Micelle-like structures of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(2-hydroxyetbyl aspartamide)-methotrexate conjugates
Micelle-like structures of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(2-hydroxyetbyl aspartamide)-methotrexate conjugates
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DOI:
10.1016/s0927-7765(99)00072-7
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发表时间:
1999-11-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Kwon, GS
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作者:
Li, Y;Kwon, GS
The objective of this research was to prepare and characterize a micelle-like structure composed of a diblock copolymer-methotrexate (MTX) conjugate. MTX was attached on poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(2-hydroxyethyl aspartamide) (PEO-b-PHAA), obtained by aminolysis of PEO-b-poly(beta-benzyl-L-aspartate) (PBLA) with ethanolamine. It was hypothesized that after attachment of MTX onto PEO-b-PHAA through an ester bond, the amphiphilic conjugate would self-assemble into a micelle-like structure that would gradually release MTX, owing to unfavorable hydrolysis in a nonpolar core. An active ester of MTX nar reacted with PEO-b-PHAA, providing a substitution ratio of 20-45% (molar ratio of drug to aspartamide units). At these levels, PEO-b-PHAA-MTX conjugate may self-assemble in an aqueous medium. Transmission electron microscopy revealed small spherical particles that had a mean diameter of 14 nm. There was no evidence of secondary aggregation. An absence of H-1-NMR peaks of MTX in D2O indicated that PEO-b-PHAA-MTX conjugates self-assembled into supramolecular structure where MTX resides in a site with highly restricted mobility, likely a core of a micelle-like structure, Accordingly the loss of MTX by hydrolysis from PEO-b-PHAA-MTX conjugates was slow at neutral pH, with less than 20% released after 10 days. The stabilization of ester bonds in a nonpolar core of a micelle-like structure is novel in the design of soluble polymer-drug conjugates. PEO-b-PHAA-MTX conjugate micelles may help improve the biodistribution of MTX and help overcome drug resistance. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.