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Xiuli Ren1, Libang He2, Xiaohan Tian1
1Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China.
Abstract:
Ideal nanoscale drug delivery system (DDS) should be biocompatible, having targeted recognition and controlled release properties. In this work, monodispersed, doxorubicin (Dox) loaded chitosan (Cts) nanospheres functionalized by mesoporous SiO2 and folic acid (FA) were prepared, briefly named as DCSF NSs. The prepared raspberry-like DCSF NSs had an average size of 440 nm and drug loading efficiency (DLE) of 42.61%. The drug release results confirmed that the release of Dox could be controlled by pH change. Cell apoptosis results indicated that the obtained DCSF NSs could kill 90% of MCF-7 cells in 48 h. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) results further revealed that folic acid could mediate the cellular uptake of DCSF NSs. These results demonstrated that the obtained DCSF NSs were pH-responsive, folic acid-triggered nuclear targeted, which can be used as ideal DDS for tumor chemotherapy.
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