Folate-grafted glycyl-glycine-melphalan conjugate self-assembled amphilphilc nanomicelles augmented drug delivery, cytotoxicity and cellular uptake in human ovarian cancer cells

OBJECTIVES: Folic acid was coupled to melphalan using glycyl-glycine (FA-Gly-Gly-Melphalan) to synthesise self-assembled nanomicelles for targeting ovarian cancer cells, SKOV3.

METHODS AND RESULTS: FA-Gly-Gly-Melphalan self-assembled nanomicelles were prepared with critical micellar concentration (CMC) of 12-μg/ml. The mean particle size of FA-Gly-Gly-Melphalan self-assembled nanomicelles was measured to be 95.9 ± 3.4-nm significantly (p < 0.05) higher than 73.8 ± 6.3-nm of Gly-Gly-Melphalan self-assembled nanomicelles. Subsequently, zeta-potential of FA-Gly-Gly-Melphalan self-assembled nanomicelles was estimated to be -28.0 ± 1.5-mV significantly (p < 0.05) lower than -36.6 ± 2.7-mV of Gly-Gly-Melphalan self-assembled nanomicelles. The IC50 of FA-Gly-Gly-Melphalan self-assembled nanomicelles was estimated to be 4.1-μg/ml significantly (p < 0.001) lower than 14.2-μg/ml of Gly-Gly-Melphalan self-assembled nanomicelles and >18-μg/ml of melphalan. FA-Gly-Gly-Melphalan self-assembled nanomicelles preferentially accumulated in cytoplasm of SKOV3 cells nearby nucleus via receptor mediated endocytosis pathway after 24-h of incubation period, whilst Gly-Gly-Melphalan self-assembled nanomicelles were not incorporated sufficiently.

CONCLUSION: FA-Gly-Gly-Melphalan self-assembled nanomicelles warrant in depth in vivo study for their safety, efficacy, and potency in clinical settings.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Journal of microencapsulation - 39(2022), 3 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 197-209

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Duan, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ligang [VerfasserIn]
Tu, Jiao [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Li [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Xiao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

10525P22U0
935E97BOY8
Cellular uptake
Cytotoxicity
Drug Carriers
Folic Acid
Glycylglycine
Journal Article
Melphalan
Micelles
Ovarian cancer
Q41OR9510P
Self-assembled nanomicelles

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Date Completed 06.07.2022

Date Revised 06.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/02652048.2020.1714764

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM305357328