title: Doxorubicin-poly (ethylene glycol)-alendronate self-assembled micelles for targeted therapy of bone metastatic cancer.
abstract: In order to increase the therapeutic effect of doxorubicin (DOX) on bone metastases, a multifunctional micelle was developed by combining pH-sensitive characteristics with bone active targeting capacity. The DOX loaded micelle was self-assembled by using doxorubicin-poly (ethylene glycol)-alendronate (DOX-hyd-PEG-ALN) as an amphiphilic material. The size and drug loading of DOX loaded DOX-hyd-PEG-ALN micelle was 114 nm and 24.3%. In pH 5.0 phosphate buffer solution (PBS), the micelle released DOX significantly faster than in pH 7.4 PBS. In addition, with the increase of incubation time, more red DOX fluorescence was observed in tumor cells and trafficked from cytoplasm to nucleus. The IC50 of DOX loaded DOX-hyd-PEG-ALN micelle on A549 cells was obviously lower than that of free DOX in 48 h. Furthermore, the in vivo image experimental results indicated that a larger amount of DOX was accumulated in the bone metastatic tumor tissue after DOX loaded DOX-hyd-PEG-ALN micelle was intravenously administered, which was confirmed by histological analysis. Finally, DOX loaded DOX-hyd-PEG-ALN micelle effectively delayed the tumor growth, decreased the bone loss and reduced the cardiac toxicity in tumor-bearing nude mice as compared with free DOX. In conclusion, DOX loaded DOX-hyd-PEG-ALN micelle had potential in treating bone metastatic tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
authors.forename: Wei-liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
authors.forename: Yi-pu
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
authors.forename: Huai-qiu
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: West Changle Sanatorium for Xi'an Army Retired Cadres of Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
authors.forename: Ren
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
authors.forename: Qi-bing
authors.initials: QB
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
authors.forename: Ming-gao
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
authors.forename: Si-yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D019386:Alendronate / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000818:Animals; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D065546:Drug Liberation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008823:Micelles; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010316:Particle Size; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D055114:X-Ray Microtomography; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D008823:Micelles; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D004317:Doxorubicin; D019386:Alendronate