Aminobisphosphonates, such as zoledronic acid (ZA), have shown potential in the treatment of different malignancies, including colorectal carcinoma (CRC). Yet, their clinical exploitation is limited by their high bone affinity and modest bioavailability. Here, ZA is encapsulated into the aqueous core of spherical polymeric nanoparticles (SPNs), whose size and architecture resemble that of biological vesicles. On Vδ2 T cells, derived from the peripheral blood of healthy donors and CRC patients, ZA-SPNs induce proliferation and trigger activation up to three orders of magnitude more efficiently than soluble ZA. These activated Vδ2 T cells kill CRC cells and tumor spheroids, and are able to migrate toward CRC cells in a microfluidic system. Notably, ZA-SPNs can also stimulate the proliferation of Vδ2 T cells from the tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes of CRC patients and boost their cytotoxic activity against patients’ autologous tumor organoids. These data represent a first step toward the use of nanoformulated ZA for immunotherapy in CRC patients.

Nanoformulated zoledronic acid boosts the Vδ2T cell immunotherapeutic potential in colorectal cancer / Di Mascolo, D.; Varesano, S.; Benelli, R.; Mollica, H.; Salis, A.; Zocchi, M. R.; Decuzzi, P.; Poggi, A.. - In: CANCERS. - ISSN 2072-6694. - 12:1(2020), p. 104.104. [10.3390/cancers12010104]

Nanoformulated zoledronic acid boosts the Vδ2T cell immunotherapeutic potential in colorectal cancer

Di Mascolo D.;
2020-01-01

Abstract

Aminobisphosphonates, such as zoledronic acid (ZA), have shown potential in the treatment of different malignancies, including colorectal carcinoma (CRC). Yet, their clinical exploitation is limited by their high bone affinity and modest bioavailability. Here, ZA is encapsulated into the aqueous core of spherical polymeric nanoparticles (SPNs), whose size and architecture resemble that of biological vesicles. On Vδ2 T cells, derived from the peripheral blood of healthy donors and CRC patients, ZA-SPNs induce proliferation and trigger activation up to three orders of magnitude more efficiently than soluble ZA. These activated Vδ2 T cells kill CRC cells and tumor spheroids, and are able to migrate toward CRC cells in a microfluidic system. Notably, ZA-SPNs can also stimulate the proliferation of Vδ2 T cells from the tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes of CRC patients and boost their cytotoxic activity against patients’ autologous tumor organoids. These data represent a first step toward the use of nanoformulated ZA for immunotherapy in CRC patients.
2020
Nanoformulated zoledronic acid boosts the Vδ2T cell immunotherapeutic potential in colorectal cancer / Di Mascolo, D.; Varesano, S.; Benelli, R.; Mollica, H.; Salis, A.; Zocchi, M. R.; Decuzzi, P.; Poggi, A.. - In: CANCERS. - ISSN 2072-6694. - 12:1(2020), p. 104.104. [10.3390/cancers12010104]
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