Wei-Lun Tang1,2, Weihsu Claire Chen1, Aniruddha Roy1,2, Elijus Undzys2, Shyh-Dar Li3,4. 1. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada. 2. Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 101 College Street, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 0A3, Canada. 3. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada. shyh-dar.li@ubc.ca. 4. Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 101 College Street, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 0A3, Canada. shyh-dar.li@ubc.ca.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was aimed at developing a new active loading method to stably encapsulate staurosporine (STS), a water insoluble drug, into lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) for drug targeting to tumors. METHODS: A limited amount of DMSO was included during the active loading process to prevent precipitation and facilitate the loading of insoluble STS into the aqueous core of a LNP. The drug loading kinetics under various conditions was studied and the STS-LNPs were characterized by size, drug-to-lipid ratio, drug release kinetics and in vitro potency. The antitumor efficacy of the STS-LNPs was compared with free STS in a mouse model. RESULTS: The drug loading efficiency reached 100% within 15 min of incubation at a drug-to-lipid ratio of 0.31 (mol) via an ammonium gradient. STS formed nano-aggregates inside the aqueous core of the LNPs and was stably retained upon storage and in the presence of serum. A 3-fold higher dose of the STS-LNPs could be tolerated by BALB/c mice compared with free STS, leading to nearly complete growth inhibition of a multidrug resistant breast tumor, while free STS only exhibited moderate activity. CONCLUSION: This simple and efficient drug loading method produced a stable LNP formulation for STS that was effective for cancer treatment.
PURPOSE: This study was aimed at developing a new active loading method to stably encapsulate staurosporine (STS), a water insoluble drug, into lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) for drug targeting to tumors. METHODS: A limited amount of DMSO was included during the active loading process to prevent precipitation and facilitate the loading of insoluble STS into the aqueous core of a LNP. The drug loading kinetics under various conditions was studied and the STS-LNPs were characterized by size, drug-to-lipid ratio, drug release kinetics and in vitro potency. The antitumor efficacy of the STS-LNPs was compared with free STS in a mouse model. RESULTS: The drug loading efficiency reached 100% within 15 min of incubation at a drug-to-lipid ratio of 0.31 (mol) via an ammonium gradient. STS formed nano-aggregates inside the aqueous core of the LNPs and was stably retained upon storage and in the presence of serum. A 3-fold higher dose of the STS-LNPs could be tolerated by BALB/c mice compared with free STS, leading to nearly complete growth inhibition of a multidrug resistant breast tumor, while free STS only exhibited moderate activity. CONCLUSION: This simple and efficient drug loading method produced a stable LNP formulation for STS that was effective for cancer treatment.
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Active loading; Liposome; Multidrug resistant cancer; Staurosporine; Water insoluble drug
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