Disulfiram (DSF) is an inhibitor of P-glycoprotein (Pgp), the main obstacle limiting the success of doxorubicin (DOX), but it has poor solubility and stability. With the aim to overcome these limitations we prepared liposomes coencapsulating DSF and DOX (LipoDSF-DOX). Liposome stability, drugs release profile, effects on DOX cytotoxicity, Pgp activity and expression in breast cancer cells were evaluated. We observed that LipoDSF-DOX with a 1:3 weight ratio, with DSF in lipid bilayer and DOX in aqueous core, released DSF faster than DOX. LipoDSF-DOX increased DOX intracellular accumulation and cytotoxicity in Pgp-expressing breast cancer cells, with an efficacy superior to the mixture of free DSF and DOX, thanks to a differential kinetics of release of DSF and DOX when carried by liposomes. The mechanism of the increased DOX retention relied on the DSF-induced sulfhydraton of Pgp and followed by its ubiquitination. These events reduced Pgp expression and catalytic activity in LipoDSF-DOX-treated cells. Our results show that LipoDSF-DOX effectively reversed DOX resistance in Pgp-expressing breast cancer cells, exploiting the temporally different kinetics of release of DSF and DOX, optimized to decrease expression and activity of Pgp.

Coencapsulation of disulfiram and doxorubicin in liposomes strongly reverses multidrug resistance in breast cancer cells

Bincoletto V.;Gazzano E.;Rolando B.;Stella B.;Riganti C.;Arpicco S.
2020-01-01

Abstract

Disulfiram (DSF) is an inhibitor of P-glycoprotein (Pgp), the main obstacle limiting the success of doxorubicin (DOX), but it has poor solubility and stability. With the aim to overcome these limitations we prepared liposomes coencapsulating DSF and DOX (LipoDSF-DOX). Liposome stability, drugs release profile, effects on DOX cytotoxicity, Pgp activity and expression in breast cancer cells were evaluated. We observed that LipoDSF-DOX with a 1:3 weight ratio, with DSF in lipid bilayer and DOX in aqueous core, released DSF faster than DOX. LipoDSF-DOX increased DOX intracellular accumulation and cytotoxicity in Pgp-expressing breast cancer cells, with an efficacy superior to the mixture of free DSF and DOX, thanks to a differential kinetics of release of DSF and DOX when carried by liposomes. The mechanism of the increased DOX retention relied on the DSF-induced sulfhydraton of Pgp and followed by its ubiquitination. These events reduced Pgp expression and catalytic activity in LipoDSF-DOX-treated cells. Our results show that LipoDSF-DOX effectively reversed DOX resistance in Pgp-expressing breast cancer cells, exploiting the temporally different kinetics of release of DSF and DOX, optimized to decrease expression and activity of Pgp.
2020
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Coencapsulation; Disulfiram; Doxorubicin; Liposomes; Multidrug resistance; P-glycoprotein
Rolle F.; Bincoletto V.; Gazzano E.; Rolando B.; Lollo G.; Stella B.; Riganti C.; Arpicco S.
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