Cationic lipid-based nanoparticles mediate functional delivery of acetate to tumor cells in vivo leading to significant anticancer effects

Leigh P. Brody, Meliz Sahuri-Arisoylu, James R. Parkinson, Harry G. Parkes, Po Wah So, Nabil Hajji, Elouise Thomas, Gary S. Frost, Andrew D. Miller, Jimmy D. Bell*

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Abstract

Metabolic reengineering using nanoparticle delivery represents an innovative therapeutic approach to normalizing the deregulation of cellular metabolism underlying many diseases, including cancer. Here, we demonstrated a unique and novel application to the treatment of malignancy using a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-encapsulated lipid-based delivery system – liposome-encapsulated acetate nanoparticles for cancer applications (LITA-CAN). We assessed chronic in vivo administration of our nanoparticle in three separate murine models of colorectal cancer. We demonstrated a substantial reduction in tumor growth in the xenograft model of colorectal cancer cell lines HT-29, HCT-116 p53+/+ and HCT-116 p53-/-. Nanoparticle-induced reductions in histone deacetylase gene expression indicated a potential mechanism for these anti-proliferative effects. Together, these results indicated that LITA-CAN could be used as an effective direct or adjunct therapy to treat malignant transformation in vivo.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6677-6685
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Nanomedicine
Volume12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Sept 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Epigenetics
  • Lipid-based nanoparticles
  • Liposomes
  • Short-chain fatty acids

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