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Sortagged anti-EGFR immunoliposomes exhibit increased cytotoxicity on target cells.
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 2019 January 22
PURPOSE: Conventional chemotherapy is associated with therapy-limiting side effects, which might be alleviated by targeted chemotherapeutics such as immunoliposomes. The targeting ligands of immunoliposomes are commonly attached by unspecific chemical conjugation, bearing risk of structural heterogeneity and therewith related biological consequences. Chemoenzymatic methods may mitigate such risks through site-specific conjugation.
METHODS: The formulation parameters for pentaglycine-modified, doxorubicin-loaded liposomes and the reaction conditions for a site-specific, Sortase-A mediated conjugation with monoclonal antibodies were thoroughly evaluated. The cytotoxicity of such sortagged, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) specific immunoliposomes was tested on human breast cancer cells.
RESULTS: Sortaggable liposomes with a defined size (140 nm, PDI < 0.25) and high encapsulation efficacy (>90 %) were obtained after manufacturing optimization. A ratio of 1 - 2.5 µM mAb/100µM pentaglycine yielded stable dispersions and circumvented carrier precipitation during ligand grafting. The cytotoxicity on EGFR+ MDA-MB-468 was up to threefold higher for EGFR-specific immunoliposomes than for the nontargeted controls.
CONCLUSIONS: Sortase-A is suitable to generate immunoliposomes with a site-specific ligand-carrier linkage and hence improves chemical homogeneity of targeted therapeutics. However, the sweet spot for manufacturability utilizing mAbs with two Sortase-A recognition sites is narrow, making mono-reactive binders such as scFvs or Fab's preferable for a further development. Despite this, the immunoliposomes demonstrated a targeted delivery of doxorubicin, indicating the potential to increase the therapeutic window during the treatment of EGFR+ tumors.
METHODS: The formulation parameters for pentaglycine-modified, doxorubicin-loaded liposomes and the reaction conditions for a site-specific, Sortase-A mediated conjugation with monoclonal antibodies were thoroughly evaluated. The cytotoxicity of such sortagged, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) specific immunoliposomes was tested on human breast cancer cells.
RESULTS: Sortaggable liposomes with a defined size (140 nm, PDI < 0.25) and high encapsulation efficacy (>90 %) were obtained after manufacturing optimization. A ratio of 1 - 2.5 µM mAb/100µM pentaglycine yielded stable dispersions and circumvented carrier precipitation during ligand grafting. The cytotoxicity on EGFR+ MDA-MB-468 was up to threefold higher for EGFR-specific immunoliposomes than for the nontargeted controls.
CONCLUSIONS: Sortase-A is suitable to generate immunoliposomes with a site-specific ligand-carrier linkage and hence improves chemical homogeneity of targeted therapeutics. However, the sweet spot for manufacturability utilizing mAbs with two Sortase-A recognition sites is narrow, making mono-reactive binders such as scFvs or Fab's preferable for a further development. Despite this, the immunoliposomes demonstrated a targeted delivery of doxorubicin, indicating the potential to increase the therapeutic window during the treatment of EGFR+ tumors.
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