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HUMAN GENE THERAPY
Volume 17, Issue 10, Pages 1019-1026Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT INC
DOI: 10.1089/hum.2006.17.1019
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Overexpression of RhoA in cancer indicates a poor prognosis, because of increased tumor cell proliferation and invasion and tumor angiogenesis. We showed previously that anti-RhoA small interfering RNA (siRNA) inhibited aggressive breast cancer more effectively than conventional blockers of Rho-mediated signaling pathways. This study reports the efficacy and lack of toxicity of intravenously administered encapsulated anti-RhoA siRNA in chitosan-coated polyisohexylcyanoacrylate (PIHCA) nanoparticles in xenografted aggressive breast cancers (MDA-MB-231). The siRNA was administered every 3 days at a dose of 150 or 1500 mu g/kg body weight in nude mice. This treatment inhibited the growth of tumors by 90% in the 150-mu g group and by even more in the 1500-mu g group. Necrotic areas were observed in tumors from animals treated with anti-RhoA siRNA at 1500 mu g/kg, resulting from angiogenesis inhibition. In addition, this therapy was found to be devoid of toxic effects, as evidenced by similarities between control and treated animals for the following parameters: body weight gain; biochemical markers of hepatic, renal, and pancreatic function; and macroscopic appearance of organs after 30 days of treatment. Because of its efficacy and the absence of toxicity, it is suggested that this strategy of anti-RhoA siRNA holds significant promise for the treatment of aggressive cancers.
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