Li, H;
Sanchez-Vazquez, B;
Trindade, RP;
Zou, Q;
Mai, Y;
Dou, L;
Zhu, L-M;
(2019)
Electrospun oral formulations for combined photo-chemotherapy of colon cancer.
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
, 183
, Article 110411. 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110411.
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Abstract
In this work, we report new formulations for the combined photo-chemotherapy of colon cancer. Fibers were fabricated via coaxial-electrospinning with the intent of targeting delivery of the anti-cancer drug carmofur (CAR) and the photosensitizer rose bengal (RB) selectively to the colon site. The fibers comprised a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) core loaded with the active ingredients, and a pH-sensitive Eudragit L100-55 shell. The fibers were found to be homogeneous and cylindrical and have visible core-shell structures. X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry demonstrated that both CAR and RB were present in the fibers in the amorphous physical form. In vitro drug release studies showed that the fibers have the potential to selectively deliver drugs to the colon, with only 10 – 15 % release noted in the acidic conditions of the stomach but sustained release at pH 7.4. Cytotoxicity studies were undertaken on human dermal fibroblast (HDF) and colon cancer (Caco-2) cells, and the influence of light on cell death was also explored. The fibers loaded with CAR alone showed obvious toxicity to both cell lines, with and without the application of light. The RB-loaded fibers led to high viability (ca. 80 % for both cell types) in the absence of light, but much greater toxicity was noted (30 – 60 %) with light. The same trends were observed with the formulation containing both CAR and RB, but with lower viabilities. The RB and RB/CAR loaded systems show clear selectivity for cancerous over non-cancerous cells. Finally, mucoadhesion studies revealed there were strong adhesive forces between the rat colonic mucosa and the fibers after they had passed through an acidic environment. Such electrospun fibers thus could have potential in the development of oral therapies for colon cancer.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Electrospun oral formulations for combined photo-chemotherapy of colon cancer |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110411 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110411 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | electrospinning, colon cancer, oral administration, drug delivery, mucoadhesion, photochemotherapy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharmaceutics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10079434 |
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