Factors determining the stability, size distribution, and cellular accumulation of small, monodisperse chitosan nanoparticles as candidate vectors for anticancer drug delivery: application to the passive encapsulation of [14C]-doxorubicin

Mas Jaffri Masarudin,1 Suzanne M Cutts,2 Benny J Evison,3 Don R Phillips,2 Paul J Pigram4 1Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia; 2Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b49fd144f1ed4a4081771c863b7bf7222021-12-02T00:33:29ZFactors determining the stability, size distribution, and cellular accumulation of small, monodisperse chitosan nanoparticles as candidate vectors for anticancer drug delivery: application to the passive encapsulation of [14C]-doxorubicin1177-8903https://doaj.org/article/b49fd144f1ed4a4081771c863b7bf7222015-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/factors-determining-the-stability-size-distribution-and-cellular-accum-peer-reviewed-article-NSAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-8903Mas Jaffri Masarudin,1 Suzanne M Cutts,2 Benny J Evison,3 Don R Phillips,2 Paul J Pigram4 1Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia; 2Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 3Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA; 4Department of Physics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Abstract: Development of parameters for the fabrication of nanosized vectors is pivotal for its successful administration in therapeutic applications. In this study, homogeneously distributed chitosan nanoparticles (CNPs) with diameters as small as 62 nm and a polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.15 were synthesized and purified using a simple, robust method that was highly reproducible. Nanoparticles were synthesized using modified ionic gelation of the chitosan polymer with sodium tripolyphosphate. Using this method, larger aggregates were mechanically isolated from single particles in the nanoparticle population by selective efficient centrifugation. The presence of disaggregated monodisperse nanoparticles was confirmed using atomic force microscopy. Factors such as anions, pH, and concentration were found to affect the size and stability of nanoparticles directly. The smallest nanoparticle population was ~62 nm in hydrodynamic size, with a low PDI of 0.15, indicating high particle homogeneity. CNPs were highly stable and retained their monodisperse morphology in serum-supplemented media in cell culture conditions for up to 72 hours, before slowly degrading over 6 days. Cell viability assays demonstrated that cells remained viable following a 72-hour exposure to 1 mg/mL CNPs, suggesting that the nanoparticles are well tolerated and highly suited for biomedical applications. Cellular uptake studies using fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled CNPs showed that cancer cells readily accumulate the nanoparticles 30 minutes posttreatment and that nanoparticles persisted within cells for up to 24 hours posttreatment. As a proof of principle for use in anticancer therapeutic applications, a [14C]-radiolabeled form of the anticancer agent doxorubicin was efficiently encapsulated within the CNP, confirming the feasibility of using this system as a drug delivery vector. Keywords: nanobiotechnology, drug delivery, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticles, doxorubicin, FITCMasarudin MJCutts SMEvison BJPhillips DRPigram PJDove Medical PressarticleNanobiotechnologydrug deliverychitosanchitosan nanoparticlesdoxorubicinFITCMedical technologyR855-855.5Chemical technologyTP1-1185ENNanotechnology, Science and Applications, Vol 2015, Iss Issue 1, Pp 67-80 (2015)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Nanobiotechnology
drug delivery
chitosan
chitosan nanoparticles
doxorubicin
FITC
Medical technology
R855-855.5
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
spellingShingle Nanobiotechnology
drug delivery
chitosan
chitosan nanoparticles
doxorubicin
FITC
Medical technology
R855-855.5
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Masarudin MJ
Cutts SM
Evison BJ
Phillips DR
Pigram PJ
Factors determining the stability, size distribution, and cellular accumulation of small, monodisperse chitosan nanoparticles as candidate vectors for anticancer drug delivery: application to the passive encapsulation of [14C]-doxorubicin
description Mas Jaffri Masarudin,1 Suzanne M Cutts,2 Benny J Evison,3 Don R Phillips,2 Paul J Pigram4 1Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia; 2Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 3Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA; 4Department of Physics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Abstract: Development of parameters for the fabrication of nanosized vectors is pivotal for its successful administration in therapeutic applications. In this study, homogeneously distributed chitosan nanoparticles (CNPs) with diameters as small as 62 nm and a polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.15 were synthesized and purified using a simple, robust method that was highly reproducible. Nanoparticles were synthesized using modified ionic gelation of the chitosan polymer with sodium tripolyphosphate. Using this method, larger aggregates were mechanically isolated from single particles in the nanoparticle population by selective efficient centrifugation. The presence of disaggregated monodisperse nanoparticles was confirmed using atomic force microscopy. Factors such as anions, pH, and concentration were found to affect the size and stability of nanoparticles directly. The smallest nanoparticle population was ~62 nm in hydrodynamic size, with a low PDI of 0.15, indicating high particle homogeneity. CNPs were highly stable and retained their monodisperse morphology in serum-supplemented media in cell culture conditions for up to 72 hours, before slowly degrading over 6 days. Cell viability assays demonstrated that cells remained viable following a 72-hour exposure to 1 mg/mL CNPs, suggesting that the nanoparticles are well tolerated and highly suited for biomedical applications. Cellular uptake studies using fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled CNPs showed that cancer cells readily accumulate the nanoparticles 30 minutes posttreatment and that nanoparticles persisted within cells for up to 24 hours posttreatment. As a proof of principle for use in anticancer therapeutic applications, a [14C]-radiolabeled form of the anticancer agent doxorubicin was efficiently encapsulated within the CNP, confirming the feasibility of using this system as a drug delivery vector. Keywords: nanobiotechnology, drug delivery, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticles, doxorubicin, FITC
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author Masarudin MJ
Cutts SM
Evison BJ
Phillips DR
Pigram PJ
author_facet Masarudin MJ
Cutts SM
Evison BJ
Phillips DR
Pigram PJ
author_sort Masarudin MJ
title Factors determining the stability, size distribution, and cellular accumulation of small, monodisperse chitosan nanoparticles as candidate vectors for anticancer drug delivery: application to the passive encapsulation of [14C]-doxorubicin
title_short Factors determining the stability, size distribution, and cellular accumulation of small, monodisperse chitosan nanoparticles as candidate vectors for anticancer drug delivery: application to the passive encapsulation of [14C]-doxorubicin
title_full Factors determining the stability, size distribution, and cellular accumulation of small, monodisperse chitosan nanoparticles as candidate vectors for anticancer drug delivery: application to the passive encapsulation of [14C]-doxorubicin
title_fullStr Factors determining the stability, size distribution, and cellular accumulation of small, monodisperse chitosan nanoparticles as candidate vectors for anticancer drug delivery: application to the passive encapsulation of [14C]-doxorubicin
title_full_unstemmed Factors determining the stability, size distribution, and cellular accumulation of small, monodisperse chitosan nanoparticles as candidate vectors for anticancer drug delivery: application to the passive encapsulation of [14C]-doxorubicin
title_sort factors determining the stability, size distribution, and cellular accumulation of small, monodisperse chitosan nanoparticles as candidate vectors for anticancer drug delivery: application to the passive encapsulation of [14c]-doxorubicin
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2015
url https://doaj.org/article/b49fd144f1ed4a4081771c863b7bf722
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