Table 1 Main formulations of TRAIL based on nanoparticles

From: Onto better TRAILs for cancer treatment

Formulation

Type of platform

TRAIL location

Combined formulation

Main effects

Experimental testing

Ref.

TRAIL HSA-NPs

Human serum albumin NPs

Inside

Increased biological half-life

Increased drug bioavailability

Passive targeting

Pharmacokinetic studies in vivo

153

PEG-TRAIL microspheres

PLGA microspheres

Inside

Increased biological half-life

Sustained delivery

Pharmacokinetic studies in vivo

152

    

Increased antitumor activity

Absence of side effects

Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo

169

PEG-TRAIL/Dox microspheres

PLGA microspheres

Inside

Doxorubicin

Increased antitumor activity

CRC and prostate cell lines in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (CRC and prostate) in vivo

151

TRAIL-PEG-NPs

PEGylated heparin and poly-l-lysine NPs

Inside

Increased biological half-life

Increased antitumor activity

Absence of side effects

Pharmacokinetic studies in vivo

Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo

154

ANG-CLP/PTX/pEGFP-hTRAIL

Angiopep-2 modifed cationic liposome

Inside (cDNA)

Placlitaxel

Sustained delivery

Passive targeting

Increased antitumor activity

GBM cell line in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (GBM) in vivo

176

Liposomes

TRAIL-LPs

Inside

Increased antitumor activity

Tumor xenograft model (NSCLC) in vivo

175

     

GBM cell line in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (GBM) in vivo

173

   

Doxorubicin

Passive targeting

NSCLC cell line in vitro

174

 

LUV-TRAIL

Surface

Increased antitumor activity

Absence of side effects

Leukemic, lymphoma and multiple myeloma cell lines in vitro

172

    

Increased DISC recruitment

Leukemic and lymphoma cell lines in vitro

67

    

Increased antitumor activity

Leukemic cells in vitro and primary leukemic cells ex vivo

212

    

Increased anti-inflammatory effect

Rheumatoid arthritis experimental model in vivo

171

   

E-selectin

Increased antitumor activity

Tumor xenograft model (CTC) in vivo

178

 

Immuno-LipoTRAIL

Surface

scFv α EGFR

Increased antitumor activity

Active targeting

Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo

177

 

sTRAIL-targeted stealth liposomes

Surface

Improved pharmacokinetics

Increased antitumor activity

Neuroblastoma orthotopic model in vivo

179

 

Apo2L.0-LPs

Surface

Improved pharmacokinetics

Increased antitumor activity

Multiple cell lines in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo

213

Magnetic NPs-TRAIL

Magnetic ferric oxide NPs

Surface

Passive targeting

Increased antitumor activity

GBM cell line in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (GBM) in vivo

170

TRAIL/Tf/Dox HSA-NPs

Human serum albumin NPs with transferrin

Surface

Doxorubicin

Sustained delivery

Active targeting

Increased antitumor activity

CRC, pancreas and BC cell lines in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo

168

TRAIL/Dox HSA-NPs

Human serum albumin NPs with transferrin

Surface

Doxorubicin

Sustained delivery

Active targeting

Increased antitumor activity

Lung carcinoma cell line in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (lung carcinoma) in vivo

167

  1. Abbreviations: ANG-CLP, angioprep-2 modified cationic liposome; BC, breast cancer; CRC, colorectal cancer; CTC, circulating tumor cell; Dox, doxorubicin; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; GBM, glioblastoma multiforme; HSA, human serum albumin; LPs, liposomes; NPs, nanoparticles; NSCLC, non small cell lung cancer; PEG, polyethylene glycol; pEGFP, plasmid enhanced green fluorescence protein; PLGA, poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid; PTX, paclitaxel; scFv, single-chain variable fraction; Tf, transferrin.