| Literature DB >> 20930942 |
Taewon Hwang1, Hee Dong Han, Chung Kil Song, Hasoo Seong, Jung Hyun Kim, Xiaoyuan Chen, Byung Cheol Shin.
Abstract
Tumor specific delivery of anti-cancer drugs is one of the major challenges faced by drug development processes. In this study, we prepared a doxorubicin (DOX)-conjugated liposome (DCL) by incorporating the newly synthesized DSPE-PEG2000-DOX (DPD) into liposomes as a lipid component and tested its anti-tumor activity in vivo. DPD was synthesized by coupling DOX to DSPE-PEG2000-COOH via amide linkage and the chemical structure of resulting DPD was confirmed by (1)H-NMR analysis. DCL having liposome size of 130 nm was prepared through thin film cast-hydration method. DCL was found to have significantly higher cellular uptake than conventional liposomes as confirmed by flow cytometry analysis. Anti-tumor activity of DCL against murine B16F10 melanoma tumor-bearing mice revealed that DCL inhibits tumor growth more efficiently than the conventional liposomes, presumably attributed to DOX mediated endocytosis process.Entities:
Year: 2007 PMID: 20930942 PMCID: PMC2949968 DOI: 10.1002/masy.200750318
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Macromol Symp ISSN: 1022-1360