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Free-Blockage Mesoporous Anticancer Nanoparticles Based on ROS-Responsive Wetting Behavior of Nanopores

Free-Blockage Mesoporous Anticancer Nanoparticles Based on ROS-Responsive Wetting Behavior of Nanopores
Yu Cao, Wenqian Wang, Yaya Cheng, Xiangyu Jiao, Xueji Zhang, Yongqiang Wen, Tailin Xu
To achieve an excellent delivery effect of drug, stimuli-responsive nano “gate” with physical blockage units is usually constructed on the surface of the mesoporous silica nanocarriers (MSNs). In nature, the aquaporins in cell membrane can control the transport of water molecules by regulating the channel wettability, which is resulted from the conformational change of amino acids in the channel. Inspired by this phonomenon, herein a new concept of free-blockage controlled release system is proposed, which is achieved by controlling the wettability of the internal surface of nanopores on MSNs. Such a new system is different from the physical-blockage controlled release system, which bypasses the use of nano “gate” and overcomes the limitations of traditional physical blockage system. Moreover, further studies have shown that the system can selectively release the entrapped doxorubicin in human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cells triggered by intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) but not in normalhuman umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) containing ROS with low levels. The wettability-determined free-blockage controlled release system is simple and effective, and it can also be triggered by intracellular biological stimuli, which provides a new approach for the future practical application of drug delivery and cancer therapy. A new concept of free-blockage controlled release system is proposed, which is achieved by controlling the wettability of the internal surface of nanopores on mesoporous silica nanocarriers. This system overcomes the limitations of the traditional physical-blockage system and selectively release drugs under endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) stimulation, which provides a new approach for the future practical application of drug delivery and cancer therapy.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/smll.201701942

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