Journal
NANOMEDICINE
Volume 12, Issue 16, Pages 1911-1926Publisher
FUTURE MEDICINE LTD
DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0140
Keywords
block copolymer; MYOC; nanoparticle; steroids; sustained release; trabecular meshwork cells; western blot
Funding
- BrightFocus Foundation [G2015100]
- NIH [R01 EY09171-14]
- School of Graduate Studies (SGS)
- UMKC Research Grant
- UMKC Graduate Assistant Fund (GAF)
- UMKC Women's Council
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Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the elevation of MYOC in long-term treatment of human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cells using dexamethasone (DEX) encapsulated pentablock (PB) copolymer-based nanoparticles (NPs) (DEX-PB-NPs). Materials & methods: PB copolymers and DEX-PB-NPs were synthesized and characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance, gel permeation chromatography, and X-ray diffraction analyses. MYOC levels secreted from HTM cells were measured by western blot (WB) analysis. Results: DEX-PB-NPs were formulated in the size range of 109 +/- 3.77 nm (n = 3). A long term DEX release from the NPs was observed over three months. Cell viability and cytotoxicity were not affected up to 12 weeks of treatment with PB-copolymer or DEX-PB-NPs. WB data from five HTM cell strains showed that MYOC levels increased by 5.2 +/- 1.3, 7.4 +/- 4.3, and 2.8 +/- 1.1-fold in the presence of DEX-PB-NPs compared with 9.2 +/- 3.8, 2.2 +/- 0.5, and 1.5 +/- 0.3-fold at 4, 8 and 12 weeks in control-DEX treatment group, respectively (n = 5). Based on the decline in MYOC levels after withdrawal of DEX from control wells, DEX-PB-NPs released the DEX for at least 10 weeks. Conclusion: The treatment of HTM cells using DEX-PB-NPs were analyzed in this study. The in vitro cell-based system developed here is a valuable tool for determining the safety and effects of steroids released from polymeric NPs.
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