Application of NSPs containing FA residue and albumin
Whole system name | Preparation of system | FR-positive cell lines, with which systems were tested | Application | Method to confirm the binding | Size/diameter, nm | Reference |
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Breast cancer | ||||||
Chrysin-BSA-FA NPs | BSA NPs loaded with chrysin and conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester | MCF-7 | chemotherapy | FTIR, DSC | 97.5 ± 5.8 nm (DLS) | [51] |
FA-BSA-LC/DOPE-PTX | pH-sensitive lipoprotein-mimic nanocarrier with core from DOPE and oleic acid containing paclitaxel and conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester | MCF-7 | chemotherapy | UV-Vis | 116.10 ± 2.21 nm (DLS) | [50] |
FA-BSANPs/BA | BSA was conjugated with FA in a form of NHS-ester, then NPs were synthesized and they were loaded with BA | MCF-7 | chemotherapy | UV-Vis, FTIR | 228.41 ± 2.36 nm (DLS) | [39] |
ND-FA-BSA NSPs | BSA was conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester, then microspheres were synthesized and they were loaded with ND | MCF-7 | chemotherapy | - | 764.68 ± 88.46 nm (DLS), approximately 760.00 nm (SEM) | [71] |
FA-Gem-BSA NPs | BSA NPs with Gem were conjugated with FA in a form of NHS-ester | MCF-7 | chemotherapy | UV-Vis | 208.70 ± 1.80 nm (DLS) | [56] |
(BSA)-cis-aconitic anhydride-DOX | DOX prodrug attached to BSA through pH-sensitive linker (cis-aconitic anhydride), this system was conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester | MCF-7 | chemotherapy | FTIR, UV-Vis | 20 ± 4 nm (LPSA and TEM) | [58] |
DTX-HSA-FA and DTX-HSA-biotin | FA in form of NHS-ester was conjugated with HSA, then system was bonded with DTX | MDA-MB-231, 4T1 | chemotherapy | UV-Vis | 185 nm (DLS) | [52] |
FA-DOX-BSA-IR-780 iodide | BSA NPs were loaded with DOX and IR-780 iodide and then conjugated with FA in a form of NHS-ester | m109 | combined chemotherapy and PTT | - | 178.00 ± 5.82 nm size (DLS) | [73] |
Cervical cancer | ||||||
Mn: CuSe@BSA-FA-Ce6 | Manganese-doped copper selenide nanoparticles (Mn: CuSe) coated with BSA conjugated with Ce6 and FA with subsequent conjugation | HeLa | theranostics (image-guided cancer therapy PPT, PDT, MRI) | UV-Vis | 40 nm (DLS) | [59] |
FA-BSA NPs with DOX | BSA NPs were loaded with DOX. FA was activated with EDAC and conjugated to BSA | HeLa | chemotherapy | UV-Vis | from 176.2 to 191.6 nm (DLS) depending on conditions of preparation of the system | [38] |
FA-BSANPs with FST | BSA conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester, then NPs were synthesized and they were loaded with FST | HeLa | chemotherapy | FTIR, UV-Vis, DSC, XRD | 150 nm (DLS), 109 nm (FE-SEM) | [40] |
FA-Ce6/DOX/BNPs | BSA NPs with DOX, Ce6 were conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester | HeLa | combined chemotherapy and PDT | FTIR | 103.5 ± 3.8 nm (DLS) | [72] |
FA-BSA-AuNSs | AuNSs covered with BSA were conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester | HeLa | PTT | FTIR, UV-Vis | 169.7 ± 11.3 nm (DLS); 100.0 ± 24.4 nm (TEM) | [49] |
HSA-DOX-Au NR NPs with FA | HSA NPs were conjugated with FA activated under EDC and connected with Au NR and DOX | HeLa | combined chemotherapy and PDT | UV-Vis | 50 nm (DLS) | [74] |
(BSA)-cis-aconitic anhydride-DOX | DOX prodrug attached to BSA through pH-sensitive linker (cis-aconitic anhydride), this system was conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester | MDA-MB-231, BEL-7402 | chemotherapy | FTIR, UV-Vis | 20 ± 4 nm (LPSA and TEM) | [58] |
Ovarian cancer | ||||||
FA-Gem-BSA NPs | BSA NPs with Gem were conjugated with FA in a form of NHS-ester | Ovcar-5 | chemotherapy | UV-Vis | 208.70 ± 1.80 nm (DLS) | [56] |
FA-BSA-MNP | Iron oxide MNPs were coated with BSA to form BSA-MNP, FA was conjugated to the BSA-MNP in a form of FA-PEG2K-NHS | SKOV3 | diagnostics (separating cells from blood for indentification via immunocytochemical staining) | FTIR | 120.2 nm (for BSA-MNP) (DLS) | [68] |
Prostate cancer | ||||||
FA-BSA NPs with PTX | BSA NPs with FA in form of NHS-ester and PTX | PC-3 | chemotherapy | UV-Vis | 217.0 ± 3.6 nm (LLS) | [54] |
Nasopharyngeal tumor | ||||||
FA-DOX-BSA MNPs | MNP from Fe3O4 with addition of BSA and DOX and conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester | KB | combined chemotherapy and MH | - | 180.0 ± 2.2 nm (DLS) | [55] |
Gastric cancer | ||||||
