resumo
Despite the promising pharmacological properties of curcumin, the transport and effective release of curcumin is still a challenge. The advances in functionalized nanocarriers for curcumin have also been motivated by the anticancer activity of this natural compound, aiming at targeted therapies. Here, stealth (aqueous and solid) magnetoliposomes containing calcium-substituted magnesium ferrite nanoparticles, CaxMg1-xFe2O4 (with x = 0.25, 0.50, 0.75) were developed as nanocarriers for curcumin. The magnetic nanoparticles exhibit superparamagnetic properties and crystalline structure, with sizes below 10 nm. The magnetoliposomes based on these nanoparticles have hydrodynamic diameters around or below 150 nm and a low polydispersity. The influence of an alternating magnetic field (AMF) on drug release over time was evaluated and compared with curcumin release by diffusion. The results suggest the potential of drug-loaded magnetoliposomes as nanocarriers that can be magnetically guided to the tumor sites and act as agents for a synergistic effect combining magnetic hyperthermia and controlled drug release.
palavras-chave
MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLES; QUANTUM YIELDS; LIPID-BILAYER; IN-VITRO; FLUIDITY; PROTEINS; VESICLES; DELIVERY
categoria
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry
autores
Cardoso, BD; Rodrigues, ARO; Almeida, BG; Amorim, CO; Amaral, VS; Castanheira, EMS; Coutinho, PJG
nossos autores
Carlos Amorim
Investigador Auxiliar
Vitor Brás Sequeira Amaral
Professor CatedráticoGrupos
G2 - Materiais Fotónicos, Eletrónicos e Magnéticos
G6 - Materiais Virtuais e Inteligência Artificial
agradecimentos
This research was funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in the framework of the Strategic Funding of CF-UM-UP (UID/FIS/04650/2019) and through the research project PTDC/QUI-QFI/28020/2017 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028020), financed by European Fund of Regional Development (FEDER), COMPETE2020 and Portugal2020. The magnetic measurements were supported by projects UTAP-EXPL/NTec/0046/2017, NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-028538 and PTDC/FIS-MAC/29454/2017. The APC was also funded by FCT. B.D.C. acknowledges FCT for a PhD grant (SFRH/BD/141936/2018).