International Journal of Hyperthermia (Dec 2022)

Neutrophil membrane-coated nanoparticles for enhanced nanosecond pulsed electric field treatment of pancreatic cancer

  • Jing Zhao,
  • Huidan Lu,
  • Danxia Xu,
  • Ruiqi Sun,
  • Chengyu Fang,
  • Qiyu Zhao,
  • Chang He,
  • Yuwei Pan,
  • Feng Xu,
  • Tianan Jiang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2022.2093994
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 39, no. 1
pp. 1026 – 1035

Abstract

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Objective Pancreatic cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Poor prognosis and low survival rates have driven the development of novel therapeutic strategies. Nanosecond pulsed electric field has emerged as a novel, minimal invasive and non-thermal treatment for solid tumors. It is of great significance to study the combination therapy of nsPEF and other treatment strategies for pancreatic cancer.Methods We developed neutrophil membrane-wrapped liposomal nanoparticles loaded with gemcitabine (NE/Lip-GEM) and investigated their use as a complementary agent for nsPEF treatment.Results Our results showed that neutrophil-mediated delivery of liposomal-gemcitabine (NE/Lip-GEM) efficiently inhibited the growth of pancreatic tumors in mice whose has been treated with incomplete nsPEF ablation.Conclusions The combination of nsPEF and NE/Lip-GEM may be a promising synergistic strategy for pancreatic cancer therapy.

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