TY - JOUR
T1 - A pH-sensitive guar gum-
T2 - Grafted -lysine-β-cyclodextrin drug carrier for the controlled release of 5-flourouracil into cancer cells
AU - Praphakar, Rajendran Amarnath
AU - Jeyaraj, Murugan
AU - Mehnath, Sivaraj
AU - Higuchi, Akon
AU - Ponnamma, Deepalekshmi
AU - Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar
AU - Rajan, Mariappan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
PY - 2018/3/14
Y1 - 2018/3/14
N2 - The physiological environment is a crucial factor in biomedical systems, which can be regulated with relative ease both in vitro and in vivo. Control of pH has emerged as a powerful strategy in cancer therapy because pH has a profound effect on the interaction of a polymeric-based drug delivery system with tumor cells. In this regard, the enhancement of pH response capability was demonstrated with a 5-flourouracil (5-FU)-loaded guar gum (GG)-grafted-lysine-β-cyclodextrin (L-β-CD) drug carrier. The size, charge, morphology, and encapsulation efficiency of the 5-FU-loaded polymeric carrier were characterized for the control and sustained release of the drug. In a specific cancer pH environment, 5-FU-loaded GG-g-L-β-CD could rapidly swallow, disassemble, and release 5-FU by accepting or losing electrons. In vitro observations indicate that GG-g-L-β-CD dramatically releases 5-FU in an acidic environment rather than in a basic environment. In vitro antitumor activity tests showed that 5-FU-loaded GG-g-L-β-CD had a higher cytotoxicity against KB cells, with an IC50 value of 1.38 μg ml-1. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by 5-FU in the KB cells showed efficient suppression of tumour cell growth. The Hoechst assay revealed the active nature of 5-FU in the cell nucleus of the KB cells. The potential mitochondrial damage by apoptosis in KB cells greatly increased cell death. Therefore, due to its active nature, the pH-sensitive 5-FU-loaded GG-g-L-β-CD carrier is a potential drug delivery system for safe and effective cancer therapy, and it can be useful for inhibiting tumour cell growth.
AB - The physiological environment is a crucial factor in biomedical systems, which can be regulated with relative ease both in vitro and in vivo. Control of pH has emerged as a powerful strategy in cancer therapy because pH has a profound effect on the interaction of a polymeric-based drug delivery system with tumor cells. In this regard, the enhancement of pH response capability was demonstrated with a 5-flourouracil (5-FU)-loaded guar gum (GG)-grafted-lysine-β-cyclodextrin (L-β-CD) drug carrier. The size, charge, morphology, and encapsulation efficiency of the 5-FU-loaded polymeric carrier were characterized for the control and sustained release of the drug. In a specific cancer pH environment, 5-FU-loaded GG-g-L-β-CD could rapidly swallow, disassemble, and release 5-FU by accepting or losing electrons. In vitro observations indicate that GG-g-L-β-CD dramatically releases 5-FU in an acidic environment rather than in a basic environment. In vitro antitumor activity tests showed that 5-FU-loaded GG-g-L-β-CD had a higher cytotoxicity against KB cells, with an IC50 value of 1.38 μg ml-1. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by 5-FU in the KB cells showed efficient suppression of tumour cell growth. The Hoechst assay revealed the active nature of 5-FU in the cell nucleus of the KB cells. The potential mitochondrial damage by apoptosis in KB cells greatly increased cell death. Therefore, due to its active nature, the pH-sensitive 5-FU-loaded GG-g-L-β-CD carrier is a potential drug delivery system for safe and effective cancer therapy, and it can be useful for inhibiting tumour cell growth.
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U2 - 10.1039/c7tb02551c
DO - 10.1039/c7tb02551c
M3 - 期刊論文
C2 - 32254216
AN - SCOPUS:85043383807
SN - 2050-7518
VL - 6
SP - 1519
EP - 1530
JO - Journal of Materials Chemistry B
JF - Journal of Materials Chemistry B
IS - 10
ER -