酸敏阿霉素脂质纳米粒的制备及其体外抗肿瘤活性研究

目的:本研究旨在制备具有被动靶向和酸敏特性的脂质混合纳米粒,以期提高阿霉素(doxorubicin,DOX)的靶向递药效率,降低DOX的毒副作用,提高抗肿瘤活性。方法:采用微乳法制备磷酸钙纳米粒核,薄膜分散法制备脂质混合纳米粒,硫酸铵梯度法包封DOX。采用透射电镜观察外观形态,用zeta电位及纳米粒度分析仪测定纳米粒的粒径及zeta电位,透析法评价阿霉素脂质纳米粒体外释药特征。用MTT方法研究阿霉素脂质混合纳米粒对A549细胞的细胞毒性。采用流式细胞仪和激光共聚焦显微镜观察A549细胞对阿霉素脂质纳米粒的摄取。结果:体外释药结果显示阿霉素脂质纳米粒具有酸敏特性。流式结果说明A549细胞对阿霉素脂质纳米粒的摄取具有明显的时间依赖性,激光共聚焦显示阿霉素脂质纳米粒能将阿霉素递送至细胞核中。结论:阿霉素脂质体对A549细胞有明显的细胞毒性,为进一步进行体内实验提供了基础。     

microRNA-3163靶向乳腺癌耐药蛋白逆转肺癌细胞多药耐药作用

目的:验证microRNA-3163(miR-3163)在肺癌细胞中是否靶向乳腺癌耐药蛋白(BCRP),探索逆转肺癌细胞抗肿瘤药物多药耐药(MDR)的干预策略。方法:检测BCRP在肺癌细胞A549和耐药细胞系A549/ADR中的表达,利用系列浓度梯度的抗肿瘤药物处理细胞,计算其作用的IC50值;在A549/ADR细胞中转染miR-3163的模拟物或抑制剂,用Western印迹检测BCRP的表达水平;在此基础上检测miR-3163对抗肿瘤药物杀伤A549/ADR细胞的影响。结果:与A549细胞相比,A549/ADR细胞具有对抗肿瘤药物的MDR特性,BCRP在A549/ADR细胞中的表达显著上调。转染miR-3163的模拟物能够上调A549/ADR细胞对抗肿瘤药物阿霉素、紫杉醇、吉西他滨和吉非替尼的敏感性,逆转其MDR作用。这些抗肿瘤药物作用的IC50值分别从4.86±0.33、0.41±0.05、3.79±0.26和5.51±0.25μmol/L下调至0.30±0.05、0.07±0.01、0.67±0.10和1.58±0.42μmol/L。特异性实验结果表明,miR-3163的模拟物能够在A549/ADR细胞中下调BCRP的表达水平,转染miR-3163的抑制剂能够阻断miR-3163模拟物的作用。结论:miR-3163有可能通过靶向耐药蛋白BCRP逆转肺癌细胞的MDR作用。     

转铁蛋白修饰磁性纳米粒的制备及其体外抗肿瘤活性研究

目的:本研究旨在构建一种转铁蛋白修饰负载阿霉素(DOX)的磁纳米粒靶向递药系统,以提高阿霉素作用的靶向性。方法:采用化学共沉淀法制备转铁蛋白修饰负载阿霉素的磁性纳米粒(DOX@MNP),采用zeta电位及纳米粒度分析仪测定DOX@MNP的粒径及其zeta电位,透析法评价DOX@MNP的体外释药特征。通过MTT实验,研究DOX@MNP与游离DOX对A549细胞的细胞毒性,通过激光共聚焦显微镜和流式细胞仪观察A549细胞对DOX@MNP与游离DOX的摄取情况。结果:DOX@MNP的释药具有p H依赖性。MTT实验结果显示,DOX@MNP与游离DOX具有相当的细胞毒性;激光共聚焦显微镜和流式细胞仪检测结果显示A549细胞对DOX和DOX@MNP的摄取没有明显差异。结论:本文构建了一种转铁蛋白修饰包载阿霉素的磁纳米粒,体外结果显示其具有与游离DOX相当的细胞毒性,为进一步进行体内实验奠定了基础。     

