Antiangiogenic nanotherapy with lipase-labile Sn-2 fumagillin prodrug

Dipanjan Pan, Nibedita Sanyal, Anne H. Schmieder, Angana Senpan, Benjamin Kim, Xiaoxia Yang, Grace Hu, John S. Allen, Richard W. Gross, Samuel A. Wickline, Gregory M. Lanza

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Abstract

Background: The chemical instability of antiangiogenic fumagillin, combined with its poor retention during intravascular transit, requires an innovative solution for clinical translation. We hypothesized that an Sn-2 lipase-labile fumagillin prodrug, in combination with a contact-facilitated drug delivery mechanism, could be used to address these problems. Methods: αvβ3-targeted and nontargeted nanoparticles with and without fumagillin in the prodrug or native forms were evaluated in vitro and in vivo in the Matrigel™ (BD Biosciences, CA, USA) plug model of angiogenesis in mice. Results: In vitro experiments demonstrated that the new fumagillin prodrug decreased viability at least as efficacious as the parent compound, on an equimolar basis. In the Matrigel mouse angiogenesis model, αvβ3-fumagillin prodrug decreased angiogenesis as measured by MRI (3T), while the neovasculature was unaffected with the control nanoparticles. Conclusion: The present approach resolved the previously intractable problems of drug instability and premature release in transit to target sites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1507-1519
Number of pages13
JournalNanomedicine
Volume7
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2012

Keywords

  • angiogenesis
  • fumagillin
  • nanomedicine
  • nanoparticle
  • prodrug
  • therapy

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