Development of Gefitinib-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Breast Cancer : Physicochemical Evaluation, Stability, and Anticancer Activity in Breast Cancer (MCF-7) Cells

In the current study, the toxic effects of gefitinib-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (GFT-loaded SLNs) upon human breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7) were investigated. GFT-loaded SLNs were prepared through a single emulsification-evaporation technique using glyceryl tristearate (Dynasan™ 114) along with lipoid® 90H (lipid surfactant) and Kolliphore® 188 (water-soluble surfactant). Four formulae were developed by varying the weight of the lipoid™ 90H (100-250 mg), and the GFT-loaded SLN (F4) formulation was optimized in terms of particle size (472 ± 7.5 nm), PDI (0.249), ZP (-15.2 ± 2.3), and EE (83.18 ± 4.7%). The optimized formulation was further subjected for in vitro release, stability studies, and MTT assay against MCF-7 cell lines. GFT from SLNs exhibited sustained release of the drug for 48 h, and release kinetics followed the Korsmeyer-Peppas model, which indicates the mechanism of drug release by swelling and/or erosion from a lipid matrix. When pure GFT and GFT-SLNs were exposed to MCF-7 cells, the activities of p53 (3.4 and 3.7 times), caspase-3 (5.61 and 7.7 times), and caspase-9 (1.48 and 1.69 times) were enhanced, respectively, over those in control cells. The results suggest that GFT-loaded SLNs (F4) may represent a promising therapeutic alternative for breast cancer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) - 16(2023), 11 vom: 02. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aljuffali, Ibrahim A [VerfasserIn]
Anwer, Md Khalid [VerfasserIn]
Ahmed, Mohammed Muqtader [VerfasserIn]
Alalaiwe, Ahmed [VerfasserIn]
Aldawsari, Mohammed F [VerfasserIn]
Fatima, Farhat [VerfasserIn]
Jamil, Shahid [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticancer
Breast cancer cell
Gefitinib
Journal Article
Lipid
MTT assay
Solid lipid nanoparticles
Stability
Surfactant

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Date Revised 27.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ph16111549

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364956348