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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
Composite core/shell fiber structures loaded with the antiproliferative drugs paclitaxel or farnesylthiosalicylate (FTS) were developed and studied. The latter is a specific nontoxic Ras inhibitor with a mild hydrophobic nature, which can also be used for local cancer treatment and stent applications. The fibers were composed of a dense polyglyconate core and a porous drug-loaded poly(D,L-lactic-glycolic acid) shell, prepared using freeze drying of inverted emulsions. Our study focused on the release profile of the antiproliferative drugs from the fibers, the shell morphology and its degradation and erosion. The postfabrication antiproliferative effect of the drugs was tested in a cell culture. The process parameters were found to affect the drug-release profile via two routes: (1) direct, through water uptake and swelling of the structure leading to FTS release, or through degradation of the host polymer leading to paclitaxel release at a later stage; (2) indirect effect of the microstructure on the release profile. The fabrication process did not reduce the pharmacological activity of either paclitaxel or FTS. FTS-eluting composite fibers proved to effectively induce growth inhibition or cell death by a gradient effect and dose-dependent manner. The combined effect of the targeted mechanism of FTS as a Ras inhibitor together with the localized and controlled release characteristics of the fiber is an advantageous antiproliferative quality. It is therefore suggested that our drug-eluting fibers may be used in biomedical applications that require short release (restenosis) or prolonged release (cancer therapy).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antineoplastic Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Delayed-Action Preparations, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Farnesol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lactic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Paclitaxel, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Polyglycolic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Polymers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Salicylic Acids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/farnesylthiosalicylic acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/polyglyconate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/polylactic acid-polyglycolic acid..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ras Proteins
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1520-6017
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
133-49
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Delayed-Action Preparations, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Drug Delivery Systems, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Drug-Eluting Stents, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Farnesol, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Lactic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Paclitaxel, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Polyglycolic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Polymers, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Salicylic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:20623695-ras Proteins
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Composite fiber structures with antiproliferative agents exhibit advantageous drug delivery and cell growth inhibition in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't