基于碳点多功能纳米载药体系的制备及pH响应释药性能研究

采用一步微波法成功制备了表面带氨基的荧光纳米碳点CDots, 并通过酰胺化反应将靶向基团叶酸接枝到碳点表面, 成功获得中间产物CDots-FA. 在此基础上, 通过已合成四臂端酰肼基化合物2与抗肿瘤药物阿霉素(DOX)连接, 实现在碳点表面的阿霉素药物分子的化学键合, 最终获得多功能纳米载药体系DOX-CDots-FA. 利用原子力显微镜(AFM)、高分辨透射电镜(HR-TEM)和荧光光谱仪对荧光纳米碳点CDots的性能进行表征, 并通过核磁共振、紫外-可见吸收光谱对DOX-CDots-FA结构、接枝率进行了表征. 同时对纳米载药体系DOX-CDots-FA体外药物释放行为、细胞毒性及细胞摄取成像进行了系统的研究. 结果表明, DOX-CDots-FA具有良好的pH响应性. 叶酸靶向基团能加速DOX-CDots-FA被HeLa (FR+)细胞摄取, 并表现出更强的细胞毒性. 同时细胞摄入成像实验表明, 在叶酸靶向作用下, DOX-CDots-FA通过内吞作用进入HeLa细胞, 随后阿霉素被释放出来并进入细胞核区域, 抑制细胞的生长, 从而实现靶向治疗, 降低毒副作用.     

叶酸修饰硬脂酸接枝白芨共聚物的合成及作为抗肿瘤药物载体的研究

制备了叶酸修饰硬脂酸接枝白芨(FA-BSPs-SA)的共聚物,通过氢核磁光谱(1H NMR)、紫外-可见分光光度法(UV)及红外光谱法(IR)对其进行结构表征.以乳化-溶剂挥发法制备了载多西他赛胶束并对其进行表征,并采用噻唑蓝(MTT)法测定了共聚物及其载药胶束的细胞毒性.结果证实硬脂酸和叶酸均已接枝在白芨多糖上.疏水性药物多西他赛可被包嵌于FA-BSPs-SA的胶束内.叶酸取代度增加,胶束粒径减小,载药量与包封率均增加.载药胶束体外释药具有p H依赖性(p H=5.0~7.4).共聚物FA-BSPs-SA和BSPs-SA浓度为40μg/m L时,细胞存活率均在80%以上.与多西他赛溶液相比,相同药物浓度的FA-BSPs-SA和BSPs-SA载药胶束抗肿瘤效果更佳,且载药FA-BSPs-SA胶束对有叶酸受体表达的肿瘤细胞的抑制作用较载药BSPsSA胶束更强.FA-BSPs-SA共聚物有望作为难溶性抗肿瘤药物的纳米载体材料.     

两亲性六臂星型端氨基PEG-PLGA的合成、表征及胶束化行为

采用本体开环聚合法,以乙交酯(GA)和DL-丙交酯(DLA)为原料,肌醇为引发剂,合成了一系列不同分子量的六臂星型聚乳酸聚乙醇酸(PLGA)(6-s-PLGA50,6-s-PLGA100,6-s-PLGA200,其中50,100,200为原料与引发剂的摩尔比),采用羧基化反应对其端基进行羧化处理.以聚乙二醇4000(PEG4000)为原料用对甲苯磺酰化法得到sTO-PEG-OTs,再进行氨解得到双端氨基PEG(H2N-PEG-NH2).末端羧基6-s-PLGAx通过N-环己基碳二亚胺(DCC)缩合反应与双端氨基PEG连接得到两亲性星型六臂结构的聚合物(6-s-PLGAx-PEG-NH2).分别用核磁共振氢谱法(1H NMR)、凝胶排阻色谱法(GPC)及差示热量热分析法(DSC)等手段对6-s-PLGAx和6-s-PLGAx-PEG-NH2进行了表征.以6-s-PLGA100-PEG-NH2聚合物为例,自组装得到空白的纳米粒子,并用透射电子显微镜法(TEM)和动态光散射法(DLS)考察了粒子的表面形态以及粒径分布特征,用1H NMR分析了胶束的"核-壳"结构.用噻唑蓝四氮唑溴化物(MTT)比色法探讨了该两亲性材料的体外细胞毒性.研究结果表明,合成了不同分子量的两亲性六臂星型端氨基PEG-PLGA,该两亲性聚合物可自组装形成纳米胶束,粒径范围在40～60 nm,与PLGA相比体外细胞毒性无显著性差异.     

