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Drug Delivery Dec 2022The present work aims to prove the concept of tumor-targeted drug delivery mediated by platelets. Doxorubicin (DOX) attached to nanodiamonds (ND-DOX) was investigated as...
The present work aims to prove the concept of tumor-targeted drug delivery mediated by platelets. Doxorubicin (DOX) attached to nanodiamonds (ND-DOX) was investigated as the model payload drug of platelets. In vitro experiments first showed that ND-DOX could be loaded in mouse platelets in a dose-dependent manner with a markedly higher efficiency and capacity than free DOX. ND-DOX-loaded platelets (Plt@ND-DOX) maintained viability and ND-DOX could be stably held in the platelets for at least 4 hr. Next, mouse Lewis lung cancer cells were found to activate Plt@ND-DOX and thereby stimulate cargo unloading of Plt@ND-DOX. The unloaded ND-DOX was taken up by co-cultured cancer cells which consequently exhibited loss of viability, proliferation suppression and apoptosis. In vivo, Plt@ND-DOX displayed significantly prolonged blood circulation time over ND-DOX and DOX in mice, and Lewis tumor grafts demonstrated infiltration, activation and cargo unloading of Plt@ND-DOX in the tumor tissue. Consequently, Plt@ND-DOX effectively reversed the growth of Lewis tumor grafts which exhibited significant inhibition of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Importantly, Plt@ND-DOX displayed a markedly higher therapeutic potency than free DOX but without the severe systemic toxicity associated with DOX. Our findings are concrete proof of platelets as efficient and efficacious carriers for tumor-targeted nano-drug delivery with the following features: 1) large loading capacity and high loading efficiency, 2) good tolerance of cargo drug, 3) stable cargo retention and no cargo unloading in the absence of stimulation, 4) prolonged blood circulation time, and 5) excellent tumor distribution and tumor-activated drug unloading leading to high therapeutic potency and few adverse effects. Platelets hold great potential as efficient and efficacious carriers for tumor-targeted nano-drug delivery.
Topics: Animals; Blood Platelets; Cell Survival; Doxorubicin; Mice; Nanodiamonds; Neoplasms
PubMed: 35319321
DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2022.2053762 -
International Journal of Molecular... Feb 2022In this study, actively-targeted (CD44-receptors) and dual stimuli (pH/redox)-responsive lipid-polymer nanoparticles were proposed as a delivery vehicle of doxorubicin...
In this study, actively-targeted (CD44-receptors) and dual stimuli (pH/redox)-responsive lipid-polymer nanoparticles were proposed as a delivery vehicle of doxorubicin hydrochloride in triple negative breast cancer cell lines. A phosphatidylcholine lipid film was hydrated with a solution of oxidized hyaluronic acid and doxorubicin, chosen as model drug, followed by a crosslinking reaction with cystamine hydrochloride. The obtained spherical nanoparticles (mean diameter of 30 nm) were found to be efficiently internalized in cancer cells by a receptor-mediated endocytosis process, and to modulate the drug release depending on the pH and redox potential of the surrounding medium. In vitro cytotoxicity assays demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the nanoparticles in enhancing the cytotoxic effect of the free anticancer drug, with the IC values being reduced by two and three times in MDA-MB-468 and MDA-MB-231, respectively. The combination of self-assembled phospholipid molecules with a polysaccharide counterpart acting as receptor ligand, and stimuli-responsive chemical moieties, was carried out on smart multifunctional nanoparticles able to actively target breast cancer cells and improve the in vitro anticancer activity of doxorubicin.
Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; Cell Line, Tumor; Doxorubicin; Drug Delivery Systems; Drug Liberation; Endocytosis; Female; Humans; Hyaluronan Receptors; Hyaluronic Acid; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Lipids; Liposomes; Nanoparticles; Particle Size; Polysaccharides
PubMed: 35216501
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042386 -
International Journal of Molecular... Apr 2022The drugs used for cancer treatment have many drawbacks, as they damage both tumor and healthy cells and, in addition, they tend to be poorly soluble drugs. Their... (Review)
Review
The drugs used for cancer treatment have many drawbacks, as they damage both tumor and healthy cells and, in addition, they tend to be poorly soluble drugs. Their transport in nanoparticles can solve these problems as these can release the drug into tumor tissues, as well as improve their solubility, bioavailability, and efficacy, reducing their adverse effects. This article focuses on the advantages that nanotechnology can bring to medicine, with special emphasis on nanoliposomes. For this, a review has been made of the nanoliposomal systems marketed for the treatment of cancer, as well as those that are in the research phase, highlighting the clinical trials being carried out. All marketed liposomes studied are intravenously administered, showing a reduced intensity of side-effects compared with the nonliposomal form. Doxorubicin is the active ingredient most frequently employed. Ongoing clinical trials expand the availability of liposomal medicines with new clinical indications. In conclusion, the introduction of drugs in nanoliposomes means an improvement in their efficacy and the quality of life of patients. The future focus of research could be directed to develop multifunctional targeted nanoliposomes using new anticancer drugs, different types of existing drugs, or new standardized methodologies easily translated into industrial scale.
