title: Hsp70 silencing with siRNA in nanocarriers enhances cancer cell death induced by the inhibitor of Hsp90.
abstract: Inducers of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) commonly promote cancer cell viability whereas inhibitors of Hsp90 reduce it. The anticancer agent celastrol, interferes with signal transduction pathways involving these heat shock proteins. The objective of this in vitro study was to silence inducible Hsp70 and to promote celastrol-induced tumor cell death. Hsp70 siRNA loaded chitosan-TPP carriers were prepared by ionic gelation and characterized by photon correlation spectroscopy and asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation combined with dynamic light scattering. Viability of human leukemia and glioblastoma cells and Hsp70 silencing was determined following treatment with chitosan-TPP-Hsp70 siRNA particles. The results showed that silencing of Hsp70 by chitosan-TPP-Hsp70 siRNA treatment significantly reduced cell viability, and enhanced antiproliferative effects of celastrol in leukemia and glioblastoma cells. In glioblastoma spheroids, higher concentrations of celastrol and Hsp70 siRNA in chitosan-TPP nanocarriers were necessary to induce cell death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry and Hematology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Domagojeva 2, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Mirela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matokanovic
authors.forename: Karmela
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barisic
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Filipovic-Grcic
authors.forename: Dusica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maysinger
mesh_terms: D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry*; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D053978:Pentacyclic Triterpenes; D011122:Polyphosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D034622:RNA Interference; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics*; D018874:Spheroids, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013499:Surface Properties; D014162:Transfection; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins; D053978:Pentacyclic Triterpenes; D011122:Polyphosphates; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014315:Triterpenes; D048271:Chitosan; C050414:celastrol; C005692:triphosphoric acid
keywords: Cancer; Celastrol; Chitosan; HSP; Hsp; Hsp70; RNA interference; RNAi; Tumor spheroids; heat shock protein; heat shock protein family; siRNA; siRNA nanocarriers; small interfering RNA