Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) Chitosan capped ZnO nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization, and its potential for the treatment of prostate cancer

• Published in: Journal of molecular structure Vol. 1312; p. 138562
• Main Authors: İnce, İskender, Yıldırım, Yeliz, Göker, Erdem, Güler, Günnur, Saltan, Fehmi, Acar, Rıza, Gümüştaş, Barış, Medine, E. İlker
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15-09-2024
• Subjects: Caffeic acid phenethyl ester; Chitosan; Prostate cancer treatment; Zinc oxide nanoparticle; Zinc oxide nanoparticle; Prostate cancer treatment; Chitosan; Caffeic acid phenethyl ester
• ISSN: 0022-2860; 1872-8014
• DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.138562

•Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) loaded Zinc oxide nanoparticles/Chitosan (ZnONPs/CS) formulation was prepared.•The prostate cancer treatment effectiveness of this formulation was evaluated.•The hybrid ZnONPs/CS-CAPE system can kill prostate cancer cells at concentrations as low as 3 μg/mL.•The significant changes are observed in the cellular macromolecules of HCA, LnCaP and PC-3 cancer cells incubated with ZnONPs/CS-CAPE sample.
The synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles/chitosan (ZnONPs/CS) formulation loaded with Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) was performed to evaluate its prostate cancer treatment efficiency within the scope of this research. It has been hypothesized that a dual active materials delivery system containing ZnO and CAPE loaded Chitosan (CS) nanoparticles has better bioavailability compared to single one against to cancer cells. ZnONPs were synthesized between 45 and 60 nm particle sizes and then they were capped with CS biodegradable polymer prior to load with CAPE bioactive molecule. ZnONPs/CS-CAPE system was characterized by using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) for structural elucidation, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) for particle size determination, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system for determination of CAPE amount. 131I CAPE and 131I ZnONPs/CS-CAPE labeled by the Iodogen method with 131I were used in-vitro cell culture experiments. Cell viabilities (%) of CAPE and ZnONPs/CS-CAPE were examined using Cell Counting Kit-8 assay on PC-3 (human adenocarcinoma prostate), LnCaP (human carcinoma prostate), and RWPE-1 (human normal prostate). IC50 values of ZnONPs /CS -CAPE on all cells were found 2-fold lower than neat CAPE. Based on the FTIR data, the most significant spectral changes (lipid, protein, nucleic acids, glycogen) were monitored for the PC-3 and LnCaP cancer cells incubated with ZnONPs/CS-CAPE samples while being exposed to neat CAPE molecules caused small cellular changes when compared to RWPE-1 healthy cell lines.
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