Table 1 Main formulations of TRAIL based on nanoparticles
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 | |
PEG-TRAIL microspheres | PLGA microspheres | Inside | — | Increased biological half-life Sustained delivery | Pharmacokinetic studies in vivo | |
Increased antitumor activity Absence of side effects | Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo | |||||
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Liposomes | TRAIL-LPs | Inside | — | Increased antitumor activity | Tumor xenograft model (NSCLC) in vivo | |
GBM cell line in vitro Tumor xenograft model (GBM) in vivo | ||||||
Doxorubicin | Passive targeting | NSCLC cell line in vitro | ||||
LUV-TRAIL | Surface | — | Increased antitumor activity Absence of side effects | Leukemic, lymphoma and multiple myeloma cell lines in vitro | ||
Increased DISC recruitment | Leukemic and lymphoma cell lines in vitro | |||||
Increased antitumor activity | Leukemic cells in vitro and primary leukemic cells ex vivo | |||||
Increased anti-inflammatory effect | Rheumatoid arthritis experimental model in vivo | |||||
E-selectin | Increased antitumor activity | Tumor xenograft model (CTC) in vivo | ||||
Immuno-LipoTRAIL | Surface | scFv α EGFR | Increased antitumor activity Active targeting | Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo | ||
sTRAIL-targeted stealth liposomes | Surface | — | Improved pharmacokinetics Increased antitumor activity | Neuroblastoma orthotopic model in vivo | ||
Apo2L.0-LPs | Surface | — | Improved pharmacokinetics Increased antitumor activity | Multiple cell lines in vitro Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo | ||
Magnetic NPs-TRAIL | Magnetic ferric oxide NPs | Surface | — | Passive targeting Increased antitumor activity | GBM cell line in vitro Tumor xenograft model (GBM) in vivo | |
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 | |
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 |