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iRGD 介导的脂质体纳米平台,用于改善肝细胞癌靶向联合免疫治疗并通过 IVIM-MRI 监测肿瘤反应。

iRGD-mediated liposomal nanoplatforms for improving hepatocellular carcinoma targeted combination immunotherapy and monitoring tumor response via IVIM-MRI.

发表日期:2024 Aug 27
作者: Jiamin Li, Ruili Wei, Wang Yao, Xinrui Pang, Nianhua Wang, Shengsheng Lai, Xinhua Wei, Youyong Yuan, Xinqing Jiang, Ruimeng Yang
来源: Food & Function

摘要:

靶向治疗和免疫检查点阻断(ICB)的联合治疗为肝细胞癌(HCC)的治疗带来了巨大的希望。然而,免疫原性、ICB抗体的脱靶毒性、药物共递送效率低以及缺乏有效的生物标志物来监测治疗反应等挑战限制了现有靶向免疫疗法的疗效。在此,我们合成了 iRGD 修饰的 pH 敏感脂质体纳米颗粒,共封装乐伐替尼 (Len) 和小分子 PD-1/PD-L1 抑制剂 BMS-202 (iRGD-lip@Len/BMS-202),以解决与肿瘤富集不足和这些药物独特的药代动力学。此外,采用双指数模型计算的体素内不相干运动磁共振成像(IVIM-MRI)可以同时反映组织内水分子的扩散和毛细血管的微循环灌注情况。因此,我们进一步评估了使用 IVIM-MRI 监测纳米药物治疗中癌症治疗反应的可行性。这些结果表明,iRGD靶向脂质体纳米药物有效地在肿瘤中积累并在酸性微环境中释放。 Len 的持续释放促进肿瘤血管正常化,减少 Tregs 和 MDSC 的存在并激活 IFN-γ 信号通路。这导致肿瘤细胞中 PD-L1 表达增加,从而增强 BMS-202 的敏感性。因此,抗肿瘤免疫治疗具有协同放大作用,导致皮下和原位肝癌缩小并抑制肺转移。此外,IVIM-MRI技术有助于对肿瘤微环境(TME)进行无创监测,揭示肿瘤血管正常化和缺氧程度等关键治疗反应指标。总的来说,美国食品药品监督管理局 (FDA) 批准的药物与 iRGD 修饰的脂质体相结合,为 HCC 治疗提供了一种有前景的策略。同时,IVIM-MRI 提供了一种非侵入性方法来准确预测对该纳米药物的反应。
The combination therapy of targeted treatments and immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) holds great promise for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment. However, challenges such as immunogenicity, off-target toxicity of ICB antibodies, low drug co-delivery efficiency, and lack of effective biomarkers to monitor treatment response limit the efficacy of existing targeted immunotherapies. Herein, we synthesized iRGD-modified pH-sensitive liposomal nanoparticles co-encapsulating lenvatinib (Len) and the small molecule PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor BMS-202 (iRGD-lip@Len/BMS-202) to address issues related to inadequate tumor enrichment and distinct pharmacokinetics of these drugs. Furthermore, intravoxel incoherent motion-magnetic resonance imaging (IVIM-MRI), which is calculated using a biexponential model, can simultaneously reflect both the diffusion of water molecules within the tissue and the microcirculatory perfusion of capillaries. Consequently, we further assessed the feasibility of using IVIM-MRI to monitor the cancer treatment response in nanodrug therapy. These results demonstrated that the iRGD-targeted liposomal nanodrug effectively accumulated in tumors and released in acidic microenvironments. The sustained release of Len facilitated tumor vascular normalization, decreased the presence of Tregs and MDSCs and activated the IFN-γ signaling pathway. This led to increased PD-L1 expression in tumor cells, enhancing the sensitivity of BMS-202. Consequently, there was a synergistic amplification of antitumor immune therapy, resulting in the shrinkage of subcutaneous and orthotopic HCC and inhibition of lung metastasis. Furthermore, IVIM-MRI technology facilitated the non-invasive monitoring of the tumor microenvironment (TME), revealing critical therapeutic response indicators such as the normalization of tumor blood vessels and the degree of hypoxia. Collectively, the combination of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs with iRGD-modified liposomes presents a promising strategy for HCC treatment. Simultaneously, IVIM-MRI provides a non-invasive method to accurately predict the response to this nanodrug.