Dual functional hybrid-polyoxometalate as a new approach for multidrug delivery

Autor: Valiollah Mirkhani, Davud Karimian, Bahram Yadollahi
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 247:23-30
ISSN: 1387-1811
DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.03.048
Popis: Herein, a new antitumor active polyoxometalate, (TBA)4H3[GeW9V3O40], has been introduced as an inorganic drug with enormous influence on brain cancer cells and its outstanding results against U87 cells have been described. Post-functionalization of this polyoxometalate produces a drug delivery vehicle which comprises both kinds of inorganic and organic drugs. This system is consisted of mesoporous silica nanoparticles as organic drug carrier, along with redox-responsive disulfide bonds for drug release into the cell at the same time. Moreover, a fluorescence dye has been attached to the polyoxometalate that allows for tracking the drug into the cell environment. This dual-functionalized polyoxometalate was utilized in a designed multidrug delivery system, and worked greatly against U87 cells and knocked down these cancer cells up to near 70% in 48 h. Due to its unique properties, this multidrug delivery vehicle is potent to be developed and used for various applications in cancer therapy.
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