Table 1. Toxicity of cubosome phytantriol formulations in various cell lines. Mass to volume ratios in µg/mL refer to total lipid and surfactant content.
Surfactant | Cell line | Reported toxicity | Assay | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
F127 | A549 | Non-cytotoxic up to between 6.25 and 25 µg/mL, thereafter highly cytotoxic | Alamar Blue |
[60,74] |
CHO-GFP | Non-cytotoxic up to between 6.25 and 25 µg/mL, thereafter highly cytotoxic | Alamar Blue |
[60,74,146] | |
HEK | Highly cytotoxic from 40 µg/mL | Alamar Blue |
[146] | |
L929 | Cytotoxic from around 70 µg/mL | MTT | [77] | |
ACHN | IC50 between 26 and 37 µg/mL | Alamar Blue |
[48] | |
LNCaP | IC50 between 9 and 12 µg/mL | Alamar Blue |
[48] | |
RBC from C57/BLK6 mice | Haemolytic at >1 µg/mL | Hemolysis | [48] | |
P(PEGA)5-50k | LNCaP | IC50 between 14 to 51 µg/mL | Alamar Blue |
[48] |
ACHN | IC50 between 27 to 56 µg/mL | Alamar Blue |
[48] | |
DSPE-PEG3.4 or 5k | A549 | 0% viability from between 12.5 & 25 µg/mL | Alamar Blue |
[60] |
CHO-GFP | 0% viability from between 12.5 & 25 µg/mL | Alamar Blue |
[60] |