肽类树枝状大分子:自组装胶束及药物释放研究

本文以三代聚谷氨酸肽类树枝状分子(G3-Glu)为大分子引发剂,引发N-羧基-L-苯丙氨酸-环内酸酐(NCA-Phe)的开环聚合反应,制备聚谷氨酸树枝状大分子-聚苯丙氨酸嵌段共聚物.嵌段共聚物通过自组装形成以聚苯丙氨酸链段为核,聚谷氨酸树枝状大分子为壳的胶束.将抗肿瘤药物阿霉素负载到高分子胶束中,研究其药物释放性能及体外抗肿瘤效果.结果表明,共聚物胶束具有良好的生物相容性.载药胶束具有药物缓释效果,药物持续释放时间可达60h.载药胶束的体外抗肿瘤实验表明其对肝癌细胞HepG2具有很好的杀灭效果,共培养48h后对癌细胞的杀死率可高达75%.     

刺激响应性刚柔嵌段共聚物的自组装

刚柔嵌段共聚物是指刚性链段和柔性链段以共价键相连形成的共聚物。不仅由于刚性链段有序排列的特点使得其自组装行为更为丰富多样,而且刚性分子将优异的功能特性赋予到超分子组装体中,有望实现超分子材料的功能应用。这类嵌段共聚物在溶液中自组装形成的聚集体会对外界的刺激(例如pH、光、温度、化学添加剂等)敏感,产生聚集体形态的变化。本文选取了部分典型的具有刺激响应性的刚柔嵌段共聚物,介绍了其智能自组装行为,并对其良好的发展前景做了展望。     

双刚性共轭嵌段共聚物体系的自组装

棒杆-棒杆(rod-rod)共轭嵌段共聚物体系是近几年发展起来的一类新型共轭聚合物材料,由于其特有的电学活性以及通过自组装实现纳米尺度结构可控等特性正逐渐成为人们研究的热点.构筑单元的刚性棒状结构使得rod-rod共轭嵌段共聚物体系倾向于自组装形成囊泡或层状结构等低曲率聚集体.本文总结了近年来关于rod-rod共轭嵌段共聚物体系自组装行为的研究,分别介绍了溶液中以及薄膜状态下双刚性共轭嵌段共聚物体系的自组装行为,在此基础上进一步讨论了rod-rod共轭嵌段共聚物薄膜结构与性能的关系.     

Micelles from amphiphilic block copolyphosphates for drug delivery

Amphiphilic block copolyphosphates (PEP-b-PIPPs) are synthesized by two-step ROP of cyclic phosphate monomers with different pedant groups. They can spontaneously self-assemble into approximately spherical micelles ranging in size between 89 and 198 nm in water. A typical hydrophobic anti-cancer drug DOX is encapsulated into the micelles. The release rate of DOX slows down with increasing hydrophobic block length of PIPP. DOX-loaded micelles are investigated for the proliferation inhibition of Hela cells and the DOX dose required for 50% cellular growth inhibition is found to be 0.8 μg mL(-1). It is demonstrated that PEP-b-PIPP micelles can be used as a safe and promising drug delivery system.     

The role of miktoarm star copolymers in drug delivery systems

Abstract

Miktoarm star copolymers are relatively considered to be a new and unique class of macromolecules, and are a new topical area due to the unique properties by varying their polymer arms. This macromolecules with the A_mB_n architecture, have m arms of polymer A and n arms of polymer B connected at one central junction point. Over the past decade, miktoarms have been used in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, gene delivery, tissue engineering, diagnosis, and antibacterial/antifouling biomaterials. The intensified interest in miktoarms is attributed to their unique topological structures and attractive physical/chemical properties, including low critical micelle concentration (CMC) in solutions, encapsulation capability, internal and peripheral functionality, and enhanced stimuli-responsiveness. This review outlines the advances in the use of miktoarms in drug delivery for their good performance in biocompatibility, biodegradability and sustained, controlled and targeted drug delivery during the past decade and some unique self-assembly behaviors of miktoarm star copolymers have been reported.     

