Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Nanoscale. 2019 Nov 21;11(45):22006-22018. doi: 10.1039/c9nr05478b.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a devastating disease. Nanomedicine, however, offers new opportunities to facilitate drug delivery in PDAC. Our previous work has shown that poly(ethylene glycol)-functionalized nanodiamond (ND) mediated drug delivery offered a considerable improvement over free drug in PDAC. Inspired by this result and guided by molecular simulations, we opted for simultaneous loading of irinotecan and curcumin in ultra-small PEGylated NDs (ND-IRT + CUR). We observed that ND-IRT + CUR was more efficacious in killing AsPC-1 and PANC-1 cells than NDs with single drugs. Using NDs functionalized with a near-infrared (NIR) dye, we demonstrated the preferential localization of the NDs in tumors and metastatic lesions. We further demonstrate that ND-IRT + CUR is capable of producing pronounced anti-tumor effects in two different clinically relevant, immune-competent genetic models of PDAC. Cytokine profiling indicated that NDs with or without drugs downregulated the expression of IL-10, a key modulator of the tumor microenvironment. Thus, using a combination of in silico, in vitro, and in vivo approaches, we show for the first time the remarkable anti-tumor efficacy of PEGylated NDs carrying a dual payload of irinotecan plus curcumin. These results highlight the potential use of such nano-carriers in the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer.
胰腺导管腺癌 (PDAC) 是一种破坏性疾病。然而,纳米医学为促进 PDAC 中的药物递送提供了新的机会。我们之前的工作表明,聚乙二醇 (PEG) 功能化纳米金刚石 (ND) 介导的药物递送在 PDAC 中比游离药物有了相当大的改善。受此结果的启发,并在分子模拟的指导下,我们选择同时将伊立替康和姜黄素装载到超小的 PEG 化 ND 中 (ND-IRT + CUR)。我们观察到 ND-IRT + CUR 在杀伤 AsPC-1 和 PANC-1 细胞方面比单药 ND 更有效。使用近红外 (NIR) 染料功能化的 ND,我们证明了 ND 在肿瘤和转移性病变中的优先定位。我们进一步证明,ND-IRT + CUR 能够在两种不同的、临床相关的、具有免疫能力的 PDAC 遗传模型中产生明显的抗肿瘤效果。细胞因子分析表明,载药或未载药的 ND 下调了肿瘤微环境的关键调节剂 IL-10 的表达。因此,我们首次使用计算机模拟、体外和体内方法,展示了携带伊立替康和姜黄素双重有效载荷的 PEG 化 ND 的显著抗肿瘤功效。这些结果突出了此类纳米载体在治疗胰腺癌患者中的潜在用途。
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