Folic acid-conjugated TiO2-doped mesoporous carbonaceous nanocomposites loaded with Mitoxantrone HCl for chemo-photodynamic therapy

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1197-1206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Li ◽  
Ya Ou-Yang ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Yi-Qiu Wang ◽  
Xia-Li Zhu ◽  
...  

A TiO2-doped porous carbon drug delivery system was prepared. The ability of this system to combine chemotherapy with photodynamic activity enhanced the cancer cell killing effect.

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (113) ◽  
pp. 112393-112402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Deng ◽  
Zofia Kautzka ◽  
Wenjie Chen ◽  
Ewa M Goldys

Enhanced 1O2 generation from PLGA loaded with verteporfin and gold nanoparticles under light illumination has the potential to improve cancer cell-killing effect.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Abeer M. Beagan ◽  
Ahlam A. Alghamdi ◽  
Shatha S. Lahmadi ◽  
Majed A. Halwani ◽  
Mohammed S. Almeataq ◽  
...  

Currently, chemotherapy is an important method for the treatment of various cancers. Nevertheless, it has many limitations, such as poor tumour selectivity and multi-drug resistance. It is necessary to improve this treatment method by incorporating a targeted drug delivery system aimed to reduce side effects and drug resistance. The present work aims to develop pH-sensitive nanocarriers containing magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MMSNs) coated with pH-responsive polymers for tumour-targeted drug delivery via the folate receptor. 2-Diethyl amino ethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) was successfully grafted on MMSNs via surface initiated ARGET atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), with an average particle size of 180 nm. The end groups of poly (2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDEAEMA) brushes were converted to amines, followed by a covalent bond with folic acid (FA) as a targeting agent. FA conjugated to the nanoparticle surface was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). pH-Responsive behavior of PDEAEMA brushes was investigated by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS). The nanoparticles average diameters ranged from ca. 350 nm in basic media to ca. 650 in acidic solution. Multifunctional pH-sensitive magnetic mesoporous nanoparticles were loaded with an anti-cancer drug (Doxorubicin) to investigate their capacity and long-circulation time. In a cumulative release pattern, doxorubicin (DOX) release from nano-systems was ca. 20% when the particle exposed to acidic media, compared to ca. 5% in basic media. The nano-systems have excellent biocompatibility and are minimally toxic when exposed to MCF-7, and -MCF-7 ADR cells.


2012 ◽  
Vol 622-623 ◽  
pp. 821-826
Author(s):  
Yu Wen ◽  
Xiao Feng Deng ◽  
Liang Liang Liu ◽  
Shu Yun Shi ◽  
Li Xiong

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective, noninvasive and nontoxic therapeutics for cancer and some other diseases. It is becoming a alternative of traditional therapeutics for cancers. But the efficacy of PDT was restricted by insufficient selectivity and low solubility. In this study, novel multifunctional silica-based magnetic nanoparticles were prepared as targeting drug delivery system to achieve higher specificity and better solubility. Haematoporphyrin derivative (photosan) was used as photosensitizer. Magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4) and photosan were incorporated in silica nanoparticles by microemulsion and sol-gel methods. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The nanoparticles possessed good biocompatibility and could cause remarkable photodynamic anti-tumor effects. These suggested that photosan-Fe3O4 nanoparticles had great potential as effective drug delivery system in targeting photodynamic therapy.


Nanomedicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 2011-2025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Li ◽  
Jialong Fan ◽  
Chunyi Tong ◽  
Hongyan Zhou ◽  
Wenmiao Wang ◽  
...  

Aim: Constructing a new drug-delivery system using carboxylated graphene quantum dots (cGQDs) for tumor chemotherapy in vivo. Materials & methods: A drug-delivery system was synthesized through a crosslink reaction of cGQDs, NH2-poly(ethylene glycol)-NH2 and folic acid. Results: A drug delivery system of folic acid-poly(ethylene glycol)-cGQDs was successfully constructed with ideal entrapment efficiency (97.5%) and drug-loading capacity (40.1%). Cell image indicated that the nanosystem entered into human cervical cancer cells mainly through macropinocytosis-dependent pathway. In vivo experiments showed the outstanding antitumor ability and low systemic toxicity of this nanodrug-delivery system. Conclusion: The newly developed drug-delivery system provides an important alternative for tumor therapy without causing systemic adverse effects.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taicheng Lu ◽  
Zhenzhen Nong ◽  
Liying Wei ◽  
Mei Wei ◽  
Guo Li ◽  
...  

In this study, a transferrin/folic acid double-targeting graphene oxide drug delivery system loaded with doxorubicin was designed. Graphene oxide was prepared by ultrasound improved Hummers method and was modified with Pluronic F68, folic acid, and transferrin to decrease its toxicity and to allow dual-targeting. The results show that the double target drug delivery system (TFGP*DOX) has good and controllable drug delivery performance with no toxicity. Moreover, TFGP*DOX has a better inhibitory effect on SMMC-7721 cells than does a single target drug delivery system (FGP*DOX). The results of drug release analysis and cell inhibition studies showed that TFGP*DOX has a good sustained release function that can reduce the drug release rate in blood circulation over time and improve the local drug concentration in or near a targeted tumor. Therefore, the drug loading system (TFGP*DOX) has potential application value in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (26) ◽  
pp. 5128-5136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yike Fu ◽  
Heng Liu ◽  
Zhaohui Ren ◽  
Xiang Li ◽  
Jie Huang ◽  
...  

CaTiO3:Yb,Er nanofibers, co-conjugated with Rose Bengal and gold nanorods, enable a synergistic photodynamic/photothermal phenomenon for superior cancer cell killing effect.


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