Surface modulatable nanocapsids for targeting and tracking toward nanotheranostic delivery
Surface modulatable nanocapsids for targeting and tracking toward nanotheranostic delivery
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DOI:
10.4155/ppa-2016-0021
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发表时间:
2016-01-01
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
Cheng, R. Holland
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作者:
Stark, Marie;Cheng, R. Holland
Nanoparticle diagnostics and therapeutics (nanotheranostics) have significantly advanced cancer detection and treatment. However, many nanotheranostics are ineffective due to defects in tumor localization and bioavailability. An engineered Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) nanocapsid is a proposed platform for targeted cancer-cell delivery. Self-assembling from HEV capsid subunits, nanocapsids retain the capacity to enter cells and resist proteolytic/acidic conditions, but lack infectious viral elements. The nanocapsid surface was modified for chemical activation to confer tumor-specific targeting and detection, immune-response manipulation and controlled theranostic delivery. Nanotheranostic molecules can be packaged in the hollow nanocapsid shell during in vitro assembly. Complementing the adapted stability and cell-entry characteristics of the HEV capsid, a modified nanocapsid serves as a tunable tumor-targeting platform for nanotheronostic delivery.