pH和还原双重敏感性超支化纳米胶束的制备及其释药性能

将聚乙二醇二缩水甘油醚(PEGDGE)与胱胺(Cys)置于水溶液中,通过亲核开环反应制备出超支化聚合物,并自组装形成多核-壳结构的纳米胶束,再通过甲氨蝶呤(MTX)与纳米胶束间的疏水作用制备出载药胶束。用FT-IR、~1H-NMR、DLS、SEM等方法对聚合物结构和胶束粒径与形貌进行表征,采用噻唑蓝(MTT)法测试纳米胶束和载药胶束的细胞毒性。结果表明:聚合物经过透析纯化后自组装形成纳米胶束,其粒径约为100nm,呈均一球形;载药胶束对MTX的载药率为10.32%;当载药胶束处于模拟肿瘤环境中时,酸性和还原性条件可刺激药物释放。细胞毒性实验表明,纳米胶束具有优良的生物相容性;载药胶束具有较强的抗肿瘤活性。     

两亲性杂臂星型嵌段共聚物胶束的制备、表征及载药性能研究

以溴代异丁酰溴与3,5-二羟基苯甲酸制备3,5-二(2-溴-2丙酰氧基)苯甲酸,再与聚乙二醇单甲醚酯化,合成含溴大分子引发剂PEG-Br2。以苯乙烯为单体,利用原子转移自由基聚合方法(ATRP)合成了两种不同亲疏水段比例的两亲性星型杂臂嵌段共聚物PEG-b-(PS)2。本实验利用FTIR、1H-NMR、GPC等技术对聚合物的分子结构及分子量进行表征,利用透析法制备聚合物胶束;采用AFM对聚合物胶束的纳米结构进行观察;采用荧光探针法测得其临界胶束浓度(CMC)分别为0.99 mg·L-1和0.59 mg·L-1;利用DLS测得聚合物胶束粒径为150 nm左右;以疏水型抗肿瘤药物氨甲喋呤(MTX)为模型药物,对载药胶束的体外释药行为进行了研究,测得聚合物胶束的载药量分别为为13.32%和10.00%,包封率分别为61.75%和46.82%。结果表明,随着疏水段的增大,星型杂臂嵌段共聚物胶束药物包载量及CMC随之降低,且在人体pH条件下药物释放较低;同时发现两种载药胶束在肿瘤细胞酸性条件下释药速率增加。综上,此类结构的聚合物胶束作为抗肿瘤药物MTX的载体分子具有很好的应用前景。     

载紫杉醇星型M-PLA-TPGS纳米颗粒的合成及其用于前列腺癌治疗药物载体的研究

合成了一种甘露醇引发的星型共聚物甘露醇-聚乳酸-聚乙三醇1000维生素E琥珀酸酯(M-PLATPGS).利用纳米沉淀法制备载紫杉醇M-PLA-TPGS纳米颗粒.纳米颗粒近似球形,粒径分布较窄.对载药纳米颗粒进行粒径、表面电荷、载药量、包封率和体外药物释放的表征,结果表明,体外药物释放呈双相释放模型,M-PLA-TPGS纳米颗粒在前列腺癌PC-3细胞中的摄取水平要高于PLGA和PLA-TPGS纳米颗粒.载紫杉醇M-PLA-TPGS纳米颗粒对于前列腺癌细胞的的毒性显著高于载紫杉醇PLA-TPGS纳米颗粒和商业制剂Taxol,证明星型M-PLA-TPGS聚合物作为纳米药物载体优于线性PLGA和PLA-TPGS聚合物.     

叶酸功能化介孔碳纳米球负载阿霉素的细胞靶向传递及可控释放

以粒径90 nm的介孔碳纳米球作为靶向传药载体, 采用酸化处理改进了材料表面的亲疏水性及在溶液中的分散性, 通过壳寡糖功能化, 并利用EDC-NHS将叶酸修饰到介孔碳纳米球表面. 通过共聚焦激光扫描显微镜及流式细胞仪对实验体系的系统研究, 结果表明基于叶酸功能化的介孔碳纳米球能够有效提高负载药物对于HeLa细胞的跨膜转运效率, 叶酸阳性表达的HeLa细胞对于叶酸修饰的介孔碳纳米小球的吞噬效率明显高于叶酸阴性表达的MCF-7细胞. 对HeLa细胞毒性的定量分析表明叶酸的靶向作用在提高介孔碳纳米球内吞效率的同时, 进一步提高了阿霉素对于HeLa细胞的毒性.     

