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Cellular uptake evaluation of pentagamaboronon-0 (PGB-0) for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) against breast cancer cells

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Pentagamaboronon-0 (PGB-0), a curcumin analog compound, has been synthesized as a candidate of boron-carrier pharmaceutical (BCP) for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT); however, this compound is poorly soluble in water. To improve its solubility, aqueous formulations of PGB-0 with a monosaccharide, fructose or sorbitol, were successfully synthesized, namely PGB-0-F and PGB-0-So, respectively. The cytotoxicity study showed that PGB-0-F and PGB-0-So exerted low cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and MDA-MB 231 breast cancer cells. The cellular uptake study using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and DAHMI live-cell imaging indicated that these compounds were accumulated and distributed within the cytoplasm and cell nuclei. The cellular uptake mechanism was also evaluated to clarify the contribution of the glucose transporter, and the results demonstrated that these compounds entered through active transport into MCF-7 cells but through passive diffusion into MDA-MB 231 cells. In conclusion, the sugar formulations of PGB-0 only improved PGB-0 solubility but had no role in its cellular uptake.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Ministry of Research and technology through World Class Professor Program 2018, Contract No. 123.9/D2.3/KP/2018.

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Hermawan, A., Susidarti, R.A., Ramadani, R.D. et al. Cellular uptake evaluation of pentagamaboronon-0 (PGB-0) for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) against breast cancer cells. Invest New Drugs 37, 1292–1299 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10637-019-00765-9

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