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ACS OMEGA
卷 7, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06338
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- University Grants Commission (UGC), Basic Scientific Research, Government of India [F.30-301/2016 [BSR]]
This study reports the cytotoxicity of polymeric nanoparticles of a novel biosurfactant from Candida parapsilosis on breast cancer cells. The controlled release of the biosurfactant was observed in the PLA-PEG copolymer nanoparticles, and folic acid as a targeting ligand enhanced the uptake and cytotoxicity of the nanoparticles.
Despite various advancements in cancer therapies, treating cancer efficiently without side effects is still a major concern for researchers. Anticancer drugs from natural sources need to be explored as a replacement for chemo drugs to overcome their limitations. In our previous studies, isolation, characterization, and anticancer properties of a novel biosurfactant from Candida parapsilosis were reported. In this study, we report the cytotoxicity of the polymeric nanoparticles of this novel biosurfactant toward breast cancer cells. Biosurfactant-encapsulated polymeric nanoparticles of polylactic acid-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLA-PEG) copolymers were synthesized by the double emulsion solvent evaporation method. Folic acid (FA) was used as a targeting ligand to actively deliver the anticancer cargo to the cancer site. The encapsulation efficiency of nanoparticles was observed as 84.9%, and Fickian diffusion was observed as a kinetic model for the release of biosurfactant from nanoparticles. The controlled delivery of the biosurfactant was noticed when encapsulated in PLA-PEG copolymer nanoparticles. Additionally, it was observed that FA enhanced the uptake and cytotoxicity of biosurfactant-loaded nanoparticles in MDA-MB-231 cancer cells compared to biosurfactant-loaded plain nanoparticles. Induction of apoptosis was observed in cancer cells by these nanoparticles. We explore a potential anticancer agent that can be further analyzed for its efficiency and can be used as an alternative tool.
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