This study aimed to develop trastuzumab (HCT)-functionalized albumin (BSA)-coated, pyrotinib (Ptb)-loaded hollow mesoporous selenium (HSE) nanoparticles (HBHSEP) for the targeted delivery of HER2-positive breast cancer. Characterization of the pharmaceutical properties in vitro revealed that HBHSEP was well dispersed, and the particle size was 172 ± 3.4 nm. In vitro release experiments revealed that HBHSEP effectively controlled the release of Ptb in the tumor microenvironment (high glutathione concentration), with a cumulative release rate of 86.5 ± 4.2% over 48 h. Cell uptake experiments and in vivo imaging confirmed that HBHSEP have good tumor-targeting ability. The results of in vitro cell experiments, such as MTT, flow cytometry, immunofluorescence staining, and in vivo antitumor experiments, confirmed that HBHSEP can significantly promote the apoptosis of SK-BR-3 cells and inhibit their proliferation. These findings strongly show that HBHSEP may be an effective targeted treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer.
In this study, we prepared a bionic nanosystem of trastuzumab-functionalized SK-BR-3 cell membrane hybrid liposome-coated pyrotinib (Ptb-M-Lip-Her) for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and western blotting were used to verify the successful preparation of Ptb-M-Lip-Her. In vitro drug release experiments proved that Ptb-M-Lip-Her had a sustained release effect. Cell uptake experiments and in vivo imaging experiments proved that Ptb-M-Lip-Her had good targeting ability to homologous tumor cells (SK-BR-3). The results of cell experiments such as MTT, flow cytometry, immunofluorescence staining and in vivo antitumor experiments showed that Ptb-M-Lip-Her could significantly promote apoptosis and inhibit the proliferation of SK-BR-3 cells. These results clearly indicated that Ptb-M-Lip-Her may be a promising biomimetic nanosystem for targeted therapy of HER2-positive breast cancer.
In this study, the trastuzumab-functionalized SK-BR-3 cell membrane-wrapped mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with pyrotinib (Tra-CM-MSN-PYR) were prepared for targeted therapy of HER2-positive breast cancer. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterization showed that MSN had a spherical morphology with mesoporous channels and that the structure of Tra-CM-MSN was a cell membrane (CM) layer successfully coated on the surface of MSN. A cellular uptake assay demonstrated that FITC-labeled Tra-CM-MSN were taken up by SK-BR-3 breast cancer cells, which illustrated that Tra-CM-MSN had good targeting ability compared with CM-MSN and MSN. In vivo imaging experiments demonstrated significant accumulation of FITC-labeled Tra-CM-MSN in tumor tissues, further proving that Tra-CM-MSN have superior targeting properties. Cell apoptosis experiments suggested that Tra-CM-MSN-PYR significantly inhibited the proliferation of SK-BR-3 breast cancer cells. The results of in vivo animal experiments also showed that Tra-CM-MSN-PYR significantly inhibited tumor growth. These results indicate that Tra-CM-MSN-PYR has potential application as a targeted therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer in the future.