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      Enhanced intracellular delivery and controlled drug release of magnetic PLGA nanoparticles modified with transferrin

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          Owing to the presence of multidrug resistance in tumor cells, conventional chemotherapy remains clinically intractable. To enhance the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents, targeting strategies based on magnetic polymeric nanoparticles modified with targeting ligands have gained significant attention in cancer therapy. In this study, we synthesized transferrin (Tf)-modified poly( D, L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (PLGA NPs) loaded with paclitaxel (PTX) and superparamagnetic nanoparticle (MNP) using a solid-in-oil-in-water solvent evaporation method, followed by Tf adsorption on the surface of NPs. The Tf-modified magnetic PLGA NPs were characterized in terms of particle morphology and size, magnetic properties, encapsulation efficiency and drug release. Furthermore, the cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of the drug-loaded magnetic PLGA NPs were evaluated in both MCF-7 breast cancer and U-87 glioma cells in vitro. We found that Tf-modified PTX-MNP-PLGA NPs showed the highest cytotoxicity effect and cellular uptake efficiency under Tf receptor mediation in both MCF-7 and U-87 cells compared to unmodified PLGA NPs and free PTX. The cellular uptake efficiency of Tf-modified magnetic PLGA NPs appeared to be facilitated by the applied magnetic field, but the difference did not reach statistical significance. This study illustrates that this proposed formulation can be used as one new alternative treatment for patients bearing inaccessible tumors.

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              Iron oxide nanoparticles for sustained delivery of anticancer agents.

              We have developed a novel water-dispersible oleic acid (OA)-Pluronic-coated iron oxide magnetic nanoparticle formulation that can be loaded easily with high doses of water-insoluble anticancer agents. Drug partitions into the OA shell surrounding iron oxide nanoparticles, and the Pluronic that anchors at the OA-water interface confers aqueous dispersity to the formulation. Neither the formulation components nor the drug loading affected the magnetic properties of the core iron oxide nanoparticles. Sustained release of the incorporated drug is observed over 2 weeks under in vitro conditions. The nanoparticles further demonstrated sustained intracellular drug retention relative to drug in solution and a dose-dependent antiproliferative effect in breast and prostate cancer cell lines. This nanoparticle formulation can be used as a universal drug carrier system for systemic administration of water-insoluble drugs while simultaneously allowing magnetic targeting and/or imaging.
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                Journal
                Acta Pharmacol Sin
                Acta Pharmacol. Sin
                Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
                Nature Publishing Group
                1671-4083
                1745-7254
                June 2017
                29 May 2017
                : 38
                : 6
                : 943-953
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585, Singapore
                [2 ]School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 201804, China
                [3 ]Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, Institute of Neuroscience, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200031, China
                Author notes
                Article
                aps201745
                10.1038/aps.2017.45
                5520196
                28552909
                bb534f2a-05a5-4426-82cf-9d8228963077
                Copyright © 2017 CPS and SIMM
                History
                : 18 November 2016
                : 05 April 2017
                Categories
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                Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
                magnetic nanoparticle,transferrin receptors,paclitaxel,targeted drug delivery,mcf-7 breast cancer,u-87 glioma cells,nanomedicine

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