HMSN-BSA-FA with ICG and PTX | HMSN coated with BSA conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester and loaded with ICG and PTX | SGC-7901, MGC80-3 | combined chemotherapy and PDT | UV-Vis, FTIR | 241.4 ± 6.0 nm (DLS); 139.4 ± 7.0 nm (TEM) | [57] |
Colorectal cancer | ||||||
GO-Albumin-Cur-FA-5FU | Graphene oxide NPs conjugated with Cur, mixture of 5FU and albumin, and finally conjugated with FA activated by EDC | HT-29 | chemotherapy | HPLC | - | [69] |
Cur-HSA NPs with FA | HSA NPs loaded with Cur and conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester | HT-29 | chemotherapy | - | 165.6 ± 15.7 nm (LLS) | [53] |
Liver cancer | ||||||
FA-BSA SPIONs with polymeric micelles | Polymeric micelles functionalized with BSA conjugated with FA activated under addition of EDC and loaded with SPIONs | Bel-7402 | diagnostics | FTIR | 196.1 nm (DLS) | [28] |
Other carcinomas | ||||||
folate-BSA-β-carbolinium derivates | BSA covalently linked to photosensitizers (β-carbolinium derivates). FA activated by diimide reagent was added to BSA-β-carbolinium | KB | PDT | UV-MALDI-TOF MS | - | [35] |
FA-Dir-BSA NPs | BSA NPs with Dir were conjugated with FA in form of NHS-folate | KB | cell-targeted imaging | UV-Vis | 120 nm (TEM) | [36] |
Brain tumors | ||||||
FA-HSA NPs | HSA NPs with conjugated with FA activated with EDC or adsorbed FA | UKF-NB-3, 101/8 | chemotherapy | Size exclusion chromatography | 239 ± 26 nm for conjugated FA (DLS); 280 ± 92 nm for NPs with adsorbed FA (DLS) | [45] |
BSA-SPIONPs with FA and FITC | Iron oxide nanoparticles coated with BSA and conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester. Then FA-BSA-SPIONPs were labeled with FITC | U251 | diagnostics, detection | - | from 15 to 20 nm for SPIONS without modifications (TEM) | [75] |
Rheumatoid arthritis | ||||||
FA-ETX-BSA NPs | ETX-BSA NPs conjugated with FA in a form of NHS-ester | - | treatment of rheumatoid arthritis | FTIR | 215.8 ± 3.2 nm (DLS) | [37] |
MTX-BSA-FA NSPs | BSA NSPs coupled with MTX and conjugated with FA in form of NHS-ester | - | treatment of rheumatoid arthritis | UV-Vis | 73.59 ± 19.47 nm (AFM); 84.66 ± 16.85 nm (SEM); 157.48 ± 27.47 nm (DLS) | [76] |
FA-HSA NCs with FITC | HSA NCs labeled with FITC conjugated with FA in a form of NHS-ester | - | treatment of rheumatoid arthritis | UV-Vis | 443.5 ± 9.0 nm (DLS) | [6] |
5FU: 5-fluorouracil; AFM: atomic force microscope; Au NR: gold nanorods; AuNSs: gold nanostars; BA: baicalin; BSA: bovine serum albumin; BSANPs: bovine serum albumin nanoparticles; Ce6: chlorin e6; Cur: curcumin; DSC: differential scanning calorimetry; FE-SEM: field emission scanning electron microscopy; Dir: dimethylindole red; DOPE: 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine; DOX: doxorubicin; DLS: dynamic light scattering; DTX: docetaxel; EDAC: 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide; EDC: N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide; ETX: etoricoxib; FA: folic acid; FITC: fluorescein isothiocyanate; FR: FA (or folate) receptors; FST: fisetin; FTIR: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Gem: gemcitabine; GO: graphene oxide nanoparticles; HMSN: mesoporous silica nanoparticle; HPLC: high-performance liquid chromatography; ICG: indocyanine green; IR-780 iodide: 2-[2-[2-Chloro-3-[(1,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-1-propyl-2H-indol-2-ylidene)ethylidene]-1-cyclohexen-1-yl]ethenyl]-3,3-dimethyl-1-propylindolium; LLS: laser light scattering; LPSA: laser particle size analyzer; MH: magnetic hyperthermia; MNP: magnetic nanoparticles; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; MTX: methotrexate; NCs: nanocapsules; ND: nintedanib; NHS: N-hydroxysuccinimide; NPs: nanoparticles; NSPs: nanosized and submicron particles (or nano- and submicroparticles); PDT: photodynamic therapy; PEG2K: polyethylene glycol with nominal Mw 2,000 Da; PTT: photothermal therapy; PTX: paclitaxel (Taxol®); SPIONs (or SPIONPs): superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles; SEM: scanning electron microscopy; TEM: transmission electron microscopy; UV-MALDI-TOF MS: ultraviolet matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry; UV-Vis: UV-Vis spectroscopy; XRD: X-Ray diffraction; -: not applicable. In the table we use abbreviations of the researchers despite in some cases the term “nanoparticles (NPs)” is used for submicroparticles