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Preparation and Characterization of Lipophilic Doxorubicin Pro-drug Micelles
Published on: August 2, 2016
Multi-drug delivery to tumor cells via micellar nanocarriers
Usha Katragadda1, Quincy Teng, Bindhu Madhavi Rayaprolu
1Cancer Nanomedicine Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Mercer University, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to develop micellar nanocarriers for concomitant delivery of paclitaxel and 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG) for cancer therapy. Paclitaxel and 17-AAG were simultaneously loaded into polymeric micelles by a solvent evaporation method. Two candidate nanocarrier constructs, polyethylene glycol-poly(D, L-lactic acid) (PEG-PLA) micelles and PEG-distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine/tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 (PEG-DSPE/TPGS) mixed micelles, were assessed for the release kinetics of the loaded drugs. Compared to PEG-PLA micelles, entrapment of paclitaxel and 17-AAG into PEG-DSPE/TPGS mixed micelles resulted in significantly prolonged release half-lives. The simultaneous incorporation of paclitaxel and 17-AAG into PEG-DSPE/TPGS mixed micelles was confirmed by (1)H NMR analysis. Paclitaxel/17-AAG-loaded PEG-DSPE/TPGS mixed micelles were as effective in blocking the proliferation of human ovarian cancer SKOV-3 cells as the combined free drugs. PEG-DSPE/TPGS mixed micelles may provide a novel and advantageous delivery approach for paclitaxel/17-AAG combination therapy.
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