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阿霉素聚合物胶束的制备及其体外特性评价

Preparation and in vitro characterizations of doxorubicin-loaded micelles

  • 摘要: 优化阿霉素(DOX)全反式维甲酸(ATRA)修饰低分子量肝素纳米粒的载药工艺,并系统评价载药胶束的体外特性。用全反式维甲酸修饰低分子量肝素(LMWH)合成LMWH-ATRA聚合物(LHR),采用透析法制备DOX载药胶束(DOX/LHR),并测定其粒径、Zeta电位、载药量和包封率;考察DOX/LHR胶束在不同pH条件下的体外释放特性,以及MCF-7细胞对其摄取情况;采用流式细胞凋亡法评价DOX/LHR胶束诱导MCF-7细胞凋亡的作用。结果表明,LHR聚合物胶束能高效包载DOX,载药量最高可达18.7%,包封率为78.8%,粒径为112.1~153.0 nm,荷负电;体外释放动力学研究显示,在pH 4.5,DOX/LHR胶束具有更快的释药速度;体外细胞实验表明,DOX/LHR胶束易被MCF-7细胞摄取,从而诱导MCF-7细胞凋亡。因此,LHR聚合物是DOX的优良载体,制备的DOX/LHR胶束具有良好的理化性质及体外抗肿瘤特性,其成功制备将有助于提高DOX的抗肿瘤作用。

     

    Abstract: The process to load doxorubicin(DOX)was optimized using all-trans-retinoid acid(ATRA)-modified low molecular weight heparin(LMWH)nanoparticles, and the in vitro characterization of DOX-loaded micelles was investigated. LMWH-ATRA conjugates(LHR)was synthesized through amide condensation reaction between LMWH and all-trans-retinoid acid(ATRA). The DOX-loaded LHR micelles were prepared by dialysis and characterized by particle size, zeta potential, drug loading content and entrapment efficiency. In vitro release of DOX from micelles was investigated in different buffer solutions(pH 4. 5, 5. 8 and 7. 4). MCF-7 cells were used to assess the cellular uptake of DOX-loaded LHR micelles. Cell apoptosis induced by DOX-loaded micelles was evaluated in MCF-7 cells by flow cytometry. LHR conjugates could encapsulate DOX up to 18. 7%, with an entrapment efficiency of 78. 8%. The particle size of negatively charged DOX-loaded micelles was in the range of 112. 1-153. 0 nm. In vitro release of DOX was faster in acidic enviroment, indicating the drug-loaded micelles were pH-sensitive. The DOX-loaded micelles were easily uptaken by MCF-7 cells compared with free DOX, and DOX/LHR micelles could induce the apoptosis of MCF-7 cells showing cytotoxicity. DOX-loaded micelles exhibited good physico-chemical properties and anti-tumor activities in vitro, indicating that LHR ploymers were proper carriers for DOX with enhanced anti-tumor activities.

     

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