Doxil into the liposome because it is not taken up long enough then it turns out that it reduces cardiotoxicity
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Doxorubicin hydrochloride' what is there activity against what are the mechanisms of action what are the side effects
Activity against: Lymphomas Leukemias Sarcomas Carcinomas *read the article to distinguish one from the other* Mechanism(s) of action: - Directly cytotoxic to cells without entry by cancer cells - Intercalate with DNA in cancer cells & inhibit DNA synthesis - Can inhibit topoisomerase I and II activity and interfere with DNA strand separation - interfere with DNA replication Side effects: - Severe cardiotoxicity (which is why stealth is used because it reduces this) is associated with treatment but liposomes have been shown to reduce the toxicity of the drug. so this drug prevents DNA replication of the cancer cells and if it is put into a liposome then it will reduce the cardiotoxic effects
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Doxorubicin Pharmacokinetic profile for the bolus injection,
Bolus injection- drug undergoes biotransformation in the liver to active and inactive metabolites Drug binds extensively to plasma proteins and tissues (about 70%) Drug is excreted primarily in the bile (40 to 50%) Drug clears slowly from blood (half-life- 18 to 32 hrs). Drug does not cross blood brain barrier in clinically relevant concentrations Limited data suggest that doxorubicin can cross the placenta into fetal tissue, but fetal damage is rare
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Preclinical studies: Efficacy experiments
establish if the drug is effective, carry them out in vivo 4 groups have 6-8 mice with tumor (inject a million cells sub Q and the tumor will grow on the surface so we can monitor and measure the size, we cannot do this if we did this parenterally A- is a placebo. We inject a million cells and the tumor has to grow. Not all tumor cells will grow in mouse models but this tumor will. Graph: tumor volume as a function of days. Inject cells and wait and see how long it will take the tumor to grow D- takes 30 days to grow another took 20 days take a human cell line and mice, tumors are heterogeneous, because of genetic, cellular, and molecular reasons. If injected, half may move to one area of the mouse and some may split into other areas. So the amount of cells that will participate in a tumor varies because they go in different directions B vs A- B is delayed in growth and takes a longer time to grow. To achieve 30 days - the tumor growth rate was suppressed C - drug into liposome now, D- the tumor is not able to grow, it never gets to the full amount. It looks like the tumor is responding to the therapy. They applied to the tumors probably. Applied heat, the tumor is not affected by heat. It does not kill the tumor but it makes it more susceptible to the celsion's doxo.
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Tumors of the liver
liver matters routes of admin: hepatic artery, hepatic portal vein
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Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer: Drug delivery with liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin what is the purpose of this study? what is the title and the authors?
To determine where doxorubicin-loaded liposomes accumulate in liver tumors following injections by 3 different routes of administration (3 routes are important) Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer: Drug delivery with liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin ( Osman Cay, MD, Jonathan B. Druskal, MD, PhD, Imad Nasser, MD, Peter Thomas, PhD, Melvin E. Clouse, MD., Radiology 1997; 205:95-101) volume and then page numbers ***********
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Purpose of the research study - 3 routes - what is administered - what animal model is used Why is this important?
