Tissue distribution of 2-methoxyestradiol nanosuspension in rats and its antitumor activity in C57BL/6 mice bearing lewis lung carcinoma

摘要

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the tissue distribution and antitumor activity of 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME) nanosuspension compared with 2-ME solution both in vitro and in vivo. 2-ME nanosuspension was made by nanoprecipitation-high-frequency ultrasonication method with the particle size of 168.4 ± 3.2 nm and the zeta potential of-29.79 ± 1.89 mV. The overall targeting efficiency (TE Q) of 2-ME nanosuspension was improved from 28.71 to 51.95% in the lung of rats. MTT assay showed that 2-ME nanosuspension could significantly enhance the in vitro cytotoxicity against lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) cells compared with the 2-ME solution, the IC 50 at 72 h was reduced from 6.35 μ M for 2-ME solution to 3.56 μ M for 2-ME nanosuspension. The antitumor activity in vivo was investigated in C57BL/6 mice bearing LLC, and the results indicated that 2-ME nanosuspension not only exhibited significant suppression of the tumor growth when compared with that of positive group or cyclophosphamide groupat the same dose, but also enhanced the spleen indices. Overall, 2-ME nanosuspension could mainly deliver the drug to lungs and made the drug accumulate in the lungs, so 2-ME nanosuspension has a possible lung cancer therapeutic potential.