Nanoencapsulation of Novel Inhibitors of PNKP for Selective Sensitization to Ionizing Radiation and Irinotecan and Induction of Synthetic Lethality
- 24 April 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Molecular Pharmaceutics
- Vol. 15 (6), 2316-2326
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00169
Abstract
There is increasing interest in developing and applying DNA repair inhibitors in cancer treatment to augment the efficacy of radiation and conventional genotoxic chemotherapy. However, targeting the inhibitor is required to avoid reducing the repair capacity of normal tissue. The aim of this study was to develop nano-delivery systems for the encapsulation of novel imidopiperidine-based inhibitors of the DNA 3′-phosphatase activity of polynucleotide kinase/phosphatase (PNKP), a DNA repair enzyme that plays a critical role in rejoining DNA single- and double-strand breaks. For this purpose, newly identified hit compounds with potent PNKP inhibitory activity, A12B4C50 and A83B4C63, were encapsulated in polymeric micelles of different poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(ɛ-caprolactone) (PEO-b-PCL)-based structures. Our results showed efficient loading of A12B4C50 and A83B4C63 in PEO-b-PCLs with pendent carboxyl and benzyl carboxylate groups, respectively, and relatively slow release over 24 h. Both free and encapsulated inhibitors were able to sensitize HCT116 cells to radiation and the topoisomerase I poison, irinotecan. In addition, the encapsulated inhibitors were capable of inducing synthetic lethalilty in Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)-deficient cells. We also established the validity of the peptide GE11 as a suitable ligand for active targeted delivery of nano-encapsulated drugs to colorectal cancer cells overexpressing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Our results show the potential of nano-encapsulated inhibitors of PNKP as either mono or combined therapeutic agents for colorectal cancer.Keywords
Funding Information
- Government of Canada (MOP 15385)
- Alberta Cancer Foundation (26603)
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