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Li L, He S, Liao B, Wang M, Lin H, Hu B, Lan X, Shu Z, Zhang C, Yu M, Zou Z. Orally Administrated Hydrogel Harnessing Intratumoral Microbiome and Microbiota-Related Immune Responses for Potentiated Colorectal Cancer Treatment. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2024; 7:0364. [PMID: 38721274 PMCID: PMC11077293 DOI: 10.34133/research.0364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 10/08/2024]
Abstract
The intestinal and intratumoral microbiota are closely associated with tumor progression and response to antitumor treatments. The antibacterial or tumor microenvironment (TME)-modulating approaches have been shown to markedly improve antitumor efficacy, strategies focused on normalizing the microbial environment are rarely reported. Here, we reported the development of an orally administered inulin-based hydrogel with colon-targeting and retention effects, containing hollow MnO2 nanocarrier loaded with the chemotherapeutic drug Oxa (Oxa@HMI). On the one hand, beneficial bacteria in the colon specifically metabolized Oxa@HMI, resulting in the degradation of inulin and the generation of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). These SCFAs play a crucial role in modulating microbiota and stimulating immune responses. On the other hand, the hydrogel matrix underwent colon microbiota-specific degradation, enabling the targeted release of Oxa and production of reactive oxygen species in the acidic TME. In this study, we have established, for the first time, a microbiota-targeted drug delivery system Oxa@HMI that exhibited high efficiency in colorectal cancer targeting and colon retention. Oxa@HMI promoted chemotherapy efficiency and activated antitumor immune responses by intervening in the microbial environment within the tumor tissue, providing a crucial clinical approach for the treatment of colorectal cancer that susceptible to microbial invasion.
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- Lei Li
- Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening and Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening and Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening and Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening and Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening and Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital,
Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
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Ahmad Zawawi SS, Salleh EA, Musa M. Spheroids and organoids derived from colorectal cancer as tools for in vitro drug screening. EXPLORATION OF TARGETED ANTI-TUMOR THERAPY 2024; 5:409-431. [PMID: 38745769 PMCID: PMC11090692 DOI: 10.37349/etat.2024.00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease. Conventional two-dimensional (2D) culture employing cell lines was developed to study the molecular properties of CRC in vitro. Although these cell lines which are isolated from the tumor niche in which cancer develop, the translation to human model such as studying drug response is often hindered by the inability of cell lines to recapture original tumor features and the lack of heterogeneous clinical tumors represented by this 2D model, differed from in vivo condition. These limitations which may be overcome by utilizing three-dimensional (3D) culture consisting of spheroids and organoids. Over the past decade, great advancements have been made in optimizing culture method to establish spheroids and organoids of solid tumors including of CRC for multiple purposes including drug screening and establishing personalized medicine. These structures have been proven to be versatile and robust models to study CRC progression and deciphering its heterogeneity. This review will describe on advances in 3D culture technology and the application as well as the challenges of CRC-derived spheroids and organoids as a mode to screen for anticancer drugs.
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- Human Genome Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia
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- Human Genome Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia
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Hou Y, Jin J, Duan H, Liu C, Chen L, Huang W, Gao Z, Jin M. Targeted therapeutic effects of oral inulin-modified double-layered nanoparticles containing chemotherapeutics on orthotopic colon cancer. Biomaterials 2022; 283:121440. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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