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Hydroxycamptothecin-loaded Fe3O4 nanoparticles induce human lung cancer cell apoptosis through caspase-8 pathway activation and disrupt tight junctions.


ABSTRACT: 10-Hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) elicits strong anti-cancer effects and is less toxic than camptothecin (CPT), making it widely used in recent clinical trials. However, its low solubility limits its application as an effective anti-cancer therapy. In the present study we investigate the hypothesis that the unique water dispersible oleic acid-Triton X-100-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles loaded with HCPT disrupt epithelial cell-cell junctions and induce human lung cancer cell apoptosis through the caspase-8 pathway. We characterized the HCPT-loaded nanoparticles and determined their effects on lung cancer cell viability and apoptosis by using immunofluorescence light microscopy and SDS-PAGE/immunoblots. We found that HCPT-loaded nanoparticles elicited an anti-proliferative effect in a dose-dependent manner. HCPT-loaded nanoparticles reduced the expression of cell-cell junction protein claudins, E-cadherin and ZO-1, and transmission electron microcopy demonstrated a disrupted tight junction ultrastructure. Transepithelial electric resistance was also reduced, indicating the reduction of tight junction functions. The HCPT-loaded nanoparticles increased phosphorylation of p38 and SAPK/JNK while it showed no effects on p42/44 MAP kinase. Compared with void Fe3O4 nanoparticles or HCPT drug alone, HCPT drug-loaded nanoparticles evoked synergistic effects by increasing cell apoptosis with enhanced activation of the caspase-8 pathway. Therefore, our current study highlights the potential of HCPT drug-loaded nanoparticles as a chemotherapeutic agent for increasing anti-cancer drug efficacy.

SUBMITTER: Zhang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3098924 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hydroxycamptothecin-loaded Fe3O4 nanoparticles induce human lung cancer cell apoptosis through caspase-8 pathway activation and disrupt tight junctions.

Zhang Gen G   Ding Lei L   Renegar Randall R   Wang Xuemei X   Lu Qun Q   Huo Shouquan S   Chen Yan-Hua YH  

Cancer science 20110510 6


10-Hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) elicits strong anti-cancer effects and is less toxic than camptothecin (CPT), making it widely used in recent clinical trials. However, its low solubility limits its application as an effective anti-cancer therapy. In the present study we investigate the hypothesis that the unique water dispersible oleic acid-Triton X-100-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles loaded with HCPT disrupt epithelial cell-cell junctions and induce human lung cancer cell apoptosis through the caspase  ...[more]

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