Enhanced anticancer effect of ROS-boosted photothermal therapy by using fucoidan-coated polypyrrole nanoparticles

Int J Biol Macromol. 2021 Jan 1:166:98-107. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.091. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

Abstract

Nanomaterial mediated cancer/tumor photo driven hyperthermia has obtained great awareness. Nevertheless, it is a challenge for improving the hyperthermic efficacy lacking resistance to stimulated thermal stress. We thus developed a bioinspired nano-platform utilizing inclusion complexation between photosensitive polypyrrole (Ppy) nanoparticles (NP) and fucoidan (FU). This FU-Ppy NP proved to be an excellent P-selectin-mediated, lung cancer-cell/tumor targeting delivery and specific accumulation, could augment cancer/tumor oxidative stress levels through producing cellular reactive oxygen species. Potent ROS/photothermal combinational therapeutic effects were exhibited by the bioinspired FU-Ppy NP through a selective P-selectin cancer/tumor targeting aptitude for the lung cancer cells/tumor compared with other nano-formulations. The usage of FU-Ppy NP also involves the potential mechanism of suppressing the biological expression of tumor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This FU biological macromolecule-amplified photothermally therapeutic nano-platform has promising potential for future medical translation in eradicating numerous tumors.

Keywords: Anticancer; Fucoidan polypyrrole nanoparticles; ROS boosted photothermal therapy; Vascular endothelial growth factor; p-Selectin mediated cancer delivery.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Light
  • Lung Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanoparticles / radiation effects
  • Nanoparticles / therapeutic use
  • P-Selectin / metabolism
  • Photothermal Therapy / methods*
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Polysaccharides / chemistry*
  • Pyrroles / chemistry*
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / metabolism

Substances

  • P-Selectin
  • Polymers
  • Polysaccharides
  • Pyrroles
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • polypyrrole
  • fucoidan