Improving penetration in tumors with nanoassemblies of phospholipids and doxorubicin
Improving penetration in tumors with nanoassemblies of phospholipids and doxorubicin
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利用磷脂和阿霉素纳米组合物提高肿瘤渗透性
DOI:
10.1093/jnci/djm027
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发表时间:
2007-07-04
影响因子:
10.3
通讯作者:
Liang, Wei
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作者:
Tang, Ning;Du, Gangjun;Liang, Wei
Background Drug delivery and penetration into neoplastic cells distant from tumor vessels is critical for the effectiveness of solid tumor chemotherapy. We hypothesized that 10- to 20-nm nanoassemblies of phospholipids containing doxorubicin would improve the drug's penetration, accumulation, and antitumor activity.Methods Doxorubicin was incorporated into polyethylene glycol-phosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-PE) block copolymer micelles by a self-assembly procedure to form nanoassemblies of doxorubicin and PEG-PE. In vitro cytotoxicity of micelle-encapsulated doxorubicin (M-Dox) against A549 human non-small-cell lung carcinoma cells was examined using the methylthiazoletetrazolium assay, and confocal microscopy, total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, and flow cytometry were used to examine intracellular distribution and the cellular uptake mechanism. C57B1/6 mice (n = 10-40 per group) bearing subcutaneous or pulmonary Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) tumors were treated with M-Dox or free doxorubicin, and tumor growth, doxorubicin pharmacokinetics, and mortality were compared. Toxicity was analyzed in tumor-free mice. All statistical tests were two-sided.Results Encapsulation of doxorubicin in PEG-PE micelles increased its internalization by A549 cells into lysosomes and enhanced cytotoxicity. Drug-encapsulated doxorubicin was more effective in inhibiting tumor growth in the subcutaneous LLC tumor model (mean tumor volumes in mice treated with 5 mg/kg M-Dox = 1126 mm(3) and in control mice = 3693 mm(3), difference = 2567 mm(3), 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2190 to 2943 mm(3), P