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Thermo and pH Dual-Controlled Charge Reversal Amphiphilic Graft Copolymer Micelles for Overcoming Drug Resistance in Cancer Cells

Currently, multidrug resistance (MDR) is the major challenge of nanotechnology in cancer treatment. In this study, a series of amphiphilic poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)-graft-poly(2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) graft copolymer [PSMA89-g-P(DMA16-co-SD)] micelles, was prepared. PSMA89-g-P(DMA16-co-SD) graft copolymers were first synthesized by grafting different amounts of sulfadimethoxine (SD) onto PSMA89-g-P(DMA16-co-SD). The PSMA89-g-P(DMA16-co-SD56) micelles exhibited a thermo and pH dual-controlled charge reversal property without cleavage of chemical bonds. The surface charge of PSMA89-g-P(DMA16-co-SD56) micelles reversed from positive to negative after the solution temperature increased from 25 °C to 37 °C at pH 7.4. However, when the pH value was adjusted to 6.8 at 37 °C, the surface charge became positive again. The thermo and pH dual-controlled charge reversal not only resulted in a controlled doxorubicin (DOX) release but also effectively enhanced the cellular uptake of DOX-loaded PSMA89-g-P(DMA16-co-SD56) micelles through electrostatic absorptive endocytosis. MTT assay demonstrated that DOX-loaded PSMA89-g-P(DMA16-co-SD56) micelles showed the highest inhibition growth of DOX-resistant ovarian carcinoma (A2780/DoxR) cells with pH 6.8 at 37 °C among those with pH 7.4 at 37 °C and pH 7.4 at 25 °C, leading to higher efficiency in overcoming MDR of A2780/DoxR cells. Therefore, PSMA89-g-P(DMA16-co-SD56) micelles can be used as intelligent drug-delivery systems to overcome MDR of cancercells.


全文链接:http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2015/TB/C5TB00530B#!divAbstract