Synthesis of Non-Cytotoxic Poly(Ester-Amine) Dendrimers as Potential Solubility Enhancers for Drugs: Methotrexate as a Case Study

Autor: Patricia Guadarrama, María Teresa Ramírez Apan, Jorge A. Cruz-Morales, Delia Soto-Castro
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 15, Iss 11, Pp 8082-8097 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules15118082
Popis: This study describes the synthesis of two new families of dendrimers based on the esterification of N-alkylated 3-amine-1-propanol with two different cores, adipic acid (1st and 2nd generations) and ethylenediamine (generation 1.5), both with carboxylic acid end groups, offering a wide variety of further modifications at the periphery. According to the cytotoxic evaluation of the dendrimers and their possible degradation products within cell lines, these materials could be considered as innocuous. In preliminary studies, the synthesized dendrimers proved to be potential enhancers of solubility of highly hydrophobic drugs, like methotrexate, widely used in chemotherapy.
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