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ArticleBioMed research international2015

Folated synperonic-cholesteryl hemisuccinate polymeric micelles for the targeted delivery of docetaxel in melanoma.

Jaleh Varshosaz, Somayeh Taymouri, Farshid Hassanzadeh, Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard, Mahboobeh Rostami

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jaleh VarshosazDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746 73461, Iran.
Somayeh TaymouriDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746 73461, Iran.
Farshid HassanzadehDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746 73461, Iran.
Shaghayegh Haghjooy JavanmardApplied Physiology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746 73461, Iran.
Mahboobeh RostamiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746 73461, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was the synthesis of folic acid- (FA-) targeted polymeric micelles of Synperonic PE/F 127-cholesteryl hemisuccinate (PF127-Chol) for specific delivery of docetaxel (DTX). Targeted or nontargeted micelles loaded with DTX were prepared via dialysis method. The effects of processing variables on the physicochemical properties of targeted micelles were evaluated using a full factorial design. After the optimization of the polymer/drug ratio, the organic solvent type used for the preparation of the micelles, and the temperature of dialyzing medium, the in vitro cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of the optimized micelles were studied on B16F10 melanoma cells by flow cytometry and fluorescent microscopy. The anticancer efficacy of DTX-loaded FA-PF127-Chol was evaluated in mice bearing melanoma tumor. Optimized targeted micelles had the particle size of 171.3 nm, zeta potential of -7.8 mV, PDI of 0.325, and a high encapsulation efficiency that released the drug within 144 h. The MTT assay indicated that targeted micelles carrying DTX were significantly more cytotoxic, had higher cellular uptake, and reduced the tumor volume significantly more than the nontargeted micelles and the free drug. FA-PF127-Chol could be, therefore, a promising biomaterial for tumors overexpressing folate receptors.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell LineCell Line, TumorCholesterol EstersDocetaxelDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsFolic AcidHep G2 CellsHumansMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMicellesParticle SizePolymersAntineoplastic AgentsCholesterol Esterscholesteryl succinateDocetaxelDrug CarriersFolic AcidMicellesPolymersTaxoids

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PMID25839040
PMCPMC4370104
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