1. Local delivery of biocompatible lentinan/chitosan composite for prolonged inhibition of postoperative breast cancer recurrence.
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Gu S, Xu J, Teng W, Huang X, Mei H, Chen X, Nie G, Cui Z, Liu X, Zhang Y, and Wang K
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- Animals, Antineoplastic Agents chemistry, Breast Neoplasms therapy, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Survival, Disease Models, Animal, Drug Delivery Systems, Female, Humans, Lentinan chemistry, Mice, Recurrence, Spectrum Analysis, Treatment Outcome, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Antineoplastic Agents administration & dosage, Breast Neoplasms drug therapy, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Chitosan chemistry, Lentinan administration & dosage, Postoperative Care
- Abstract
Postsurgical localized chemotherapy for breast cancer recurrence (BCR) still faces many problems which dampen researchers' enthusiasm and discounted prognosis. Simple strategies with controllable toxicities are expected to address these hurdles. Lentinan (LNT) has excellent biocompatibility and notable antitumor activity but rather low bioavailability after intravenous or oral administration. Here, a sponge-like LNT/chitosan composite (LNT/CS sponge) was prepared for efficient local delivery to prevent postoperative BCR. The obtained sponges exhibit uniform porosity and sustained release of LNT in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, the sponges were implanted and showed significant reduction of postsurgical recurrence and suppression of long-term tumor regrowth with favorable biocompatibility in a subcutaneous postsurgical recurrence mouse model. Subsequent studies revealed that LNT can restrain the stemness of breast cancer cells, which may account for the long-term inhibition of tumor relapse. Therefore, LNT/CS sponge has a great potential as a promising alternative for postsurgical BCR., (Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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- 2022
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