期刊
ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
卷 4, 期 6, 页码 1986-1999出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00523
关键词
combretastatin A-4 (CA-4); APRPG; mixed micelles; tumor neovasculature; breast cancer
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC31525009, NSFC31500806]
- Luzhou Science and Technology Plan [2013CDLZ-S21]
- Sichuan Innovative Research Team Program for Young Scientists [2016TD0004]
- Distinguished Young Scholars of Sichuan University [2011SCU04B18]
Breast cancer has been the first killer among women. In this study, combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) loaded 5-amino acid peptide Ala-ProArg-Pro-Gly (APRPG) modified PEG-PDLLA mixed micelles was developed to target tumor neovasculature for breast cancer therapy. CA-4 is an effective vascular disrupting agent. The APRPG-modified PEG-PDLLA polymer was successfully synthesized and thin-film hydration method was used to prepare APRPG-PEG-PDLLA/MPEG-PDLLA mixed micelles. Drug loading capacity (DL), encapsulation efficiency (EE), and the optimized ratio of APRPG-PEG-PDLLA: MPEG-PDLLA for efficient drug loading was investigated. The particle size, zeta potential, morphology, and the crystallographic study were carried out to characterize the micelles. In vitro release study revealed a sustained release of CA-4 from the mixed micelles while compared to free CA-4. Moreover, the cytotoxicity data of blank and drug loaded mixed micelles suggested that the APRPG-PEG-PDLLA/MPEG-PDLLA mixed micelles were safe drug carriers and the encapsulated CA-4 remained potent antitumor effect. The cellular uptake study and the in vivo imaging and biodistribution study demonstrated that the APRPG peptide modified mixed micelles has the higher cellular uptake efficiency and could significantly facilitate the accumulation at tumor site. Furthermore, the micelles were slowly extravasated from blood vessels and inhibited embryonic angiogenesis in the transgenic zebrafish model. Consequently, the CA-4 loaded APRPG-PEGPDLLA/MPEG-PDLLA mixed micelles group demonstrated a significant inhibition of tumor growth in 4T1 breast cancer model. In short, the CA-4 loaded APRPG-PEG-PDLLA/MPEG-PDLLA mixed micelles might have great potential for breast cancer therapy.
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