Tumour-associated macrophages act as a slow-release reservoir of nano-therapeutic Pt(IV) pro-drug
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Miller, Miles Aaron
Zheng, Yao-Rong
Gadde, Suresh
Pfirschke, Christina
Zope, Harshal
Engblom, Camilla
Kohler, Rainer H.
Iwamoto, Yoshiko
Yang, Katherine S.
Askevold, Bjorn
Date Issued
October 2015
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Nature Communications
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Nature Publishing Group
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Miller, Miles A., Yao-Rong Zheng, Suresh Gadde, Christina Pfirschke, Harshal Zope, Camilla Engblom, Rainer H. Kohler, et al. “Tumour-Associated Macrophages Act as a Slow-Release Reservoir of Nano-Therapeutic Pt(IV) Pro-Drug.” Nat Comms 6 (October 27, 2015): 8692. © 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited
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Abstract
Therapeutic nanoparticles (TNPs) aim to deliver drugs more safely and effectively to cancers, yet clinical results have been unpredictable owing to limited in vivo understanding. Here we use single-cell imaging of intratumoral TNP pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to better comprehend their heterogeneous behaviour. Model TNPs comprising a fluorescent platinum(IV) pro-drug and a clinically tested polymer platform (PLGA-b-PEG) promote long drug circulation and alter accumulation by directing cellular uptake toward tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs). Simultaneous imaging of TNP vehicle, its drug payload and single-cell DNA damage response reveals that TAMs serve as a local drug depot that accumulates significant vehicle from which DNA-damaging Pt payload gradually releases to neighbouring tumour cells. Correspondingly, TAM depletion reduces intratumoral TNP accumulation and efficacy. Thus, nanotherapeutics co-opt TAMs for drug delivery, which has implications for TNP design and for selecting patients into trials.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9692