三嵌段共聚物PAN-b-PEG-b-PAN的合成及其自组装行为的研究

利用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)制得了分子量可控、分子量分布窄的聚丙烯腈-b-聚乙二醇-b-聚丙烯腈P(AN-b-PEG-b-PAN)嵌段共聚物. 通过¹H NMR, FTIR, 凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)对所得产物的结构和分子量进行了表征并通过TG和DTA考察了该嵌段共聚物的热稳定性; 运用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、荧光探针技术和动态光散射(DLS)研究了P(AN)₂₇-b-P(EG)₄₅-b-P(AN)₂₇在溶剂水中胶束的形成、结构、形貌和胶束粒径. 结果表明, 三嵌段共聚物P(AN)₂₇-b-P(EG)₄₅-b-P(AN)₂₇的热稳定性较纯聚乙二醇P(EG)好, 且柔性链PEG的引入对嵌段共聚物的放热峰位置没有显著的影响. 当改变此嵌段共聚物溶液浓度时, 该嵌段共聚物会自组装成不同形状的胶束, DLS测量的胶束粒径大于TEM观察的结果, 其临界胶束浓度(cmc)约为4.46×10^－4 g•L^－1.     

水相光引发聚合诱导自组装制备嵌段共聚物纳米材料

本文以聚甲基丙烯酸甘油酯(PGMA)作为大分子链转移剂、甲基丙烯酸羟丙酯(HPMA)为单体、苯基钠盐-三甲基苯甲酰亚磷酸盐(SPTP)为引发剂,通过水相光引发可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)分散聚合制备了一系列PGMA-b-PHPMA共聚物纳米材料。考察了水相光引发聚合诱导自组装的反应动力学,在温和条件下(水相、可见光和室温)成功得到不同形貌的聚合物纳米材料(球形、纤维和囊泡),并进一步探究了反应条件对嵌段聚合物形貌的影响。聚合反应的激活或暂停都可以通过对光源的简单"开/关"进行控制。     

Self-assembly strategy for the preparation of polymer-based nanoparticles for drug and gene delivery

Nanoparticulate drug-delivery systems have attained much importance because of their injectable property, the possibility to achieve passive targeting and active targeting, and unique advantages to realize stimuli tailored delivery. Molecular self-assembly is a powerful method for fabricating polymer-based nanoparticles, which involves various driving forces, such as hydrophobic interactions, electrostatic interactions, stereocomplexation, host/guest interactions and hydrogen bonding. By fine tuning one or many types of these interactions, self-assemblies with a wide range of structures and functions could be fabricated. In this article, recent developments in different self-assembly strategies for the preparation of polymer-based nanoparticulate delivery systems are discussed.     

Supramolecular self-assembly and controllable drug release of thermosensitive hyperbranched multiarm copolymers

A novel temperature-responsive hyperbranched multiarm copolymer with a hydrophobic hyperbranched poly(3-ethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxetane)(HBPO) core and thermosensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) arms was synthesized via the atom transfer radical polymerization(ATRP) of NIPAM monomers from a hyperbranched HBPO macroinitiator.It was found that HBPO-star-PNIPAM self-assembled into multimolecular micelles(around 60 nm) in water at room temperature according to pyrene probe fluorescence spectrometry,1H N...     

