Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Non-<sup>10</sup>B Enriched Polymer-Coated Boron Carbon Oxynitride (BCNO) Nanoparticles as Potent BNCT Drug

Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a powerful and selective anti-cancer therapy utilizing <sup>10</sup>B-enriched boron drugs. However, clinical advancement of BCNT is hampered by the insufficient loading of B-10 drugs throughout the solid tumor. Furthermore, the preparation of boro...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chen-Wei Chiang, Yun-Chen Chien, Wen-Jui Yu, Chia-Yu Ho, Chih-Yi Wang, Tzu-Wei Wang, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Pei-Yuin Keng
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/2027207dac3a47ada20ea18d847578b9
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:2027207dac3a47ada20ea18d847578b9
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2027207dac3a47ada20ea18d847578b92021-11-25T18:30:58ZPolymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Non-<sup>10</sup>B Enriched Polymer-Coated Boron Carbon Oxynitride (BCNO) Nanoparticles as Potent BNCT Drug10.3390/nano111129362079-4991https://doaj.org/article/2027207dac3a47ada20ea18d847578b92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/11/2936https://doaj.org/toc/2079-4991Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a powerful and selective anti-cancer therapy utilizing <sup>10</sup>B-enriched boron drugs. However, clinical advancement of BCNT is hampered by the insufficient loading of B-10 drugs throughout the solid tumor. Furthermore, the preparation of boron drugs for BNCT relies on the use of the costly B-10 enriched precursor. To overcome these challenges, polymer-coated boron carbon oxynitride (BCNO) nanoparticles, with ~30% of boron, were developed with enhanced biocompatibility, cell uptake, and tumoricidal effect via BNCT. Using the ALTS1C1 cancer cell line, the IC<sub>50</sub> of the PEG@BCNO, bare, PEI@BCNO were determined to be 0.3 mg/mL, 0.1 mg/mL, and 0.05 mg/mL, respectively. As a proof-of-concept, the engineered non-<sup>10</sup>B enriched polymer-coated BCNO exhibited excellent anti-tumor effect via BNCT due to their high boron content per nanoparticle and due to the enhanced cellular internalization and retention compared to small molecular <sup>10</sup>B-BPA drug. The astrocytoma ALTS1C1 cells treated with bare, polyethyleneimine-, and polyethylene glycol-coated BCNO exhibited an acute cell death of 24, 37, and 43%, respectively, upon 30 min of neutron irradiation compared to the negligible cell death in PBS-treated and non-irradiated cells. The radical approach proposed in this study addresses the expensive and complex issues of B-10 isotope enrichment process; thus, enabling the preparation of boron drugs at a significantly lower cost, which will facilitate the development of boron drugs for BNCT.Chen-Wei ChiangYun-Chen ChienWen-Jui YuChia-Yu HoChih-Yi WangTzu-Wei WangChi-Shiun ChiangPei-Yuin KengMDPI AGarticleBNCTBCNOcancer therapynanoparticle drug deliveryChemistryQD1-999ENNanomaterials, Vol 11, Iss 2936, p 2936 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic BNCT
BCNO
cancer therapy
nanoparticle drug delivery
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle BNCT
BCNO
cancer therapy
nanoparticle drug delivery
Chemistry
QD1-999
Chen-Wei Chiang
Yun-Chen Chien
Wen-Jui Yu
Chia-Yu Ho
Chih-Yi Wang
Tzu-Wei Wang
Chi-Shiun Chiang
Pei-Yuin Keng
Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Non-<sup>10</sup>B Enriched Polymer-Coated Boron Carbon Oxynitride (BCNO) Nanoparticles as Potent BNCT Drug
description Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a powerful and selective anti-cancer therapy utilizing <sup>10</sup>B-enriched boron drugs. However, clinical advancement of BCNT is hampered by the insufficient loading of B-10 drugs throughout the solid tumor. Furthermore, the preparation of boron drugs for BNCT relies on the use of the costly B-10 enriched precursor. To overcome these challenges, polymer-coated boron carbon oxynitride (BCNO) nanoparticles, with ~30% of boron, were developed with enhanced biocompatibility, cell uptake, and tumoricidal effect via BNCT. Using the ALTS1C1 cancer cell line, the IC<sub>50</sub> of the PEG@BCNO, bare, PEI@BCNO were determined to be 0.3 mg/mL, 0.1 mg/mL, and 0.05 mg/mL, respectively. As a proof-of-concept, the engineered non-<sup>10</sup>B enriched polymer-coated BCNO exhibited excellent anti-tumor effect via BNCT due to their high boron content per nanoparticle and due to the enhanced cellular internalization and retention compared to small molecular <sup>10</sup>B-BPA drug. The astrocytoma ALTS1C1 cells treated with bare, polyethyleneimine-, and polyethylene glycol-coated BCNO exhibited an acute cell death of 24, 37, and 43%, respectively, upon 30 min of neutron irradiation compared to the negligible cell death in PBS-treated and non-irradiated cells. The radical approach proposed in this study addresses the expensive and complex issues of B-10 isotope enrichment process; thus, enabling the preparation of boron drugs at a significantly lower cost, which will facilitate the development of boron drugs for BNCT.
