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Tomato bushy stunt virus nanoparticles as a platform for drug delivery to shh-dependent medulloblastoma

TitleTomato bushy stunt virus nanoparticles as a platform for drug delivery to shh-dependent medulloblastoma
Publication TypeArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsLico, Chiara, Tanno Barbara, Marchetti L., Novelli Flavia, Giardullo Paola, Arcangeli Caterina, Pazzaglia Simonetta, Podda M.S., Santi L., Bernini R., Baschieri Selene, and Mancuso Mariateresa
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume22
ISSN16616596
Abstract

Medulloblastoma (MB) is a primary central nervous system tumor affecting mainly young children. New strategies of drug delivery are urgent to treat MB and, in particular, the SHH-de-pendent subtype—the most common in infants—in whom radiotherapy is precluded due to the severe neurological side effects. Plant virus nanoparticles (NPs) represent an innovative solution for this challenge. Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) was functionally characterized as a carrier for drug targeted delivery to a murine model of Shh-MB. The TBSV NPs surface was genetically engineered with peptides for brain cancer cell targeting, and the modified particles were produced on a large scale using Nicotiana benthamiana plants. Tests on primary cultures of Shh-MB cells allowed us to define the most efficient peptides able to induce specific uptake of TBSV. Immunofluorescence and molecular dynamics simulations supported the hypothesis that the specific targeting of the NPs was mediated by the interaction of the peptides with their natural partners and reinforced by the presentation in association with the virus. In vitro experiments demonstrated that the delivery of Doxorubicin through the chimeric TBSV allowed reducing the dose of the chemotherapeutic agent necessary to induce a significant decrease in tumor cells viability. Moreover, the systemic administration of TBSV NPs in MB symptomatic mice, independently of sex, confirmed the ability of the virus to reach the tumor in a specific manner. A significant advantage in the recognition of the target appeared when TBSV NPs were functionalized with the CooP peptide. Overall, these results open new perspectives for the use of TBSV as a vehicle for the targeted delivery of chemotherapeutics to MB in order to reduce early and late toxicity. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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DOI10.3390/ijms221910523
Citation KeyLico2021