Abstract:
Hydrogen peroxide (H
2O
2) and nitric oxide (NO) has a short half-life, low bioavailability, poor tumor targeting and systemic adverse reactions in the physiological environment. In this study, phacoemulsification and nano-precipitation were used to synthesize didecyl dimethyl ammonium bromide (DDAB)/polylactic acid nanoparticles (PLA), then
L-arginine (
L-Arg) and glucose oxidase (GOx)-loaded nanoparticles (GADP) were prepared, and the
in vitro antitumor activity was investigated.The particle size, potential, embedding rate and the ability to produce H
2O
2/NO of the nanoparticles were investigated. Meanwhile,
in vitro cell cytotoxicity against human hepatoma cells (HepG2) was evaluated.The results showed that the prepared
L-Arg-DDAB/PLA (ADP) nanoparticles were spherical particles. And the particle size and zeta potential were (225.7 ± 6.33) nm and (+23.5 ± 0.12) mV, respectively. The adsorption rate of GOx was 87.23% ± 0.02%. The drug loading of
L-Arg was 15.6% ± 0.22%. The pH value of glucose solution and the amount of H
2O
2 showed that GADP had good catalytic activity.
In vitro cytotoxicity experiments showed that blank nanoparticles were nontoxic, while the drug-loaded nanoparticles presented enhanced antitumor effect on HepG2 cells. And can inhibit tumor cell migration. The low dose nano-scale NO delivery system GADP can effectively inhibit the migration of tumor cells and kill tumor cells, thus producing therapeutic benefits.