Laísa Pes Nascimento

Mrs. Laísa Pes Nascimento


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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31 December 2025 in Pharmaceutics
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Bianca Costa Maia do AmaralBianca Costa Maia do Amaral
Bianca Costa Maia do Amaral
TPTaís Baldissera Pieta
Taís Baldissera Pieta
LZLuísa Fantoni Zanon
Luísa Fantoni Zanon
GCGabriele Cogo Carneosso
Gabriele Cogo Carneosso
LNLaísa Pes Nascimento
Laísa Pes Nascimento
Daniele Rubert Nogueira-LibrelottoDaniele Rubert Nogueira-Librelotto
Daniele Rubert Nogueira-Librelotto
Background/Objectives: Cancer is a major health concern involving abnormal cell growth. Combining anticancer agents can enhance efficacy and overcome resistance by targeting multiple pathways and creating synergistic effects. Methods: This study used in silico approaches to evaluate the physicochemical and pharmacokinetic profiles of the innovative organoselenium nucleoside analog Di3a, followed by the design of two nanocarriers. Di3a-loaded PLGA nanocapsules and nanostructured lipid carriers based on compritol were prepared and evaluated alone and combined with doxorubicin (DOX) and docetaxel (DTX) for a synergistic effect. Results: Di3a subtly violated some of Lipinski’s rules, but still showed suitable pharmacokinetic properties. Both nanoparticles presented nanometric size, negative zeta potential and polydispersity index values < 0.20. Hemolysis assay suggested a pH-dependent pattern conferred by the surfactant 77KL, and evidenced the biocompatibility of the formulations, aligning with the results observed in the nontumor L929 cell line. The lack of drug release studies under varying pH conditions constitutes a limitation and warrants further investigation to validate the pH-responsive properties of the nanocarriers. MTT assay revealed that both formulations exhibited significant cytotoxic effects in the A549 cell line. However, neither formulation exhibited marked toxicity toward NCI/ADR-RES, a resistant tumor cell line. Conversely, when combined with DOX or DTX, the treatments were able to sensitize these resistant cells, achieving expressive synergistic antitumor activity. Conclusions: Despite the limitations in the in silico studies, the study highlights the potential of combining the proposed nanocarriers with conventional antitumor drugs to sensitize multidrug-resistant cancer cells and emphasizes the safety of the developed nanoformulations.