Breast cancer; Curcumin; Zebrafish; Micelle; Tumor spheroids; Nanotoxicity
Abstract :
[en] Although curcumin in the form of nanoparticles has been demonstrated as a potential anti-tumor compound, the impact of curcumin and nanocurcumin in vitro on normal cells and in vivo in animal models is largely unknown. This study evaluated the toxicity of curcumin-loaded micelles in vitro and in vivo on several tumor cell lines, primary stromal cells, and zebrafish embryos. Breast tumor cell line (MCF7) and stromal cells (human umbilical cord vein endothelial cells, human fibroblasts, and human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells) were used in this study. A zebrafish embryotoxicity (FET) assay was conducted following the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Test 236. Compared to free curcumin, curcumin PM showed higher cytotoxicity to MCF7 cells in both monolayer culture and multicellular tumor spheroids. The curcumin-loaded micelles efficiently penetrated the MCF7 spheroids and induced apoptosis. The nanocurcumin reduced the viability and disturbed the function of stromal cells by suppressing cell migration and tube formation. The micelles demonstrated toxicity to the development of zebrafish embryos. Curcumin-loaded micelles demonstrated toxicity to both tumor and normal primary stromal cells and zebrafish embryos, indicating that the use of nanocurcumin in cancer treatment should be carefully investigated and controlled.
Research Center/Unit :
GIGA I3-Laboratory for Organogenesis and Regeneration -ULiège Department of Practical and Experimental Surgery, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam Faculty of Biology, VNU University of Science, Hanoi, Vietnam Center of Applied Sciences, Regenerative Medicine and Advance Technologies (CARA), Vinmec Healthcare System, Hanoi, Vietnam College of Health Sciences, Vin University, Hanoi, Vietnam Department of Biology, Mount Holyoke College, MA, USA
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