Issue 42, 2018, Issue in Progress

Co-delivery of doxorubicin and itraconazole by Pluronic® P123 coated liposomes to enhance the anticancer effect in breast cancers

Abstract

To date, the combinational cancer therapy of anticancer and antiangiogenic agents represents a promising strategy to improve antitumor outcomes in clinics. However, combination therapy with drugs having distinct properties, such as solubility, limits the likelihood of simultaneous delivery. In our study, we aimed to develop a codelivery nanoparticulate system of hydrophilic doxorubicin (DOX) and hydrophobic itraconazole (ITZ) using liposomes coated with Pluronic® P123 (ITZ/DOX-PLip). The prepared ITZ/DOX-PLip exhibited a unimodal size distribution and high loading efficiency with sustained release profiles. Furthermore, cytotoxicity against 4T1 murine breast cancer cells and cellular uptake results revealed that the inhibitory effect of ITZ/DOX-Plip on tumor growth was superior to that of free DOX or DOX-loaded liposome (DOX-Lip), which was primarily attributed to the significantly higher intercellular DOX content. Cytotoxicity against HUVEC and wound healing tests confirmed that ITZ and ITZ formulations could inhibit the growth and migration of endothelial cells. In addition, in xenograft 4T1 bearing BALB/c mice, biodistribution experiments revealed that higher drug accumulation in tumors and decreased distribution in heart were observed for ITZ/DOX-PLip as compared to free DOX. Remarkably, ITZ/DOX-PLip significantly reduced tumor volume, tumor weight, liver metastasis and microvessel density in comparison with the same dose of ITZ injection or DOX-Lip. Overall, this Pluronic® P123 modified liposome-based codelivery system represents a promising nano-platform for combination therapy in cancers.

Graphical abstract: Co-delivery of doxorubicin and itraconazole by Pluronic® P123 coated liposomes to enhance the anticancer effect in breast cancers

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 May 2018
Accepted
14 Jun 2018
First published
29 Jun 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2018,8, 23768-23779

Co-delivery of doxorubicin and itraconazole by Pluronic® P123 coated liposomes to enhance the anticancer effect in breast cancers

Y. Lin, X. He, D. Zhou, L. Li, J. Sun and X. Jiang, RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 23768 DOI: 10.1039/C8RA03787F

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