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. 2020 Jun 24;21(12):4490. doi: 10.3390/ijms21124490

Table 4.

Antiangiogenic therapeutic process for glioblastoma.

Ref. Therapy Type
(NP: Formulations)
Therapeutic Target Route/Local of Administration Frequency-
Dose (mg/Kg)
Vehicle Time Point of Therapy Tumoral Reduction Follow-Up Evaluation after Induction Therapeutic Evaluation Techniques
Wu et al. [50] Drug delivery
(Lut/Fa-PEG-PCL)
Signal transduction pathways thar regulates tumor activities Tail vein Daily
50
Saline 5th to 13th day NR 5th to 13th day (each 2 days) -Until cachexia of the mouse appeared FLI; TUNNEL assay; Survival curve
Sousa et al. [32] Drug delivery
(Beva-loaded PLGA NP)
VEGF Intranasal Weekly
5
NR 10th; 17th day ~46% at 24th day 10th, 17th and 24th days BLI
Clavreul et al. [34] CED
(SFN-LNCs)
RTKs (VEGFR-2; VEGRF-3, PDGFR-β, c-kit e Flt-3); Intracellular serine /threonine kinases (Raf-1; B-Raf; B-Raf-mut) Intratumoral Single
3.5 µg/mouse
Transcutol®HP (0.7 g) 9th day No reduction
at 13th and 16th day
13th and 16th days MRI; H&E
Sun et al. [51] Dual-targeting drug delivery
(AP1-DOX-NP)
IL-4R Tail vein Every other day
10
PBS 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th days NR 3 and 24 h and 47 days FLI; H&E; Survival curve
Séhédic et al. [52] CED
(12G5-LNC188Re)
CXCR4; Signaling pathways (PI3K/Akt and MAP-kinases); Activation of MMPs; CD11b+ myeloid cells Intratumoral Single
10 µL/mouse
Saline 12th day ~100% after 24 days 12th, 17th, 19th to 100 days MRI; IF; Western Blot; Survival curve
Lu et al. [53] Drug delivery
(CARD-B6)
GBM microenvironment; Transferrin receptors; Telomerase activity Intravenous Every other day
0.5 CA4+2.5 DOX+ 0.5 ATRA
PBS 16th to 32nd day NR 12, 24, 36, 48 h,
30th and 36th day
MRI; LSCA; TUNNEL assay; Survival curve
Xu et al. [54] Drug delivery
(DTX-NPs-dBECM)
GBM microenvironment Intratumoral Single
800 µg/mL-DTX+ 10 mg/mL-dBECM
Saline 7th day ~98% at 28th day 7th to 28th days (weekly) MRI; FLI-ex vivo; H&E; TUNNEL assay; Survival curve
Wang et al. [55] Systemic therapy
(H–S–R NPs1)
Integrin αvβ3 on endothelium; EphA2
Tyrosine kinase receptor on tumor cells and tumor vasculature
Tail vein Every 2 days
NR
Saline Started when the tumors were visible by BLI ~99% at 12th day 0, 4th, 8th, 12th day;
26th day
BLI; FLI
Survival curve;
Lin et al. [56] Drug delivery
(L-BSA NPs)
SPARC; gp60 Tail vein Daily
PTX/ 4-HPR, 2 each
PBS Started with tumor size (100−200 mm3) for 2 days ~93% at 16th day 0, 7 and 16 days;
37th day
BLI; Western Blot; TUNNEL assay; Survival curve
Lin et al. [57] Systemic therapy
(CRLX101)
Topo I inhibition; Hypoxia cascade (CA IX, HIF-1α, VEGF) NR Weekly
10
NR 4th and 11th day NR 20th and 32nd day H&E; TUNNEL assay; Survival curve
Kuang et al. [58] Targeted drug delivery
(DGL-PEG-T7/shVEGF-DOX)
Transferrin receptor; VEGF gene; Topo II inhibition Intravenous Every 2 days
50 µg+8 µg DOX/mouse
Saline 12th, 15th, 18th day ~80% after 18th day 12th and 21st day BLI; TUNNEL assay; Survival curve
Hu et al. [59] Dual-targeting drug delivery
(AC-NP-PTX)
HSPG; NRP-1 Intravenous Every 3 days
5
Saline NR NR 51st day FLI; IF; Survival curve
Hu et al. [60] Dual-targeting drug delivery
(MSN-DOX-PDA-NGR)
CD13 Tail vein Every 3 days
5
Saline 5, 8, 11, 14 days NR 5th, 10th, 17th, 32nd day H&E; TUNNEL assay; FLI; MVD; Survival curve
Banerjee et al. [61] Targeted drug delivery
(PSM)
SSTR2 Intravenous Daily
2
Saline 2 weeks NR 15th and 36th day H&E; Survival curve
Zhang et al. [45] Targeted drug delivery
(Functional targeting epirubicin liposomes)
Glut1 on BBB; GBM integrin receptors and neovasculature Tail vein Every 3 days
100 µg/Kg
Saline 14th, 18th day NR 20th and 28th day FM; Survival curve
Feng et al. [62] Drug delivery
(CooP-NP-PTX)
MDGI (H-FABP/ FABP3) Intravenous Every 3 days
