期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A
卷 108, 期 2, 页码 234-245出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36808
关键词
blood phagocytes; cancer; cell viability; IFN-gamma; MCF-7; nanoemulsion
资金
- Brazilian agency MCTI-CNPq
- Brazilian agency FINEP
- Brazilian agency FINATEC
- Brazilian agency FAPEMAT/MT
- Brazilian agency FAP/DF
- Brazilian agency CAPES
The therapeutic administration of cytokines has been introduced aiming to modulate the immune response system, seeking for different approaches to face pathologies such as cancer, auto immune and infectious diseases. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a stable oil-in-water (O/W) nanoemulsion system carrying the cytokine Interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) on the activity of phagocytes and MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Nanoemulsions were prepared through ultra-homogenization, and they consisted of distilled water, triglycerides of capric acid/caprylic, sorbitan-oleate, polysorbate 80, and 1-butanol. IFN-gamma (100 ng ml(-1)) was incorporated into two O/W nanoemulsion formulations, and these formulations were characterized in terms of their preliminary and accelerated physicochemical stability, rheological properties, droplet size, polydispersity and surface charge. We identified the most optimal IFN-gamma nanoemulsion (IFN-gamma NE2), which remained stable under extreme temperature variations for 90 days, contained an average dose of 97 ng ml(-1) of IFN-gamma and exhibited a biocompatible pH and a relative stable rheological profile. Cell viability and intracellular Ca2+ release assays conducted showed that IFN-gamma NE2 reduced the cell viability of MCF-7 cells without affecting the cell viability of phagocytes. Furthermore, IFN-gamma NE2 was able to induce cellular activity of phagocytes as evidenced by increased intracellular Ca2+ release in these cells. Our findings on this IFN-gamma nanoemulsion suggest that it can be a promising therapeutic agent for immunostimulation and cancer treatment.
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