Yin Yanlong, Jiang Hong, Wang Yue, Zhang Longyao, Sun Chunyan, Xie Pan, Zheng Kun, Wang Shaoqing, Yang Qian
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College (China National Nuclear Corporation 416 Hospital), Center of Scientific Research, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China.
School of Bioscience and Technology, Chengdu Medical College, No. 783, Xindu Avenue, Xindu District, Chengdu 610500, China.
Pharmaceutics. 2023 Mar 5;15(3):849. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030849.
Nanodelivery systems combining photothermal therapy (PTT) and chemotherapy (CT), have been widely used to improve the efficacy and biosafety of chemotherapeutic agents in cancer. In this work, we constructed a self-assembled nanodelivery system, formed by the assembling of photosensitizer (IR820), rapamycin (RAPA), and curcumin (CUR) into IR820-RAPA/CUR NPs, to realize photothermal therapy and chemotherapy for breast cancer. The IR820-RAPA/CUR NPs displayed a regular sphere, with a narrow particle size distribution, a high drug loading capacity, and good stability and pH response. Compared with free RAPA or free CUR, the nanoparticles showed a superior inhibitory effect on 4T1 cells in vitro. The IR820-RAPA/CUR NP treatment displayed an enhanced inhibitory effect on tumor growth in 4T1 tumor-bearing mice, compared to free drugs in vivo. In addition, PTT could provide mild hyperthermia (46.0 °C) for 4T1 tumor-bearing mice, and basically achieve tumor ablation, which is beneficial to improving the efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs and avoiding damage to the surrounding normal tissue. The self-assembled nanodelivery system provides a promising strategy for coordinating photothermal therapy and chemotherapy to treat breast cancer.
结合光热疗法(PTT)和化疗(CT)的纳米递送系统已被广泛用于提高化疗药物在癌症治疗中的疗效和生物安全性。在本研究中,我们构建了一种自组装纳米递送系统,通过将光敏剂(IR820)、雷帕霉素(RAPA)和姜黄素(CUR)组装成IR820-RAPA/CUR纳米颗粒,以实现对乳腺癌的光热疗法和化疗。IR820-RAPA/CUR纳米颗粒呈规则球形,粒径分布窄,载药量高,稳定性好且具有pH响应性。与游离的RAPA或游离的CUR相比,纳米颗粒在体外对4T1细胞显示出更强的抑制作用。与体内游离药物相比,IR820-RAPA/CUR纳米颗粒治疗对4T1荷瘤小鼠的肿瘤生长具有更强的抑制作用。此外,光热疗法可为4T1荷瘤小鼠提供温和的热疗(46.0℃),并基本实现肿瘤消融,这有利于提高化疗药物的疗效并避免对周围正常组织造成损伤。这种自组装纳米递送系统为协同光热疗法和化疗治疗乳腺癌提供了一种有前景的策略。