Pectin-Tannic Acid Nano-Complexes Promote the Delivery and Bioactivity of Drugs in Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Authors

Sumeet S. Chauhan, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Advait B. Shetty, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Elham Hatami, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Pallabita Chowdhury, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Murali M. Yallapu, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2020

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer (PanCa) is a lethal disease. Conventional chemotherapies for PanCa offer severe systemic toxicities. Thus, the development of a successful nanomedicine-based therapeutic regimen with augmented therapeutic efficacy is highly sought. Naturally occurring pectin and modified pectin-based drug delivery systems exhibit remarkable self-targeting ability via galactose residues to various cancer cells. Herein, we developed and used an innovative approach of highly stable nanocomplexes based on modified pectin and tannic acid (MPT-NCs). The nanocomplex formation was enabled by strong intermolecular interactions between pectin and tannic acid under very mild conditions. These nanocomplexes were characterized by particle size and morphology (DLS, TEM, and SEM), FT-IR spectroscopy, and zeta potential measurements. Additionally, MPT-NCs were capable of encapsulating anticancer drugs (5-fluorouracil, gemcitabine, and irinotecan) through tannic acid binding. The in vitro bioactivity of these drug MPT-NCs were evaluated in pancreatic cancer adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cell lines (HPAF-II and PANC-1). A dose-dependent internalization of nanocomplexes was evident from microscopy and flow cytometry analysis. Both proliferation and colony formation assays indicated the anticancer potential of pectin drug nanocomplexes against PDAC cells compared to that of free drug treatments. Together, the pectin-based nanocomplexes could be a reliable and efficient drug delivery strategy for cancer therapy.

Comments

Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12030285

Recommended Citation

Chauhan, S. S., Shetty, A. B., Hatami, E., Chowdhury, P., & Yallapu, M. M. (2020). Pectin-Tannic Acid Nano-Complexes Promote the Delivery and Bioactivity of Drugs in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Pharmaceutics, 12(3), 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12030285

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Publication Title

Pharmaceutics

DOI

10.3390/pharmaceutics12030285

Academic Level

faculty

Mentor/PI Department

Immunology and Microbiology