Nanoparticle Based Targeting Approaches for Lung Cancer: A Mini Review

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Nanoparticle Based Targeting Approaches for Lung
Cancer: A Mini Review
Brijeshkunvar Mishra1*, Jagdish Chandra Pati 2, Richa Mishra3 and Manmeet
Singh Saluja2
1Research Scholar, Sunrise University, Alwar, Rajasthan, India
2Research Supervisor, Sunrise University, Alwar, Rajasthan, India
3Director, RB Science (Research Lab), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author
Received: 07 Jul 2023; Received in revised form: 01 Aug 2023; Accepted: 10 Aug 2023; Available online: 18 Aug 2023
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Abstract— Every year more than 10 million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 6 million
deaths – around 12% of deaths worldwide. The objective of cancer treatment still is to cure the patients if
possible or prolong their life and improve their quality of life by surgical removal of the cancerous tissue,
radiation therapy, biotherapy, chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant or a combination of some of these
available treatments. This review aims to explore the various approaches using nanotechnology and surface
decoration with ligands capable to target lung cancers.
Keywords— Cancer, targeting, nanoparticles, lungs, chemotherapy.
I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Cancer chemotherapy and controlled drug
delivery
Cancer is any malignant growth caused by abnormal
or uncontrolled cell division eventually spreading to
other parts of the body through the lymphatic or the
circulatory system [90]. Every year more than 10
million people are diagnosed with cancer and more
than 6 million deaths – around 12% of deaths
worldwide [1]. It has been estimated that there will
be 17 million new cases of cancer every year by 2027.
The objective of cancer treatment still is to cure the
patients if possible or prolong their life and improve
their quality of life by surgical removal of the
cancerous tissue, radiation therapy, biotherapy,
chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant or a
combination of some of these available treatments
[2]. It is estimated that more than 50% of the patients
of cancer receive systemic chemotherapy as a part of
their treatment regimen [3].
Chemotherapy is the use of chemical for treatment or
it can be defined as “curing by chemicals” [4]. During
chemotherapy, cycles of drugs are prescribed, at
interval of three to four weeks, over a treatment
period of four to six months. During these cycles, the
normal cells (blue line) recover whereas the tumor
cells (red line) do not (Fig. 1). Though highly effective
in curing the disease, chemotherapy by the use of
anticancer drugs possess a lot of adverse effects and
has a number of disadvantages.
Fig.1 Chemotherapy cycles [4]

Mishra et al./ Effect of Modifiable factors on Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) in Elderly Population: A study from a
tertiary care hospital in Delhi
The main disadvantage of chemotherapy is that
normal cells, especially those that divide quickly like
bone marrow, lining of gastrointestinal tract or the
hair follicles, are also harmed by the anticancer drugs
[5].
An effective and advantageous alternative to the
conventional chemotherapy is the use of controlled
drug delivery systems thereby attaining the release of
drug in a predesigned manner from the carrier
material [6].
A controlled drug delivery system can improve the
efficacy of the drug by rendering sustained and
effective drug release (Fig. 2) and also reduce the
toxicity and side effects of the anticancer drug [7]. It
provides a sustained and effective drug level and
improved patient compliance and convenience.
Fig.2 Drug levels in blood with conventional dosing (left)
and controlled drug delivery (right) [97]
1.2 Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a condition in which the tissues in
lungs grow out of control. A majority of cancers of
lungs are carcinomas arising from the epithelial
tissues. It is responsible for death of around 1.3
million people worldwide. The most common
symptoms of lung cancer are shortness of breath,
coughing and weight loss [8].
There are two main types of lung cancers that can be
characterized by the size and appearance of the
malignant cells as visible under a microscope: non-
small cell and small cell lung carcinoma.
About 85% to 90% of the lung cancers are non-small
cell lung cancers (NSCLC) categorized in three main
subtypes: squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma
and large cell carcinoma [9].
Once the cancer is diagnosed and staged, any one or
combination of surgery, radiation therapy,
chemotherapy or targeted therapies may be used for
treatment.
