Antiangiogenic activity of sterically stabilized liposomes containing paclitaxel (SSL-PTX): in vitro and in vivo

AAPS PharmSciTech. 2010 Jun;11(2):752-9. doi: 10.1208/s12249-010-9430-z. Epub 2010 May 5.

Abstract

The purpose of this present study was to evaluate the antiangiogenic activity of sterically stabilized liposomes containing paclitaxel (SSL-PTX). The SSL-PTX was prepared by the thin-film method. The release of paclitaxel from SSL-PTX was analyzed using a dialysis method. The effect of SSL-PTX on endothelial cell proliferation and migration was investigated in vitro. The antitumor and antiangiogenic activity of SSL-PTX was evaluated in MDA-MB-231 tumor xenograft growth in BALB/c nude mice. The release of paclitaxel from SSL-PTX was 22% within 24 h. Our in vitro results indicated that SSL-PTX could effectively inhibit the endothelial cell proliferation and migration at a concentration-dependent manner. We also observed that metronomic SSL-PTX induced marked tumor growth inhibition in MDA-MB-231 xenograft model via the antiangiogenic mechanism, unlike that in paclitaxel injection (Taxol) formulated in Cremophor EL (CrEL). Overall, our results suggested that metronomic chemotherapy with low-dose, CrEL-free SSL-PTX should be feasible and effective.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / chemical synthesis*
  • Diffusion
  • Drug Compounding / methods
  • Drug Stability
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liposomes / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage*
  • Paclitaxel / chemistry*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Liposomes
  • Paclitaxel