带有temozolomide的双重功能碳纳米结构的放射敏感性
Radmila Milenkovska1, Nikola Geskovski1, Dushko Shalabalija1
1Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Blv. Mother Theresa No. 45, 1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia.
Beilstein journal of nanotechnology
|February 25, 2025
概括
这项研究开发了充满temozolomide (TMZ) 的功能化碳纳米载体,用于质母细胞瘤治疗. 这些纳米载体表现出增强的细胞毒性和放射敏感化作用,表明组合治疗的潜力.
科学领域:
- 纳米技术和材料科学 材料科学
- 瘤学和癌症治疗疗法
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
背景情况:
- 多形质母细胞瘤 (GBM) 仍然是一个具有挑战性的脑瘤,治疗选择有限.
- 泰莫佐洛米德 (TMZ) 是GBM的关键化疗剂,但其疗效可能受到药物输送和耐药性的限制.
- 碳纳米结构由于其独特的物理化学特性,具有作为药物输送载体的潜力.
研究的目的:
- 开发使用多壁碳纳米管 (MWCNTs) 和MWCNTs-石墨烯 (MWCNTs-G) 混合化合物的双功能碳纳米载体 (CNs).
- 将TMZ纳入这些CN中,用聚乙烯糖醇 (PEG) 和叶酸 (FA) 功能化,以增强药物循环,BBB交叉和向释放.
- 评估这些纳米载体配方在GBM细胞上的体外细胞毒性和放射敏感性.
主要方法:
- 用PEG6000和FA对MWCNTs和MWCNTs-G进行共价功能化.
- 将TMZ加载到功能化纳米载体上,然后进行物理化学表征 (例如尺寸,表面电荷,药物加载效率).
- 对U87MG GBM细胞的细胞毒性和放射敏感性作用的体外评估,包括对玛辐射后的评估.
主要成果:
- 成功合成具有高TMZ负载效率和适合穿越血脑瘤屏障 (BBTB) 的双功能CN.
- 从纳米载体配方中证明了双相和持续的TMZ释放配置文件.
- 无论是空白的还是装有TMZ的CN的显著度依赖性细胞毒性,混合MWCNTs-G配方的疗效更高. 当GBM细胞被CNs处理并随后照射时,观察到增强的细胞死亡,表明具有放射敏感性.
结论:
- 功能化的MWCNTs和MWCNTs-G纳米载体有效地装载和输送TMZ,在体外对GBM细胞表现出有希望的细胞毒性.
- 纳米载体配方表现出显著的放射敏感化作用,增强了玛辐射的疗效.
- 使用这些碳纳米载体与TMZ和放射治疗的联合治疗有可能改善GBM治疗的临床结果.
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