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Hou X, Chen Q, Fang Y, Zhang L, Huang S, Xu M, Ren Y, Shi Z, Wei Y, Li L. iRGD-Guided Silica/Gold Nanoparticles for Efficient Tumor-Targeting and Enhancing Antitumor Efficacy Against Breast Cancer. Int J Nanomedicine 2024; 19:8237-8251. [PMID: 39157735 PMCID: PMC11329605 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s474135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024] Open
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Background Breast cancer presents significant challenges due to the limited effectiveness of available treatments and the high likelihood of recurrence. iRGD possesses both RGD sequence and C-terminal sequence and has dual functions of targeting and membrane penetration. iRGD-modified nanocarriers can enhance drug targeting of tumor vascular endothelial cells and penetration of new microvessels, increasing drug concentration in tumor tissues. Methods The amidation reaction was carried out between SiO2/AuNCs and iRGD/PTX, yielding a conjugated drug delivery system (SiO2/AuNCs-iRGD/PTX, SAIP@NPs). The assessment encompassed the characterization of the morphology, particle size distribution, physicochemical properties, in vitro release profile, cytotoxicity, and cellular uptake of SAIP@NPs. The tumor targeting and anti-tumor efficacy of SAIP@NPs were assessed using a small animal in vivo imaging system and a tumor-bearing nude mice model, respectively. The tumor targeting and anti-tumor efficacy of SAIP@NPs were assessed utilizing a small animal in vivo imaging system and an in situ nude mice breast cancer xenograft model, respectively. Results The prepared SAIP@NPs exhibited decent stability and a certain slow-release effect in phosphate buffer (PBS, pH 7.4). In vitro studies had shown that, due to the dual functions of transmembrane and targeting of iRGD peptide, SAIP@NPs exhibited strong binding to integrin αvβ3, which was highly expressed on the membrane of MDA-MB-231 cells, improving the uptake capacity of tumor cells, inhibiting the rapid growth of tumor cells, and promoting tumor cell apoptosis. The results of animal experiments further proved that SAIP@NPs had longer residence time in tumor sites, stronger anti-tumor effect, and no obvious toxicity to major organs of experimental animals. Conclusion The engineered SAIP@NPs exhibited superior functionalities including efficient membrane permeability, precise tumor targeting, and imaging, thereby significantly augmenting the therapeutic efficacy against breast cancer with a favorable safety profile.
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- Xuefeng Hou
- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Screening and Re-Evaluation of Active Compounds of Herbal Medicines in Southern Anhui, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
- Drug Research and Development Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Screening and Re-Evaluation of Active Compounds of Herbal Medicines in Southern Anhui, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
- Drug Research and Development Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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Poellmann MJ, Javius-Jones K, Hopkins C, Lee JW, Hong S. Dendritic-Linear Copolymer and Dendron Lipid Nanoparticles for Drug and Gene Delivery. Bioconjug Chem 2022; 33:2008-2017. [PMID: 35512322 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Polymers constitute a diverse class of macromolecules that have demonstrated their unique advantages to be utilized for drug or gene delivery applications. In particular, polymers with a highly ordered, hyperbranched structure─"dendrons"─offer significant benefits to the design of such nanomedicines. The incorporation of dendrons into block copolymer micelles can endow various unique properties that are not typically observed from linear polymer counterparts. Specifically, the dendritic structure induces the conical shape of unimers that form micelles, thereby improving the thermodynamic stability and achieving a low critical micelle concentration (CMC). Furthermore, through a high density of highly ordered functional groups, dendrons can enhance gene complexation, drug loading, and stimuli-responsive behavior. In addition, outward-branching dendrons can support a high density of nonfouling polymers, such as poly(ethylene glycol), for serum stability and variable densities of multifunctional groups for multivalent cellular targeting and interactions. In this paper, we review the design considerations for dendron-lipid nanoparticles and dendron micelles formed from amphiphilic block copolymers intended for gene transfection and cancer drug delivery applications. These technologies are early in preclinical development and, as with other nanomedicines, face many obstacles on the way to clinical adoption. Nevertheless, the utility of dendron micelles for drug delivery remains relatively underexplored, and we believe there are significant and dramatic advancements to be made in tumor targeting with these platforms.
