ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the feasibility of bletilla striata polysaccharide as a drug delivery material .Method With hydrophobic cholesterol succinyl bletilla striata polysaccharide (CHSB) as the carrier ,the model drug paclitaxel (PTX) loaded nanoparticles were prepared via dialysis method .The morphology of nanoparticles was observed by Transmission Elec-tron Microscope (TEM) .The particle size ,distribution and zeta potential were characterized by Dynamic Light Scattering in-strument (DLS) .The entrapment efficiency ,drug loading and in vitro release were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) .Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) was used to confirm the drug form in the drug loaded nan-oparticles .The in vitro antitumor activity of nanoparticles was assayed by MTT .The uptake of nanoparticles by QGY-7703 liver cancer cells was observed by fluorescence labeling method .Results The prepared nanoparticles had spherical shape with uniform particle size distribution .The drug was loaded in the interior of the nanoparticles .Drug loading and encapsulation effi-ciency were affected by the CHSB in certain range .The cytotoxicity of drug loaded nanoparticles on liver cancer cells was stron-ger than the free drug .The fluorescence of Rhodamine B labeled drug nanoparticles were observed in the cells .Conclusion Cholesterol succinyl bletilla striata polysaccharide (CHSB) is highly feasible as an insoluble drug carrier .It can be used as a po-tential Nano carrier material .