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Nucleus-targeting DNase I self-assembly delivery system guided by pirarubicin for programmed multi-drugs release and combined anticancer therapy.
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International journal of biological macromolecules [Int J Biol Macromol] 2024 May; Vol. 267 (Pt 2), pp. 131514. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 10. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The cell nucleus serves as the pivotal command center of living cells, and delivering therapeutic agents directly into the nucleus can result in highly efficient anti-tumor eradication of cancer cells. However, nucleus-targeting drug delivery is very difficult due to the presence of numerous biological barriers. Here, three antitumor drugs (DNase I, ICG: indocyanine green, and THP: pirarubicin) were sequentially triggered protein self-assembly to produce a nucleus-targeting and programmed responsive multi-drugs delivery system (DIT). DIT consisted of uniform spherical particles with a size of 282 ± 7.7 nm. The acidic microenvironment of tumors and near-infrared light could successively trigger DIT for the programmed release of three drugs, enabling targeted delivery to the tumor. THP served as a nucleus-guiding molecule and a chemotherapy drug. Through THP-guided DIT, DNase I was successfully delivered to the nucleus of tumor cells and killed them by degrading their DNA. Tumor acidic microenvironment had the ability to induce DIT, leading to the aggregation of sufficient ICG in the tumor tissues. This provided an opportunity for the photothermal therapy of ICG. Hence, three drugs were cleverly combined using a simple method to achieve multi-drugs targeted delivery and highly effective combined anticancer therapy.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- Animals
Mice
Cell Line, Tumor
Drug Carriers chemistry
Indocyanine Green chemistry
Tumor Microenvironment drug effects
Male
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Nude
Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology
Antineoplastic Agents chemistry
Antineoplastic Agents administration & dosage
Cell Nucleus metabolism
Deoxyribonuclease I metabolism
Doxorubicin pharmacology
Doxorubicin chemistry
Doxorubicin administration & dosage
Doxorubicin analogs & derivatives
Drug Delivery Systems
Drug Liberation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-0003
- Volume :
- 267
- Issue :
- Pt 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of biological macromolecules
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38608986
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131514