Polymeric Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor HPI-1 (NanoHHI) Inhibits Systemic Metastases in an Orthotopic Model of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Polymeric Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor HPI-1 (NanoHHI) Inhibits Systemic Metastases in an Orthotopic Model of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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聚合物纳米颗粒封装的 Hedgehog 通路抑制剂 HPI-1 (NanoHHI) 抑制人肝细胞癌原位模型中的全身转移
DOI:
10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-11-0950
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发表时间:
2012-03-01
影响因子:
11.5
通讯作者:
Anders, Robert A.
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作者:
Xu, Yang;Chenna, Venugopal;Anders, Robert A.
Purpose:To illustrate the prognostic significance of hedgehog (Hh) signaling in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to evaluate the efficacy of a novel nanoparticle-encapsulated inhibitor of the Hh transcription factor,Gli1(NanoHHI) usingin vitroandin vivomodels of human HCCs.Experimental Design:Patched1 (Ptch1) expression was detected in tumor tissue microarrays of 396 patients with HCC who underwent curative surgical resection during February 2000 to December 2002. Prognostic significance was assessed using Kaplan–Meier survival estimates and log-rank tests. The effects of NanoHHI alone and in combination with sorafenib were investigated on HCC cell lines. Primary HCC tumor growth and metastasis were examinedin vivousing subcutaneous and orthotopic HCC xenografts in nude mice.Results:Elevated expression ofPtch1in HCC tissues was significantly related to disease recurrence, as well as a shorter time to recurrence in patients with HCC.In vitro, NanoHHI significantly inhibited the proliferation and invasion of HCC cell lines. NanoHHI potently suppressedin vivotumor growth of HCC xenografts in both subcutaneous and orthotopic milieus, and in contrast to sorafenib, resulted in significant attenuation of systemic metastases in the orthotopic setting. Furthermore, NanoHHI significantly decreased the population of CD133-expressing HCC cells, which have been implicated in tumor initiation and metastases.Conclusion:Downstream Hh signaling has prognostic significance in patients with HCC as it predicts early recurrence. Gli inhibition through NanoHHI has profound tumor growth inhibition and antimetastatic effects in HCC models, which may provide a new strategy in the treatment of patients with HCC and prevention post-operative recurrence.Clin Cancer Res; 18(5); 1291–302. ©2011 AACR.