Hydrotropic oligomer-conjugated glycol chitosan as a carrier of paclitaxel: Synthesis, characterization, and in vivo biodistribution
- Authors
- Saravanakumar, G.; Min, Kyung Hyun; Min, Dong Sik; Kim, Ah Young; Lee, Chang-Moon; Cho, Yong Woo; Lee, Sang Cheon; Kim, Kwangmeyung; Jeong, Seo Young; Park, Kinam; Park, Jae Hyung; Kwon, Ick Chan
- Issue Date
- Dec-2009
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Keywords
- Hydrotropic oligomer; Glycol chitosan; Self-assembled nanoparticles; Paclitaxel; Cancer therapy
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE, v.140, no.3, pp.210 - 217
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- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
- Volume
- 140
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 210
- End Page
- 217
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/40595
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jconrel.2009.06.015
- ISSN
- 0168-3659
- Abstract
- Development of successful formulations for poorly water-soluble drugs remains a longstanding critical and challenging issue in cancer therapy. As a potential drug carrier of paclitaxel, hydrotropic oligomer-glycol chitosan (HO-GC) was synthesized by chemical conjugation of the N,N-diethylnicotinamide-based oligomer, uniquely designed for enhancing the aqueous solubility of paclitaxel, to the backbone of glycol chitosan. Owing to its amphiphilicity, the conjugate formed self-assembled nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 313 +/- 13 nm in a phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.4 at 37 degrees C). HO-GC nanoparticles maintained their structure for up to 50 days in PBS. They could encapsulate a high quantity (20 wt.%) of paclitaxel (M) with a maximum drug-loading efficiency of 97%, due to the presence of hydrotropic inner cores. When HO-GC-PTX particles were exposed to the 0.1 M sodium salicylate solution in PBS (pH 7.4), PTX was released from nanoparticles in a sustained manner. From the cytotoxicity test, it was confirmed that HO-GC-PTX nanoparticles showed lower cytotoxicity than free PTX formulation in 50%/50% Cremophor EL/ethanol mixture. The optical imaging results indicated that near-infrared fluorescence dye (Cy5.5)-labeled HO-GC-PTX showed an excellent tumor specificity in SCC7 tumor-bearing mice, due to the enhanced permeation and retention effect. Overall, HO-GC-PTX nanoparticles might be a promising carrier for PTX delivery in cancer therapy. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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