Self-Assembled Supramolecular Nanoparticles Improve the Cytotoxic Efficacy of CK2 Inhibitor THN7

Abdelhamid Nacereddine (1) , Andre Bollacke (2) , Eszter Roka (3) , Christelle Marminon (1) , Zouhair Bouaziz (1) , Ferenc Fenyvesi (3) , Ildiko Bacskay (4) , Joachim Jose (2) , Florent Perret (5) , Marc Le Borgne (1)

1 B2MC - Molécules bioactives et chimie médicinale
2 WWU - Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster = University of Münster
3 Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
4 Department of Pharmacology
5 CSAP - Chimie Supramoléculaire Appliquée

Since the approval of imatinib in 2001, kinase inhibitors have revolutionized cancer therapies. Inside this family of phosphotransferases, casein kinase 2 (CK2) is of great interest and numerous scaffolds have been investigated to design CK2 inhibitors. Recently, functionalized indeno[1,2-b]indoles have been revealed to have high potency against human cancer cell lines such as MCF-7 breast carcinoma and A-427 lung carcinoma. 4-Methoxy-5-isopropyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-b]indole-9,10-dione (THN7), identified as a potent inhibitor of CK2 (IC 50 = 71 nM), was selected for an encapsulation study in order to evaluate its antiproliferative activity as THN7-loaded cyclodextrin nanoparticles. Four α-cyclodextrins (α-CDs) were selected to encapsulate THN7 and all experiments indicated that the nanoencapsulation of this CK2 inhibitor in α-CDs was successful. No additional surface-active agent was used during the nanoformulation process. Nanoparticles formed between THN7 and α-C 6 H 13 amphiphilic derivative gave the best results in terms of encapsulation rate (% of associated drug = 35%), with a stability constant (K 11) of 298 mol·L −1 and a size of 132 nm. Hemolytic activity of the four α-CDs was determined before the in cellulo evaluation and the α-C 6 H 13 derivative gave the lowest value of hemolytic potency (HC 50 = 1.93 mol·L −1). Only the THN7-loaded cyclodextrin nanoparticles showing less toxicity on human erythrocytes (α-C 6 H 13 , α-C 8 H 17 and α-C 4 H 9) were tested against A-427 cells. All drug-loaded nanoparticles caused more cytotoxicity against A-427 cells than THN7 alone. Based on these results, the use of amphiphilic CD nanoparticles could be considered as a drug delivery system for indeno[1,2-b]indoles, allowing an optimized bioavailability and offering perspectives for the in vivo development of CK2 inhibitors.

Mots clés: nanoparticles; A427 cells; human erythrocytes; in cellulo; indeno[1; 2-b]indole; cyclodextrin; CK2 inhibitor

Domaines: Chimie thérapeutique; Pharmacie galénique; Cancer

Abdelhamid Nacereddine, Andre Bollacke, Eszter Roka, Christelle Marminon, Zouhair Bouaziz, et al.. Self-Assembled Supramolecular Nanoparticles Improve the Cytotoxic Efficacy of CK2 Inhibitor THN7. Pharmaceuticals, 2018, 11 ((1)10), ⟨10.3390/ph11010010⟩. ⟨hal-01694352⟩