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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2019

Targeting breast cancer stem cells by a self-assembled, aptamer-conjugated DNA nanotrain with preloading doxorubicin.

Zhiyuan Xu, Ronghua Ni, Yun Chen

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A Nanorobotics-Based Approach of Breast Cancer in the Nanotechnology Era.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  4. Aptamer-based nanotrains and nanoflowers as quinine delivery systems.International journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhiyuan XuSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, People's Republic of China.
Ronghua NiSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, People's Republic of China.
Yun ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, People's Republic of China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer relapse and metastasis is an obstacle to the treatment of breast cancer. Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs), which can evade the killing effect of traditional chemotherapies, such as doxorubicin (DOX), may contribute to cancer development. Therefore, it is necessary to develop novel drugs that can target and eliminate BCSCs. While multiple strategies have been conceived, they are normally limited by the low drug loading capacity. PURPOSE: An aptamer-conjugated DNA nanotrain TA6NT-AKTin-DOX, which consists of a CD44 aptamer TA6, DNA building blocks M1 and M2 conjugated with an AKT inhibitor peptide AKTin individually and DOX, was designed.

methodsThis DNA nanotrain was prepared through hybridization chain reactionand this highly ordered DNA duplex has plenty of sites where DOX and AKTin can be intercalated or anchored. By performing on MCF-7 BCSCs and tumors by xenografting BCSCs into nude mice, efficacy of the newly prepared drug was evaluated and compared with that of free DOX and various DNA nanotrains.

resultsTA6NT-AKTin-DOX showed better efficacy both in vitro and in vivo. To some extent, the enhanced efficacy could be attributed to the targeting effect of TA6 and the high drug loading capacity of the nanotrain (~20 DOX molecules). Besides, a synergistic response was demonstrated by combining DOX with AKTin, probably due to that the anchored AKTin can reverse the drug resistance of BCSCs including apoptosis resistance and ABC transporters overexpression via the AKT signaling pathway.

conclusionThe aptamer-conjugated DNA nanotrain TA6NT-AKTin-DOX demonstrated its targeting capability to BCSCs.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisAptamers, NucleotideBreast NeoplasmsDNADNA DamageDoxorubicinFemaleHumansMCF-7 CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeNanoparticlesNeoplastic Stem CellsAntineoplastic AgentsAptamers, NucleotideDNADoxorubicinPeptidesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAKT peptide inhibitoraptamer-conjugated DNA nanotrainbreast cancer stem cells (BCSCs)CD44 aptamer TA6doxorubicin (DOX)hybridization chain reaction

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