Co-delivery of paclitaxel and tetrandrine via iRGD peptide conjugated lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles overcome multidrug resistance in cancer cells

Sci Rep. 2017 May 4:7:46057. doi: 10.1038/srep46057.

Abstract

One of the promising strategies to overcome tumor multidrug resistance (MDR) is to deliver anticancer drug along with P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitor simultaneously. To enhance the cancer cellular internalization and implement the controlled drug release, herein an iRGD peptide-modified lipid-polymer hybrid nanosystem (LPN) was fabricated to coload paclitaxel (PTX) and tetrandrine (TET) at a precise combination ratio. In this co-delivery system, PTX was covalently conjugated to poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) polymeric core by redox-sensitive disulfide bond, while TET was physically capsulated spontaneously for the aim to suppress P-gp in advance by the earlier released TET in cancer cells. As a result, the PTX+TET/iRGD LPNs with a core-shell structure possessed high drug loading efficiency, stability and redox-sensitive drug release profiles. Owing to the enhanced cellular uptake and P-gp suppression mediated by TET, significantly more PTX accumulated in A2780/PTX cells treated with PTX+TET/iRGD LPNs than either free drugs or non-iRGD modified LPNs. As expected, PTX+TET/iRGD LPNs presented the highest cytotoxicity against A2780/PTX cells and effectively promoted ROS production, enhanced apoptosis and cell cycle arrests particularly. Taken together, the co-delivery system demonstrated great promise as potential treatment for MDR-related tumors based on the synergistic effects of P-gp inhibition, enhanced endocytosis and intracellular sequentially drug release.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / metabolism
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Benzylisoquinolines / chemistry
  • Benzylisoquinolines / pharmacology*
  • Caspases / metabolism
  • Cell Cycle / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Liberation
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple* / drug effects
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm* / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Lactic Acid / chemical synthesis
  • Lactic Acid / chemistry
  • Lipids / chemistry*
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry
  • Oligopeptides / pharmacology*
  • Paclitaxel / chemistry
  • Paclitaxel / pharmacology*
  • Polyglycolic Acid / chemical synthesis
  • Polyglycolic Acid / chemistry
  • Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer
  • Polymers / chemical synthesis
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Rhodamine 123 / metabolism
  • Tubulin / metabolism

Substances

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1
  • Benzylisoquinolines
  • Lipids
  • N-end cysteine peptide tumor-homing peptide
  • Oligopeptides
  • Polymers
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Tubulin
  • Rhodamine 123
  • Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer
  • Polyglycolic Acid
  • tetrandrine
  • Lactic Acid
  • Caspases
  • Paclitaxel