Aim: To develop an innovative delivery system for temozolomide (TMZ) in solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN), which has been preliminarily investigated for the treatment of melanoma. Materials and Methods: SLN-TMZ was obtained through fatty acid coacervation. Its pharmacological effects were assessed and compared with free TMZ in in vitro and in vivo models of melanoma and glioblastoma. Results: Compared to the standard free TMZ, SLN-TMZ exerted larger effects, when cell proliferation of melanoma cells, and neoangiogeneis were evaluated. SLN-TMZ also inhibited growth and vascularization of B16-F10 melanoma in C57/BL6 mice, without apparent toxic effects. Conclusion: SLN could be a promising strategy for the delivery of TMZ, allowing an increased stability of the drug and thereby its employment in the treatment of aggressive malignacies.

Solid lipid nanoparticles carrying temozolomide for melanoma treatment. Preliminary in vitro and in vivo studies

Ferrara, Benedetta;Capucchio, Maria Teresa;Biasibetti, Elena;Schiffer, Davide;Cangemi, Luigi;Muntoni, Elisabetta;Miglio, Gianluca;Battaglia, Luigi
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Dianzani, Chiara
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Aim: To develop an innovative delivery system for temozolomide (TMZ) in solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN), which has been preliminarily investigated for the treatment of melanoma. Materials and Methods: SLN-TMZ was obtained through fatty acid coacervation. Its pharmacological effects were assessed and compared with free TMZ in in vitro and in vivo models of melanoma and glioblastoma. Results: Compared to the standard free TMZ, SLN-TMZ exerted larger effects, when cell proliferation of melanoma cells, and neoangiogeneis were evaluated. SLN-TMZ also inhibited growth and vascularization of B16-F10 melanoma in C57/BL6 mice, without apparent toxic effects. Conclusion: SLN could be a promising strategy for the delivery of TMZ, allowing an increased stability of the drug and thereby its employment in the treatment of aggressive malignacies.
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http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/2/255/pdf
Melanoma; SLN; Temozolomide;
Clemente, Nausicaa; Ferrara, Benedetta; Gigliotti, Casimiro Luca; Boggio, Elena; Capucchio, Maria Teresa; Biasibetti, Elena; Schiffer, Davide; Mellai, Marta; Annovazzi, Laura; Cangemi, Luigi; Muntoni, Elisabetta; Miglio, Gianluca; Dianzani, Umberto; Battaglia, Luigi*; Dianzani, Chiara
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