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MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE
卷 15, 期 4, 页码 521-534出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201400480
关键词
pluronic block copolymer; polymeric micelles; SCR7
资金
- Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India (DBT) [BT/PR7703/27/493/2013]
- IISc-DBT partnership programme [DBT/BF/PR/INS/2011-12/IISc]
- IISc, Bangalore
- JRF
- IISc
5,6-Bis(benzylideneamino)-2-mercaptopyrimidin-4-ol (SCR7) is a new anti cancer molecule having capability to selectively inhibit non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), one of the DNA double strand break (DSB) repair pathways inside the cells. In spite of the promising potential as an anticancer agent, hydrophobicity of SCR7 decreases its bioavailability. Herein the entrapment of SCR7 in Pluronic copolymer is reported. The size of the aggregates was determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) which yields an average diameter of 23 nm. SCR7 encapsulated micelles (ES) were also characterized by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). Evaluation of its biological properties by using a variety of techniques, including Trypan blue, MTT and Live-dead cell assays, reveal that encapsulated SCR7 can induce cytotoxicity in cancer cell lines, being more effective in breast cancer cell line. Encapsulated SCR7 treatment resulted in accumulation of DNA breaks within the cells, resulting in cell cycle arrest at G1 phase and activation of apoptosis. More importantly, we found approximate to 5 fold increase in cell death, when encapsulated SCR7 was used in comparison with SCR7 alone.
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