The purpose of the present study is the preparation and characterization of collagen/antitumor drug hybrids as drug delivery systems. Materials used for obtaining collagen-based drug delivery systems were collagen type I (Coll) as matrix and irinotecan (I) as hydrophilic active substances. After incorporation of I into Coll in differing ratios, the obtained hybrid materials (Coll/I) could be used according to our results as potential drug delivery systems in medicine for the topical (local) treatment of cancerous tissues or bone. The released amount of I varies with amount of Coll from hybrid materials: the higher, the slower the release amount of irinotecan transferred is in the first 6 hours. The in vitro citotoxicity demonstrates an antitumoral activity of the obtained hybrid materials and their potential use for biomedical applications as drug delivery systems in tumoral treatments. [...]
Breast cancer is the most frequently occurring cancer in women worldwide with more than one million new cases diagnosed each year. The objective of this study was to develop a Trastuzumab-dendrimer-fluorine drug delivery system by covalent attachment of Trastuzumab to a fluorinated PAMAM-G5 dendrimer. The Trastuzumab-dendrimer-fluorine drug delivery system was used to treat MCF-7 with Her-2 overexpression. The use of PAMAM-G5, which bears 128 primary amine surface groups, enables covalent attachment of both antibody and fluorinated functional groups for enhancement of cellular uptake. Thus, Trastuzumab was covalently attached to fluorinated PAMAM-G5 dendrimers and used as a vehicle for drug delivery to three dimensional (3D) cultured cells. The efficiency of Trastuzumab-dendrimer-fluorine drug delivery system binding to Her-2 receptors was measured by cell viability. The Trastuzumab-dendrimer-fluorine drug delivery system was found to have a higher efficiency in the treatment of Her-2 overexpressing MCF-7 cells than Trastuzumab alone. The incorporation of 19F by addition of heptafluorobutyric acid anhydride (HFAA) to PAMAM-G5 increased lipophilicity and hydrophobicity of drug delivery system.
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