Magnetic nanoparticle-supported lipid bilayers for drug delivery

Langmuir. 2015 Mar 24;31(11):3326-32. doi: 10.1021/la504830z. Epub 2015 Mar 11.

Abstract

Magnetic nanoparticle-supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) constructed around core-shell Fe3O4-SiO2 nanoparticles (SNPs) were prepared and evaluated as potential drug carriers. We describe how an oxime ether lipid can be mixed with SNPs to produce lipid-particle assemblies with highly positive ζ potential. To demonstrate the potential of the resultant cationic SLBs, the particles were loaded with either the anticancer drug doxorubicin or an amphiphilic analogue, prepared to facilitate integration into the supported lipid bilayer, and then examined in studies against MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The assemblies were rapidly internalized and exhibited higher toxicity than treatments with doxorubicin alone. The magnetic SLBs were also shown to increase the efficacy of unmodified doxorubicin.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / pharmacology
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
  • Humans
  • Lipid Bilayers / chemistry*
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Lipid Bilayers
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles
  • Doxorubicin