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Yuan J, Xu W, Chen J, Zhao J, Mu Y, Wu Y. Dual passively active tumor-targeting micelles for pH-triggered intracellular anticancer drug release. J BIOACT COMPAT POL 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/0883911514542899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Novel passive–active dual tumor-targeting micelles for pH-triggered intracellular nitrogen mustard release were developed based on hydrophobic cores conjugated with anticancer drugs and shells functionalized with folic acid ligands for tumor cell targeting. The amphiphilic triblock copolymer, 4-( bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)benzaldehyde, N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide, and folic acid copolymer (poly(mustard-acetal)- b-PHPMA- b-PFA), was synthesized via reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization. The amphiphilic copolymer was subsequently self-assembled into nanosized micelles of 83 nm with the nitrogen mustard drug safely encapsulated in the core. The cleavage of anticancer drug within the cores of micelles was effectively actuated under biologically relevant conditions, mildly acidic microenvironments (endosomal/lysosomal pH in the cytosol). 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assays and fluorescence microscopy image analysis revealed that folate-conjugated nanosized micelles exhibited at least ~2.2-fold higher cellular uptake than folate unconjugated micelles against KB cells overexpressing folate receptors on the surface. Thus, poly(mustard-acetal)- b-PHPMA- b-PFA micelles could potentially be used as a promising system for triggering the release of nitrogen mustard drug.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jianchao Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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