Biomimetic doxorubicin loaded polymersomes from hyaluronan-block-poly(gamma-benzyl glutamate) copolymers

Biomacromolecules. 2009 Oct 12;10(10):2802-8. doi: 10.1021/bm9006419.

Abstract

Using "click chemistry" as an easy and versatile synthetic strategy to combine hyaluronan and polyglutamate blocks, we have prepared nanovesicles (polymersomes) that present a controlled size, excellent colloidal stability, and a high loading capacity for hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs. The unique feature of our concept is the use of hyaluronan, a polysaccharide with known capacity for targeting cancer-related protein receptors, as the hydrophilic portion of a block copolymer system. The cytotoxicity and internalization mechanism of doxorubicin-loaded polymersomes have been evaluated in C6 glioma tumor cell lines. The dual purpose served by hyaluronan, as both a hydrophilic block critical to vesicle formation and a binding agent for biological targets, breaks new ground in terms of multifunctional nanomaterial design for drug delivery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Doxorubicin / chemistry*
  • Glioma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hyaluronic Acid / chemistry*
  • Molecular Mimicry*
  • Polyglutamic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Polyglutamic Acid / chemistry
  • Polymers / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Polymers
  • poly-gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate
  • Polyglutamic Acid
  • Doxorubicin
  • Hyaluronic Acid