叶酸-阿霉素连接物的制备及其抗肿瘤活性研究

目的:合成具有酸敏特性的叶酸-氨基己酸-阿霉素连接物,并观察其抗肿瘤活性以及对肿瘤细胞的靶向性。方法:首先将叶酸与氨基己酸连接,然后利用腙键与阿霉素连接,采用核磁共振、质谱等方法鉴定其结构;采用MTT法观察连接物对叶酸受体表达阳性的口腔表皮样癌细胞KB细胞及叶酸受体表达阴性肺癌A549细胞的毒性作用。结果:在氮羟基琥珀酰亚胺和二环己基碳二亚胺的催化作用下,合成了叶酸-氨基己酸-阿霉素连接物,波谱分析提示为目标产物。与游离阿霉素相比,连接物对KB细胞具有更强的细胞毒性,而且细胞毒性作用可被外源性叶酸抑制;而连接物对A549细胞的毒性弱于游离阿霉素,而且外源性游离叶酸对其细胞毒性没有显著影响。结论:叶酸-氨基己酸-阿霉素连接物能经叶酸受体介导靶向于叶酸受体丰富的肿瘤细胞,是一种潜在的新型抗肿瘤药物。     

叶酸-阿霉素连接物的制备及其抗肿瘤活性研究

目的:合成具有酸敏特性的叶酸-氨基己酸-阿霉素连接物,并观察其抗肿瘤活性以及对肿瘤细胞的靶向性.方法:首先将叶酸与氨基己酸连接,然后利用腙键与阿霉素连接,采用核磁共振、质谱等方法鉴定其结构;采用MTT法观察连接物对叶酸受体袁达阳性的口腔表皮样癌细胞KB细胞及叶酸受体表达阴性肺癌A549细胞的毒性作用.结果:在氮羟基琥珀酰亚胺和二环己基碳二亚胺的催化作用下,合成了叶酸-氨基己酸-阿霉素连接物,波谱分析提示为目标产物.与游离阿霉素相比,连接物对KB细胞具有更强的细胞毒性,而且细胞毒性作用可被外源性叶酸抑制;而连接物对A549细胞的毒性弱于游离阿霉素,而且外源性游离叶酸对其细胞毒性没有显著影响.结论:叶酸-氨基己酸-阿霉素连接物能经叶酸受体介导靶向于叶酸受体丰富的肿瘤细胞,是一种潜在的新型抗肿瘤药物.     

MicroRNA-221/222对乳腺癌MDA-MB-231/DOX细胞阿霉素耐药性的影响

目的:探讨微小RNA-221/222(miR-221/222)对乳腺癌MDA-MB-231/阿霉素(DOX)细胞DOX耐药性的影响。方法:采用脂质体法转染miR-221/222抑制物(miR-221/222 inhibitor)至MDA-MB-231/DOX细胞内(Inhibitor组),同时设立空白对照组和转染无关序列的阴性对照组,采用实时荧光定量PCR (qRT-PCR)检测MDA-MB-231细胞株及MDA-MB-231/DOX细胞株的miR-221/222表达水平及转染效率;CCK-8法检测转染48 h后MDA-MB-231/DOX细胞对DOX药物敏感性的变化;流式细胞术(FCM)检测转染MDA-MB-231/DOX细胞的细胞凋亡率;蛋白免疫印迹实验(WB)检测转染后MDA-MB-231/DOX细胞内促凋亡蛋白p53上调凋亡调控因子(PUMA),Bcl2蛋白修饰因子(BMF)以及细胞周期蛋白激酶抑制因子p27(p27Kip1)的表达情况。结果:MDA-MB-231/DOX细胞中的miR-221/222表达水平高于亲本MDA-MB-231细胞(P0.05);MDA-MB-231/DOX细胞转染miR-221/222 inhibitor 96 h后,miR-221/222的表达水平低于空白对照组和阴性对照组(P0.05);与空白对照组相比,MDA-MB-231/DOX细胞转染miR-221/222 inhibitor 48h后,DOX继续处理48 h后,细胞的凋亡率明显升高,且细胞内的促凋亡蛋白PUMA,BMF以及p27Kip1的表达均增加(P0.05);DOX对inhibitor组耐药细胞的半数抑制浓度(IC50)显著低于空白对照组细胞及阴性对照组(P0.05)。结论:miR-221/222能够增加MDA-MB-231/DOX细胞对DOX的耐药性,这可能与下调促凋亡蛋白的表达有关;降低miR-221/222水平可诱导MDA-MB-231/DOX凋亡,并且上调促凋亡蛋白的表达,从而部分逆转MDA-MB-231/DOX对DOX的耐药性。     

