通过多功能化纳米颗粒系统递送至肿瘤相关巨噬细胞和乳腺癌细胞,实现 VEGF 和 PIGF siRNA 的联合抗肿瘤免疫治疗。
Combination antitumor immunotherapy with VEGF and PIGF siRNA via systemic delivery of multi-functionalized nanoparticles to tumor-associated macrophages and breast cancer cells.
机构信息
State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
出版信息
Biomaterials. 2018 Dec;185:117-132. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.09.017. Epub 2018 Sep 11.
Given that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and placental growth factor (PIGF), over-expressed in breast cancer cells and M2-like tumor-associated macrophages (M2-TAMs) within tumor microenvironment (TME), work synergistically and independently in mediating tumor progression and immunosuppression, combinatorial immune-based approaches targeting them are expected to be a potent therapeutic modality for patients. Here, polyethylene glycol (PEG) and mannose doubly modified trimethyl chitosan (PEG = MT) along with citraconic anhydride grafted poly (allylamine hydrochloride) (PC)-based nanoparticles (NPs) (PEG = MT/PC NPs) with dual pH-responsiveness were developed to deliver VEGF siRNA (siVEGF)/PIGF siRNA (siPIGF) to both M2-TAMs and breast cancer cells for antitumor immunotherapy. With prolonged blood circulation and intelligent pH-sensitivity, PEG = MT/PC NPs were highly accumulated in tumor tissues and then internalized in M2-TAMs and breast cancer cells via mannose-mediated active targeting and passive targeting, respectively. With the charge-reversal of PC, PEG = MT/PC NPs presented effective endosomal/lysosomal escape and intracellular siRNA release, resulting in efficient gene silencing. Due to the synergism between siVEGF and siPIGF in anti-proliferation of tumor cells and reversal of the TME from pro-oncogenic to anti-tumoral, PEG = MT/PC/siVEGF/siPIGF NPs (PEG = MT/PC/siV-P NPs) exerted robust suppression of breast tumor growth and lung metastasis. This combination strategy may provide a promising alternative for breast cancer therapy.
鉴于血管内皮生长因子 (VEGF) 和胎盘生长因子 (PIGF) 在乳腺癌细胞和肿瘤微环境 (TME) 中的 M2 样肿瘤相关巨噬细胞 (M2-TAMs) 中过度表达,它们协同且独立地发挥作用,介导肿瘤进展和免疫抑制,因此针对它们的联合免疫治疗方法有望成为患者的一种有效治疗方式。在这里,开发了聚乙二醇 (PEG) 和甘露糖双重修饰的三甲基壳聚糖 (PEG=MT) 以及接枝有顺丁烯二酸酐的聚 (烯丙基胺盐酸盐) (PC) 基纳米粒子 (PEG=MT/PC NPs),具有双重 pH 响应性,可将 VEGF siRNA (siVEGF)/PIGF siRNA (siPIGF) 递送至 M2-TAMs 和乳腺癌细胞,用于抗肿瘤免疫治疗。PEG=MT/PC NPs 具有延长的血液循环时间和智能 pH 敏感性,高度积聚在肿瘤组织中,然后通过甘露糖介导的主动靶向和被动靶向分别被 M2-TAMs 和乳腺癌细胞内化。随着 PC 的电荷反转,PEG=MT/PC NPs 呈现有效的内涵体/溶酶体逃逸和细胞内 siRNA 释放,从而实现有效的基因沉默。由于 siVEGF 和 siPIGF 在肿瘤细胞增殖抑制和 TME 从致癌前状态向抗肿瘤状态的逆转方面具有协同作用,PEG=MT/PC/siVEGF/siPIGF NPs (PEG=MT/PC/siV-P NPs) 对乳腺癌肿瘤生长和肺转移具有强大的抑制作用。这种联合策略可能为乳腺癌治疗提供一种有前景的替代方法。