Issue 4, 2019

Programmed supramolecular nanoassemblies: enhanced serum stability and cell specific triggered release of anti-cancer drugs

Abstract

A bolaamphiphilic cross-linked nanoassembly endowed with pH responsive degradation features has been designed and fabricated for stable noncovalent guest encapsulation and controlled release. The self-assembled bolaamphiphile is utilized to prepare cross-linked nanoassemblies to further stabilize the noncovalent guest encapsulation at a concentration below its critical aggregation concentration (CAC) in a large volume of water or serum for drug delivery applications. Thus, this system can simultaneously address premature drug release and safety issues. The nanoassemblies integrated with a β-thioester linker, which can be hydrolyzed selectively under mildly acidic conditions (pH ∼ 5.3) at a slow rate, thus enable controlled release of guest molecules. Biological evaluation revealed that doxorubicin loaded cross-linked nanoassemblies (CNs–DOX) are nontoxic to normal cells such as HEK-293 or PBMC, but in contrast, showed a robust apoptotic effect on colon cancer cells, HCT-116, indicating excellent specificity. Thus, the fabrication reproducibility, robust stability, triggered drug release and cell selective toxicity behavior make this small molecular system very promising in the field of chemotherapeutic applications.

Graphical abstract: Programmed supramolecular nanoassemblies: enhanced serum stability and cell specific triggered release of anti-cancer drugs

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Jan 2019
Accepted
29 Jan 2019
First published
01 Feb 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Adv., 2019,1, 1571-1580

Programmed supramolecular nanoassemblies: enhanced serum stability and cell specific triggered release of anti-cancer drugs

S. Mondal, M. Saha, M. Ghosh, S. Santra, M. A. Khan, K. Das Saha and M. R. Molla, Nanoscale Adv., 2019, 1, 1571 DOI: 10.1039/C9NA00052F

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