Abstract
Background: Icaritin can inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC). However, low solubility limits its clinical usage.
Objectives: To improve the efficacy of icaritin treatment, a micelle system was designed for targeted delivery of drugs to OSCC cells.
Methods: In the present study, the micelles loaded with icaritin were self-assembled from the amphipathic polymer via film dispersion. Nanoparticles were characterized with the transmission electron microscope and dynamic light scattering. The cytotoxicity of icaritin nanoparticles was analyzed by CCK-8, and in vitro target-selective intracellular uptake behaviors were observed using a laser confocal microscope.
Results: The micelles were spherical with the mean diameter of 121.2 nm. in vitro studies revealed that icaritin was stablely and slowly released from micelles. Cytotoxicity analysis demonstrated that icartin-loaded micelles exhibited better therapeutic efficacy compared with free icaritin. Cellular uptake and intracellular release results revealed that micelles efficiently delivered icaritin into OSCC cells.
Conclusion: These results suggest that encapsulated icaritin in polycaprolactone - polyethylene glycol (PCL-PEG) micelles may provide safe and effective drug delivery in OSCC treatments.
Keywords: Drug delivery, icaritin, micelles, oral squamous cell carcinoma, PEG, PCL.
Current Drug Delivery
Title:Stable Loading and Delivery of Icaritin Using PEG-PCL Micelles for Effective Treatment of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Volume: 18 Issue: 7
Author(s): Jian-Guang Yang, Jing Zhang, Xiao-Jie Chen and Gang Zhou*
Affiliation:
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan,China
Keywords: Drug delivery, icaritin, micelles, oral squamous cell carcinoma, PEG, PCL.
Abstract:
Background: Icaritin can inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC). However, low solubility limits its clinical usage.
Objectives: To improve the efficacy of icaritin treatment, a micelle system was designed for targeted delivery of drugs to OSCC cells.
Methods: In the present study, the micelles loaded with icaritin were self-assembled from the amphipathic polymer via film dispersion. Nanoparticles were characterized with the transmission electron microscope and dynamic light scattering. The cytotoxicity of icaritin nanoparticles was analyzed by CCK-8, and in vitro target-selective intracellular uptake behaviors were observed using a laser confocal microscope.
Results: The micelles were spherical with the mean diameter of 121.2 nm. in vitro studies revealed that icaritin was stablely and slowly released from micelles. Cytotoxicity analysis demonstrated that icartin-loaded micelles exhibited better therapeutic efficacy compared with free icaritin. Cellular uptake and intracellular release results revealed that micelles efficiently delivered icaritin into OSCC cells.
Conclusion: These results suggest that encapsulated icaritin in polycaprolactone - polyethylene glycol (PCL-PEG) micelles may provide safe and effective drug delivery in OSCC treatments.
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Yang Jian-Guang , Zhang Jing , Chen Xiao-Jie and Zhou Gang *, Stable Loading and Delivery of Icaritin Using PEG-PCL Micelles for Effective Treatment of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Current Drug Delivery 2021; 18 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567201818999201210211636
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567201818999201210211636 |
Print ISSN 1567-2018 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5704 |
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