<p>The therapeutic efficacy for cervical cancer treatment is limited by insufficient drug accumulation and penetration due to physiological barriers such as mucin-rich environments after systemic administration. Thus, developing a local drug delivery system is essential to overcome these hindrances. Active transcytosis of cancer nanomedicines holds great promise for enhancing tumor extravasation, infiltration, and antitumor activity. Herein, polyzwitterionic OPDEA-PCL was developed to encapsulate paclitaxel (PTX) into micelles, serving as an intravaginal therapy for orthotopic cervical cancer. The OPDEA-PCL/PTX micelles efficiently penetrated mucus and exhibited strong resistance to mucin fouling, thereby facilitating rapid transcytosis into tumors. Furthermore, OPDEA-PCL/PTX micelles colocalized with the mitochondria of tumor cells, reversing PTX resistance. In the orthotopic cervical tumor model, the inhibition rate of OPDEA-PCL/PTX micelles was 90.0%, more than 2-fold higher than that of free PTX. In the subcutaneous cervical cancer model which is resistant to PTX. Intravenous administration of OPDEA-PCL/PTX micelles significantly overcame PTX resistance, achieving a tumor inhibition rate of 95.2%, and extending the median survival time by more than 2-fold compared to free PTX and PEG-PCL/PTX treated groups. In summary, this approach holds great promise as a potent localized nanomedicine for cervical cancer treatment with minimal side effects.</p> Graphical abstract <p></p>

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Mucus and tumor penetrating paclitaxel micelles for potent local therapy of cervical cancer

  • Yijie Chen,
  • Yangla Xie,
  • Jiaping Wu,
  • Xianguo Qu,
  • Youqing Shen,
  • Nasha Qiu,
  • Zhifen Zhang

摘要

The therapeutic efficacy for cervical cancer treatment is limited by insufficient drug accumulation and penetration due to physiological barriers such as mucin-rich environments after systemic administration. Thus, developing a local drug delivery system is essential to overcome these hindrances. Active transcytosis of cancer nanomedicines holds great promise for enhancing tumor extravasation, infiltration, and antitumor activity. Herein, polyzwitterionic OPDEA-PCL was developed to encapsulate paclitaxel (PTX) into micelles, serving as an intravaginal therapy for orthotopic cervical cancer. The OPDEA-PCL/PTX micelles efficiently penetrated mucus and exhibited strong resistance to mucin fouling, thereby facilitating rapid transcytosis into tumors. Furthermore, OPDEA-PCL/PTX micelles colocalized with the mitochondria of tumor cells, reversing PTX resistance. In the orthotopic cervical tumor model, the inhibition rate of OPDEA-PCL/PTX micelles was 90.0%, more than 2-fold higher than that of free PTX. In the subcutaneous cervical cancer model which is resistant to PTX. Intravenous administration of OPDEA-PCL/PTX micelles significantly overcame PTX resistance, achieving a tumor inhibition rate of 95.2%, and extending the median survival time by more than 2-fold compared to free PTX and PEG-PCL/PTX treated groups. In summary, this approach holds great promise as a potent localized nanomedicine for cervical cancer treatment with minimal side effects.

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