کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2504573 | 1557460 | 2010 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

Doxorubicin nano-aggregate was prepared for the purpose of epidermal growth factor receptor targeted anti-cancer therapy. An epidermal growth factor fragment composed of 11 amino acids was conjugated to an amino terminal of bi-functional poly(ethylene glycol) and doxorubicin was subsequently conjugated to the other carboxyl terminal of the conjugate. A mixture of the conjugate, free doxorubicin, and triethylamine spontaneously formed nano-sized aggregates in aqueous phase, which was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. A549 cells incubated with doxorubicin nano-aggregates with the epidermal growth factor fragment showed increased endocytic uptakes of the aggregates compared to unmodified aggregates. Pre-blocking of the epidermal growth factor receptor on the cell significantly decreased a degree of the cellular uptakes. Cytotoxicity of the nano-aggregates was significantly increased when epidermal growth factor fragments were decorated on the surface of doxorubicin nano-aggregates, which was confirmed by a live/dead cell assay and a MTT-based cytotoxicity assay. When doxorubicin nano-aggregates were administered to model animals bearing human lung carcinoma, the epidermal growth factor fragment significantly strengthened in vivo anti-cancer effects of doxorubicin nano-aggregates compared to native doxorubicin or unmodified nano-aggregates. Thus, doxorubicin nano-aggregates decorated with an epidermal growth factor fragment is expected to be a potent anti-cancer agent aiming to tumor tissue over-expressing epidermal growth factor receptors.
Journal: International Journal of Pharmaceutics - Volume 383, Issues 1–2, 4 January 2010, Pages 178–185