Engineering Bifunctional Calcium Alendronate Gene‐Delivery Nanoneedle for Synergistic Chemo/Immuno‐Therapy Against HER2 Positive Ovarian Cancer

Abstract Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy. Most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage with widespread peritoneal dissemination and ascites. Bispecific T‐cell engagers (BiTEs) have demonstrated impressive antitumor efficacy in hematological malignancies, but the clinic...

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Main Authors: Guochuang Chen, Leli Zeng, Bo Bi, Xiuyu Huang, Miaojuan Qiu, Ping Chen, Zhi‐Ying Chen, Yulong He, Yihang Pan, Yu Chen, Jing Zhao
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Published: Wiley 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202204654
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author Guochuang Chen
Leli Zeng
Bo Bi
Xiuyu Huang
Miaojuan Qiu
Ping Chen
Zhi‐Ying Chen
Yulong He
Yihang Pan
Yu Chen
Jing Zhao
author_facet Guochuang Chen
Leli Zeng
Bo Bi
Xiuyu Huang
Miaojuan Qiu
Ping Chen
Zhi‐Ying Chen
Yulong He
Yihang Pan
Yu Chen
Jing Zhao
author_sort Guochuang Chen
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description Abstract Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy. Most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage with widespread peritoneal dissemination and ascites. Bispecific T‐cell engagers (BiTEs) have demonstrated impressive antitumor efficacy in hematological malignancies, but the clinical potency is limited by their short half‐life, inconvenient continuous intravenous infusion, and severe toxicity at relevant therapeutic levels in solid tumors. To address these critical issues, the design and engineering of alendronate calcium (CaALN) based gene‐delivery system is reported to express therapeutic level of BiTE (HER2×CD3) for efficient ovarian cancer immunotherapy. Controllable construction of CaALN nanosphere and nanoneedle is achieved by the simple and green coordination reactions that the distinct nanoneedle‐like alendronate calcium (CaALN‐N) with a high aspect ratio enabled efficient gene delivery to the peritoneum without system in vivo toxicity. Especially, CaALN‐N induced apoptosis of SKOV3‐luc cell via down‐regulation of HER2 signaling pathway and synergized with HER2×CD3 to generate high antitumor response. In vivo administration of CaALN‐N/minicircle DNA encoding HER2×CD3 (MC‐HER2×CD3) produces sustained therapeutic levels of BiTE and suppresses tumor growth in a human ovarian cancer xenograft model. Collectively, the engineered alendronate calcium nanoneedle represents a bifunctional gene delivery platform for the efficient and synergistic treatment of ovarian cancer.
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spelling doaj.art-1f86e3085a54490893f6614fecec525e2023-05-17T13:02:05ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442023-05-011014n/an/a10.1002/advs.202204654Engineering Bifunctional Calcium Alendronate Gene‐Delivery Nanoneedle for Synergistic Chemo/Immuno‐Therapy Against HER2 Positive Ovarian CancerGuochuang Chen0Leli Zeng1Bo Bi2Xiuyu Huang3Miaojuan Qiu4Ping Chen5Zhi‐Ying Chen6Yulong He7Yihang Pan8Yu Chen9Jing Zhao10Syno Minicircle Biotechnology Shenzhen 518055 P. R. ChinaPrecision Medicine Center Scientific Research Center The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen University Shenzhen 518107 P. R. ChinaPrecision Medicine Center Scientific Research Center The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen University Shenzhen 518107 P. R. ChinaPrecision Medicine Center Scientific Research Center The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen University Shenzhen 518107 P. R. ChinaPrecision Medicine Center Scientific Research Center The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen University Shenzhen 518107 P. R. ChinaSyno Minicircle Biotechnology Shenzhen 518055 P. R. ChinaSyno Minicircle Biotechnology Shenzhen 518055 P. R. ChinaPrecision Medicine Center Scientific Research Center The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen University Shenzhen 518107 P. R. ChinaPrecision Medicine Center Scientific Research Center The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen University Shenzhen 518107 P. R. ChinaMaterdicine Lab School of Life Sciences Shanghai University Shanghai 200444 P. R. ChinaPrecision Medicine Center Scientific Research Center The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen University Shenzhen 518107 P. R. ChinaAbstract Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy. Most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage with widespread peritoneal dissemination and ascites. Bispecific T‐cell engagers (BiTEs) have demonstrated impressive antitumor efficacy in hematological malignancies, but the clinical potency is limited by their short half‐life, inconvenient continuous intravenous infusion, and severe toxicity at relevant therapeutic levels in solid tumors. To address these critical issues, the design and engineering of alendronate calcium (CaALN) based gene‐delivery system is reported to express therapeutic level of BiTE (HER2×CD3) for efficient ovarian cancer immunotherapy. Controllable construction of CaALN nanosphere and nanoneedle is achieved by the simple and green coordination reactions that the distinct nanoneedle‐like alendronate calcium (CaALN‐N) with a high aspect ratio enabled efficient gene delivery to the peritoneum without system in vivo toxicity. Especially, CaALN‐N induced apoptosis of SKOV3‐luc cell via down‐regulation of HER2 signaling pathway and synergized with HER2×CD3 to generate high antitumor response. In vivo administration of CaALN‐N/minicircle DNA encoding HER2×CD3 (MC‐HER2×CD3) produces sustained therapeutic levels of BiTE and suppresses tumor growth in a human ovarian cancer xenograft model. Collectively, the engineered alendronate calcium nanoneedle represents a bifunctional gene delivery platform for the efficient and synergistic treatment of ovarian cancer.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202204654alendronatebispecific T‐cell engagergene deliveryimmunotherapyovarian cancer
spellingShingle Guochuang Chen
Leli Zeng
Bo Bi
Xiuyu Huang
Miaojuan Qiu
Ping Chen
Zhi‐Ying Chen
Yulong He
Yihang Pan
Yu Chen
Jing Zhao
Engineering Bifunctional Calcium Alendronate Gene‐Delivery Nanoneedle for Synergistic Chemo/Immuno‐Therapy Against HER2 Positive Ovarian Cancer
Advanced Science
alendronate
bispecific T‐cell engager
gene delivery
immunotherapy
ovarian cancer
title Engineering Bifunctional Calcium Alendronate Gene‐Delivery Nanoneedle for Synergistic Chemo/Immuno‐Therapy Against HER2 Positive Ovarian Cancer
title_full Engineering Bifunctional Calcium Alendronate Gene‐Delivery Nanoneedle for Synergistic Chemo/Immuno‐Therapy Against HER2 Positive Ovarian Cancer
title_fullStr Engineering Bifunctional Calcium Alendronate Gene‐Delivery Nanoneedle for Synergistic Chemo/Immuno‐Therapy Against HER2 Positive Ovarian Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Engineering Bifunctional Calcium Alendronate Gene‐Delivery Nanoneedle for Synergistic Chemo/Immuno‐Therapy Against HER2 Positive Ovarian Cancer
title_short Engineering Bifunctional Calcium Alendronate Gene‐Delivery Nanoneedle for Synergistic Chemo/Immuno‐Therapy Against HER2 Positive Ovarian Cancer
title_sort engineering bifunctional calcium alendronate gene delivery nanoneedle for synergistic chemo immuno therapy against her2 positive ovarian cancer
topic alendronate
bispecific T‐cell engager
gene delivery
immunotherapy
ovarian cancer
url https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202204654
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