Targeted inhibition of HER-2 positive breast cancer cells by trastuzumab functionalized pullulan-doxorubicin nanoparticles

Autor: Ruiling Xu, Junhui Sui, Mingda Zhao, Yuedi Yang, Lei Tong, Yongmei Liu, Yong Sun, Yujiang Fan, Jie Liang, Xingdong Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Polymer Testing, Vol 113, Iss , Pp 107669- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0142-9418
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2022.107669
Popis: Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) positive breast cancer is highly invasive with poor clinical outcomes and high risk of recurrence. Here, trastuzumab functionalized pullulan-doxorubicin nanoparticles (Tz-P-Dox) were developed and characterized as a new anticancer formulation for active targeting HER-2 overexpression of breast cancer cells. The obtained nanoparticles had the hydrodynamic diameter of 66.7 ± 2.0 nm and PDI of 0.218 ± 0.012. And the in vitro results showed significant difference of cell uptake and cytotoxic effect between Tz-P-Dox and non-targeted P-Dox against HER-2 positive cell lines (BT474 and MCF-7 cells). However, the differences between Tz-P-Dox and P-Dox were not observed in HER-2 negative cell lines (MDA-MB-231 cells). These results suggested that trastuzumab functionalized nanoparticles had great potential to be considered as a candidate drug for HER-2 positive breast cancer treatment.
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