A unique highly hydrophobic anticancer prodrug self-assembled nanomedicine for cancer therapy
A unique highly hydrophobic anticancer prodrug self-assembled nanomedicine for cancer therapy
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一种独特的高疏水性抗癌前药自组装纳米药物,用于癌症治疗
DOI:
10.1016/j.nano.2016.06.012
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发表时间:
2016-11-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
He, Zhonggui
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作者:
Ren, Guolian;Jiang, Mengjuan;He, Zhonggui
In contrast with common thought, we generated highly hydrophobic anticancer prodrug self-assembled nanoparticles without the aid of surface active substances, based on the conjugation of docetaxel to D-a-tocopherol succinate. The reduction-sensitive prodrug was synthesized with a disulfide bond inserted into the linker and was compared with a control reduction-insensitive prodrug. The morphology and stability of self-assembled nanoparticles were investigated. Cytotoxicity and apoptosis assays showed that the reduction-sensitive nanoparticles had higher anticancer activity than the reduction-insensitive nanoparticles. The reduction-sensitive nanoparticles exhibited favorable in vivo antitumor activity and tolerance compared with docetaxel Tween80-containing formulation and the reduction-insensitive nanoparticles. Taken together, the unique nanomedicine demonstrated a number of advantages: (i) ease and reproducibility of preparation, (ii) high drug payload, (iii) superior stability, (iv) prolonged circulation, and (v) improved therapeutic effect. This highly reproducible molecular assembly strategy should motivate the development of new nanomedicines. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.