Post-Synthetic Modification Nanoscale Metal-Organic Frameworks for Targeted Drug Delivery in Cancer Cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 2440-2450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baochun Yang ◽  
Mei Shen ◽  
Jianqiang Liu ◽  
Fei Ren
2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (64) ◽  
pp. 17148-17154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Dong ◽  
Gui‐Xin Yang ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Xiang‐Bin Meng ◽  
Jing‐Li Sheng ◽  
...  

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Rashda Safdar Ali ◽  
Hongmin Meng ◽  
Zhaohui Li

The design and structural frameworks for targeted drug delivery of medicinal compounds and improved cell imaging have been developed with several advantages. However, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are supplemented tremendously for medical uses with efficient efficacy. These MOFs are considered as an absolutely new class of porous materials, extensively used in drug delivery systems, cell imaging, and detecting the analytes, especially for cancer biomarkers, due to their excellent biocompatibility, easy functionalization, high storage capacity, and excellent biodegradability. While Zn-metal centers in MOFs have been found by enhanced efficient detection and improved drug delivery, these Zn-based MOFs have appeared to be safe as elucidated by different cytotoxicity assays for targeted drug delivery. On the other hand, the MOF-based heterogeneous catalyst is durable and can regenerate multiple times without losing activity. Therefore, as functional carriers for drug delivery, cell imaging, and chemosensory, MOFs’ chemical composition and flexible porous structure allowed engineering to improve their medical formulation and functionality. This review summarizes the methodology for fabricating ultrasensitive and selective Zn-MOF-based sensors, as well as their application in early cancer diagnosis and therapy. This review also offers a systematic approach to understanding the development of MOFs as efficient drug carriers and provides new insights on their applications and limitations in utility with possible solutions.


2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Modrejewski ◽  
Johanna-Gabriela Walter ◽  
Imme Kretschmer ◽  
Evren Kemal ◽  
Mark Green ◽  
...  

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop a model system for targeted drug delivery. This system should enable targeted drug release at a certain tissue in the body. In conventional drug delivery systems, drugs are often delivered unspecifically resulting in unwarranted adverse effects. To circumvent this problem, there is an increasing demand for the development of intelligent drug delivery systems allowing a tissue-specific mode of delivery. Within this study, nanoparticles consisting of two biocompatible polymers are used. Because of their small size, nanoparticles are well-suited for effective drug delivery. The small size affects their movement through cell and tissue barriers. Their cellular uptake is easier when compared to larger drug delivery systems. Paclitaxel was encapsulated into the nanoparticles as a model drug, and to achieve specific targeting an aptamer directed against lung cancer cells was coupled to the nanoparticles surface. Nanoparticles were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and nanotracking analysis (NTA). Also their surface charge was characterized from ζ-potential measurements. Their preparation was optimized and subsequently specificity of drug-loaded and aptamer-functionalized nanoparticles was investigated using lung cancer cells.


2021 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 93-105
Author(s):  
Sikhumbuzo Charles Kunene ◽  
Kuen-Song Lin ◽  
Meng-Tzu Weng ◽  
Maria Janina Carrera Espinoza ◽  
Chun-Ming Wu

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (39) ◽  
pp. 6048-6063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Mughees ◽  
Mohd Samim ◽  
Yadhu Sharma ◽  
Saima Wajid

The shortcomings of the currently available anti-breast cancer agents compel the development of the safer targeted drug delivery for the treatment of breast cancer.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 181027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Yongchao Zhu ◽  
Fan Wang ◽  
Xue Li ◽  
Xiaojing Liu ◽  
...  

Targeted drug delivery to colon cancer cells can significantly enhance the therapeutic efficiency. Herein, we developed 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-loaded amino-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN-NH 2 )-based galactosylated chitosans (GCs), which are galactose receptor-mediated materials for colon-specific drug delivery systems. Both unmodified and functionalized nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen sorption and dynamic light scattering. Drug loading capacity and drug release properties were determined by ultraviolet spectrophotometry. 5-FU@MSN-NH 2 /GC showed high loading capacity and possessed much higher cytotoxicity on human colon cancer cells (SW620 cells) than 5-FU@MSN-NH 2 and free 5-FU. But, MSN-NH 2 /GC did not show significant cytotoxicity. Subsequently, 5-FU@MSN-NH 2 /GC anti-cancer activity on SW620 cells in vitro was confirmed by cell apoptosis. These results are consistent with the cellular uptake test in which MSN-NH 2 /GC could specifically recognize and bind to cancer cells by the galectin-receptor recognition. But, it is found that pre-addition of galactose in the medium, leading to competitive binding to the galectin receptor of SW620 cells, resulted in a decrease in the binding of MSN-NH 2 /GC to the galectin receptor. The results demonstrated the inorganic–organic nanocomposite could be used as a promising drug delivery carrier for the targeted delivery of drug into galectin-positive colon cancer cells to improve therapeutic index while reducing side effects.


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