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ArticleScientific reports2014

Endogenous lung surfactant inspired pH responsive nanovesicle aerosols: pulmonary compatible and site-specific drug delivery in lung metastases.

Nitin Joshi, Nitesh Shirsath, Ankur Singh, Kalpana S Joshi, Rinti Banerjee

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Article in Scientific reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Nitin JoshiDepartment of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India.
Nitesh ShirsathDepartment of Cancer Pharmacology, Piramal Life Sciences Limited, 1-Nirlon Complex, Goregaon, Mumbai 400063, India.
Ankur SinghDepartment of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India.
Kalpana S Joshi1] Department of Cancer Pharmacology, Piramal Life Sciences Limited, 1-Nirlon Complex, Goregaon, Mumbai 400063, India [2] Target Identification Group, Piramal life Sciences, 1-Nirlon Complex, Goregaon, Mumbai 400063, India.
Rinti BanerjeeDepartment of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay · IN

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/J004561/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concerns related to pulmonary toxicity and non-specificity of nanoparticles have limited their clinical applications for aerosol delivery of chemotherapeutics in lung cancer. We hypothesized that pulmonary surfactant mimetic nanoparticles that offer pH responsive release specifically in tumor may be a possible solution to overcome these issues. We therefore developed lung surfactant mimetic and pH responsive lipid nanovesicles for aerosol delivery of paclitaxel in metastatic lung cancer. 100-200 nm sized nanovesicles showed improved fusogenicity and cytosolic drug release, specifically with cancer cells, thereby resulting in improved cytotoxicity of paclitaxel in B16F10 murine melanoma cells and cytocompatibility with normal lung fibroblasts (MRC 5). The nanovesicles showed airway patency similar to that of endogenous pulmonary surfactant and did not elicit inflammatory response in alveolar macrophages. Their aerosol administration while significantly improving the biodistribution of paclitaxel in comparison to Taxol (i.v.), also showed significantly higher metastastes inhibition (~75%) in comparison to that of i.v. Taxol and i.v. Abraxane. No signs of interstitial pulmonary fiborisis, chronic inflammation and any other pulmonary toxicity were observed with nanovesicle formulation. Overall, these nanovesicles may be a potential platform to efficiently deliver hydrophobic drugs as aerosol in metastatic lung cancer and other lung diseases, without causing pulmonary toxicity.

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1,2-DipalmitoylphosphatidylcholineAdministration, InhalationAerosolsAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBiomimetic MaterialsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDrug CarriersFemaleHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationInjections, IntravenousLungLung NeoplasmsMelanoma, Experimental1,2-dioleoyl-glycero-3-phosphatidyl ethanolamine1,2-DipalmitoylphosphatidylcholineAerosolsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicDrug CarriersPaclitaxelPhosphatidylethanolaminesPulmonary Surfactants

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PMID25403950
PMCPMC4235800
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