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- Michael J Poellmann
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States.,Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States.,Yonsei Frontier Lab and Department of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Moreno-Echeverri AM, Susnik E, Vanhecke D, Taladriz-Blanco P, Balog S, Petri-Fink A, Rothen-Rutishauser B. Pitfalls in methods to study colocalization of nanoparticles in mouse macrophage lysosomes. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:464. [PMID: 36309696 PMCID: PMC9618187 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01670-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background In the field of nanoscience there is an increasing interest to follow dynamics of nanoparticles (NP) in cells with an emphasis on endo-lysosomal pathways and long-term NP fate. During our research on this topic, we encountered several pitfalls, which can bias the experimental outcome. We address some of these pitfalls and suggest possible solutions. The accuracy of fluorescence microscopy methods has an important role in obtaining insights into NP interactions with lysosomes at the single cell level including quantification of NP uptake in a specific cell type. Methods Here we use J774A.1 cells as a model for professional phagocytes. We expose them to fluorescently-labelled amorphous silica NP with different sizes and quantify the colocalization of fluorescently-labelled NP with lysosomes over time. We focus on confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) to obtain 3D spatial information and follow live cell imaging to study NP colocalization with lysosomes. Results We evaluate different experimental parameters that can bias the colocalization coefficients (i.e., Pearson’s and Manders’), such as the interference of phenol red in the cell culture medium with the fluorescence intensity and image post-processing (effect of spatial resolution, optical slice thickness, pixel saturation and bit depth). Additionally, we determine the correlation coefficients for NP entering the lysosomes under four different experimental set-ups. First, we found out that not only Pearson’s, but also Manders’ correlation coefficient should be considered in lysosome-NP colocalization studies; second, there is a difference in NP colocalization when using NP of different sizes and fluorescence dyes and last, the correlation coefficients might change depending on live-cell and fixed-cell imaging set-up. Conclusions The results summarize detailed steps and recommendations for the experimental design, staining, sample preparation and imaging to improve the reproducibility of colocalization studies between the NP and lysosomes. Graphical Abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12951-022-01670-9.
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Fong SS, Foo YY, Saw WS, Leo BF, Teo YY, Chung I, Goh BT, Misran M, Imae T, Chang CC, Chung LY, Kiew LV. Chitosan-Coated-PLGA Nanoparticles Enhance the Antitumor and Antimigration Activity of Stattic – A STAT3 Dimerization Blocker. Int J Nanomedicine 2022; 17:137-150. [PMID: 35046650 PMCID: PMC8762521 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s337093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Purpose The use of nanocarriers to improve the delivery and efficacy of antimetastatic agents is less explored when compared to cytotoxic agents. This study reports the entrapment of an antimetastatic Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) dimerization blocker, Stattic (S) into a chitosan-coated-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (C-PLGA) nanocarrier and the improvement on the drug’s physicochemical, in vitro and in vivo antimetastatic properties post entrapment. Methods In vitro, physicochemical properties of the Stattic-entrapped C-PLGA nanoparticles (S@C-PLGA) and Stattic-entrapped PLGA nanoparticles (S@PLGA, control) in terms of size, zeta potential, polydispersity index, drug loading, entrapment efficiency, Stattic release in different medium and cytotoxicity were firstly evaluated. The in vitro antimigration properties of the nanoparticles on breast cancer cell lines were then studied by Scratch assay and Transwell assay. Study on the in vivo antitumor efficacy and antimetastatic properties of S@C-PLGA compared to Stattic were then performed on 4T1 tumor bearing mice. Results The S@C-PLGA nanoparticles (141.8 ± 2.3 nm) was hemocompatible and exhibited low Stattic release (12%) in plasma. S@C-PLGA also exhibited enhanced in vitro anti-cell migration potency (by >10-fold in MDA-MB-231 and 5-fold in 4T1 cells) and in vivo tumor growth suppression (by 33.6%) in 4T1 murine metastatic mammary tumor bearing mice when compared to that of the Stattic-treated group. Interestingly, the number of lung and liver metastatic foci was found to reduce by 50% and 56.6%, respectively, and the average size of the lung metastatic foci was reduced by 75.4% in 4T1 tumor-bearing mice treated with S@C-PLGA compared to Stattic-treated group (p < 0.001). Conclusion These findings suggest the usage of C-PLGA nanocarrier to improve the delivery and efficacy of antimetastatic agents, such as Stattic, in cancer therapy.
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- Stephanie Sally Fong
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Low Dimensional Materials Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30068, Taiwan
- Center for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-Devices (IDSB), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30050, Taiwan
- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan
- Taiwan-Malaysia Semiconductor and Biomedical Oversea Science and Technology Innovation Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
- Chia-Ching Chang Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30068, TaiwanTel +886-3-57131633 Email
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30068, Taiwan
- Correspondence: Lik Voon Kiew Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, MalaysiaTel +603-79675720 Email
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Kwa YC, Tan YF, Foo YY, Leo BF, Chung I, Kiew LV, Imae T, Yusa SI, Chung LY. Improved delivery and antimetastatic effects of Stattic by self-assembled amphiphilic pendant-dendron copolymer micelles in breast cancer cell lines. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Yang F, Xu J, Fu M, Ji J, Chi L, Zhai G. Development of stimuli-responsive intelligent polymer micelles for the delivery of doxorubicin. J Drug Target 2020; 28:993-1011. [PMID: 32378974 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2020.1766474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Doxorubicin is still used as a first-line drug in current therapeutics for numerous types of malignant tumours (including lymphoma, transplantable leukaemia and solid tumour). Nevertheless, to overcome the serious side effects like cardiotoxicity and myelosuppression caused by effective doses of doxorubicin remains as a world-class puzzle. In recent years, the usage of biocompatible polymeric nanomaterials to form an intelligently sensitive carrier for the targeted release in tumour microenvironment has attracted wide attention. These different intelligent polymeric micelles (PMs) could change the pharmacokinetics process of drugs or respond in the special microenvironment of tumour site to maximise the efficacy and reduce the toxicity of doxorubicin in other tissues and organs. Several intelligent PMs have already been in the clinical research stage and planned for market. Therefore, related research remains active, and the latest nanotechnology approaches for doxorubicin delivery are always in the spotlight. Centring on the model drugs doxorubicin, this review summarised the mechanisms of PMs, classified the polymers used in the application of doxorubicin delivery and discussed some interesting and imaginative smart PMs in recent years.