白杨素与咖啡酸苯乙酯抗肿瘤活性比较

研究白杨素和咖啡酸苯乙酯对不同肿瘤细胞的细胞毒性。正常培养的乳腺癌细胞(MCF-7、MDA-MB-231)、肺腺癌细胞(A549)、宫颈癌细胞(Hela)及血管内皮细胞(HUVECs)经不同浓度的白杨素和咖啡酸苯乙酯(20、40、80、160μM)分别处理24和48 h,倒置显微镜观察细胞形态,SRB法检测细胞存活率,吖啶橙染色和Hoechst 33258检测了对MDA-MB-231细胞凋亡的影响;划痕法检测了对细胞迁移的影响;荧光探针DCFH-DA、JC-1检测细胞内活性氧(ROS)和线粒体膜电位,免疫细胞化学法检测了NF-κB p65水平。结果表明,白杨素和咖啡酸苯乙酯以时间和剂量依赖的方式抑制肿瘤细胞增殖和迁移,上调MDA-MB-231细胞内的ROS,下调细胞内的线粒体膜电位和NF-κB p65水平。白杨素和咖啡酸苯乙酯是潜在的抗肿瘤活性的天然产物。     

转化生长因子β1影响三阴性乳腺癌顺铂耐药的机制研究

摘要 目的：建立三阴性乳腺癌MDA-MB-231/顺铂（DDP）耐药细胞株,探讨转化生长因子β1（TGF-β1）调控三阴性乳腺癌DDP耐药的机制。方法：采用小剂量间歇诱导法建立MDA-MB-231耐药细胞株（MDA-MB-231/DDP）,在MDA-MB-231/DDP中构建TGF-β1沉默细胞并分为TGF-β1沉默组（sh-TGF-β1）、阴性对照组以及对照组,实时定量聚合酶链反应（RT-qPCR）检测TGF-β1含量。另取MDA-MB-231细胞和MDA-MB-231/DDP细胞分为MDA-MB-231组（正常培养MDA-MB-231敏感细胞）、MDA-MB-231-DDP组（正常培养MDA-MB-231 DDP耐药细胞）、TGFβ1-shRNA组（MDA-MB-231 DDP细胞转染TGFβ1-shRNA慢病毒载体）和MDA-MB-231-DDP+3-MA组（MDA-MB-231 DDP细胞给予5mM 3-MA处理2 h）。细胞计数试剂盒（CCK-8）法检测耐药株的半数抑制浓度（IC₅₀）,并计算耐药指数及逆转耐药指数,RT-qPCR检测TGF-β1含量,蛋白印迹法（Western blot）检测TGF-β1、自噬相关蛋白LC3-I、LC3-II表达量,激光共聚焦显微镜观察自噬流的变化,应用SPSS 20.0软件进行统计分析。结果：成功建立DDP耐药细胞株MDA-MB-231/DDP,耐药指数为5.231;MDA-MB-231/DDP细胞的TGF-β1 mRNA表达和蛋白表达较MDA-MB-231细胞显著上调（P<0.05）。DDP耐药细胞MDA-MB-231/DDP中自噬相关蛋白LC3-II/LC3-I表达较MDA-MB-231细胞显著升高（P<0.05);应用自噬抑制剂3-甲基腺嘌呤（3-MA）后MDA-MB-231/DDP细胞自噬相关蛋白LC3-II/LC3-I表达显著下降（P<0.05);沉默MDA-MB-231/DDP细胞的TGF-β1基因后,DDP耐药细胞株的耐药指数从5.231下降到3.404,同时自噬相关蛋白LC3-II/LC3-I表达降低（P<0.05）,且激光共聚焦显微镜观察到黄色和红色斑点的显著减少,表明自噬受到抑制。结论：TGF-β1与三阴性乳腺癌DDP耐药有关,其机制可能是增加自噬引起MDA-MB-231细胞DDP耐药。通过沉默TGF-β1可降低自噬水平,恢复三阴性乳腺癌细胞对DDP的敏感性。     

