肿瘤靶向适体介导的过氧化氢酶和光敏剂 Ce6 的靶向递送给膀胱癌的体内治疗带来了疗效。

Targeted Delivery of Catalase and Photosensitizer Ce6 by a Tumor-Specific Aptamer Is Effective against Bladder Cancer In Vivo.

机构信息

Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.

State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.

出版信息

Mol Pharm. 2024 Apr 1;21(4):1705-1718. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c01047. Epub 2024 Mar 11.

Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is often applied in a clinical setting to treat bladder cancer. However, current photosensitizers report drawbacks such as low efficacy, low selectivity, and numerous side effects, which have limited the clinical values of PDT for bladder cancer. Previously, we developed the first bladder cancer-specific aptamer that can selectively bind to and be internalized by bladder tumor cells versus normal uroepithelium cells. Here, we use an aptamer-based drug delivery system to deliver photosensitizer chlorine e6 (Ce6) into bladder tumor cells. In addition to Ce6, we also incorporate catalase into the drug complex to increase local oxygen levels in the tumor tissue. Compared with free Ce6, an aptamer-guided DNA nanotrain (NT) loaded with Ce6 and catalase (NT-Catalase-Ce6) can specifically recognize bladder cancer cells, produce oxygen locally, induce ROS in tumor cells, and cause mitochondrial apoptosis. In an orthotopic mouse model of bladder cancer, the intravesical instillation of NT-Catalase-Ce6 exhibits faster drug internalization and a longer drug retention time in tumor tissue compared with that in normal urothelium. Moreover, our modified PDT significantly inhibits tumor growth with fewer side effects such as cystitis than free Ce6. This aptamer-based photosensitizer delivery system can therefore improve the selectivity and efficacy and reduce the side effects of PDT treatment in mouse models of bladder cancer, bearing a great translational value for bladder cancer intravesical therapy.

摘要

光动力疗法(PDT)常用于临床治疗膀胱癌。然而,目前的光敏剂存在疗效低、选择性低和副作用多等缺点,限制了 PDT 在膀胱癌中的临床应用价值。先前,我们开发了首个膀胱癌特异性适体,该适体能选择性地与膀胱癌肿瘤细胞结合并被其内化,而与正常尿路上皮细胞无结合。在此,我们使用基于适体的药物递送系统将光敏剂氯 e6(Ce6)递送至膀胱癌肿瘤细胞。除了 Ce6,我们还将过氧化氢酶纳入药物复合物中,以增加肿瘤组织中的局部氧水平。与游离的 Ce6 相比,负载 Ce6 和过氧化氢酶的适体引导 DNA 纳米列车(NT)能够特异性识别膀胱癌细胞,局部产生氧气,诱导肿瘤细胞内产生 ROS,并引发线粒体凋亡。在膀胱癌原位模型中,与正常尿路上皮相比,膀胱内灌注 NT-Catalase-Ce6 可使药物更快地进入肿瘤组织并在肿瘤组织中保持更长时间的药物滞留。此外,与游离的 Ce6 相比,我们的改良 PDT 显著抑制肿瘤生长,且副作用如膀胱炎较少。因此,这种基于适体的光敏剂递送系统可以提高 PDT 治疗膀胱癌的选择性和疗效,并降低副作用,具有很大的膀胱癌膀胱内治疗转化价值。

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