 | Nanotech 2008 Vol. 2
Nanotechnology 2008: Life Sciences, Medicine & Bio Materials - Technical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 2
Chapter 5: Phage Nanobiotechnology |
Targeted Drug-carrying Filamentous Phage Nanomedicines | |
| Authors: | I. Yacoby, H. Bar, L. Vax, I. Benhar |
| Affilation: | Tel Aviv University, IL |
| Pages: | 438 - 441 |
| Keywords: | filamentous phage, nanomedicine, drug-resistant bacteria, targeted therapy |
| Abstract: | We present a novel application of filamentous bacteriophages as targeted drug carrying nanomedicines. The phages are engineered to display target-specificity-conferring peptides or proteins on their coat, and carry a large payload of a cytotoxic drug that is conjugated to the phage major coat protein via a labile linker subject to controlled or delayed release. For anti-bacterial targeting, the antibiotic chloramphenicol was linked to the anti-bacterial phage nanoparticles through an aminoglycoside linker, by an ester bond subject to controlled release by serum esterases. We could demonstrate complete inhibition of the Gram positive, Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pyogenes and the Gram negative E. coli O78 (781) bacteria with a potency improvement by factor of ~10,000 in comparison to free chloramphenicol. Cancer targets: Hygromycin and Doxorubicin were linked to carboxyl groups on the phage coat using EDC chemistry. We demonstrate growth inhibition of ErbB2 or EGFR over-expressing, cultured tumor cells by phage nanoparticles targeted by the anti ErbB2 IgGs chFRP5 and trastuzumab, and the anti EGFR IgG1 cetuximab, respectively. Animal studies: following injection to Balb/C mice, we show that, depending on the conjugated drug, drug-carrying phages can become less immunogenic and have longer blood pharmacokinetics. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4200-8504-4 |
| Pages: | 808 |
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