format article
author Chen-Wei Chiang
Yun-Chen Chien
Wen-Jui Yu
Chia-Yu Ho
Chih-Yi Wang
Tzu-Wei Wang
Chi-Shiun Chiang
Pei-Yuin Keng
author_facet Chen-Wei Chiang
Yun-Chen Chien
Wen-Jui Yu
Chia-Yu Ho
Chih-Yi Wang
Tzu-Wei Wang
Chi-Shiun Chiang
Pei-Yuin Keng
author_sort Chen-Wei Chiang
title Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Non-<sup>10</sup>B Enriched Polymer-Coated Boron Carbon Oxynitride (BCNO) Nanoparticles as Potent BNCT Drug
title_short Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Non-<sup>10</sup>B Enriched Polymer-Coated Boron Carbon Oxynitride (BCNO) Nanoparticles as Potent BNCT Drug
title_full Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Non-<sup>10</sup>B Enriched Polymer-Coated Boron Carbon Oxynitride (BCNO) Nanoparticles as Potent BNCT Drug
title_fullStr Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Non-<sup>10</sup>B Enriched Polymer-Coated Boron Carbon Oxynitride (BCNO) Nanoparticles as Potent BNCT Drug
title_full_unstemmed Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Non-<sup>10</sup>B Enriched Polymer-Coated Boron Carbon Oxynitride (BCNO) Nanoparticles as Potent BNCT Drug
title_sort polymer-coated nanoparticles for therapeutic and diagnostic non-<sup>10</sup>b enriched polymer-coated boron carbon oxynitride (bcno) nanoparticles as potent bnct drug
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/2027207dac3a47ada20ea18d847578b9
work_keys_str_mv AT chenweichiang polymercoatednanoparticlesfortherapeuticanddiagnosticnonsup10supbenrichedpolymercoatedboroncarbonoxynitridebcnonanoparticlesaspotentbnctdrug
AT yunchenchien polymercoatednanoparticlesfortherapeuticanddiagnosticnonsup10supbenrichedpolymercoatedboroncarbonoxynitridebcnonanoparticlesaspotentbnctdrug
AT wenjuiyu polymercoatednanoparticlesfortherapeuticanddiagnosticnonsup10supbenrichedpolymercoatedboroncarbonoxynitridebcnonanoparticlesaspotentbnctdrug
AT chiayuho polymercoatednanoparticlesfortherapeuticanddiagnosticnonsup10supbenrichedpolymercoatedboroncarbonoxynitridebcnonanoparticlesaspotentbnctdrug
AT chihyiwang polymercoatednanoparticlesfortherapeuticanddiagnosticnonsup10supbenrichedpolymercoatedboroncarbonoxynitridebcnonanoparticlesaspotentbnctdrug
AT tzuweiwang polymercoatednanoparticlesfortherapeuticanddiagnosticnonsup10supbenrichedpolymercoatedboroncarbonoxynitridebcnonanoparticlesaspotentbnctdrug
AT chishiunchiang polymercoatednanoparticlesfortherapeuticanddiagnosticnonsup10supbenrichedpolymercoatedboroncarbonoxynitridebcnonanoparticlesaspotentbnctdrug
AT peiyuinkeng polymercoatednanoparticlesfortherapeuticanddiagnosticnonsup10supbenrichedpolymercoatedboroncarbonoxynitridebcnonanoparticlesaspotentbnctdrug
_version_ 1718411002856341504