Near infrared light-actuated gold nanorods with cisplatin–polypeptide wrapping for targeted therapy of triple negative breast cancer

Nanoscale ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (36) ◽  
pp. 14854-14864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Feng ◽  
Zhiai Xu ◽  
Fangyuan Zhou ◽  
Haijun Yu ◽  
Qianqian Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Targeted Therapy ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Gold Nanorods ◽  
Photothermal Therapy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Near Infrared Light

Gold nanorods with cisplatin–polypeptide wrapping were developed for combinational photothermal therapy and chemotherapy of triple negative breast cancer.

scholarly journals Near-infrared photothermal therapy using anti-EGFR-gold nanorod conjugates for triple negative breast cancer

Oncotarget ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (49) ◽  
pp. 86566-86575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meihua Zhang ◽  
Hoe Suk Kim ◽  
Tiefeng Jin ◽  
Jisu Woo ◽  
Yin Ji Piao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Photothermal Therapy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Gold Nanorod

Gold nanorods@mSiO2 with a smart polymer shell responsive to heat/near-infrared light for chemo-photothermal therapy

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (31) ◽  
pp. 16095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyan Tang ◽  
Shun Shen ◽  
Jia Guo ◽  
Baisong Chang ◽  
Xinguo Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanorods ◽  
Photothermal Therapy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Polymer Shell ◽  
Near Infrared Light ◽  
Smart Polymer

scholarly journals New-generation photosensitizer-anchored gold nanorods for a single near-infrared light-triggered targeted photodynamic–photothermal therapy

Drug Delivery ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1769-1784
Author(s):  
Zongjunlin Liu ◽  
Fang Xie ◽  
Jun Xie ◽  
Jianhao Chen ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanorods ◽  
Photothermal Therapy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Near Infrared Light ◽  
New Generation

scholarly journals Current Photoactive Molecules for Targeted Therapy of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (24) ◽  
pp. 7654
Author(s):  
Cristina J. Dias ◽  
Luisa Helguero ◽  
Maria Amparo F. Faustino
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Targeted Therapy ◽  
Survival Rate ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Photothermal Therapy ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Therapeutic Window ◽  
Specific Targeting

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide; therefore, there is an urgent need to find safe and effective therapies. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is diagnosed in ca. 15–20% of BC and is extremely aggressive resulting in reduced survival rate, which is mainly due to the low therapeutic efficacy of available treatments. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an interesting therapeutic approach in the treatment of cancer; the photosensitizers with good absorption in the therapeutic window, combined with their specific targeting of cancer cells, have received particular interest. This review aims to revisit the latest developments on chlorin-based photoactive molecules for targeted therapy in TNBC. Photodynamic therapy, alone or combined with other therapies (such as chemotherapy or photothermal therapy), has potential to be a safe and a promising approach against TNBC.

scholarly journals Vascular-confined multi-passage discoidal nanoconstructs for the low-dose docetaxel inhibition of triple-negative breast cancer growth

Nano Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessia Felici ◽  
Daniele Di Mascolo ◽  
Miguel Ferreira ◽  
Simone Lauciello ◽  
Luca Bono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Survival Rate ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Tumor Regression ◽  
Polymer Mixture ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Glycol Diacrylate ◽  
Breast Cancer Growth

AbstractTaxane efficacy in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is limited by insufficient tumor accumulation and severe off-target effects. Nanomedicines offer a unique opportunity to enhance the anti-cancer potency of this drug. Here, 1,000 nm × 400 nm discoidal polymeric nanoconstructs (DPN) encapsulating docetaxel (DTXL) and the near infrared compound lipid-Cy5 were engineered. DPN were obtained by filling multiple times cylindrical wells in a poly(vinyl alcohol) template with a polymer mixture comprising poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEG-DA) chains together with therapeutic and imaging agents. The resulting “multi-passage” DPN exhibited higher DTXL loading, lipid-Cy5 stability, and stiffness as compared to the conventional “single-passage” approach. Confocal microscopy confirmed that DTXL-DPN were not taken up by MDA-MB-231 cells but would rather sit next to the cell membrane and slowly release DTXL thereof. Empty DPN had no toxicity on TNBC cells, whereas DTXL-DPN presented a cytotoxic potential comparable to free DTXL (IC50 = 2.6 nM ± 1.0 nM vs. 7.0 nM ± 1.09 nM at 72 h). In orthotopic murine models, DPN accumulated in TNBC more efficiently than free-DTXL. With only 2 mg/kg DTXL, intravenously administered every 2 days for a total of 13 treatments, DTXL-DPN induced tumor regression and were associated to an overall 80% survival rate as opposed to a 30% survival rate for free-DTXL, at 120 days. All untreated mice succumbed before 90 days. Collectively, this data demonstrates that vascular confined multi-passage DPN, biomimicking the behavior of circulating platelets, can efficiently deliver chemotherapeutic molecules to malignant tissues and effectively treat orthotopic TNBC at minimal taxane doses.

