• 文献标题:   Self-assembled Janus graphene nanostructures with high camptothecin loading for increased cytotoxicity to cancer cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GEORGITSOPOULOU S, ANGELOPOULOU A, PAPAIOANNOU L, GEORGAKILAS V, AVGOUSTAKIS K
  • 作者关键词:   janus graphene, 3d graphene structure, camptothecin, drug delivery, cancer
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   1773-2247 EI 2588-8943
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102971 EA JAN 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

The sequential functionalization of graphene (Gr) with oleylamine (ODA) and diethanolamine (DEA) was performed to produce amphiphilic Janus-type graphene nanosheets (DEA-f-Gr-f-ODA). The Janus graphene was self assembled in 3D superstructures with hydrophilic external surface and hydrophobic internal space. The DEA-f- Gr-f-ODA nanoparticles were investigated as platforms for the hydrophobic anticancer drug camptothecin (CPT). The colloidal stability, drug loading and drug release properties of the DEA-f-Gr-f-ODA nanoparticles were determined. The viability of A549 cancer cells in the presence of increasing concentrations of free CPT and blank and drug-loaded DEA-f-Gr-f-ODA nanoparticles was assessed with MTT accompanied with PI/Annexin-V apoptosis assessment with flow cytometry. The uptake of DEA-f-Gr-f-ODA nanoparticles by the A549 cells was also evaluated with flow cytometry. The hemocompatibility of DEA-f-Gr-f-ODA nanoparticles was assessed with a hemolysis assay. The Janus graphene nanoparticles could host an exceptionally large amount of CPT, achieving more than double CPT loading compared to graphene-based CPT platforms reported so far, and released it in a slow biphasic fashion. The cytotoxicity and hemolysis assays provided evidence for the biocompatibility of the DEA-f-Gr-f-ODA nanoparticles and the CPT-loaded DEA-f-Gr-f-ODA nanoparticles were more cytotoxic against a human cancer cell line than free CPT, inducing a higher degree of apoptosis to the cancer cells.