Journal
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
Volume 181, Issue -, Pages 461-469Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.05.078
Keywords
Charge-reversal; Mesoporous silica nanoparticles; Controlled release; pH-sensitivity; Cancer therapy
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51773055, 51503060, 31401498]
- Wuhan Morning Light Plan of Youth Science and Technology [2017050304010283]
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Negative-to-positive charge-reversal strategy employed in anti-cancer drug delivery systems (DDSs) can improve the utilization of the drugs as well as reduce their side effects efficiently. In this article, a complex DDS named DOX@MSN-ZnO-PLL-PLL(DMA) was prepared. Doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) was loaded in mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs), which were then covered by ZnO in situ. Poly-L-lysine (PLL) and 2,3-dimethylmaleic anhydride functionalized PLL (PLL(DMA)) were finally coated on the nanoparticles through a Layer-by-Layer (LbL) assembly process with PLL(DMA) outside to obtain the carriers. The negative charged PLL(DMA) avoided the unspecific uptake of the carriers by normal cells at pH 7.4. While the charge-reversal property could reverse the zeta-potential of the carriers to positive in weakly acidic tumor tissues at pH 6.5, which promoted the cytophagy of the carriers by cancer cells. ZnO which blocked the pores of MSNs could be dissolved intracellular due to the more acidic environment in endosome/lysosome, and resulting in drug release for cancer cell apoptosis. Zeta-potential measurements, the in vitro cellular uptake behaviors as well as cellular cytotoxicity of the carriers at different pH values were investigated to prove the charge-reversal property. The in vitro drug release studies and the cellular cytotoxicity studies were also investigated to prove the controlled DOX release behavior of the carriers. In summary, the complex DDS with charge-reversal property should be of consideration in cancer therapy.
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