New nanocarriers are obtained by assembling two amphiphilic monomers: one containing the bioactive peptide CCK8 spaced, by a polydisperse poly(ethylene glycol), from two hydrophobic tails ((C18)2PEG2000CCK8), and the other containing a chelating agent able to give stable radiolabeled indium-111 complexes linked to the same hydrophobic moiety ((C18)2DTPAGlu). The size and shape of the supramolecular aggregates were structurally characterized by dynamic light scattering, small-angle neutron scattering, and cryogenic transmission electronic microscopy. Under the experimental conditions we investigated (pH 7.4 and molar ratio between monomers 30:70), there is the presence of high polydisperse aggregates: rod-like micelles with a radius of 40 Å and length >700 Å, open bilayer fragments with thickness 65 Å, and probably vesicles. The presence of the bioactive peptide well exposed on the external surface of the aggregate allows selective targeting of nanocarriers towards the cholecystokinin receptors overexpressed by the cancerous cells. In vitro binding assays and in vivo biodistribution studies by nuclear medicine experiments using indium-111 are reported. Moreover, preliminary data concerning the drug loading capability of the aggregates and their drug efficiency on the target cells is reported by using the cytotoxic drug doxorubicin. Incubation of receptor-positive and control cells with peptide-containing aggregates filled with doxorubicin shows significantly lower cell survival in receptor-expressing cells relative to the control, for samples incubated in the presence of doxorubicin.

Peptide-containing aggregates as selective nanocarriers for therapeutics / Accardo, Antonella; Tesauro, Diego; Aloj, L.; Tarallo, L.; Arra, C.; Mangiapia, G.; Vaccaro, M.; Pedone, Carlo; Paduano, Luigi; Morelli, Giancarlo. - In: CHEMMEDCHEM. - ISSN 1860-7179. - STAMPA. - 3:4(2008), pp. 594-602. [10.1002/cmdc.200700269]

Peptide-containing aggregates as selective nanocarriers for therapeutics

ACCARDO, ANTONELLA;TESAURO, DIEGO;PEDONE, CARLO;PADUANO, LUIGI;MORELLI, GIANCARLO
2008

Abstract

New nanocarriers are obtained by assembling two amphiphilic monomers: one containing the bioactive peptide CCK8 spaced, by a polydisperse poly(ethylene glycol), from two hydrophobic tails ((C18)2PEG2000CCK8), and the other containing a chelating agent able to give stable radiolabeled indium-111 complexes linked to the same hydrophobic moiety ((C18)2DTPAGlu). The size and shape of the supramolecular aggregates were structurally characterized by dynamic light scattering, small-angle neutron scattering, and cryogenic transmission electronic microscopy. Under the experimental conditions we investigated (pH 7.4 and molar ratio between monomers 30:70), there is the presence of high polydisperse aggregates: rod-like micelles with a radius of 40 Å and length >700 Å, open bilayer fragments with thickness 65 Å, and probably vesicles. The presence of the bioactive peptide well exposed on the external surface of the aggregate allows selective targeting of nanocarriers towards the cholecystokinin receptors overexpressed by the cancerous cells. In vitro binding assays and in vivo biodistribution studies by nuclear medicine experiments using indium-111 are reported. Moreover, preliminary data concerning the drug loading capability of the aggregates and their drug efficiency on the target cells is reported by using the cytotoxic drug doxorubicin. Incubation of receptor-positive and control cells with peptide-containing aggregates filled with doxorubicin shows significantly lower cell survival in receptor-expressing cells relative to the control, for samples incubated in the presence of doxorubicin.
2008
Peptide-containing aggregates as selective nanocarriers for therapeutics / Accardo, Antonella; Tesauro, Diego; Aloj, L.; Tarallo, L.; Arra, C.; Mangiapia, G.; Vaccaro, M.; Pedone, Carlo; Paduano, Luigi; Morelli, Giancarlo. - In: CHEMMEDCHEM. - ISSN 1860-7179. - STAMPA. - 3:4(2008), pp. 594-602. [10.1002/cmdc.200700269]
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