The chemotherapeutic agents most frequently used
in NSCLC are cisplatin, paclitaxel, carboplatin,
docetaxel, vinorelbine and vinblastin. In cases of
advanced lung cancers, targeted therapy drugs such
as bevacizumab, and cetuximab can be included in
the treatment paradigm. The targeted therapies used
in the treatment of NSCLC are designed to inhibit
tumor angioneogenesis; inbihit the epidermal growth
factor receptor (EGRF) or the ALK gene [10].
1.3 Targeted drug delivery systems for lung
cancers
The past two decades have been witnessing a lot of
research being directed towards targeting of drug
molecules to the desired site of action using novel
drug delivery systems like nanoparticles. A Pubmed
search using “nanoparticles for drug delivery” as the
key entry revealed 15266 entries from 2003 to 2023
whereas only 15964 entries from 1990 to 2013.
Nanoparticles can be administered via different
routes such as oral, parenteral or by pulmonary
inhalation. Aerosol therapy [11] with the use of
particulate drug carriers is gaining popularity these
days as evident from the development of inhalable
insulin [12].
The lungs constitute the largest external surface area
in the human body, which facilitates an efficient
exchange of gases between the blood stream and air.
The large alveolar surface area, the low thickness of
the epithelial barrier, extensive vascularization and a
comparatively lower proteolytic activity in the
aleveoli and the absence of a first-pass metabolism
phenomenon [13] helps in increasing drug
absorption and the particulate carrier delivery to the
lungs. Nanoparticle delivery to lungs can lead to
retention of the particles in the lungs thereby causing
a prolonged drug release [14] and studies have
shown that particle uptake by alveolar macrophages
can be reduced if the particle size is smaller than 260
nm [15].
Several drug delivery systems capable of selectively
localizing the drug in the lungs have been developed.
The use of external ligands like antibodies, aptamers,
proteins, peptides and other small molecule as
ligands attached to the nanoparticle carriers results in
targeted delivery [16].
The molecular targets that can be used for targeted
therapy to the lungs and the various ligand

conjugated delivery systems that have been
developed for targeted delivery have been reviewed
in this chapter. In addition to lung targeting, a few
other novel delivery systems based on nanocarriers
have been reviewed.
1.4 Nanoparticle targeting to lungs after
intravenous injection
Initial studies performed by different researchers to
investigate the biodistribution of nanoparticles after
iv injection showed that the main sites of
accumulation of the nanoparticles were the organs of
the reticuloendothelial system such as liver, spleen
and the lungs [17].
A study by Kreuter et al [18] using poly (methyl-2-
14C-methacrylate) nanoparticles injected
intravenously in mice and rats and measuring the
radioactivity in different organs at different time
intervals revealed that the maximum accumulation of
the nanoparticles in lungs (21.8% of the administered
dose) was after 30 min, which eventually decreased
to 13.2% after 7 days of administration of the
nanoparticles. Similar distribution studies using
different nanoparticles also confirmed that the
nanoparticles were taken by the phagocytes of the
RES and mainly distributed to the liver and in small
portions to the lungs, spleen and the bone marrow
[19]. Their study led to a generalization that for the
passive targeting of nanoparticles to lungs, the
particle size should be more than 7 µm so that the
particles are retained in the alveolar capillaries. This
occurs due to the breakdown of the repulsive forces
of the nanoparticles after injection and their
spontaneous agglomeration to form larger particles.
The microspheric particles with sizes ranging from
7-15 µm have been studied by Huo et al [20],
Tao et al [211], Ozkan et al [22] and Eldem et al [23].
