Abstract |
Metastasis is one of the major obstacles for the successful therapy of breast cancer. To inhibit the metastasis and growth of breast cancer simultaneously, a new docetaxel (DTX) loaded shrapnel nano delivery system with the reduction- and enzyme-sensitive properties was designed and developed. Firstly, methoxy polyethylene glycol- peptide- vitamin E succinate (PPV), a matrix metalloproteinases ( MMPs)-sensitive copolymer, was synthesized by conjugating mPEG and vitamin E succinate (VES) using an enzyme-sensitive peptide. Then, DTX loaded methoxy polyethylene glycol-s-s- vitamin E succinate (PSV) micelles (DPM) @ PPV-based liposomes (DPM@PL) were prepared by the incorporation of DPM into the PPV-based liposomes. DPM@PL showed a shrapnel structure with average particle size 113.3 ± 2.7 nm. The drug loading and encapsulation efficiency of DPM@PL were 1.93% and 99.02%, respectively. An obvious burst release (>90%) of drug was observed in the simulated tumor microenvironment with MMPs and reductive glutathione. The cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of DPM@PL in 4T1 cells were significantly enhanced after the pre-treatment of activated MMP-9. Compared with Taxotere(®), DPM@PL remarkably increased the distribution of DTX in lung and tumor of 4T1 tumor-bearing mice, and inhibited the in situ tumor growth and pulmonary metastasis formation effectively through the enhanced DTX-induced apoptosis and the reduced metastasis-promoting proteins expression. Compared with saline group, the inhibitory rates of DPM@PL against tumor volume and lung metastasis were about 81% and 92%, respectively, and it didn't produce the significant systemic toxicity. As a result, DPM@PL could be a promising nano delivery system for the successful therapy of breast cancer.
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Authors | Pengfei Xu, Qingshuo Meng, Huiping Sun, Qi Yin, Haijun Yu, Zhiwen Zhang, Mi Cao, Yingyi Zhang, Yaping Li |
Journal | Biomaterials
(Biomaterials)
Vol. 64
Pg. 10-20
(Sep 2015)
ISSN: 1878-5905 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 26106797
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
- Drug Carriers
- Liposomes
- Micelles
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Phosphatidylcholines
- Taxoids
- Docetaxel
- Polyethylene Glycols
- Tocopherols
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
(administration & dosage, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, toxicity)
- Apoptosis
(drug effects)
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Docetaxel
- Drug Carriers
(administration & dosage)
- Drug Compounding
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Female
- Liposomes
(administration & dosage)
- Lung Neoplasms
(prevention & control, secondary)
- Male
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Micelles
- Molecular Structure
- Nanoparticles
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use, toxicity)
- Neoplasm Proteins
(biosynthesis)
- Particle Size
- Phosphatidylcholines
- Polyethylene Glycols
(administration & dosage, chemical synthesis)
- Random Allocation
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Taxoids
(administration & dosage, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, toxicity)
- Tissue Distribution
- Tocopherols
(administration & dosage, chemical synthesis)
- Tumor Microenvironment
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