Volume 31, Issue 6 pp. 787-793
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Continuous Detection of pH-responsive Drug Delivery System in Cells in situ by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy

Yang Sun

Yang Sun

Center of Analysis and Measurement, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

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Zhipeng Ran

Zhipeng Ran

State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

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Hongyan Tang

Hongyan Tang

State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

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Yong Li

Yong Li

Center of Analysis and Measurement, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

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Wenshuang Song

Wenshuang Song

Center of Analysis and Measurement, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

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Qingguang Ren

Corresponding Author

Qingguang Ren

Center of Analysis and Measurement, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

Qingguang Ren, Center of Analysis and Measurement, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China, Tel.: 0086-21-6564-3011; Fax: 0086-21-6564-3014

Wuli Yang, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China, Tel.: 0086-21-6564-2385; Fax: 0086-21-6564-0293

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Wuli Yang

Corresponding Author

Wuli Yang

State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

Qingguang Ren, Center of Analysis and Measurement, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China, Tel.: 0086-21-6564-3011; Fax: 0086-21-6564-3014

Wuli Yang, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China, Tel.: 0086-21-6564-2385; Fax: 0086-21-6564-0293

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Jilie Kong

Jilie Kong

Department of Chemistry and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

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First published: 21 May 2013
Citations: 14

Abstract

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) were coated by pH-responsive polymer chitosan-poly (methacrylic acid) (CS-PMAA). This nano drug delivery system showed good application prospects and the polymer-coated microspheres were promising site-specific anticancer drug delivery carriers in biomedical field. A continuous detection of pH-responsive drug delivery system in cells in situ, utilizing MSN/CS-PMAA composite microspheres, was proposed. Two kinds of different cell lines, tumor cell line (Hela) and normal somatic cells (293T), were used to investigate the behaviours of the drug loaded system in the cells. Conclusions could be drawn from the fluorescent images obtained by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), modified drug-loaded microspheres (MSN/CS-PMAA) were ingested into cells more easily, the uptake of DOX@FITC-MSN/CS-PMAA by HeLa/293T cells were performed at pH 7.4/pH 6.8, DOX was released during the ingestion process, fluorescence intensity decreased with time because of efflux transport and photo-bleaching. Fluoresence detection by flow cytometry was performed as comparison. The continuous fluorescent observation in situ could be widely used in the pH-responsive releasing process of drug delivery system in the cells.

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