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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6677-6685 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Nanomedicine |
| Volume | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Sept 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cancer
- Epigenetics
- Lipid-based nanoparticles
- Liposomes
- Short-chain fatty acids