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Dual Bioluminescence Imaging of Tumor Progression and Angiogenesis
Published on: August 1, 2019
Dual-targeting liposomes for enhanced anticancer effect in somatostatin receptor II-positive tumor model
Lei Li1,2, Qianqian Wang1, Xuwu Zhang1
1Applying Chemistry Key Lab of Hebei Province, Department of Bioengineer, Yanshan University, No.438 Hebei Street, Qinhuangdao, 066004, PR China.
Aim:
We developed octreotide-modified magnetic liposomes (OMlips) as dual-targeting drug carriers to enhance the drug accumulation in tumor site.
Materials & Methods:
Octreotide acts as a modified ligand for receptor-mediated targeting and the coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles offer the magnetic targeting property. SSTR2 overexpressed A549 cells and S180 cells were chosen to explore the targeting ability and antitumor effect of the oleanolic acid (OA)-loaded OMlips in vitro and in vivo.
Results:
The OMlips platform significantly improves the targeting, penetrating and accumulation of OA at the SSTR2 overexpressed cells and SSTR2-positive tumor-bearing mice.
Conclusion:
The OA-loaded OMlips have better antitumor effect and lower systemic toxicity. Such a receptor-mediated and magnetically-orienting dual-targeting drug nanocarriers may have great potentials in clinical practice.
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