Reactive oxygen species activated by mitochondria-specific camptothecin prodrug for enhanced chemotherapy
Open Access
- 17 April 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIH in Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
- Vol. 22 (6), 934-948
- https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2022.7194
Abstract
Camptothecin (CPT) has attracted much attention due to its potent antitumor activities. However, the undesirable physicochemical properties, including poor water-solubility, unstable lactone ring and severe adverse effects limit its further application. In this study, two water-soluble prodrugs, CPT-lysine (CPTK) and CPT-arginine (CPTR), were designed and synthesized by conjugating lysine or arginine with CPT, improving its solubility, pharmacokinetic properties and tumor penetration. Importantly, the introduction of arginine into CPTR contributed to the mitochondria-specific delivery, which increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, induced mitochondria dysfunction and enhanced cell apoptosis and in vivo anti-cancer effect. This strategy is believed to hold great potential for organelle-specific synergistic anti-tumor therapy.Keywords
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