Synthesis of a Pillar[5]arene-Based Polyrotaxane for Enhancing the Drug Loading Capacity of PCL-Based Supramolecular Amphiphile as an Excellent Drug Delivery Platform

Biomacromolecules. 2018 Jul 9;19(7):2923-2930. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00488. Epub 2018 May 30.

Abstract

A pillar[5]arene-based nonionic polyrotaxane (PR) with star-poly(ε-caprolactone) ( S-PCL) as the axle, pillar[5]arene (DEP5) as the wheel and adamantane as the end-capped group is designed and synthesized. The resulting PR is subsequently assembled with β-cyclodextrin end-capped pH-stimulated poly(acrylic acid) (CD-PAA) via a host-guest interaction to form the supramolecular pseudoblock polymer PR-PAA. This supramolecular pseudoblock polymer could self-assemble in aqueous solution to produce PR-PAA-based supramolecular vesicular nanoparticles (PR-SVNPs), which present significantly enhanced drug loading capacity (DLC, 45.6%) of DOX, much higher than those of superamphiphiles (PCL-PAA, 17.1%). Such a high DLC of PR-SVNPs can be most probably attributed to the greatly decreased crystallinity of PCL in PR. Moreover, the loaded drugs could be selectively released in an acidic microenvironment-responsive manner. Compared to free DOX, the DOX-loaded PR-SVNPs (DOX@PR-SVNPs) shows much enhanced cellular uptake and cytotoxicity against the SMMC-7721. More importantly, thanks to the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, DOX@PR-SVNPs exhibits appealing features such as extremely low toxicity, highly efficient intratumoral accumulation and substantial antitumor efficacy in vivo.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / chemistry
  • Adamantane / analogs & derivatives
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Caproates / chemistry
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / pharmacokinetics
  • Lactones / chemistry
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Nanoconjugates / chemistry*
  • Rotaxanes / chemistry*
  • Surface-Active Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • beta-Cyclodextrins / chemistry

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Caproates
  • Lactones
  • Nanoconjugates
  • Rotaxanes
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • beta-Cyclodextrins
  • carbopol 940
  • caprolactone
  • Doxorubicin
  • betadex
  • Adamantane