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  • Title: Surface modification of PLGA nanoparticles with biotinylated chitosan for the sustained in vitro release and the enhanced cytotoxicity of epirubicin.
    Author: Chen H, Xie LQ, Qin J, Jia Y, Cai X, Nan W, Yang W, Lv F, Zhang QQ.
    Journal: Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces; 2016 Feb 01; 138():1-9. PubMed ID: 26638176.
    Abstract:
    In this study, poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles (PLGA NPs) with biotinylated chitosan (Bio-CS)-surface modification were prepared to be usded as a tumor-targeted and prolonged delivery system for anticancer drugs. Epirubicin (EPB), as a model drug, was encapsulated into Bio-CS surface modified PLGA (Bio-CS-PLGA) NPs with a drug encapsulation efficiency of 84.1 ± 3.4%. EPB-loaded Bio-CS-PLGA NPs were spherical shaped, and had a larger size and higher positive zeta potential compared to the unmodfied EPB-loaded PLGA NPs. The in vitro drug releases showed that EPB-loaded Bio-CS-PLGA NPs exhibited relatively constant drug release kinetics during the first 48 h and the drug burst release significantly decreased in comparison to the unmodified PLGA NPs. The results of MTS assays showed that Bio-CS-PLGA NPs markedly increased the cytotoxicity of EPB, compared to both the unmodified PLGA NPs and the CS-PLGA NPs. The uptakes of NPs in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells were evaluated by the flow cytometry and the confocal microscope. The results revealed that Bio-CS-PLGA NPs exhibited a greater extent of cellular uptake than the unmodified PLGA NPs and CS-PLGA NPs. Moreover, the cellular uptake of Bio-CS-PLGA NPs was evidently inhibited by the endocytic inhibitors and the receptor ligand, indicating that biotin receptor-mediated endocytosis was perhaps involved in the cell entry of Bio-CS-PLGA NPs. In MCF-7 tumor-bearing nude mice, EPB-loaded Bio-CS-PLGA NPs were efficiently accumulated in the tumors. In summary, Bio-CS-PLGA NPs displayed great potential for application as the carriers of anticancer drugs.
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