Enhancement of the anticancer effect of atorvastatin-loaded nanoemulsions by improving oral absorption via multivalent intestinal transporter-targeting lipids

Atorvastatin (ATV) has attracted considerable attention as a potential therapeutic agent for cancer because it inhibits cancer cell proliferation by suppressing the mevalonate pathway. However, because of its low oral absorption, high doses of ATV are required for chemotherapeutic applications. In t...

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Main Authors: Laxman Subedi, Prashant Pandey, Bikram Khadka, Jung-Hyun Shim, Seung-Sik Cho, Seho Kweon, Youngro Byun, Ki-Taek Kim, Jin Woo Park
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10717544.2022.2149896
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author Laxman Subedi
Prashant Pandey
Bikram Khadka
Jung-Hyun Shim
Seung-Sik Cho
Seho Kweon
Youngro Byun
Ki-Taek Kim
Jin Woo Park
author_facet Laxman Subedi
Prashant Pandey
Bikram Khadka
Jung-Hyun Shim
Seung-Sik Cho
Seho Kweon
Youngro Byun
Ki-Taek Kim
Jin Woo Park
author_sort Laxman Subedi
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description Atorvastatin (ATV) has attracted considerable attention as a potential therapeutic agent for cancer because it inhibits cancer cell proliferation by suppressing the mevalonate pathway. However, because of its low oral absorption, high doses of ATV are required for chemotherapeutic applications. In this study, we constructed ATV-loaded nanoemulsions (ATV-NEs) containing multivalent intestinal transporter-targeting lipids to improve the oral bioavailability of ATV. ATV-NEs were prepared via oil-in-water emulsification for transporter-targeted delivery, and contained the following anchors: an ionic complex of deoxycholic acid (DOCA) with the cationic lipid 1,2-dioleyl-3-trimethylammonium propane (DOTAP) (DOCA-DOTAP), a biotin-conjugated lipid (Biotinyl PE), and d-alpha-tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS) to allow bile acid- and multivitamin transporter-mediated permeation of ATV without P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated efflux. The optimized formulation (ATV-NE#6) had 1,091% higher oral bioavailability than free ATV. Finally, treatment of 4T1 cell-bearing mice with oral ATV-NE#6 (equivalent to 40 mg/kg ATV) significantly suppressed tumor growth; the maximum tumor growth reduction was 2.44-fold that of the control group. The results thus suggest that ATV-NEs allow for effective oral chemotherapy by enhancing the oral bioavailability of ATV.
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spelling doaj.art-b9f9d49b1b034d44915b39b6b62ad9362022-12-22T04:39:36ZengTaylor & Francis GroupDrug Delivery1071-75441521-04642022-12-012913397341310.1080/10717544.2022.2149896Enhancement of the anticancer effect of atorvastatin-loaded nanoemulsions by improving oral absorption via multivalent intestinal transporter-targeting lipidsLaxman Subedi0Prashant Pandey1Bikram Khadka2Jung-Hyun Shim3Seung-Sik Cho4Seho Kweon5Youngro Byun6Ki-Taek Kim7Jin Woo Park8Department of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, Biomedical and Healthcare Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, Biomedical and Healthcare Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, Biomedical and Healthcare Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, Biomedical and Healthcare Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, Biomedical and Healthcare Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Science, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Science, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, Biomedical and Healthcare Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, Biomedical and Healthcare Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam, Republic of KoreaAtorvastatin (ATV) has attracted considerable attention as a potential therapeutic agent for cancer because it inhibits cancer cell proliferation by suppressing the mevalonate pathway. However, because of its low oral absorption, high doses of ATV are required for chemotherapeutic applications. In this study, we constructed ATV-loaded nanoemulsions (ATV-NEs) containing multivalent intestinal transporter-targeting lipids to improve the oral bioavailability of ATV. ATV-NEs were prepared via oil-in-water emulsification for transporter-targeted delivery, and contained the following anchors: an ionic complex of deoxycholic acid (DOCA) with the cationic lipid 1,2-dioleyl-3-trimethylammonium propane (DOTAP) (DOCA-DOTAP), a biotin-conjugated lipid (Biotinyl PE), and d-alpha-tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS) to allow bile acid- and multivitamin transporter-mediated permeation of ATV without P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated efflux. The optimized formulation (ATV-NE#6) had 1,091% higher oral bioavailability than free ATV. Finally, treatment of 4T1 cell-bearing mice with oral ATV-NE#6 (equivalent to 40 mg/kg ATV) significantly suppressed tumor growth; the maximum tumor growth reduction was 2.44-fold that of the control group. The results thus suggest that ATV-NEs allow for effective oral chemotherapy by enhancing the oral bioavailability of ATV.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10717544.2022.2149896Atorvastatinnanoemulsionbile acid-mediated uptakemultivitamin-facilitated transportoral bioavailabilityoral chemotherapy
spellingShingle Laxman Subedi
Prashant Pandey
Bikram Khadka
Jung-Hyun Shim
Seung-Sik Cho
Seho Kweon
Youngro Byun
Ki-Taek Kim
Jin Woo Park
Enhancement of the anticancer effect of atorvastatin-loaded nanoemulsions by improving oral absorption via multivalent intestinal transporter-targeting lipids
Drug Delivery
Atorvastatin
nanoemulsion
bile acid-mediated uptake
multivitamin-facilitated transport
oral bioavailability
oral chemotherapy
title Enhancement of the anticancer effect of atorvastatin-loaded nanoemulsions by improving oral absorption via multivalent intestinal transporter-targeting lipids
title_full Enhancement of the anticancer effect of atorvastatin-loaded nanoemulsions by improving oral absorption via multivalent intestinal transporter-targeting lipids
title_fullStr Enhancement of the anticancer effect of atorvastatin-loaded nanoemulsions by improving oral absorption via multivalent intestinal transporter-targeting lipids
title_full_unstemmed Enhancement of the anticancer effect of atorvastatin-loaded nanoemulsions by improving oral absorption via multivalent intestinal transporter-targeting lipids
title_short Enhancement of the anticancer effect of atorvastatin-loaded nanoemulsions by improving oral absorption via multivalent intestinal transporter-targeting lipids
title_sort enhancement of the anticancer effect of atorvastatin loaded nanoemulsions by improving oral absorption via multivalent intestinal transporter targeting lipids
topic Atorvastatin
nanoemulsion
bile acid-mediated uptake
multivitamin-facilitated transport
oral bioavailability
oral chemotherapy
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10717544.2022.2149896
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