Self-organized environment-sensitive inulin–doxorubicin conjugate with a selective cytotoxic effect towards cancer cells
An inulin-based random copolymer bearing high dose doxorubicin (18.45% on a weight basis), INU-EDA-P,C-DOXO, was prepared by coupling doxorubicin with inulin though a citraconylamide bridge used as a pH sensitive spacer. A further conjugation with pentynoic acid via an amidic bond led to the hydroph...
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Published in | RSC advances Vol. 5; no. 41; pp. 32421 - 32430 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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01.01.2015
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Summary: | An inulin-based random copolymer bearing high dose doxorubicin (18.45% on a weight basis), INU-EDA-P,C-DOXO, was prepared by coupling doxorubicin with inulin though a citraconylamide bridge used as a pH sensitive spacer. A further conjugation with pentynoic acid
via
an amidic bond led to the hydrophobization of the copolymer which allows the acquisition of a self-assembling ability at low concentration (0.33 mg mL
−1
) combining both Π–Π stacking and London interactions. Drug release studies were carried out at different pH demonstrating a remarkable pH dependency, where the maximum release rate was observed at pH mimicking cancer tissue and lysosomal environments. Besides, by measuring
ζ
-potential variations as a function of the pH, INU-EDA-P,C-DOXO proved capable of undergoing charge reversal at acidic pH, changing its physicochemical and biological behavior.
In vitro
tests with cancer (MDA-MB 231) and normal (HB-2) breast cells were carried out to verify the conjugate aptitude to follow different routes to enter cells depending on the microenvironment. This finding was supported by quantitative up-take studies, which revealed that INU-EDA-P,C-DOXO released doxorubicin before entering cancer cells, as the entire copolymer diffused across normal cell membranes without relevant modifications. |
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ISSN: | 2046-2069 2046-2069 |
DOI: | 10.1039/C5RA00287G |