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- Title
Hyaluronic acid-coated chitosan nanoparticles induce ROS-mediated tumor cell apoptosis and enhance antitumor efficiency by targeted drug delivery via CD44.
- Authors
Tao Wang; Jiahui Hou; Chang Su; Liang Zhao; Yijie Shi
- Abstract
Background: A targeted drug nanoparticle (NP) delivery system has shown potential as a possible cancer treatment. Given its merits, such as its selective distribution at tumor sites and its controllable drug release, drug-loaded NPs can be effectively delivered to selected organs and targeted cells, thus enhancing its antitumor efficiency and reducing its toxicity. Methods: We reported that hyaluronic acid (HA)-coated chitosan NPs promoted the drug delivery of 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) into tumor cells that highly expressed CD44. Results: Our new findings suggested that HA-coated chitosan NPs enhanced drug accumulation by effectively transporting NPs into CD44-overexpressed tumor cells, and they also resulted in mitochondrial damage induced by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Compared to free drug and uncoated NPs, HA-coated chitosan NPs exhibited stronger inhibition rates and induced obvious apoptosis in CD44-overexpressed A549 cells. Conclusions: Biocompatible and biodegradable HA-coated chitosan NPs were developed to encapsulate a chemotherapeutic drug (5-Fu) to enhance drug accumulation in tumor cells and to improve the agent's antitumor efficiency by offering targeted drug delivery via CD44.
- Subjects
TARGETED drug delivery; HYALURONIC acid; CANCER cells; NANOPARTICLES; CHITOSAN; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; FLUOROURACIL
- Publication
Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2017, Vol 15, p1
- ISSN
1477-3155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12951-016-0245-2