石墨烯纳米载药体系的制备及对人口腔鳞癌细胞杀伤效果

利用化学氧化还原法制备了氧化石墨烯,进一步超声破碎剥离,得到纳米氧化石墨烯,并对其进行聚乙二醇(PEG)的功能化修饰后载药顺铂。 采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)对石墨烯纳米载药体系进行表征,细胞存活率实验(MTT)法检验石墨烯纳米载药体系对人口腔鳞癌(KB)细胞的杀伤作用。 结果表明,石墨烯纳米载药体系对顺铂的负载率为42.4%,聚乙二醇修饰后可以降低纳米氧化石墨烯的细胞毒性并提高生物相容性,对KB细胞具有双重的杀伤作用,为纳米氧化石墨烯在肿瘤治疗的临床应用提供了理论依据。     

嗜神经病毒衍生肽RVG29介导的靶向纳米载药胶束的合成及抗肿瘤活性

将羧基化的水溶性葡聚糖(Dex)与紫杉醇(PTX)化学偶联, 制得载药纳米胶束M(PTX), 再将M(PTX)与嗜神经性病毒衍生肽(RVG29)化学偶联, 得到RVG29靶向的载药纳米胶束M(RVG,PTX). 采用核磁共振氢谱(¹H NMR)测定了Dex-PTX及RVG-Dex-PTX键合物的分子量, 并对2种胶束进行了表征, 考察了2种胶束对肿瘤细胞的抑制效果及细胞凋亡情况, 观察了C₆细胞对荧光标记M(RVG,PTX)和M(PTX)的摄取情况. 结果表明, 羧基化葡聚糖-紫杉醇键合物的分子量约为16500, 紫杉醇的质量约为葡聚糖的20%, RVG29的质量约为葡聚糖的10%. 2种胶束的粒径在45~60 nm之间; M(RVG,PTX)胶束对C₆细胞的抑制作用具有浓度和时间依赖性, 细胞抑制率随着作用时间和药物浓度增加而增加, 且M(RVG,PTX)胶束对C₆细胞的抑制作用强于M(PTX)胶束. 细胞摄取实验结果表明, 与M(PTX)相比, C₆细胞摄取了更多的M(RVG,PTX)胶束. 如果先用游离的RVG29处理C₆细胞, 再进行细胞实验, 则M(RVG,PTX)胶束对C₆细胞生长的抑制作用及被C₆细胞摄取的比率显著降低, 与 M(PTX)相当. 表明靶向载药胶束M(RVG,PTX)中的RVG29保留了游离RVG29的活性, 对C₆细胞依然具有靶向效应, 从而介导了M(RVG,PTX)被C₆细胞的摄取, 增强了对C₆细胞的生长抑制作用. 由于M(RVG,PTX)胶束只使用水溶性葡聚糖作载体, 不涉及疏水高分子链段, 不需要分别制备载药高分子和靶向高分子然后再共组装, 因而制备过程比较简单, 同时具有载药和靶向功能.     

点击功能化的叶酸受体靶向荧光纳米探针用于肿瘤细胞成像

采用点击化学偶联法对荧光二氧化硅纳米粒子表面进行叶酸功能化修饰,构建了一种叶酸受体靶向的荧光纳米探针,并成功用于肿瘤细胞的成像研究.首先通过St?ber法制备包裹钌联吡啶的荧光二氧化硅纳米粒子(RSiNPs),然后利用叠氮化硅烷偶联剂(Az-PTES)的水解反应在其表面引入叠氮基团,最后通过点击化学反应将炔丙基叶酸衍生物偶联到粒子表面.利用红外光谱对其偶联前后的叠氮基特征峰(2105 cm-1)进行表征,证实了叶酸功能化的荧光纳米探针(RSiNPs-Folate)已被成功制备.在生理pH条件下,以458 nm为激发波长,RSiNPs-Folate在601 nm处发射较强的红色荧光,且光稳定性较好.细胞成像结果表明,这种叶酸受体靶向的荧光纳米探针能够有效地标记叶酸受体呈阳性的人宫颈癌细胞(HeLa),而叶酸受体呈阴性的人肺癌细胞(A549)未观察到明显的荧光.叶酸竞争性结合实验证明了这种叶酸受体介导的肿瘤细胞成像机制.此探针能够实现混合细胞体系中HeLa细胞的选择性识别与荧光成像.与酰胺化反应偶联叶酸相比,这种点击功能化的纳米探针的合成方法简单、反应条件温和、产率高,可用于不同肿瘤细胞的荧光标记与成像.     

