Abstract
We used a hydrogel-mediated dual drug delivery approach, based on an injectable glycol chitosan (GC) hydrogel, doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX·HCl), and a complex of beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and paclitaxel (PTX) (GDCP) for breast cancer therapy in vitro and in vivo. The hydrogel was swollen over 3 days and remained so thereafter. After an initial burst period of 7 hours, the two drugs were released in a sustained manner for 7 days. The in vitro cell viability test showed that GDCP had a better anticancer effect than well plate and DOX·HCl/PTX (DP). In addition, the in vivo tests, which evaluated the anticancer effect, systemic toxicity, and histology, proved the feasibility of GDCP as a clinical therapy for breast cancer.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 4671 |
| Journal | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 19 |
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| State | Published - 1 Oct 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Beta-cyclodextrin
- Breast cancer therapy
- Doxorubicin hydrochloride
- Injectable glycol chitosan
- Paclitaxel