Self‐immolative dendrimers as novel drug delivery platforms

Self‐immolative dendrimers were recently developed and introduced as a potential platform for a single‐triggered multi‐prodrug. These unique structural dendrimers can release all of their tail units through domino‐like chain fragmentation, which is initiated by a single cleavage at the dendrimer core. The incorporation of drug molecules as the tail units and an enzyme substrate as the trigger generates a multi‐prodrug unit that is activated with a single enzymatic cleavage. We have demonstrated several examples of self‐immolative dendritic prodrug systems and have shown significant advantages with respect to the appropriate monomeric prodrug. We anticipate that single‐triggered, dendritic prodrugs will be exploited to further improve selective chemotherapeutic approaches in cancer therapy. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 1569–1578, 2006     

苯胺四聚体-聚乙二醇-苯胺四聚体嵌段共聚物薄膜的自组装

以氨基封端的苯胺四聚体为基础,以甲苯2,4-二异氰酸酯(TDI)为中间体制备了苯胺四聚体-聚乙二醇-苯胺四聚体(ANI₄-PEG-ANI₄,PEG600,M_n＝600)嵌段共聚物,并溶于乙醇/N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)混合溶剂后,涂覆于导电玻璃(ITO)表面制备成薄膜,利用原子力显微镜(AFM)、紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)和循环伏安(CV)等研究了薄膜的自组装及电化学行为等,讨论了诱导溶剂对嵌段共聚物薄膜形态和性能的影响. 研究发现,通过改变混合溶剂比和诱导溶剂种类,ANI₄-PEG-ANI₄嵌段共聚物薄膜可以实现多种形态的转变.     

PLGA-PEG共聚物负载多西紫杉醇的药物输运体系的计算机模拟

采用耗散粒子动力学模拟的方法研究了抗癌药物输运体系多西紫杉醇与聚乙丙交酯与聚乙二醇的共聚物(PLGA-PEG)的自组装形态, 考察了共聚物浓度、共聚物组成和药物含量等对自组装形态的影响. 模拟结果表明, 不同浓度的PLGA-PEG能够和多西紫杉醇自组装成球状、柱状、层状等结构; 一定的浓度下, 亲水的PEG嵌段将疏水的PLGA嵌段包裹起来形成核壳结构, 可用于疏水药物输运应用. 在比较低的浓度下, 不同组成的PLGA-PEG均会形成球状核壳结构, PEG嵌段较多时壳层较厚核尺寸较小, PLGA嵌段较多时核的尺寸较大但壳层较薄, 综合考虑载药量和稳定性, 模拟结果中PEG嵌段的摩尔分数为60%即PLGA₄₀-PEG₆₀作为载体时性能较佳. 药物的含量对自组装结构也有影响, 药物含量较小时形成球状结构, 药物含量较大时, 则会形成柱状结构. 对PLGA₄₀-PEG₆₀体系, 模拟结果显示药物、聚合物和水的最佳配比为5:10:90. 本工作可为共聚物载药体系的设计与开发提供参考.     

聚醚树枝体－聚丙烯酸嵌段共聚物的水溶液自组装行为

应用UV－Vis、荧光、光物理探针、动态激光光散射和透射电镜(TEM)方法研究了聚醚树枝体与聚丙烯酸两亲嵌段共聚物(Dendr,PE-PAA)在水溶液中分子自组装行为。实验结果表明通过聚醚树枝体嵌段的疏水作用,易缔合形成聚集体,具有很低(10^-6～10^-7mol·L^-1)的临界缔合浓度(cac)。透过电镜观察到聚集体具有双层膜结构的球状、单室囊泡。临界缔合浓度(cac)以及聚集体的大小对枝状体的代数(Gi)及线性体的聚合度(n)具有明显的依赖关系。     

聚肽接枝共聚物的自组装行为研究

Polymeric micelles of poly(γ-benzyl L-glutamate)(PBLG)-poly(ethylene oxide)(PEO) graft copolymer were prepared by the dialysis method in deionized water. Fluorescence spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) and transmission electron microscope(TEM) were used for the investigation of the self-assembly of PBLG-PEO graft copolymer. Fluorescence spectrosco0y measurements suggest that PBLG-PEO graft copolymer associates to form polymeric micelles in water. ^1H NMR measurements further prove that in aqueous medium PBLG-PEO graft copolymer could assemble into polymeric micelles with PBLG segments as the hydrophobic inner core and PEO segments as the hydrophilic shell. The results of the TEM observations show that the polymeric micelles of PBLG-PEO graft copolymer are almost spindly shaped, which are different from the morphology of the spherical micelles formed by PBLG-PEO block copolymer. Polymeric micelles formed by polypeptide copolymer have potential application as drug carrier in controlled-release delivery system.     

