Chemical and biological properties of cyclodextrin nitrates as potential carriers of pharmacological substances
摘要
The safety of α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin nitrates containing 1 to 3 nitrate groups was evaluated in connection with the possible use of these compounds as carriers of pharmacological substances. The α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin nitrates do not affect either iron-induced lipid peroxidation or calcium-induced mitochondrial depolarization and do not exhibit mitochondrial toxicity up to a concentration of 30 µmol L−1. They do not show microtubule-stabilizing activity and are capable of weakly suppressing the initial stages of tubulin polymerization. A low cytotoxicity (IC50 > 1 mmol L−1) of α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin derivatives against neuroblastoma cells was found. The set of biological assays indicates the absence of pronounced toxicity of the obtained α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin nitrates.