Curcumin/nido-carborane complexes incorporated with crown ether/sodium alginate encapsulated drug delivery strategies exhibit pH-responsive release and enhanced in vitro anti-tumor activity
Tiantian Chai , Mengtong Zhang , Shuo Wang , Jiankang Feng , Xibin Feng , Shihe Shao , Chichong Lu , Guofan Jin
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Abstract
Curcumin has excellent anti-tumor activity, but its instability at physiological pH, low bioavailability and poor targeting limit curcumin to further become an excellent anticancer drug. In this study, two curcumin/nido-carborane fluorescent polymers, curcumin-borane-crown ether coated by sodium alginate (SA-CBC) and curcumin-borane-crown ether (CBC), were prepared, and SA-CBC with better properties to be the most promising anti-tumor drugs. Crown ether/sodium alginate drug delivery strategies can improve the release property of curcumin. Nido-carborane enhances the targeting of curcumin and the inhibiting effect on tumor cells. After testing, the fluorescence lifetime of SA-CBC was 4.72 ns, indicating good fluorescence properties. In vitro drug release results showed that the constructed drug delivery system released curcumin at a controlled rate. The results of transmission electron microscopy and particle size showed that SA-CBC was well encapsulated, with a particle size of less than 200 nm, easy to be absorbed in vivo. Bioactivity studies showed that SA-CBC had a strong affinity and inhibiting effect on tumor cells, and the inhibition rate could reach 84.5 %. In conclusion, this study provides an innovative protocol for the design of curcumin anticancer drugs and lays the foundation for the development of more effective anti-tumor drugs with small side effects.
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Dyes and Pigments covers the scientific and technical aspects of the chemistry and physics of dyes, pigments and their intermediates. Emphasis is placed on the properties of the colouring matters themselves rather than on their applications or the system in which they may be applied.
Thus the journal accepts research and review papers on the synthesis of dyes, pigments and intermediates, their physical or chemical properties, e.g. spectroscopic, surface, solution or solid state characteristics, the physical aspects of their preparation, e.g. precipitation, nucleation and growth, crystal formation, liquid crystalline characteristics, their photochemical, ecological or biological properties and the relationship between colour and chemical constitution. However, papers are considered which deal with the more fundamental aspects of colourant application and of the interactions of colourants with substrates or media.
The journal will interest a wide variety of workers in a range of disciplines whose work involves dyes, pigments and their intermediates, and provides a platform for investigators with common interests but diverse fields of activity such as cosmetics, reprographics, dye and pigment synthesis, medical research, polymers, etc.
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