Inclusion complex of emodin and glycyrrhetinic acid-conjugated-β-cyclodextrin to target liver cells: synthesis, characterization, and bioactivity in vitro and in vivo
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Abstract
The objective of this study is to prepare a novel delivery vector, glycyrrhetinic acid -conjugated-β-cyclodextrin (GA-CD) for liver targeting, and investigate the effects of the emodin-GA-CD inclusion complex (E-GA-CD complex) on liver cancer therapy. GA-CD was synthesized from GA and CD, and was used to encapsulate emodin to form an E-GA-CD complex. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, two-dimensional rotating-frame Overhauser effect spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry were used to characterize GA-CD and the E-GA-CD complex. Liver cell targeting bioactivity of the E-GA-CD complex was investigated by cellular uptake, cell viability, and biodistribution. In vitro results revealed that the E-GA-CD complex exhibited increased cellular uptake and cytotoxicity against Hep3B cells compared to free emodin. In vivo biodistribution results indicated that mice treated with the E-GA-CD complex exhibited greater emodin uptake in liver tissue than emodin-treated mice, suggesting that the E-GA-CD complex was effective in targeting liver cells.
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The Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry is the premier interdisciplinary publication reporting on original research into all aspects of host-guest systems. Examples of specific areas of interest are: the preparation and characterization of new hosts and new host-guest systems, especially those involving macrocyclic ligands; crystallographic, spectroscopic, thermodynamic and theoretical studies; applications in chromatography and inclusion polymerization; enzyme modelling; molecular recognition and catalysis by inclusion compounds; intercalates in biological and non-biological systems, cyclodextrin complexes and their applications in the agriculture, flavoring, food and pharmaceutical industries; synthesis, characterization and applications of zeolites.
The journal publishes primarily reports of original research and preliminary communications, provided the latter represent a significant advance in the understanding of inclusion science. Critical reviews dealing with recent advances in the field are a periodic feature of the journal.