Dual-Loaded Liposomes Tagged with Hyaluronic Acid Have Synergistic Effects in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Shiyan Dong, Ye Bi, Xiangshi Sun, Yarong Zhao, Rongze Sun, Fei Hao, Yating Sun, Yifan Wang, Xuefeng Li, Weiye Deng, Xuan Liu, Jong Hoon Ha, Lirong Teng, Ping Gong, Jing Xie, Betty Y.S. Kim, Zhaogang Yang, Wen Jiang, Lesheng Teng

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Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most lethal subtypes of breast cancer. Although chemotherapy is considered the most effective strategy for TNBC, most chemotherapeutics in current use are cytotoxic, meaning they target antiproliferative activity but do not inhibit tumor cell metastasis. Here, a TNBC-specific targeted liposomal formulation of epalrestat (EPS) and doxorubicin (DOX) with synergistic effects on both tumor cell proliferation and metastasis is described. These liposomes are biocompatible and effectively target tumor cells owing to hyaluronic acid (HA) modification on their surface. This active targeting, mediated by CD44-HA interaction, allows DOX and EPS to be delivered simultaneously to tumor cells in vivo, where they suppress not only TNBC tumor growth and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, but also cancer stem cells, which collectively suppress tumor growth and metastasis of TNBC and may also act to prevent relapse of TNBC.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number2107690
JournalSmall
Volume18
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 21 2022

Keywords

  • antimetastasis
  • epalrestat
  • liposomes
  • targeted delivery
  • triple-negative breast cancer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biomaterials
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science

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