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Preparation and Characterization of Lipophilic Doxorubicin Pro-drug Micelles
Published on: August 2, 2016
Preparations and doxorubicin controlled release of amino-acid based redox/pH dual-responsive nanomicelles
Yuanyuan Ding1, Liping Zhang1, Gang Shi1
1Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122 China.
Abstract:
Terpolymers of poly (Lysine-co-N, N-Bis (acryloyl) cystamine-co-β-Phenethylamine) (PLBP) were synthesized in one-pot by Michael addition terpolymerization. The terpolymers self-assembled into nano-sized spherical micelles (84-123nm) with narrow distributions. The surface charge of the nanomicelles (NMs) was depended on solution's pH and showed negative values under physiological conditions (pH7.4), which was beneficial for long circulation without non-specific protein adsorption. Doxorubicin (DOX) was effectively loaded into the NMs for controlled release. The in vitro release profiles exhibited obvious pH and reduction sensitivities in response to the environment mimicking tumor cells. The MTT assays demonstrated that blank NMs were biocompatible, and drug-laden NMs showed a significant cytotoxicity on Hela cells. The NMs could be potentially applied as smart drug delivery systems in cancer therapy.
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