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:Secondary macrophage cytotoxicity induced by nanoparticles was described before. The study aim was to investigate the role of secondary cytotoxic effect in a macrophage-lung cancer coculture model after nanoparticle treatment in the presence and absence of anti-inflammatory drugs. An in vitro coculture model composed of confluent alveolar macrophage MH-S and A-549 lung cancer cells separated by a 0.4 μm porous membrane was used in the study. Macrophages were treated with two sizes of gelatin nanoparticles and two sizes of poly(isobutyl cyanoacrylate) (PIBCA) nanoparticles, with and without doxorubicin as a chemotherapeutic drug. The treatment effect with and without the presence of anti-inflammatory drug was studied using an MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay. The model drugs were ibuprofen, celecoxib, prednisolone, dexamethasone, and methotrexate. Different nanoparticles in different sizes were synthesized with a range of physicochemical characteristics. Doxorubicin loaded nanoparticles were prepared with an entrapment efficiency of 82-83% for PIBCA and 39-42% for gelatin. Nanoparticle treatment of macrophages showed a secondary cytotoxic effect on A-549 cancer cells at 24 and 36 h, with a drop in cell viability of 40-62%. However, this effect was significantly reduced to 10-48% if the macrophages were exposed to anti-inflammatory drugs. When ibuprofen and celecoxib were used the cell viability rebounded between 24 and 36 h. For prednisolone, dexamethasone, and methotrexate the cell viability dropped further between 24 and 36 h. Macrophages exposed to nanoparticles show secondary cytotoxicity, which has a significant antitumor effect in the microclimate of the coculture model. The beneficial nanoparticle treatment effect was significantly reduced if nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), glucocorticoids, or methotrexate was given at the same time. The data suggest that anti-inflammatory treatments can decrease the carrier-induced macrophage cytotoxicity and its antitumor effectiveness with chemotherapy.
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Mol Pharmjournal_title
Molecular pharmaceuticsauthors
Sarfraz M,Roa W,Bou-Chacra N,Löbenberg Rdoi
10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.6b00530subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-09-06 00:00:00pages
3270-8issue
9eissn
1543-8384issn
1543-8392journal_volume
13pub_type
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