Empowering Cancer Therapy: Comparing PEGylated and Non-PEGylated Niosomes Loaded with Curcumin and Doxorubicin on MCF-7 Cell Line
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Construction of Niosomes without Coating and with PEG Polymer Coating
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Bio-Activity Assessments
2.4.1. Evaluation of Encapsulation Efficiency (EE) in Niosomes with Two Drugs In Vitro
2.4.2. Stability Evaluation of the Particles
2.4.3. Drug Release Determination
2.4.4. Cytotoxicity Investigations
2.5. Statical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characterizations
3.1.1. Size and Surface Charge Determining of Niosomes
3.1.2. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis
3.1.3. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
3.2. Bioactivity Assessments
3.2.1. Encapsulation Efficiency (EE%) Measurement
3.2.2. Stability Evaluation of the Particles
3.2.3. Drug Release Profile of the Particles
3.2.4. In Vitro MTT Assessment
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Time (min) | Acetonitrile (% v/v) | Water with 0.2% TFA (% v/v) | Methanol (% v/v) |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 25 | 50 | 25 |
7 | 25 | 50 | 25 |
8.5 | 40 | 40 | 20 |
10 | 60 | 30 | 10 |
11.5 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
13 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
16 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
17 | 25 | 50 | 25 |
20 | 25 | 50 | 25 |
Sample Name | Size (nm ± SD) | PDI ± SD | Surface Charge (mV ± SD) |
---|---|---|---|
DOX-loaded niosome | 147.4 ± 1.5 | 0.34 ± 0.02 | −19.1 ± 1.5 |
CUR-loaded niosome | 185.9 ± 0.9 | 0.28 ± 0.05 | −4.9 ± 0.4 |
Co-loaded niosome | 188.9 ± 1.1 | 0.37 ± 0.11 | −18.3 ± 1.2 |
DOX-loaded PEGylated niosome | 196.6 ± 2.2 | 0.33 ± 0.09 | −46.4 ± 2.3 |
CUR-loaded PEGylated niosome | 236.8 ± 1.9 | 0.30 ± 0.06 | −46.7 ± 1.9 |
Co-loaded PEGylated niosome | 273.1 ± 3.2 | 0.39 ± 0.08 | −43.2 ± 1.0 |
Sample Name | DOX EE% ± SD | CUR EE% ± SD |
---|---|---|
DOX-loaded niosome (non-coated) | 19.31 ± 1.3 | - |
CUR-loaded niosome (non-coated) | - | 83.10 ± 3.1 |
DOX and CUR co-loaded niosome (non-coated) | 23.31 ± 2.2 | 86.50 ± 4.02 |
DOX-loaded niosome (coated with PEG) | 84.00 ± 3.1 | - |
CUR-loaded niosome (coated with PEG) | - | 95.02 ± 2.4 |
DOX and CUR co-loaded niosome (coated with PEG) | 62.90 ± 1.1 | 96.50 ± 3.7 |
Sample Name | EE% of DOX ± SD | EE% of CUR ± SD |
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DOX and CUR co-loaded niosome (non-PEGylated) | 13.1 ± 1.5 | 61.4 ± 2.3 |
DOX and CUR co-loaded niosome (PEGylated) | 54.3 ± 0.9 | 76.2 ± 3.3 |
Treatment Name | IC50 Value (µg/mL) |
---|---|
Niosome (DOX) | 26.4 ± 2.4 |
Niosome (Cur) | 57.1 ± 0.99 |
Niosome (DOX-Cur) | 15.8 ± 2.1 |
Niosome-PEG (DOX) | 36.4 ± 1.6 |
Niosome-PEG (Cur) | 64.6 ± 1.4 |
Niosome-PEG (DOX-Cur) | 20.7 ± 2.3 |
Sample | CI Value | Interaction Type |
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Pure DOX + Pure Cur | 0.41 | Synergic |
Niosome (DOX-Cur) | 0.45 | Synergic |
Niosome-PEG (DOX-Cur) | 0.70 | synergic |
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Saharkhiz, S.; Zarepour, A.; Zarrabi, A. Empowering Cancer Therapy: Comparing PEGylated and Non-PEGylated Niosomes Loaded with Curcumin and Doxorubicin on MCF-7 Cell Line. Bioengineering 2023, 10, 1159. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10101159
Saharkhiz S, Zarepour A, Zarrabi A. Empowering Cancer Therapy: Comparing PEGylated and Non-PEGylated Niosomes Loaded with Curcumin and Doxorubicin on MCF-7 Cell Line. Bioengineering. 2023; 10(10):1159. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10101159
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaharkhiz, Shaghayegh, Atefeh Zarepour, and Ali Zarrabi. 2023. "Empowering Cancer Therapy: Comparing PEGylated and Non-PEGylated Niosomes Loaded with Curcumin and Doxorubicin on MCF-7 Cell Line" Bioengineering 10, no. 10: 1159. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10101159