The influx/efflux mechanisms of d-peptide ligand of nAChRs across the blood-brain barrier and its therapeutic value in treating glioma

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A d-peptide ligand of the nicotine acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), termed DCDX, enables drug delivery to the brain when incorporated into liposomes and has shown promise as a nanocarrier for treating brain diseases. However, few reports have described the mechanisms whereby DCDX-modified liposomes traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Here, we studied the molecular mechanisms enabling DCDX (and its associated liposomes) to cross an in vitro BBB using a simulated cerebral endothelium monolayer formed by brain capillary endothelial cells (bEnd.3 cells). We also examined the mechanisms whereby DCDX-modified liposomes cross the BBB in vivo using the brain efflux-index method. Transport of DCDX and its modified liposomes was dominantly mediated via the lipid raft/caveolae endocytic pathway. Both the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi complex participated in delivering DCDX-modified liposomes to the plasma membrane (PM). DCDX-modified liposomes also participated in the endosome/lysosome pathway (with high-efficiency BBB crossing observed in vitro), while competing for the ER/Golgi/PM pathway. In addition, nAChR α7 did not promote the transportation of DCDX-modified liposomes in vivo or in vitro, as assessed with α7-knockout mice and by performing α-bungarotoxin (α-Bgt) binding-competition experiments. P-glycoprotein (P-gp) was identified as the main efflux transporter across the BBB, in vivo and in vitro. Using a xenograft nude mouse model of human glioblastoma multiforme, blocking the efflux function of P-gp with verapamil enhanced the therapeutic efficiency of DCDX-modified liposomes that were formulated with doxorubicin against glioblastoma. The findings of this study reveal novel mechanisms underlying crossing of the BBB by DCDX-modified liposomes, suggesting that DCDX-modified liposomes can potentially serve as a powerful therapeutic tool for treating glioma.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:327

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Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society - 327(2020) vom: 10. Nov., Seite 384-396

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Han, Bing [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Weiyi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yanxia [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Shilin [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jiahong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ruifeng [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yuqing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiaoyi [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Dawei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yinhang [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Jiasheng [VerfasserIn]
Ning, Fengling [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Fuming [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Min [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Xin, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Weiyue [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xuemei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood-brain barrier
D-type polypeptide
Efflux
Glioma
Journal Article
Ligands
Liposomes
Peptides
Receptors, Nicotinic
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Transport mechanism

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Date Completed 17.06.2021

Date Revised 17.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.08.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313657645