Antitumor activity of trigonelline-incorporated chitosan nanoparticles

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2014 Aug;14(8):5633-7. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2014.8818.

Abstract

In this study, trigonelline, a niacin-related compound was incorporated into chitosan nanoparticles through ion-complex formation between anionic carboxylic acid group of trigonelline and cationic amine group of chitosan. Morphology of trigonelline-incorporated chitosan nanoparticles have spherical shape with less than 500 nm in size and thier size distribution showed quite unimodel phase. Even though trigonelline and trigonelline-incorporated chitosan nanoparticles were not significantly affected to the proliferation of tumor cells, invasion of tumor cells was effectively inhibited by trigonelline-incorporated chitosan nanoparticles. We suggested that trigonelline-incorporated chitosan nanoparticles are promising candidate for inhibition of tumor cell invasion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chitosan / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Nanoparticles*
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / prevention & control

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • trigonelline
  • Chitosan