In this study, we prepared bionic selenium–baicalein
nanoparticles
(ACM-SSe–BE) for the targeted treatment of nonsmall cell lung
cancer. Due to the coating of the A549 membrane, the system has homologous
targeting capabilities, allowing for the preparation of target tumor
cells. The borate ester bond between selenium nanoparticles (SSe)
and baicalein (BE) is pH-sensitive and can break under acidic conditions
in the tumor microenvironment to achieve the targeted release of BE
at the tumor site. Moreover, SSe further enhances the antitumor effect
of BE by increasing the production of ROS in tumor cells. Transmission
electron microscopy (TEM) images and dynamic light scattering (DLS)
showed that the ACM-SSe–BE had a particle size of approximately
155 ± 2 nm. FTIR verified the successful coupling of SSe and
BE. In vitro release experiments indicated that the cumulative release
of ACM-SSe–BE at pH 5.5 after 24 h was 69.39 ± 1.07%,
which was less than the 20% release at pH 7.4, confirming the pH-sensitive
release of BE in ACM-SSe–BE. Cell uptake experiments and in
vivo imaging showed that ACM-SSe–BE had good targeting ability.
The results of MTT, flow cytometry, Western blot, and cell immunofluorescence
staining demonstrated that ACM-SSe–BE promoted A549 cell apoptosis
and inhibited cell proliferation. The in vivo antitumor results were
consistent with those of the cell experiments. These results clearly
suggested that ACM-SSe–BE will be a promising bionic nanosystem
for the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer.