Naik Himgauri, Sonju Jafrin Jobayer, Singh Sitanshu, Chatzistamou Ioulia, Shrestha Leeza, Gauthier Ted, Jois Seetharama
School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA.
Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology (PMI), School of Medicine, USC, SC 6439 Garners Ferry Rd, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2021 Mar 6;14(3):221. doi: 10.3390/ph14030221.
The therapeutic index of chemotherapeutic agents can be improved by the use of nano-carrier-mediated chemotherapeutic delivery. Ligand-targeted drug delivery can be used to achieve selective and specific delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to cancer cells. In this study, we prepared a peptidomimetic conjugate (SA-5)-tagged doxorubicin (Dox) incorporated liposome (LP) formulation (SA-5-Dox-LP) to evaluate the targeted delivery potential of SA-5 in human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) overexpressed non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and breast cancer cell lines. The liposome was prepared using thin lipid film hydration and was characterized for particle size, encapsulation efficiency, cell viability, and targeted cellular uptake. In vivo evaluation of the liposomal formulation was performed in a mice model of NSCLC. The cell viability studies revealed that targeted SA-5-Dox-LP showed better antiproliferative activity than non-targeted Dox liposomes (Dox-LP). HER2-targeted liposome delivery showed selective cellular uptake compared to non-targeted liposomes on cancer cells. In vitro drug release studies indicated that Dox was released slowly from the formulations over 24 h, and there was no difference in Dox release between Dox-LP formulation and SA-5-Dox-LP formulation. In vivo studies in an NSCLC model of mice indicated that SA-5-Dox-LP could reduce the lung tumors significantly compared to vehicle control and Dox. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the SA-5-Dox-LP liposome has the potential to increase therapeutic efficiency and targeted delivery of Dox in HER2 overexpressing cancer.
通过使用纳米载体介导的化疗药物递送,可以提高化疗药物的治疗指数。配体靶向药物递送可用于实现化疗药物向癌细胞的选择性和特异性递送。在本研究中,我们制备了一种掺入了拟肽缀合物(SA-5)标记的阿霉素(Dox)的脂质体制剂(SA-5-Dox-LP),以评估SA-5在人表皮生长因子受体2(HER2)过表达的非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)和乳腺癌细胞系中的靶向递送潜力。脂质体采用薄膜水化法制备,并对其粒径、包封率、细胞活力和靶向细胞摄取进行了表征。在NSCLC小鼠模型中对脂质体制剂进行了体内评估。细胞活力研究表明,靶向的SA-5-Dox-LP比非靶向的阿霉素脂质体(Dox-LP)表现出更好的抗增殖活性。与非靶向脂质体相比,HER2靶向脂质体递送在癌细胞上表现出选择性细胞摄取。体外药物释放研究表明,阿霉素在24小时内从制剂中缓慢释放,Dox-LP制剂和SA-5-Dox-LP制剂之间的阿霉素释放没有差异。在NSCLC小鼠模型中的体内研究表明,与载体对照和阿霉素相比,SA-5-Dox-LP可以显著减少肺部肿瘤。总之,本研究表明,SA-5-Dox-LP脂质体有潜力提高阿霉素在HER2过表达癌症中的治疗效率和靶向递送。