Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Department of Chemistry, City University of New York, The College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA.
Molecules. 2018 Jan 18;23(1):201. doi: 10.3390/molecules23010201.
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a deadly brain tumor with a current mean survival of 12-15 months. Despite being a potent anti-cancer agent, the turmeric ingredient curcumin (C) has limited anti-tumor efficacy in vivo due to its low bioavailability. We have reported earlier a strategy involving the use two other polyphenols, epicatechin gallate (E) from green tea and resveratrol (R) from red grapes at a unique, synergistic molar ratio with C (C:E:R: 4:1:12.5, termed TriCurin) to achieve superior potency against HPV+ tumors than C alone at C:E:R (μM): 32:8:100 (termed 32 μM+ TriCurin). We have now prepared liposomal TriCurin (TrLp) and demonstrated that TrLp boosts activated p53 in cultured GL261 mouse GBM cells to trigger apoptosis of GBM and GBM stem cells in vitro. TrLp administration into mice yielded a stable plasma concentration of 210 nM C for 60 min, which, though sub-lethal for cultured GL261 cells, was able to cause repolarization of M2-like tumor (GBM)-associated microglia/macrophages to the tumoricidal M1-like phenotype and intra-GBM recruitment of activated natural killer cells. The intratumor presence of such tumoricidal immune cells was associated with concomitant suppression of tumor-load, and apoptosis of GBM and GBM stem cells. Thus, TrLp is a potential onco-immunotherapeutic agent against GBM tumors.
胶质母细胞瘤(GBM)是一种致命的脑肿瘤,目前的平均存活时间为 12-15 个月。尽管姜黄素(C)是一种有效的抗癌药物,但由于其生物利用度低,其在体内的抗肿瘤效果有限。我们之前报道了一种策略,涉及使用两种其他多酚,来自绿茶的表儿茶素没食子酸酯(E)和来自红葡萄的白藜芦醇(R),以独特的协同摩尔比与 C(C:E:R:4:1:12.5,称为 TriCurin),与 C 单独使用相比,对 HPV+肿瘤的效力更高,而 C:E:R(μM):32:8:100(称为 32μM+ TriCurin)。我们现在已经制备了脂质体 TriCurin(TrLp),并证明 TrLp 可在培养的 GL261 小鼠 GBM 细胞中增强激活的 p53,以触发 GBM 和 GBM 干细胞的体外凋亡。TrLp 给药到小鼠中可在 60 分钟内稳定产生 210 nM C 的血浆浓度,尽管对培养的 GL261 细胞没有致死作用,但能够使 M2 样肿瘤(GBM)相关的小胶质细胞/巨噬细胞向杀肿瘤的 M1 样表型极化,并在 GBM 内招募激活的自然杀伤细胞。肿瘤内存在这种杀肿瘤免疫细胞与同时抑制肿瘤负荷以及 GBM 和 GBM 干细胞的凋亡有关。因此,TrLp 是一种针对 GBM 肿瘤的潜在的肿瘤免疫治疗剂。