List of Publications by Department for the Academic Year Doxorubicin-Hyaluronan Conjugated super-paramagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (DOX-HA-SPION) Enhanced Cytoplasmic Uptake of Doxorubicin and Modulated Apoptosis, IL-6 Release and NF-kappaB Activity in Human MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells
Abstract
Triple negative breast cancer exhibit increased IL-6 expression compared with matched
healthy breast tissue and a strong link between inflammation and cancer progression
and metastasis has been reported. We investigated whether Doxorubicin-Hyaluronan-
Super-Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (DOX-HA-SPION) would show greater
therapeutic efficacy in human Triple Negative Breast Cancer cells (TNBC) MDA-MB-231,
as was recently shown in drug-sensitive and multi-drug-resistant ovarian cancer cells.
Therefore, we measured cellular DOX uptake via confocal microscopy; observed
morphologic changes: mitochondrial and nuclear changes with electron microscopy,
and quantitated apoptosis using FACS analysis after Annexin V and PI staining in MDAMB-
231 cells treated with either DOX alone or DOX-HA-SPION. We also measured both
proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines; IL-6, IL-10 respectively and also
measured nitrate levels in the conditioned medium by ELISA. Inaddition, NF-κB activity was
measured by luciferase assay. Confocal microscopy demonstrated greater cytoplasmic
uptake of DOX-HA-SPION than free DOX. We also demonstrated reduction of Vimentin
with DOX-HA-SPION which is significantly less than both control and DOX. DOX-HA-SPION
enhanced apoptosis and significantly down regulated both pro-inflammatory mediators
IL-6 and NF-κB in comparison to DOX alone. The secretion levels of anti-inflammatory mediators IL-10 and nitrate was not decreased in the DOX or DOX-HA-SPION treatment
groups. Our data suggest that DOX-HA-SPION nanomedicine-based drug delivery could
have promising potential in treating metastasized and chemoresistant breast cancer by
enhancing the drug efficacy and minimizing off-target effects.
Author(s)
Vyas D., Lopez-Hisijos N., Gandhi S., El-Dakdouki M.
Coauthor(s)
Basson M., Walsh M., Huang X., Vyas A., Chaturvedi L.
Journal/Conference Information
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ,15(9): 6413-6422