Artigo de peri??dico
Development of glycan???targeted nanoparticles as a novel therapeutic opportunity for gastric cancer treatment
Registro en:
1868-6958
1
14
10.1186/s12645-023-00161-2
0000-0002-0029-7313
66.9
76
Autor
SANTOS, SOFIA N. dos
GUSHIKEN JUNIOR, DINO S.
PEREIRA, JHONATAS P.M.
IADOCICCO, NATALIA M.
SILVA, ANDRE H.
NASCIMENTO, TATIELLE do
DIAS, LUIS A.P.
SILVA, FLAVIA R. de O.
RICCI-JUNIOR, EDUARDO
SANTOS-OLIVEIRA, RALPH
BERNARDES, EMERSON S.
Resumen
Chemotherapy resistance remains a major cause of therapeutic failure in gastric cancer. The combination of genetic material such as interference RNAs (iRNAs) to silence cancer-associated genes with chemotherapeutics has become a novel approach for cancer treatment. However, finding the right target genes and developing non-toxic, highly selective nanocarrier systems remains a challenge. Here we developed a novel sialyl-Tn-targeted polylactic acid???didodecyldimethylammonium bromide nanoparticle (PLA-DDAB) nanoparticles (NPs) loaded with dsRNA targeting ST6GalNac-I and/or galectin-3 genes. Using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), we have demonstrated that 99mtechnetium radiolabeled sialyl-Tn-targeted nanoparticles can reach the tumor site and downregulate ST6GalNAc-I and galectin-3 RNA expression levels when injected intravenously. Furthermore, using an in vivo gastric tumor model, these nanoparticles increased the effectiveness of 5-FU in reducing tumor growth. Our findings indicate that cancer-associated glycan-targeted NPs loaded with dsRNA targeting ST6GalNAc-I and/or galectin-3 in combination with standard chemotherapy, have the potential to become a novel therapeutic tool for gastric cancer. Funda????o de Amparo ?? Pesquisa do Estado de S??o Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient??fico e Tecnol??gico (CNPq) Funda????o de Amparo ?? Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) FAPESP: 12/06875-6 CNPq: 300376/2017-0 FAPERJ: E-26/200.815/2021; E-26/010.000981/2019