| Literature DB >> 31362079 |
Xueqiong Zhang1, Limei Shen2, Qi Liu2, Lin Hou2, Leaf Huang3.
Abstract
Phosphoinositide-3-kinases (PI3Ks) are part of signal transducing enzymes that mediate key cellular functions in cancer and immunity. PI3K-γ is crucial for cellular activation and migration in response to certain chemokines. PI3K-γ is highly expressed in myeloid cells and promotes their migration and the production of inflammatory mediators. We found that PI3K-γ was also highly expressed in tumor-associated B cells. IPI-549, the only PI3K-γ inhibitor in clinical development, offers a unique approach to enhance the anti-tumor immune response. We encapsulated IPI-549 in targeted polymeric nanoparticles (NP) and tested its activity in both murine pancreatic cancer and melanoma models. IPI-549 NP significantly decreased tumor growth and prolonged host survival in both models. Importantly, IPI-549 NP treatment reduced the suppressive tumor microenvironment by decreasing both suppressive myeloid and plasma cells in the tumor. We concluded that IPI-549 NP delivery could be a promising method for treating pancreatic cancer and other immune-suppressive tumors.Entities:
Keywords: IPI-549; MDSC; Nanoparticle; Pancreatic cancer; Regulatory B cell
Year: 2019 PMID: 31362079 PMCID: PMC6815713 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.07.039
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Control Release ISSN: 0168-3659 Impact factor: 9.776