Thuy Giang Nguyen Cao (인천대학교)

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인천대학교

J. Control. Release, 2023 Feb;354:651-663 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.01.044 Mitochondria-targeting sonosensitizer-loaded extracellular vesicles for chemo-sonodynamic therapy

Thuy Giang Nguyen Cao^a,1, Quan Truong Hoang ^a,1, Eun Ji Hong ^a, Su Jin Kang ^a, Ji Hee Kang^b, Vasanthan Ravichandran ^a, Han Chang Kang ^c, Young Tag Ko ^b, Won Jong Rhee ^a,d, Min Suk Shim^a

^aDivision of Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
^bCollege of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon 21936, Republic of Korea
^cDepartment of Pharmacy, Integrated Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, BK21 PLUS Team for Creative Leader Program for Pharmacomics-based Future Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do 14662, Republic of Korea
^dResearch Center for Bio Materials & Process Development, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea

¹These authors contributed equally to this work.
Corresponding author: Min Suk Shim

Abstract

Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) has emerged as an effective therapeutic modality as it employs ultrasound (US) to eradicate deep-seated tumors noninvasively. However, the therapeutic efficacy of SDT in clinical settings remains limited owing to the low aqueous stability and poor pharmacokinetic properties of sonosensitizers. In this study, extracellular vesicles (EVs), which have low systemic toxicity, were used as clinically available nanocarriers to effectively transfer a sonosensitizer to cancer cells. Chlorin e6 (Ce6), a sonosensitizer, was conjugated to a mitochondria-targeting triphenylphosphonium (TPP) moiety and loaded into EVs to enhance the efficacy of SDT, because mitochondria are critical subcellular organelles that regulate cell survival and death. Additionally, piperlongumine (PL), a pro-oxidant and cancer-specific chemotherapeutic agent, was co-encapsulated into EVs to achieve efficient and selective anticancer activity. The EVs substantially amplified the cellular internalization of TPP-conjugated Ce6 (TPP-Ce6), resulting in the enhanced generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells upon US exposure. Importantly, EVs encapsulating TPP-Ce6 effectively destroyed the mitochondria under irradiation with US, leading to efficient anticancer activity. The co-encapsulation of pro-oxidant PL into EVs significantly enhanced the SDT efficacy in MCF-7 cells through the excessive generation of ROS. Moreover, the EV co-encapsulating TPP-Ce6 and PL [EV(TPP-Ce6/PL)] exhibited cancer-specific cell death owing to the cancer-selective apoptosis triggered by PL. In vivo study using MCF-7 tumor-xenograft mice revealed that EV(TPP-Ce6/PL) effectively accumulated in tumors after intravenous injection. Notably, treatment with EV(TPP-Ce6/PL) and US inhibited tumor growth significantly without causing systemic toxicity. This study demonstrated the feasibility of using EV(TPP-Ce6/PL) for biocompatible and cancer-specific chemo-SDT.

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형식Research article
게재일2023년 02월 (BRIC 등록일 2023-03-15)
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