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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2016

Brachytherapy Using Elastin-Like Polypeptides with (131)I Inhibit Tumor Growth in Rabbits with VX2 Liver Tumor.

Xinpei Liu, Yiming Shen, Xuqian Zhang, Rui Lin, Qiang Jia, Yixiang Chang, Wenge Liu, Wentian Liu

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Xinpei LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Yiming ShenDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Xuqian ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, No. 731 Hospital of CASIC, Beijing, 100074, China.
Rui LinDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Qiang JiaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Yixiang ChangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Wenge LiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Wentian LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China. lwentian64@163.com.
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CNDuke University · USChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (China) · CN

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Abstract

backgroundBrachytherapy is a targeted type of radiotherapy utilized in the treatment of cancers. Elastin-like polypeptides are a unique class of genetically engineered peptide polymers that have several attractive properties for brachytherapy.

aimsTo explore the feasibility and application of brachytherapy for VX2 liver tumor using elastin-like polypeptides with (131)I so as to provide reliable experimental evidence for a new promising treatment of liver cancer.

methodsElastin-like polypeptide as carrier was labeled with (131)I using the iodogen method. Ten eligible rabbits with VX2 liver tumor were randomly divided into the treatment group (n = 5) and control group (n = 5). The treatment group received brachytherapy using elastin-like polypeptide with (131)I, and in the control group, elastin-like polypeptide was injected into the VX2 liver tumor as a control. Periodic biochemical and imaging surveillances were required to assess treatment efficacy.

resultsThe stability of elastin-like polypeptide with (131)I in vitro was maintained at over 96.8 % for 96 h. Biochemistry and imaging indicated brachytherapy using elastin-like polypeptide with (131)I for liver tumor can improve liver function and inhibit tumor growth (P < 0.05).

conclusionsElastin-like polypeptide can be an ideal carrier of (131)I and have high labeling efficiency, radiochemical purity and stability. Brachytherapy using elastin-like polypeptide with (131)I for liver tumor is a useful therapy that possesses high antitumor efficacy advantages.

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AnimalsBrachytherapyDisease Models, AnimalElastinFeasibility StudiesIodine RadioisotopesLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMaleNeoplasm TransplantationPeptidesRabbitsSingle Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed TomographyElastinIodine RadioisotopesPeptides131IBrachytherapyElastin-like polypeptideLiver neoplasms

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