摘要
Wepresentherethedevelopmentofcholesterol(Chol)-modifieddendrimersystemfortargetedchemotherapyoffolate(FA)receptor-expressingcancercells.Inourstudy,poly(amidoamine)(PAMAM)dendrimersofgeneration5(G5)werefunctionalizedstepby-stepwithChol,fluoresceinisothiocyanate(FI),andFAviaapoly(ethyleneglycol)(PEG)spacer(PEG-FA),andthenacetamidetoshieldtheirremainingsurfaceamines.ThesynthesizedG5.NHAc-Chol-FI-PEG-FA(forshort,G5-CFPF)dendrimerswereutilizedtoencapsulate10-hydroxycamptothecin(HCP),ahydrophobicanticancerdrug.WefindthateachG5-CFPFdendrimercanencapsulate13.8HCPmolecules.ThecomplexesshowaslowerreleaseprofilesofHCPinapH-dependentmannerthanthecontrolcomplexesformedusingthesamedendrimerswithoutCholunderthesameconditions.ThankstothetargetingroleplayedbyFA,thecomplexesdisplayaspecificinhibitionefficacytoFAreceptor-expressingcervicalcancercells.ThedesignedChol-modifieddendrimersmaybeadoptedasapromisingcarrierforapplicationintargetedcancertherapy.
出版日期
2019年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)