Reduction/photo dual-responsive polymeric prodrug nanoparticles for programmed siRNA and doxorubicin delivery

Biomater Sci. 2018 May 29;6(6):1457-1468. doi: 10.1039/c8bm00226f.

Abstract

Dual and multi-stimuli responsive polymeric nanoparticles that respond to two or more signals can further improve drug release performance compared with nanoparticles that respond to a single stimulus. However, usage of such nanoparticles to deliver siRNA and chemotherapeutic drugs in a sequential manner are currently very rare; meanwhile, this technology is vital to optimize the efficacy of chemotherapy towards cancer cells with multidrug resistance. By loading o-nitrobenzyl ester derivative caged DOX (DOC) into the inner poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) core and adsorbing siRNA of P-gp protein onto the cationic polymeric shell derived from a disulfide-containing alkyl modified polyethylenimine (C16-S-S-PEI), here, a reduction/photo dual responsive device (RPDRD) is successfully designed for programmed P-gp siRNA and doxorubicin delivery. The dual-stimuli design of the RPDRD allows tumor microenvironment-specific and rapid release of P-gp siRNA triggered by the enrichment of reducing agent glutathione (GSH, up to 10 mM) for reversal of drug resistance by initially suppressing P-gp protein expression in MCF/ADR cells and then selectively triggering drug release by external light for chemotherapy afterwards. The sequential release behavior of P-gp siRNA and DOX can be demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo, thus enhancing the intracellular drug retention and optimizing the chemotherapy efficacy of DOX by silencing P-gp; this strategy may have extensive application prospects in MDR cancer treatment in future.

MeSH terms

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / genetics
  • Animals
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage*
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / pharmacokinetics
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / chemistry*
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage*
  • Doxorubicin / pharmacokinetics
  • Doxorubicin / therapeutic use
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Light
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Prodrugs / administration & dosage*
  • Prodrugs / pharmacokinetics
  • Prodrugs / therapeutic use
  • RNA, Small Interfering / administration & dosage*
  • RNA, Small Interfering / genetics
  • RNA, Small Interfering / pharmacokinetics
  • RNA, Small Interfering / therapeutic use
  • RNAi Therapeutics

Substances

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Polymers
  • Prodrugs
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Doxorubicin