抗 EGF 受体适体引导的联合递送抗癌 siRNAs 和量子点用于三阴性乳腺癌的治疗诊断学。
Anti-EGF Receptor Aptamer-Guided Co-Delivery of Anti-Cancer siRNAs and Quantum Dots for Theranostics of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
机构信息
Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
International Research Organization for Advance Science and Technology (IROAST), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
出版信息
Theranostics. 2019 Jan 25;9(3):837-852. doi: 10.7150/thno.30228. eCollection 2019.
Many aptamers have been evaluated for their ability as drug delivery vehicles to target ligands, and a variety of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) have been tested for their anti-cancer properties. However, since these two types of molecules have similar physicochemical properties, it has so far been difficult to formulate siRNA-encapsulating carriers guided by aptamers. Here, we propose aptamer-coupled lipid nanocarriers encapsulating quantum dots (QDs) and siRNAs for theragnosis of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Hydrophobic QDs were effectively incorporated into lipid bilayers, and then therapeutic siRNAs were complexed with QD-lipid nanocarriers (QLs). Finally, anti-EGFR aptamer-lipid conjugates were inserted into the QLs for TNBC targeting (aptamo-QLs). TNBC-targeting aptamo-QLs were directly compared to anti-EGFR antibody-coupled immuno-QLs. The delivery of therapeutic siRNAs and QDs to target cells was assessed by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. The targeting of siRNAs to tumors and their therapeutic efficacy were evaluated in mice carrying MDA-MB-231 tumors. Both types of EGFR-targeting QLs showed enhanced delivery to target cancer cells, resulting in more effective gene silencing and enhanced tumor imaging compared to non-targeting control QLs. Moreover, combinatorial therapy with Bcl-2 and PKC-ι siRNAs loaded into the anti-EGFR QLs was remarkably effective in inhibiting tumor growth and metastasis. In general, the aptamo-QLs showed competitive delivery and therapeutic efficacy compared to immuno-QLs under the same experimental conditions. Our results show that the anti-EGFR aptamer-guided lipid carriers may be a potential theranostic delivery vehicle for RNA interference and fluorescence imaging of TNBCs.
许多适体已被评估为靶向配体的药物输送载体,并且已经测试了多种小干扰 RNA(siRNA)的抗癌特性。然而,由于这两种类型的分子具有相似的物理化学性质,因此迄今为止,很难根据适体来设计包裹 siRNA 的载体。在这里,我们提出了一种适体偶联的脂质纳米载体,用于包裹量子点(QD)和 siRNA,以用于三阴性乳腺癌(TNBC)的治疗和诊断。疏水 QD 被有效地纳入脂质双层,然后将治疗性 siRNA 与 QD-脂质纳米载体(QL)复合。最后,将抗 EGFR 适体-脂质缀合物插入 QL 中用于 TNBC 靶向(aptamo-QL)。直接将 TNBC 靶向 aptamo-QL 与抗 EGFR 抗体偶联的免疫 QL 进行比较。通过流式细胞术和共聚焦显微镜评估治疗性 siRNA 和 QD 递送至靶细胞的情况。在携带 MDA-MB-231 肿瘤的小鼠中评估了 siRNA 对肿瘤的靶向及其治疗效果。两种类型的 EGFR 靶向 QL 均显示出对靶癌细胞的增强递送,导致与非靶向对照 QL 相比,基因沉默更有效,并且肿瘤成像增强。此外,将 Bcl-2 和 PKC-ι siRNA 加载到抗 EGFR QL 中的联合治疗在抑制肿瘤生长和转移方面非常有效。一般来说,在相同的实验条件下,aptamo-QL 与免疫 QL 相比具有竞争性的递送和治疗效果。我们的结果表明,抗 EGFR 适体引导的脂质载体可能是用于 TNBC 的 RNA 干扰和荧光成像的潜在治疗性递药载体。