Dallemole Danieli Rosane, Terroso Thatiana, Alves Aline de Cristo Soares, Scholl Juliete Nathali, Onzi Giovana Ravizzoni, Cé Rodrigo, Paese Karina, Battastini Ana Maria Oliveira, Guterres Silvia Stanisçuaski, Figueiró Fabrício, Pohlmann Adriana Raffin
Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 2752, Porto Alegre, RS 90610-000, Brazil.
Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos Street, 2600, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil.
Pharmaceutics. 2021 Jun 11;13(6):862. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060862.
Glioblastoma (GB) is a histological and genetically heterogeneous brain tumor that is highly proliferative and vascularized. The prognosis is poor with currently available treatment. In this study, we evaluated the cytotoxicity and antiangiogenic activity of doxorubicin-loaded-chitosan-coated-arginylglycylaspartic acid-functionalized-poly(ε-caprolactone)-alpha bisabolol-LNC (AB-DOX-LNC-L-C-RGD). The nanoformulation was prepared by self-assembling followed by interfacial reactions, physicochemically characterized and evaluated in vitro against GB cell lines (U87MG and U138MG) and in vivo using the chicken chorioallantoic membrane assay (CAM). Spherical shape nanocapsules had a hydrodynamic mean diameter of 138 nm, zeta potential of +13.4 mV, doxorubicin encapsulation of 65%, and RGD conjugation of 92%. After 24 h of treatment (U87MG and U138MG), the median inhibition concentrations (IC) were 520 and 490 nmol L doxorubicin-equivalent concentrations, respectively. The treatment induced antiproliferative activity with S-phase cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in the GB cells. Furthermore, after 48 h of exposure, evaluation of antiangiogenic activity (CAM) showed that the relative vessel growth following treatment with the nanocapsules was 5.4 times lower than that with the control treatment. The results support the therapeutic potential of the nanoformulation against GB and, thereby, pave the way for future preclinical studies.
胶质母细胞瘤(GB)是一种组织学和遗传学上异质性的脑肿瘤,具有高度增殖性和血管化。目前可用的治疗方法预后较差。在本研究中,我们评估了载有阿霉素的壳聚糖包被的精氨酰甘氨酰天冬氨酸功能化聚(ε-己内酯)-α红没药醇脂质纳米粒(AB-DOX-LNC-L-C-RGD)的细胞毒性和抗血管生成活性。通过自组装随后进行界面反应制备纳米制剂,对其进行物理化学表征,并在体外针对GB细胞系(U87MG和U138MG)进行评估,以及在体内使用鸡胚绒毛尿囊膜试验(CAM)进行评估。球形纳米胶囊的流体动力学平均直径为138nm,ζ电位为+13.4mV,阿霉素包封率为65%,RGD缀合率为92%。处理24小时后(U87MG和U138MG),中位抑制浓度(IC)分别为520和490nmol/L阿霉素等效浓度。该处理诱导GB细胞产生抗增殖活性,导致S期细胞周期停滞和凋亡。此外,暴露48小时后,抗血管生成活性评估(CAM)显示,用纳米胶囊处理后的相对血管生长比对照处理低5.4倍。结果支持了该纳米制剂对GB的治疗潜力,从而为未来的临床前研究铺平了道路。