α3β1 Integrin-Targeting Polymersomal Docetaxel as an Advanced Nanotherapeutic for Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
Yan Zou1,2,#, Yinping Sun1,#, Beibei Guo1, Yaohua Wei1, Yifeng Xia1, Zhenyuan Huangfu1, Fenghua Meng1*（孟凤华）, Jan C. M. van Hest3, Jiandong Yuan4, and Zhiyuan Zhong1*（钟志远）
1Biomedical Polymers Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
2International Joint Centre for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China
3 Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
4BrightGene Bio-Medical Technology Company Ltd., Suzhou 215123, PR China
# These authors contribute equally to this work.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces2020, 12, 14905--14913
Docetaxel (DTX) widely used for treating nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients is associated with dose-limiting side effects, especially neurotoxicity and myelosuppression. Here, we have developed cyclic cNGQGEQc peptide-directed polymersomal docetaxel (cNGQ-PS-DTX) as a targeted and multifunctional formulation for NSCLC. cNGQ-PS-DTX carrying 8.1 wt % DTX had a size of 93 nm, neutral surface charge, high stability, and glutathione-triggered DTX release behavior. Cytotoxicity studies demonstrated a clearly better antitumor activity of cNGQ-PS-DTX in α3β1 integrin overexpressing A549 human lung cancer cells than free DTX and nontargeted PS-DTX. cNGQ-PS-DTX showed a remarkably high tolerability (over 8 times better than free DTX) and slow elimination in mice. Importantly, cNGQ-PS-DTX exhibited greatly improved tumor accumulation and higher suppression of subcutaneous and orthotopic A549 xenografts as compared to PS-DTX and free DTX controls. α3β1 integrin-targeting polymersomal docetaxel emerges as an advanced nanotherapeutic for NSCLC treatment.
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