甘草次酸—光敏剂纳米药物的构建及体外细胞活性研究

Construction of glycyrrhetinic acid-photosensitizer nanodrug and its in vitro cellular activity study

  • 摘要: 目的:为解决传统化疗药物装载率低以及缺乏光控毒性的缺陷,本研究以Fe2+为配位中心离子,磷酸化甘草次酸(phosphorylated glycyrrhetinic acid,GA-P)为配体、磷酸化咔唑—喹啉己醇(phosphorylated carbazole-quinoline hexanol,CQ-P)为光敏剂,构建兼具化学动力学治疗(chemodynamic therapy,CDT)与光动力学治疗(photodynamic therapy,PDT)的自递送磷酸化甘草次酸—光敏剂纳米药物(CQ-GA-Fe NPs),并初步探索其在肝癌治疗中的应用。方法:采用亲核取代、缩合反应合成关键中间体,再经离子配位自组装制备CQ-GA-Fe NPs;通过质子核磁共振谱(proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy,1H-NMR)、傅立叶红外光谱(Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy,FT-IR)等对其表征;透析法考察其pH响应释药行为;利用甲基紫降解与ABDA探针分别检测羟基自由基(hydroxyl radical,·OH)与单线态氧(singlet oxygen,1O2)的生成;溶血实验评估其血液相容性;细胞计数试剂盒(CCK-8)法检测其对HepG2及L02细胞的毒性;DCFH-DA荧光探针检测胞内活性氧(reactive oxygen species,ROS)水平。结果:所制备的CQ-GA-Fe NPs粒径为(202.0±1.6) nm,多分散系数(polydispersity index,PDI)为0.130±0.029,电位为(-23.93±0.23) mV;并具有pH响应释药特性,96 h内其在pH 6.8下累积释放率(53.90%±3.14%)显著高于pH 7.4的37.98%±0.90%,并产生1O2和·OH。体外实验显示,CQ-GA-Fe NPs对正常肝细胞L02无明显毒性,对HepG2细胞则通过CDT与PDT的强协同作用(联合指数CI<0.16)产生选择性杀伤作用,其IC50为12.46μg/mL。结论:构建的CQ-GA-Fe NPs生物相容性优异,对肝癌细胞具有光照可控的选择性毒性,通过CDT与PDT强协同效应,诱导肝癌细胞内ROS蓄积,通过氧化应激发挥抗肿瘤作用,为多模式协同治疗肝癌提供实验依据与理论参考。

     

    Abstract: Objective: To address the inherent limitations of conventional chemotherapeutic agents, including low drug loading efficiency and a lack of light-controllable cytotoxicity, we developed a self-delivering, dual-functional nanodrug of CQ-GA-Fe NPs integrating chemodynamic therapy(CDT) and photodynamic therapy(PDT), assembled via Fe2+-mediated coordination using phosphorylated glycyrrhetinic acid(GA-P) as the ligand and phosphorylated carbazole-quinoline hexanol(CQ-P) as the photosensitizer, and the platform was preliminarily evaluated for its potential in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods: Key intermediates were synthesized via nucleophilic substitution and condensation reactions. Subsequently, CQ-GA-Fe NPs were prepared through ion-coordination self-assembly and characterized using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy(1H-NMR) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR). The pH-responsive drug release behavior was evaluated using dialysis method. The generation of hydroxyl radicals(·OH) and singlet oxygen(1O2) was detected by methyl violet degradation and ABDA probe, respectively. Hemolysis assay was performed to evaluate its hemocompatibility. Cell counting kit-8(CCK-8) assay was used to detect its cytotoxicity against HepG2 and L02 cells and DCFH-DA fluorescent probe was adopted to measure the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species(ROS). Results: The as-prepared CQ-GA-Fe NPs exhibited an average particle size of(202.0±1.6) nm, an average polydispersity index(PDI) of(0.130±0.029), and an average zeta potential of(-23.93±0.23) mV. In addition, they demonstrated pH-responsive drug release behavior. Within 96 h, their average cumulative release rate at pH 6.8 reached(53.90%±3.14%), which was markedly higher than that at pH 7.4(37.98%±0.90%). Furthermore, CQ-GA-Fe NPs could generate 1O2 and ·OH. In vitro experiments revealed that CQ-GA-Fe NPs exhibited negligible cytotoxicity toward normal L02 hepatocytes but exerted selective cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells through a strong synergistic effect of CDT and PDT(combination index CI<0.16), with an IC50 value of 12.46 μg/mL. Conclusion: The constructed CQ-GA-Fe NPs demonstrate excellent biocompatibility and light-controlled selective cytotoxicity against hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Through the strong synergistic effect of CDT and PDT, the constructed CQ-GA-Fe NPs induce intracellular ROS accumulation in the hepatocellular carcinoma cells and exert anti-tumor effects via oxidative stress, thus providing experimental evidence and theoretical references for multimodal synergistic therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.

     

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