Paclitaxel-Trastuzumab Mixed Nanovehicle to Target HER2-Overexpressing Tumors
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Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Textil, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
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Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (IBMCC), CSIC, CIBERONC-IBSAL, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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Nanomaterials 2019, 9(7), 948; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070948
Received: 10 June 2019 / Revised: 26 June 2019 / Accepted: 28 June 2019 / Published: 29 June 2019
Paclitaxel is one of the most widely used chemotherapeutic agents thanks to its effectiveness and broad spectrum of antitumor activity. However, it has a very poor aqueous solubility and a limited specificity. To solve these handicaps, a novel paclitaxel-trastuzumab targeted transport nanosystem has been developed and characterized in this work to specifically treat cancer cells that overexpress the human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2). Methods: Alginate and piperazine nanoparticles were synthetized and conjugated with paclitaxel:β-cyclodextrins complexes and trastuzumab. Conjugated nanoparticles (300 nm) were characterized and their internalization in HER2-overexpressing tumor cells was analyzed by immunofluorescence. Its specific antitumor activity was studied in vitro using human cell lines with different levels of HER2-expression. Results: In comparison with free paclitaxel:β-cyclodextrins complexes, the developed conjugated nanovehicle presented specificity for the treatment of HER2-overpressing cells, in which it was internalized by endocytosis. Conclusions: It seems that potentially avoiding the conventional adverse effects of paclitaxel treatment could be possible with the use of the proposed mixed nanovehicle, which improves its bioavailability and targets HER2-positive cancer cells.
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Keywords:
targeted nanoparticles; paclitaxel; trastuzumab; HER2-specificity; sodium alginate; piperazine
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Nieto, C.; Centa, A.; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, J.A.; Pandiella, A.; Martín del Valle, E.M. Paclitaxel-Trastuzumab Mixed Nanovehicle to Target HER2-Overexpressing Tumors. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 948. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070948
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Nieto C, Centa A, Rodríguez-Rodríguez JA, Pandiella A, Martín del Valle EM. Paclitaxel-Trastuzumab Mixed Nanovehicle to Target HER2-Overexpressing Tumors. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(7):948. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070948
Chicago/Turabian StyleNieto, Celia; Centa, Ariana; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Jesús A.; Pandiella, Atanasio; Martín del Valle, Eva M. 2019. "Paclitaxel-Trastuzumab Mixed Nanovehicle to Target HER2-Overexpressing Tumors" Nanomaterials 9, no. 7: 948. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070948
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