Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (8): 1111-1117.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.08.007

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Folic acid magnetic nanoparticles containing cisplatin inhibit the growth of human laryngeal cancer Hep-2 cells in a non-cytotoxic manner

Zhang Hai-zhong1, Huang Ai-ping2   

  1. 1Department of Otolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China; 2Department of Otolary ngology, Children’s Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050031, Hebei Province, China
  • Received:2016-01-09 Online:2016-02-19 Published:2016-02-19
  • Contact: Zhang Hai-zhong, Department of Otolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
  • About author:Zhang Hai-zhong, Master, Attending physician, Department of Otolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Medical Science Research Project of Hebei Province, No. ZL20140084

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Chemotherapy drugs can kill both cancer cells and normal tissue cells. Molecular targeted therapy can reduce or avoid toxicity of chemotherapy drugs to normal cells.
OBJECTIVE: To study the therapeutic effect of folic acid magnetic nanoparticles containing cisplatin on laryngeal cancer.
METHODS: Folic acid-cis-diaminodichloroplatinum (II)-aldehyde sodium alginate-magnetic nanoparticles (FA-CDDP-ASA-MNPs) were prepared. The FA-CDDP-ASA-MNPs, CDDP and FA-ASA-MNPs were cultured together with human laryngeal cancer Hep-2 cells. To detect the effect of FA-CDDP-ASA-MNPs, CDDP and FA-ASA-MNPs on human laryngeal cancer Hep-2 cells, MTT, flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy examination were used in vitro.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Both FA-CDDP-ASA-MNPs and CDDP could inhibit the growth of human laryngeal cancer Hep-2 cells, and there was no difference in their inhibitory rates (P > 0.05). FA-CDDP-ASA-MNPs and CDDP showed increased inhibitory rates of human laryngeal cancer Hep-2 cells with the increase of CDPP concentration. The half maximal inhibitory concentrations of CDDP for inhibiting Hep-2 cells were significantly different at 24 and 48 hours after culture (P < 0.05). Both FA-CDDP-ASA-MNPs and CDDP could cause apoptosis in Hep-2 cells, and the number of apoptotic cells was increased with the increase of drug concentrations (P < 0.05), but there was no difference between two kinds of drugs (P > 0.05). FA-CDDP-ASA-MNPs and CDDP at low concentrations could increase the percentage of cells at G0/G1, but decrease the cell proportion at S and G2/M phases (P < 0.05). Under transmission electron microscope, Hep-2 cells with the intake of FA-CDDP-ASA-MNPs appeared to have notable apoptosis. These findings suggest that folic acid magnetic nanoparticles containing cisplatin can inhibit the growth of human laryngeal cancer Hep 2 cells, with no influence on the efficacy of cisplatin and with no cytotoxic effect.