Molecular design of a high-performance polymeric carrier for delivery of a variety of boronic acid-containing drugs
Molecular design of a high-performance polymeric carrier for delivery of a variety of boronic acid-containing drugs
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DOI:
10.1016/j.actbio.2020.12.015
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发表时间:
2021-01-27
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9.7
通讯作者:
Nagasaki, Yukio
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作者:
Kim, Ahram;Suzuki, Yuya;Nagasaki, Yukio
Because of their many useful and unique properties, boronic acids are well suited for biomedical applications such as antitumor chemotherapy and boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). Bortezomib, a boronic acid derivative, has drawn a lot of attention as a potent proteasome inhibitor. Nevertheless, because of rapid excretion and off-target effects, the clinical translation of boronic acid containing drugs is limited. To this end, we employed a polymeric carrier to stably encapsulate boronic acid-containing drugs and achieve superior pharmacokinetics with an on-target drug release capability. Accordingly, to construct a supramolecular polymeric nanoparticle, we took advantage of the facile, stable, and pH-sensitive conjugation between boronic acids and diethanolamine-installed polymeric carriers. We demonstrated the feasibility of our molecular design by generating and applying bortezomib-loaded nanoparticles to a subcutaneous tumor-bearing mouse model. Stable encapsulation and pH-sensitive release of bortezomib facilitated antitumor efficacy and alleviated hepatotoxicity. We also verified the versatility of our approach through biological evaluations of the nanoparticles encapsulating benzo(b)thiophene-2-boronic acid, phenylboronic acid, and p-phenylene-diboronic acid.Statement of significanceSeveral studies conceptualized drug delivery systems for bortezomib. However, most of these studies encapsulate bortezomib by physical entrapment or non-cleavable conjugations. The former is prone to premature leakage of bortezomib, and the latter is likely to compromise the activity of bortezomib. To this end, to achieve stable encapsulation and controlled release of bortezomib, we developed a novel polymeric carrier. Because we took advantage of facile, reversible, and pH-sensitive conjugation between boronic acid and diethanolamine-installed polymeric carrier, our molecular design is capable of encapsulating not only bortezomib but also a variety of boronic acid-containing drugs. Notably, the amphiphilicity of the polymeric carrier is regulated by encapsulation and pH-sensitive release of drugs, respectively inducing self-assembly and collapse of the nanoparticles.(c) 2020 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.