Topics: Doxorubicin; Humans; Liposomes; Nanoparticles; Neoplasms; Quality of Life
PubMed: 35457065
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23084249 -
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Nov 2021We review the drug development of lyso-thermosensitive liposomal doxorubicin (LTLD) which is the first heat-activated formulation of a liposomal drug carrier to be... (Review)
Review
We review the drug development of lyso-thermosensitive liposomal doxorubicin (LTLD) which is the first heat-activated formulation of a liposomal drug carrier to be utilized in human clinical trials. This class of compounds is designed to carry a payload of a cytotoxic agent and adequately circulate in order to accumulate at a tumor that is being heated. At the target the carrier is activated by heat and releases its contents at high concentrations. We summarize the preclinical and clinical experience of LTLD including its successes and challenges in the development process.
Topics: Animals; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Doxorubicin; Drug Delivery Systems; Drug Development; Drug Liberation; Humans; Hyperthermia; Hyperthermia, Induced; Polyethylene Glycols
PubMed: 34555486
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.113985 -
International Journal of Sports Medicine Dec 2022Doxorubicin is an anti-neoplasmic drug that prevents DNA replication but induces senescence and cellular toxicity. Intensive research has focused on strategies to... (Review)
Review
Doxorubicin is an anti-neoplasmic drug that prevents DNA replication but induces senescence and cellular toxicity. Intensive research has focused on strategies to alleviate the doxorubicin-induced skeletal myotoxicity. The aim of the present review is to critically discuss the relevant scientific evidence about the role of exercise and growth factor administration and offer novel insights about newly developed-tools to combat the adverse drug reactions of doxorubicin treatment on skeletal muscle. In the first part, we discuss current data and mechanistic details on the impact of doxorubicin on skeletal myotoxicity. We next review key aspects about the role of regular exercise and the impact of growth factors, administered either pharmacologically or via genetic interventions. Future strategies such as combination of exercise and growth factor administration remain to be established to combat the pharmacologically-induced myotoxicity.
Topics: Humans; Myotoxicity; Doxorubicin; Muscle, Skeletal; Exercise; Cellular Senescence; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
PubMed: 35288882
DOI: 10.1055/a-1797-7622 -
Anti-cancer Drugs Oct 2019Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Peg-Dox) treatment resulted in a good outcome for patients with lymphoma and multiple myeloma, with reduced cardiotoxicity and an...
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Peg-Dox) treatment resulted in a good outcome for patients with lymphoma and multiple myeloma, with reduced cardiotoxicity and an improved pharmacokinetic profile when compared to those of conventional doxorubicin. However, the use of Peg-Dox in myeloid neoplasms remains poorly studied. In this study, we first tested the role of Peg-Dox in the killing of myeloid cell lines and of primary myeloid leukemia cells. Then, a Peg-Dox-based protocol was used to treat patients with myeloid neoplasms. The results showed that the Peg-Dox and Peg-Dox-based protocols had a similar killing ability in myeloid cell lines and in primary myeloid leukemia cells compared to that of conventional doxorubicin. The complete remission rate was 87.5% and 100% for patients with refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome with excess blasts, respectively, after treatment with Peg-Dox. All patients developed grade 3 or 4 hematological toxicity and recovered approximately 2 weeks after completing chemotherapy. No deaths or other severe complications were reported. Our results showed that Peg-Dox can be used in the treatment of myeloid neoplasms with high rates of complete remission and with mild complications.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Cell Line, Tumor; Child; Doxorubicin; Female; HL-60 Cells; Humans; K562 Cells; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Myeloma; Polyethylene Glycols; Young Adult
PubMed: 31283544
DOI: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000811 -
Drug Design, Development and Therapy 2020Doxorubicin is an anthracycline antibiotic used as an anticancer agent. Long-term use of this anticancer agent could accumulate its metabolite, doxorubicinol, and cause...
INTRODUCTION
Doxorubicin is an anthracycline antibiotic used as an anticancer agent. Long-term use of this anticancer agent could accumulate its metabolite, doxorubicinol, and cause cardiomyopathy, due to its cardiotoxicity. This cardiotoxic effect depends on the amount of doxorubicin and doxorubicinol accumulated in the body. This study aimed to analyze doxorubicin and doxorubicinol levels in the blood plasma of breast cancer patients.
METHODS
Participants of this study were 30 breast cancer patients who had received doxorubicin in their therapy regimen. The samples were analyzed using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), with the Acquity UPLC BEH C18 Waters chromatography column (2.1 x 100 mm : 1.7 μm). Plasma (250 μL) samples were prepared by protein precipitation, using methanol. The mobile phase consisted of 0.1% acetic acid (eluent A) and acetonitrile (eluent B), with gradient elution; the flow rate was 0.15 mL/min and runtime, 7 min.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This method was linear in the range of 1-1000 ng/mL for doxorubicin and 0.5-500 ng/mL for doxorubicinol. This method was successfully used to analyze doxorubicin and doxorubicinol, simultaneously, using hexamethylphosphoramide as the internal standard, in the plasma of breast cancer patients. Results showed that the measured concentrations of doxorubicin and doxorubicinol ranged between 12.54-620.01 ng/mL and 1.10-27.00 ng/mL, respectively. The measured cumulative doses of doxorubicin ranged between 48.76 and 319.01 mg/m; thus, the risk of cardiomyopathy in the surveyed patients was under 4%, according to literature.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Breast Neoplasms; Doxorubicin; Female; Humans; Middle Aged
PubMed: 32921983
DOI: 10.2147/DDDT.S251144 -
FEBS Open Bio Jan 2022DDB1 and CUL4 associated factor 13 (DCAF13) is a substrate receptor in the CUL4-DDB1 E3 ligase, and its expression is associated with the prognosis of certain cancers....
