Zhang Liqiao, Pan Xiuhua, Xu Lixing, Zhang Linlin, Huang Haiqin
Department of Pharmacy, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 PR China.
Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 210009 China.
RSC Adv. 2021 Jan 28;11(10):5348-5360. doi: 10.1039/d0ra09589c.
Liver fibrosis, originating from activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), is receiving much attention in the treatment of clinical liver disease. In this study, mitochondria-targeted curcumin (Cur) loaded 3-carboxypropyl-triphenylphosphonium bromide-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone) (CTPP-PEG-PCL) micelles were constructed to prolong the systemic circulation of Cur, improve the bioavailability of Cur and play a precise role in anti-fibrosis. The prepared Cur-CTPP-PEG-PCL micelles with a spherical shape had satisfactory dispersion, low critical micelle concentration (CMC) and high encapsulation efficiency (92.88%). The CTPP modification endowed good endosomal escape ability to the CTPP-PEG-PCL micelles, and micelles could be selectively accumulated in mitochondria, thereby inducing the enhanced cell proliferation inhibition of HSC-T6 cells. Mitochondrial Membrane Potential (MMP) was greatly reduced due to the mitochondrial-targeting of Cur. Moreover, the system circulation of Cur was extended and bioavailability was significantly enhanced . As expected, Cur loaded CTPP-PEG-PCL micelles were more effective in improving liver fibrosis compared with Cur and Cur-mPEG-PCL micelles. In conclusion, the Cur-CTPP-PEG-PCL based micelles can be a potential candidate for liver fibrosis treatment in future clinical applications.
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