Intravenous delivery of anti-RhoA small interfering RNA loaded in nanoparticles of chitosan in mice: safety and efficacy in xenografted aggressive breast cancer.
Hum Gene Ther
; 17(10): 1019-26, 2006 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-17007568
ABSTRACT
Overexpression of RhoA in cancer indicates a poor prognosis, because of increased tumor cell proliferation and invasion and tumor angiogenesis. We showed previously that anti-RhoA small interfering RNA (siRNA) inhibited aggressive breast cancer more effectively than conventional blockers of Rho-mediated signaling pathways. This study reports the efficacy and lack of toxicity of intravenously administered encapsulated anti-RhoA siRNA in chitosan-coated polyisohexylcyanoacrylate (PIHCA) nanoparticles in xenografted aggressive breast cancers (MDA-MB-231). The siRNA was administered every 3 days at a dose of 150 or 1500 microg/kg body weight in nude mice. This treatment inhibited the growth of tumors by 90% in the 150-microg group and by even more in the 1500-microg group. Necrotic areas were observed in tumors from animals treated with anti-RhoA siRNA at 1500 microg/kg, resulting from angiogenesis inhibition. In addition, this therapy was found to be devoid of toxic effects, as evidenced by similarities between control and treated animals for the following parameters body weight gain; biochemical markers of hepatic, renal, and pancreatic function; and macroscopic appearance of organs after 30 days of treatment. Because of its efficacy and the absence of toxicity, it is suggested that this strategy of anti-RhoA siRNA holds significant promise for the treatment of aggressive cancers.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Bombas de Infusão
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Proteína rhoA de Ligação ao GTP
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RNA Interferente Pequeno
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Quitosana
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Transplante de Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hum Gene Ther
Assunto da revista:
GENETICA MEDICA
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TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França