Artículo
Nanomicellar formulations loaded with histamine and paclitaxel as a new strategy to improve chemotherapy for breast cáncer
Registro en:
1422-0067
10.3390/ijms24043546
Autor
Nicoud, Melisa Beatriz
Ospital, Ignacio
Táquez Delgado, Mónica Alejandra
Riedel, Jennifer
Fuentes, Pedro
Bernabeu, Ezequiel
Rubinstein Guichón, Mara Roxana
Lauretta, Paolo
Martínez Vivot, Rocío
Aguilar, María de los Angeles
Salgueiro, María J.
Speisky, Daniela
Moretton, Marcela A.
Chiappetta, Diego A.
Medina, Vanina A.
Institución
Resumen
Abstract: Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype. Currently,
paclitaxel (PTX) represents the first-line therapy for TNBC; however it presents a hydrophobic
behavior and produces severe adverse effects. The aim of this work is to improve the therapeutic
index of PTX through the design and characterization of novel nanomicellar polymeric formulations
composed of a biocompatible copolymer Soluplus® (S), surface-decorated with glucose (GS),
and co-loaded either with histamine (HA, 5 mg/mL) and/or PTX (4 mg/mL). Their micellar size,
evaluated by dynamic light scattering, showed a hydrodynamic diameter between 70 and 90 nm
for loaded nanoformulations with a unimodal size distribution. Cytotoxicity and apoptosis assays
were performed to assess their efficacy in vitro in human MDA-MB-231 and murine 4T1 TNBC cells
rendering optimal antitumor efficacy in both cell lines for the nanoformulations with both drugs. In a
model of TNBC developed in BALB/c mice with 4T1 cells, we found that all loaded micellar systems
reduced tumor volume and that both HA and HA-PTX-loaded SG micelles reduced tumor weight
and neovascularization compared with the empty micelles. We conclude that HA-PTX co-loaded
micelles in addition to HA-loaded formulations present promising potential as nano-drug delivery
systems for cancer chemotherapy.