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Bloodstream stability predetermines the antitumor efficacy of micellar polymer-doxorubicin drug conjugates with pH-triggered drug release

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    SYSNO ASEP0492820
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleBloodstream stability predetermines the antitumor efficacy of micellar polymer-doxorubicin drug conjugates with pH-triggered drug release
    Author(s) Chytil, Petr (UMCH-V) RID, ORCID
    Šírová, Milada (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Kudláčová, Júlia (UMCH-V) RID, ORCID
    Říhová, Blanka (MBU-M) RID
    Ulbrich, Karel (UMCH-V) RID
    Etrych, Tomáš (UMCH-V) RID, ORCID
    Source TitleMolecular Pharmaceutics. - : American Chemical Society - ISSN 1543-8384
    Roč. 15, č. 9 (2018), s. 3654-3663
    Number of pages10 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordsdegradation ; HPMA copolymer ; pH-controlled release
    Subject RIVCD - Macromolecular Chemistry
    OECD categoryPolymer science
    Subject RIV - cooperationInstitute of Microbiology - Microbiology, Virology
    R&D ProjectsGA17-08084S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    GA17-13283S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    LO1507 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Institutional supportUMCH-V - RVO:61389013 ; MBU-M - RVO:61388971
    UT WOS000443923800007
    EID SCOPUS85053166275
    DOI10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00156
    AnnotationHerein, the biodegradable micelle-forming amphiphilic N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA)-based polymer conjugates with the anticancer drug doxorubicin (Dox) designed for enhanced tumor accumulation were investigated, and the influence of their stability in the bloodstream on biodistribution, namely, tumor uptake, and in vivo antitumor efficacy were evaluated in detail. Dox was attached to the polymer carrier by a hydrazone bond enabling pH-controlled drug release. While the polymer–drug conjugates were stable in a buffer at pH 7.4 (mimicking bloodstream environment), Dox was released in a buffer under mild acidic conditions modeling the tumor microenvironment or cells. The amphiphilic polymer carriers differed in the structure of hydrophobic cholesterol derivative moieties bound to the HPMA copolymers via a hydrolyzable hydrazone bond, exhibiting different rates of micellar structure disintegration at various pH values. Considerable dependence of the studied polymer–drug conjugate biodistribution on the stability of the micellar structure was observed in neutral, bloodstream-mimicking, environment, showing that a faster rate of the micelle disintegration in pH 7.4 increased the conjugate blood clearance, decreased tumor accumulation, and significantly reduced the tumor:blood and tumor:muscle ratios. Similarly, the final therapeutic outcome was strongly affected by the stability of the micellar structure because the most stable micellar conjugate showed an almost similar therapeutic outcome as the water-soluble, nondegradable, high-molecular-weight starlike HPMA copolymer–Dox conjugate, which was highly efficient in the treatment of solid tumors in mice. Based on the results, we conclude that the bloodstream stability of micellar polymer–anticancer drug conjugates, in addition to their low side toxicity, is a crucial parameter for their efficient solid tumor accumulation and high in vivo antitumor activity.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Macromolecular Chemistry
    ContactEva Čechová, cechova@imc.cas.cz ; Tel.: 296 809 358
    Year of Publishing2019
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