Biodegradable micelle systems with both extracellular stabilities and specific targeting properties are highly desirable for anti-cancer drug delivery. Here, we report a biodegradable and crosslinkable poly(propylene fumarate)-co-poly(lactide-co-glycolide)-co-poly(ethylene glycol) (PPF-PLGA-PEG) copolymer conjugated with folate (FA) molecules for receptor-mediated delivery of doxorubicin. Micel...

BACKGROUND The folate receptor (FR) is frequently over-expressed on human cancer cells and may be a suitable target for radiopharmaceuticals. Because of FR expression in the kidneys, the rapidly renal clearing folate is not well suited as a carrier for therapeutic radionuclides. As an alternative, folate-immunoglobulin conjugates were studied as potential carriers for radionuclides. MATERIALS...

In this study, folate-conjugated polymer micelles were synthesized by mixing folate-poly(ethylene glycol)-distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine (FA-PEG-DSPE) and methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine (MPEG-DSPE) to encapsulate anticancer agent 9-nitro-camptothecin (9-NC). Formulations were characterized by critical micellization concentration (CMC) values of copolymers, ...

The present study describes a systematic approach towards the design and development of novel, bio-functionalized, magneto-fluorescent nanoparticles for cancer-specific targeting. Biocompatible, hydrophilic, magneto-fluorescent nanoparticles with surface-pendant amine, carboxyl or aldehyde groups, to be later used for bio-conjugation, were designed using an aminophosphonic acid coupling agent. ...

To enhance tumor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals via the selective accumulation of contrast agents, we prepared folate-modified gadolinium-lipid-based nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents. Folate-modified nanoparticles were comprised of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipid, gadolinium diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid lipid, cationic cholesterol derivatives, folate-conjugated PEG-lipid, a...

Herein, we report the use of a theranostic nanocarrier (Folate-HBPE(CT20p)) to deliver a therapeutic peptide to prostate cancer tumors that express PSMA (folate hydrolase 1). The therapeutic peptide (CT20p) targets and inhibits the chaperonin-containing TCP-1 (CCT) protein-folding complex, is selectively cytotoxic to cancer cells, and is non-toxic to normal tissue. With the delivery of CT20p to...

adequate intake of folate has an important role in the prevention of nutritional anemia and other complications in childbearing age women. this study was undertaken to determine dietary folate intake and concentration of folate in serum and red blood cell (rbc) in female students of a medical university in tehran, the capital of iran.  in this cross sectional study, 346 female students were ran...

The objective of this study was to relate behaviour change mechanisms to nutritionally relevant behaviour and demonstrate how the different mechanisms can affect attempts to change these behaviours. Folate was used as an example to illuminate the possibilities and challenges in inducing behaviour change. The behaviours affecting folate intake were recognised and categorised. Behaviour change me...

The engineering of drug-encapsulated targeted nanoparticles (NPs) has the potential to revolutionize drug therapy. A major challenge for the smooth translation of targeted NPs to the clinic has been developing methods for the prediction and optimization of the NP surface composition, especially when targeting ligands (TL) of different chemical properties are involved in the NP self-assembly pro...

Arsenic trioxide (As(2)O(3)) is a frontline drug for treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia and is in clinical trials for treatment of other malignancies, including multiple myeloma; however, efforts to expand clinical utility to solid tumors have been limited by toxicity. Nanoparticulate forms of As(2)O(3) encapsulated in 100-nm-scale, folate-targeted liposomes have been developed to lower ...