PMID- 31027351 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190819 LR - 20200225 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 9 DP - 2019 Apr 26 TI - Self-Assembled Supramolecular Ribbon-Like Structures Complexed to Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Possible Anticancer Drug Delivery Systems. LID - 10.3390/ijms20092064 [doi] LID - 2064 AB - Designing an effective targeted anticancer drug delivery method is still a big challenge, since chemotherapeutics often cause a variety of undesirable side effects affecting normal tissues. This work presents the research on a novel system consisting of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT), dispersed with Congo Red (CR), a compound that forms self-assembled ribbon-like structures (SRLS) and anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX). SWNT provide a large surface for binding of planar aromatic compounds, including drugs, while CR supramolecular ribbon-like assemblies can be intercalated by drugs, like anthracycline rings containing DOX. The mechanism of interactions in SWNT-CR-DOX triple system was proposed based on electrophoretic, spectral, Dynamic Light Scattering and scanning electron microscopy analyzes. The profile of drug release from the investigated system was evaluated using dialysis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry. The results indicate that ribbon-like supramolecular structures of CR bind to SWNT surface forming SWNT-CR complexes which finally bind DOX. The high amount of nanotube-bound CR greatly increases the capacity of the carrier for the drug. The high capacity for drug binding and possible control of its release (through pH changes) in the analyzed system may result in prolonged and localized drug action. The proposed SWNT-CR-DOX triple system meets the basic criteria that justifies its further research as a potential drug carrier. FAU - Jagusiak, Anna AU - Jagusiak A AD - Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7, 31-034 Krakow, Poland. anna.jagusiak@uj.edu.pl. FAU - Chlopas, Katarzyna AU - Chlopas K AD - Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7, 31-034 Krakow, Poland. katarzyna.chlopas@gmail.com. FAU - Zemanek, Grzegorz AU - Zemanek G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4861-4397 AD - Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7, 31-034 Krakow, Poland. grzegorz.zemanek@uj.edu.pl. FAU - Jemiola-Rzeminska, Malgorzata AU - Jemiola-Rzeminska M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7790-4831 AD - Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland. malgorzata.jemiola-rzeminska@uj.edu.pl. AD - Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Krakow, Poland. malgorzata.jemiola-rzeminska@uj.edu.pl. FAU - Piekarska, Barbara AU - Piekarska B AD - Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7, 31-034 Krakow, Poland. barbara.piekarska@uj.edu.pl. FAU - Stopa, Barbara AU - Stopa B AD - Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7, 31-034 Krakow, Poland. mbstopa@cyf-kr.edu.pl. FAU - Panczyk, Tomasz AU - Panczyk T AD - Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland. panczyk@vega.umcs.lublin.pl. LA - eng GR - 2016/21/D/NZ1/02763/National Science Centre, Poland/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190426 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Antibiotics, Antineoplastic) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Nanotubes, Carbon) RN - 3U05FHG59S (Congo Red) RN - 80168379AG (Doxorubicin) MH - Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/*chemistry MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*chemistry MH - Congo Red MH - Doxorubicin/chemistry MH - Drug Delivery Systems/*methods MH - Drug Liberation MH - Dynamic Light Scattering MH - Electrophoresis MH - Nanotubes, Carbon/*chemistry PMC - PMC6539291 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Congo Red (CR) OT - doxorubicin (DOX) OT - self-assembled ribbon-like structures (SRLS) OT - single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2019/04/28 06:00 MHDA- 2019/08/20 06:00 PMCR- 2019/05/01 CRDT- 2019/04/28 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/04/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/04/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/04/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/08/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms20092064 [pii] AID - ijms-20-02064 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms20092064 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 26;20(9):2064. doi: 10.3390/ijms20092064.