Thermosensitive Tmpo-Oxidized Lignocellulose/Cationic Agarose Hydrogel Loaded With Deferasirox Nanoparticles for Photothermal Therapy in Melanoma Publisher Pubmed

Summary: A study shows a hydrogel with deferasirox nanoparticles enhances melanoma treatment via laser therapy. #CancerResearch #Nanotechnology

Veisi H¹ ; Varshosaz J¹ ; Rostami M² ; Mirian M³
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Published:2023

Abstract

Deferasirox (DFX) is an iron-chelating agent effective in treating various kinds of cancers, which inhibits iron metabolism in cancer cells. The recent study aimed to prepare an injectable thermosensitive hydrogel based on lignocellulose and agarose containing deferasirox-loaded polypyrrole nanoparticles for local drug delivery in a combined chemo-photothermal therapy by laser light irradiation. Polypyrrole nanoparticles containing DFX were made by the emulsification method and optimized. Thermosensitive hydrogels were prepared by quaternary ammonium substituted agarose and TMPO-oxidized lignocellulose at different ratios, and the optimal hydrogel was selected based on gelation time, gelation temperature, and injectability. DFX- loaded polypyrrole nanoparticles were then added to the hydrogel, and the drug release, rheology test, injectability, degradation, and swelling percent, as well as cytotoxicity, and photothermal properties, were studied on B16F10, human melanoma cells. The hydrogel with 2 % anionic lignocellulose and 0.5 % cationic agarose showed the shortest gelation time and the highest mechanical strength. It transferred from a liquid state at 4 °C into a semisolid form at 37 °C with a gelation time of 10.3 min. The nanoparticles loaded in hydrogel showed dose-dependent cytotoxicity. The cytotoxic dose of the drug was reduced by laser light irradiation. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.