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  • Publication
    Lecithin-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate based crosslinked phospholipid nanoparticles as drug carrier
    (WILEY, 2016) TOKSOY ÖNER, EBRU; Mutlu, Esra Cansever; Bostan, Muge Sennaroglu; Bahadori, Fatemeh; Kocyigit, Abdurrahim; Oner, Ebru Toksoy; Eroglu, Mehmet S.
    In this study, a novel paclitaxel (PTX) loaded and a crosslinked solid phospholipid nanoparticles (SLN-PTX) with negative surface charge was prepared by UV polymerization for drug delivery. Capping of positive charge of zwitterionic lecithin with negative charge of sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonate (AMPS-Na) through cation exchange interaction produced a lecithin-AMPS (L-AMPS) complex. The amphiphilic and negative charged lipid complex was emulsified in the presence of emulsifier, paclitaxel, initiator, and methacrylated poly epsilon-caprolacton-diol (PCL-MAC) as a spacer. The colloidal system was subjected to UV-irradiation to obtain crosslinked nanoparticles. Completion of the UV-polymerization was monitored with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), which indicated the disappearance of exothermic peaks of vinyl groups. The nanoparticle system, having an average size of 200 nm, exhibited high drug encapsulation (96%) with negatively charged surface (zeta potential had an average of -70 mV). PTX release profiles of the crosslinked and uncrosslinked SLN-PTXs were studied and their pharmacological properties were compared. The crosslinked nanoparticles exhibited more controlled release behavior with longer release time compared to the uncrosslinked ones. In vitro cytotoxicity test was conducted on MCF-7 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line, which indicated that the crosslinked SLN-PTXs have a potential therapeutic effect for breast cancer treatments. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016, 133, 44105.
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    Development and optimization of a novel PLGA-Levan based drug delivery system for curcumin, using a quality-by-design approach
    (ELSEVIER, 2019) TOKSOY ÖNER, EBRU; Bahadori, Fatemeh; Eskandari, Zahra; Ebrahimi, Nabiallah; Bostan, Muge Sennaroglu; Eroglu, Mehmet Sayip; Oner, Ebru Toksoy
    This study aimed to develop a PLGA, Levan-based drug delivery system (DDS) of Curcumin using a quality-by-design (QbD) approach to reveal how formulation parameters affect the critical quality attributes (CQAs) of this DDS and to present an optimal design. First, a risk assessment was conducted to determine the impact of various process parameters on the CQAs of the DDS (i.e., average particle size, ZP, encapsulation efficiency and polydispersity index). Plackett-Burman design revealed that potential risk factors were Levan molecular weight, PLGA amount and acetone amount. Then, the optimization of the DDS was achieved through a Box-Behnken Design. The optimum formulation was prepared using low molecular weight Levan (134 kDa), 51.51 mg PLGA and 10 ml acetone. The model was validated and the optimized formulation was further characterized using different physic-chemical methods. The study resulted in the most stable NP with a spherical and uniform shape and physical stability tests indicated its stability for at least 60 days at room temperature. In conclusion, this study was an effort for developing a DDS which solubilizes Curcumin in clinically applicable concentrations.
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    Sugar Based Biopolymers in Nanomedicine; New Emerging Era for Cancer Imaging and Therapy
    (BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD, 2017) TOKSOY ÖNER, EBRU; Eroglu, Mehmet S.; Oner, Ebru Toksoy; Mutlu, Esra Cansever; Bostan, Muge Sennaroglu
    Since last decade, sugar based biopolymers are recognized in nanomedicine as promising materials for cancer imaging and therapy. Their durable, biocompatible and adhesive properties enable the fine tuning of their molecular weights (MW) and their miscellaneous nature makes the molecules acquire various conformations. These in turn provide effective endocytosis by cancer cell membranes that have already been programmed for internalization of different kinds of sugars. Therefore, biocompatible sugar based nanoparticles (SBNPs) are suitable for both cell-selective delivery of drugs and imaging through the human body. Recently, well known sugar-based markers have displayed superior performance to overcome tumor metastasis. Thereby, targeting strategies for cancer cells have been broadened to sugar-based markers as noticed in various clinic phases. In these studies, biopolymers such as chitosan, hyaluronic acid, mannan, dextran, levan, pectin, cyclodextrin, chondroitin sulphate, alginates, amylose and heparin are chemically functionalized and structurally designed as new biocompatible nanoparticles (NPs). The future cancer treatment strategies will mainly comprise of these multifunctional sugar based nanoparticles which combine the therapeutic agents with imaging technologies with the aim of rapid monitoring response to therapies. While each individual imaging and treatment step requires a long time period in effective treatment of diseases, these multifunctional sugar based nanoparticles will have the advantage of rapid detection, right drug efficiency evaluation and immediate interfere opportunity to some important diseases, especially rapidly progressing cancers. In this article, we evaluated synthesis, characterization and applications of main sugar based biopolymers and discussed their great promise in nano-formulations for cancer imaging and therapy. However much should be done and optimized prior to clinical applications of these nano-formulations for an efficient drug treatment without overall toxicity for getting most effective clinical results.