Sonochemically prepared BSA microspheres containing Gemcitabine, and their potential application in renal cancer therapeutics

Acta Biomater. 2009 Oct;5(8):3031-7. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.05.003. Epub 2009 May 13.

Abstract

This report demonstrates the formation and characterization of sonochemically prepared bovine serum albumin (BSA)-Gemzar (Gemcitabine) microspheres and shows their increased anticancer activity compared to pristine Gemzar. The amount of loaded Gemzar was determined by light absorption measurements. The BSA-Gemzar composite was analyzed and characterized by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The release kinetics of Gemzar from the proteinaceous microspheres was tested. The BSA-Gemzar composite was examined for its anticancer activity (in vitro) in renal cancer cells (RCC, 786-O cells) using [(3)H]thymidine incorporation assays. It was found that the influence of the Gemzar-loaded microspheres on the cancer cells was significantly greater than that of an equimolar concentration of pristine Gemzar.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / chemistry
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / physiopathology*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Deoxycytidine / administration & dosage
  • Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Deoxycytidine / chemistry
  • Diffusion
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry*
  • Drug Carriers / radiation effects
  • Drug Compounding / methods
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Gemcitabine
  • Microspheres
  • Rats
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry*
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / radiation effects
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / ultrastructure
  • Sonication / methods*

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Drug Carriers
  • Deoxycytidine
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Gemcitabine