FORMULATION AND IN VITRO EVALUATION OF POLY-(D, L-LACTIDE-CO-GLYCOLIDE) (PLGA) NANOPARTICLES OF ELLAGIC ACID AND ITS EFFECT ON HUMAN BREAST CANCER, MCF-7 CELL LINE.
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ijcpr.2021v13i5.1887Keywords:
Ellagic acid nanoparticles, TWEEN®20, Poly vinyl alcohol, MTT assay, Kinetic modellingAbstract
Objective: The aim of this experiment was to develop ellagic acid (EA) loaded poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles for tumour-specific drug delivery. The phytochemical EA is a potential antioxidant, anticarcinogenic and antimutagenic. Due to its low solubility and permeability, it falls under class IV of the BCS classification.
Methods: PLGA nanoparticles were prepared by a method established on the concept of single emulsification–solvent evaporation by using TWEEN®20 as a cosolvent for solubilizing the drug. While developing this method, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), was implemented.
Results: The stabilized formulation was with a particle size of 174.2 nm, which is ideal for tumour accumulation. The SEM images confirmed that the NPs have spherical shape. The resulting NPs were predominantly spherical and of uniform size and shape. Initial release of EA from nanoparticles in pH 7.4 phosphate buffer was quick, followed by a steady sustained release. The in vitro cytotoxicity study using MTT was also performed on the human breast cancer, MCF-7 cell line and EA-NPs were found to successively reduce the IC50 values which thereby revealed the pronounced cytotoxic effect of the formulation.
Conclusion: After performing this experiment, we can conclude that the polymeric nanoparticles are efficient and suitable form of drug delivery of ellagic acid exhibiting potential anti-tumour activity.
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