Citossi, Francesca, Smith, Thomas, Lee, Jong Bong, Segal, Joel, Gershkovich, Pavel, Stocks, Michael John, Bradshaw, Tracey D., Kellam, Barrie and Marlow, Maria
(2018)
Self-assembling benzothiazole-based gelators: a mechanistic understanding of in vitro bioactivation and gelation.
Molecular Pharmaceutics, 15
(4).
pp. 1578-1586.
ISSN 1543-8392
Abstract
Low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) of chemotherapeutic drugs represent a valid alternative to the existing poly-mer-based formulations used for targeted delivery of anticancer drugs. Herein we report the design and development of novel self-assembling gelators of the antitumour benzothiazole 5F 203 (1). Two different types of derivatives of 1 were synthesized, formed by an amide (2) and a carbamate (3a-3d) linker, respectively, which showed potent in vitro anti-tumour activity against MCF-7 mammary and IGROV-1 ovarian carcinoma cells. In contrast, MRC-5 fibroblasts were inherently resistant to the above derivatives (GI50>10 μM), thus revealing stark selectivity against the malignant cell lines over the non-transformed fibroblasts. Western blots assays demonstrated induction of CYP1A1 by 1 and its deriva-tives only in sensitive malignant cells (MCF-7), corroborating conservation of CYP1A1-mediated mechanism of action. The ability to form stable gels under relatively high strains was supported by rheological tests; in addition, their inner morphology was characterized as possessing a crossed-linked nanostructure, with formation of thick aggregates with variable widths between 1100 nm and 400 nm and lengths from 8 μm to 32 μm. Finally, in vitro dissolution studies proved the ability of hydrogel 2 to release 48% of 2 within 80 hours, therefore demonstrating its ability to act as a plat-form for localized delivery.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Additional Information: |
Copyright © 2018 American Chemical Society |
| Keywords: |
benzothiazole derivatives, low molecular weight gelators, CYP1A1 induction, in vitro antitumour activity |
| Schools/Departments: |
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy |
| Identification Number: |
10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b01106 |
| Depositing User: |
Eprints, Support
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| Date Deposited: |
07 Mar 2018 15:36 |
| Last Modified: |
05 Mar 2019 04:30 |
| URI: |
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/50299 |
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