Issue 36, 2021

Enhanced anti-metastatic therapy with down-regulation of heparinase expression by ROS-responsive micellar nanoparticles

Abstract

Metastasis is a major sign of malignant tumors which plays a vital role in cancer-related death. Suppressing metastasis is an important way to improve the survival rate of cancer patients. Herein, multifunctional PEG–LAM–PPS nanoparticles (nPLPs) are fabricated as both nanocarriers and anti-metastatic agents for tumor treatment. In this system, laminarin sulfate (LAM) suppresses metastasis by reducing heparinase and protecting the extracellular matrix; the ROS-sensitive polypropylene sulfide (PPS) improves the release of the loaded drug in the tumor microenvironment. This is the first time that laminarin sulfate has been used as a carrier to inhibit the expression of heparinase and treat melanoma lung metastasis. The blank nanoparticles are excellently safe and showed high anti-metastatic efficacy in melanoma lung metastatic mouse models, reducing metastatic nodules by 60%. They significantly improved the anti-tumor efficacy of the loaded drug doxorubicin, provided ∼33% further reduction of the tumor volume and 50% further reduction of the metastatic nodule number compared with free doxorubicin. Thus, these simple and versatile micellar nanoparticles composed of biocompatible materials offer a promising vehicle for treating invasive solid tumors and metastases.

Graphical abstract: Enhanced anti-metastatic therapy with down-regulation of heparinase expression by ROS-responsive micellar nanoparticles

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 May 2021
Accepted
03 Aug 2021
First published
09 Aug 2021

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 15267-15277

Enhanced anti-metastatic therapy with down-regulation of heparinase expression by ROS-responsive micellar nanoparticles

Y. Zhang, Y. Li, S. Huang, H. Zhang, Q. Lin, T. Gong, X. Sun, Z. Zhang and L. Zhang, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 15267 DOI: 10.1039/D1NR02964A

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