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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2021

Doxorubicin Delivered via ApoE-Directed Reduction-Sensitive Polymersomes Potently Inhibit Orthotopic Human Glioblastoma Xenografts in Nude Mice.

Jia Ouyang, Yu Jiang, Chao Deng, Zhiyuan Zhong, Qing Lan

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jia OuyangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215004, People's Republic of China.
Yu JiangBiomedical Polymers Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People's Republic of China.
Chao DengBiomedical Polymers Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-7697-9874
Zhiyuan ZhongBiomedical Polymers Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-4175-4741
Qing LanDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215004, People's Republic of China.
Soochow University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeGlioblastoma multiforme (GBM) poorly responds to chemotherapy owing to the existence of blood-brain barriers (BBB). It has been a long desire to develop BBB-permeable vehicles to facilitate drug targeting to GBM. METHOD AND

resultsHere, we report that doxorubicin hydrochloride loaded in ApoE peptide-functionalized reduction-sensitive polymersomes (ApoE-PS-DOX) induces potent therapy of orthotopic U-87 MG model in nude mice. ApoE-PS-DOX with varying amount of ApoE (10~30 mol%) all had stable DOX loading and small sizes (< 90 nm). As revealed by flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, apoptosis and MTT assays, ApoE-PS-DOX with 20 mol.% ApoE induced the best cellular uptake and inhibitory effect to U-87 MG cells, which were much better than the non-targeted PS-DOX and liposomal doxorubicin (Lipo-DOX) used in the clinic. ApoE-PS-DOX revealed a pharmacokinetic profile comparable to PS-DOX but induced considerably better growth inhibition of orthotopically xenografted U-87 MG tumors in nude mice than PS-DOX and Lipo-DOX, leading to significant survival benefits with a median survival time of 44 days, which was almost doubled relative to the phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) group. Moreover, in contrast to mice treated with Lipo-DOX and PS-DOX, ApoE-PS-DOX group exhibited little body weight loss, signifying that ApoE-PS-DOX not only has low side effects but also can effectively inhibit glioblastoma invasion.

conclusionThis ApoE-docked multifunctional polymersomal doxorubicin induces potent and safe chemotherapy of orthotopic U-87 MG model in nude mice offering an alternative treatment modality for GBM.

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Cell Transformation, NeoplasticAnimalsApolipoproteins EBlood-Brain BarrierCell Line, TumorDoxorubicinDrug CarriersGlioblastomaHumansMiceMice, NudeOxidation-ReductionPolymersApolipoproteins EDoxorubicinDrug CarriersPolymersapolipoprotein Eblood-brain barrierbrain tumordoxorubicinpolymersomes

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PMID34163162
PMCPMC8214541
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