ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2022 Apr 6;14(13):14916-14927. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c23780. Epub 2022 Mar 22.
Combined radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy are prescribed to patients with advanced prostate cancer (PCa) to increase their survival; however, radiation-related side effects and systematic toxicity caused by chemotherapeutic drugs are unavoidable. To improve the precision and efficacy of concurrent RT and chemotherapy, we have developed a PCa-targeted gold nanocluster radiosensitizer conjugated with a highly potent cytotoxin, monomethyl auristatin E, PSMA-AuNC-MMAE, for RT and chemotherapy of PCa. This approach resulted in enhanced uptake of NCs by PSMA-positive cancer cells, targeted chemotherapy, and increased efficacy of RT both and . In addition, the combination of gold and MMAE further increased the efficacy of either of the agents delivered alone or simultaneously but not covalently linked. The PSMA-AuNC-MMAE conjugates improve the specificity and efficacy of radiation and chemotherapy, potentially reducing the toxicity of each therapy and making this an attractive avenue for clinical treatment of advanced PCa.
联合放疗(RT)和化疗被用于治疗晚期前列腺癌(PCa)患者,以提高他们的生存率;然而,辐射相关的副作用和化疗药物引起的系统毒性是不可避免的。为了提高同期 RT 和化疗的精度和疗效,我们开发了一种与高效细胞毒素单甲基奥瑞他汀 E 偶联的前列腺特异性膜抗原靶向金纳米簇放射增敏剂 PSMA-AuNC-MMAE,用于 PCa 的 RT 和化疗。这种方法导致 PSMA 阳性癌细胞对 NCs 的摄取增加、靶向化疗以及 RT 和化疗的疗效都得到了增强。此外,金和 MMAE 的结合进一步提高了单独或同时(而非共价连接)给药时任何一种药物的疗效。PSMA-AuNC-MMAE 缀合物提高了放射和化疗的特异性和疗效,可能降低每种治疗方法的毒性,使其成为治疗晚期 PCa 的一种有吸引力的临床治疗方法。