Lauric acid-based thermosensitive delivery system for the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Traditional treatments for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) such as surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, often have severe side effects. Local delivery of chemotherapeutic agents can be a promising approach to minimise systemic toxicity and improve efficacy. Lauric acid (LA), was explored as a novel injectable thermosensitive drug reservoir as a depot for sustained release of anticancer drugs to treat HNSCC. LA was characterised in terms of melting temperature and gelation time. The efficacy of LA-based drug formulations was tested in vitro in a HNSCC cell line and in vivo in a mouse model of HNSCC. LA was modified to have a melting point of 38.5 °C and a gelation time of 40 s at 37.5 °C, rendering it suitable for injection at body temperature. LA- based doxorubicin (DOXO) formulation showed slow release with a maximum of 18% release after 3 days. The in vitro study showed that LA enhanced the cytotoxic effect of DOXO. LA combined with DOXO prevented tumour progression and LA alone significantly reduced the original tumour volume compared to the untreated control group. These findings confirmed that LA can function as practical carrier for the local delivery of chemotherapeutics and provides a safe and simple strategy for the delivery of hydrophobic anticancer drugs and warrant further testing in clinical trials.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Journal of drug targeting - 32(2024), 4 vom: 03. Apr., Seite 433-443

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ali Alghamdi, Maha [VerfasserIn]
Haider, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Intagliata, Sebastiano [VerfasserIn]
Pittalà, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Jagal, Jayalakshmi [VerfasserIn]
Haider, Youssef [VerfasserIn]
Althaf, Nasneen [VerfasserIn]
Greish, Khaled [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1160N9NU9U
80168379AG
Antineoplastic Agents
Doxorubicin
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Journal Article
Lauric Acids
Lauric acid
Local drug delivery
Styrene maleic acid

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Date Completed 03.04.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/1061186X.2024.2323056

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368757587