1. A multi-component paclitaxel -loaded β-elemene nanoemulsion by transferrin modification enhances anti-non-small-cell lung cancer treatment.
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Chen Y, Zhang Z, Xiong R, Luan M, Qian Z, Zhang Q, and Wang S
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- Humans, Animals, A549 Cells, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Nude, Receptors, Transferrin metabolism, Particle Size, Mice, Cell Line, Tumor, Male, Drug Liberation, Cell Survival drug effects, Paclitaxel administration & dosage, Paclitaxel pharmacology, Paclitaxel chemistry, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung drug therapy, Transferrin chemistry, Transferrin administration & dosage, Lung Neoplasms drug therapy, Emulsions, Sesquiterpenes pharmacology, Sesquiterpenes chemistry, Sesquiterpenes administration & dosage, Apoptosis drug effects, Nanoparticles chemistry, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic administration & dosage, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic pharmacology, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic chemistry
- Abstract
A multi-component paclitaxel (PTX) -loaded β-elemene nanoemulsion by transferrin modification (Tf-PE-MEs) was developed to enhance non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment. After transferrin modification, the particle size of Tf-PE-MEs was (14.87 ± 1.84) nm, and the zeta potential was (-10.19 ± 0.870) mV, respectively. In vitro experiments showed that Tf-PE-MEs induced massive apoptosis in A549 cells, indicating that it had significant cytotoxicity to A549 cells. Through transferrin modification, Tf-PE-MEs accumulated at the tumor site efficiently with overexpressed transferrin receptor (TfR) on the surface of A549 cells. This will allow increasing PTX and β-elemene concentration in the target cells, enhancing the therapeutic effect. Compared to PTX alone, Tf-PE-MEs displayed good anti-tumor efficacy and diminished systemic toxicity in vivo studies. With favourable therapeutic potential, this study provides a new strategy for the combined anticancer treatment of non-small cell lung cancer., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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- 2024
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