5
Saline 2 weeks NR 47.5 H&E; Survival curve
Costa et al. [44] Multimodal gene therapy(CTX-coupled SNALPs) miR-21 (inhibits PDCD4); RhoB; p53; TGF-β; mitochondrial apoptotic networks Tail vein/
oral
Single
2.5/
3 days
30
Saline 13th day/
13th, 14th, 15th day
~45% at 17th day 17th and 30th day H&E; Western blot; Survival curve
Bechet et al. [63] Photodynamic therapy
(NP-TPC-ATWLPPR)
VEGF receptor; NRP-1 Tail vein Single
2.8 (1.75 µmol/kg)
NR NR ~50% after 6 days of iPDT 4th, 6th, 10th day after iPDT MRI; PET-CT; H&E
Gao et al. [41] Dual-targeting drug delivery (DTX-IRNPs) Integrin αvβ3 on endothelium; IL13Rα2 Tail vein Every 3 days
6
Saline 10th, 11th, 12th day ~71% at 17th day 13tn, 17th, 35th day IF; H&E; Survavil curve
Wojton et al. [64] Systemic therapy
(SapC-DOPS nanovesicles)
PtdSer Tail vein Single
12-SapC 4.6-DOPS
PBS 10th day NR 11th, 12th, 17th day IF; H&E; Survival currve
Janic et al. [65] Cell therapy
(FePro)
CD34; AC133; SDF-1-CXCR4 signaling pathway Intravenous Single
10 × 106
PBS 12th day NR 18th day MRI; Prussian Blue
Day et al. [48] Photothermal therapy
(VEGF-NS)
Integrin αvβ3 on endothelium; VEGFR-2 Tail vein Single
4.35 × 1010 VEGF-NS/mouse
Saline When tumor reached 3–5 mm NR 24 h and 3 days after treatment Intravital microscopy images; H&E; Survival curve
Verreault et al. [43] Drug delivery
(Liposomal Irinophore CTM)
GBM microenvironment; GBM vasculature Intravenous Weekly
25 Irinophore CTM;
15 Caelyx®;
2 liposomal vincristine
PBS 21st; 28th; 35th day ~70% at 42nd day 42nd day H&E
Agemy et al. [66] Systemic therapy
(Iron Oxide Nanoworms- CGKRKD(KLAKLAK)2)
Peptides homing to epidermal tumors; GBM vasculature; mitochondrial membrane Intravenous
(U87-MG)
Every other day
5
PBS 3 weeks NR 5–6 h after the injection IF; Survival curve
Intravenous
(005)
Every other day
5
PBS 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th day NR 5–6 h after the injection IF; Survival curve
Intravenous
(Sphere)
Every other day
5
PBS 3 weeks NR 5–6 h after the injection IF
Intravenous
(Lentiviral)
Every other day
5
PSB 21st, 23th, 25th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 33th, 35th, 37th day NR 21st, 28th, 35th day BLI; H&E; IF; Survival curve
Ding et al. [67] Systemic therapy
(P/LLL/AON/Hu/Ms, P/LOEt/AON/Hu/Ms)
Laminin α4 and β1 chain Intravenous Single
5
PBS 21st day ~91% NR day NR IF; H&E
Hekmatara et al. [68] Drug delivery
(DOX-np)
Endothelial cells Tail vein Dayly
1.5
NR 2nd, 5th, 8th day ~100% at 14th day 10th, 14th, 18th day H&E; IMC
Saito et al. [38] CED
(Ls-TPT)
Topo I inhibition; GBM vasculature Intratumoral Single
(0.5 mg /mL; 20 μL)
NR 10th day NR 17th, 19th day H&E; Survival curve

Abbreviations—NR: Not Reported; Lut: luteolina; Fa-PEG-PCL: folic acid modified poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(e-caprolactone); Beva: Bevacizumab; PLGA: Poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic) acid; NP: Nanoparticles; CED: Convection-Enhanced Delivery; SFN: Sorafenib; LNCs: lipid nanocapsules; AP1: CRKRLDRNC peptide; DOX: Doxorubicin; AP1-DOX-NP: tumor homing peptide and DOX-loaded PLA nanoparticles; LNC: Lipid nanocapsules; 12G5: (CD184, #555971, BD Pharmingen); 188Re: Rhenium-188; CARD: nanoparticles with B6 loading three drugs ((CA4+AZO-ATRA+DOX+SPIONs)NPs); B6: peptide motif B6 (1,2-dioleoylsn-glycero-3-phosphoethan-olamine-n-[poly (ethylene glycol)] 2000 (DSPE-PEG2000)); CA4: Combretastin A4; AZO: Azobenzene; ATRA: All-trans retinoic acid; SPIONs: superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocubes; DTX: Docetaxel; DTX-NPs: Docetaxel-loaded nanoparticles; dBECM: decellularized brain extracellular matrix; H-S-R NPs1: heparin-containing NPs with two ligands (SWL and cRGD); L-BSA: LMWP (sequence: CVSRRRRRRGGRRRR)– BSA; BSA: Bovine Serum Albumin; L-BSA