1. Amphiphilic Cationic Peptide-Coated PHA Nanosphere as an Efficient Vector for Multiple-Drug Delivery.
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Zhang, Fanghua, Zhang, Chao, Fu, Shuangqing, Liu, Huandi, Han, Mengnan, Fan, Xueyu, Zhang, Honglei, and Li, Wei
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HYDROPHOBIC interactions ,CATIONIC lipids ,CHIMERIC proteins ,POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES ,PEPTIDES ,ANTINEOPLASTIC agents ,ELECTROSTATIC interaction - Abstract
Amphiphilic core–shell (ACS) nanoparticles are gaining increasing research interest for multi-drug delivery in cancer therapy. In this work, a new cationic peptide-coated PHA nanosphere was prepared by self-assembly of a hydrophobic core of biodegradable poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) and a hydrophilic shell of fusion proteins of PHA granule-associated protein (PhaP) and cationic peptide RALA through a strong hydrophobic effect. The hydrophobic drug curcumin (Cur) was encapsulated in PHBHHx nanoparticles. The chemotherapy drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was administered in the form of its metabolite oligomeric 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (FUdR). Fifteen consecutive FUdR (FUdR
15S ) were adsorbed on the surface of PHBHHx nanoparticles by electrostatic interaction with RALA to form Cur@PHBX-PR/FUdR15S . Such amphiphilic cationic nanospheres had 88.3% EE of Cur and the drug loading of Cur and FUdR were 7.8% and 12.1%. The dual-drug-loaded nanospheres showed a time-differential release of Cur and FUdR. In addition, Cur@PHBX-PR/FUdR15S exhibited excellent anticancer activity and played a vital role in promoting the synergistic effect of FUdR and Cur in gastric cancer cells. The exploration of antitumor mechanisms demonstrated that Cur improved the activity of apoptosis-related proteins and cancer cells sensitized to FUdR. This amphiphilic core–shell system can serve as a general platform for sequential delivery of multiple drugs to treat several cancer cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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