Artículo
Evaluation of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles to improve the therapeutic efficacy of paclitaxel in breast cancer
Autor/es | Cabeza Montilla, Laura
El-Hammadi, Mazen Ortíz Quesada, Raúl Cayero Otero, María Dolores Jiménez López, Julia Perazzoli, Gloria Martín Banderas, Lucía Baeyens Cabrera, José Manuel Melguizo Alonso, Consolación Prados, José |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica |
Fecha de publicación | 2022 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-11-02 |
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Resumen | Introduction: Paclitaxel (PTX) is a cornerstone in the treatment of breast cancer, the most common type of cancer in women. However, this drug has serious limitations, including lack of tissue-specificity, poor water ... Introduction: Paclitaxel (PTX) is a cornerstone in the treatment of breast cancer, the most common type of cancer in women. However, this drug has serious limitations, including lack of tissue-specificity, poor water solubility, and the development of drug resistance. The transport of PTX in a polymeric nanoformulation could overcome these limitations. Methods: In this study, PLGA-PTX nanoparticles (NPs) were assayed in breast cancer cell lines, breast cancer stem cells (CSCs) and multicellular tumor spheroids (MTSs) analyzing cell cycle, cell uptake (Nile Red-NR-) and α-tubulin expression. In addition, PLGA-PTX NPs were tested in vivo using C57BL/6 mice, including a biodistribution assay. Results: PTX-PLGA NPs induced a significant decrease in the PTX IC50 of cancer cell lines (1.31 and 3.03-fold reduction in MDA-MB-231 and E0771 cells, respectively) and CSCs. In addition, MTSs treated with PTX-PLGA exhibited a more disorganized surface and significantly higher cell death rates compared to free PTX (27.9% and 16.3% less in MTSs from MCF-7 and E0771, respectively). PTX-PLGA nanoformulation preserved PTX’s mechanism of action and increased its cell internalization. Interestingly, PTX-PLGA NPs not only reduced the tumor volume of treated mice but also increased the antineoplastic drug accumulation in their lungs, liver, and spleen. In addition, mice treated with PTX-loaded NPs showed blood parameters similar to the control mice, in contrast with free PTX. Conclusion: These results suggest that our PTX-PLGA NPs could be a suitable strategy for breast cancer therapy, improving antitumor drug efficiency and reducing systemic toxicity without altering its mechanism of action. |
Agencias financiadoras | Universidad de Sevilla Junta de Andalucía Instituto de Salud Carlos III |
Identificador del proyecto | PI-0102-2017
P18-HO-3882 PI19/01478 |
Cita | Cabeza Montilla, L., El-Hammadi, M., Ortíz Quesada, R., Cayero Otero, M.D., Jiménez López, J., Perazzoli, G.,...,Prados, J. (2022). Evaluation of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles to improve the therapeutic efficacy of paclitaxel in breast cancer. BioImpacts, 12. https://doi.org/10.34172/bi.2022.23433. |
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