甲氨蝶呤-乳铁蛋白靶向依西美坦立方液晶纳米粒用于协同治疗乳腺癌
Methotrexate-Lactoferrin Targeted Exemestane Cubosomes for Synergistic Breast Cancer Therapy.
作者信息
Mokhtar Sarah, Khattab Sherine N, Elkhodairy Kadria A, Teleb Mohamed, Bekhit Adnan A, Elzoghby Ahmed O, Sallam Marwa A
机构信息
Cancer Nanotechnology Research Laboratory (CNRL), Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
出版信息
Front Chem. 2022 Mar 22;10:847573. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2022.847573. eCollection 2022.
While the treatment regimen of certain types of breast cancer involves a combination of hormonal therapy and chemotherapy, the outcomes are limited due to the difference in the pharmacokinetics of both treatment agents that hinders their simultaneous and selective delivery to the cancer cells. Herein, we report a hybrid carrier system for the simultaneous targeted delivery of aromatase inhibitor exemestane (EXE) and methotrexate (MTX). EXE was physically loaded within liquid crystalline nanoparticles (LCNPs), while MTX was chemically conjugated to lactoferrin (Lf) by carbodiimide reaction. The anionic EXE-loaded LCNPs were then coated by the cationic MTX-Lf conjugate electrostatic interactions. The Lf-targeted dual drug-loaded LCNPs exhibited a particle size of 143.6 ± 3.24 nm with a polydispersity index of 0.180. It showed excellent drug loading with an EXE encapsulation efficiency of 95% and an MTX conjugation efficiency of 33.33%. EXE and MTX showed synergistic effect against the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line with a combination index (CI) of 0.342. Furthermore, the Lf-targeted dual drug-loaded LCNPs demonstrated superior synergistic cytotoxic activity with a combination index (CI) of 0.242 and a dose reduction index (DRI) of 34.14 and 4.7 for EXE and MTX, respectively. Cellular uptake studies demonstrated higher cellular uptake of Lf-targeted LCNPs into MCF-7 cancer cells than non-targeted LCNPs after 4 and 24 h. Collectively, the targeted dual drug-loaded LCNPs are a promising candidate offering combinational hormonal therapy/chemotherapy for breast cancer.
虽然某些类型乳腺癌的治疗方案包括激素疗法和化疗的联合使用,但由于两种治疗药物的药代动力学差异,阻碍了它们同时且选择性地递送至癌细胞,导致治疗效果有限。在此,我们报告了一种用于同时靶向递送芳香酶抑制剂依西美坦(EXE)和甲氨蝶呤(MTX)的混合载体系统。EXE物理负载于液晶纳米颗粒(LCNPs)内,而MTX通过碳二亚胺反应化学偶联至乳铁蛋白(Lf)。然后,通过静电相互作用,用阳离子MTX-Lf偶联物包覆负载阴离子EXE的LCNPs。Lf靶向的双载药LCNPs的粒径为143.6±3.24nm,多分散指数为0.180。它显示出优异的载药性能,EXE的包封率为95%,MTX的偶联率为33.33%。EXE和MTX对MCF-7乳腺癌细胞系显示出协同作用,联合指数(CI)为0.342。此外,Lf靶向的双载药LCNPs表现出卓越的协同细胞毒性活性,EXE和MTX的联合指数(CI)分别为0.242,剂量降低指数(DRI)分别为34.14和4.7。细胞摄取研究表明,4小时和24小时后,Lf靶向的LCNPs在MCF-7癌细胞中的细胞摄取高于非靶向LCNPs。总体而言,靶向双载药LCNPs是一种有前景的候选物,可为乳腺癌提供联合激素疗法/化疗。