Sorafenib/2800Z Co-Loaded into Cholesterol and PEG Grafted Polylysine NPs for Liver Cancer Treatment
The treatment of liver cancer remains challenging due to the low responsiveness of advanced cancer to therapeutic options. Sorafenib is the first line chemotherapeutic drug for advanced liver cancer but is frequently associated with severe side effects lead to discontinuation of chemotherapy. We previously developed a specific SIRT7 inhibitor 2800Z, which suppressed tumor growth and enhanced the chemosensitivity of sorafenib. In this study, we constructed polylysine polymer nanoparticles modified with cholesterol and GSH-sensitive PEG (mPssPC) to load sorafenib (SOR) and the SIRT7 inhibitor 2800Z to form dual-loaded NPs ([email protected]) to reduce the toxicity and increase efficacy of sorafenib in liver cancer. The average size of[email protected]NPs was approximately 370 nm and the zeta potential was approximately 50–53 mV. We found that the release of the drugs exhibited pH sensitivity and was significantly accelerated in an acid release medium simulating the tumor environment. In addition,[email protected]NPs inhibited the proliferation and induced apoptosis of liver cancer cells in vitro. An in vivo study further revealed that[email protected]showed high specificity to the liver cancer but low affinity and toxicity to the main organs including the heart, kidneys, lungs, and liver. Our data thus further approved the combination of a SIRT7 inhibitor and sorafenib for the treatment of liver cancer and provided new drug delivery system for targeted therapy.Keywords:polylysine;sorafenib;SIRT7 inhibitor;GSH-sensitive PEG;tumor microenvironment;targeted therapy
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