PMID- 36120053 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220920 IS - 2470-1343 (Electronic) IS - 2470-1343 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 36 DP - 2022 Sep 13 TI - Programmable Drug Release from a Dual-Stimuli Responsive Magnetic Metal-Organic Framework. PG - 32588-32598 LID - 10.1021/acsomega.2c04144 [doi] AB - Along with the increasing incidence of cancer and drawbacks of traditional drug delivery systems (DDSs), developing novel nanocarriers for sustained targeted-drug release has become urgent. In this regard, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as potential candidates due to their structural flexibility, defined porosity, lower toxicity, and biodegradability. Herein, a FeMn-based ferromagnetic MOF was synthesized from a preassembled Fe(2)Mn(mu(3)-O) cluster. The introduction of the Mn provided the ferromagnetic character to FeMn-MIL-88B. 5-Fluoruracil (5-FU) was encapsulated as a model drug in the MOFs, and its pH and H(2)S dual-stimuli responsive controlled release was realized. FeMn-MIL-88B presented a higher 5-FU loading capacity of 43.8 wt % and rapid drug release behavior in a tumor microenvironment (TME) simulated medium. The carriers can rapidly release loaded drug of 70% and 26% in PBS solution (pH = 5.4) and NaHS solution (500 muM) within 24 h. The application of mathematical release models indicated 5-FU release from carriers can be precisely fitted to the first-order, second-order, and Higuchi models of release. Moreover, the cytotoxicity profile of the carrier against human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293T) suggests no adverse effects up to 100 mug/mL. The lesser toxic effect on cell viability can be attributed to the low toxicity values [LD(50) (Fe) = 30 g.kg(-1), (Mn) = 1.5 g.kg(-1), and (terephthalic acid) = 5 g.kg(-1)] of the MOFs structural components. Together with dual-stimuli responsiveness, ferromagnetic nature, and low toxicity, FeMn-MIL-88B MOFs can emerge as promising carriers for drug delivery applications. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. FAU - Akbar, Muhammad Usman AU - Akbar MU AD - Gomal Center of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK 29050, Pakistan. AD - Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore 54792, Pakistan. FAU - Badar, Muhammad AU - Badar M AD - Gomal Center of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK 29050, Pakistan. FAU - Zaheer, Muhammad AU - Zaheer M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2389-4396 AD - Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore 54792, Pakistan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220830 PL - United States TA - ACS Omega JT - ACS omega JID - 101691658 PMC - PMC9475617 COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interest. EDAT- 2022/09/20 06:00 MHDA- 2022/09/20 06:01 PMCR- 2022/08/30 CRDT- 2022/09/19 04:35 PHST- 2022/07/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/08/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/09/19 04:35 [entrez] PHST- 2022/09/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/09/20 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1021/acsomega.2c04144 [doi] PST - epublish SO - ACS Omega. 2022 Aug 30;7(36):32588-32598. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04144. eCollection 2022 Sep 13.