桑葚花色苷提取物对乳腺癌细胞凋亡及线粒体膜电位的影响

目的:观察桑葚花色苷提取物对人乳腺癌细胞株MDA-MB-453、MDA-MB-231和MCF-7细胞凋亡及线粒体膜电位的影响.方法:利用超声辅助乙醇萃取法提取桑葚花色苷,pH示差法测定提取物花色苷总含量,以50、100和150 mg/mL桑葚花色苷提取物作用三种乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231、MDA-MB-453和MCF-7 24h,采用Annexin V/PI双染流式细胞分析法检测细胞凋亡水平变化,JC-1探针染色激光共聚焦扫描显微镜观察MDA-MB-453细胞线粒体膜电位水平变化.结果:凋亡分析结果表明,桑葚花色苷提取物作用后三种乳腺癌细胞凋亡率均升高,显示出促凋亡效应,且具有剂量-效应关系,100和150 mg/mL组凋亡率显著升高(P＜0.05).激光共聚焦扫描显微镜检测结果显示,桑葚花色苷提取物作用24h,可使MDA-MB-453细胞线粒体膜电位显著下降,表现为红色/绿色荧光的比值显著降低(P＜0.05).结论:桑葚花色苷提取物可显著降低乳腺癌细胞线粒体膜电位,并促发细胞凋亡.     

D-甘露糖修饰聚合物胶束的制备及其在靶向药物输送中的应用

聚合物胶束作为药物载体具有良好的稳定性和生物相容性,提高疏水性药物溶解性等优势,是一类很有应用潜力的药物传输系统。本研究以合成的共价键连D-甘露糖的双亲性聚合物分子(PGMA-Mannose)为药物载体,包载抗癌药物阿霉素(DOX)制备具有甘露糖受体靶向性和pH敏感药物释放特性的新型载药聚合物胶束。利用激光共聚焦显微镜和MTT细胞毒性评价方法对载药胶束的细胞内吞摄取和毒性进行评价。实验结果表明,载药胶束能特异性识别人乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231表面过度表达的甘露糖受体,被癌细胞大量摄取并在细胞溶酶体酸性环境内释放药物,而载药胶束在表面甘露糖受体低表达的HEK293细胞中只有少量摄取。与原药DOX相比,该载药胶束对癌细胞的毒性显著提高,而对正常细胞的毒性较低。因此,该PGMA-Mannose聚合物胶束有望成为一种新型的靶向药物输送系统应用于癌症的治疗。     

Cellular Uptake and Antitumor Activity of DOX-hyd-PEG-FA Nanoparticles

A PEG-based, folate mediated, active tumor targeting drug delivery system using DOX-hyd-PEG-FA nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared. DOX-hyd-PEG-FA NPs showed a significantly faster DOX release in pH 5.0 medium than in pH 7.4 medium. Compared with DOX-hyd-PEG NPs, DOX-hyd-PEG-FA NPs increased the intracellular accumulation of DOX and showed a DOX translocation from lysosomes to nucleus. The cytotoxicity of DOX-hyd-PEG-FA NPs on KB cells was much higher than that of free DOX, DOX-ami-PEG-FA NPs and DOX-hyd-PEG NPs. The cytotoxicity of DOX-hyd-PEG-FA NPs on KB cells was attenuated in the presence of exogenous folic acid. The IC₅₀ of DOX-hyd-PEG-FA NPs and DOX-hyd-PEG NPs on A549 cells showed no significant difference. After DOX-hyd-PEG-FA NPs were intravenously administered, the amount of DOX distributed in tumor tissue was significantly increased, while the amount of DOX distributed in heart was greatly decreased as compared with free DOX. Compared with free DOX, NPs yielded improved survival rate, prolonged life span, delayed tumor growth and reduced the cardiotoxicity in tumor bearing mice model. These results indicated that the acid sensitivity, passive and active tumor targeting abilities were likely to act synergistically to enhance the drug delivery efficiency of DOX-hyd-PEG-FA NPs. Therefore, DOX-hyd-PEG-FA NPs are a promising drug delivery system for targeted cancer therapy.     

