摘要
Monoclonal antibody-based therapy has achieved great success and is now one of the most crucial therapeutic modalities for cancer therapy.The first monoclonal antibody authorized for treating human epidermal growth receptor 2(HER2)-positive breast cancer is trastuzumab.However,resistance to trastuzumab therapy is frequently encountered and thus significantly restricts the therapeutic outcomes.To address this issue,tumor microenvironment(TME)pH-responsive nanoparticles(NPs)were herein developed for systemic mRNA delivery to reverse the trastuzumab resistance of breast cancer(BCa).This nanoplatform is comprised of a methoxyl-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)copolymer with a TME pH-liable linker(Meo-PEG-Dlinkm-PLGA)and an amphiphilic cationic lipid that can complex PTEN mRNA via electrostatic interaction.When the long-circulating mRNA-loaded NPs build up in the tumor after being delivered intravenously,they could be efficiently internalized by tumor cells due to the TME pH-triggered PEG detachment from the NP surface.With the intracellular mRNA release to up-regulate PTEN expression,the constantly activated PI3K/Akt signaling pathway could be blocked in the trastuzumab-resistant BCa cells,thereby resulting in the reversal of trastuzumab resistance and effectively suppress the development of BCa.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82173392 and 81874226)
the Thousand Talents Program for Distinguished Young Scholars,the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Program from Guangdong Science and Technology Department(2018A050506033,China)
the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2019B1515120006,China)
Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau(201902020015 and 20210303004,China)
the“Three million for Three Years”Project of the High-level Talent Special Funding Scheme of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital.
