Tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines

An in vitro study was conducted to determine the apoptosis induced by tamoxifen (TAM) and TAM-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) in breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells. The effect of free drug and drug-loaded SLN on the cell lines was characterised by cell morphology and cell cy...

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Main Authors: Abbasalipourkabirreh, Roghayeh, Salehzadeh, Aref, Abdullah, Rasedee
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47511/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47511/1/Tamoxifen-loaded%20solid%20lipid%20nanoparticles-induced%20apoptosis%20in%20breast%20cancer%20cell%20lines.pdf
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author Abbasalipourkabirreh, Roghayeh
Salehzadeh, Aref
Abdullah, Rasedee
author_facet Abbasalipourkabirreh, Roghayeh
Salehzadeh, Aref
Abdullah, Rasedee
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description An in vitro study was conducted to determine the apoptosis induced by tamoxifen (TAM) and TAM-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) in breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells. The effect of free drug and drug-loaded SLN on the cell lines was characterised by cell morphology and cell cycle distribution using phase contrast microscopy, nuclear morphology and flow cytometry, respectively. The results showed that TAM-loaded SLNs have an equally efficient cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells, compared to free TAM, and the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of TAM-loaded SLNs was generally lower than that of free TAM. In the presence of TAM and TAM-loaded SLN, the viability of the both cells diminishes and the cancer cells lose their normal morphological characteristics, detaches, aggregates and later develops apoptotic bodies. Flow cytometry analysis showed that TAM-loaded SLN like the free TAM caused a dose- and time-dependent apoptosis without cell cycle arrest of human breast cancer cells. Therefore, TAM-loaded SLN has great potential in human medicine for the treatment of breast cancers.
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spelling upm-475112016-05-20T02:56:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47511/ Tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines Abbasalipourkabirreh, Roghayeh Salehzadeh, Aref Abdullah, Rasedee An in vitro study was conducted to determine the apoptosis induced by tamoxifen (TAM) and TAM-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) in breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells. The effect of free drug and drug-loaded SLN on the cell lines was characterised by cell morphology and cell cycle distribution using phase contrast microscopy, nuclear morphology and flow cytometry, respectively. The results showed that TAM-loaded SLNs have an equally efficient cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells, compared to free TAM, and the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of TAM-loaded SLNs was generally lower than that of free TAM. In the presence of TAM and TAM-loaded SLN, the viability of the both cells diminishes and the cancer cells lose their normal morphological characteristics, detaches, aggregates and later develops apoptotic bodies. Flow cytometry analysis showed that TAM-loaded SLN like the free TAM caused a dose- and time-dependent apoptosis without cell cycle arrest of human breast cancer cells. Therefore, TAM-loaded SLN has great potential in human medicine for the treatment of breast cancers. Taylor & Francis 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47511/1/Tamoxifen-loaded%20solid%20lipid%20nanoparticles-induced%20apoptosis%20in%20breast%20cancer%20cell%20lines.pdf Abbasalipourkabirreh, Roghayeh and Salehzadeh, Aref and Abdullah, Rasedee (2016) Tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 11 (3). pp. 161-174. ISSN 1745-8080; ESSN: 1745-8099 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17458080.2015.1038660?journalCode=tjen20 10.1080/17458080.2015.1038660
spellingShingle Abbasalipourkabirreh, Roghayeh
Salehzadeh, Aref
Abdullah, Rasedee
Tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines
title Tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines
title_full Tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines
title_fullStr Tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines
title_full_unstemmed Tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines
title_short Tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines
title_sort tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47511/1/Tamoxifen-loaded%20solid%20lipid%20nanoparticles-induced%20apoptosis%20in%20breast%20cancer%20cell%20lines.pdf