Multi Drug Loaded Thermo-Responsive Fibrinogen-graft-Poly(N-vinyl Caprolactam) Nanogels for Breast Cancer Drug Delivery

J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2015 Mar;11(3):392-402. doi: 10.1166/jbn.2015.1911.

Abstract

This study aims at the targeted delivery of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and Megestrol acetate (Meg) loaded fibrinogen-graft-poly(N-Vinyl caprolactam) nanogels (5-FU/Meg-fib-graft-PNVCL NGs) toward α5β1-integrins receptors expressed on breast cancer cells to have enhanced anti-cancer effect in vitro. To achieve this aim, we developed biocompatible thermoresponsive fib-graft-PNVCL NGs using fibrinogen and carboxyl terminated PNVCL via EDC/NHS amidation reaction. The Lower Critical Solution Temperature (LCST) of fib-graft-PNVCL could be tuned according to PNVCL/fibrinogen compositions. The 100-120 nm sized nanogels of fib-graft-PNVCL (LCST = 35 ?1 'C) was prepared using CaCl2 cross-linker. The 5-FU/Meg-fib-graft-PNVCL NGs showed a particle size of 150-170 nm size. The drug loading efficiency with 5-FU was 62% while Meg showed 74%. The 5-FU and Meg release was prominent above LCST than below LCST. The multi drug loaded fib-graft-PNVCL NGs showed enhanced toxicity, apoptosis and uptake by breast cancer (MCF-7) cells compared to their individual doses above their LCST. The in vivo assessment in Swiss albino mice showed sustained release of Meg and 5-FU as early as 3 days, confirming the therapeutic efficiency of the formulation. These results demonstrate an enhanced platform for the future animal studies on breast tumor xenograft model.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / chemistry
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Caprolactam / analogs & derivatives*
  • Caprolactam / chemistry
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / administration & dosage*
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / chemical synthesis
  • Diffusion
  • Fibrinogen / chemistry
  • Fibrinogen / pharmacokinetics*
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Fluorouracil / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Hydrogels / chemical synthesis
  • Megestrol Acetate / administration & dosage
  • Megestrol Acetate / chemistry
  • Nanocapsules / administration & dosage*
  • Nanocapsules / chemistry
  • Nanocapsules / ultrastructure
  • Particle Size
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Receptors, Vitronectin / metabolism
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Hydrogels
  • Nanocapsules
  • Polymers
  • Receptors, Vitronectin
  • integrin alphavbeta1
  • poly-N-vinylcaprolactam
  • Caprolactam
  • Fibrinogen
  • Megestrol Acetate
  • Fluorouracil