OBJECTIVE: To prepare folic acid (FA)-loaded vincristine (VCR) nano liposome (VCR-nLip-FA) and to study its effects on human liver and lung cancer cells. METHODS: VCR-nLip-FA was prepared by ammonium sulfate gradient method, and particle size, Zeta-potential, encapsulation rate and release rate were investigated. Taking human liver cancer HepG2 cells and lung cancer A549 cells as example, uptake rate and inhibitory effect in vitro (5-80 μg/ml) were compared between VCR-nLip-FA and VCR-nLip. RESULTS: The particle size distribution, average particle size, average Zeta-potential, average encapsulation rate and 24 h accumulative release rate of VCR-nLip-FA were 98.1-159.0 nm, 132.2 nm, -40.1 mV, (86.6±3.5)% (n=4) and (42.2±2.6)%. Compared with VCR-nLip, there was no statistical significance in uptake rate of A549 cells to VCR-nLip-FA and inhibitory effect of VCR-nLip-FA on A549 cell viability (P>0.05); uptake rate of HepG2 cells to VCR-nLip-FA and inhibitory effect of VCR-nLip-FA on HepG2 cell viability increased significantly (P<0.01), in dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS: Prepared VCR-nLip-FA can target anti-tumor drug to HepG2 cells efficiently, and highly inhibit the growth of HepG2 cells. But it has no higher effects on A549 cells.
关键词
叶酸修饰的长春新碱纳米脂质体肝靶向性肝癌HepG2细胞肺癌A549细胞
Keywords
Folic acid-loaded vincristine nano liposomeLiver-targetingLiver cancer HepG2 cellsLung cancer A549 cells