The findings of their studies indicate that the
particles of 7-15 µm size range were able to get
retained by the alveolar capillary barrier for longer
period of time and thereafter taken up by the alveolar
macrophages. The results of study by Eldem et al
also cautioned that the particles with diameter of
greater than 5 µm may lead to the blockade of blood
capillaries and may cause chronic obstructive
pulmonary emphysema. Zhang et al [24] reported a
HDL-mimicking peptide-phospholipid scaffold
(HPPS) nanocarrier for the delivery of diagnostic and
therapeutic agents. In their study apoA-I protein of
the plasma derived HDL was replaced with self-
assembled apoA-I mimetic peptides on the
nanoparticle surface. The resulting nanoparticles had
a well-controlled size of less than 30 nm and they
retained the HDL-like properties to carry the
lipophilic payloads. HPPS was also found to mimic
the pharmacokinetic properties and targeting
specificity of apoA-I protein against scavenger
receptor type B1 thereby permitting excellent
delivery of the nanoparticles to the target cells.
A study performed by Gipps et al [25] using 14C-
polyhexyl cyanoacrylate nanoparticles injected
intravenously in nude mice, inoculated with human
osteocarcinoma showed that the maximum of 2.27%
of the administered dose was accumulated in lungs
after 1 h of administration. During a 14 day
observation period, this level decreased to 1.11%; the
highest levels of nanoparticle accumulation were
found in the organs of the RES in their study.
Kellaway and Farr [26] tested the possibility of
liposomes as drug delivery systems for lung-
targeting. Their findings suggested that large
particles and liposomes with positive surface charge
could be trapped in the capillary beds of the lungs.
Waser et al [27] used liposomes, 14C-
hexylcyanoacrylate nanoparticles and 125I-albumin
nanoparticles to demonstrate that after intravenous
injection, the particles could be accumulated in lungs
in relatively high concentrations.
Leucata et al [28] compared the pharmacokinetic
profile of epirubicin loaded nanoparticles, liposomes
and free epirubicin following an intravenous
administration of the preparations. A higher level of
nanoparticles and liposomes could be found in the
lungs but the half life was not significantly increased
and the accumulation in lungs was reported to be
unimproved in relation to the free drug. In a study
initiated by Zara et al [29] on solid lipid nanoparticles
loaded with doxorubicin, the concentration of
nanoparticles in lungs followed by intravenous
injection was found to be much higher compared to
the doxorubicin solution. Following an intravenous
injection of 14C-azidothymidine attached to
hexylcyanoacrylate nanoparticle drugs, Lobenberg et
al [30] found that the concentration of
Azidothymidine bound to nanoparticles in the lungs
compared to control solution was 18 times higher

after 8 h of administration. While studying the
biodistribution of methotrexate-loaded bovine serum
albumin nanoparticles, Santhi et al reported 33.14%
drug increase in lungs using the nanoparticles
compared to the free drug [31]. Solid lipid
nanoparticles loaded with dexamethasone acetate
developed by Huang et al [32] using high pressure
homogenization method and administered
intravenously revealed a 17.8 fold increase in the
concentration of SLNs in the lungs as compared to
dexamethasone solution after 30 minutes of
administration.
Table 1 Some attempts for intravenous administration of nanoparticles for lung targeting
Nanoparticle Lung accumulation Reference
Poly (methyl-2-14C-
methylacrylate)
21.8%, 30 min after injection and 13.2% after 7 days of
injection
[18]
14C-polyhyxyl cyanoacrylate 2.27%, 1 h after administration [15]
Hexylcyanoacrylate and
albumin nanoparticles
Higher accumulation relative to the control solution [17]
14C-polylactic acid (PLA)
nanoparticles
Negligible after day 1 and 7 [33]
14C-amino-modified polystyrene Less than 1% at 2 min after injection [34]
Polyhexylcyanoacrylate Negligible after 6, 18 and 24 h of administration [35]
Poly (methyl methacrylate)
No improved accumulation compared to control
solution
[36]
Polybutylcyanoacrylate Lower drug concentration relative to free drug solution [37]
Gelatin
No significant change in accumulation as compared to
free drug solution
[38]
Solid lipid nanoparticles Higher concentration compared to control solution [29]
Bovine serum albumin 33.14% increase compared to free drug [311]
Hexylcyanoacrylate
18 times drug concentration increase in lungs compared
to control solution
[30]
Surfactant-coated polymethyl
[2-14C]
Methacrylate
7%, 24 h after administration [38]
Albumin Significant tumor response [39]
1.5 Ligands for targeting lungs
The use of ligands attached along with the carrier can
be helpful in bioadhesion, cell uptake or transcytosis
of the delivery system thereby increasing the
targeting efficiency of the delivery system. The
development of molecular biology, proteomics and
combinatorial approaches has led to the screening of
more and more targeting ligands. Some of the
ligands proven to be effective in targeting of the
particulate delivery systems to lungs are given in
Table 2.
