Enhancing the therapeutic effect via elimination of hepatocellular carcinoma stem cells using Bmi1 siRNA delivered by cationic cisplatin Nanocapsules

Resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to systemic chemotherapy is partially due to presence of drug-resistant cancer stem cells. Bmi1 protein is essential for survival and proliferation of HCC cancer stem cells (CSCs). Here, we report that Bmi1 siRNA (Bmi1siR) loaded in cationic nanocapsules of cisplatin (NPC) eliminated stem cells in situ HCC in mice. NPC/Bmi1siR was fabricated via electrostatic complexation of Bmi1 siRNA to NPCs, which had cores composed of cisplatin and were coated with cationic lipids.

Source: Nanomedicine : Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine - May 26, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Tan Yang, Yuyuan Chen, Pengxuan Zhao, Huiying Xue, Jia You, Bin Li, Yong Liu, Chuanchuan He, Xiaojuan Zhang, Lingling Fan, Robert J. Lee, Lei Li, Xiang Ma, Chuanrui Xu, Guangya Xiang Source Type: research