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Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
Published in: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research

Polymeric nanocapsules prevent oxidation of core-loaded molecules: evidence based on the effects of docosahexaenoic acid and neuroprostane on breast cancer cells proliferation

Authors: Jérôme Roy, Liliam Teixeira Oliveira, Camille Oger, Jean-Marie Galano, Valerie Bultel-Poncé, Sylvain Richard, Andrea Grabe Guimaraes, José Mário Carneiro Vilela, Margareth Spangler Andrade, Thierry Durand, Pierre Besson, Vanessa Carla Furtado Mosqueira, Jean-Yves Le Guennec

Published in: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

Nanocapsules, as a delivery system, are able to target drugs and other biologically sensitive molecules to specific cells or organs. This system has been intensively investigated as a way to protect bioactives drugs from inactivation upon interaction with the body and to ensure the release to the target. However, the mechanism of improved activity of the nanoencapsulated molecules is far from being understood at the cellular and subcellular levels. Epidemiological studies suggest that dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) can reduce the morbidity and mortality from breast cancer. This influence could be modulated by the oxidative status of the diet and it has been suggested that the anti-proliferative properties of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are enhanced by pro-oxidant agents.

Methods

The effect of encapsulation of PUFA on breast cancer cell proliferation in different oxidative medium was evaluated in vitro. We compared the proliferation of the human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 and of the non-cancer human mammary epithelial cell line MCF-10A in different experimental conditions.

Results

DHA possessed anti-proliferative properties that were prevented by alpha-tocopherol (an antioxidant) and enhanced by the pro-oxidant hydrogen peroxide that confirms that DHA has to be oxidized to exert its anti-proliferative properties. We also evaluated the anti-proliferative effects of the 4(RS)-4-F4t-neuroprostane, a bioactive, non-enzymatic oxygenated metabolite of DHA known to play a major role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. DHA-loaded nanocapsules was less potent than non-encapsulated DHA while co-encapsulation of DHA with H2O2 maintained the inhibition of proliferation. The nanocapsules slightly improves the anti-proliferative effect in the case of 4(RS)-4-F4t-neuroprostane that is more hydrophilic than DHA.

Conclusion

Overall, our findings suggest that the sensitivity of tumor cell lines to DHA involves oxidized metabolites. They also indicate that neuroprostane is a metabolite participating in the growth reducing effect of DHA, but it is not the sole. These results also suggest that NC seek to enhance the stability against degradation, enhance cellular availability, and control the release of bioactive fatty acids following their lipophilicities.
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Metadata
Title
Polymeric nanocapsules prevent oxidation of core-loaded molecules: evidence based on the effects of docosahexaenoic acid and neuroprostane on breast cancer cells proliferation
Authors
Jérôme Roy
Liliam Teixeira Oliveira
Camille Oger
Jean-Marie Galano
Valerie Bultel-Poncé
Sylvain Richard
Andrea Grabe Guimaraes
José Mário Carneiro Vilela
Margareth Spangler Andrade
Thierry Durand
Pierre Besson
Vanessa Carla Furtado Mosqueira
Jean-Yves Le Guennec
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1756-9966
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-015-0273-z

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