In Vitro and In Vivo Antitumor Activity of a Novel pH-Activated Polymeric Drug Delivery System for Doxorubicin

Background

Conventional chemotherapy agent such as doxorubicin (DOX) is of limited clinical use because of its inherently low selectivity, which can lead to systemic toxicity in normal healthy tissue.

Methods

A pH stimuli-sensitive conjugate based on polyethylene glycol (PEG) with covalently attachment doxorubicin via hydrazone bond (PEG-hyd-DOX) was prepared for tumor targeting delivery system. While PEG-DOX conjugates via amid bond (PEG-ami-DOX) was synthesized as control.

Results

The synthetic conjugates were confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, the release profile of DOX from PEG-hyd-DOX was acid-liable for the hydrazone linkage between DOX and PEG, led to different intracellular uptake route; intracellular accumulation of PEG-hyd-DOX was higher than PEG-ami-DOX due to its pH-triggered profile, and thereby more cytotoxicity against MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer models) and HepG2 (hepatocellular carcinoma model) cell lines. Following the in vitro results, we xenografted MDA-MB-231 cell onto SCID mice, PEG-hyd-DOX showed stronger antitumor efficacy than free DOX and was tumor-targeting.

Conclusions

Results from these in vivo experiments were consistent with our in vitro results; suggested this pH-triggered PEG-hyd-DOX conjugate could target DOX to tumor tissues and release free drugs by acidic tumor environment, which would be potent in antitumor drug delivery.     

Development of methotrexate proline prodrug to overcome resistance by MDA-MB-231 cells

The resistance to methotrexate by a number of cancer cells such as breast cancer cell-line MDA-MB-231 due to poor permeability renders it less effective as an anticancer agent for these cells. Proline prodrug of methotrexate (Pro-MTX) was designed as a substrate of prolidase which is specific for imido bond of dipeptide containing proline and expected to penetrate MDA-MB-231 cells more efficiently. The prodrug was synthesized by solid-phase peptide synthesis method and examined as a substrate of pure prolidase as well as cell homogenate. The cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231 and non-methotrexate resistant breast cancer cell line, MCF-7 was also examined by XTT assay. The results showed that Pro-MTX was a substrate of prolidase. It was also shown that the prodrug could be converted to parent drug methotrexate in Caco-2 and HeLa cell homogenate. When tested with Caco-2 and MCF-7 cells, Pro-MTX showed weaker cytotoxicity compared with methotrexate. But for methotrexate resistant MDA-MB-231 cells, Pro-MTX showed stronger activity than methotrexate. The results indicated that the proline prodrug of methotrexate may overcome the resistance of human breast cancer cells in culture.     

Design,synthesis, and cytotoxic activity of novel 7-substituted camptothecin derivatives incorporating piperazinyl-sulfonylamidine moieties

In our continuing search for camptothecin (CPT)-derived antitumor drugs, novel 7-substituted CPT derivatives incorporating piperazinyl-sulfonylamidine moieties were designed, synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxicity against five tumor cell lines (A-549, MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, KB, and KB-VIN). All of the derivatives showed promising in vitro cytotoxic activity against the tested tumor cell lines, and were more potent than irinotecan. Remarkably, most of the compounds exhibited comparable cytotoxicity against the multidrug-resistant (MDR) KB-VIN and parental KB tumor cell lines, while irinotecan lost activity completely against KB-VIN. Especially, compounds 13r and 13p (IC₅₀ 0.38 and 0.85 μM, respectively) displayed the greatest cytotoxicity against the MDR KB-VIN cell line and merit further development into preclinical and clinical drug candidates for treating cancer, including MDR phenotype.     

