Journal
AAPS PHARMSCITECH
Volume 20, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1208/s12249-019-1466-0
Keywords
drug delivery; coaxial electrospinning; nanofiber; temozolomide; implantable drug delivery system
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- Research Council of Razi University
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The local delivery of chemotherapy drugs using implantable drug delivery systems is a promising strategy to the treatment of malignant brain tumors. In this study, core/shell chitosan-poly ethylene oxide-carbon quantum dots/carboxymethyl cellulose-polyvinyl alcohol (CS-PEO-CQDs/CMC-PVA) nanofibers were successfully prepared through coaxial electrospinning as a biodegradable polymeric implant for the local delivery of temozolomide (TMZ). Fluorescent carbon dots with carboxyl-rich surface were used as a trackable drug delivery agent for the localized cancer treatment. The effects of several preparation parameters such as voltage, shell to core flow rate, CS/PEO ratio, and PVA/CMC ratio on the structure of nanofibers were investigated. The best nanofibers were obtained in the condition of CS/PEO ratio of 80:20, CMC/PVA ratio of 20:80, shell to core flow rate of 3, and voltage of 25V. SEM images showed that such nanofibers possess a smooth surface and bead-less structures. The results obtained by DSC indicated that TMZ trapped in the nanofibers existed in an amorphous or disordered crystalline status. In vitro release profile of TMZ from core-shell nanofibers had biphasic patterns. After an initial burst, a continuous drug release was observed for up to 28days. The in vitro antitumor activity of CQDs-TMZ was tested against the tumor U251 cell lines than the free drug. It has been found that the cytotoxicity of TMZ to U251 cancer cells is enhanced when TMZ is conjugated with CQDs.
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