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Preparation and Anti-tumor Study of Dextran 70,000-Selenium Nanoparticles and Poloxamer 188-Selenium Nanoparticles

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The anti-tumor effect of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) has received more and more attention. However, the clinical application of SeNPs is not optimistic due to the poor stability. To improve the stability of SeNPs, many polymers are used to modify the SeNPs. However, most of the polymers are not approved by FDA. It is significant to develop a SeNPs product with good stability for clinic application. Dextran 70,000 (T70) and poloxamer 188 (P188) are FDA-approved pharmaceutical injection excipients. In this study, we decorate SeNPs with T70 and P188 and assess the physicochemical characterization, storage stability, and anti-tumor activities of T70-SeNPs and P188-SeNPs. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows that T70-SeNPs and P188-SeNPs are spherical particles with particle sizes of 110 nm and 60 nm respectively. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectra (FT-IR) show that T70 or P188 can interact with SeNPs through hydrogen bonding. Stability study shows that P188-SeNPs freeze-dried powder and T70-SeNPs freeze-dried powder remain stable at 4℃ for 6 months. T70-SeNPs and P188-SeNPs can aggregate in cell matrix and play an anti-tumor role to HepG2 by promoting apoptosis, increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) content and reducing mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). This study can provide reference for industrial production of SeNPs products.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81803458).

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    Zhenzhen Wang, Liyuan Ji, Yimeng Ren, Menghan Liu, Xiaoyu Ai & Cheng Yang

  2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, Tianjin, 300350, China

    Yimeng Ren & Menghan Liu

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Wang, Z., Ji, L., Ren, Y. et al. Preparation and Anti-tumor Study of Dextran 70,000-Selenium Nanoparticles and Poloxamer 188-Selenium Nanoparticles. AAPS PharmSciTech 23, 29 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1208/s12249-021-02141-4

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