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Reduction-Responsive Boc-Modified Gelatin-Based Hydrogels for Enhanced Hydrophobic Drug Loading and Controlled
Shuo Wang1, Ruxin Zhang1, Xiangyu Chen1
1State Key Laboratory of Green Papermaking and Resource Recycling, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China.
This study developed a novel reduction-responsive gelatin hydrogel for enhanced hydrophobic drug delivery in cancer therapy. The new hydrogel shows improved drug loading and controlled release, offering a promising platform for targeted cancer treatment.
Area of Science:
- Biomaterials Science
- Drug Delivery Systems
- Cancer Therapy
Background:
- Conventional gelatin hydrogels have limitations in tumor microenvironment responsiveness and hydrophobic drug loading.
- This restricts their efficacy in targeted cancer treatment strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a reduction-responsive gelatin hydrogel system.
- To enhance the loading efficiency and controlled release of hydrophobic anticancer drugs.
Main Methods:
- Grafting tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) groups onto gelatin and cross-linking with L-cysteine to create disulfide bonds.
- Characterization using 1H NMR, rheology, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and Microscale Thermophoresis (MST).
- In vitro drug release studies and biocompatibility assays (MTT, hemolysis).
Main Results:
- Successfully synthesized a stable, injectable, reduction-responsive gelatin hydrogel with tunable gelation times.
- Demonstrated significantly enhanced encapsulation efficiency for hydrophobic drugs (curcumin and camptothecin).
- Achieved controlled drug release via a diffusion-erosion mechanism, triggered by reducing agents like GSH.
Conclusions:
- The developed reduction-responsive hydrogel is a biocompatible platform for improved hydrophobic anticancer drug delivery.
- Offers potential for site-specific and controlled drug release in cancer therapy.
- Addresses limitations of conventional hydrogels for targeted cancer treatment.
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