scholarly journals Pathogenesis and Potential Therapeutic Targets for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2978
Author(s):  
Chia-Jung Li ◽  
Yen-Dun Tony Tzeng ◽  
Yi-Han Chiu ◽  
Hung-Yu Lin ◽  
Ming-Feng Hou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Targeted Therapy ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Early Recurrence ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Great Progress ◽  
Low Toxicity ◽  
Made In

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous tumor characterized by early recurrence, high invasion, and poor prognosis. Currently, its treatment includes chemotherapy, which shows a suboptimal efficacy. However, with the increasing studies on TNBC subtypes and tumor molecular biology, great progress has been made in targeted therapy for TNBC. The new developments in the treatment of breast cancer include targeted therapy, which has the advantages of accurate positioning, high efficiency, and low toxicity, as compared to surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Given its importance as cancer treatment, we review the latest research on the subtypes of TNBC and relevant targeted therapies.

scholarly journals A novel humanized Frizzled-7-targeting antibody enhances antitumor effects of Bevacizumab against triple-negative breast cancer via blocking Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Xie ◽  
Huijie Zhao ◽  
Fengxian Wang ◽  
Yiyun Wang ◽  
Yuan He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Vasculogenic Mimicry ◽  
Xenograft Model ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Antitumor Effects ◽  
Mouse Xenograft Model

Abstract Background Anti-angiogenic therapy has been widely applied to the clinical treatment of malignant tumors. However, the efficacy of such treatments has been called into question, especially in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Bevacizumab, the first anti-angiogenic agent approved by FDA, actually increases invasive and metastatic properties of TNBC cells, resulting from the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in response to hypoxia. As a critical receptor of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, Frizzled-7 (Fzd7) is aberrantly expressed in TNBC, indicating Fzd7 a potential target for developing drugs to be combined with anti-angiogenic agents. Methods Hybridoma technique and antibody humanization technique were utilized to generate a Fzd7-targeting antibody (SHH002-hu1). Biolayer interferometry (BLI) assay and near infrared (NIR) imaging were conducted to detect the affinity and targeting ability of SHH002-hu1. Next, whether SHH002-hu1 could suppress the invasion and migration of TNBC cells induced by Bevacizumab were validated, and the underlying molecular mechanisms were elucidated by luciferase reporter and western blot assays. The nude-mice transplanted TNBC models were established to assess the anti-TNBC activities of SHH002-hu1 when combined with Bevacizumab. Then, the effects on putative TNBC stem-like cells and Wnt/β-catenin signaling were evaluated by immunofluorescence (IF). Further, the tumor-initiating and self-renew capacity of TNBC cells were studied by secondary nude mouse xenograft model and sphere formation assay. In addition, the effects of SHH002-hu1 on the adaptation of TNBC cells to hypoxia were evaluated by the detection of vasculogenic mimicry (VM) and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) transcriptional activity. Results The novel humanized antibody targeting Fzd7 (SHH002-hu1) exhibited extremely high affinity with Fzd7, and specifically targeted to Fzd7+ cells and tumor tissues. SHH002-hu1 repressed invasion, migration and epithelial-mesenchymal cell transformation (EMT) of TNBC cells induced by Bevacizumab through abating Wnt/β-catenin signaling. SHH002-hu1 significantly enhanced the capacity of Bevacizumab to inhibit the growth of TNBC via reducing the subpopulation of putative TNBC stem-like cells, further attenuating Bevacizumab-enhanced tumor-initiating and self-renew capacity of TNBC cells. Moreover, SHH002-hu1 effectively restrained the adaptation of TNBC cells to hypoxia via disrupting Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Conclusion SHH002-hu1 significantly enhances the anti-TNBC capacity of Bevacizumab, and shows the potential of preventing TNBC recurrence, suggesting SHH002-hu1 a good candidate for the synergistic therapy together with Bevacizumab.

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