Isolongifolene-loaded chitosan nanoparticles synthesis and characterization for cancer treatment
Dharmar Manimaran, Namasivayam Elangovan, Panagal Mani, Kumaran Subramanian, Daoud Ali, Saud Alarifi, Chella Perumal Palanisamy, Hongxia Zhang, Kowsalya Rangasamy, Vasan Palanisamy, Renuka Mani, Kavitha Govarthanan, Wilson Aruni, Rajeshkumar Shanmugam, Guru Prasad Srinivasan, Aruncahllam Kalirajan
Abstract
Recent breakthroughs in the field of nanoparticle-based therapeutic delivery methods have changed the standpoint of cancer therapy by effectively delaying the process of disease development. Nanoparticles have a unique capacity of good penetrating ability than other therapeutic leads used in traditional therapeutics, and also, they have the highest impact on disease management. In the current study isolongifolene-loaded Chitosan nanoparticles have been formulated, synthesized and then characterized by the use of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Further, the characterized chitosan nano formulation was evaluated for hemocompatibility, plasma stability, and in-vitro release. Isolongifolene-loaded chitosan nanoparticles were found to be compatible with plasma and also, they exhibited a constant release pattern. Hence, chitosan-loaded nanoparticles could be employed as an excellent adjuvant in cancer therapeutic, to combat the multi-drug resistance in solid tumors.