CD44-targeted nanoparticles with GSH-responsive activity as powerful therapeutic agents against breast cancer

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DOX-loaded nanoparticles able to actively target CD44-receptors and respond to redox stimuli were proposed as non-conventional chemotherapeutic strategy in breast cancer. A covalent conjugate of human serum albumin and hyaluronic acid was prepared and assembled by a GSH-mediated desolvation in disulfide-crosslinked solid nanoparticles with mean diameter of 120 nm ± 3.4. The effective internalization of nanoparticles in cancer cells via CD44-receptors, together with the more efficient intracellular release, resulted in a significant increase of drug efficacy, with IC50 reduced from 0.9959 and 2.516 μg mL-1 to 0.4014 and 0.3094 μg mL-1 for MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231, respectively. Conversely, no enhancement in drug toxicity was recorded in healthy MCF-10A cells. The efficacy of the proposed formulation was further investigated in the different biological steps involved in metastasis process, paving the way for further in vivo experiments.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:221

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International journal of biological macromolecules - 221(2022) vom: 30. Nov., Seite 1491-1503

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brindisi, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Curcio, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Frattaruolo, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Cirillo, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Leggio, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Rago, Vittoria [VerfasserIn]
Nicoletta, Fiore Pasquale [VerfasserIn]
Cappello, Anna Rita [VerfasserIn]
Iemma, Francesca [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

80168379AG
9004-61-9
Breast cancer
CD44 protein, human
CD44 receptors
Doxorubicin
GSH-responsive
HA-HSA conjugate
Hyaluronan Receptors
Hyaluronic Acid
Journal Article
Metastasis process
Targeted nanoparticles

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Date Completed 02.11.2022

Date Revised 02.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.157

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346470641