Interleukin-15 and cisplatin co-encapsulated thermosensitive polypeptide hydrogels for combined immuno-chemotherapy

Publication date: Available online 10 April 2017
Source:Journal of Controlled Release
Author(s): Xilong Wu, Yundi Wu, Hongbo Ye, Shuangjiang Yu, Chaoliang He, Xuesi Chen
In situ-forming thermosensitive hydrogels based on poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(γ-ethyl-l-glutamate) diblock copolymers (mPEG-b-PELG) were prepared for the co-delivery of interleukin-15 (IL-15) and cisplatin (CDDP). The polypeptide-based hydrogels as local drug delivery carriers could reduce the systemic toxicity, degrade thoroughly within 3weeks after subcutaneous injection into rats and display an acceptable biocompatibility. When incubated with mouse melanoma B16 cells, only the CDDP-treated groups had significant effects on the S phase cell-cycle arrest in melanoma cells. After a single peritumoral injection of the hydrogel containing IL-15/CDDP in C57BL/6 mice inoculated with B16F0-RFP melanoma cells, the dual drug-loaded hydrogels displayed synergistic anticancer efficacy, which was resulted from a combination of CDDP-mediated S arrest and IL-15/CDDP-induced recovery of CD8⁺ T cell and NK cell populations to reduce immunosuppression and enhance antitumor immunity. Hence, the as-prepared thermosensitive polypeptide hydrogels for localized and sustained co-delivery of IL-15 and CDDP may have potential for efficient treatment of melanoma.

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