To compare Intra-venous, Intra-portal, and Intra-arterial administration of liposomal doxorubicin, by using an established mouse model of hepatic colorectal cancer metastasis Why is this important? - Improve drug access to target sites, and - It’s a way to circumvent drug barriers
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what are the 3 Routes of administration used in this experiment? what does each route do IV - what vein in the mouse IP - IA
Intravenous: mouse tail vein Intra-portal: carries all blood from the abdominal GI tract, spleen, pancreas, and gall bladder to the heart through the liver Intra-arterial: Carrier of oxygen-rich blood to the liver from the heart the liver is the eventual organ site, we want to target tumors in the liver
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Animal Study what animal was used - are they babies or adults where were they contained
Studies were performed with adult nude mice (Mean weight 20 grams) - immunocompromised Animals were housed under controlled temperature and humidity and were allowed access to water and laboratory chow
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Animal tumor model
Cells maintained in RPMI 1640 medium (like a broth) with 10% FBS (fetal bovine serum) Anesthesia: 30 mg of sodium pentobarbital per/ kilogram of body weight (mg/kg) was injected intra-peritoneally 5,000,000 human CX-1 (colorectal cancer, metastases to the liver) cells in a solution of 0.5 ml of phosphate-buffered saline (pH 7.4) (will not kill cells, isotonic) were injected into the spleen. want to inject 5 million cells. they could have injected the tumor cells into the liver itself but they took colorectal cancer cells into the spleen because the liver tumors will develop more naturally as opposed to forcing them to grow in the liver
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Techniques used to evaluate liposome accumulation in tumors what are the 5 techniques? what does invitro mean
In vivo Video Microscopy In vivo Biologic Distribution of Doxorubicin In vitro uptake studies Electron Microscopy Statistical Analyses _______________________________________ In vitro: studies conducted in culture In vivo: studies conducted in small animal models, usually rats or mice *pay attention to this question, will be on an exam lol*
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Some Procedures what happened after Intrasplenic injection of CX-1 human colorectal cancer cells into mice and within what time frame in each mouse, on average how many tumors (of what ranges) were observed in the liver now what do we have
Intrasplenic injection of CX-1 human colorectal cancer cells into mice resulted in spontaneous growth of multiple (avascular) metastatic tumors in all livers within 7 days of injection. In each mouse, an average of 5 tumors (range 3-6) were observed in the liver - good to know because when you inject the 5 million cells and they develop in the liver, we will not open the mouse to look at the tumor. Now we have a clinically relevant tumor model that can be used to carry out overall research
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study now begins Routes of injection - give an injection of liposomal doxorubicin after 5 minutes, was there fluorescence, and in what areas
Five minutes after injection of the hepatic, portal vein, or tail vein no visible fluorescent activity was observed in the: - Hepatic intravascular compartment - Parenchymal (normal tissue areas in the liver) - Tumors - Hepatocytes or - Sinusoidal endothelial cells why expect to see fluorescent activity, doxorubicin hydrochloride is red and is naturally fluorescent detect presence in the liver: video microscopy
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Routes of injection what happened 30 minutes after intrarterial or intraportal injection,
30 minutes after intrarterial or intraportal injection, what about tail vein injection (ut has been dropped off for some reason) Focal spots of fluorescence activity (evidence of liposomal doxorubicin) were observed in areas corresponding to the tumor nodule and to the peritumoral (outside of the tumor mass) (regions immediately surrounding the tumor). Able to see some of the red dots
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Routes of injection after60 minutes of injection, what was observed and what does it correspond to were there differences between intra-arterial and intra-portal injections were there differences between tumors of different sizes and in different zones of the liver lobules were there differences noted between accumulation of liposomes by arterial and intra-portal injections
60 minutes after intra-arterial or intra-portal injection, fluorescent spots were observed in all microscopy fields and these spots correspond to the metastatic tumors. No differences between intra-arterial and intra-portal injections No differences between tumors of different sizes and in different zones of the liver lobules No differences were noted between the accumulation of liposomes by arterial and intra-portal injections 3 routes: IV, IA, IP
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Summary of research
fluorescein (the fluorescence channel that is used to detect the presence of doxorubicin) intensity after intraarterial or intraportal injection of doxorubicin in Mice: tumorous at 30 minutes, they see 81 at 60 minutes, they see 119 nontumorous at 30 minutes, they see 62 at 60 minutes, they see 82 the higher the fluoresce intensity the more drug is there
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Results of tail vein injection minimal accumulation was noted where no significant differences were noted where is this enough evidence
Minimal accumulation was noted in normal liver and in liver with tumors No significant differences were observed between tumor and background liver fluorescent activity. Uptake for the tumor and normal area were all similar which is what we do not want - This offers evidence to support insufficient concentration levels of doxorubicin in tumors relative to controls.
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Conclusions of research what can Doxorubicin be used for what is needed now in regards to humans
Doxorubicin can be selectively targeted to hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer via the hepatic artery or the portal vein by using a novel delivery vehicle (i.e., Liposomes) - so through the hepatic artery and the portal, colorectal tumor cells that metastatsize in the liver (so liver tumor can be targetted) can be targeted by doxorubicin through 3 routes of admin - really just 2 routes of admin that had very similar results of accumulation overall An evaluation of the efficacy of this agent in the treatment of hepatic metastases related to colorectal cancer (and hepatic metastases) in humans is needed oooh so we injected the CX-1 (colorectal cells) into the spleen (intrasplenic injection) and it metatsized to the liver naturally. then we injected teh drug throguh 3 different routes: IV, IP, IA to find out which route would give the more accumulation of the drug to the tumor site!
