Turkish Journal of Biology
DOI
10.3906/biy-1912-71
Abstract
Use of nanoparticles as drug carrier vectors has great potential to circumvent the limitations associated with chemotherapy, including drug resistance and destructive side effects. For this purpose, magnetic generation 4 dendrimeric nanoparticles were prepared to carry chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin (G:4-DOX) and immune modulator polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid [Poly(I:C)]. As previously reported, DOX and Poly(I:C) was loaded onto G4 nanoparticles (PIC-G4-DOX). Cellular internalization study using confocal microscopy demonstrated high levels of cellular internalization of PIC-G4-DOX nanoparticles by MCF-7 cells. This resulted in higher efficacy of PIC-G4-DOX nanoparticles in killing MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Alteration in the expression levels of selected genes was determined by RT-qPCR analyses. Proapoptotic NOXA, PUMA, and BAX genes were upregulated, and SURVIVIN, APOLLON, and BCL-2 genes were downregulated, indicating the cell-killing effectiveness of PIC-G4-DOX nanoparticles. Gene expression analysis provided some insights into the possible molecular mechanisms on cytotoxicity of DOX and Poly(I:C) delivered through G4 magnetic nanoparticles. The results demonstrated that PIC-G4-DOX can be useful for targeted delivery affecting apoptotic pathways, resulting in an advanced degree of cancer-cell-killing. They are promising for targeting cancer-cells because of their stability, biocompatibility, higher internalization, and toxicity.
Keywords
Targeted drug delivery, magnetic dendrimeric nanoparticles, Poly(I:C), doxorubicin, gene expression
First Page
133
Last Page
144
Recommended Citation
KHODADUST, ROUHOLLAH; ALPSOY, AKTAN; ÜNSOY, GÖZDE; and GÜNDÜZ, UFUK
(2020)
"Poly (I:C)- and doxorubicin-loaded magnetic dendrimeric nanoparticles affect the apoptosis-related gene expressions in MCF-7 cells,"
Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 44:
No.
4, Article 2.
https://doi.org/10.3906/biy-1912-71
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol44/iss4/2