Galactosylated polymeric carriers for liver targeting of sorafenib
Galactosylated polymeric carriers for liver targeting of sorafenib
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.02.047
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发表时间:
2014-05-15
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5.8
通讯作者:
Cavallaro, Gennara
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作者:
Craparo, Emanuela F.;Sardo, Carla;Cavallaro, Gennara
In this paper, we describe the preparation of liver-targeted polymeric micelles potentially able to carry sorafenib to hepatocytes for treatment of hepatocarcinoma (HCC), exploiting the presence of carbohydrate receptors, ASGPR. These micelles were prepared starting from a galactosylated polylactide-polyaminoacid conjugate. This latter was obtained by chemical reaction of alpha,beta-poly(N-2-hydroxyethyl) (2-aminoethylcarbamate)-D, L-aspartamide (PHEA-EDA) with polylactic acid (PLA), and subsequent reaction with lactose, leading to PHEA-EDA-PLA-GAL copolymer. Liver-targeted sorafenib-loaded micelles were obtained in aqueous media at low PHEA-EDA-PLA-GAL copolymer concentration value with nanometer size and slightly positive zeta potential. Biodistribution studies on mice demonstrated, after oral administration of sorafenib loaded PHEA-EDA-PLA-GAL micelles, the preferential sorafenib accumulation into the liver. This finding raises hope in terms of future drug delivery strategy of sorafenib-loaded micelles targeted to the liver for the HCC treatment. (C) 2014 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.