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Microdistribution of MC1R-targeted polyplexes in murine melanoma tumor tissue.

ABSTRACT: Targeted sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) gene transfer can be considered as a promising approach for diagnostics of specific types of cancer. For this purpose we used targeted polyplexes based on PEI-PEG-MC1SP block-copolymer containing MC1SP-peptide, a ligand specific for melanocortin receptor-1 (MC1R) overexpressed on melanoma cells. Targeted polyplexes demonstrated enhanced NIS gene transfer compared to non-targeted (lacking MC1SP) ones in vitro. Using dorsal skinfold chamber and intravital microscopy we evaluated accumulation and microdistribution of quantum dot-labeled polyplexes in tumor and normal subcutaneous tissues up to 4 h after intravenous injection. Polyplexes demonstrated significantly higher total accumulation in tumor tissue in comparison with subcutaneous ones (control). Targeted and non-targeted polyplexes extravasated and penetrated into the tumor tissue up to 20 ?m from the vessel walls. In contrast, in normal subcutaneous tissue polyplexes penetrated not more than 3 ?m from the vessel walls with the level of extravasated polyplexes 400-fold less than in tumor. Accumulated polyplexes in tumor tissue caused NIS gene expression. Subsequent (123)I(-) intravenous injection resulted in 6.8 ± 1.1 and 4.5 ± 0.8% ID/g (p < 0.001) iodide accumulation in tumors in the case of targeted and non-targeted polyplexes, respectively, as was shown using SPECT/CT.

SUBMITTER: Durymanov MO

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3796774 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Microdistribution of MC1R-targeted polyplexes in murine melanoma tumor tissue.

Durymanov Mikhail O MO Slastnikova Tatiana A TA Kuzmich Alexey I AI Khramtsov Yuri V YV Ulasov Alexey V AV Rosenkranz Andrey A AA Egorov Sergey Y SY Sverdlov Eugene D ED Sobolev Alexander S AS

Biomaterials 20130927 38

Targeted sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) gene transfer can be considered as a promising approach for diagnostics of specific types of cancer. For this purpose we used targeted polyplexes based on PEI-PEG-MC1SP block-copolymer containing MC1SP-peptide, a ligand specific for melanocortin receptor-1 (MC1R) overexpressed on melanoma cells. Targeted polyplexes demonstrated enhanced NIS gene transfer compared to non-targeted (lacking MC1SP) ones in vitro. Using dorsal skinfold chamber and intravital mic ...[more]

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Microdistribution of MC1R-targeted polyplexes in murine melanoma tumor tissue.

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Microdistribution of MC1R-targeted polyplexes in murine melanoma tumor tissue.

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