Alpha-fetoprotein mediated targeting of polymeric nanoparticles to treat solid tumors.

Background: Serious side effects caused by paclitaxel formulation, containing toxic solubilizer Cremophor® EL, and its nonspecific accumulation greatly limit clinical paclitaxel application. Aim: To design paclitaxel-loaded copolymer of lactic and glycolic acids nanoparticles decorated with alpha-fetoprotein third domain (rAFP3d-NP) to increase paclitaxel safety profile. Methods: rAFP3d-NP was obtained via carbodiimide technique. Results: The particles were characterized with high paclitaxel loading content of 5% and size of 280 nm. rAFP3d-NP revealed biphasic profile with 67% release of paclitaxel during 220 h. Increased area under the curveinf and mean residence time values after rAFP3d-NP administration confirmed prolonged blood circulation compared with paclitaxel. rAFP3d-NP demonstrated significant tumor growth inhibition at 4T1 and SKOV-3 models. Conclusion: rAFP3d-NP is a promising delivery system for paclitaxel and can be applied similarly for delivery of other hydrophobic drugs.
TY - JOUR
DO - 10.2217/nnm-2022-0097
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2022-0097
TI - Alpha-fetoprotein mediated targeting of polymeric nanoparticles to treat solid tumors
T2 - Nanomedicine
AU - Sokol, Mariya B
AU - Yabbarov, Nikita G
AU - Mollaeva, Mariia R
AU - Chirkina, Margarita V
AU - Mollaev, Murad D
AU - Zabolotsky, Artur I
AU - Kuznetsov, Sergey L
AU - Nikolskaya, Elena D
PY - 2022
DA - 2022/08
PB - Future Medicine Ltd
SP - 1217-1235
IS - 18
VL - 17
SN - 1743-5889
SN - 1748-6963
ER -
@article{Sokol_2022,
doi = {10.2217/nnm-2022-0097},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2217%2Fnnm-2022-0097},
year = 2022,
month = {aug},
publisher = {Future Medicine Ltd},
volume = {17},
number = {18},
pages = {1217--1235},
author = {Mariya B Sokol and Nikita G Yabbarov and Mariia R Mollaeva and Margarita V Chirkina and Murad D Mollaev and Artur I Zabolotsky and Sergey L Kuznetsov and Elena D Nikolskaya},
title = {Alpha-fetoprotein mediated targeting of polymeric nanoparticles to treat solid tumors},
journal = {Nanomedicine}
}