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- Fan Yang
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Beijing, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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Active targeted ligand-aza-BODIPY conjugate for near-infrared photodynamic therapy in melanoma. Int J Pharm 2020; 579:119189. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Bolu BS, Sanyal R, Sanyal A. Drug Delivery Systems from Self-Assembly of Dendron-Polymer Conjugates †. Molecules 2018; 23:E1570. [PMID: 29958437 PMCID: PMC6099537 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23071570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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This review highlights the utilization of dendron-polymer conjugates as building blocks for the fabrication of nanosized drug delivery vehicles. The examples given provide an overview of the evolution of these delivery platforms, from simple micellar containers to smart stimuli- responsive drug delivery systems through their design at the macromolecular level. Variations in chemical composition and connectivity of the dendritic and polymeric segments provide a variety of self-assembled micellar nanostructures that embody desirable attributes of viable drug delivery systems.
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- Burcu Sumer Bolu
- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University, Bebek, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University, Bebek, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey.
- Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University, Bebek, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey.
- Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Kutlehria S, Behl G, Patel K, Doddapaneni R, Vhora I, Chowdhury N, Bagde A, Singh M. Cholecalciferol-PEG Conjugate Based Nanomicelles of Doxorubicin for Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. AAPS PharmSciTech 2018; 19:792-802. [PMID: 29019073 PMCID: PMC5792308 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-017-0885-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the leading cancer in women. Chemotherapeutic agents used for TNBC are mainly associated with dose-dependent toxicities and development of resistance. Hence, novel strategies to overcome resistance and to offer dose reduction are warranted. In this study, we designed a novel dual-functioning agent, conjugate of cholecalciferol with PEG2000 (PEGCCF) which can self-assemble into micelles to encapsulate doxorubicin (DOX) and act as a chemosensitizer to improve the therapeutic potential of DOX. DOX-loaded PEGCCF (PEGCCF-DOX) micelles have particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), and zeta potential of 40 ± 8.7 nm, 0.180 ± 0.051, and 2.39 ± 0.157 mV, respectively. Cellular accumulation studies confirmed that PEGCCF was able to concentration-dependently enhance the cellular accumulation of DOX and rhodamine 123 in MDA-MB-231 cells through its P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibition activity. PEGCCF-DOX exhibited 1.8-, 1.5-, and 2.9-fold enhancement in cytotoxicity of DOX in MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-468, and MDA-MB-231DR (DOX-resistant) cell lines, respectively. Western blot analyses showed that PEGCCF-DOX caused significant reduction in tumor markers including mTOR, c-Myc, and antiapoptotic marker Bcl-xl along with upregulation of preapoptotic marker Bax. Further, reduction in mTOR activity by PEGCCF-DOX indicates reduced P-gp activity due to P-gp downregulation as well and, hence, PEGCCF causes enhanced chemosensitization and induces apoptosis. Substantially enhanced apoptotic activity of DOX (10-fold) in MDA-MB-231(DR) cells confirmed apoptotic potential of PEGCCF. Conclusively, PEGCCF nanomicelles are promising delivery systems for improving anticancer activity of DOX in TNBC, thereby reducing its side effects and may act as a potential carrier for other chemotherapeutic agents.
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- Shallu Kutlehria
- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32307, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32307, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32307, USA
- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, New York, 11439, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32307, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32307, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32307, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32307, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32307, USA.
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Size-dependent effect of cystine/citric acid-capped confeito-like gold nanoparticles on cellular uptake and photothermal cancer therapy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 161:365-374. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.10.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Revised: 09/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Voon SH, Kue CS, Imae T, Saw WS, Lee HB, Kiew LV, Chung LY, Yusa SI. Doxorubicin-loaded micelles of amphiphilic diblock copolymer with pendant dendron improve antitumor efficacy: In vitro and in vivo studies. Int J Pharm 2017; 534:136-143. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Kiew SF, Ho YT, Kiew LV, Kah JCY, Lee HB, Imae T, Chung LY. Preparation and characterization of an amylase-triggered dextrin-linked graphene oxide anticancer drug nanocarrier and its vascular permeability. Int J Pharm 2017; 534:297-307. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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