Supramolecular hydrogel based on high-solid-content mPECT nanoparticles and cyclodextrins for local and sustained drug delivery

Biomater Sci. 2017 Mar 28;5(4):698-706. doi: 10.1039/c6bm00889e.

Abstract

A novel injectable and high-solid-content drug-loaded supramolecular hydrogel (PTX-mPECT NP/α-CDgel) was prepared by self-assembly of inclusion complexes based on PTX-loaded mPECT (methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone-co-1,4,8-trioxa[4.6]spiro-9-un-decanone)) nanoparticles (PTX-mPECT NPs) and α-cyclodextrin (α-CD). Paclitaxel (PTX) was chosen as a hydrophobic drug encapsulated into mPECT NPs. Then, gelation occurred when the aqueous solution of α-CD was added to the PTX-mPECT NPs aqueous dispersion within several seconds after stirring. Importantly, with the erosion of the hydrogel, PTX-loaded NPs could be released again and then PTX released further. Rheological studies showed that PTX-mPECT NP/α-CDgel with good injectability underwent a shear-induced sol-gel transition. The results of in vitro drug-release studies demonstrated a sustained-release profile, and the cumulative release of PTX was ≈35% after 20 days. The results of cell-uptake studies and in vitro cytotoxicity studies indicated that the PTX-loaded NPs have been efficiently delivered to cells and killed tumor cells. Higher suppression of tumor growth demonstrated the remarkable anticancer effect of PTX-mPECT NP/α-CDgel upon peritumoral injection. These results showed that high-solid-content PTX-mPECT NP/α-CDgel based on in situ systems could be a promising candidate for local and sustained drug delivery.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / administration & dosage*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / therapeutic use
  • Caproates / chemistry*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / chemistry*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / chemistry*
  • Injections
  • Lactones / chemistry*
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage*
  • Paclitaxel / pharmacology
  • Paclitaxel / therapeutic use
  • Phase Transition
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • alpha-Cyclodextrins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Caproates
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Lactones
  • alpha-Cyclodextrins
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • caprolactone
  • Paclitaxel