Improving the Oral Bioavailability of an Anti-Glioma Prodrug CAT3 Using Novel Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Oleic Acid-CAT3 Conjugates

13a-(S)-3-pivaloyloxyl-6,7-dimethoxyphenanthro(9,10-b)-indolizidine (CAT3) is a novel oral anti-glioma pro-drug with a potent anti-tumor effect against temozolomide-resistant glioma in vivo. However, poor lipid solubility has limited the encapsulation efficacy during formulation development. Moreove...

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Main Authors: Hongliang Wang, Lin Li, Jun Ye, Rubing Wang, Renyun Wang, Jinping Hu, Yanan Wang, Wujun Dong, Xuejun Xia, Yanfang Yang, Yue Gao, Lili Gao, Yuling Liu
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author Hongliang Wang
Lin Li
Jun Ye
Rubing Wang
Renyun Wang
Jinping Hu
Yanan Wang
Wujun Dong
Xuejun Xia
Yanfang Yang
Yue Gao
Lili Gao
Yuling Liu
author_facet Hongliang Wang
Lin Li
Jun Ye
Rubing Wang
Renyun Wang
Jinping Hu
Yanan Wang
Wujun Dong
Xuejun Xia
Yanfang Yang
Yue Gao
Lili Gao
Yuling Liu
author_sort Hongliang Wang
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description 13a-(S)-3-pivaloyloxyl-6,7-dimethoxyphenanthro(9,10-b)-indolizidine (CAT3) is a novel oral anti-glioma pro-drug with a potent anti-tumor effect against temozolomide-resistant glioma in vivo. However, poor lipid solubility has limited the encapsulation efficacy during formulation development. Moreover, although the active metabolite of CAT3, 13a(S)-3-hydroxyl-6,7-dimethoxyphenanthro(9,10-b)-indolizidine (PF403), can penetrate the blood-brain barrier and approach the brain tissue with a 1000-fold higher anti-glioma activity than CAT3 in vitro, its bioavailability and <i>C</i><sub>max</sub> were considerably low in plasma, limiting the anti-tumor efficacy. In this study, a novel oleic acid-CAT3 conjugate (OA-CAT3) was synthesized at the first time to increase the lipid solubility of CAT3. The OA-CAT3 loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (OA-CAT3-SLN) were constructed using an ultrasonic technique to enhance the bioavailability and <i>C</i><sub>max</sub> of PF403 in plasma. Our results demonstrated that CAT3 was amorphous in the lipid core of OA-CAT3-SLN and the in vitro release was well controlled. Furthermore, the encapsulation efficacy and the zeta potential increased to 80.65 &#177; 6.79% and &#8722;26.7 &#177; 0.46 mV, respectively, compared to the normal CAT3 loaded SLN. As indicated by the high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) quantitation, the monolayer cellular transepithelial transport rate of OA-CAT3-SLN improved by 2.42-fold relied on cholesterol compared to the CAT3 suspension. Hence, the in vitro cell viability of OA-CAT3-SLN in C6 glioma cells decreased to 29.77% &#177; 2.13% and 10.75% &#177; 3.12% at 48 and 72 h, respectively. Finally, compared to the CAT3 suspension, the in vivo pharmacokinetics in rats indicated that the plasma bioavailability and <i>C</i><sub>max</sub> of PF403 as afforded by OA-CAT3-SLN increased by 1.7- and 5.5-fold, respectively. Overall, the results indicate that OA-CAT3-SLN could be an efficacious delivery system in the treatment of glioma.
