Temperature-Ion-pH Triple Responsive Gellan Gum as In Situ Hydrogel for Long-Acting Cancer Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Characterization of GSH-GG
2.2. Effect of Temperature and Cations on Gelling Behavior of GSH-GG
2.3. Injectability Study
2.4. In Vitro Release
2.5. Cytotoxicity Assay
2.6. In Vivo Anticancer Assay
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Synthesis of the GSH-GG
4.3. Gel Formation Assay
4.4. The Preparation of DOX-Loaded GSH-GG
4.5. Viscosity
4.6. Rheology of GSH-GG Hydrogel Measurements
4.7. Injectability Studies
4.8. In Vitro Adhesion
4.9. Effect of Temperature on Gelling Behavior of GSH-GG
4.10. Effect of Cations on Gelling Behavior of GSH-GG
4.11. In Vitro Drug Release of DOX-Loaded GSH-GG Hydrogels
4.12. Cytotoxicity
4.13. In Vivo Anti-Tumor Effect
4.14. Statistical Analysis
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Conditions | Mathematical Models | R2 | K | n | Release Mechanism |
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pH = 7.4, 1.5% GSH-GG | Zero-order | 0.57611 | 1.29968 | - | |
First-order | 0.9254 | 0.50898 | - | ||
Higuchi | 0.80759 | 10.6925 | - | ||
Korsmeyer–Peppas | 0.98972 | 970.346 | 0.01249 | Fickian diffusion | |
pH = 5.5, 1.5% GSH-GG | Zero-order | 0.40511 | 1.30751 | - | |
First-order | 0.97956 | 0.59000 | - | ||
Higuchi | 0.65597 | 11.2961 | - | ||
Korsmeyer–Peppas | 0.94492 | 128,942 | 0.00011 | Fickian diffusion |
Group | Tumor | Type of Administration |
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1 | + | Saline |
2 | + | DOX-loaded GG |
3 | + | DOX-loaded GSH-GG |
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Zhou, S.; Zheng, X.; Yi, K.; Du, X.; Wang, C.; Cui, P.; Jiang, P.; Ni, X.; Qiu, L.; Wang, J. Temperature-Ion-pH Triple Responsive Gellan Gum as In Situ Hydrogel for Long-Acting Cancer Treatment. Gels 2022, 8, 508. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8080508
Zhou S, Zheng X, Yi K, Du X, Wang C, Cui P, Jiang P, Ni X, Qiu L, Wang J. Temperature-Ion-pH Triple Responsive Gellan Gum as In Situ Hydrogel for Long-Acting Cancer Treatment. Gels. 2022; 8(8):508. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8080508
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Shuwen, Xinmeng Zheng, Ke Yi, Xuancheng Du, Cheng Wang, Pengfei Cui, Pengju Jiang, Xinye Ni, Lin Qiu, and Jianhao Wang. 2022. "Temperature-Ion-pH Triple Responsive Gellan Gum as In Situ Hydrogel for Long-Acting Cancer Treatment" Gels 8, no. 8: 508. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8080508