Coexpression of TP53, BIM, and PTEN Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Biomacromolecules. 2024 Feb 12;25(2):792-808. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00988. Epub 2024 Jan 18.

Abstract

For non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the ubiquitous occurrence of concurrent multiple genomic alterations poses challenges to single-gene therapy. To increase therapeutic efficacy, we used the branch-PCR method to develop a multigene nanovector, NP-TP53-BIM-PTEN, that carried three therapeutic gene expression cassettes for coexpression. NP-TP53-BIM-PTEN exhibited a uniform size of 104.8 ± 24.2 nm and high serum stability. In cell transfection tests, NP-TP53-BIM-PTEN could coexpress TP53, BIM, and PTEN in NCI-H1299 cells and induce cell apoptosis with a ratio of up to 94.9%. Furthermore, NP-TP53-BIM-PTEN also inhibited cell proliferation with a ratio of up to 42%. In a mouse model bearing an NCI-H1299 xenograft tumor, NP-TP53-BIM-PTEN exhibited a stronger inhibitory effect on the NCI-H1299 xenograft tumor than the other test vectors without any detectable side effects. These results exhibited the potential of NP-TP53-BIM-PTEN as an effective and safe multigene nanovector to enhance NSCLC therapy efficacy, which will provide a framework for genome therapy with multigene combinations.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis / genetics
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung* / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung* / therapy
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Mice
  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase / genetics
  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase / metabolism
  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase / pharmacology
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / genetics

Substances

  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase
  • TP53 protein, human
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
  • PTEN protein, human