Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (9): 1998.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20190247

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Preparation of Targeting Nanodiamond-metaminopterone Drug System and Its Interaction with MCF-7 Cells

LI Lin1,*(),XU Xinru1,LI Yingqi3,ZHANG Caifeng1,2   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, 030619, China
    2. Humic Acid Engineering and Technology Research Center of Shanxi Province, Jinzhong 030619, China
    3. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • Received:2019-04-28 Online:2019-09-10 Published:2019-08-20
  • Contact: LI Lin E-mail:lilin@tynu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    ? Supported by the Shanxi Youth Science and Technology Research Fund Project, China(201801D221440);the Shanxi Provincial Applied Fundamental Research Fund Project, China(201801D121257);the Taiyuan Normal University College Students Science and Technology Innovation Project, China(No. 2018503 CXCY1850)(2018503 CXCY1850)

Abstract:

We fabricated a targeted nanodiamond drug system(NPF/G/M) through physical adsorption of methotrexate(MTX) using carboxylated nanodiamonds(ND-COOH) modified with polyethylene glycol diamine(H2N-PEG-NH2), folic acid(FA) and glycidol(GLY) as carriers. The preparation of NPF/G/M was verified by morphological observation, energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS) of the elemental analysis, zeta potential and particle size. The results showed that NPF/G/M can be effectively released in the tumor site, which is three times than in the physiological environment(pH=7.4). Relying on the high affinity between folate and folate receptors, NPF/G/M was uptaken by tumor cells through energy, temperature, clathrin, caveolin-dependent and folate receptor-mediated endocytosis. Interestingly, toxicity tests showed that NPF/G/M can slowly release the drug into the cells and induce cell apoptosis. The above results indicate that NPF/G/M can be used as a good drug delivery system, which will provide a theoretical reference for clinical application in breast cancer.

Key words: Nanodiamond, Polyethylene glycol diamine, Folic acid, Glycidol, Methotrexate, Targeted nanodrug

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