The transferrin receptor 1 (TFR-1) has been found overexpressed in a broad range of solid tumors in humans and is, therefore, attracting great interest in clinical oncology for innovative targeted therapies, including nanomedicine. TFR-1 is recognized by H-Ferritin (HFn) and has been exploited to allow selective binding and drug internalization, applying an HFn nanocage loaded with doxorubicin (HFn(DOX)). In veterinary medicine, the role of TFR-1 in animal cancers remains poorly explored, and no attempts to use TFR-1 as a target for drug delivery have been conducted so far. In this study, we determined the TFR-1 expression both in feline mammary carcinomas during tumor progression, as compared to healthy tissue, and, in vitro, in a feline metastatic mammary cancer cell line. The efficacy of HFn(DOX) was compared to treatment with conventional doxorubicin in feline mammary cancer cells. Our results highlighted an increased TFR-1 expression associated with tumor metastatic progression, indicating a more aggressive behavior. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that the use of HFn(DOX) resulted in less proliferation of cells and increased apoptosis when compared to the drug alone. The results of this preliminary study suggest that the use of engineered bionanocages also offers unprecedented opportunities for selective targeted chemotherapy of solid tumors in veterinary medicine.

Rensi, N., Sammarco, A., Moccia, V., Calore, A., Torrigiani, F., Prosperi, D., et al. (2021). Evaluation of tfr-1 expression in feline mammary cancer and in vitro antitumor efficacy study of doxorubicin-loaded h-ferritin nanocages. CANCERS, 13(6), 1-15 [10.3390/cancers13061248].

Evaluation of tfr-1 expression in feline mammary cancer and in vitro antitumor efficacy study of doxorubicin-loaded h-ferritin nanocages

Prosperi D.;Rizzuto M. A.;Bellini M.;
2021

Abstract

The transferrin receptor 1 (TFR-1) has been found overexpressed in a broad range of solid tumors in humans and is, therefore, attracting great interest in clinical oncology for innovative targeted therapies, including nanomedicine. TFR-1 is recognized by H-Ferritin (HFn) and has been exploited to allow selective binding and drug internalization, applying an HFn nanocage loaded with doxorubicin (HFn(DOX)). In veterinary medicine, the role of TFR-1 in animal cancers remains poorly explored, and no attempts to use TFR-1 as a target for drug delivery have been conducted so far. In this study, we determined the TFR-1 expression both in feline mammary carcinomas during tumor progression, as compared to healthy tissue, and, in vitro, in a feline metastatic mammary cancer cell line. The efficacy of HFn(DOX) was compared to treatment with conventional doxorubicin in feline mammary cancer cells. Our results highlighted an increased TFR-1 expression associated with tumor metastatic progression, indicating a more aggressive behavior. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that the use of HFn(DOX) resulted in less proliferation of cells and increased apoptosis when compared to the drug alone. The results of this preliminary study suggest that the use of engineered bionanocages also offers unprecedented opportunities for selective targeted chemotherapy of solid tumors in veterinary medicine.
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Carcinoma; Doxorubicin; Feline; H-Ferritin; Mammary gland; Metastasis; Nanocage; TFR-1;
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12-mar-2021
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Rensi, N., Sammarco, A., Moccia, V., Calore, A., Torrigiani, F., Prosperi, D., et al. (2021). Evaluation of tfr-1 expression in feline mammary cancer and in vitro antitumor efficacy study of doxorubicin-loaded h-ferritin nanocages. CANCERS, 13(6), 1-15 [10.3390/cancers13061248].
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