Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus , Tribhuvan University , Kathmandu 44605 , Nepal.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2018 Jun 20;10(24):20256-20270. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b17664. Epub 2018 Jun 5.
Localized drug-delivery systems (LDDSs) are a promising approach for cancer treatment because they decrease systematic toxicity and enhance the therapeutic effect of the drugs via site-specific delivery of active compounds and possible gradual release. However, the development of LDDS with rationally controlled drug release and intelligent functionality holds great challenge. To this end, we have developed a tailorable fibrous site-specific drug-delivery platform functionalized with pH- and near-infrared (NIR)-responsive polypyrrole (PPy), with the aim of cancer treatment via a combination of photothermal ablation and chemotherapy. First, a paclitaxel (PTX)-loaded polycaprolactone (PCL) (PCL-PTX) mat was prepared by electrospinning and subsequently in situ membrane surface-functionalized with different concentrations of PPy. The obtained PPy-functionalized mats exhibited excellent photostability and heating property in response to NIR exposure. PPy-coated mats exhibited enhanced PTX release in a pH 5.5 environment compared to pH 7.4. Release was further accelerated in response to NIR under both conditions; however, superior release was observed at pH 5.5 compared to pH 7.4, indicating a dual stimuli-responsive (pH and NIR) drug-delivery platform. More importantly, the 808 nm NIR irradiation enabled markedly accelerated PTX release from PPy-coated PCL-PTX mats and slowed and sustained release following termination of laser irradiation, confirming representative stepwise drug-release properties. PPy-coated PCL-PTX mats presented significantly enhanced in vitro and in vivo anticancer efficacy under NIR irradiation compared to PPy-coated PCL-PTX mats not exposed to NIR or uncoated mats (PCL-PTX). This study has thus developed a promising fibrous site-specific drug-delivery platform with NIR- and pH-triggering that notably utilizes PPy as a dopant for synergistic photothermal chemotherapy.
局部给药系统(LDDS)是癌症治疗的一种很有前途的方法,因为它们通过将活性化合物靶向递送到特定部位并可能实现药物的逐步释放,从而降低了系统性毒性并增强了药物的治疗效果。然而,开发具有合理控制药物释放和智能功能的 LDDS 具有很大的挑战性。为此,我们开发了一种可定制的纤维状局部给药平台,该平台具有 pH 和近红外(NIR)响应性聚吡咯(PPy)功能化,旨在通过光热消融和化学疗法相结合来治疗癌症。首先,通过静电纺丝制备了负载紫杉醇(PTX)的聚己内酯(PCL)(PCL-PTX)垫,然后用不同浓度的 PPy 原位膜表面功能化。所得的 PPy 功能化垫在 NIR 暴露下表现出优异的光稳定性和加热性能。与 pH 7.4 相比,PPy 涂层垫在 pH 5.5 环境下表现出增强的 PTX 释放。在两种条件下,对 NIR 的响应进一步加速了释放;然而,与 pH 7.4 相比,在 pH 5.5 下观察到更好的释放,表明该平台具有双重刺激响应(pH 和 NIR)的药物释放特性。更重要的是,808nm NIR 照射使 PPy 涂层的 PCL-PTX 垫中 PTX 的释放明显加速,并且在激光照射终止后,释放速度减慢并持续释放,证实了具有代表性的逐步药物释放特性。与未暴露于 NIR 的 PPy 涂层 PCL-PTX 垫或未涂层垫(PCL-PTX)相比,PPy 涂层的 PCL-PTX 垫在 NIR 照射下表现出显著增强的体外和体内抗癌功效。因此,本研究开发了一种具有 NIR 和 pH 触发功能的有前途的纤维状局部给药平台,该平台显著利用 PPy 作为协同光热化学疗法的掺杂剂。
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