Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS APPLICATIONS
Volume 30, Issue 8, Pages 1230-1241Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0885328215619583
Keywords
Graphene oxide; chitosan; docetaxel; thermosensitive hydrogel; chemo-photothermal therapy; tumor
Funding
- National Nature Science Foundation of China [81273451]
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Purpose A functionalized graphene oxide-based thermosensitive hydrogel loaded with docetaxel for intratumoral delivery was designed to enhance therapeutic efficacy and alleviate system toxicity. Methods First, graphene oxide was functionalized with chitosan to acquire high stability in physiological solutions. And then docetaxel-graphene oxide/chitosan gel was formed by mixed docetaxel-graphene oxide/chitosan suspension with hydrogel which was made from Poloxamer 407 and Poloxamer 188. Cellular uptake, antitumor effect invitro and invivo, cell apoptosis, and biodistribution of docetaxel-graphene oxide/chitosan gel were investigated, compared with the docetaxel solution. Results Graphene oxide/chitosan was stable in physiological solution, and docetaxel released much slower from docetaxel-graphene oxide/chitosan gel with a pH-responsive feature. Compared with free docetaxel, docetaxel-graphene oxide/chitosan could afford higher antitumor efficacy in Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 (MCF-7) cells invitro. Furthermore, docetaxel-grapheme oxide/chitosan gel which was injected within tumor could afford higher concentration and longer resident time in tumor tissues of mice in vivo, without obvious toxic effects to normal organs. Meanwhile, the combination of near-infrared laser irradiation at 808nm significantly enhanced tumor inhibition invitro and invivo. Conclusions Docetaxel-graphene oxide/chitosan gel in combination with 808nm near-infrared laser irradiation had great potential for cancer chemo-photothermal therapy.
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