Folic Acid Modified Polymeric Micelles for Intravesical Instilled Chemotherapy

In this study,a targeting micellar drug delivery system was developed for intravesical instilled chemotherapy of bladder cancer.The amphiphilic diblock copolymer poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PCL-b-PEO) with functional amino group (NH2) at the end of PEO block was synthesized.Then the copolymer was conjugated with folic acid (FA) and fluorescein isothiocyannate (FITC) via the PEO-NH2 terminus,and then assembled into micelles with the target moiety and fluorescence labeling.In addition,drug loaded micelles were also fabricated with anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) encapsulated in the hydrophobic core.The micelles were characterized in terms of size,drug loaded efficiency and critical micellization concentration (CMC) by means ofDLS,UV and fluorescence spectra.In vitro cellular uptake and cytotoxicity studies showed that FA modified PCL-b-PEO-FA micelles have a greater targeting efficiency to human bladder cancer cell (T-24 cell) compared to PCL-b-PEO-NH2 micelles due to the conjugation of FA on the surface,while no targeting effect to normal tissue originated human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK-293) cells was observed,enabling the micelles a promising drug carrier for intravesical instilled chemotherapy of bladder cancer.     

A pH-Responsive Zwitterionic Polyurethane Prodrug as Drug Delivery System for Enhanced Cancer Therapy

Numerous nanocarriers with excellent biocompatibilities have been used to improve cancer therapy. However, nonspecific protein adsorption of nanocarriers may block the modified nanoparticles in tumor cells, which would lead to inefficient cellular internalization. To address this issue, pH-responsive polyurethane prodrug micelles with a zwitterionic segment were designed and prepared. The micelle consisted of a zwitterionic segment as the hydrophilic shell and the drug Adriamycin (DOX) as the hydrophobic inner core. As a pH-responsive antitumor drug delivery system, the prodrug micelles showed high stability in a physiological environment and continuously released the drug under acidic conditions. In addition, the pure polyurethane carrier was demonstrated to be virtually non-cytotoxic by cytotoxicity studies, while the prodrug micelles were more efficient in killing tumor cells compared to PEG-PLGA@DOX. Furthermore, the DOX cellular uptake efficiency of prodrug micelles was proved to be obviously higher than the control group by both flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. This is mainly due to the modification of a zwitterionic segment with PU. The simple design of zwitterionic prodrug micelles provides a new strategy for designing novel antitumor drug delivery systems with enhanced cellular uptake rates.     

Quantitative study of cellular heterogeneity in doxorubicin uptake and its pharmacological effect on cancer cells

Cellular heterogeneity in doxorubicin (DOX) uptake and its relationship with pharmacological effect on cancer cells were quantitatively investigated for the first time. An in vitro experimental model was established by treating human leukemia K562 and breast cancer MCF‐7 cells with different schedules of DOX with or without surface P‐glycoprotein (P‐gp) inhibitor verapamil (VER). The cellular heterogeneity in DOX uptake was quantitatively examined by single‐cell analysis using capillary electrophoresis coupled with laser‐induced fluorescence detection. The corresponding cytotoxic effect was tested by cellular morphology, 3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyl‐tetrazolium and flow cytometry assays. The expression of cellular membrane surface P‐gp was determined by flow cytometry. Results showed that the cellular heterogeneity exists in DOX uptake. The single‐high DOX schedule leads to lower uptake heterogeneity and higher mean drug uptake. The cellular heterogeneity in DOX uptake was found to be negatively correlated with drug cytotoxicity and surface P‐gp expression, with r = ?0.7680 to ~ ?0.9587. VER reduces the cellular variation in DOX uptake, suggesting that surface P‐gp may be one of the causes of the cellular heterogeneity in DOX uptake. This research demonstrates the importance of quantitative study of cellular heterogeneity in drug uptake and its potential application in drug schedule design, response prediction and therapy modulation. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Drug pH-sensitive release in vitro and targeting ability of polyamidoamine dendrimer complexes for tumor cells

