ArticleACS omega2024
Gelatin-Oxidized Alginate and Chitosan-Coated Zein Nanoparticle Hydrogel Composite to Enhance Breast Cancer Cytotoxicity in Dual-Drug Delivery.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Recent advances in application of hydrogel-based nanomaterials in breast cancer: from drug delivery, immunotherapy mechanisms to clinical applications.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Pooled it
- Animal- and Plant-Derived Protein Nanocarriers for the Delivery of Natural Compounds in Breast Cancer Chemoprevention.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Hydrogels Activated with Plant Extracts/Bioactive Compounds for Cancer Treatment: From Design to Application.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Hydrogel-Based Delivery of Ion Channel Modulators for Cancer Therapy: Current Advances and Future Perspectives.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Factorial Design-Driven Optimization of Zein-Chitosan Nanoparticles for Oral Delivery of Silibinin.ACS omega · 2026Article
- From Synthesis to Therapeutics: Bioactive-Coated Zein Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery.Biopolymers · 2026Review
- Click Chemistry-Based Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Dual-Drug Delivery Systems Using Hydrogel-Nanoparticle Composites: Recent Advances and Key Applications.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Corn Steep Liquor as an Efficient Bioresource for Functional Components Production by Biotransformation Technology.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
This study explores the combined delivery of doxorubicin and quercetin using a gelatin-oxidized alginate-based hydrogel as a promising strategy for localized breast cancer therapy. Our approach involves the incorporation of doxorubicin within the hydrogel matrix and loading quercetin into chitosan-coated zein nanoparticles. The hydrogel exhibited self-healing properties attributed to Schiff base cross-linking and demonstrated injectability. Characterization of its microstructural, mechanical, and textural properties revealed a porous and flexible structure, demonstrating its suitability for drug release applications. Both drugs exhibited distinct in vitro release profiles at pH 6.8 (typical of tumor tissue), with doxorubicin at 81.2% and quercetin at 9.7%. After 72 h of release, the cytotoxicity against MCF-7 breast cancer cells was assessed. The hydrogel formulation containing doxorubicin increased the cytotoxic action by 4.66-fold, whereas the hydrogel composite, containing both doxorubicin and quercetin-loaded nanoparticles, enhanced it by 20.7-fold compared with doxorubicin alone. Thus, the findings of our study highlight the enhancing effect of the dual release system, thereby expanding the utility of gelatin-oxidized alginate-based hydrogels as advanced drug delivery systems, as exemplified by the combined delivery of doxorubicin and quercetin.
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