Co-delivery of doxorubicin, docosahexaenoic acid, and ?-tocopherol succinate by nanostructured lipid carriers has a synergistic effect to enhance antitumor activity and reduce toxicity - 18/11/20
pages | 12 |
Iconographies | 7 |
Vidéos | 0 |
Autres | 0 |
Graphical abstract |
Highlights |
• | Design of a novel nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) formulation loading DOX, DHA, and TS. |
• | Hydrophobic ion-pairing with TS allows high DOX encapsulation efficiency and controlled release. |
• | DOX, DHA, and TS have synergistic effects against 4T1 breast cancer cells. |
• | NLC-DHA-DOX-TS showed the greatest antitumor efficacy by reducing tumor growth in 4T1 tumor-bearing mice. |
• | NLC-DHA-DOX-TS also reduces mice mortality, prevents lung metastasis, and decreases DOX-induced toxicity. |
Abstract |
Doxorubicin (DOX) is widely used in cancer treatment, however, its use is often limited due to its side effects. To avoid these shortcomings, the encapsulation of DOX into nanocarriers has been suggested. Herein, we proposed a novel nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) formulation loading DOX, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and α-tocopherol succinate (TS) for cancer treatment. DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid and TS is a vitamin E derivative. It has been proposed that these compounds can enhance the antitumor activity of chemotherapeutics. Thus, we hypothesized that the combination of DOX, DHA, and TS in NLC (NLC-DHA-DOX-TS) could increase antitumor efficacy and also reduce toxicity. NLC-DHA-DOX-TS was prepared using emulsification-ultrasound. DOX was incorporated after preparing the NLC, which prevented its degradation during manufacture. High DOX encapsulation efficiency was obtained due to the ion-pairing with TS. This ion-pairing increases lipophilicity of DOX and reduces its crystallinity, contributing to its encapsulation in the lipid matrix. Controlled DOX release from the NLC was observed in vitro, with increased drug release at the acidic environment. In vitro cell studies indicated that DOX, DHA, and TS have synergistic effects against 4T1 tumor cells. The in vivo study showed that NLC-DHA-DOX-TS exhibited the greatest antitumor efficacy by reducing tumor growth in 4T1 tumor-bearing mice. In addition, this formulation reduced mice mortality, prevented lung metastasis, and decreased DOX-induced toxicity to the heart and liver, which was demonstrated by hematologic, biochemical, and histologic analyses. These results indicate that NLC-DHA-DOX-TS may be a promising carrier for breast cancer treatment.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Doxorubicin, Combination therapy, Ion-pairing, Synergism, Antitumor activity, Cardiotoxicity
Plan
Vol 132
Article 110876- décembre 2020 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
L’accès au texte intégral de cet article nécessite un abonnement.
Bienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
L’achat d’article à l’unité est indisponible à l’heure actuelle.
Déjà abonné à cette revue ?