Improving vascular maturation using noncoding RNAs increases antitumor effect of chemotherapy

Lingegowda S. Mangala, Hongyu Wang, Dahai Jiang, Sherry Y. Wu, Anoma Somasunderam, David E. Volk, Ganesh L.R. Lokesh, Xin Li, Sunila Pradeep, Xianbin Yang, Monika Haemmerle, Cristian Rodriguez-Aguayo, Archana S. Nagaraja, Rajesha Rupaimoole, Emine Bayraktar, Recep Bayraktar, Li Li, Takemi Tanaka, Wei Hu, Cristina IvanKshipra M. Gharpure, Michael H. McGuire, Varatharasa Thiviyanathan, Xinna Zhang, Sourindra N. Maiti, Nataliya Bulayeva, Hyun Jin Choi, Piotr L. Dorniak, Laurence J.N. Cooper, Kevin P. Rosenblatt, Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, David G. Gorenstein, Anil K. Sood

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Abstract

Current antiangiogenesis therapy relies on inhibiting newly developed immature tumor blood vessels and starving tumor cells. This strategy has shown transient and modest efficacy. Here, we report a better approach to target cancer-associated endothelial cells (ECs), reverse permeability and leakiness of tumor blood vessels, and improve delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to the tumor. First, we identified deregulated microRNAs (miRs) from patient-derived cancer-associated ECs. Silencing these miRs led to decreased vascular permeability and increased maturation of blood vessels. Next, we screened a thioaptamer (TA) library to identify TAs selective for tumor-associated ECs. An annexin A2–targeted TA was identified and used for delivery of miR106b-5p and miR30c-5p inhibitors, resulting in vascular maturation and antitumor effects without inducing hypoxia. These findings could have implications for improving vascular-targeted therapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere87754
JournalJCI Insight
Volume1
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 20 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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