Accumulation of sub-100 nm polymeric micelles in poorly permeable tumours depends on size
Accumulation of sub-100 nm polymeric micelles in poorly permeable tumours depends on size
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DOI：
10.1038/nnano.2011.166
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发表时间：
2011-12-01
影响因子：
38.3
通讯作者：
Kataoka, K.
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作者：
Cabral, H.;Matsumoto, Y.;Kataoka, K.
A major goal in cancer research is to develop carriers that can deliver drugs effectively and without side effects. Liposomal and particulate carriers with diameters of similar to 100 nm have been widely used to improve the distribution and tumour accumulation of cancer drugs, but so far they have only been effective for treating highly permeable tumours. Here, we compare the accumulation and effectiveness of different sizes of long-circulating, drug-loaded polymeric micelles ( with diameters of 30, 50, 70 and 100 nm) in both highly and poorly permeable tumours. All the polymer micelles penetrated highly permeable tumours in mice, but only the 30 nm micelles could penetrate poorly permeable pancreatic tumours to achieve an antitumour effect. We also showed that the penetration and efficacy of the larger micelles could be enhanced by using a transforming growth factor-beta inhibitor to increase the permeability of the tumours.