NPs: LMWP-modified BSA nanoparticles; LMWP: Low molecular weight protamine; CRLX101: nanoparticle-drug conjugate (NDC), containing approximately 10 wt% CPT conjugated to a linear, cyclodextrin-polyethylene glycol (CD-PEG) copolymer; DGL-PEG: dendrigraft poly-L-lysines; T7: peptide T7 (sequence His-Ala-Lle-Tyr-Pro-Arg-His); shVEGF: inhibition of endogenous VEGF mRNA; DOX: Doxorubicin; AC-NP: ATWLPPR and CGKRK peptide dual-decorated nanoparticulate DDS; PTX: Paclitaxel; MSN: Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles; PDA: polydopamine; NGR: peptide (CYGGRGNG); MSN-DOX-PDA-NGR: polydopamine (PDA)-coated mesoporous sílica nanoparticles (NPs, MSNs) and the PDA coating was functionalized with Asn-Gly-Arg (NGR); PSM: PTX-loaded SLN modified with TOC; CooP: peptide (ACGLSGLGVA)X; NP-PTX: paclitaxel-loading PEG–PLA nanoparticles; CTX: Chlorotoxin; SNALPs: stable nucleic acid lipid particle; NP-TPC: Nanoparticle- 5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylchlorin; ATWLPPR: H-Ala-Thr-Trp-Leu-Pro-Pro-Arg-OH; IRNPs: IL-13p and RGD conjugated PEG-PCL nanoparticles; SapC-DOPS: Saposin C-dioleoylphosphatidylserine; FePro: Ferumoxides-Protamine Sulfate; VEGF: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor; NS: Nanoshells (silica core/gold shell nanoparticles); NWs: iron oxide nanoparticles, dubbed “nanoworms” (NWs); CGKRKD: Cys-Gly-Lys-Arg-Lys peptide; KLAKLAK: α-helical amphipathic peptide D; PMLA (P): poly(β-l-malic acid); LLL: H2N-Leu-Leu-Leu-OH; AON: antisense oligonucleotide; Hu: mAb targeting tumor cells (human TfR); Ms: mAb targeting blood–brain tumor barrier endothelium (mouse TfR); LOEt: H2N-Leu-Leu-Leu-NH2, H2N-Leu-ethylester; TfR: transferrin receptor; DOX-np: Doxorubicin-loaded polysorbate 80-coated poly(butyl cyanoacrylate) (PBCA) nanoparticles; Ls-TPT: liposomal topotecan; RTKs: Receptor Tirosina Kinase; VEGFR-2: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor- 2; VEGRF-3: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor – 3; PDGFR-β: Platelet derived growth factor receptor- β; c-Kit: Stem Cell Factor Receptor; Flt-3: FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3; Raf-1: Serine/threonine-protein kinase; B-Raf: RAF kinase type B gene; B-Raf-mut: RAF kinase type B gene mutated; IL-4R: interleukin 4 receptor; CXCR4: C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4; PI3K/Akt: signaling pathway; MMPs: Matrix Metalloproteinases; CD11b+: Cluster of Differentiation 11b; GBM: Glioblastoma; EphA2: EPH Receptor A2; SPARC: Secreted Protein, Acidic and Rich in Cysteines; gp60: 60-kDa sialoglycoprotein; CA IX: Carbonic anhydrase IX; HIF-1α: Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-α; HSPG: Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan; NRP-1: Neuropilin-1; CD13: Cluster of Differentiation 13; SSTR2: Somatostatin Receptor Type 2; Glut1: Glucose Transporter 1; BBB: Blood–Brain Barrier; MDGI: Mammary-Derived Growth Inhibitor; H-FABP: Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein; FABP3: Fatty Acid Binding Protein 3; miR-21: microRNA 21; PDCD4: Programmed Cell Death 4; RhoB: Ras Homolog Family Member B; p53: Protein 53 kDa; TGF-β: Transforming growth factor β; IL13Rα2: Interleukin-13 Receptor α2; PtdSer: Phosphatidylserine; CD34: Cluster of Differentiation 34; AC133: Prominin-1; SDF-1: Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1; 4-HPR: N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)retinamide; BLI: Bio-layer interferometry; iPDT: Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy; IHC: Immunohistochemistry; H&E: Eosin and Hematoxylin; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; IF: Immunofluorescence; WB: Western Blotting; PET-CT: Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography; IMC: Isothermal Microcalorimetry.