肿瘤穿透肽融合表皮生长因子受体单域抗体可增强抗癌药物向三维多细胞球体的渗透,并促进有效的胃癌治疗。
Tumor-penetrating peptide fused EGFR single-domain antibody enhances cancer drug penetration into 3D multicellular spheroids and facilitates effective gastric cancer therapy.
作者信息
Sha Huizi, Zou Zhengyun, Xin Kai, Bian Xinyu, Cai Xueting, Lu Wuguang, Chen Jiao, Chen Gang, Huang Leaf, Blair Andrew M, Cao Peng, Liu Baorui
机构信息
The Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum-Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University & Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Province Hospital on Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
出版信息
J Control Release. 2015 Feb 28;200:188-200. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.12.039. Epub 2014 Dec 30.
Human tumors, including gastric cancer, frequently express high levels of epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs), which are associated with a poor prognosis. Targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to cancerous tissues shows potential in sparing unaffected tissues. However, it has been a major challenge for drug penetration in solid tumor tissues due to the complicated tumor microenvironment. We have constructed a recombinant protein named anti-EGFR-iRGD consisting of an anti-EGFR VHH (the variable domain from the heavy chain of the antibody) fused to iRGD, a tumor-specific binding peptide with high permeability. Anti-EGFR-iRGD, which targets EGFR and αvβ3, spreads extensively throughout both the multicellular spheroids and the tumor mass. The recombinant protein anti-EGFR-iRGD also exhibited antitumor activity in tumor cell lines, multicellular spheroids, and mice. Moreover, anti-EGFR-iRGD could improve anticancer drugs, such as doxorubicin (DOX), bevacizumab, nanoparticle permeability and efficacy in multicellular spheroids. This study draws attention to the importance of iRGD peptide in the therapeutic approach of anti-EGFR-iRGD. As a consequence, anti-EGFR-iRGD could be a drug candidate for cancer treatment and a useful adjunct of other anticancer drugs.
包括胃癌在内的人类肿瘤常常高表达表皮生长因子受体(EGFRs),这与预后不良相关。将抗癌药物靶向递送至癌组织在保护未受影响的组织方面显示出潜力。然而,由于复杂的肿瘤微环境,药物渗透到实体瘤组织中一直是一项重大挑战。我们构建了一种名为抗EGFR-iRGD的重组蛋白,它由与iRGD融合的抗EGFR VHH(抗体重链的可变结构域)组成,iRGD是一种具有高渗透性的肿瘤特异性结合肽。靶向EGFR和αvβ3的抗EGFR-iRGD在多细胞球体和肿瘤块中广泛扩散。重组蛋白抗EGFR-iRGD在肿瘤细胞系、多细胞球体和小鼠中也表现出抗肿瘤活性。此外,抗EGFR-iRGD可以提高抗癌药物(如阿霉素(DOX)、贝伐单抗)在多细胞球体中的纳米颗粒渗透性和疗效。本研究提请注意iRGD肽在抗EGFR-iRGD治疗方法中的重要性。因此,抗EGFR-iRGD可能是一种癌症治疗的候选药物以及其他抗癌药物的有用辅助剂。