Sensitization of multidrug-resistant malignant cells by liposomes co-encapsulating doxorubicin and chloroquine through autophagic inhibition

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette (ABC) transporters play a key role in the development of multidrug resistance (MDR) in cancer cells. P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1) are important proteins in this superfamily which are widely expressed on the membranes of multidrug resistance (MDR) cancer cells. Besides, upregulation of cellular autophagic responses is considered a contributing factor for MDR in cancer cells. We designed a liposome system co-encapsulating a chemotherapeutic drug (doxorubicin hydrochloride, DOX) and a typical autophagy inhibitior (chloroquine phosphate, CQ) at a weight ratio of 1:2 and investigated its drug resistance reversal mechanism. MTT assay showed that the IC₅₀ of DOX/CQ co-encapsulated liposome in DOX-resistant human breast cancer cells (MCF7/ADR) was 4.7?±?0.2?μM, 5.7-fold less than that of free DOX (26.9?±?1.9 μM), whereas it was 19.5-fold in doxorubicin-resistant human acute myelocytic leukemia cancer cells (HL60/ADR) (DOX/CQ co-encapsulated liposome 1.2?±?0.1?μM, free DOX 23.4?±?2.8?μM). The cellular uptake of DOX increased upon addition of free CQ, indicating that CQ may interact with P-gp and MRP1; however, the expressions of P-gp and MRP1 remained unchanged. In contrast, the expression of the autophagy-related protein LC3-II increased remarkably. Therefore, the mechanism of MDR reversal may be closely related to autophagic inhibition. Evaluation of anti-tumor activity was achieved in an MCF-7/ADR multicellular tumor spheroid model and transgenic zebrafish model. DOX/CQ co-encapsulated liposome exerted a better anti-tumor effect in both models than that of liposomal DOX or DOX alone. These findings suggest that encapsulating CQ with DOX in liposomes significantly improves the sensitivity of DOX in DOX-resistant cancer cells.     

Reversal of P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance by doxorubicin and quinine co-loaded liposomes in tumor cells

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major obstacle to successful clinical cancer chemotherapy. Currently, there is still unsatisfactory demand for innovative strategies as well as effective and safe reversing agent to overcome MDR. In this study, we developed a novel nanoformulation, in which doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) and quinine hydrochloride (QN) were simultaneously loaded into liposomes by a pH-gradient method for overcoming MDR and enhancing cytotoxicity in a doxorubicin-resistant human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7/ADR). The various factors were investigated to optimize the formulation and manufacturing conditions of DOX and QN co-loaded liposomes (DQLs). The DQL showed uniform size distribution and high encapsulation efficiency (over 90%) for both the drugs. Furthermore, DQLs significantly displayed high intracellular accumulation and potential of MDR reversal capability in MCF-7/ADR cells through the cooperation of DOX with QN, in which QN played the role as a MDR reversing agent. The IC₅₀ of DQL0.5:1 with the DOX/QN/SPC weight ratio of 0.5:1:50 was 1.80?±?0.03?μg/mL, which was 14.23 times lower than that of free DOX in MCF-7/ADR cells. And the apoptotic percentage induced by DQL0.5:1 was also increased to 62.2%. These findings suggest that DQLs have great potential for effective treatment of MDR cancer.     

Linoleic acid-grafted chitosan oligosaccharide micelles for intracellular drug delivery and reverse drug resistance of tumor cells

Intracellular drug delivery is an important rout to reverse drug resistance of tumor cells. In this study, the linoleic acid (LA)-grafted chitosan oligosaccharide (CSO) was synthesized to construct a micellar delivery system for intracellular delivery. The synthesized linoleic acid-grafted chitosan oligosaccharide (CSO-LA) with 10.3% graft ratio of LA could form micelles in aqueous with 86.69 μg/ml critical micellar concentration (CMC). The CSO-LA micelle had 46.2±3.6 nm number average diameter and 36.0±3.3 mV zeta potential. Taking doxorubicin base (DOX) as a model drug, the drug-loaded CSO-LA micelles (CSO-LA/DOX) was then prepared. The drug encapsulation efficiencies of CSO-LA/DOX were as high as 80%, and the drug loading capacity could be improved by increasing the charged DOX. Using MCF-7, Doxorubicin·HCl resistant MCF-7 (MCF-7/ADR), K562 and Doxorubicin·HCl resistant K562 (K562/ADR) cells as model drug sensitive and drug resistant tumor cells, the experiments demonstrated the CSO-LA had excellent cellular uptake ability by either drug sensitive tumor cells or drug resistance tumor cells. The CSO-LA micelles could deliver DOX into tumor cells, and the DOX in cells was increased with incubation time. As a result, the cytotoxicities of DOX encapsulated in CSO-LA micelles against drug resistance tumor cells were improved significantly, comparing to that of Doxorubicin·HCl solution.