ROS-Generating Amine-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles Coupled with Carboxymethyl Chitosan for pH-Responsive Release of Doxorubicin

© 2022 Obireddy and Lai..

PURPOSE: Magnetic nanoparticles have been used in diverse pharmaceutical applications because they can potentially be used to target specific sites. In the present work, a new type of nanocomposites is designed as a carrier of controlled bioactive agent delivery.

METHODS: Amine-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (amine-MNPs) are coupled with carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC) to generate the nanocomposites, namely MNPs-CMC, which can be further loaded with doxorubicin (DOX) to produce MNPs-CMC-DOX. The generated nanocomposites are characterized by using various techniques (including FTIR, 1H-NMR, DSC, TGA, SEM, TEM and XRD). In vitro drug release studies are conducted in PBS with different pH values (1.2 and 6.8) at different temperatures (25°C and 37°C). The toxicity of the nanocomposites is tested in MCF-7 and 3T3 cells. The ROS-generating capacity of the nanocomposites is determined in treated cells using 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate.

RESULTS: The structures of MNPs, CMC, and nanocomposites are confirmed by FTIR, XRD, and 1H-NMR data reveals the formation of CMC from chitosan (CS). The size of MNPs is estimated by TEM to be around 25 nm. After conjugation with CMC, the size of the nanocomposites increases to 46-57 nm. Based on the release profiles of MNPs-CMC-DOX, our nanocomposites are pH-responsive. In addition, our nanocomposites show reactive oxygen species (ROS)-generating capacity and cell type-dependent toxicity.

CONCLUSION: Our nanocomposites show high potential for use in bioactive agent delivery. Along with their ROS-generating capacity, they warrant further development as pH-responsive carriers for therapeutic applications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

International journal of nanomedicine - 17(2022) vom: 30., Seite 589-601

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Obireddy, Sreekanth Reddy [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Wing-Fu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

80168379AG
9012-76-4
Amines
Biocompatibility
Chitosan
Controlled release
Doxorubicin
Drug Carriers
Drug delivery
Journal Article
Magnetite Nanoparticles
Nanocomposites
Reactive Oxygen Species

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.02.2022

Date Revised 01.05.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/IJN.S338897

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337053537