Development of NGR-GelMA Hydrogels for PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancer for men. Current therapies such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy non-spesifically affect cancerous cells. Current therapies need more targeted delivery approaches such as peptide. Asn-Gly-Arg (NGR) is a tool for cancer targeting therapy. To mimic more...

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Main Authors: Ozan Karaman, Meryem Zeybekoğlu, Ziyşan Buse Yaralı Çevik
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Published: Sakarya University 2024-02-01
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Meryem Zeybekoğlu
Ziyşan Buse Yaralı Çevik
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description Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancer for men. Current therapies such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy non-spesifically affect cancerous cells. Current therapies need more targeted delivery approaches such as peptide. Asn-Gly-Arg (NGR) is a tool for cancer targeting therapy. To mimic more natural cancer microenvironment, peptide treatment approaches are examined in 3 Dimensional (D) hydrogels. GelMA is one of the hydrogels that permits to construct 3D microenvironment of PC3 prostate cancer cells. The goal of the study was to evaluate characteristic of GelMA to model prostate cancer environment and to determine the effects of NGR peptides for PC3 line. pH values of different concentrations NGR (1 µM, 10 µM and 100 µM)-GelMA were measured. To analyze biodegradation capacity of different concentrations NGR (1 µM, 10 µM and 100 µM)-GelMA, weigth measurements were performed. Live and Dead analysis was performed on days 1, 4, and 7. The findings revealed that GelMA hydrogels created a relatively stable and neutral pH, making them potentially valuable for drug delivery systems. Furthermore, the NGR-GelMA hydrogels incorporated exhibited the capacity to absorb liquids, resulting in an increase in weight. Notably, these hydrogels allowed for the observation of the dynamic 3D microenvironment of prostate cancer, which was influenced by the concentration of the targeted drug in the GelMA matrix. This suggests promising implications for developing targeted therapies for prostate cancer using GelMA-based drug delivery systems. As a conclusion, GelMA and NGR-GelMA hyrdogels may be useful platform for further studies to progress on prostate cancer treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-6b0845b58e9d438d8bb810ca87c986b42025-08-20T02:40:23ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi2147-835X2024-02-0128119520310.16984/saufenbilder.133966028Development of NGR-GelMA Hydrogels for PC3 Prostate Cancer CellsOzan Karaman0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4175-4402Meryem Zeybekoğlu1https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8232-9551Ziyşan Buse Yaralı Çevik2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9371-6424IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING-ARCHITECTURE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGIZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING-ARCHITECTURE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PR. (ENGLISH)İZMİR KATİP ÇELEBİ ÜNİVERSİTESİProstate cancer is one of the most common cancer for men. Current therapies such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy non-spesifically affect cancerous cells. Current therapies need more targeted delivery approaches such as peptide. Asn-Gly-Arg (NGR) is a tool for cancer targeting therapy. To mimic more natural cancer microenvironment, peptide treatment approaches are examined in 3 Dimensional (D) hydrogels. GelMA is one of the hydrogels that permits to construct 3D microenvironment of PC3 prostate cancer cells. The goal of the study was to evaluate characteristic of GelMA to model prostate cancer environment and to determine the effects of NGR peptides for PC3 line. pH values of different concentrations NGR (1 µM, 10 µM and 100 µM)-GelMA were measured. To analyze biodegradation capacity of different concentrations NGR (1 µM, 10 µM and 100 µM)-GelMA, weigth measurements were performed. Live and Dead analysis was performed on days 1, 4, and 7. The findings revealed that GelMA hydrogels created a relatively stable and neutral pH, making them potentially valuable for drug delivery systems. Furthermore, the NGR-GelMA hydrogels incorporated exhibited the capacity to absorb liquids, resulting in an increase in weight. Notably, these hydrogels allowed for the observation of the dynamic 3D microenvironment of prostate cancer, which was influenced by the concentration of the targeted drug in the GelMA matrix. This suggests promising implications for developing targeted therapies for prostate cancer using GelMA-based drug delivery systems. As a conclusion, GelMA and NGR-GelMA hyrdogels may be useful platform for further studies to progress on prostate cancer treatment.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3316466prostate cancergelmangr3 dimensional (3d)
spellingShingle Ozan Karaman
Meryem Zeybekoğlu
Ziyşan Buse Yaralı Çevik
Development of NGR-GelMA Hydrogels for PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells
Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
prostate cancer
gelma
ngr
3 dimensional (3d)
title Development of NGR-GelMA Hydrogels for PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells
title_full Development of NGR-GelMA Hydrogels for PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells
title_fullStr Development of NGR-GelMA Hydrogels for PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells
title_full_unstemmed Development of NGR-GelMA Hydrogels for PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells
title_short Development of NGR-GelMA Hydrogels for PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells
title_sort development of ngr gelma hydrogels for pc3 prostate cancer cells
topic prostate cancer
gelma
ngr
3 dimensional (3d)
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3316466
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