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ArticleDrug delivery2018

Neutrophil-mediated delivery of pixantrone-loaded liposomes decorated with poly(sialic acid)-octadecylamine conjugate for lung cancer treatment.

Xiang Luo, Ling Hu, Huangliang Zheng, Mingqi Liu, Xinrong Liu, Cong Li, Qiujun Qiu, Zitong Zhao, Xiaobo Cheng, Chaoyang Lai and 3 more

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Article in Drug delivery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiang Luoa College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Ling Hua College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Huangliang Zhenga College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Mingqi Liua College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Xinrong Liua College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Cong Lia College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Qiujun Qiua College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Zitong Zhaoa College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Xiaobo Chenga College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Chaoyang Laia College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Yuqing Sua College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Yihui Denga College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Yanzhi Songa College of Pharmacy , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China.
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(sialic acid) (PSA) is a natural hydrophilic biodegradable and non-immunogenic biopolymer, receptors for its monomer are expressed on peripheral blood neutrophils (PBNs), which plays important roles in the progression and invasion of tumors. A poly(sialic acid)-octadecylamine conjugate (PSA-ODA) was synthesized and then anchor it on the surface of liposomal pixantrone (Pix-PSL), to achieve an improved anticancer effect. The liposomes were prepared using a remote loading method via a pH gradient, and then assessed for particle size, zeta potential encapsulation efficiency, in vitro release, and in vitro cytotoxicity. Simultaneously, in vitro and in vivo cellular uptake studies confirmed that PSA-decorated liposomes provided an enhanced accumulation of liposomes in PBNs. An in vivo study presented that the anti-tumor activity of Pix-PSL was superior to that of other Pix formulations, probably due to the efficient targeting of PBNs by Pix-PSL, after which PBN containing Pix-PSL (Pix-PSL/PBNs) in the blood circulation are recruited by the tumor microenvironment. These findings suggest that PSA-decorated liposomal Pix may provide a neutrophil-mediated drug delivery system (DDS) for the eradication of tumors, which represents a promising approach for the tumor targeting of chemotherapeutic treatments.

Indexed as

A549 CellsAminesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorChemistry, PharmaceuticalDrug CompoundingDrug Delivery SystemsHumansIsoquinolinesLiposomesLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeAminesAntineoplastic AgentsIsoquinolinesLiposomesN-Acetylneuraminic AcidpixantronePolymersstearylamineanti-tumor activitydrug delivery systemliposomesPeripheral blood neutrophilspoly(sialic acid)

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PMID29791241
PMCPMC6060708
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