Hydrogel-mediated DOX·HCl/PTX delivery system for breast cancer therapy

  • Hoon Hyun
  • , Young Bum Yoo
  • , So Yeon Kim
  • , Hyun Sun Ko
  • , Heung Jae Chun
  • , Dae Hyeok Yang

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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 languageEnglish
Article number4671
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume20
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2019

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Keywords

  • Beta-cyclodextrin
  • Breast cancer therapy
  • Doxorubicin hydrochloride
  • Injectable glycol chitosan
  • Paclitaxel

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