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In vitro and In vivo anticancer activity of surface modified paclitaxel attached hydroxyapatite and titanium dioxide nanoparticles

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Targeted drug delivery using nanocrystalline materials delivers the drug at the deseased site. This increases the efficacy of the drug in killing the cancer cells. Surface modifications were done to target the drug to a particular receptor on the cell surface. This paper reports synthesis of hydroxyapatite and titanium dioxide nanoparticles and modification of their surface with polyethylene glycol (PEG) followed by folic acid (FA). Paclitaxel, an anticancer drug, is attached to functionalized hydroxyapatite and titanium dioxide nanoparticles. The pure and functionalised nanoparticles are characterised with XRD, TEM and UV spectroscopy. Anticancer analysis was carried out in DEN induced hepatocarcinoma animals. Biochemical, hematological and histopathological analysis show that the surface modified paclitaxel attached nanoparticles have an higher anticancer activity than the pure paclitaxel and surface modified nanoparticles without paclitaxel. This is due to the targeting of the drug to the folate receptor in the cancer cells.

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Prof. S. Ramasamy, CSIR Emeritus Scientist, acknowledge the financial support given to him to carry out this work under CSIR Emeritus Scientist Scheme number 21(0714)/08/EMR-II dated 28-04-2008. Mr. G. Devanand Venkatasubbu, CSIR SRF, acknowledge CSIR for giving him SRF. The authors are greatful to Dr. (Mrs).V. Meenakumari M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D, Professor, Department of English, A.P.A college for Women, Palani, India (An autonomous college of Mother Theresa University) for making English correction in the manuscript.

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Venkatasubbu, G.D., Ramasamy, S., Reddy, G.P. et al. In vitro and In vivo anticancer activity of surface modified paclitaxel attached hydroxyapatite and titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Biomed Microdevices 15, 711–726 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10544-013-9767-7

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