DDB1 and CUL4 associated factor 13 (DCAF13) is a substrate receptor in the CUL4-DDB1 E3 ligase, and its expression is associated with the prognosis of certain cancers. In the present study, we report evidence that DCAF13 is aberrantly overexpressed in human breast cancer and its expression is positively associated with cancer progression. Further analysis showed that the DCAF13 expression level is significantly higher in triple-negative breast cancer compared to non-triple-negative breast cancer, indicating a positive correlation between its expression and the aggressiveness of breast cancer. Subsequent studies revealed that DCAF13 regulates cancer cell migration, invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human breast cancer, whereas it has no significant impact on breast cancer cell proliferation, cell cycle progressionor apoptosis. Taken together, our results demonstrate that DCAF13 promotes the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human breast cancer cells, indicating an involvement in breast cancer metastasis. Furthermore, we report that doxorubicin, a widely used chemotherapy drug, increases DCAF13 expression in breast cancer cells, leading to enhanced cancer cell migration and invasion. These results suggest that doxorubicin chemotherapy may increase the risk of metastasis of drug-resistant breast cancer cells, and future therapeutics targeting DCAF13 may help reduce the risk, especially for patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Topics: Cell Movement; Doxorubicin; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition; Humans; RNA-Binding Proteins; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
PubMed: 34775691
DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13330 -
Journal of the American Chemical Society Apr 2020Proteasome inhibitors are established therapeutic agents for the treatment of hematological cancers, as are anthracyclines such as doxorubicin. We here present a new...
Proteasome inhibitors are established therapeutic agents for the treatment of hematological cancers, as are anthracyclines such as doxorubicin. We here present a new drug targeting approach that combines both drug classes into a single molecule. Doxorubicin was conjugated to an immunoproteasome-selective inhibitor via light-cleavable linkers, yielding peptide epoxyketone-doxorubicin prodrugs that remained selective and active toward immunoproteasomes. Upon cellular uptake and immunoproteasome inhibition, doxorubicin is released from the immunoproteasome inhibitor through photoirradiation. Multiple myeloma cells in this way take a double hit: immunoproteasome inhibition and doxorubicin-induced toxicity. Our strategy, which entails targeting of a cytotoxic agent, through a covalent enzyme inhibitor that is detrimental to tumor tissue in its own right, may find use in the search for improved anticancer drugs.
Topics: Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Doxorubicin; Humans; Models, Molecular; Multiple Myeloma; Optics and Photonics; Proteasome Inhibitors
PubMed: 32275401
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11969 -
International Journal of Molecular... Oct 2022Combinatorial therapies have garnered enormous interest from researchers in efficiently devastating malignant tumors through synergistic effects. To explore the...
Combinatorial therapies have garnered enormous interest from researchers in efficiently devastating malignant tumors through synergistic effects. To explore the combinatorial approach, multiple therapeutic agents are typically loaded in the delivery vehicles, controlling their release profiles and executing subsequent therapeutic purposes. Herein, we report the fabrication of core (silica)-shell (mesoporous silica nanoparticles, MSNs) architectures to deliver methylene blue (MB) and cupric doxorubicin (Dox) as model drugs for synergistic photodynamic therapy (PDT), chemotherapy, and chemodynamic therapy (CDT). MB, as the photosensitizer, is initially loaded and stabilized in the silica core for efficient singlet oxygen generation under light irradiation towards PDT. The most outside shell with imidazole silane-modified MSNs is immobilized with a chemotherapeutic agent of Dox molecules through the metal (Copper, Cu)-ligand coordination interactions, achieving the pH-sensitive release and triggering the production of intracellular hydrogen peroxide and subsequent Fenton-like reaction-assisted Cu-catalyzed free radicals for CDT. Further, the designed architectures are systematically characterized using various physicochemical characterization techniques and demonstrate the potent anti-cancer efficacy against skin melanoma. Together our results demonstrated that the MSNs-based core-shell nanoarchitectures have great potential as an effective strategy in synergistically ablating cancer through chemo-, chemodynamic, and photodynamic therapies.
Topics: Copper; Doxorubicin; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Imidazoles; Ligands; Methylene Blue; Nanoparticles; Neoplasms; Photochemotherapy; Photosensitizing Agents; Silanes; Silicon Dioxide; Singlet Oxygen
PubMed: 36232904
DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911604