HDAC inhibitor conjugated polymeric prodrug micelles for doxorubicin delivery

Suchithra A. Senevirathne, Katherine E. Washington, Jason B. Miller, Michael C. Biewer, David Oupicky, Daniel J. Siegwart, Mihaela C. Stefan

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Abstract

Amphiphilic diblock copolymers bearing histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) (4-phenyl butyric acid and valproic acid) were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of γ-4-phenylbutyrate-ε-caprolactone (PBACL), γ-valproate-ε-caprolactone (VPACL), and ε-caprolactone (CL) from a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) macroinitiator. These amphiphilic diblock copolymers self-assembled into stable pro-drug micelles and demonstrated excellent biocompatibility. High loading of doxorubicin (DOX) up to 5.1 wt% was achieved. Optimized micelles enabled sustained drug release in a concentration-dependent manner over time to expand the therapeutic window of cytotoxic small molecule drugs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2106-2114
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry B
Volume5
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Science(all)

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