Recently, dendrimers have been widely used in medical applications such as drug delivery and gene transfection. In this study, a pH-sensitive diblock copolymer of poly(methacryloyl sulfadimethoxine) (PSD) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) modified by lactose (LA-PEG-b-PSD) was synthesized. The pK(a) value of the LA-PEG-b-PSD was also measured. Then, polyamidoamine (PAMAM) complexes were prepared with PAMAM (G4.0) and LA-PEG-b-PSD by electrostatic interaction. To investigate drug pH-sensitive release in vitro, doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded in PAMAM. A higher drug cumulative release from LA-PEG-b-PSD/PAMAM complexes in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) was found at pH 6.5 than at pH 7.4. The cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of PAMAM complexes were investigated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and confocal microscopy. LA-PEG-b-PSD/PAMAM/DOX complexes were able to enhance the cytotoxicity of DOX against HepG2 cells at pH 7.4. Confocal microscopy showed a higher cellular uptake of PEG-b-PSD/PAMAM complexes at pH 6.5. PAMAM complexes modified by lactose showed a higher affinity for hepatic cancer cells than those without lactose at pH 7.4. These results suggest that LA-PEG-b-PSD/PAMAM complexes exhibit selective targeting and cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells. In vivo antitumor studies showed that the LA-PEG-b-PSD/PAMAM/DOX complexes displayed higher antitumor efficacy compared with non-targeted PAMAM/DOX and DOX solution. These results indicate that this strategy should be applicable to the treatment of liver cancers.     

Hyper-branched multifunctional carbon nanotubes carrier for targeted liver cancer therapy

The systemic toxicity of anticancer drugs regularly restricts the use of conventional chemotherapy to treat cancer. In this study, the limitations overcome by profitably fabricating a multifunctional nanocarrier system to carry the anticancer drug into the specific location of the cancer cells. The polyethylene glycol (PEG) was functionalized in the carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH) through an esterification reaction (MWCNT-PEG). The targeting ligand of folic acid (FA) was covalently bonded with hyperbranched poly-L-lysine (HBPLL) using adipic acid (AA) as a cross-linking agent. Doxorubicin (DOX), an anticancer drug, was effectively loaded on MWCNT-PEG-AA-HBPLL-FA carrier loading, and in-vitro drug release was investigated by UV–Vis spectrophotometer. The chemical functionalization, morphological properties, crystalline nature, surface charge, and thermal stability of the synthesized materials were studied by FT-IR, FE-SEM, HR-TEM, DLS, and TGA techniques. In-vitro cytotoxicity and anticancer properties of DOX-loaded nanocarrier were studied in human liver cancer (HepG2) cells and human embryonic kidney (HEK293) cells. The activities of caspases (caspase ?3, ?8 & ?9) were analyzed using luminometry. The intrinsic apoptosis pathway proteins (Bcl-2 & BAX) were determined by western blot and RT-PCR analysis. The synthesized DOX-loaded nanocarriers exhibited increased cytotoxicity and apoptosis in liver HepG2 cells. The results suggest that the DOX-loaded nanocarrier possesses strong anticancer properties and could be an applicable and potential drug carrier for liver cancer chemotherapy.     

Fe3O4@SiO2@polymer复合粒子的制备及在药物控制释放中的应用

本文通过多步反应制备了一种新型的、多层结构的、多功能的磁性纳米复合粒子, (Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@polymer). 纳米复合粒子内核是磁性Fe₃O₄纳米粒子, SiO₂包裹在Fe₃O₄上能够使其稳定分散和保护其不被腐蚀氧化; 中间层是生物相容的聚天冬氨酸(PAsp)载药层; 最外层是亲水的聚乙二醇(PEG)稳定层. 磁性纳米复合粒子各层都是生物相容的, 利用静电作用将抗癌药物阿霉素(DOX)负载在磁性纳米复合粒子中, 通过PAsp的pH响应调节了DOX的释放速率.     

