Chemistry - A European Journal
Chemistry - A European Journal
5 years ago

Dual Stimuli-Responsive Nanoparticles for Controlled Release of Anticancer and Anti-inflammatory Drugs Combination

Dual Stimuli-Responsive Nanoparticles for Controlled Release of Anticancer and Anti-inflammatory Drugs Combination
Kai Guo, Liandong Feng, Yuqi Wang, Deju Ye, Yan Zhang, Zheng Huang, Zhiliang Luo
Dual stimuli-responsive nanoparticles capable of fine-tuning drug release to augment therapeutic efficacy have become a promising tool for anticancer drug delivery. However, the rational design of these “smart” nanoparticles for a selective delivery and controlled release of multidrug combinations in cancer cells to achieve synergistic effects remain challenging. Here we report the pH/redox dual responsive nanoparticle FA-DOX-Ind-NP (FA=folic acid, DOX=doxorubicin, Ind=indomethacin, NP=nanoparticle) based on the novel tumor targeting and biodegradable poly(β-amino ester) polymer, and demonstrate its high ability to enter into cancer cells and release a combination of the anticancer drug doxorubicin and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin to achieve synergistic chemo-anti-inflammatory effects and overcome multidrug resistance. This study highlights the great potential of tumor targeting and dual stimuli-responsive nanoparticles for an efficient delivery of multidrug combination to improve the cancer therapeutic efficacy. Strong together: A strategy for the use of tumor-targeting and pH/redox dual responsive nanoparticles for the controlled intracellular delivery of a combination of doxorubicin and indomethacin is demonstrated. The strategy allows synergistic chemo-anti-inflammatory effects and overcomes multidrug resistance (see figure; COX-2=cyclooxygenase-2).

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

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701524

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