1. Multifunctional PEG-b-polypeptide-decorated gold nanorod for targeted combined chemo-photothermal therapy of breast cancer.
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Hou, Guanghui, Qian, Junmin, Xu, Weijun, Sun, Tiantian, Wang, Jinlei, Wang, Yaping, and Suo, Aili
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ETHYLENE glycol , *BREAST cancer , *CANCER treatment , *CONTROLLED release drugs , *TARGETED drug delivery , *GOLD nanoparticles - Abstract
• Multifunctional PEG-b-polypeptide-decorated gold nanorod nanoplatform was developed. • DOX was conjugated onto the nanoplatform via pH-sensitive hydrazone linkage. • Release behavior of DOX from the nanoplatform was reduction/pH dual-responsive. • Combined photothermal chemotherapy achieved great anti-cancer efficacy in MCF-7 cells. The combination of chemotherapy and photothermal therapy is acknowledged as one of the most promising approaches in cancer treatment. Targeted delivery and controlled drug release are two important factors for combined chemo-photothermal therapy. In this study, a multifunctional nanoplatform based on gold nanorod (GNR) decorated with folate-conjugated poly(ethylene glycol)- b -poly(L-γ-glutamylhydrazine) (FEGGH) containing disulfide linker and dihydroxyphenyl groups was developed for targeted combined chemo-photothermal therapy of breast cancer. FEGGH was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of γ-benzyl- l -glutamate -N- carboxyanhydride using folate/cystamine-heterobifunctionalized poly(ethylene glycol) as an initiator, following by hydrazinolysis and carbodiimide reactions. FEGGH was decorated onto GNR through Au-catechol bonds. Chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded onto the nanoplatform through pH-sensitive hydrazone linkage, obtaining final product FEGGHDOX-GNR. The DOX-loaded nanoplatform displayed excellent photostability and reduction/pH dual-responsive drug release behavior. Cytological studies demonstrated the effective internalization of FEGGHDOX-GNR into MCF-7 cells via folate-mediated endocytosis and additive therapeutic effect of combined photothermal-chemotherapy. These results indicate that our nanoplatform may be a promising strategy for targeted combined chemo-photothermal therapy of breast cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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