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Abstract

Albumin nanoparticles have been increasingly viewed as an effective way of delivering chemotherapeutics to solid tumors. Here, we report the one-pot development of a unique prototype of doxorubicin-loaded nanoparticles (NPs) made of naïve albumin (HSA) plus cationic- (c-HSA) or mannose-modified-albumin (m-HSA), with the goal of traversing the blood-brain barrier and targeting brain tumors. c-HSA was synthesized by conjugating ethylenediamine to naïve HSA. Then, m-HSA was derivatized using mannopyranoside via a thiol-maleimide reaction. The c/m-HSA NPs were prepared using a mixture solution of c- and m-HSAs in deionized water and doxorubicin in ethanol/chloroform in the same pot using a high-pressure homogenizer. The c/m-HSA NPs were spherical and well-dispersed, with a particle size of 90.5±3.1nm and zeta-potential of -12.0±0.3mV at c- and m-HSA feed ratios of 5% and 10%, respectively. The c/m-HSA NPs displayed good stability over 3days based on particle size and a linear gradual doxorubicin release over 2days. Specifically, the inhibitory concentration (IC50; 0.5±0.02μg/ml) of c/m-HSA NPs was >2.2-15.6 fold lower than those of doxorubicin or the other HSA NPs. Moreover, among HSA NPs, c/m-HSA NPs exhibited the most prominent performances in transport across the bEnd.3 cell monolayer and uptake in bEnd.3 cells as well as U87MG glioblastoma cells and spheroids. Furthermore, c/m-HSA NPs were localized to a greater extent in brain glioma compared to naïve HSA NPs. Orthotopic glioma-bearing mice treated with c/m-HSA NPs displayed significantly smaller tumors than the mice treated with saline, doxorubicin or HSA NPs. This improved anti-glioma efficacy seemed to be due to the dual-enhanced system of dual cationic absorptive transcytosis and glucose-transport by the combined use of c- and m-HSAs. The c/m-HSA NPs have potential as a novel anti-brain cancer agent with good targetability. 

Author information

Byeon HJ1, Thao le Q1, Lee S1, Min SY1, Lee ES2, Shin BS3, Choi HG4, Youn YS5.​

1School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea.

2Division of Biotechnology, Catholic University of Korea, 43-1 Yeokgok 2-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 420-743, Republic of Korea.

3College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu, 330 Geumrak 1-ri, Hayang Eup, Gyeongsan si, Gyeongbuk 712-702, Republic of Korea.

4College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, 55, Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea.

5School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: ysyoun@skku.edu.