Beta-lapachone micellar nanotherapeutics for non-small cell lung cancer therapy.
Beta-lapachone micellar nanotherapeutics for non-small cell lung cancer therapy.
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DOI:
10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-3995
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发表时间:
2010-05-15
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影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
Gao J
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作者:
Blanco E;Bey EA;Khemtong C;Yang SG;Setti-Guthi J;Chen H;Kessinger CW;Carnevale KA;Bornmann WG;Boothman DA;Gao J
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths with current chemotherapies lacking adequate specificity and efficacy. β-Lapachone (β-lap) is a novel anticancer drug that is bioactivated by NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase-1 (NQO1), an enzyme found specifically overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Herein we report a nanotherapeutic strategy that targets NSCLC tumors in two ways: pharmacodynamically through the use of a bioactivatable agent, β-lap and pharmacokinetically by using a biocompatible nanocarrier, polymeric micelles, to achieve drug stability, bioavailability, and targeted delivery. β-Lap micelles produced by a film sonication technique were small (~30 nm), displayed core-shell architecture, and possessed favorable release kinetics. Pharmacokinetic analyses in mice bearing subcutaneous A549 lung tumors showed prolonged blood circulation (t1/2 ~ 28 h) and increased accumulation in tumors. Antitumor efficacy analyses in mice bearing subcutaneous A549 lung tumors and orthotopic Lewis lung carcinoma models showed significant tumor growth delay and increased survival. In summary, we have established a clinically viable β-lap nanomedicine platform with enhanced safety, pharmacokinetics and antitumor efficacy for the specific treatment of NSCLC tumors.