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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gardouh, Ahmed R
• Attia, Mohammed A
• Enan, Eman T
• Elbahaie, Alaaeldeen M
• Fouad, Rania A
• El-Shafey, Mohamed
• Youssef, Amal M
• Alomar, Suliman Y
• Ali, Zinab Abd-Elhady
• Zaitone, Sawsan A
• Qushawy, Mona K E

Titel

Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of Doxycycline Polymeric Nanoparticles: Effect on Tumor Apoptosis in Solid Ehrlich Carcinoma

Ist Teil von

• Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020-07, Vol.25 (14), p.3230

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The aim of this study was to prepare doxycycline polymeric nanoparticles (DOXY-PNPs) with hope to enhance its chemotherapeutic potential against solid Ehrlich carcinoma (SEC). Three DOXY-PNPs were formulated by nanoprecipitation method using hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) as a polymer. The prepared DOXY-PNPs were evaluated for the encapsulation efficiency (EE%), the drug loading capacity, particle size, zeta potential (ZP) and the in-vitro release for selection of the best formulation. PNP number 3 was selected for further biological testing based on the best pharmaceutical characters. PNP3 (5 and 10 mg/kg) was evaluated for the antitumor potential against SEC grown in female mice by measuring the tumor mass as well as the expression and immunohistochemical staining for the apoptosis markers; caspase 3 and BAX. The biological study documented the greatest reduction in tumor mass in mice treated with PNP3. Importantly, treatment with 5 mg/kg of DOXY-PNPs produced a similar chemotherapeutic effect to that produced by 10 mg/kg of free DOXY. Further, a significant elevation in mRNA expression and immunostaining for caspase 3 and BAX was detected in mice group treated with DOXY-PNPs. The DOXY-PNPs showed greater antitumor potential against SEC grown in mice and greater values for Spearman's correlation coefficients were detected when correlation with tumor mass or apoptosis markers was examined; this is in comparison to free DOXY. Hence, DOXY-PNPs should be tested in other tumor types to further determine the utility of the current technique in preparing chemotherapeutic agents and enhancing their properties.