Table 2 Some ligands capable of targeting delivery system to lungs [40]
Ligand Receptor Effect Reference
Lectin Lectin receptor
Improved uptake of drugs and
liposomes into airway cell
[41]

cultures
Sugars
Lectin receptors
More efficient uptake by airway epithelial
cells in culture
[42, 43]
Alveolar
macrophage
receptors
Specific, enhanced endocytic
uptake into alveolar
macrophages
[44, 45]
Immuno-
globulins
IgG [46, 47]
Lipo-proteins SP-A
Increased drug and liposome
delivery to airway cells
[48-50]
EGF rEGF
Efficient DNA uptake into
cancer cells
[51-53]
Mono-clonal Abs
ICO-25 Mab
Specific delivery to tumor
cells of epithelial origin
[54]
Anti-ICAM-1
antibodies
IFN-gamma activated human
bronchial epithelial cells
(BEAS-2B)
[55]
Peptides
THALWHT
Specific binding and uptake
into human airway epithelial
cells in vitro
[56]
linear/cyclic
PLAEIDGIEL
Efficient DNA delivery to
airway cells in culture
[57]
RGD
Increased gene transfer
Efficiency
[58]
Receptor
agonists/
antagonists
UTP
Efficient gene transfer in
human airway cells
[59]
Folate
Efficient internalization into
FR-expressing murine lung
carcinoma cell line
[60]
Transferrin
Improved uptake into alveolar
epithelial cells
[61]
IGg, immunoglobulin; rEGF, recombinant epidermal
growth factor; SP-A, surfactant protein A; RGD
(peptide sequence); PLAEIGIEL (peptide sequence);
Uridine 5’Triphosphate (UTP).
1.6 Lung Vascular Receptors
More than 40 different cell types are known to be
present as components of the human lung vascular
bed and respiratory airways [62]. Techniques like
phage display, cDNA array and cell culture methods
have been helpful in identifying some potential
receptors in the lung vasculature that may be
targeted for an effective drug delivery (Table 3).

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Table 3 Some preferentially expressed receptors in lung vasculature [63]
Lung vasculature receptor Localization
Identified using cell culture methods
α-galactose and α-N-actyl-galactosamine Microvascular endothelial cells
α- and β-N-actyl-galactosamine Pulmonary artery derived endothelial cells
E-cadherin
Microvascular endothelial cells (not expressed by
artery endothelial cells)
Identified using Phage display
Membrane dipeptidyl peptidase (CD26) Lung endothelial cells
Identified using cDNA array
Phospholipase A2 group XII Lung endothelial cells
Secreted frizzled related protein 1 (sFRP1 Lung endothelial cells
Osteoglycin
Lung endothelial cell, smooth muscle cell,
around cartilage and alveoli
Using other approaches
Ca2+-activated chloride channels (human
CLCA-2/mouse CLCA-1/Lu-ECAM-1)
Endothelia of the aorta and pulmonary venules
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (CD26) Lung endothelium
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) (lung
selective marker)
Endothelial luminal surface
Platelet-endothelial adhesion molecule-1
(PECAM-1)/CD31 (lung selective marker)
Intercellular borders of the endothelial monolayer
Aminopeptidase P (APP) Caveola of lung endothelium
1.7 Some nanoparticulate delivery systems used in
cancer therapy
A few nanoparticulate delivery systems for
anticancer molecules have also been reviewed for the
purpose of designing novel polymeric system for
drug targeting. Cheng et al [64] reported
nanoparticle-aptamer bioconjugates for in vivo cancer
therapy. Using prostate cancer as a model, they
reported docetaxel encapsulated nanoparticles
formulated with biocompatible and biodegradable
PLGA-b-PEG copolymer surface functionalized with
the A10 2’-fluoropyrimidine RNA aptamers that
recognize the extracellular domain of the prostate-
specific membrane antigen (PSMA), a well
characterized antigen expressed on the surface of
prostate cancer cells.
