Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
Biomater Sci. 2018 Jun 25;6(7):1869-1881. doi: 10.1039/c8bm00271a.
Combination therapy with different functional chemotherapeutic agents based on nano-drug delivery systems is an effective strategy for the treatment of breast cancer. However, co-delivery of drug molecules with different physicochemical properties still remains a challenge. In this study, an amphiphilic poly (ε-caprolactone)-b-poly (l-glutamic acid)-g-methoxy poly (ethylene glycol) (PCL-b-PGlu-g-mPEG) copolymer was designed and synthesized to develop a nanocarrier for the co-delivery of hydrophilic doxorubicin (DOX) and hydrophobic disulfiram (DSF). The amphiphilic copolymer self-assembled into core-shell-corona structured nanoparticles with the hydrophobic PCL core for DSF loading (hydrophobic interaction) and anionic poly (glutamic acid) shell for DOX loading (electrostatic interaction). DSF and DOX co-loaded nanoparticles (Co-NPs) resulted in high drug loading and precisely controlled DSF/DOX ratio via formulation optimization. Compared with free drug solutions, DSF and DOX delivered by the Co-NPs were found to have improved intracellular accumulation. Results of cytotoxicity assays showed that DSF/DOX delivered at the weight ratio of 0.5 and 1 could achieve a synergistic cytotoxic effect on breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231). In vivo imaging confirmed that the core-shell-corona nanoparticles could efficiently accumulate in tumors. In vivo anti-tumor effect results indicated that Co-NPs showed an improved drug synergistic effect on antitumor activity compared with the free drug combination. Therefore, it can be concluded that core-shell-corona nanoparticles prepared by PCL-b-PGlu-g-mPEG could be a promising co-delivery system for drug combination therapy in the treatment of breast cancer.
基于纳米药物递送系统的不同功能化疗药物联合治疗是治疗乳腺癌的有效策略。然而,具有不同物理化学性质的药物分子的共递仍然是一个挑战。在这项研究中,设计并合成了一种两亲性聚(ε-己内酯)-b-聚(L-谷氨酸)-g-甲氧基聚(乙二醇)(PCL-b-PGlu-g-mPEG)共聚物,以开发用于共递送亲水性阿霉素(DOX)和疏水性双硫仑(DSF)的纳米载体。两亲性共聚物自组装成具有疏水性 PCL 核的核壳冠状结构纳米粒子,用于 DSF 装载(疏水相互作用)和带负电荷的聚(谷氨酸)壳用于 DOX 装载(静电相互作用)。通过制剂优化,DSF 和 DOX 共载纳米粒(Co-NPs)实现了高载药量和精确控制的 DSF/DOX 比例。与游离药物溶液相比,通过 Co-NPs 递送的 DSF 和 DOX 被发现具有改善的细胞内积累。细胞毒性测定结果表明,以重量比 0.5 和 1 递送的 DSF/DOX 对乳腺癌细胞系(MCF-7 和 MDA-MB-231)可产生协同细胞毒性作用。体内成像证实了核壳冠状纳米粒子能够有效地在肿瘤中积累。体内抗肿瘤效果结果表明,与游离药物组合相比,Co-NPs 对肿瘤的协同作用显示出更好的协同作用。因此,可以得出结论,由 PCL-b-PGlu-g-mPEG 制备的核壳冠状纳米粒子可能是治疗乳腺癌的药物联合治疗中很有前途的共递系统。
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