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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Docetaxel-Loaded Methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-poly (L-lactic Acid) Nanoparticles for Breast Cancer: Synthesis, Characterization, Method Validation, and Cytotoxicity.

Shumaila Miraj, Hamid Saeed, Mehwish Iqtedar, Norah A Albekairi, Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Zeeshan Danish, Muhammad Islam, Muhammad Fawad Rasool, Kashif Mairaj Deen, Hassaan Anwer Rathore

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Current Advances in Nanocarriers for Cancer Therapy.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Shumaila MirajDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Hamid SaeedDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-1400-4825
Mehwish IqtedarDepartment of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Jail Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Norah A AlbekairiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Nadeem AhmedCenter of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
Muhammad Zeeshan DanishDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Muhammad IslamDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Muhammad Fawad RasoolFaculty of Pharmacy, Bhauddin Zakariya University, Multan 59071, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-8607-8583
Kashif Mairaj DeenDepartment of Materials Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3619-2599
Hassaan Anwer RathoreCollege of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.
University of the Punjab · PKBahauddin Zakariya University · PKKing Saud University · SALahore College for Women University · PKQatar University · QAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Higher Education Commission 6751/Punjab/NRPU/R&D/HEC/ 2016.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to synthesize and characterize DTX-mPEG-PLA-NPs along with the development and validation of a simple, accurate, and reproducible method for the determination and quantification of DTX in mPEG-PLA-NPs. The prepared NPs were characterized using AFM, DLS, zetasizer, and drug release kinetic profiling. The RP-HPLC assay was developed for DTX detection. The cytotoxicity and anti-clonogenic effects were estimated using MTT and clonogenic assays, respectively, using both MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines in a 2D and 3D culture system. The developed method showed a linear response, high precision, accuracy, RSD values of ≤2%, and a tailing factor ≤2, per ICH guidelines. The DTX-mPEG-PLA-NPs exhibited an average particle size of 264.3 nm with an encapsulation efficiency of 62.22%. The in vitro drug kinetic profile, as per the Krosmeyers-Peppas model, demonstrated Fickian diffusion, with initial biphasic release and a multistep sustained release over 190 h. The MTT assay revealed improved in vitro cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 in the 2D cultures and MCF-7 3D mammosphere cultures. Significant inhibitions of the clonogenic potential of MDA-MB-231 were observed for all concentrations of DTX-mPEG-PLA-NPs. Our results highlight the feasibility of detecting DTX via the robust RP-HPLC method and using DTX-mPEG-PLA-NPs as a perceptible and biocompatible delivery vehicle with greater cytotoxic and anti-clonogenic potential, supporting improved outcomes in BC.

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breast cancerdocetaxelmPEG-PLAnanoparticlesvalidation method

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PMID38004465
PMCPMC10675362
OpenAlexW4388630072

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