Folate receptor-mediated delivery of 1-MDT-loaded mesoporous silica magnetic nanoparticles to target breast cancer cells

  • Nastaran Hashemzadeh
  • , Mitra Dolatkhah
  • , Ayuob Aghanejad
  • , Mohammad Barzegar-Jalali
  • , Yadollah Omidi
  • , Khosro Adibkia
  • , Jaleh Barar

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Abstract

Aims: The efficiency of mesoporous silica magnetic nanoparticles (MSMNP) as a targeted drug-delivery system was investigated. Methods: The superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (NP) were synthesized, coated with mesoporous silica and conjugated with polyethylene glycol and methotrexate. Next, 1-methyl-D-tryptophan was loaded into the prepared nanosystems (NS). They were characterized using transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, vibrating sample magnetometer, x-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method and their biological impacts on breast cancer cells were evaluated. Results: The prepared NSs displayed suitable properties and showed enhanced internalization by folate-receptor-expressing cells, exerting efficient cytotoxicity, which was further enhanced by the near-infrared radiation irradiation. Conclusion: On the basis of our findings, the engineered NS is a promising multifunctional nanomedicine/theranostic for solid tumors.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2137-2154
Number of pages18
JournalNanomedicine
Volume16
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 17 2021

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Funding

This research is a part of PhD thesis (no. 129) and supported by Research Vice-Chancellor of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (no. 129) and the Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Y Omidi is a member of the Nanomedicine Editorial Board. They were not involved in any editorial decisions related to the publication of this article, and all author details were blinded to the article’s peer reviewers as per the journal’s double-blind peer review policy. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

Keywords

  • breast cancer
  • chemotherapy
  • d-1-methyl-tryptophan
  • immunotherapy
  • indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygenase
  • targeted therapy
  • theranostics

Disciplines

  • Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Medicine and Health Sciences

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