S-Nitrosated human serum albumin dimer as novel nano-EPR enhancer applied to macromolecular anti-tumor drugs such as micelles and liposomes

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. The enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect is a unique phenomenon of solid tumors, and it can serve as a basis for the development of macromolecular anticancer therapy. We have previously found that recombinant human serum albumin dimer, and especi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kinoshita, R., Ishima, Y., Ikeda, M., Kragh-Hansen, U., Fang, J., Nakamura, H., Chuang, Victor, Tanaka, R., Maeda, H., Kodama, A., Watanabe, H., Otagiri, M., Maruyama, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14345
_version_ 1848748598376792064
author Kinoshita, R.
Ishima, Y.
Ikeda, M.
Kragh-Hansen, U.
Fang, J.
Nakamura, H.
Chuang, Victor
Tanaka, R.
Maeda, H.
Kodama, A.
Watanabe, H.
Maeda, H.
Otagiri, M.
Maruyama, T.
author_facet Kinoshita, R.
Ishima, Y.
Ikeda, M.
Kragh-Hansen, U.
Fang, J.
Nakamura, H.
Chuang, Victor
Tanaka, R.
Maeda, H.
Kodama, A.
Watanabe, H.
Maeda, H.
Otagiri, M.
Maruyama, T.
author_sort Kinoshita, R.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. The enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect is a unique phenomenon of solid tumors, and it can serve as a basis for the development of macromolecular anticancer therapy. We have previously found that recombinant human serum albumin dimer, and especially its S-nitrosated form (SNO-HSA-Dimer), is an enhancer of the EPR effect. In this study, we investigated the influence of SNO-HSA-Dimer on the anti-tumor effect of two types of macromolecular anti-tumor drugs, namely N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide polymer conjugated with zinc protoporphyrin, which forms micelles and can be used for fluorescence studies. The other was PEGylated liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil), a typical example of a stealth liposome approved for medical usage. In mice having C26 tumors with highly permeable vasculature, SNO-HSA-Dimer increases tumor accumulation of the drugs by a factor 3-4 and thereby their anti-tumor effects. Experiments with Evans blue revealed increased EPR effect in all parts of the tumor. Furthermore, SNO-HSA-Dimer improves the anti-metastatic effects of Doxil and reduces its minor uptake in non-tumorous organs such as liver and kidney. Tumor accumulation of Doxil in B16 tumors, which are characterized by a low permeable vasculature, increased even more (6-fold) in the presence of SNO-HSA-Dimer, and the improved accumulation lead to decreased tumor volume and increased survival of the animals. The administration of SNO-HSA-Dimer itself is safe, because it has no effect on blood pressure, heart rate or on several biochemical parameters. The present findings indicate that SNO-HSA-Dimer is promising for enhancing the EPR effect and consequently the specific, therapeutic effects of macromolecular anticancer drugs.
first_indexed 2025-11-14T07:07:35Z
format Journal Article
id curtin-20.500.11937-14345
institution Curtin University Malaysia
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-14T07:07:35Z
publishDate 2015
publisher Elsevier
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling curtin-20.500.11937-143452017-09-13T14:06:28Z S-Nitrosated human serum albumin dimer as novel nano-EPR enhancer applied to macromolecular anti-tumor drugs such as micelles and liposomes Kinoshita, R. Ishima, Y. Ikeda, M. Kragh-Hansen, U. Fang, J. Nakamura, H. Chuang, Victor Tanaka, R. Maeda, H. Kodama, A. Watanabe, H. Maeda, H. Otagiri, M. Maruyama, T. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. The enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect is a unique phenomenon of solid tumors, and it can serve as a basis for the development of macromolecular anticancer therapy. We have previously found that recombinant human serum albumin dimer, and especially its S-nitrosated form (SNO-HSA-Dimer), is an enhancer of the EPR effect. In this study, we investigated the influence of SNO-HSA-Dimer on the anti-tumor effect of two types of macromolecular anti-tumor drugs, namely N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide polymer conjugated with zinc protoporphyrin, which forms micelles and can be used for fluorescence studies. The other was PEGylated liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil), a typical example of a stealth liposome approved for medical usage. In mice having C26 tumors with highly permeable vasculature, SNO-HSA-Dimer increases tumor accumulation of the drugs by a factor 3-4 and thereby their anti-tumor effects. Experiments with Evans blue revealed increased EPR effect in all parts of the tumor. Furthermore, SNO-HSA-Dimer improves the anti-metastatic effects of Doxil and reduces its minor uptake in non-tumorous organs such as liver and kidney. Tumor accumulation of Doxil in B16 tumors, which are characterized by a low permeable vasculature, increased even more (6-fold) in the presence of SNO-HSA-Dimer, and the improved accumulation lead to decreased tumor volume and increased survival of the animals. The administration of SNO-HSA-Dimer itself is safe, because it has no effect on blood pressure, heart rate or on several biochemical parameters. The present findings indicate that SNO-HSA-Dimer is promising for enhancing the EPR effect and consequently the specific, therapeutic effects of macromolecular anticancer drugs. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14345 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.08.036 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Kinoshita, R.
Ishima, Y.
Ikeda, M.
Kragh-Hansen, U.
Fang, J.
Nakamura, H.
Chuang, Victor
Tanaka, R.
Maeda, H.
Kodama, A.
Watanabe, H.
Maeda, H.
Otagiri, M.
Maruyama, T.
S-Nitrosated human serum albumin dimer as novel nano-EPR enhancer applied to macromolecular anti-tumor drugs such as micelles and liposomes
title S-Nitrosated human serum albumin dimer as novel nano-EPR enhancer applied to macromolecular anti-tumor drugs such as micelles and liposomes
title_full S-Nitrosated human serum albumin dimer as novel nano-EPR enhancer applied to macromolecular anti-tumor drugs such as micelles and liposomes
title_fullStr S-Nitrosated human serum albumin dimer as novel nano-EPR enhancer applied to macromolecular anti-tumor drugs such as micelles and liposomes
title_full_unstemmed S-Nitrosated human serum albumin dimer as novel nano-EPR enhancer applied to macromolecular anti-tumor drugs such as micelles and liposomes
title_short S-Nitrosated human serum albumin dimer as novel nano-EPR enhancer applied to macromolecular anti-tumor drugs such as micelles and liposomes
title_sort s-nitrosated human serum albumin dimer as novel nano-epr enhancer applied to macromolecular anti-tumor drugs such as micelles and liposomes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14345