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spelling doaj.art-d5884495d2d14f21a5b69b1447ffe8982022-12-22T04:28:17ZengMDPI AGPharmaceutics1999-49232020-02-0112212610.3390/pharmaceutics12020126pharmaceutics12020126Improving the Oral Bioavailability of an Anti-Glioma Prodrug CAT3 Using Novel Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Oleic Acid-CAT3 ConjugatesHongliang Wang0Lin Li1Jun Ye2Rubing Wang3Renyun Wang4Jinping Hu5Yanan Wang6Wujun Dong7Xuejun Xia8Yanfang Yang9Yue Gao10Lili Gao11Yuling Liu12State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology and Novel Formulation, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &amp; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China13a-(S)-3-pivaloyloxyl-6,7-dimethoxyphenanthro(9,10-b)-indolizidine (CAT3) is a novel oral anti-glioma pro-drug with a potent anti-tumor effect against temozolomide-resistant glioma in vivo. However, poor lipid solubility has limited the encapsulation efficacy during formulation development. Moreover, although the active metabolite of CAT3, 13a(S)-3-hydroxyl-6,7-dimethoxyphenanthro(9,10-b)-indolizidine (PF403), can penetrate the blood-brain barrier and approach the brain tissue with a 1000-fold higher anti-glioma activity than CAT3 in vitro, its bioavailability and <i>C</i><sub>max</sub> were considerably low in plasma, limiting the anti-tumor efficacy. In this study, a novel oleic acid-CAT3 conjugate (OA-CAT3) was synthesized at the first time to increase the lipid solubility of CAT3. The OA-CAT3 loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (OA-CAT3-SLN) were constructed using an ultrasonic technique to enhance the bioavailability and <i>C</i><sub>max</sub> of PF403 in plasma. Our results demonstrated that CAT3 was amorphous in the lipid core of OA-CAT3-SLN and the in vitro release was well controlled. Furthermore, the encapsulation efficacy and the zeta potential increased to 80.65 &#177; 6.79% and &#8722;26.7 &#177; 0.46 mV, respectively, compared to the normal CAT3 loaded SLN. As indicated by the high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) quantitation, the monolayer cellular transepithelial transport rate of OA-CAT3-SLN improved by 2.42-fold relied on cholesterol compared to the CAT3 suspension. Hence, the in vitro cell viability of OA-CAT3-SLN in C6 glioma cells decreased to 29.77% &#177; 2.13% and 10.75% &#177; 3.12% at 48 and 72 h, respectively. Finally, compared to the CAT3 suspension, the in vivo pharmacokinetics in rats indicated that the plasma bioavailability and <i>C</i><sub>max</sub> of PF403 as afforded by OA-CAT3-SLN increased by 1.7- and 5.5-fold, respectively. Overall, the results indicate that OA-CAT3-SLN could be an efficacious delivery system in the treatment of glioma.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/2/126phenanthroindolizidineprodrugoleic acidconjugatesolid lipid nanoparticlesbioavailability
spellingShingle Hongliang Wang
Lin Li
Jun Ye
Rubing Wang
Renyun Wang
Jinping Hu
Yanan Wang
Wujun Dong
Xuejun Xia
Yanfang Yang
Yue Gao
Lili Gao
Yuling Liu
Improving the Oral Bioavailability of an Anti-Glioma Prodrug CAT3 Using Novel Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Oleic Acid-CAT3 Conjugates
Pharmaceutics
phenanthroindolizidine
prodrug
oleic acid
conjugate
solid lipid nanoparticles
bioavailability
title Improving the Oral Bioavailability of an Anti-Glioma Prodrug CAT3 Using Novel Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Oleic Acid-CAT3 Conjugates
title_full Improving the Oral Bioavailability of an Anti-Glioma Prodrug CAT3 Using Novel Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Oleic Acid-CAT3 Conjugates
title_fullStr Improving the Oral Bioavailability of an Anti-Glioma Prodrug CAT3 Using Novel Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Oleic Acid-CAT3 Conjugates
title_full_unstemmed Improving the Oral Bioavailability of an Anti-Glioma Prodrug CAT3 Using Novel Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Oleic Acid-CAT3 Conjugates
title_short Improving the Oral Bioavailability of an Anti-Glioma Prodrug CAT3 Using Novel Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Oleic Acid-CAT3 Conjugates
title_sort improving the oral bioavailability of an anti glioma prodrug cat3 using novel solid lipid nanoparticles containing oleic acid cat3 conjugates
topic phenanthroindolizidine
prodrug
oleic acid
conjugate
solid lipid nanoparticles
bioavailability
url https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/2/126
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