Title
Immobilization of PR4A3 enzyme in pluronic F127 polymeric micelles against colorectal adenocarcinoma cells and increase of in vitro bioavailability
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Dotivo N.C.
Rezende R.P.
Pessoa T.B.A.
Salay L.C.
Romano C.C.
Marques E.d.L.S.
Costa M.S.
de Moura S.R.
Pirovani C.P.
Dias J.C.T.
State University of Santa Cruz
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
Traditional therapy for malignant neoplasms involving surgical procedures, radiotherapy and chemotherapy aims to kill neoplastic cells, but also affects normal cells. Therefore, exogenous proteases are the target of studies in cancer therapy, as they have been shown to be effective in suppressing tumors and reducing metastases. Pluronic F127 (F127) is a copolymer of amphiphilic blocks that has shown significant potential for drug administration, as it is capable of incorporating hydrophobic drugs and self-assembling in micrometers of nanometric size. This study investigated the effects of immobilization of the alkaline protease PR4A3 with pluronic F127 micelles on the enzyme-induced cytotoxicity. Protease immobilization was demonstrated through UV–visible and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies, as the enzyme interacts with the polymeric micelle of Pluronic F127 without changing its secondary structure. In addition, the immobilized form of the enzyme showed greater bioavailability after passing through the simulated gastrointestinal transit. Cell viability was assessed using the tetrazoic methylthiazole (MTT) assay. The results open perspectives for new research and development for PR4A3 in the treatment of colorectal carcinoma.
Start page
1238
End page
1245
Volume
166
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85096877578
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
ISSN of the container
01418130
Sponsor(s)
We thank the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brazil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001 and Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB), the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) project number 4084422013-1 for financed the project for support in bioinformatics work.
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