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Amino acid modified OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD nanohydrogels carrying lapatinib and ginsenoside Rg1 exhibit high anticancer activity in a zebrafish model

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Cui, L., Liu, X., Yan, R., Chen, Q., Wang, L., Nawaz, S., Qin, D., Wang, D.
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Preparation of amino acid modified OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD nanohydrogels carrying anticancer drug.

(A) FTIR spectra of β-CD and Suc-β-CD; (B) FTIR spectra of OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD, L-His-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD, and L-Arg-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD; TEM images of (C)L-His-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD and (D)L-Arg-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD.

Particle size distribution of (A)L-His-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD and (B)L-Arg-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD; (C) Particle sizes and PDI of (a) L-His-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD and (b) L-Arg-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD.

Drug release behavior of nanohydrogels 1-4 under (A) pH = 7.4 and (B) pH = 4.5; Drug release behavior of nanohydrogels (C) 5 and (D) 6.

In vitro cytotoxicity of amino acid modified OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD nanohydrogels 1-6 carrying anticancer drugs against A549 cells after incubation for 48 h. Nanohydrogels 1: L-His-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD carrying Lapatinib; nanohydrogels 2: L-His-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD carrying ginsenoside Rg1; nanohydrogels 3: L-Arg-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD carrying lapatinib; nanohydrogels 4: L-Arg-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD carrying ginsenoside Rg1; nanohydrogels 5: L-His-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD carrying lapatinib and ginsenoside Rg1; nanohydrogels 6: L-Arg-OCMC-g-Suc-β-CD carrying lapatinib and ginsenoside Rg1. The experiments were repeated 3 times, each with n = 3 per group. The data were presented as mean ± SEM and analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Dunett’s test using Graph Pad Prism 6.01 software. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 VS. 0 µg/mL for each group.

Images of zebrafish (A) and fluorescence intensity in zebrafish liver (B) exposed to Doxc (25 μg/mL) and tested compounds including lapatinib (4 µg/mL), ginsenoside Rg1 (4 µg/mL), nanohydrogels 5 (the concentration of lapatinib plus ginsenoside Rg1 1, 2, and 4 µg/mL), and nanohydrogels 6 (the concentration of lapatinib plus ginsenoside Rg1 was 1, 2, and 4 µg/mL). Scale bar is 500 μm. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Dunett’s test using a Graph Pad Prism 6.01 software. The results were expressed as mean ± SEM, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 VS. Doxc.

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