Enhanced Anti-Tumor Effect of Folate-Targeted FA-AMA-hyd-DOX Conjugate in a Xenograft Model of Human Breast Cancer

Folate-aminocaproic acid-doxorubicin (FA-AMA-hyd-DOX) was firstly synthesized by our group. It was indicated that FA-AMA-hyd-DOX was pH-responsive, and had strong cytotoxicity on a folate receptor overexpressing cell line (KB cells) in vitro. The aim of our study was to further explore the potential use of FA-AMA-hyd-DOX as a new therapeutic drug for breast cancer. The cellular uptake and the antiproliferative activity of the FA-AMA-hyd-DOX in MDA-MB-231 cells were measured. Compared with DOX, FA-AMA-hyd-DOX exhibited higher targeting ability and cytotoxicity to FR-positive tumor cells. Subsequently, the tissue distribution of FA-AMA-hyd-DOX was studied, and the result confirmed that DOX modified by FA can effectively increase the selectivity of drugs in vivo. After determining the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of FA-AMA-hyd-DOX in MDA-MB-231 tumor-bearing nude mice, the antitumor effects and the in vivo safety of FA-AMA-hyd-DOX were systematically evaluated. The data showed that FA-AMA-hyd-DOX could effectively increase the dose of DOX tolerated by tumor-bearing nude mice and significantly inhibit MDA-MB-231 tumor growth in vivo. Furthermore, FA-AMA-hyd-DOX treatment resulted in almost no obvious damage to the mice. All the positive data suggest that FA-targeted FA-AMA-hyd-DOX is a promising tumor-targeted compound for breast cancer therapy.     

磁性凹凸棒土温敏性微凝胶的合成及其体外实验

通过乳液聚合法制备了叶酸(FA)接枝的磁性FA-Fe3O4/凹凸棒土-聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺-丙烯酰胺)(FA-Fe3O4/ATP-P(NIPAM-AAM))复合微凝胶(凹凸棒土=ATP,N-异丙基丙烯酰胺=NIPAM,丙烯酰胺=AAM),并通过X射线衍射(XRD)、振动样品磁强计(VSM)、热重(TG)、红外分析(I...     

Drug Self‐Delivery Systems Based on Hyperbranched Polyprodrugs towards Tumor Therapy

Amphiphilic hyperbranched polyprodrugs (DOX‐S‐S‐PEG) with drug repeat units in hydrophobic core linked by disulfide bonds were developed as drug self‐delivery systems for cancer therapy. The hydroxyl groups and the amine group in doxorubicin (DOX) were linked by 3,3′‐dithiodipropanoic acid as hydrophobic hyperbranched cores, then amino‐terminated polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether (mPEG‐NH₂) as hydrophilic shell was linked to hydrophobic cores to form amphiphilic and glutathione (GSH)‐responsive micelle of hyperbranched polyprodrugs. The amphiphilic micelles can be disrupted under GSH (1 mg mL^?1) circumstance. Cell viability of A549 cells and 293T cells was evaluated by CCK‐8 and Muse Annexin V & Dead Cell Kit. The disrupted polyprodrugs maintained drug activity for killing tumor cells. Meanwhile, the undisrupted polyprodrugs possessed low cytotoxicity to normal cells. The cell uptake experiments showed that the micelles of DOX‐S‐S‐PEG were taken up by A549 cells and distributed to cell nuclei. Thus, the drug self‐delivery systems with drug repeat units in hydrophobic cores linked by disulfide bonds showed significant special advantages: 1) facile one‐pot synthesis; 2) completely without toxic or non‐degradable polymers; 3) DOX itself functions as fluorescent labeled molecule and self‐delivery carrier; 4) drug with inactive form in hyperbranched cores and low cytotoxicity to normal cells. These advantages make them excellent drug self‐delivery systems for potential high efficient cancer therapy.     

光诱导富精氨酸多肽修饰的Fe2O3@Au纳米粒子的细胞毒性

以人宫颈癌细胞(HeLa细胞)为对象考察了富精氨酸多肽RRRRRRRR(R8)修饰的金-三氧化二铁壳核纳米粒子(R8-Fe2O3@Au NPs)对活细胞的光毒性. 研究结果表明, 内化后的R8-Fe2O3@Au NPs对活HeLa细胞无显著的细胞毒性, 但在激光照射下则可导致HeLa细胞的凋亡, 表现出很强的细胞光毒性. R8-Fe2O3@Au NPs的细胞光毒性与照射激光波长有关, 并随细胞吞噬的R8-Fe2O3@Au NPs的量、 光照强度和时间的增加而增强.