| خلاصه مقاله | Aim and Background: Chitosan (CS) is a natural polymer. Considering the biological advantages including non-toxicity,
biocompatibility, biodegradability, cationic properties, bioadhesive/mucoadhesive characteristics, CS-based particles
have been widely studied for delivery of anti-cancer agents, therapeutic proteins, genes, antigens, etc. Considering the
various methods of CSNPs preparation, the ionic gelation strategy has been more utilized due to the non-toxic, organic
solvent-free, convenient and controllable process. Ionic gelation technique. This method is based on the ionic interactions
between the positively charged primary amino groups of CS and the negatively charged groups of polyanion
agents, such as sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) which is the most extensively used ion cross-linking agent due to its
non-toxic and multivalent properties. Gelatin, the denatured type of collagen, when mixed by CS form polyelectrolytic
complexes with similar structures to the natural components of the ECM, thus providing a suitable environment for
enzyme responsive structures. Due to the unique properties of AuNPs, in the proposed project, gold nanoparticles will
be synthesized in the presence of CS/gelatin and then nanogel will be prepared via the ionic crosslinking method via
TPP. Doxorubicin (DOX) was incorporated within the nanogel cross-linking process and then its release behavior was
evaluated in vitro.
Method: CS nanogel was synthesized via ionic crosslinking method via TPP. At the first stage, CS/AuNPs were synthesized
with CS (1%w/v) solution and HAuCl4, then CS/AuNPs, gelatin and DOX were incorporated within nanogel
cross-linking process. Particle size distribution and zeta potential of the prepared NPs were determined by dynamic light
scattering (DLS). The amount of loaded and released drug from NPs was analyzed using UV absorbance at different pH
values. At different time intervals, an aliquot of medium was removed, replaced with a fresh medium and followed by
a UV spectroscopy method.
Results and discussion:Natural polymers with outstanding properties alone or in combination with other constituents
are valuable biomaterials for the fabrication of advanced multimodal smart nanosystems with the capability for the replacement
of conventional cancer DDSs. Figure The DLS analysis confirms the CS/goldNPs/gelatin nanogel formation
with a size distribution of about 174 nm, the UV spectrum of CS/gold NPs indicated the peak at approximately 522
nm, typical for surface plasmon resonance in AuNPs. The release behavior at different pHs demonstrated pH-dependent
release behavior at 37 ◦C.
Conclusion: Compared to classical NPs, nanohybrid responsive DDSs can be utilized as programming treatment via
combined photothermal therapy and chemotherapy, which includes the advancement of biomedical, personal health
care, and pharmaceutical industries. In this project, the novel nanohybrid systems containing natural polymers as pH as
well as enzyme responsive layer and gold NPs as photothermal agent for encapsulation of DOx as potent anti-cancer
agents was proposed. The further evaluation of the developed nanosystems for enzyme responsive property, the photothermal
effect, and in vitro cellular test are evaluating and will be reported. |