Journal
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
Volume 182, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110384
Keywords
Polymeric micelles; Drug delivery systems; Super-amphiphiles; Shell crosslinked micelles; Curcumin
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81803467]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2018M633259]
- Department of Education, Guangdong Government under the Top-tier University Development Scheme for Research and Control of Infectious Diseases
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Polymeric micelles with high thermodynamic stability and loading capacity are of tremendous significance for their potential applications in drug delivery. In the present study, super-amphiphiles in the form of poly(ethylene glycol)-crosslinked multi-armed polyethylenimine-g-poly(e-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-lysine)s (PEZ-alt-PEG) were designed, synthesized, and optimized as nanocarriers for hydrophobic drugs. In an aqueous solution, the copolymer PEZ-alt-PEG self-assembled into sub-100-nm spherical shell crosslinked micelles with low toxicity in vitro and in vivo. The crosslinked super-amphiphilic structure of PEZ-alt-PEG could not only enhance the thermodynamic stability of polymeric micelles, but it could also significantly improve the loading capacity of hydrophobic drugs, such as curcumin (CUR). CUR-loaded PEZ-alt-PEG micelles could mediate effective drug delivery with sustained and complete CUR release. The use of PEZ-alt-PEG micellar nanocarriers remarkably improved the cellular uptake of CUR and therefore exhibited effective inhibitory activity on the growth of human hepatoma (HepG2) cells. Compared to free CUR, CUR-loaded polymeric micelles significantly accelerated the apoptosis rate of HepG2 cells. Therefore, PEZ-alt-PEG polymeric micelles, with their high thermodynamic stability, high drug-loading capacity, enhanced drug uptake and improved pharmacodynamic effects, could serve as efficient and promising nanocarriers for poorly water-soluble drugs.
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