多响应性聚肽共混胶束的药物控释性能

合成了聚(L-谷氨酸)-b-聚氧化丙烯-b-聚(L-谷氨酸)(PLGA-b-PPO-b-PLGA)三嵌段聚肽共聚物.通过透射电镜、激光光散射与核磁共振等方法研究了其与聚乙二醇-6-聚氧化丙烯(PEG-b-PPO)两嵌段共聚物共混体系的自组装行为,使用紫外分光光度计探讨了负载阿霉素的共混聚集体在不同环境下的释药行为.结果表明:该体系形成了以PPO为内核,PLGA和PEG为壳的共混胶束,该共混胶束的释药行为不仅具有pH和温度的响应性,并且对共混胶束的组分具有依赖性.     

Chitooligosaccharide Copolymers: Synthesis and Aqueous Self-assembly

Novel water-soluble amphiphilic graft copolymers (COS-g-PCL-b-MPEG) were synthesized by the coupling reaction between chitooligosaccharide (COS) and MPEG-b-PCL-COOH, which was synthesized via ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (CL) using MPEG as an initiator and subsequent carboxylation by succinic anhydride. The chemical composition of the graft copolymers was confirmed by ¹H-NMR spectra and FT-IR spectrometry. The thermal properties and crystallinity of the copolymers were observed by DSC and XRD measurements, which showed the existence of separate backbone and graft chain phases in the copolymer. The micellar behavior via self-assembly of the graft copolymers in aqueous solution was studied using pyrene fluorescence dye technique. AFM measurements showed that the micelles had a spherical morphology at the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and ranged in size from 20–45 nm. The amphiphilic ternary biodegradable graft copolymer endows the hydrophilic outer shell of micelles with structural and functional diversification, which might be desirable for drug delivery applications.     

Novel vesicles self-assembled from amphiphilic star-armed PEG/polypeptide hybrid copolymers for drug delivery

A novel amphiphilic four‐armed [poly(ε‐benzyloxycarbonyl‐L ‐lysine)]₂‐block‐poly(ethylene glycol)‐block‐[poly(ε‐benzyloxycarbonyl‐L ‐lysine)]₂ hybrid copolymer has been prepared. The cytotoxicity study shows that the copolymer has good biocompatibility with no obvious inhibition effect on cell growth. The amphiphilic copolymers could self‐assemble to form vesicles in aqueous solution. DOX · HCl, as a hydrophilic drug, can be loaded into the vesicles, and then successfully internalized by human breast cancer MCF‐7 cells. Importantly, the DOX‐loaded vesicles show a greatly improved drug release behavior with a zero‐order release at the initial stage, suggesting a great potential as the carrier of hydrophilic drugs for controlled drug delivery.

     

Fluorescent micelles based on star amphiphilic copolymer with a porphyrin core for bioimaging and drug delivery

Star-shaped poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic copolymer with a tetrakis-(4-aminophenyl)-terminated porphyrin core was synthesized. Paclitaxel (PTX)-loaded polymeric micelles were prepared by the self-assembly of the star copolymer and in situ encapsulation of PTX. The fluorescent characteristic of the porphyrin moiety allowed the cellular uptake and biodistribution of the PTX-loaded micelles to be monitored by fluorescent imaging. The PTX-loaded micelles can be readily internalized by cancer cells and have a slightly higher cytotoxicity than clinic PTX injection Taxol. In vivo real-time fluorescent imaging revealed that the micelles could accumulate at tumor site via the blood circulation in tumor-bearing mice. In vivo antitumor efficacy examinations indicated that the PTX-loaded micelles had significantly superior efficacy in impeding tumor growth than Taxol and low toxicity to the living mice.