Reddy and Murthy [65] developed etoposide loaded
nanoparticles using melt- emulsification and
homogenization followed by spray drying of
nanodispersion. Functionalized polymeric
nanoparticles have been synthesized by an
emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization by
Lepoittevin et al [66]. They used two monomers for
polymerizatoin: 2-aminoethylmethacrylate and 4-(2-
aminoethylthio) methylstyrene. Various glucose
molecules such as maltose, galactopyranosyl ethanal
lactose, and maltotriose were covalently grafted on to
the surface of the nanoparticles by reductive
amination or amidation.
Lee et al [67] formulated nanoparticles of poly
(lactide)-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate
copolymer for protein drug delivery. Compared with

other biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles such as
poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles,
the PLA-TPGS nanoparticles were able to provide the
encapsulated proteins with a milder environment.
Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM)
observation demonstrated the intracellular uptake of
the PLA-TPGS NPs by NIH-3T3 fibroblast cells and
Caco-2 cancer cells. A study by Gao et al [68] on
novel DOCA modified CM-curdlan (DCMC)
conjugate self-assembled nanoparticles loaded with
epirubicin exhibited drug release in sustained
manner. The in vitro anti-tumor studies using MCF-7
cells showed that the nanoparticles were more
cytotoxic than the drug alone, which was due to the
higher uptake of the nanoparticles in tumor. In vivo
studies indicated that DCMC conjugate did not cause
unexpected side effects. A study was conducted by
Paranjape et al [69] to design tumor-targeted
bioconjugate based delivery of camptothecin. A
novel CPT bioconjugate was synthesized using
carbodiimide chemistry with a linear PEG and amino
acid glycine, respectively as the spacer and linker.
Folic acid was used as the ligand for targeting taking
into consideration the presence of mechanism for
folate receptor mediated endocytosis. The results
indicated significantly higher efficacy of the
bioconjugate in comparison to CPT. In an
investigation by Jain et al [70] on tumor targeted
doxorubicin loaded surface tailored solid lipid
nanoparticles (SLNs) conjugated with mannose, it
was found that the biodistribution of drug from
mannosylated SLNs was higher in the tumor mass
as compared to the non-mannosylated SLNs.
Chandna et al [71] compared the influence of
different characteristics of nanocarriers on the
efficacy of chemotherapy and imaging. It was
evident from the results of their study that targeting
to cancer cells by LHRH peptide enhanced antitumor
activity of all tested nanocarriers. Park et al [72]
prepared Adriamycin encapsulated nanoparticles
using deoxycholic acid conjugated dextran and
evaluated its antitumor activity using CT 26 tumor
cells in vitro and in vivo. The nanoparticles were
found to be promising vehicles for antitumor drug
delivery. In another study Park et al [73] reported a
delivery system comprising of modified heparin-
DOCA conjugate as drug carrier for cancer therapy.
The conjugate was able to prevent squamous cell
carcinoma and human umbilical vascular endothelial
cell proliferation during bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)
incorporation assays.
Bozkir and Saka [74] reported the formulation of 5-
FU nanoparticles using factorial design studies. They
used the approach of an orthogonal experimental
design to optimize the formulation of 5-fluorouracil
(5-FU) loaded poly D,L (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA)
nanoparticles (5FU-NP) by a nanoprecipitation-
solvent displacement method. Maghsoudi et al [75]
studied bovine serum albumin (BSA) nanoparticles
loaded with 5-fluorouacil. The BSA nanoparticles
suspension was found to maintain a constant release
of drug for 20 h under experimental conditions and
hence was found to be capable of releasing drug in a
sustained manner over prolonged time period.
