Tumor targeting and suppression effect in nude mice induced by rgd and r8 peptides modifieds liposomes loading ergosterol and cisplatin / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To preliminarily evaluate the targeting and anti-lung cancer effect in vivo in nude mice induced by Cyclo (RGD) and R8 peptides modified ergosterol combined cisplatin liposomes. METHODS: The first step, injected RGD cyclo peptide and R8 peptide-modified, single modified or no modified ergosterol combined cisplatin liposome in the caudal vein of nude mouse bearing the tumor, the body distribution and targeting of each group under the different time points through small animals living imager were observed. The second step, continuously, dose every other day for 14 d, observating the weight of mice and the tumor growth situation. The animals were drawed blood and then were put to death, removing the tumor, the spleen and the lung tissue of all the mice. As the index of the tumor weight, the tumor suppression effect, the level of TGF-β1, TIMPs and TNF-α in serum, the spleen index and changes of the tumor and lung tissue, investigate the tumor suppression effect in mice of the liposomes preliminary. RESULTS: The targeting result of tumor-bearing nude mice displays that the fluorescence intensity of RGD and R8 peptides-modified liposome is the highest and the targeting is most obvious under high concentration and other group of liposome are weaker. Preliminary pharmacodynamics results show that each dosage group of mice have no obvious change in body weight and the high and middle dose group of RGD and R8 peptides-modified liposomes has tumor suppression effect obviously. The high dose group of RGD and R8 peptides-modified liposome is the most significant. It has high expression of cytokines (TNF-α) in serum. The spleen index of middle and low dose group of RGD and R8 peptides-modified liposomes significantly increased compared with positive medicine group. CONCLUSION: RGD cyclo peptide and R8 peptide-modified ergosterol combined cisplatin targeting liposome drug delivery system further improves the tumor targeting and anti-lung cancer effect in vivo.