Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: The findings showed that EGF-PLGA@ 5Fu /PFC NPs had an average size 200 nm and a 5Fu-loading efficiency of 7.29%. Furthermore, in vitro release was pH-sensitive. Targeted EGF-PLGA@ 5Fu/PFC NPs exhibited higher cellular uptake than non-targeted NPs into colon cancer cells. In addition, EGF-PLGA@ 5Fu/PFC NPs suppressed cell viability and induced apoptosis in SW620 cells to a greater extent than non-targeted NPs. In tumor xenografted mice, EGF-PLGA@ 5Fu/PFC NPs suppressed tumor growth more effectively than 5Fu, PLGA@ 5Fu or PLGA@ 5Fu/PFC NPs. Histopathological analysis further demonstrated that EGF-targeted NPs inhibited tumor growth to a greater extent than non-targeted or non-NP treatments. The improved therapeutic outcomes observed in this study were due to relief of tumor hypoxia by transport of oxygen by PFC to the tumors. CONCLUSION: We constructed a biocompatible nanodrug delivery system based on functionalized nanoparticles that provided a novel strategy for selective delivery of chemotherapy drugs to tumors.
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Authors | Pingping Wu, Qing Zhou, Huayun Zhu, Yan Zhuang, Jun Bao |
Journal | BMC cancer
(BMC Cancer)
Vol. 20
Issue 1
Pg. 354
(Apr 28 2020)
ISSN: 1471-2407 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 32345258
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
- Drug Carriers
- Fluorocarbons
- Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer
- Epidermal Growth Factor
- Fluorouracil
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
(pharmacology)
- Apoptosis
- Cell Proliferation
- Colonic Neoplasms
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Drug Carriers
(chemistry)
- Drug Delivery Systems
- Drug Liberation
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Epidermal Growth Factor
(chemistry)
- Female
- Fluorocarbons
(chemistry, pharmacology)
- Fluorouracil
(chemistry, pharmacology)
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Nanoparticles
(administration & dosage, chemistry)
- Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer
(chemistry)
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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