PMID- 30472374 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200319 LR - 20211204 IS - 1873-4995 (Electronic) IS - 0168-3659 (Linking) VI - 293 DP - 2019 Jan 10 TI - Folate-dactolisib conjugates for targeting tubular cells in polycystic kidneys. PG - 113-125 LID - S0168-3659(18)30665-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.11.019 [doi] AB - The aim of the present study was to develop folic acid (FA) conjugates which can deliver the kinase inhibitor dactolisib to the kidneys via folate receptor-mediated uptake in tubular epithelial cells. Dactolisib is a dual inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and is considered an attractive agent for treatment of polycystic kidney disease. The ethylenediamine platinum(II) linker, herein called Lx, was employed to couple dactolisib via coordination chemistry to thiol-containing FA-spacer adducts to yield FA-Lx-dactolisib conjugates. The dye lissamine was coupled via similar linker chemistry to folate to yield fluorescent FA-Lx-lissamine conjugates. Three different spacers (PEG(5)-Cys, PEG(27)-Cys or an Asp-Arg-Asp-Asp-Cys peptide spacer) were used to compare the influence of hydrophilicity and charged groups in the spacer on interaction with target cells and in vivo organ distribution of the final conjugates. The purity and identity of the final products were confirmed by UPLC and LC-MS analysis, respectively. FA-Lx-dactolisib conjugates were stable in serum and culture medium, while dactolisib was released from the conjugates in the presence of glutathione. All three type of conjugates were internalized efficiently by HK-2 cells and uptake could be blocked by an excess of folic acid in the medium, demonstrating FR mediated uptake. FA-Lx-dactolisib conjugates showed nanomolar inhibition of the PI3K pathway (Akt phosphorylation) and mTOR pathway (S6 phosphorylation) in cultured kidney epithelial cells (HK-2 cells). After intraperitoneal administration, all three types conjugates accumulated extensively in kidneys of iKsp-Pkd1(del) mice with polycystic kidney disease. In conclusion, folate conjugates were successfully prepared by platinum(II) coordination chemistry and accumulated in a target-specific manner in kidney cells and polycystic kidneys. The folate conjugate of dactolisib thus may have potential for targeted therapy of polycystic kidney disease. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Shi, Haili AU - Shi H AD - Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - Leonhard, Wouter N AU - Leonhard WN AD - Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. FAU - Sijbrandi, Niels J AU - Sijbrandi NJ AD - LinXis B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - van Steenbergen, Mies J AU - van Steenbergen MJ AD - Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - Fens, Marcel H A M AU - Fens MHAM AD - Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - van de Dikkenberg, Joep B AU - van de Dikkenberg JB AD - Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - Torano, Javier Sastre AU - Torano JS AD - Department of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - Peters, Dorien J M AU - Peters DJM AD - Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. FAU - Hennink, Wim E AU - Hennink WE AD - Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - Kok, Robbert Jan AU - Kok RJ AD - Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.j.kok@uu.nl. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20181123 PL - Netherlands TA - J Control Release JT - Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society JID - 8607908 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Quinolines) RN - 935E97BOY8 (Folic Acid) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - RUJ6Z9Y0DT (dactolisib) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*administration & dosage MH - Cell Line MH - Drug Liberation MH - Folic Acid/*administration & dosage/chemistry MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles/*administration & dosage/chemistry MH - Kidney Tubules/cytology MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism MH - Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors/*administration & dosage/chemistry MH - Polycystic Kidney Diseases/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Quinolines/*administration & dosage/chemistry MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Coordination chemistry OT - Drug targeting OT - Receptor-mediated uptake OT - Signal transduction EDAT- 2018/11/26 06:00 MHDA- 2020/03/20 06:00 CRDT- 2018/11/26 06:00 PHST- 2018/06/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/11/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/11/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/03/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/11/26 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0168-3659(18)30665-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.11.019 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Control Release. 2019 Jan 10;293:113-125. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.11.019. Epub 2018 Nov 23.