Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry , University of Alberta , Edmonton , AB , Canada T6G 1Z2.
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Alberta , Edmonton , AB , Canada T6G 2E1.
Mol Pharm. 2018 Jun 4;15(6):2316-2326. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00169. Epub 2018 May 3.
There is increasing interest in developing and applying DNA repair inhibitors in cancer treatment to augment the efficacy of radiation and conventional genotoxic chemotherapy. However, targeting the inhibitor is required to avoid reducing the repair capacity of normal tissue. The aim of this study was to develop nanodelivery systems for the encapsulation of novel imidopiperidine-based inhibitors of the DNA 3'-phosphatase activity of polynucleotide kinase/phosphatase (PNKP), a DNA repair enzyme that plays a critical role in rejoining DNA single- and double-strand breaks. For this purpose, newly identified hit compounds with potent PNKP inhibitory activity, imidopiperidines A12B4C50 and A83B4C63 were encapsulated in polymeric micelles of different poly(ethylene oxide)- b-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PEO- b-PCL)-based structures. Our results showed efficient loading of A12B4C50 and A83B4C63 in PEO- b-PCLs with pendent carboxyl and benzyl carboxylate groups, respectively, and relatively slow release over 24 h. Both free and encapsulated inhibitors were able to sensitize HCT116 cells to radiation and the topoisomerase I poison, irinotecan. In addition, the encapsulated inhibitors were capable of inducing synthetic lethalilty in phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN)-deficient cells. We also established the validity of the peptide GE11 as a suitable ligand for active targeted delivery of nanoencapsulated drugs to colorectal cancer cells overexpressing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Our results show the potential of nanoencapsulated inhibitors of PNKP as either mono or combined therapeutic agents for colorectal cancer.
人们越来越感兴趣的是开发和应用 DNA 修复抑制剂来治疗癌症,以提高辐射和传统遗传毒性化疗的疗效。然而,靶向抑制剂是必需的,以避免降低正常组织的修复能力。本研究的目的是开发纳米递药系统,用于封装新型的基于咪唑哌啶的多核苷酸激酶/磷酸酶(PNKP)的 DNA 3'-磷酸酶活性抑制剂,PNKP 是一种在 DNA 单链和双链断裂重接中起关键作用的 DNA 修复酶。为此,我们将具有强效 PNKP 抑制活性的新鉴定的命中化合物,咪唑哌啶 A12B4C50 和 A83B4C63 包封在不同的聚(乙二醇)- b-聚(己内酯)(PEO- b-PCL)基结构的聚合物胶束中。我们的结果表明,A12B4C50 和 A83B4C63 可以有效地负载到具有侧接羧基和苄基羧酸盐的 PEO- b-PCLs 中,并且在 24 小时内可以实现相对缓慢的释放。游离和包封的抑制剂都能够使 HCT116 细胞对辐射和拓扑异构酶 I 毒物伊立替康敏感。此外,包封的抑制剂能够在磷酸酶和张力蛋白同源物(PTEN)缺陷细胞中诱导合成致死性。我们还确定了肽 GE11 作为将纳米封装药物主动靶向递送至过度表达表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)的结直肠癌细胞的合适配体的有效性。我们的结果表明,PNKP 的纳米封装抑制剂作为单药或联合治疗剂,具有治疗结直肠癌的潜力。