Synthesis, characterization, and antitumor evaluation of the albumin-SN38 conjugate
Synthesis, characterization, and antitumor evaluation of the albumin-SN38 conjugate
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白蛋白-SN38 缀合物的合成、表征和抗肿瘤评价
DOI:
10.1097/cad.0b013e32835c3543
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发表时间:
2013-03-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Yang, Jinliang
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作者:
Yao, Yuqin;Su, Xiaolan;Yang, Jinliang
7-Ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN38), the active metabolite of irinotecan, exerts a 100-fold to 1000-fold higher effect than irinotecan itself against several tumor cell lines. However, the water insolubility of SN38 has prevented its direct use as an antitumor drug in the clinic. To improve the water solubility and antitumor efficacy, SN38 was covalently attached to the only free sulfhydryl at cysteine-34 on the BSA site specifically through a thiol-binding linker to form a prodrug BSA-SN38 conjugate (BSA : SN38 = 1 : 1). The water solubility of this conjugate was similar to albumin using the current method. Also, SN38 loading in this conjugate became controllable. Size-exclusion chromatography purification and UV characterization of the SDS-PAGE electrophoresis product were carried out. Then, an MTT assay was carried out to test the antitumor effect of this conjugate on five colon cancer cell lines in vitro. The 72h IC50 values of the BSA-SN38 conjugate ranged from 1.5 to 6.1 mu mol/l. A colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis model in mice was established to determine the intraperitoneal chemotherapy effect of the BSA-SN38 conjugate. The BSA-SN38 conjugate at an SN38 equivalent dose of 10 mg/kg/day was administrated every 4 days. Eighteen days after manipulation, the mice were euthanized and the tumors in the abdominal cavity were collected and weighed. Tumors in the BSA-SN38 conjugate treatment group (m=0.21+/-0.15 g) were found to be significantly (P = 5) lighter than those in the NS control group (m=4.74+/-0.73 g). The results indicated that this water-soluble BSA-SN38 conjugate exerted a strong antitumor effect on colorectal carcinoma. Anti-Cancer Drugs 24:270-277 (C) 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.