Zhang Qiu-Yan, Yu Qing-Long, Luan Wei-Jing, Li Tong-Fang, Xiao Ya-Ni, Zhang Li, Li Yi, Rong Rong, Ren Chun-Guang
Yantai Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine & Advanced Preparations, Yantai Institute of Materia Medica Shandong China
College of Life Sciences, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China
RSC Adv. 2023 Apr 5;13(16):10840-10846. doi: 10.1039/d2ra07758b. eCollection 2023 Apr 3.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide as well as a significant cause of mortality. The conventional treatment could cause serious side effects and induce drug resistance, recurrence and metastasis of cancers. Hence, specific targeting of cancer cells without affecting the normal tissues is currently an urgent necessity in cancer therapy. The emerging of peptide-drug conjugates (PDC) is regarded as a promising approach to address malignant tumors. LWJ-M30, a conjugate of DM1 and B6 peptide, targeted transferrin receptors (TfRs) on the surface of the CRC cells, showing a powerful anti-cancer effect. LWJ-M30 significantly inhibited the HCT116 cells proliferation and migration . LWJ-M30 also dramatically decreased the level of polymeric tubulin, while the disruption of microtubules caused the cell cycle to be arrested in the G2/M phase. LWJ-M30 induced the HCT116 cells apoptosis both and . The results demonstrated that LWJ-M30 could inhibit the HCT116 growth without affecting the mouse body weight. Taking these results together, our data indicated that LWJ-M30 could improve the therapeutic effects of DM1 while reducing the systemic toxicity in normal tissues.
结直肠癌(CRC)是全球最常见的癌症之一,也是导致死亡的重要原因。传统治疗可能会引起严重的副作用,并导致癌症的耐药性、复发和转移。因此,在不影响正常组织的情况下特异性靶向癌细胞是目前癌症治疗中迫切需要解决的问题。肽-药物偶联物(PDC)的出现被认为是一种有前景的治疗恶性肿瘤的方法。LWJ-M30是DM1与B6肽的偶联物,可靶向结直肠癌细胞表面的转铁蛋白受体(TfRs),显示出强大的抗癌作用。LWJ-M30显著抑制HCT116细胞的增殖和迁移。LWJ-M30还显著降低了聚合微管蛋白的水平,而微管的破坏导致细胞周期停滞在G2/M期。LWJ-M30在体内外均诱导HCT116细胞凋亡。结果表明,LWJ-M30可以抑制HCT116的生长而不影响小鼠体重。综合这些结果,我们的数据表明LWJ-M30可以提高DM1的治疗效果,同时降低对正常组织的全身毒性。