Stimulus-responsive macromolecules and nanoparticles for cancer drug delivery.
Stimulus-responsive macromolecules and nanoparticles for cancer drug delivery.
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10.2217/nnm.10.50
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2010-07
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Chilkoti A
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作者:
MacEwan SR;Callahan DJ;Chilkoti A
Nanoparticles and macromolecular carriers have been widely used to increase the efficacy of chemotherapeutics, largely through passive accumulation provided by the enhanced permeability and retention effect. Stimulus-responsive peptide and polymer vehicles can further enhance the efficacy of antitumor therapeutics compared with the administration of free drug by three mechanisms: increasing the overall accumulation within solid tumors; providing a homogeneous spatial distribution in tumor tissues; and increasing the intracellular localization of anticancer therapeutics. This article highlights recent developments in ‘smart’ – stimulus-responsive – peptide, polymer and lipid drug carriers designed to enhance the localization and efficacy of therapeutic payloads as compared with free drug.