Daozhen Chen, Qiusha Tang, Wenqun Xue, Jingying Xiang, Li Zhang, Xinru Wang. The preparation and characterization of folate-conjugated human serum albumin magnetic cisplatin nanoparticles[J]. The Journal of Biomedical Research, 2010, 24(1): 26-32.
Citation:
Daozhen Chen, Qiusha Tang, Wenqun Xue, Jingying Xiang, Li Zhang, Xinru Wang. The preparation and characterization of folate-conjugated human serum albumin magnetic cisplatin nanoparticles[J]. The Journal of Biomedical Research, 2010, 24(1): 26-32.
Daozhen Chen, Qiusha Tang, Wenqun Xue, Jingying Xiang, Li Zhang, Xinru Wang. The preparation and characterization of folate-conjugated human serum albumin magnetic cisplatin nanoparticles[J]. The Journal of Biomedical Research, 2010, 24(1): 26-32.
Citation:
Daozhen Chen, Qiusha Tang, Wenqun Xue, Jingying Xiang, Li Zhang, Xinru Wang. The preparation and characterization of folate-conjugated human serum albumin magnetic cisplatin nanoparticles[J]. The Journal of Biomedical Research, 2010, 24(1): 26-32.
Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210042, China
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Medical School Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009,China.
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Clinical Laboratory ,Wuxi Hospital for Maternal and Child Health Care Affiliated Nanjing Medical University,Wuxi, Jiangsu,214002, China
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This work was supported by a grant 30872999 from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and a grant BK2007023 from Jiangsu Province Natural Science Foundation of China.
Objective: Nanoparticles are becoming an important method of targeted drug delivery. To evaluate the importance of folate-conjugated human serum albumin (HSA) magnetic nanoparticles (Folate-CDDP/HSA MNP), we prepared drug-loaded Folate-CDDP/HSA MNPs and characterized their features. Methods: First, folate was conjugated with HSA under the effect of a condensing agent, and the conjugating rate was evaluated by a colorimetric method using 2, 4, 6 - trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid. Second, under N2 gas, Fe3O4 magnetic nanomaterials were prepared and characterized by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), SEM-EDS and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Finally, Folate-CDDP/HSA MNP was prepared by using a solvent evaporation technique. TEM was used to observe particle morphology. The particle size and distribution of the prepared complexes were determined by a Laser particle size analyzer. Drug loading volume and drug release were investigated by a high performance liquid chromatography method (HPLC) in vitro. Results: We successfully prepared folate-conjugated HSA and its conjugating rate was 27.26 μg/mg. Under TEM, Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were highly electron density and had an even size distribution in the range of 10-20 nm. It was confirmed by SEM-EDS and XRD that Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles had been successfully prepared. Under TEM, drug-loaded magnetic nanoparticles were observed, which had a round shape, similar uniform size and smooth surface. Their average size was 79 nm which was determined by laser scattering, and they exhibited magnetic responsiveness. Encapsulation efficiency was 89.75% and effective drug loading was calculated to be 15.25%. The release results in vitro showed that the half release time (t1/2) of cisplatin in cisplatin Solution and Folate-CDDP/HSA MNP was 65 min and 24 h respectively, which indicated that microspheres had an obvious effect of sustained-release. Conclusion: Folate-CDDP/HSA MNPs were prepared successfully. The preparation process and related characteristics data provided a foundation for further study, including the mechanism of the nanoparticles distribution in vivo and their intake by tumor cells.