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Doxorubicin loaded singlet-oxygen producible polymeric micelle based on chlorine e6 conjugated pluronic F127 for overcoming drug resistance in cancer

  • Hyung Park
  • , Wooram Park
  • , Kun Na
  • The Catholic University of Korea

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Abstract

Drug resistance remains one of the primary obstacles to the success of cancer chemotherapy. In this work, we demonstrate a singlet-oxygen producible polymeric (SOPP) micelle based on photosensitizer (PS, chlorin e6 (Ce6)) conjugated amphiphilic copolymer (pluronic F127®, PF127) for overcoming drug resistance in cancer by applying photochemical internalization (PCI). The doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded SOPP micelles were self-assembled from Ce6-PF127 conjugates, which have a spherical shape with a uniform size of ~30nm. Compared with free Ce6, enhanced singlet-oxygen generation efficiency in the DOX-loaded SOPP micelles have been demonstrated in aqueous environments due to their increased water-dispersibility. Under low dose of laser power and anti-cancer drug (DOX) conditions, invitro and invivo studies on drug-resistant cancer cells demonstrated that singlet-oxygen-mediated cellular membrane damage (caused by lipid peroxidation) significantly increased the cellular uptake of drug (DOX), which led to overcoming the drug resistance in cancer cells without undesirable side effects. We believe this approach could represent a promising platform for drug-resistant cancer treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7963-7969
Number of pages7
JournalBiomaterials
Volume35
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2014

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Strategic Research through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (no. 2011–0028726 ) and research funds from The Catholic University of Korea (Research Fund 2014).

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Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Doxorubicin
  • Drug resistance
  • Photochemical internalization (PCI)
  • Photosensitizer

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