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  3. Nucleus-targeting DNase I self-assembly delivery system guided by pirarubicin for programmed multi-drugs release and combined anticancer therapy

Nucleus-targeting DNase I self-assembly delivery system guided by pirarubicin for programmed multi-drugs release and combined anticancer therapy

  • Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 May;267(Pt 2):131514. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131514.
Xuan He 1,  Dan Liang 2,  Jun Zhou 1,  Kangjing Li 2,  Beibei Xie 2,  Chunyun Liang 2,  Cong Liu 2,  Zhiyong Chen 2,  Xinxin Chen 2,  Ao Long 3,  Shufang Zhuo 3,  Xiaoping Su 4,  Ying Luo 4,  Wenxia Chen 1,  Fengfeng Zhao 5,  Xinglu Jiang 6
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Department, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
  • 2 Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Department, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
  • 3 Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Clinical Laboratory Medicine Department, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
  • 4 Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
  • 5 Center of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
  • 6 Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Clinical Laboratory Medicine Department, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
PMID: 38608986 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131514
Abstract

The cell nucleus serves as the pivotal command center of living cells, and delivering therapeutic agents directly into the nucleus can result in highly efficient anti-tumor eradication of Cancer cells. However, nucleus-targeting drug delivery is very difficult due to the presence of numerous biological barriers. Here, three antitumor drugs (DNase I, ICG: indocyanine green, and THP: pirarubicin) were sequentially triggered protein self-assembly to produce a nucleus-targeting and programmed responsive multi-drugs delivery system (DIT). DIT consisted of uniform spherical particles with a size of 282 ± 7.7 nm. The acidic microenvironment of tumors and near-infrared LIGHT could successively trigger DIT for the programmed release of three drugs, enabling targeted delivery to the tumor. THP served as a nucleus-guiding molecule and a chemotherapy drug. Through THP-guided DIT, DNase I was successfully delivered to the nucleus of tumor cells and killed them by degrading their DNA. Tumor acidic microenvironment had the ability to induce DIT, leading to the aggregation of sufficient ICG in the tumor tissues. This provided an opportunity for the photothermal therapy of ICG. Hence, three drugs were cleverly combined using a simple method to achieve multi-drugs targeted delivery and highly effective combined Anticancer therapy.

Keywords

Combined anticancer therapy; DNase I; Indocyanine green; Nucleus-targeting drug delivery; Pirarubicin; Programmed responsive release.

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