α-环糊精/聚乙二醇自组装超分子纳米药物载体

研究了一种新型超分子纳米药物载体的制备方法及其药物释放性能. 将α-环糊精(α-CD)穿入肉桂酸改性的PEG分子链形成包含复合物(inclusion complex, IC), 通过超分子自组装成为纳米粒子. 将抗肿瘤药物阿霉素负载到纳米粒子中, 研究药物释放行为及其对肿瘤细胞的抑制效果. 以核磁共振(1H NMR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外吸收光谱(UV)、动态光散射(DLS)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)和原子力显微镜(AFM)表征了纳米粒子的结构和形貌, 用激光共聚焦显微镜(Confocal)研究了载药纳米粒子在细胞内的分布及其对肿瘤细胞的抑制效果. 结果显示超分子纳米粒子具有很好的生物相容性和药物缓释作用, 载药纳米粒子对肿瘤细胞具有很好的杀伤效果.

Study on the α-cyclodextrin/poly(ethylene glycol) self-assembly supramolecular nanoparticles for drug delivery

Peptide dendrimers are attractive synthetic polymers and have been widely used as a new generation of biomaterials in recent years. Peptide dendrimers, as well as general dendrimers, may be synthesized to reach nano sizes, and display well-defined architectures, highly-branched structures, high density of functional terminal groups, and controllable molecular weights. On the other hand, peptide dendrimers have properties similar to proteins and some special characteristics, such as good biocompatibility, water solubility and resistance to proteolytic digestion. Due to these advantages, peptide dendrimers have received considerable attention in biomedicine. This review focuses on the development of peptide dendrimers with emphasis on their applications both in diagnostics and in therapy.