Fe3+-binding transferrin nanovesicles encapsulating sorafenib induce ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

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BACKGROUND: Ferroptosis, iron-dependent cell death, is an established mechanism for cancer suppression, particularly in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Sorafenib (SOR), a frontline drug for the treatment of HCC, induces ferroptosis by inhibiting the Solute Carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11), with inadequate ferroptosis notably contributing to SOR resistance in tumor cells.

METHODS: To further verify the biological targets associated with ferroptosis in HCC, an analysis of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was performed to find a significant co-upregulation of SLC7A11 and transferrin receptor (TFRC), Herein, cell membrane-derived transferrin nanovesicles (TF NVs) coupled with Fe3+ and encapsulated SOR (SORTF-Fe3+ NVs) were established to synergistically promote ferroptosis, which promoted the iron transport metabolism by TFRC/TF-Fe3+ and enhanced SOR efficacy by inhibiting the SLC7A11.

RESULTS: In vivo and in vitro experiments revealed that SORTF-Fe3+ NVs predominantly accumulate in the liver, and specifically targeted HCC cells overexpressing TFRC. Various tests demonstrated SOR@TF-Fe3+ NVs accelerated Fe3+ absorption and transformation in HCC cells. Importantly, SOR@TF-Fe3+ NVs were more effective in promoting the accumulation of lipid peroxides (LPO), inhibiting tumor proliferation, and prolonging survival rates in HCC mouse model than SOR and TF- Fe3+ NVs alone.

CONCLUSIONS: The present work provides a promising therapeutic strategy for the targeted treatment of HCC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Biomaterials research - 27(2023), 1 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 63

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xiao, Youmei [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Zhanxue [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Rufan [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Hsiang-I [VerfasserIn]
Zha, Hualian [VerfasserIn]
Xi, Lifang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Xiaoli [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Yanfeng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Changhua [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hongbo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomembrane-based nanovesicles
Combination therapy
Ferroptosis
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal Article
Sorafenib
Transferrin

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Date Revised 04.07.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s40824-023-00401-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35893091X