Yen Yu-Wei, Lee Yi-Lin, Yu Lu-Yi, Li Cheng-En, Shueng Pei-Wei, Chiu Hsin-Cheng, Lo Chun-Liang
Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan, ROC.
Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan, ROC; Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan, ROC.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Oct 1;250:126211. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126211. Epub 2023 Aug 9.
Melatonin and fucoidan are naturally active compounds that have been reported to have therapeutic benefits for patients receiving cancer treatment. However, both compounds face significant challenges, including physical, chemical, and biological metabolisms in the gastrointestinal tract, which limit their ability to achieve therapeutic concentrations at the tumor site. Furthermore, the effectiveness of melatonin and fucoidan as adjuvants in vivo is influenced by the route of administration through the digestive system and their accumulation at the endpoint of the tumor. In this study, we developed an oral administration of nanoparticle, MNPs@C@F, that consisted of PLGA nanoparticles modified with chitosan, to promote intestinal microfold cell transcytosis for the delivery of melatonin and fucoidan into tumors. The experimental results indicated that melatonin and fucoidan in the tumors could regulate the tumor microenvironment by decreasing P-gp, Twist, HIF-1α, and anti-inflammatory immune cell expression, and increasing cytotoxic T cell populations following doxorubicin treatment. This resulted in an increase in chemo-drug sensitivity, inhibition of distant organ metastasis, and promotion of immunogenic cell death. This study demonstrates a favorable co-delivery system of melatonin and fucoidan to directly reduce drug resistance and metastasis in TNBC.
褪黑素和岩藻多糖是天然活性化合物,据报道对接受癌症治疗的患者具有治疗益处。然而,这两种化合物都面临重大挑战,包括胃肠道中的物理、化学和生物代谢,这限制了它们在肿瘤部位达到治疗浓度的能力。此外,褪黑素和岩藻多糖作为体内佐剂的有效性受到通过消化系统的给药途径及其在肿瘤终点处积累的影响。在本研究中,我们开发了一种口服纳米颗粒MNPs@C@F,它由用壳聚糖修饰的聚乳酸-羟基乙酸共聚物(PLGA)纳米颗粒组成,以促进肠微褶细胞转胞吞作用,将褪黑素和岩藻多糖递送至肿瘤。实验结果表明,肿瘤中的褪黑素和岩藻多糖可通过降低P-糖蛋白、Twist、缺氧诱导因子-1α(HIF-1α)和抗炎免疫细胞表达,并在多柔比星治疗后增加细胞毒性T细胞群体,来调节肿瘤微环境。这导致化疗药物敏感性增加、远处器官转移受到抑制以及免疫原性细胞死亡得到促进。本研究证明了一种良好的褪黑素和岩藻多糖共递送系统,可直接降低三阴性乳腺癌(TNBC)中的耐药性和转移。