Eradication of Acute Myeloid Leukemia with FLT3 Ligand-Targeted miR-150 Nanoparticles

Jiang, Xi; Bugno, Jason; Hu, Chao; Yang, Yang; Herold, Tobias; Qi, Jun; Chen, Ping; Gurbuxani, Sandeep; Arnovitz, Stephen; Strong, Jennifer; Ferchen, Kyle; Ulrich, Bryan; Weng, Hengyou; Wang, Yungui; Huang, Hao; Li, Shenglai; Neilly, Mary Beth; Larson, Richard A.; Le Beau, Michelle M.; Bohlander, Stefan K.; Jin, Jie; Li, Zejuan; Bradner, James E.; Hong, Seungpyo und Chen, Jianjun (2016): Eradication of Acute Myeloid Leukemia with FLT3 Ligand-Targeted miR-150 Nanoparticles. In: Cancer Research, Bd. 76, Nr. 15: S. 4470-4480

Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a common and fatal form of hematopoietic malignancy. Overexpression and/or mutations of FLT3 have been shown to occur in the majority of cases of AML. Our analysis of a large-scale AML patient cohort (N = 562) indicates that FLT3 is particularly highly expressed in some subtypes of AML, such as AML with t(11q23)/MLL-rearrangements or FLT3-ITD. Such AML subtypes are known to be associated with unfavorable prognosis. To treat FLT3-overexpressing AML, we developed a novel targeted nanoparticle system: FLT3 ligand (FLT3L)-conjugated G7 poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) nanosized dendriplex encapsulating miR-150, a pivotal tumor suppressor and negative regulator of FLT3. We show that the FLT3L-guided miR-150 nanoparticles selectively and efficiently target FLT3-overexpressing AML cells and significantly inhibit viability/growth and promote apoptosis of the AML cells. Our proof-of-concept animal model studies demonstrate that the FLT3L-guided miR-150 nanoparticles tend to concentrate in bone marrow, and significantly inhibit progression of FLT3-overexpressing AML in vivo, while exhibiting no obvious side effects on normal hematopoiesis. Collectively, we have developed a novel targeted therapeutic strategy, using FLT3L-guided miR-150-based nanoparticles, to treat FLT3-overexpressing AML with high efficacy and minimal side effects. (C) 2016 AACR.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0008-5472
• Sprache: Englisch