Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Jiaxing, China.
91603Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
J Biomater Appl. 2022 Feb;36(7):1317-1331. doi: 10.1177/08853282211060252. Epub 2021 Dec 2.
Resistance to apoptosis is a key mechanism underlying how cancer cells evade tumor therapy. Autophagy can prevent anticancer drug-induced apoptosis and promote tumor resistance. The purpose of this study was to improve the sensitivity and efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs through the inhibition of autophagy. Hydrophobic doxorubicin-hydrazone-caproyl-maleimide (DOX-EMCH) and autophagy-inhibiting si-Beclin1 were simultaneously delivered the amphiphilic peptide micelle system (Co-PMs) using poly(L-arginine)-poly(L-histidine)-DOX-EMCH as the copolymer building unit. The constructed micelle system promoted the escape of si-Beclin1 from endosomes and the release of DOX into the nucleus. The Co-PMs exhibited 2.7-fold higher cytotoxicity and proapoptotic ability in PC3 cells than DOX treatment alone, demonstrating that si-Beclin1 could inhibit the autophagic activity of prostate cancer (PCa) cells by targeting the type III PI3K pathway and enhance the sensitivity of the cells to the chemotherapeutic drug DOX. In addition, the peptide micelles successfully passively targeted DOX and si-Beclin1 to the tumor tissue. Compared with DOX or si-Beclin1 treatment alone, the Co-PMs showed a 3.4-fold greater tumor inhibitory potential , indicative of a significant antiproliferative effect. Our results suggested that the Co-PMs developed in this study have the potential to combine autophagy inhibition and chemotherapy in cancer treatment, especially for PCa.
抗细胞凋亡是癌细胞逃避肿瘤治疗的关键机制。自噬可以防止抗癌药物诱导的细胞凋亡并促进肿瘤耐药。本研究旨在通过抑制自噬来提高化疗药物的敏感性和疗效。疏水性阿霉素腙-己酰马来酰亚胺(DOX-EMCH)和自噬抑制 si-Beclin1 同时通过聚(L-精氨酸)-聚(L-组氨酸)-DOX-EMCH 作为共聚物构建单元递送至两亲肽胶束系统(Co-PMs)。构建的胶束系统促进了 si-Beclin1 从内涵体中的逃逸和 DOX 向核内的释放。与单独使用 DOX 处理相比,Co-PMs 在 PC3 细胞中表现出 2.7 倍的更高细胞毒性和促凋亡能力,表明 si-Beclin1 可以通过靶向 III 型 PI3K 通路抑制前列腺癌(PCa)细胞的自噬活性,并增强细胞对化疗药物 DOX 的敏感性。此外,肽胶束成功地将 DOX 和 si-Beclin1 被动靶向递送至肿瘤组织。与单独使用 DOX 或 si-Beclin1 治疗相比,Co-PMs 显示出 3.4 倍更大的肿瘤抑制潜力,表明具有显著的抗增殖作用。我们的结果表明,本研究中开发的 Co-PMs 有可能将自噬抑制与癌症治疗中的化疗相结合,特别是针对 PCa。
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