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Targeting of doxorubicin to the urinary bladder of the rat shows increased cytotoxicity in the bladder urine combined with an absence of renal toxicity.

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:Targeting of anti-tumor drugs to the urinary bladder for the treatment of bladder carcinoma may be useful, since these agents generally have a low degree of urinary excretion and are highly toxic elsewhere in the body. The anti-tumor drug doxorubicin was coupled to the low-molecular weight protein lysozyme via the acid-sensitive cis-aconityl linker. All free amino groups of the lysozyme were used for drug attachment to achieve intact excretion of the doxorubicin-aconityl-lysozyme conjugate into the bladder. In the bladder, the cytotoxic drug should be regenerated through acidification of the urine. First, the doxorubicin-aconityl-lysozyme conjugate was tested in rats for its target specificity and general toxicity. Wistar rats were injected intravenously with 2 mg/kg free doxorubicin or 10 mg/kg lysozyme-conjugated doxorubicin. Total urinary excretion of doxorubicin was about 10 times higher if the drug was coupled to lysozyme (39 +/- 3% versus 4.4 +/- 0.4%). Free doxorubicin had no detectable toxic effects on heart, liver and lung but caused severe renal damage (proteinuria, N-acetylglucosaminidase excretion and glomerulosclerosis). None of the rats injected with doxorubicin-lysozyme conjugate showed such renal toxicity. Second, we tested whether doxorubicin could be released from the conjugate in the bladder through acidification of the urine and if the released doxorubicin could still exert a cytotoxic effect. Doxorubicin-aconityl-lysozyme (2 mg/kg conjugated doxorubicin, i.v.) was administered in rats with acidified urine (pH 6.1 +/- 0.1) and in rats with a high urinary pH (8.2 +/- 0.4). Ten times more doxorubicin was released from the conjugate in the group with acidified urine (15 +/- 7% versus 1.7 +/- 0.1%). In agreement with this, cytotoxicity was also higher in the low pH group (IC50 of 255 +/- 47 nM versus 684 +/- 84 nM doxorubicin). In conclusion, a specific delivery of doxorubicin to the urinary bladder combined with a reduced toxicity of doxorubicin in the kidneys can be achieved by coupling this anti-tumor drug to the low-molecular weight protein lysozyme via an acid-labile linker. A release of cytotoxic doxorubicin in the urinary bladder can be achieved by acidification of the urine. This technology, after further optimization, may provide an interesting tool for the treatment of bladder carcinoma.

journal_name

J Drug Target

journal_title

Journal of drug targeting

authors

Haas M,Moolenaar F,Elsinga A,Van der Wouden EA,de Jong PE,Meijer DK,de Zeeuw D

doi

10.1080/10611860290007568

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pub_date

2002-02-01 00:00:00

pages

81-9

issue

eissn

1061-186X

issn

1029-2330

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Targeting of doxorubicin to the urinary bladder of the rat shows increased cytotoxicity in the bladder urine combined with an absence of renal toxicity.