A pH-responsive AIE nanoprobe as a drug delivery system for bioimaging and cancer therapy

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (37) ◽  
pp. 7401-7407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibo Wang ◽  
Gongyan Liu ◽  
Shihua Dong ◽  
Junjie Xiong ◽  
Zongliang Du ◽  
...  

A multifunctional drug delivery system with AIE character was designed and constructed for simultaneous cellular imaging and pH-triggered drug release.

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 65-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Xu ◽  
Rijin Song ◽  
Pei Lu ◽  
Jianchun Chen ◽  
Yongqiang Zhou ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Qiu ◽  
Dou Wang ◽  
Weiyuan Liang ◽  
Liping Liu ◽  
Yin Zhang ◽  
...  

A biodegradable drug delivery system (DDS) is one the most promising therapeutic strategies for cancer therapy. Here, we propose a unique concept of light activation of black phosphorus (BP) at hydrogel nanostructures for cancer therapy. A photosensitizer converts light into heat that softens and melts drug-loaded hydrogel-based nanostructures. Drug release rates can be accurately controlled by light intensity, exposure duration, BP concentration, and hydrogel composition. Owing to sufficiently deep penetration of near-infrared (NIR) light through tissues, our BP-based system shows high therapeutic efficacy for treatment of s.c. cancers. Importantly, our drug delivery system is completely harmless and degradable in vivo. Together, our work proposes a unique concept for precision cancer therapy by external light excitation to release cancer drugs. If these findings are successfully translated into the clinic, millions of patients with cancer will benefit from our work.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (47) ◽  
pp. 7794-7799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongrong Nie ◽  
Hongji Liu ◽  
Lin Hu ◽  
Xinyu Gu ◽  
Junchao Qian ◽  
...  

This communication reports a chitosan-gated carbon-based nanocarrier as a NIR light-switchable drug delivery system for controlled on/off drug release.


2019 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 39-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabhu R. ◽  
Mohamed Asik R. ◽  
Anjali R. ◽  
Archunan G. ◽  
Prabhu N.M. ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (45) ◽  
pp. 9343-9345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soyeon Park ◽  
Eunjin Kim ◽  
Won Young Kim ◽  
Chulhun Kang ◽  
Jong Seung Kim

A novel biotin-guided anticancer drug delivery system, prodrug 9, consisting of biotin, nitrobenzene, and doxorubicin, with acid-triggered drug releasing capability was synthesized.


Nanoscale ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 6304-6310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxia Tang ◽  
Hao Hu ◽  
Molly Gu Zhang ◽  
Jibin Song ◽  
Liming Nie ◽  
...  

A photoresponsive drug delivery system was developed for light-mediated drug release and aptamer-targeted cancer therapy.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanqin Xu ◽  
Liyue Xiao ◽  
Yating Chang ◽  
Yuan Cao ◽  
Changguo Chen ◽  
...  

In order to achieve a controlled release drug delivery system (DDS) for cancer therapy, a pH and redox dual-responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN)-sulfur (S)-S- chitosan (CS) DDS was prepared via an amide reaction of dithiodipropionic acid with amino groups on the surface of MSN and amino groups on the surface of CS. Using salicylic acid (SA) as a model drug, SA@MSN-S-S-CS was prepared by an impregnation method. Subsequently, the stability, swelling properties and drug release properties of the DDS were studied by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy, size and zeta potential as well as Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area. Pore size and volume of the composites decreased after drug loading but maintained a stable structure. The calculated drug loading rate and encapsulation efficiency were 8.17% and 55.64%, respectively. The in vitro drug release rate was 21.54% in response to glutathione, and the release rate showed a marked increase as the pH decreased. Overall, double response functions of MSN-S-S-CS had unique advantages in controlled drug delivery, and may be a new clinical application of DDS in cancer therapy.


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 9347-9356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Zhang ◽  
Ping Yuan ◽  
Ninglin Zhou ◽  
Yutian Su ◽  
Maoni Shao ◽  
...  

In this study, doxorubicin (DOX) hydrochloride as a model drug, N-doped carbon dots as a drug carrier, and heparin as an auxiliary medicine were selected to design and prepare a multi-functional drug delivery system with pH-triggered drug release.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 2098-2107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Kang ◽  
Xiao-Mei Zhang ◽  
Sheng Zhang ◽  
Li-Sheng Ding ◽  
Bang-Jing Li

pH stimuli-responsive controlled selective release of drugs at the endosomal compartments of the PR-g-DOX supramolecular micelles.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (17) ◽  
pp. 5274
Author(s):  
Qian He ◽  
Rui Yan ◽  
Wanting Hou ◽  
Haibo Wang ◽  
Yali Tian

Numerous nanocarriers with excellent biocompatibilities have been used to improve cancer therapy. However, nonspecific protein adsorption of nanocarriers may block the modified nanoparticles in tumor cells, which would lead to inefficient cellular internalization. To address this issue, pH-responsive polyurethane prodrug micelles with a zwitterionic segment were designed and prepared. The micelle consisted of a zwitterionic segment as the hydrophilic shell and the drug Adriamycin (DOX) as the hydrophobic inner core. As a pH-responsive antitumor drug delivery system, the prodrug micelles showed high stability in a physiological environment and continuously released the drug under acidic conditions. In addition, the pure polyurethane carrier was demonstrated to be virtually non-cytotoxic by cytotoxicity studies, while the prodrug micelles were more efficient in killing tumor cells compared to PEG-PLGA@DOX. Furthermore, the DOX cellular uptake efficiency of prodrug micelles was proved to be obviously higher than the control group by both flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. This is mainly due to the modification of a zwitterionic segment with PU. The simple design of zwitterionic prodrug micelles provides a new strategy for designing novel antitumor drug delivery systems with enhanced cellular uptake rates.


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