Zhang et al [76], studied the anti-carcinoma effect of
chitosan-polyaspartic acid-5-fluorouracil
nanoparticle on tumor growth in nude mice. The
tumor inhibition rates for the CTS-Pasp, 5-FU and
CTS-Pasp-5FU groups were 5.09%, 65.3% and
72.79%, respectively. Yassin et al [77] performed a
study using 5-FU solid lipid nanoparticles consisting
of triglyceride esters, DynasanTM 114 or DynasanTM
118 along with soya lecithin as the lipid parts to treat
colon cancer. The results exhibited a delayed release
of the loaded drug in simulated colonic medium
containing rat caecal contents.
Nanoparticles of particular sizes are known to have
capacity to penetrate the BBB. The ability of such
nanoparticles to cross the BBB has been utilized for
targeted delivery of drugs to the CNS by Tosi et al
[78]. They derivatized PLA with g7 peptide and the
resulting g7 nanoparticles were loaded with
loperamide and rhodamine-123 in order to assess
their ability as drug carriers to the CNS. A study
reported by Cho et al [79] showed the targeting
capability of surface modified trans-retinoic acid
(RA) loaded PLA nanoparticles. The study was
carried out by using galactose as the hepatocyte-
specific targeting ligand. It was found that the shapes
of most hepatocytes attached onto polystyrene dish
precoated with collagen solution were flat and
spreading at low concentration of RA for the RA-
loaded nanoparticles, whereas their shapes were
round at even low concentration of RA when RA was
mixed with the nanoparticles. De-Hong Yu et al [80]
investigated K237-(HTMYYHHYQHHL) peptide-

conjugated biodegradable nanoparticles as a carrier
to target paclitaxel to tumor vasculature. The K237
conjugated nanoparticles were found to be
significantly internalized by human umbilical vein
endothelial cells (HUVEC) through the K237-KDR
interaction, and this facilitated uptake was
considered to be responsible for the enhanced
antiangiogenic activity shown by HUVEC
proliferation, migration and tube formation
compared to cells treated with the commercial
formulation Taxol® and PTX-NP.
Dubey et al [81] in their study performed biological
evaluation of paclitaxel loaded biodegradable
PCL/PEG nanoparticles for the treatment of human
neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor in mice. The PCL-
Ptx nanoparticles reduced tumor volume
significantly in comparison with paclitaxel. A
biphasic release pattern was obtained for Paclitaxel-
loaded PEGylated PLGA-based nanoparticles by
Danhier et al [82]. The in vitro anti-tumoral activity
was assessed using the Human Cervix Carcinoma
cells (HeLa) by the MTT test relative to the
commercial formulations Taxol® and Cremophor®
EL. Ptx-loaded nanoparticles showed greater tumor
growth inhibition effect in vivo on TLT tumor as
compared to Taxol®. Kou et al [83] investigated
paclitaxel-loaded PLGA nanoparticles coated with
cationic SM5-1 single chain antibody. PTX-NP-S was
shown to retain the specific antigen-binding affinity
of SMFv-polylys to SM5-1 binding protein-positive
Ch-hep-3 cells. The cytotoxicity of PTX-NP-S was
also evaluated by a non-radioactive cell proliferation
assay. It was evident from the results that PTX-NP-S
had significantly enhanced in vitro cytotoxicity
against Ch-hep-3 cells as compared with non-
targeted paclitaxel-loaded PLGA nanoparticles.
II. CONCLUSION
The objective of this review was to explore various
nanotechnology based approached used to target
drug delivery to lungs for treatment of lung cancers.
It could be concluded from the review that the use of
ligand as surface decorations has enabled a plethora
of domains and portals to channelize the localization
of drug in higher amounts to the desired organ or
tissue.
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