Abstract

The aim of this work is to study the anti-proliferative potential of two anticancer drugs loaded in nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs).The maximal inhibition of cell growth by Raloxifene (RLX) & Curcumin (CUM) nanostructured lipid carriers (RLX-CUM-NLCs) was determined by assessing the viability of MDA-MB 231 cells. As far as we know, this is the first research to look at the effects of RLX-CUM-NLCs on DMBA-induced breast carcinogenesis in a rat model. RLX-CUM-NLCs reduced the number of tumors in an in-vivo investigation. After 14 weeks of induction, we discovered a tumor with a 100% incidence rate. The incidence of experimental breast cancer was decreased to 83.33% in the RLX-treated group. In contrast, RLX-CUM-NLCs demonstrated a significant anticancer effect with a 50% incidence in the RLX-CUM-NLCs group. Compared to controls, the RLX-CUM-NLCs therapy did not cause any toxicity in the animals in terms of food intake, body weight, or activity levels until 300 mg/kg BW. The current research shows that the RLX-CUM-NLCs has a chemopreventive impact on DMBA-induced breast cancer in rats by decreasing tumor burden and restoring marker enzymes activity.

Highlights

  • Breast cancer is the most often diagnosed cancer in women and the leading cause of death

  • The results revealed that FA-CUM-nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) were efficient in selective delivery to cancer cells over expressing FA receptors (FRs)

  • In vitro cytotoxic effect of RLX, CUM and RLXCUM-NLC studied on MDA-MB-231 by MTT assay after 24 h of exposure showed that RLX, CUM and RLX-CUM-NLC produced dosedependent decrease in the percentage viability of the cells (Figs. 1-3) [18]

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Introduction

Breast cancer is the most often diagnosed cancer in women and the leading cause of death. The lipid re-arranges into less stable forms when it is molten and cool during the synthesis of SLNs: polymorphic shape and form. These lipids are amorphous, which allows medicines to be retained inside the lipid matrix [6]. Liquid lipids contributed in widening the loading capabilities of lipid nanocarriers by increasing the number of defects wherein amorphous drug clusters might fit [9]. As a consequence, this dual lipid framework may be able to accommodate higher drug load, but it may be able to reduce drugs expulsion from lipid during storage [10]

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