Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems of Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
J Control Release. 2024 Feb;366:585-595. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.01.009. Epub 2024 Jan 13.
Cholesterol is an indispensable component of most liposomes, heavily influencing their physical and surface properties. In this study, cholesterol in non-PEGylated liposomes was replaced by its analog, asiatic acid (AA), to generate liposomes with an alternative composition. These AA liposomes are generally smaller and more rigid than conventional liposomes, circulate longer in the body, and accumulate more in primary tumors and lung metastases in vivo. On the other hand, as an active ingredient, AA can decrease TGF-β secretion to inhibit the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process, increase the sensitivity of tumor cells to doxorubicin (DOX), and synergize with DOX to enhance the immune response, thus improving their antitumor and anti-metastasis efficiency. Based on this rationale, DOX-loaded AA liposomes were fabricated and tested against triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Results showed that compared with conventional liposomes, the DOX-AALip provided approximately 28.4% higher tumor volume reduction with almost no metastatic nodules in the mouse model. Our data demonstrate that AA liposomes are safe, simple, and efficient, and thus in many situations may be used instead of conventional liposomes, having good potential for further clinical translational development.
胆固醇是非 PEG 化脂质体中不可或缺的组成部分,对其物理和表面性质有很大影响。在这项研究中,用其类似物——齐墩果酸(AA)取代非 PEG 化脂质体中的胆固醇,以生成具有替代组成的脂质体。与传统脂质体相比,这些 AA 脂质体通常更小、更刚性,在体内循环时间更长,在原发性肿瘤和肺转移灶中积累更多。另一方面,作为一种活性成分,AA 可以减少 TGF-β 的分泌,从而抑制上皮-间充质转化(EMT)过程,增加肿瘤细胞对阿霉素(DOX)的敏感性,并与 DOX 协同增强免疫反应,从而提高其抗肿瘤和抗转移效率。基于这一原理,我们制备了载 DOX 的 AA 脂质体并对三阴性乳腺癌(TNBC)进行了测试。结果表明,与传统脂质体相比,DOX-AALip 在小鼠模型中提供了约 28.4%更高的肿瘤体积减少率,几乎没有转移结节。我们的数据表明,AA 脂质体安全、简单、高效,因此在许多情况下可以替代传统脂质体,具有很好的临床转化开发潜力。
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