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Liposome-cell or Liposome-tissue interaction
want to know liposome cell interaction, the extent to which the cells interact with the liposome the formulation accumulates in the tumor, well are they taken up by the cells well plates, cell growth ( brain cancer, breast) put the cell in a well expose cells in various concentrations to different liposomal amounts do not load in the first column so we can compare 3000 cells per well, exposed to fluorescently labeled. liposomal vehicle (no doxorubicin yet)
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Are the liposomes taken up by cells in the liver? what did the graph show - what was the question that this graph was attempting to answer - did the availability of oxygen affect how fast the drug was taken up by the liposomes, what was the rate of the uptake - maximum uptake of the drug in tumor cells was achieved after how long - what was the rate of uptake in Kupffer cells compared to tumor cells
the graph shows: - the % of uptake of liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin (drug) in CX-1 cells under normoxic and hypoxic conditions in Kupffer cells - so how much of the drug was taken up by the Kupffer cells in different conditions - there was a gradual uptake of liposomes in tumor cells and in Kupffer cells (macrophages in the liver so they will take up anything that is introduced to it), regardless of the availability of oxygen in the environment - maximum uptake was achieved in tumor cells at 60 minutes of incubation - the rate of uptake in Kupffer cells was less than that in the tumor cells taken up by the tumor in the liver cells taken up liposomes as a function of the duration of incubation good news because the CX-1 cells in the tumor hypoxic: do not worry about
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Did the experimental design support the main hypothesis? Why, or why not?
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Off target effect:
antisense tries to target sense strand but you end up targeting a different sequence than the sense sequence. So you knock down the expression of a sequence that you did not mean to target
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Fomivirsen sodium:
antisense drug, FDA approved for treatment of CMV in patients with AIDS. This is a drug that treats that virus. Also used for CMV retinitis (a type of CMV)
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Erythropoietins:
enhances erythropoiesis (production of red blood cells). It does this by stimulating proerythroblasts which produce red blood cells. This is not antisense drug but an rDNA technology drug! :)
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Epoetin alpha is
the brand name of erythropoietin, can be IV or subQ. Dose increased if treatment has occured >8 weeks of therapy the Hct has not increased. Used to stimulate the erythropoiesis for anemic patients (got anemia from chemotherapy)
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Side effects of antisense technology:
Off-target effects. It recognizes and bind a specific sense sequence of an mRNA molecule. And this prevents the synthesis of proteins that sense sequence will code for.
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Monoclonal antibodies are
a different class of biotech drugs, purified antibodies produced by a single source of clonal cells. Examples of Rituximab, and Trastuzumab. T he trick to remembering the examples is they all end in “mab” = monoclonal antibodies. Rituximab is used for non-Hodgkin lymphoma & lymphocytic leukemia Trastuzumab is used for early-stage breast cancer.
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process of mab
Patient has a virus (antigen), they’re bodies produce antibodies for that antigen. Those antibiotics are extracted and cloned and so 100s of 1000s are cloned and are now fused and cloned into the patient. And now a patient has the antigen and their body is not producing antibodies then the patient will be given monoclonal antibodies to recover.
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Metastases
patients have colon cancer but now the cancer spreads to the liver. Drug delivery of Doxorubicin in liposomes. Long travel of the tumor
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Determine where doxorubicin loaded injection will accumulate following injection Main question: Which route of administration is the most effective
intra-portal and intra-arterial are more effective than intravenous because at least they prodcued different results compared to the control but the portal and arterial injections had similar results and accumulated at the liver tumor site and so these were the best roue of admins while the IV route had the same result as the control
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Where in the liver is the drug accumulating, which method of administration is most effective.
portal and arterial are most effective
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In vivo vs In vitro
In vivo: studies conducted in small animal models, usually rats or mice In vitro: studies conducted in culture
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Inject cells and watch growth of tumors (which is heterogenous). Once the tumor grows then you inject the drug
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Results for tail vein injection:
small [ ] in normal liver and liver with tumor - there was no difference between the 2. So the control and the experiment looked the same - no big differences so that route of admin was dropped
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Best results for research
actually they all (except intravenous through the tail vein) had very similar results
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