Characterization of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Caffeic Acid and Determination of its Effects on MCF-7 Cells

Title:Characterization of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Caffeic Acid and Determination of its Effects on MCF-7 Cells

Volume: 10 Issue: 2

Author(s): Gokhan Dikmen, Gamze Guney and Lutfi Genc

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Keywords: Apoptosis, caffeic acid (CA), cancer, characterization, drug delivery systems, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs).

Abstract: Many anticancer drugs that are currently used in cancer treatment are natural products or their analogues by structural modification. Caffeic acid (3, 4-dihydroxycinnamic acid; CA) is classified as hydroxycinnamic acid and has a variety of potential pharmacological effects, including antioxidant, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory activities. As a drug carrier, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) introduced to improve stability, provide controlled drug release, avoid organic solvents and are obtained in small sizes. In this study, we developed solid lipid nanoparticles incorporating with caffeic acid using hot homogenization method. Caffeic acid loaded solid lipid nanoparticles were characterized regarding particle size, zeta potential, drug entrapment efficiency, drug release, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and FT-IR. The effects of caffeic acid loaded solid lipid nanoparticles on MCF-7 cells were determined by 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-dimethyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) test and Annexin V-PI analysis. As a result, solid lipid nanoparticles could potentially be used for the delivery of caffeic acid and solid lipid nanoparticles formulation enhanced the effects of caffeic acid on MCF-7 cells. Some relevant patents are also referred in this article.

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Dikmen Gokhan, Guney Gamze and Genc Lutfi, Characterization of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Caffeic Acid and Determination of its Effects on MCF-7 Cells, Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery 2015; 10 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574892810666150115124413