Pretargeted radiotherapy and synergistic treatment of metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer using cross-linked, PSMA-targeted lipoic acid nanoparticles

Liqun Dai, Xiaoyang Zhang, Siming Zhou, Jie Li, Lili Pan, Chunyan Liao, Zhipeng Wang, Ying Chen, Guohua Shen, Lin Li, Rong Tian, Hongbao Sun, Zhenhua Liu, Shiyong Zhang, Haoxing Wu

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Abstract

Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a currently incurable disease associated with high mortality. Novel therapeutic approaches for CRPC are urgently needed to improve prognosis. In this study, we developed cross-linked, PSMA-targeted lipoic acid nanoparticles (cPLANPs), which can interact with transmembrane glycoprotein to accumulate inside prostate cancer cells, where they upregulate caspase-3, downregulate anti-apoptotic B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2), and thereby induce apoptosis. The trans-cyclooctene (TCO) decoration on cPLANPs acts as a bioorthogonal handle allowing pretargeted single-photon emission computed tomography and radiotherapy, which revealed significantly enhanced tumor accumulation and minimal off-target toxicity in our experiments. The developed strategy showed a strong synergistic anti-cancer effect in vivo, with a tumor inhibition rate of up to 95.6% after 14 days of treatment. Our results suggest the potential of combining bioorthogonal pretargeted radiotherapy with suitable PSMA-targeted nanoparticles for the treatment of metastatic CRPC.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2324-2333
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry B
Volume12
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2024
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

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